Pioneer Press featured article of theThings To Do: Literary calendar for week of June 7 with an extra special shout-out for upcoming McKnight Book Artist Fellows, Christopher Selleck and Brooks Turner.

The 2026 McKnight Book Artist Fellows are artist, photographer, and book artist Christopher Selleck and artist, writer, and educator Brooks Turner.

Christopher's interdisciplinary practice explores masculinity, identity, and vulnerability through photographs, sculpture, and intimate book-based forms, while Brooks focuses on histories of labor, fascism, and resistance in Minnesota through archival research, collage, drawing, and installation.

Hyperallergic’s article highlights MCBA and the many art organizations participating in the ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom on January 23, 2026.

MPRnews highlights MCBA’s exhibition A Radical Alteration: Women’s Studio Workshop as a Sustainable Model for Art Making!

On Milawaukee’s article highlights places to visit on a trip to Minneapolis, which includes MCBA!

Racket gives a shoutout to Minnesota Center for Book Arts in their article, “A Guide to Minneapolis Art Galleries for Beginners.”

MPRNews’ Art Hounds spotlights, Building / Books | Karen Wirth: A Retrospective Exhibition. Former museum and arts administrator, Peggy Korsmo-Kennon highlights Karen’s “extraordinary ability to think spatially and structurally, creating work with both conceptual depth and visually engaging images.”

The Star Tribune features MCBA’s exhibition, Building / Books | Karen Wirth: A Retrospective Exhibition in their Critics’ picks: The 14 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week.

The Fine Books & Collections highlights the McKnight Fellowship Exhibition featuring work by CB Sherlock, Corinne Teed,  Brien Beidler and Todd Thyberg. 

MCBA is one of four organizations featured in this article about the flourishing field of book arts. Learn about MCBA’s history and mission, exhibitions, fellowships, and who we serve. Open the PDF by clicking here.

MCBA instructor and artist Erin Maurelli discusses the  MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Residency exhibition and one of the featured artists, Christopher Selleck, whose work centers around themes of masculinity, sexuality, and identity.

MCBA Prize exhibition selected for Star Tribune’s Critics’ Picks: The 15 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week

An ode to the literary artists, books, and locations from all 50 states. In Literary Hub’s Minnesota feature, MCBA is highlighted as a literary landmark that celebrates and explores book arts!

It’s 2024 Pride Week in Minneapolis! Read Racket’s suggestions for the best events to attend. MCBA will be present at Meet at MIA: Pride Party with letterpress activities for all!

From NYT’s Travel, read about the best food,  activities and scenic spots to check out in Minneapolis in just 36 hours. These great recommendations include none other than our very own Minnesota Center for Book Arts!

Whether you’re settling into a new apartment in Minneapolis, MN or renting a house in the city, you’ll quickly find that this city boasts an art scene that’s as diverse as the city itself. For those ready to explore, check out this Redfin article we were featured in highlighting the Minneapolis, MN art scene.

Listen to a seven-minute interview with MCBA’s Director of Exhibitions and Artist Programs, Anika Schneider, who provides information about MCBA’s offerings in general and the McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists in particular.

Read an overview of Paper Is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures and how it’s redefining the concept of handmade paper—by both exploring different cultural traditions and demonstrating how those traditions are being pushed forward by contemporary artists.

Hear from curators Tia Blassingame and Stephanie Sauer on why they started interrogating the definition of paper, and why bark, cloth, and pottery qualify. The show upends expectations while shining a spotlight on traditions that have been systemically erased.

“A handmade sheet of paper the size of a trailer. Rubbery-looking fauna. Intricate basketlike weavings,” lists the article to illustrate the assertion that Paper Is People is rethinking the definition of paper.