School of Design & the Arts Events

Art Showcases Spring 2023
Don’t miss these exciting events!
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Student Fine Arts Show
March 31 - April 20
Reception | April 20 | 4-6 p.m.
Fine Arts Lobby -
Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert
April 11 | 7:30 p.m.
Helland Center | H.1002 -
Is He Dead?
Written by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives and directed by Brian Grandison. The play focuses on a fictional version of the great French painter, Jean-François Millet, who, with the help of his colleagues, stages his death in order to increase the value of his paintings, and afterwards dresses as a woman to keep his secret safe.
April 13 - 14 | 7 p.m.
April 15 | 2 p.m.
April 20 - 21 | 7 p.m.
April 22 | 2 p.m.
Whitney Fine Arts Theater | F.1200 -
Collaborations Concert
With its coffee-house atmosphere and its eclectic mix of pop, jazz, blues, folk, and world music, the Music Collaborations Concert is a must-see.
April 18 | 12 p.m.
Helland Center | H.1002
The event joins Minneapolis College music faculty and students in a wide variety of musical offerings and is MC'd by Minneapolis College Music Faculty members Sarah M. Greer and Joel Sundseth. Come to be inspired and entertained.
This event is co-sponsored by the Minneapolis College Music Department and the School of Design and the Arts.
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Photo and Motion Show
Minneapolis College Photo & Motion Show! Celebrating this year’s class of newly minted Photo and Video professionals.
Receptions: Wednesday | April 29 | 5 - 7 p.m. (industry Night)
Friday | April 21 | 4 - 7 p.m. (friends and family night)
Location: Hennepin Theatre Trust Studio 900 (third floor) (900 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403
Parking: FAIR School ramp ( Hennepin Ave at 10th St) Hawthorne (31 N 9th St) on-street metered -
Spring Student Recital
April 25 | 7:30 p.m.
Whitney Fine Arts Theater | F.1200
This annual event showcases the music and accomplishments of Minneapolis College's applied music students and features a broad range of styles from contemporary to classical and jazz to world music.
This event is co-sponsored by the Minneapolis College Music Department and the School of Design and the Arts.
FREE and open to the public. -
AFA Portfolio Show
Show Name: From Scratch: Minneapolis College AFA Portfolio Show
This annual event showcases the visual art work of our Associate of Fine Art graduates at Minneapolis College. The show will be up in the Fine Arts building lobby and throughout the second floor display spaces. There will also be a small group show installed in the T building on the second floor by the elevators. The students will be showing culminating works in all artistic media.
April 28 - May 12
Reception | April 28 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Fine Arts Lobby -
Spring Faculty Recital
Members of our music faculty are experienced performers, who sing and play in a variety of styles from jazz and blues to classical and folk. This spectrum of music traditions creates an eclectic and engaging event.
May 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Whitney Fine Arts Theater | F.1200
Co-sponsored by the Minneapolis College Music Department and the School of Design and the Arts.
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GRPH & WEBI Portfolio Receptions (Zoom)
These annual virtual events showcases the design and accomplishments of Minneapolis College's graphic design and web design students. Please tune in, as students present their design portfolio work and their mission as a designer to the public for the very first time.
May 2 | 6 - 8 p.m.
May 3 | 1 - 3 p.m.
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Spring Choir Concert
Minneapolis Community and Technical College will present a Spring Choral Concert featuring the Minneapolis College Choir.
The concert, directed by Elizabeth Pauly and accompanied by Christopher Wolter and Eric Espinoza, will feature the choirs’ characteristic blend of art music with folk and traditional music from across the globe. From Melanie DeMore’s uplifting Blessed Be to B.E. Boykin’s moving Stardust, this concert is not to be missed. Joining the choir will be percussionist Eric Espinoza. Children are welcome.
May 5 | 7:30 p.m.
Whitney Fine Arts Theater | F.1200 -
Cinema Portfolio Showcase
Minneapolis College 2023 Cinema Showcase
May 10 | Mixer | 6 p.m. | Screening | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Metro State @stpaulfilmspace
387 Maria Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
We will be premiering 9 amazing short films made by Minneapolis College Cinema students. These films depict everything from benevolent burglars, troubled ASMR artists, dining rooms furnished with black holes, and a medical miracle that will have you seeing double!!! -
GRPH/WEBI: Network & Connect Event
This event is an opportunity to celebrate and mingle with Spring '23 Graduates and current students can connect with Design Alumni! Pizza & lemonade will be served.
May 11 | 5 - 6 p.m.
Multi-purpose Room | H.1002 -
Fashion Show
This years fashion Show “A Revival of Expression” is presenting students first apparel collection and showcasing the outcomes of the apparel technologies program
May 11 | 7 p.m.
Location in Loring Park outside of the T-Building on-campus.