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Please join us in congratulating the 2025 McKnight Book Artist Fellows, Ellen Mueller and Sarah Evenson! Ellen Mueller (she/her) has exhibited nationally and internationally as an interdisciplinary artist examining how capitalist systems affect everyday life, with particular focus on issues related to the environment. Sarah Evenson (they/them/theirs) is a gay, transgender artist-at-large living and working with various forms of printed ephemera in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MCBA is pleased to announce Reghan Sage as the recipient of the 2025 MCAD Collegiate Fellowship at Minnesota Center for Book Arts!

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.”

Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) Board of Directors today announced Executive Director Elysa Voshell will step down from her position in September 2025 after six years of leadership.

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.

Congratulations to the 2024 Jerome Mentorship Recipients, Yasmin Yassin, Gabi Estrada, and Drew Arrieta!

Please join us in congratulating the 2024 McKnight Book Artist Fellows, Wen-Li Chen and Karen Wirth! Wen-Li Chen is an interdisciplinary visual artist, art educator, and designer whose work is rooted in poetry and family history. Karen Wirth is an artist and educator who works within book arts, sculpture, and architecture with focuses on shape and form.

Vesna Kittelson is the winner of the 2024 Minnesota Book Artist Award for her new book entitled Letters to AmeriKa. Sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group, this biennial award is presented as part of the Minnesota Book Awards and recognizes a Minnesota book artist or collaborative group for excellence of a new artistic work.

MCBA is pleased to announce Malini Basu as the recipient of the 2024 MCAD Collegiate Fellowship at Minnesota Center for Book Arts! at Minnesota Center for Book Arts!

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.