A border may be metaphorical, symbolic and definitional. A border may also be literal, material and tangible. Intimately, borders are a constant in the practice and process of an artist. Globally, borders impact us as citizens, visitors, travelers and transient humans. Current events lend a moment in which the contemplation of &ldquo;borders&rdquo; both symbolic and literal can bring various perspectives and ideas together on common ground. The MCAD alumni board invited the far-reaching community of MCAD alumni to submit work in response to this broad but poignant theme.&nbsp;

Public Functionary (PF) supports multidisciplinary arts and cultural organizing and production across disciplines: visual art, performance, music, and more. PF has done this work since 2012 through the development of highly visible and resourced spaces to support creative collaborations by early career and emerging artists. Launched in 2019, PF Studios, led by artist Leslie Barlow are intentional artist practice spaces centering BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists and cultural producers.

The program includes (but is not limited to) artists who work in Drawing, Painting, Collage/Mixed Media, Photography, Digital Media, Textiles, Design, Public Art, Sculpture, Film, Music, Sound, and Installation. Artists who are self-taught and artists who are traditionally educated are equally valued. Public Functionary and PF Studios are located in the Northrup King Building in NE Minneapolis.

Public Functionary

Supporting multidisciplinary arts and cultural production across disciplines: visual art, performance, music, and more.

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Borders

A 2017 juried exhibition of work by MCAD alumni contemplating symbolic and literal borders. 

Borders

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