Yazmín Hidalgo: El Origen
MCBA Outlook Gallery November 12, 2021–January 16, 2022 Free and open to the public VIEWABLE FROM THE STREET (and from inside the shop on saturdays)
Saturday Reopening Activities
Saturdays, September 18–October 30; 10am–5pm CT In person at MCBA After being physically closed to the public for a year and a half, MCBA is ready to welcome you back to our space and embrace that maker spirit of yours!
Kay Healy: Victory
MCBA Outlook Gallery August 27–November 7, 2021 viewable from the street. (open book is currently closed to the public.)
Sarita Zaleha
Sarita Zaleha (Los Angeles, California) Minnesota Mines 2021 Risograph and laser printed accordion book 11” x 24’ See Sarita’s work in our Outlook Gallery! Artwork description: This installation explores Minnesota’s history of extraction with a list of every mine in Minnesota. Though Indigenous Peoples have mined for pipestone for at least 12,000 years in southwest …
Sarita Zaleha: Minnesota Mines
MCBA Outlook Gallery May 20–August 22, 2021 viewable from the street. (open book is currently closed to the public.)
Power of the Press Print Installation
Power of the Press Print Installation MCBA Outlook Gallery April 2–18, 2021 viewable from the street. (open book is currently closed to the public.)
Ben Blount: Eyes Wide Shut
MCBA Outlook Gallery On view January 11, 2021–March 28, 2021 viewable from the street. (open book is currently closed to the public.)
In the Press
In the Press See coverage of MCBA by news organizations both local and national, online and in-print. If you are a reporter interested in writing about MCBA, please contact Executive Director Elysa Voshell at evoshell@mnbookarts.org! Minneapolis, MN Art Scene: Exploring the Creative Side of the Cities REDFIN, MARCH 4, 2024. Whether you’re settling into a …
Ruthann Godollei: The Wish Machine
MCBA Outlook Gallery September 11–January 5, 2021 viewable from the street. (open book is currently closed to the public.)
Leila Abdelrazaq: nothing is set in stone (narrative intifada)
MCBA Outlook Gallery viewable from the street. (open book is currently closed to the public.)
MCBA Welcomes Las Vegas-based Krystal Ramirez for Artist Talk Highlighting Whose Diversity Exhibition
January 22, 2020 Opening Reception and Artist Talk: Friday, February 14 from 6-8pm Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is pleased to announce the opening reception and artist talk by Las Vegas-based artist Krystal Ramirez, co-sponsored by the Latin Economic Development Center. Ramirez works across media, utilizing photography, found materials, and found text to engage …
Krystal Ramirez: Reception & Artist Talk
MCBA Studios / Outlook Gallery Friday, February 14, 2020; 6–8pm Free and open to the public
Krystal Ramirez: Whose Diversity
Whose Diversity MCBA Outlook Gallery On view December 20, 2019 – February 24, 2020 Free and open to the public
Jonathan Herrera Soto: Still Water Clay Mound
Still Water Clay Mound MCBA Outlook Gallery On view October 4 – December 15, 2019 Poetry reading and performance November 5, 2019 at 6PM Free and open to the public
Exhibition Proposals
Outlook Gallery The Outlook Gallery at MCBA is a unique window gallery space at the front of the Open Book building, designed to engage and inspire pedestrians, commuters, and cyclists along Washington Avenue. It is visible day and night to hundreds of passersby in a vibrant area of Downtown Minneapolis, close to the Stone Arch …