Upcoming Exhibitions
Minnesota Handwork 2026 is here!
More info on the Spring Exhibitions coming next week!
TWO-SPIRIT STORIES Penny Kagigebi, curator
MniSota Delina White, curator
Joan Mondale and Mary Giles Galleries
April 14 – July 11, 2026
Artist reception Thursday, June 4, 5:30 – 7 pm
Unbound
In partnership with Fresh Eye Arts, CHOICE, Inc., and Interact
Community Gallery
January 27 – April 4, 2026
Artist reception Thursday, March 19, 5 – 7 pm
(McKnight presentations begin at 6:00 pm)
Save the dates for these upcoming exhibitions:
2026 is the year of MINNESOTA HANDWORK!
Join us for a series of exhibitions throughout 2026, as part of Craft in America’s Handwork, celebrating fiber art and artists in Minnesota!
Beginning with the McKnight Fiber Artist Fellowship Exhibition, followed by:
Unbound, in partnership with Fresh Eye Arts, CHOICE, Inc., and Interact, January 27 – April 4, 2026
Artist reception Thursday, March 19, 5 – 7 pm (McKnight artists presentations begin at 6 pm)
Mni Sota: Traditions & Innovations; and TWO-SPIRIT STORIES, Penny Kagigebi, curator, April 14 – July 11, 2026
Artist reception Thursday, June 4, 5:30 – 7 pm
A Common Thread (our member biennial!), July 28 – October 10, 2026 Artist reception Thursday, August 6, 5:30 – 7 pm
—–CALL FOR ENTRIES will be open April 15 – June 1, 2026, or until show reaches capacity. Check back on the website in April for the application!
Embodied Material, curated by Shug Munic, October 20, 2026 – January 7, 2027 Artist reception Thursday, November 5, 5:30 – 7 pm
A Common Thread– traveling exhibit, Lanesboro Art Center, October 24 – December 20, 2026
Holiday Gallery Shop, November 3 – December 24, 2026 Artist reception Thursday, November 5, 5:30 – 7 pm
A Common Thread– traveling exhibit, Battle Lake Art Center, January – February 2027
Holiday Gallery Shop, November 3 – December 24, 2026 Artist reception Thursday, November 5, 5:30 – 7 pm
Keep up with developments on our page on the national HANDWORK website HERE
