Fall 2022 Professional Practices Series | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Join the MCAD MFA Program for our Fall 2023 professional practices series of lectures and panels, which are all online, free, and open to all. Use the links below to register for each Zoom event. If you need any assistance or accommodations, please reach out at info-mfa@mcad.edu

Alternative Exhibition Spaces

Sept 14, 6-7pm Central Time

Emmy Smith ‘23 (she/her) and Rio Gordon '23 (they/them) attended the Futures: Artist-Run Symposium in Dayton, OH May 27-29, 2022. They will present about what they learned at the conference. There will be question and answer time at the end.

Contracts and Intellectual Property

Wed, Sept 21, 6-7pm Central Time

Ruth Rivard (she/her), Partner at Stinson LLP, joins us to discuss contracts and intellectual property. Ruth serves as counselor, protector and enforcer for her client's intellectual property rights, providing strategic and thoughtful advice and zealous representation in court with an eye towards clients' business goals and practical resolution. There will be question and answer time at the end.

Project Management Careers

Wed, Oct 5, 6-7pm Central Time

Lauren Wilcox '13, Project and Process Manager at Ikos, and Allison Brown '16, Project Manager at EverCommerce, join us to discuss project management careers, including how their MFA studies have influenced their current roles. There will be question and answer time at the end.

Working from a background of fine arts, Lauren Wilcox is a certified Professional Scrum Master focused on partnering with teams to advance learning mindsets and craft Scrum and Agile solutions that work for them.

Allison Brown is an interdisciplinary artist and writer also working in the digital marketing and project management space. She has worked within the non-profit and SaaS space alike, including such clients as Music for All, Kunstverein Schwerin (GER), Schedulicity, Montana State University's Bozeman campus, and most recently with EverCommerce out of Denver, Colorado.

Ziba Rajabi Artist Talk

Wed, Oct 12, 6-7pm Central Time - both online AND in-person in Auditorium 150, Main MCAD building

Ziba Rajabi (she/her) is our new Visiting Faculty member in the MFA Program. Join us as we learn more about her creative practice. There will be question and answer time at the end.