September 09, 2024 Image The 2024 Autoptic Festival, held on August 17 and 18, showcased a rich array of artists and creators, including faculty, alumni, and students from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The festival began on August 17 at Coffman Memorial Union with a floor show and continued with panels and programming on August 18 at MCAD. Highlighted participants included MCAD faculty members Piotr Szyhalski, Alex Mitchell '16, Diana Green '99, Jacob Yeates '17, Sunshine Gao ‘20, Katharine Woodman-Maynard, and Blue Delliquanti. Graduates who showcased their work included Carolyn Swiszcz '94, MFA, Ursula Murray Husted '07, MFA, Pete Faecke ‘16, Xiomar Luna ‘12, Kameron White ‘18, Fin Weber '24, Peter Krueger '24, and Naoto Lichtblau-Tepley '24, along with current students Julian Deyo and Sofia Holden. Learn More The 2024 Autoptic Festival (autoptic.org) Freeloader Friday: 118 Free Things To Do This Weekend (racketmn.com—August 16, 2024) Autoptic Festival (mplsart.com) Explore more about Piotr Szyhalski Alex Mitchell Diana Green Jacob Yeates Harry Gao Blue Delliquanti Carolyn Swiszcz Ursula Murray Husted Pete Faecke Xiomar Luna Kameron White Fin Weber Peter Krueger Naoto Lichtblau-Tepley Julian Deyo Sofia Holden