MAEP Open Call for the March-June 2026 Exhibition
Location: MN — Twin Cities Metro
Type: Grant / Fellowship / Award
Categories:
Visual Arts
Deadline: 02/28/2025
Competition / prize
No entry fee required
Open to artists statewide
Paid opportunity ($13,500 total)
The MAEP Open Call for the March–June 2026 exhibition launches February 1–28, 2025. The deadline is Friday, February 28, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Decisions will be announced by April 30, 2025.
Founded in 1975 as a partnership between the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) and regional artists, the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) has become a unique, ongoing relationship lasting fifty years.
One application will be selected to receive $13,500 and the opportunity to realize the proposed exhibition in the 2,500-square-foot U.S. Bank Gallery at Mia.
The application consists of five sections.
–Artist statement (500 words)
–Exhibition proposal (500 words)
–CV/Resume (2-page PDF)
–10 work samples
–Floor Plan or Elevation Plan
Degree-seeking students and Mia employees are ineligible. The program is only open to Minnesota residents. All applications must be submitted through the Submittable portal. Mailed, paper, or emailed applications will not be accepted.
To learn more about the program and application, visit new.artsmia.org/maep.
Questions? Email contemporary@artsmia.org or make a virtual appointment with Nicole Soukup, Supervisor of the MAEP, by clicking the link here: https://calendar.app.google/8DKE3o93Tuh5WLmD6