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For 2012 the Minneapolis College of Art and Design has been transformed into a midnight playground—so stop by and play! A variety of interactive installations and gallery exhibitions will keep visitors awake for hours.

Gallery 148, 51���Ϲ���’s student-curated exhibition program, is sponsoring four projects around campus. Visitors can make their way among a bouncing stream of glowing super balls in , enter into the 8-bit world of , create zines and play illuminated games at , and delight in the improvisational and multi-sensory light and sound show .

Above the entranceway to 51���Ϲ��� Gallery, discover a threatened bog ecosystem once prevalent in Minnesota with . An outdoor spectral tamarack projection and indoor “field stations” accompany this rooftop installation by 2011/12 McKnight Visual Artist fellow Christine Baeumler. In the campus skywalk, alumna Keetra Dean Dixon has adapted the pedestrian thoroughfare into a collective swing installation. is presented in conjunction with , a group show that presents the transformative ideas and practices of a dozen 51���Ϲ��� alumni over the institution’s 125-year history.

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North of the Morrison Building Entrance

Make a zine under the glowing “think” sign, and partake in luminescent games under the “wonder” sign. The two collide into a dance party on the hour.

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Morrison Lobby

Enjoy a live sound / video work that evolves and builds throughout the night. Cycling waves and rhythms overtake each other in this improvisational piece.

Stevens Avenue Alleyway

Pass under a bouncing stream of glowing super balls, then take a seat at the bicycle conveyor belt to control the flow in this hypnotic installation.

East of the 51���Ϲ��� Main Entrance

Drop into the 8-