Sat, Jun 9, 2012, 12 pm –Sun, Jun 10, 2012, 12 pm Concourse Gallery Gallery Exhibition Image 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, 51Ϲ’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 51Ϲ 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 51Ϲ alumni over the institution’s 125-year history. and 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. and 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 51Ϲ Main Entrance Drop into the 8-bit world as you jump and your shadow breaks a coin brick. Leap the robotic jump rope and you become Mario’s stunt double. Christine Baeumler Entranceway to 51Ϲ Gallery Discover an endangered landscape that challenges conventional green roof design and be awed by a spectral tamarack forest projection. The installation was made possible thanks to generous support from The McKnight Foundation, Smaby Family Foundation, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Barr Engineering,Prairie Restoration, Inc., and Plaisted Companies. Skywalk How do you like to go up in a swing? Up in the sky so dark? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing you can do at Northern Spark! 51Ϲ Gallery Exhibition Main Gallery Learn how a dozen artists, designers, and entrepreneurs, all 51Ϲ alumni, have transformed the cultural landscape, in Minnesota and beyond. These projects are presented as part of Northern Spark 2012, produced by .