Fri, Jun 14, 2019, 6 pm –Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 5 pm Main and Concourse Galleries Gallery Exhibition Image Continuum: McKnight Visual Artist Fellows 2014–2018 features thirty of the forty artists who have been awarded these prestigious fellowships between 2014 and 2018. The fellowship changed its programming structure in 2014 to focus on expanding the fellows’ network by inviting six national curators and art critics to the Twin Cities for individual studio visits. Out of these conversations, the McKnight Visual Artist Discussion Series was established, featuring two fellows paired with a curator in dialogue about their work and broader contemporary art ideas and concerns. This public presentation replaced the culminating group exhibition that was last hosted in 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø’s main gallery in 2013. Continuum: McKnight Visual Artist Fellows 2014–2018 provides five years of fellows a platform to share their work with viewers and celebrates the ambition and diversity of their artistic practices. Participating artists: , 2018 Fellow , 2017 Fellow , 2016 Fellow , 2014 Fellow , 2016 Fellow , 2016 Fellow , 2018 Fellow , 2018 Fellow , 2017 Fellow , 2015 Fellow 2015 Fellow , 2015 Fellow , 2016 Fellow , 2017 Fellow , 2017 Fellow , 2016 Fellow , 2016 Fellow , 2014 Fellow , 2015 Fellow , 2018 Fellow , 2015 Fellow , 2017 Fellow , 2018 Fellow , 2015 Fellow , 2014 Fellow , 2018 Fellow , 2017 fellow , 2014 Fellow 2018 Fellow , 2017 Fellow ABOUT THE McKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS The McKnight Artist Fellowship Program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Established in 1981, the fellowship program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in eleven areas, totaling nearly $1 million each year. For nearly four decades, 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø has administered this fellowship program and provided support to nearly 200 artists. Non-profit arts organizations like 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø oversee the administration of the fellowships and structure their own programs to respond to the unique opportunities and challenges of different creative disciplines. ABOUT THE McKNIGHT FOUNDATION The McKnight Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grant-making, coalition-building and the encouragement of strategic policy reform. Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William and Maude McKnight, the Minnesota-based foundation had assets of approximately $2.3 billion and granted about $90 million in 2017.