Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Applications are open for the McKnight Printmaking Fellowship!

The McKnight Printmaking Fellowship supports Minnesota-based printmakers with an unrestricted $25,000 award and a year of access to Highpoint’s print shop, resources, and professional community.

Interested in applying? Learn more about the fellowship start your application at our link in bio.

October 22: Online applicant information session at 8 PM
November 15: Application deadline — submit by midnight on Sunday
December 4: Finalists notified

Thanks to everyone who came out for the opening of Printing Black America. It was a beautiful celebration of and Shraddha Ramani's monumental project. The exhibition is on view in our galleries now through November 14.

Hend Al-Mansour first came to Highpoint in 2008 as a self-taught printmaker, and quickly found a space for exploration and growth.

Over time, printmaking became central to Hend’s practice, influencing large-scale installations and textile-based work rooted in themes of identity and women’s authority. Hend also played an integral role in developing Highpoint’s artist programs as an inaugural member of the Full Color Fellow Steering Committee.

Hend remains an important part of the Highpoint community. Their story reflects the many ways artists stay connected over time.

Meet our September Open Studio guest artist!

Next Monday, September 28, join Bella Hall for an exploration of screen-printed monotypes using watercolor, transparent base, shapes, and stencils. Participants will experiment with different materials and techniques to create unique images. For Bella, play and community are at the heart of making—and this session is an invitation to do that together!

Where: Highpoint Classroom
When: Monday, September 28, 1–4 PM
Cost: Free

Summer Camps are living rent free in our heads ☀️ These are some of our favorite moments.
Stay tuned for more info about next year's camps!

One week until Printing Black America opens!

Next week, all 30 prints from Printing Black America: Du Bois’s Data Portraits in the 21st Century will be on view. The project builds on W.E.B. Du Bois’s groundbreaking data visualizations created for the 1900 Paris Exposition, reimagining them for the present through contemporary data and printmaking. Join us next Friday for the opening reception, and on Saturday for a panel discussion with William Villalongo, Shraddha Ramani and Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski to reflect on the ideas, research, collaborations, and creative processes that shaped the work.

On View: September 25 - November 14, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, September 25, 6:30 - 9pm
Panel Discussion: Saturday, September 26, 1 - 2pm

We’re pleased to welcome Horacio Devoto, Mai Tran, and Whalen Ploikoff as the incoming 2026–27 Jerome Early Career Printmaking Residents! The cohort was selected following a rigorous review of application materials by jurors Rachel Collier and Juleana Enright. Fellows will spend their residency year creating new work, connecting with visiting artists and curators, and the residency will culminate in an exhibition at Highpoint in summer 2027. Show our new Jerome Residents some love in the comments!

Browse our lineup of Fall classes, and get into the studio!

October & November Classes

Sampler Sessions (Thursdays, 6–9 PM)
• Oct. 1 – Relief
• Oct. 8 – Drypoint
• Oct. 15 – Screen Monotype
• Oct. 22 – Reduction Monotype
• Oct. 29 – Contact Paper Screenprint
• Nov. 5 – White Line Relief
• Nov. 12 – Chine Colle Drypoint
• Nov. 19 – Water Soluble Monotype

Multi-Session Workshops
• Oct. 14–Nov. 18 – Dreaming in Monoprints

Visit the link in our bio to learn more and register. See you in the classroom!

Just one week left to see the Jerome Early Career Printmakers Exhibition!

Come experience the culminating work of Gabi Estrada, Dalton Carlson, and Edson Rosas as they conclude a year of artistic exploration at Highpoint. Together the artists utilize printmaking, sculpture, and installation, to offer unique perspectives on labor, food, family, belonging, memory, and community.

Plan your visit to see the exhibition before it closes on September 12.