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MCAD Continuing Education offers Art and Design courses year-round for youth, teens, and adults. Browse our catalog at mcad.edu/ce.

MCAD Continuing Education offers art and design classes year-round for students ages 6 and up.

09/03/2026

More creative inspiration coming to you from summer cyanotype classes!

To do some making of your own, fall class registration is open. Visit mcad.edu/ce.

09/01/2026

Last Chance! 👀 Register for Typography in Graphic Design

Get introduced to the fundamentals of typography as both communication and visual expression.

Date(s): September 8–October 18
Time: asynchronous
Day of the week: asynchronous
Location: Online

Find more info here: https://www.mcad.edu/academics/continuing-education/courses/typography-graphic-design-practice-online-0

08/12/2026

Course Preview 👀
Figure Drawing

Discover a personal means of depicting the figure with accuracy, sensitivity, and expression.

Date(s): Sept 10–Nov 12
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Day of the week: Thursday
Location: In Person

Register:

08/11/2026

Course Preview 👀
Collaborative Community for Artists and Designers

Join a community of practicing artists of varying mediums to share ideas and opportunities. Uplift one another in creative endeavors through meeting on campus together on a weekly basis.

Date(s): Sept 15–Nov 17
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Day of the week: Tuesday
Location: In Person

Register: https://www.mcad.edu/academics/continuing-education/courses/collaborative-community-artists-and-designers-person

08/08/2026

Earn your professional development certificate online with MCAD! Certificates are a flexible and affordable way to add to your skill set.

MCAD offers certificates in Graphic Design, Illustration, and User Experience (UX) Design. Start this fall with:
✏️ Introduction to Illustration (Online)
✏️ Graphic Design 1 (Online)

Or continue in Graphic Design with Typography in Graphic Design Practice (Online) beginning September 8.

Visit mcad.edu/academics/certificates to get started.

08/05/2026

Limited time only! Get $25 off your registration before August 10.

Get an additional $25 off your tuition when you sign up for multiple courses. Some restrictions apply.

Register at mcad.edu/ce.

Image description: Youth CE student creating with felt in a Teen Maker Series course with red text, "Early Bird Discount Ends Soon".

07/27/2026

Fall courses are here! Check out course offerings for all ages, running August through December.

Get an Early Bird Discount of $25 off when you register before August 10. Get an additional $25 off when you register for multiple classes. Some restrictions apply.

Go to mcad.edu/ce to browse all new classes!

07/20/2026

New season, new class offerings! 🍂

Courses are available to preview now at mcad.edu/ce. Registration will open July 27.

Register between July 27–August 10 for $25 off your registration. Register for multiple classes at once, and get an additional $25 off.

07/16/2026

Our Portraiture in Painting class with is off to a great start! With the first half of the class underway, the halls are lined with student work.

Looking to do something similar? Stay tuned for the fall class preview on July 20!

Image descriptions: Various oil painting portraits.

07/15/2026

Get those portfolios prepped!

There's still time to register for Portfolio Prep: Drawing for Art School Applications with instructor .

Date(s): July 20–29
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Day of the week: Monday, Wednesday
Location: In-Person

Register here: https://www.mcad.edu/academics/continuing-education/courses/portfolio-prep-drawing-art-school-applications-evening-0

Image descriptions: Pre-college students drawing in one of MCAD's drawing studios.

Address

2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55404

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+16128743765

Website

http://www.mcad.edu/ce

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