The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) is a curatorial program of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), dedicated to exhibiting and supporting artists living and working in the state. The program supports emerging and mid-career artists in realizing their proposed exhibition of new, ongoing, or recently finished artwork.

The MAEP selects exhibitions through a juried competition, or Open Call. The program hosts three Open Calls a year, in February, June, and October. The MAEP Advisory Committee and Mia staff review applications to select one recipient who will receive up to $13,500 to realize their proposed exhibition in the U.S. Bank Gallery.

February 1–27, 2026, for the March–June 2027 exhibition

Learn more: https://new.artsmia.org/exhibitions/maep/apply-to-the-maep