AIGA Minnesota

AIGA Minnesota AIGA Minnesota is the first place to turn for inspiration, professional development, and excellence

We offer education and professional development programs, competitions, shows that promote excellence in design, and opportunities for students and professionals to network. We also strive to enhance the experience of members and to position Minnesota and the upper midwest as leaders in the field of design.

For May, we’re swapping our usual Solos Meetup for something a little different — Side Quests!Solos are encouraged to ge...
05/12/2026

For May, we’re swapping our usual Solos Meetup for something a little different — Side Quests!

Solos are encouraged to get out and engage with your community. Attend an event or workshop, volunteer, listen to a lecture or talk, or visit a museum.

These can be solo or social side quests, and they don’t need to be design-related. Catch a play, a concert, or even a sporting event.

Drop a note in the Solos Slack channel to share what you’re attending. We’ll come back together in June to talk about what we experienced.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:
• AIGA MN Cocktails with Creatives (May 14)
• UMN College of Design Showcase (May 13–15)
• Art-A-Whirl (May 15–17)
• Local exhibitions, workshops, or community events

Reminder: No Solopreneurs Meetup this month. Instead, take on a side quest (or two) and grow yourself! 🌱 ✨

AIGA MN Solos Show & Tell is back for spring! 🌱Join us this Thursday for a virtual meetup to share what you’ve been work...
04/07/2026

AIGA MN Solos Show & Tell is back for spring! 🌱

Join us this Thursday for a virtual meetup to share what you’ve been working on — or just come to listen and connect.

You can:
• Share your latest project
• Share what you’re excited about
• Give a little insight into your process
• Discuss challenges and lessons learned
• Get feedback from peers

This is a fantastic space to connect with fellow solopreneurs, exchange ideas, and support each other’s work.

Interested in presenting?
Reach out to Leah at [email protected] and we’ll send you the sign-up link.

Cocktails with Creatives returns Thursday, April 9 at ! 🍻✨Join us for an evening of conversation, connections, and share...
04/02/2026

Cocktails with Creatives returns Thursday, April 9 at ! 🍻✨

Join us for an evening of conversation, connections, and shared creative energy. Whether you’re a familiar face or new to the design community, this is a space to show up, meet others, and share ideas.

This month, enjoy a photo booth from Dual Citizen, musical trivia following the event, and a food truck on site.

Free and open to all. Come as you are, and bring a friend!

Interested in sponsoring?
We’re currently looking for partners to support this or upcoming Cocktails with Creatives and connect with Minnesota’s creative community. Sponsoring is a meaningful way to show your support while gaining visibility with a thoughtful, engaged audience of movers and shakers.

Learn more at the link in bio.

03/23/2026

INSIGHTS XL — March 25
Hassan Rahim

Join us Wednesday evening as Hassan Rahim closes the 40th anniversary season of Insights.

New York–based creative director Hassan Rahim describes his practice as “in opposition to culture’s obsession with speed.”

His work resists immediacy, incubating over time as he builds a body of work shaped by memory, mortality, and monomania.

Rahim is the founder of @1201.am, an anti-disciplinary creative studio operating across design, image-making, and cultural production. He has collaborated with clients including Netflix, Nike, Apple, Sony, Herman Miller, Adidas, Carhartt, and SSENSE, as well as filmmakers such as the Safdie brothers (Uncut Gems). His work also extends into music, creating album and single artwork for artists including Lorde (Solar Power, Melodrama) and Nine Inch Nails (Bad Witch).

Lecture in the Walker Cinema. Public reception to follow.

Tickets via link in bio.
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Insights is copresented by AIGA Minnesota and the .

03/15/2026

INSIGHTS XL — March 18
Michael Cina

Join us Wednesday evening as Michael Cina continues the 40th anniversary season of Insights.

Michael Cina is a multidisciplinary designer and artist based in the Twin Cities, working across branding, visual communication, custom type design, and contemporary art.

Cina Associates, the studio he founded in 2010, is the center of this practice, where experimentation and discipline converge in a visual language shaped by fine art, typography, branding, and design.

Over the past two decades, Cina has shaped identities for global clients, created hundreds of album covers for Ghostly International, and developed original typefaces through his foundry, Public Type. His design work has been nominated for a Grammy and won an Emmy.

His art practice explores internal worlds, texture, perception, and the quiet narratives that emerge through process. Across mediums, he is driven by curiosity and a commitment to making work that holds meaning over time.

Lecture in the Walker Cinema. Public reception to follow.

Insights is copresented by AIGA Minnesota and the .

Creative block happens to everyone.Join Solos tomorrow as we tackle the challenge of getting unstuck.Whether you're stru...
03/11/2026

Creative block happens to everyone.

Join Solos tomorrow as we tackle the challenge of getting unstuck.

Whether you're struggling to generate fresh ideas, finding your design work less fulfilling lately, or you’ve developed strategies for pushing through creative ruts — this conversation is for you.

Connect virtually with fellow creatives and talk openly about this timeless challenge. Share what’s worked for you, hear how others navigate these moments, and walk away with new ideas and actions to take when you hit a wall.

💻 Virtual event
✨ Free and open to all creatives

03/09/2026

INSIGHTS XL — March 11
Zak Kyes


Join us this Wednesday as Zak Kyes of Zak Group () continues the 40th anniversary season of Insights.

Zak Kyes is a Swiss American creative director and founder of Zak Group, a London-based design office working across fashion, art, sport, technology, and culture. His practice brings together strategic positioning, visual identity, spatial design, and cultural research through a research-led approach.

For over a decade, Kyes served as art director of the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) in London and has taught at ECAL in Lausanne, Switzerland. At Zak Group, he leads projects for partners including Nike, Chanel, Prada, Frank Ocean, Anne Imhof, Virgil Abloh, and institutions such as MMK Frankfurt and Hartwig Art Foundation.

His work has been exhibited globally, and he is also the co-author and editor of publications including Forms of Inquiry, CryptoPunks: Free to Claim, and Zak Kyes Working With…

Lecture in the Walker Cinema. Public reception to follow.

Insights is copresented by AIGA Minnesota and the .

Join AIGA MN this Wednesday for Cocktails with Creatives, a casual happy hour to connect with fellow creatives before he...
03/09/2026

Join AIGA MN this Wednesday for Cocktails with Creatives, a casual happy hour to connect with fellow creatives before heading to the Insights Design Lecture at the Walker Art Center later that evening. 🍻

🗓 Wednesday, March 11
🕔 5–7 PM
📍 Insight Brewing & Taproom

✨ In-person raffle ✨

Enter for a chance to win two tickets to the Insights Design Lectures.

Must be present to receive tickets to Wednesday’s lecture featuring Zak Kyes of Zak Group. We’ll also be raffling tickets for upcoming speakers on 3/18 and 3/25.

Find fresh connections, conversations, and an outpouring of creative energy. Arrive early — the first 50 drinks are on us!

Whether you're a familiar face or new to the community, this event is free and open to AIGA members and non-members.

Come as you are, and bring a friend!

✨ Solopreneurs is back! ✨Join us this Thursday at noon for our first meetup of 2026.We’re kicking off the year with a gr...
01/06/2026

✨ Solopreneurs is back! ✨

Join us this Thursday at noon for our first meetup of 2026.

We’re kicking off the year with a grounded, practical conversation around goals & intentions — for ourselves, our businesses, and our careers as solopreneurs and freelancers.

Come prepared (or semi-prepared 😌) to reflect on:
• What are you hoping to achieve this year?
• What plans do you have to get there?
• Where might you need support?

Your goal can be big or small (writing a new bio, refining your elevator pitch, setting better boundaries, etc...). We’ll put our heads together to help turn ideas into actionable next steps.

All creatives welcome. Free and open to everyone.

👉 Link in bio to learn more.

Join Solopreneurs this Thursday for our final meetup of the year — a relaxed virtual gathering designed to help you unwi...
12/08/2025

Join Solopreneurs this Thursday for our final meetup of the year — a relaxed virtual gathering designed to help you unwind, connect, and reflect as the year wraps up. ❄️ ☃️

December brings an open space to share what’s on your mind with fellow independent creatives. Exchange experiences from 2025 (the wins, the pivots, and the surprises...) in an unstructured, friendly atmosphere.

To add a little levity, we’re also collecting responses to a few creative prompts, such as:
• Tell me you’re a creative without telling me you’re a creative.
• Which design trend can fade into oblivion already?
• What would be your dream client or project?

Share your answers anonymously through our quick survey (link in bio). Answer as many or as few as you’d like! We’ll share some favorites during the meetup and compile them into a fun, end-of-year slidedeck.

Come as you are to catch up and close out the year with good company!

All creatives welcome. Free to everyone.

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