Past Events

AIGA Minnesota created or partnered with other organizations to produce 60+ programs in the past 12 months. Revisit past events below.

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Mar
24
2015
Bart De Baets:
Insights Lecture Series

Unrelenting experimenter Bart de Baets has developed a unique typographic attitude that has influenced designers around the world. [read more…]

Mar
17
2015
K-HOLE:
Insights Lecture Series

The five members of New York's K-HOLE come from backgrounds as diverse as brand strategy, fine art, web development, and fashion to explore the capitalist landscape of marketing. [read more…]

Mar
13
2015
Program Improvement Grant: Submission Deadline

Improve chapter programming, reinvest in membership—we're looking for big ideas that we can take to the bank. [read more…]

Mar
12
2015
Solopreneurs: March Meeting at Common Roots Cafe

Join us for our monthly lunch meetings in the common room at Common Roots Cafe! [read more…]

Mar
11
2015
Design for Good:
March Collaborative

Join us for a design thinking session about the issue of homelessness. This month we’ll be continuing to look into the challenges in giving, and what the homeless population really needs. [read more…]

Mar
10
2015
April Greiman: Insights Lecture Series

Includes admission to the special extended engagement of MGDA/AIGA Minnesota: A History Exhibit. Visionary designer April Greiman pioneered the integration of technology and art and was among the first to explore the desktop computer's creative potential. [read more…]

Mar
7
2015
Mar
10
2015
MGDA/AIGA Minnesota: A History Exhibit

Special extended engagement: just three more days at the Walker Art Center. [read more…]

Mar
5
2015
Cocktails with Creatives: Hamilton Ink Spot

Join us for a special night of conversations and connections. Cocktails with Creatives’ sponsor, Hamilton Ink Spot, will be in showcasing posters dedicated to the art of typography and lettering. [read more…]

Mar
3
2015
Minnesota Design, A Celebration: Insights Lecture Series

Sold Out. A unique two-part event celebrating Minnesota and its long-standing design legacy, beginning with a presentation from the Walker's Andrew Blauvelt followed by a special opening of MGDA/AIGA Minnesota: A History Exhibit. [read more…]

Feb
26
2015
Solopreneurs:
Happy Hour at Pat’s Tap

Come join us in Minneapolis for Solopreneurs' Fourth Thursday Happy Hour. We'll be meeting at Pat's Tap, a Skee Club and Gastropub. [read more…]

Feb
26
2015
Volunteer for Art Buddies

Art Buddies is seeking creative mentors to work one-on-one with kids at two inner-city schools this spring. Become a mentor to share your creativity and inspire a child. [read more…]

Feb
16
2015
Project Passion: Opening Reception with Mikey Burton

There's a passion here. A passion to create. A passion to invent. A passion that cannot be turned off. And so we design, and if we're lucky, we project our ideas out into the world. That's what Project Passion is about—an exhibition celebrating the self-initiated work of graphic designers everywhere. [read more…]

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Brent Larson
Brent Larson
President
Brent is an award winning Motion, 3D, and Graphic designer with 20 years of experience working in the architectural, manufacturing, legal, corporate, and film industries as a solopreneur, agency, and in-house designer. He has experience in illustration, graphic design, product design, 3D modeling & animation, motion graphics, video production, live & virtual event production, presentation design, art direction, and project management. He currently works as a corporate in-house Principal Motion and Graphic Designer in the MedTech industry.

Before becoming AIGA Minnesota President, Brent served as Vice President from 2022-2023 and Chair of the In-House Designers Committee from 2019 - 2023.

Brent volunteers as a mentor for emerging designers and is a member of the AIGA Minnesota Mind to Mind Mentorship Program Committee.

His interests include history, film, design, animation, illustration, 3D printing, model making, woodworking, golf, bowling, fishing, and restoring things.