Dr. Aaron McKain, M.S.L.
Art Installations
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST
NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI RVIEW I HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
PROJECT PROJECT
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Juried, grant-funded, or award-winning solo and group installations and performances.
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST
NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI REVIEW
HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
PROJECT PROJECT
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Juried, grant-funded, or award-winning solo and group installations and performances.
Because Art is the Answer When Nothing Else Works.
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST
NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI REVIEW
HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
PROJECT PROJECT
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART I TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST I NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL I
MISSOURI REVIEW HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL | FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK I CENTER PARK I ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS I
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY I PROJECT PROJECT | MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL I
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT I HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST
NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI RVIEW I HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
PROJECT PROJECT
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Since 2015, Dr. McKain's students have used local, national, and international
art exhibitions to call attention to the political, racial, informational,
and environmental challenges of our post-digital world.
Since 2017, this work has been in partnership with
the Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy and the Institute for Digital Humanity.
Event footage can be found there. A partial exhibition list is here:Catalyzes civic engagement and curate under-served community voices by translating complex issues into easy-to-understand:
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Local, national, and international art exhibitions and installations;
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Academic research and publications;
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Educational materials for attorneys, teachers; citizens, and advocates.
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CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART I TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST I NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI REVIEW I HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL | FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS I NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY I PROJECT PROJECT |
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL I BAD ART VIDEO FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT I HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST
NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI RVIEW
HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
PROJECT PROJECT
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Catalyzes civic engagement and curate under-served community voices by translating complex issues into easy-to-understand:
Local, national, and international art exhibitions and installations;
Academic research and publications;
Educational materials for attorneys, teachers; citizens, and advocates.
Installation By Topic
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Grant Funded, Juried, and Invited Installations (Group and Solo Shows):
(Shafer, MN; 2021)
Ely Center for Contemporary Art
(New Haven, CT; 2021)
934 Gallery
(Columbus, Ohio; 2021)
Gallery 610
(Menomonie, WI; 2020)
Tugboat Gallery
(Lincoln, NE; 2020)
Saint Cloud Zine Fest
(Saint Cloud, MN; 2020)
Twin Cities Zine Fest
(Minneapolis, MN; 2019)(Boston, MA; 2020)
Hallberg Center for the Arts
(Wyoming, MN; 2020)
NE Sculpture Gallery
(Minneapolis, MN; 2019)
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art
(Seoul, South Korea; 2019)
Missouri Review
(Miller Audio Prize for Humor, Runner Up; 2017)
University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment
(Minneapolis, MN; 2017)
Northern Sparks Arts Festival
(Minneapolis, MN; 2015)
ART INSTALLATION HIGHLIGHTS
THANK YOU:
CZONG MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
TWIN CITIES ZINE FEST
NORTHERN SPARK ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSOURI RVIEW
HAMLINE MIDWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK
ELY CENTER FOR THE ARTS,
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
PROJECT PROJECT
MINNEAPOLIS ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
UNIV. OF MN INSTITUTE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY
Dr. McKain as Creative Director
Strategic Arts Advocacy on Technology Ethics
Free Speech, & Public Health
Strategic Arts Advocacy on Technology Ethics, Free Speech, & Public Health
Cellular Home Invasion
INTERNATIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION
Czong Museum for Contemporary Art
Seoul, South Korea. 2019.
With:
The Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy,
Allison Baker, Steven Pedersen, Josh Gumiela, and Riley Miller.
Y2K16:
Surviving The Digital Apocalypse
INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION & COMMUNITY EDUCATION FORUM
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
December 2016
A "Science Fair" for the 21st Century:
Y2K16 aesthetically enacted the technological controversies of Campaign 2016 to spur public engagement, and civic education, on post-digital American politics.
Unsound Methods
PEER REVIEWED EXHIBITION & PRESENTATION
Rhetoric Society of America
Minneapolis, MN. May 2018
With:
The Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy,
Josh Gumiela, Matt Sumera, Dr. Cory Holding, and Noah Tilsen
School Shootings:
A Culture of Violence
AN EXHIBIT ON INTERDISCIPLINARY INCOHERENCE
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN. December 2015
Students searched for academic answers to the epidemic of school violence. Then they made art instead
Catalyzes civic engagement and curate under-served community voices by translating complex issues into easy-to-understand:
Local, national, and international art exhibitions and installations;
Academic research and publications;
Educational materials for attorneys, teachers; citizens, and advocates.
Installation By Topic
Change the text and add your own content, including any information that is relevant to share. Then customize the font, size and scale to make it your own.
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Grant Funded, Juried, and Invited Installations (Group and Solo Shows):
(Shafer, MN; 2021)
Ely Center for Contemporary Art
(New Haven, CT; 2021)
934 Gallery
(Columbus, Ohio; 2021)
Gallery 610
(Menomonie, WI; 2020)
Tugboat Gallery
(Lincoln, NE; 2020)
Saint Cloud Zine Fest
(Saint Cloud, MN; 2020)
Twin Cities Zine Fest
(Minneapolis, MN; 2019)(Boston, MA; 2020)
Hallberg Center for the Arts
(Wyoming, MN; 2020)
NE Sculpture Gallery
(Minneapolis, MN; 2019)
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art
(Seoul, South Korea; 2019)
Missouri Review
(Miller Audio Prize for Humor, Runner Up; 2017)
University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment
(Minneapolis, MN; 2017)
Northern Sparks Arts Festival
(Minneapolis, MN; 2015)
Juried, grant-funded, or award-winning solo and group installations and performances.
Dr. McKain as Artist/Performer
Endlessly Repeating Endlessly
JURIED INSTALLATION & PERFORMANCE
Northern Spark Arts Festival
Minneapolis, MN. June 2015
With:
Michael Gallope, Matt Sumera, Travis Workman, Jason McGrath, Shawn Ballarin,
and Josh Gumiela
How to Write a Poem that Costs You 175k (Plus the Lady)
w/ Prof. Josh Gumiela, Dr. Matt Sumera,
Dr. Jason McGrath
Missouri Review
Miller Audio Prize for Humor (Runner Up)
SPOKEN WORD
MEDICAL NARRATIVE & SOUNDTRACK
Sonance:
The Environmental Consequences of Noise
SOUNDTRACK/PERFORMANCE
University of Minnesota
Institute on the Environment
Minneapolis, MN
October 2017
With: dronestruck recordings, Josh Gumiela
and Dr. Matt Sumera
Ma l'amor mio non muore
(Love Everlasting)
INVITED PERFORMANCE
Italian Film Festival
Minneapolis, MN. February 2016
With:
Michael Gallope, Matt Sumera, Travis Workman,
and Jason McGrath