Meet at Mia
Connect, create, kick back! Meet at Mia is a series of free Thursday evening events for adults. Get to know us—and each other—with live music, art making, special programs, and unique food and drink (for purchase). No registration or secret handshake required.
October Programs
October 15 | Hispanic Heritage
Celebrate the close of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15). This special Meet at Mia brings together incredible artists from around the Twin Cities for a night of creativity, community, and more. Be sure to visit Mia’s exhibitions “Maria Berrio: Songlines” and “‘Immigrants’: A Gift from Morelos to Mia” while you’re here!
Create Mola-inspired artwork with Valentina Peroza
Enjoy live poetry from the Palabristas
Explore “Mario Berrio: Songlines” on free guided tours, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Treat yourself to Las Twins food truck
October 22 | Fashion Forward
Paris couture is in season! Slip into your stylish outfits and head to Mia for this program celebrating Mia’s special exhibition, “Paris Couture.” Create the ultimate Minnesota accessory—crop art jewelry—and enjoy a selection of curated prints and drawings, on view for one night only.
Play fashion-themed board games
Create crop art jewelry with Marta Shore
Groove along with DJ NeekaSoDope
Explore fashion on display on a free guided tour, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Stroll through “Cream of the Crop: The Second Harvest”
Treat yourself to Brick Oven Bus Pizza
October 29 | Bad to the Bone
It’s a Halloween bone-nanza! Get your costumes out for this spooky, festive evening and enjoy Mia’s annual Halloween party. Jahna Peloquin leads visitors through “Paris Couture” with the careful eye of a vintage curator. Enter the costume contest before touring spooky artwork in Mia’s collection. Members visit “Paris Couture” for free this Member Day. Become a free member on site!
Create ghoulishly fun artwork with Akiko Ostlund
Explore “Bare Bones: Skeletons in Japanese Art” and other spooky artwork on a free tour, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Stroll through “Paris Couture” with Jahna Peloquin, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Groove with DJ Sci-Fi
Enter Mia’s annual costume contest*
Page through spellbinding books in Mia’s library, 5–8 p.m.
Treat yourself Young Man food truck, 5–8:30 p.m.
Test your knowledge with Trivia Mafia
*Costume categories include Best Handmade Costume, Best on Theme, and Best Overall.
Costume Rules at Mia: Wings and tails cannot be worn in the galleries; face paint cannot be worn at all. Wings and tails can be worn in the lobby, and/or put on for the contest. No nonmedical face masks. No large props (e.g., swords, etc.).
November Programs
November 5 | Native American Heritage Night
Honor Native American Heritage Night at Mia. Explore Mia’s Indigenous art from the permanent collection alongside a Mia guide. Enjoy fry bread tacos from Trickster Tacos food truck before visiting Mia’s studios for artmaking.
Create in Mia’s studios
Groove with DJ AO
Explore Mia’s collection of work by Indigenous artists on a free tour, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Treat yourself to Trickster Tacos food truck
November 12 | Exhibiting Forgiveness
Meet at Mia celebrates Titus Kaphar. Enjoy a free screening of the film Exhibiting Forgiveness, written and directed by Titus Kaphar in the Pillsbury Auditorium. Explore Kaphar’s work created for the film on free guided tours of the exhibition “Exhibiting Forgiveness.” Create and express yourself guided by artist Lissa Karpeh in Mia’s studios.
Watch Titus Kaphar’s film Exhibiting Forgiveness, 6 p.m.
Explore Kaphar’s work in the exhibition “Exhibiting Forgiveness” on free guided tours, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Treat yourself to AllSquare food truck
Dance with DJ McShellen in Mia’s Lobby
November 19 | Notions of Style
Meet at Mia is all about fashion as creative expression! Visit Mia’s studios for some guidance on creating quick drawings with artist Stephanie Watson, then visit the galleries to sketch fashion on display (pencil only, please!). Explore artworks where fashion and identity meet alongside a Mia guide. Visit Mia’s library to see a special selection of books all about couture, glamour, and style icons.
Create quick drawings with Stephanie Watson
Engage with fashion at Mia on free guided tours, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Explore fashion created by Minnesota designer Samantha Rei
Attend a free lecture about Mia’s latest special exhibition, “Paris Couture”
Page through fashion-inspired books in Mia’s library, 5–8 p.m.
View special fashion prints in Mia’s Print Study Room, 5–8 p.m.
Groove along with DJ NeekaSoDope
Treat yourself to Brick Oven Bus Pizza
December Programs
December 3, 10, and 17 | Mafic Ocean x Meet at Mia: Paris Couture
This December, interdisciplinary studio Mafic Ocean takes over Meet at Mia for three weeks. Enjoy immersive experiences complete with talks, performances, hands-on creation, and much more. Learn more.
January Programs
January 7 | Come Together
Come together in community at Mia. Join Yess Yoga for meditation and gentle movement sessions before venturing into Mia’s galleries for close-looking exercises with a Mia guide. Explore Mia’s exhibition about Gilles Peress, one of the most esteemed documentary photographers of his generation. Join Minneapolis graphic artists Mike Davis and Wes Winship from Burlesque of North America to design your own poster.
Create posters with graphic artists Mike Davis and Wes Winship
Reflect with Yess Yoga for guided meditation, 6–6:30 and 7–7:30 p.m.
Look closely at artworks alongside a Mia guide
Explore “Gilles Peress: The Northern Ireland Conflict, 1968–1998”* on free guided tours, 6 and 7:15 p.m.
Treat yourself to Pizza Karma food truck
*Content warning: This exhibition includes content that some visitors may find upsetting.
January 14 | Frozen Frocks
It’s a runway revolution at Mia—and the ultimate stage for winter fashion. Meet at Mia features the annual appearance of frozen sculptures in Target Park, and “Paris Couture” comes to a close. Stroll through Mia’s galleries with vintage curator and style editor Jahna Peloquin. Create your own winter accessory in Mia’s studios.
Create in Mia’s studios
Stroll through Target Park to see frozen sculptures depicting works from Mia’s collection
Explore Mia’s galleries with Jahna Peloquin
Dance with DJ McShellen in Mia’s lobby
Treat yourself to Kyrah’s Kitchen food truck
January 21| Baroque and Back
If Dante can make it back to Mia, so can you! Meet at Mia celebrates the incredible Dante tapestry on view for a limited time. Weave your own miniature masterpiece with Textile Center. Grab your passport for a trip around Mia’s galleries to experience live poetry from Minnesota’s Teen Poet Laureates, produced by the Minnesota Humanities Center, presented by Mia. Visit the Dante tapestry before it goes off view, and chat with a Mia guide in the galleries.
Create a miniature woven work with Textile Center
Hear poetry from the Minnesota Humanities Center Teen Poet Laureates
Connect with Mia guides about Italian Renaissance artwork, 6–8 p.m.
Visit “Back from the Underworld: Mia’s Dante Tapestry Restored”
Treat yourself to Brick Oven Bus Pizza
