Northern Lights.mn announces the recipients of the 9th round of Art(ists) on the Verge commissions (AOV9). AOV9 is an intensive, mentor-based fellowship program for 5 Minnesota-based, emerging artists or artist groups working experimentally at the intersection of art, technology, and digital culture with a focus on network-based practices that are interactive and/or participatory.

Artists: Maxwell Hoaglund, Meena Mangalvedhekar, Areca Roe, Stephanie Lynn Rogers, and Ziyang Wu

The Art(ists) On the Verge 9 fellows will present their work at an exhibition at the Rochester Art Center from October 5 – the end of the calendar year, 2018

Congratulations from the jury: Steve Dietz, Artistic Director, Northern Lights.mn; Tia-Simone Gardner, Artist; Kimberly Loken, Assistant Professor of Game Design, UW-Stout School of Art and Design ; Piotr Szyhalski, Professor, Media Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; and Xavier Tavera Castro, Photographer.

Art(ists) On the Verge is generously supported by the Jerome Foundation.