The exhibition includes woodcuts, broadsides, handmade books and monoprints created by Charlie Andrés, Jessica Dzielinski, MC Hyland, Nipinet Landsem, Cole Hoyer Winfield, Kazumi Wilds, Lynda Grafito and Faith Belt. Residents stayed in the Grand Apartment and worked daily with the center’s letterpress, printmaking and bookbinding equipment.

The 2025 program drew 36 applications, quadruple last year’s total. Seven of the selected artists are from Minnesota, with one traveling from Japan.

“The program has continued to grow,” said Grand director John Kellen. “We’re only limited by the financial aspect of it, how many we can support with the stipend.”

Residents received lodging, a 300 dollar stipend, materials and 24 hour access to Cellar Press. Program coordinator Tegan Daly said interest in the studio’s specialized equipment continues to spread.

From left, Cellar Press coordinator Tegan Daly and artist-in-residence Charlie Andrés at the Grand Center for the Arts’ Cellar Press studio during Friday’s Artist in Residence Showcase.

Four artists attended the opening reception.

Andrés, an emerging multidisciplinary artist adopted from Colombia, created work from an ongoing project titled “AVILA, OMAIRA,” responding to their adoption file.

“A lot of my art is very adoption centric,” they said. “You spend two weeks somewhere and you’re in the space 24 7. It is a second home.”

Dzielinski, a Minneapolis multimedia artist, experimented with monoprinting. Her featured work shows a figure with their face in a birthday cake.

“It might come out whack, it might come out weird,” she said. “That’s just part of the process.” Dzielinski also taught a monoprinting workshop at the New Ulm Farmers Market.

Charlie Andrés stands beside their work featured in the Grand Center for the Arts’ Artist in Residence Showcase on Friday.

Nipinet Landsem, a tattoo artist and illustrator who identifies as Indigenequeer Anishinaabe and Michif, created woodblock prints of local plants on antique plat maps, continuing the Ledger Art tradition.

“I’m passionate about using art to tell contemporary Indigenous stories,” Landsem said. “Being able to work without distractions is so beneficial.” Landsem encouraged other artists to apply for residencies. “Just apply, shoot your shot.”

Hoyer Winfield, an elementary visual art teacher, produced ornamental woodcut prints inspired by New Ulm streets.

“It was a calm, focused time to work,” he said. “The staff is really supportive.”

Winfield cited influences including Brazilian artist Jovan Samico and printmakers Lynd Ward and Franz Mazuril.

Elementary art teacher Cole Hoyer Winfield stands beside three of his ornamental woodcut prints during the showcase. The bottom print depicts a composite of homes from New Ulm, selected from different streets and combined into a single scene.

Three additional artists completed residencies earlier this year. Hyland, a St. Paul poet and micro press publisher, explored walking, place and language in her piece “A Walk for Brie.”

Wilds, who traveled from Tokyo, created an accordion artist’s book based on the nursery rhyme

“What Are Little Boys Made Of?” featuring origami elements. She came to the Grand specifically to work with its English lead type, which is not commonly available in Japan.

Grafito, who immigrated to Minnesota from Colombia, created lino block and letterpress prints examining food, identity and nature.

She also led a Halloween themed mono-printing workshop for local youth. Belt, a New Ulm multimedia artist and shadow puppeteer, exhibited prints derived from her paper cut puppet work focusing on fairytales, folklore and biblical stories.

Nipinet Landsem stands beside two of their featured prints during Friday’s Artist in Residence Showcase at the Grand Center for the Arts.

The residency program is funded by the State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. The Grand is also working with the Goethe Institute in Germany to potentially host an international intern.

“The impact is really substantial,” Kellen said. “Artists don’t have to worry about anything. They can just work, and the results are extraordinary.”

The showcase runs through January 2 in the 4 Pillars Gallery, with many prints available for purchase. The next round of residents begins in February 2026.