Announcing the 2026 Wakpá Triennial

In 2023 we accomplished something big: our first The Wakpá Triennial. This multi-site, network of public space projects and gallery-based installations featured exhibitions by Minnesota-based Artists, with the majority of artwork created by artists of color living in the Twin Cities. It was also a finalist for the Top Ten Best New Festivals by USA Today Reader’s Choice Awards and voted into fifth place by our readers!

Now Wakpá is back for a second installment and slated for significant impact, by empowering Indigenous artists, illuminating place (figuratively and literally) and history, fostering community partnerships, honoring reciprocity, and by vitalizing Downtown St. Paul.

We are thrilled to be bringing Wakpá back, but we can’t do it without your help.

When you donate, you enable:

*Twin Cities based BIPOC artist commissions

*Indigenous and community-led programming and mentorship

*Accessibility and education initiatives that engage residents across the city

Donate today and foster a movement where public art, belonging and dialogue flow together to uplift our community and inspire hope.