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Cargill Gallery

Cargill Gallery is a library-based gallery space committed to community-engaged group exhibits, with a primary focus on local creators from underserved communities and organizations with limited access to exhibiting their work. Cargill Gallery’s free, public exhibits encourage lifelong learning and often connect visitors with library resources or associated programs and activities.

Cargill Gallery will:

  • Support greater equity through amplifying the voices of diverse communities and creators who may speak for themselves and tell their own stories.
  • Connect people, ideas, communities, and resources.
  • Promote dialogue, broaden perspectives, and provoke deeper thinking.
  • Inspire learning and creativity.

Location and hours

The gallery is on the second floor of the Minneapolis Central Library. It is free and open to the public during library hours.

Information for exhibitors

Organizations may apply to use the gallery. Read more about applying to use Cargill Gallery.

Exhibits

Text: I Am the Tree, the Tree Is Me: Playing and Knowing , Imagining and Coming, the Nature We Are. Image: a painting of a reddish-brown leaf against a green background.

I am the Tree, the Tree is Me

April 1 - May 29

Hennepin County Library announces its next Cargill Gallery exhibit, I am the Tree, the Tree is Me: Playing and Knowing, Imagining and Becoming, the Nature We Are. This exhibit celebrates the art and poetry by children in a New York City public school, as they discover and express their wondrous relationship to the natural world. Their artwork, as well as the writings of Richard Lewis, founder and director of The Touchstone Center, and the plant photography of Minneapolis-based Touchstone artist Lilly Crawford, in turn invite each of us to consider our own connection to plants. Hands-on activities will be available to help capture thoughts and images stirred by this inspiring and varied exhibit.

Learn more about this exhibit

Fondly thinking

Fondly thinking...

February 5 - March 29

Hennepin County Library announces its next Cargill Gallery exhibit, Fondly thinking…, an exhibit that highlights the work of several Minneapolis based artists ranging in medium and thematics. Curator and showing artist Lynaea Russom invites viewers to engage with works through many lenses. Whether it be humor, emotional text, or thought-provoking paintings, we turn to the audience and ask you; “have you been thinking of us?” Fondly thinking… features paintings, original prints, motion design, and more. 

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I Wonder

December 22, 2025 - January 30, 2026

Hennepin County Library announces its next Cargill Gallery exhibit: I Wonder, a collection of digital artwork created by youth artists at the Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Minneapolis Central Library. The show highlights the Center's role as a hub for innovation and features a diverse range of mediums, including digital video projects and photography. Selected works demonstrate both technical skill and powerful artistic vision, offering a compelling look at the next wave of creative talent being fostered at Minneapolis Central.

Learn more about this exhibit.