Art gallery interior featuring pottery displayed on white pedestals and framed paintings on the walls. The floor is shiny and the space is well-lit, giving a clean and modern atmosphere.

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At the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, our department spans two campus communities, offering an impressive breadth of highly specialized facilities, well-equipped classrooms, individual studios for students to focus on their work, and several professional exhibition spaces. Our two-campus structure provides students with the resources, tools, and environments needed to explore their creativity, grow their skills, and display their work.

The Benedicta Art Center

A modern, rectangular building with dark, reddish-brown panels stands beside a grassy lawn and a black metal fence. Trees and a clear blue sky are visible in the background.

The Benedicta Art Center is a comprehensive arts facility encompassing art, design, music, theater, and dance. In addition to well-developed studio and exhibition spaces, the BAC is celebrated as one of Minnesota’s finest cultural institutions and reflects the the colleges’ longstanding commitment to arts education.

Studio Facilities

  • Painting & Drawing Studios
  • Graphic Design Mac Lab
  • Darkroom
  • Welle Book Arts Studio
  • Letterpress & Papermaking
  • Ceramics Studio
  • S. Dennis Frandrup Wood Kiln
  • Student Studios

Galleries

  • Benedict F. & Dorothy J. Gorecki Gallery
  • Gallery Lounge
  • Fallout Gallery (Student Gallery)
Gallery entrance with “New Traditions: Transitions in Fiber Arts” exhibition, featuring hanging and floor fiber art pieces in a well-lit space. Exhibition dates are September 5 to October 15.
An empty office with several wooden desks arranged in rows, each with a computer, chair, and office equipment. The room has brick walls, carpeted floors, and large windows with closed blinds.
A classroom with drawing easels and stools is shown. Charcoal portraits and abstract artwork are displayed on the walls. A realistic charcoal drawing of a woman's face is on an easel in the foreground.
A person crouches in front of a stone and brick wood-fired oven, tending to a fire inside. The scene is set indoors with stacks of wood and various tools nearby.
A view through a large window shows a brick kiln and stacks of bricks outside. Inside, there is a tall ceramic sculpture, a kiln shelf with pottery, and various materials scattered around the studio.
An art classroom with easels displaying charcoal still life drawings of fruit; tables hold various art supplies and real fruit arranged for reference, under bright ceiling lights.
A ceramics studio with several pottery wheels and stools, shelves of supplies in the background, and a large kiln on the right. Stools are stacked on tables, and the room appears tidy and unoccupied.
A modern lounge with gray sofas, blue armchairs, wooden tables, and a wood-paneled wall. The room is carpeted and well-lit with ceiling track lights, giving a spacious and minimalist feel.
A hallway with white walls displaying black and white sketches on both sides, leading to a set of double doors and a staircase at the far end under bright ceiling lights.
A printmaking studio with wooden cabinets holding type blocks, printing presses, and a table displaying a printed poster that reads "ART HEALING POWERFUL PEOPLE." Rubber mats line the floor.
A spacious pottery studio with several pottery wheels, wooden benches, shelves with tools and supplies, a blue kiln, plastic buckets, and artwork displayed on a bulletin board in the background.
A studio space with white partition walls creating individual work areas. One area has a desk with art supplies, a stool, and colorful artwork and posters on the wall. The floor is concrete and the lighting is bright.

The Saint John’s Art Center

SJU Art Building

The Saint John’s Arts Center is a standalone, state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the study of visual art. The building features two dynamic gallery spaces that showcase rotating exhibitions by a mix of local and national artists as well as regular art receptions and artist lectures, making it a hub for inspiration and interaction.

Studio Facilities

  • Sommers Digital Video Studio
  • Photo & Animation Mac Lab
  • Darkroom
  • Printmaking Studio
  • Art History Seminar Room
  • Sculpture Studio
  • Woodshop/Fabrication Studio
  • Student Studios

Galleries

  • Target Gallery
  • Alice R. Rogers Gallery
  • Exit Gallery (Student Gallery)
A modern lecture hall with tiered seating, facing a large projection screen displaying a presentation. The room is empty, with soft lighting and white walls.
A spacious industrial workshop with concrete floors, high ceilings, fluorescent lights, large work tables in the center, shelves along the back wall, and various tools and materials organized around the perimeter.
A modern hallway with concrete floors and cinder block walls, lit by natural light from a large glass skylight. Yellow railings line the upper floor near stairs, and industrial lights hang from the ceiling.
A spacious, industrial-style room with exposed concrete floors and ceiling. In the center, there’s a black couch, two black chairs, and a yellow table on a red rug. The room has white walls and fluorescent ceiling lights.
A spacious workshop with wooden tables, stools, and various tools. Sunlight enters through a skylight, casting shadows. The walls are made of concrete blocks, and materials are stacked against the wall.
A spacious art studio with large wooden tables, stools, and workbenches. The walls display various photos, drawings, and supplies, while cabinets and shelves hold materials. The space is well-lit with overhead lights.
A modern classroom with computers on desks arranged along the walls, a large table in the center, black chairs, a wall-mounted TV, and sunlight streaming through a window. The floor is concrete and the ceiling is exposed.
A small, rustic art studio with white textured walls, a workbench, a painting on an easel, two chairs, a stool with a red cloth on it, and art supplies scattered on the tables and floor.
A contemporary art gallery with white walls and concrete floors displays sculptures on white pedestals, including shoes, miniature houses, and abstract objects, arranged in a spacious, well-lit room.
A hallway with bright blue walls, unfinished concrete floor, and several open doorways on both sides. Fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling, and a mattress is visible in one of the rooms.
A dimly lit room with an intense red-orange glow, containing lab equipment, cabinets, a trash can, and various work surfaces scattered with items, suggesting a science lab viewed through a doorway.
A well-lit workshop with various equipment, including a large printing press, worktables, stools, ventilation ducts, and tools. Papers and notes are posted on walls and equipment, and supplies are organized on shelves and in drawers.