In Response is an exhibition by Virginia Townsend, created through a Minnesota State Arts Board-funded project exploring mental health and recovery through the voices of individuals with lived experience. Inspired by in-depth interviews, the artwork portrays the realities of psychiatric hospitalization with honesty and compassion.

On view beginning May 1, 2025

Artist talk, May 14, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

Exhibit runs through Summer 2025

Location: Art for All Gallery, MIDB’s The Blythe Brenden-Mann Foundation Community Center; 2025 E. River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Virginia Townsend is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.