The ROCHESTER ART CENTER, Rochester, Minnesota, received $23,000 in support of the 2016 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series. The Center offers the opportunity for all people to understand and value the arts through innovative experiences with contemporary art. Through exhibitions and programs, it presents a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking. In 2004, the Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series, an exhibition program devoted to promising young artists working in Minnesota. The series reflects shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a wide variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture, and film.