Bikes, Art, and Community Health Week
August 23 – 28
In cooperation with Great Northern Bicycle Company and the FM Community Bike Workshop, Plains Art Museum presents a series of bike-related events that will be held in tandem with Streets Alive!, a community-wide event in which select streets will be closed to motorists and left open for cyclists and other human-powered travel.
Plain Food Farmers Market
4 – 7:30 p.m. every Thursday through September 23.
Just in “thyme” for the summer veggie season, our Plain Food Farmers Market is back with another go ’round of fresh produce, artisanal goods, and herbs out en plein air.
The White Album: The Beatles Meet the Plains
How do music and visual art connect, intersect, or speak to each other? Explore these ideas in The White Album exhibition.
One Stop Shopping at the Museum
Gifts for all, big or small. Find a bevy of fun and funky items in The Store at the Museum. Books, cards, jewelry, toys and so much more.
Current Exhibitions
Studio Crawl Preview
The 6th Annual Fargo-Moorhead Visual Artists (FMVA) Studio Crawl, October 2 and 3, presents some of the finest talent in visual arts in and around the Fargo-Moorhead area. Established in 2004 as a way to develop awareness and appreciation for visual arts in our region, the Studio Crawl invites the public into [...]
Star Monster: The 2010 S.P.A.C.E. Sculpture
Last winter, several Minnesota State University Moorhead students submitted designs for a project called S.P.A.C.E. (Sculpture Pad Art Collaborative Experiement). Museum visitors voted for their favorite design and the winner, Star Monster, will adorn the Museum’s outdoor sculpture pad through October.
The White Album: The Beatles Meet the Plains
How do music and visual art connect, intersect, or speak to each other? Explore these ideas in The White Album exhibition. This innovative exhibition offers fresh perspectives on the Museum’s permanent collection by using the Beatle’s 1968 release, popularly known as The White Album but technically called The Beatles, as an organizing template for the [...]
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From the Blog
Artist Calls
– We’re seeking proposals for two exhibitions at Plains Art Museum. Details: Art = Food Installation Propose to create a large-scale, site specific art work on the west walls of PAM’s Cafe Muse. Two to three projects a year will be featured in this unique space. Project proposals should include artist’s resumé with all contact information; a written [...]
Bikes, Bikes, Bikes!
– The week that was This last week, we hosted a number of separate activities for Bikes, Art and Community Health Week along with co-presenters Fargo-Moorhead Community Bike Workshop (FMCBW) and Great Northern Bicycle Company (GNBC). On Monday, Sara Watson-Curry and Judith Feist (of FMCBW) led the creation of bicycle spoke cards in the Museum atrium, allowing [...]
‘Water, Water Everywhere’ Is Under Way … And Needs You!
– We have nearly competed the first week of “Water, Water Everywhere,” our residency with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, and we’ve been having so much fun! Everyone is getting ready for week two, a week of rehearsals and final preparations for performances. More photos can be [...]
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Upcoming Events
Studio Crawl Preview opens
– all day
Plain Food Farmer's Market
– 4:00 pm
Plain Food Farmer's Market
– 4:00 pm
Andrea Carlson: VORE opens
– all day
MIKE SWENSON
– 5:30 pm
