Current Exhibitions

In the Heart of the Beast

Connector Spirits from In the Heart of the Beast

June 18, 2010 - August 18, 2010 Café Muse, ArtView Exhibition

See the inspiring artistry of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Café Muse this summer. Several of the Minneapolis-based theatre’s large-scale “Connector” puppets will be on view as a preview of the theatre’s residency in Fargo-Moorhead in August. Made from simple materials—papier maché, paint, cardboard—the puppets are beautiful figures that [...]

Gin Templeton, Moorhead Power Plant, 2010, oil on canvas, 9 x 9", loaned by the artist

Landmark: Views of the Moorhead Power Plant

June 4, 2010 - August 22, 2010 Xcel Energy, ArtView Exhibition

This Art View exhibition presents the work of seven artists from the region who responded to a call for submissions for views of the Moorhead Power Plant. Work in oil, pastel, watercolor, mixed media, and photography range from bird’s eye views of the building’s setting on the Red River to close-up details of the structure. [...]

Star Monster

Star Monster: The 2010 S.P.A.C.E. Sculpture

May 12, 2010 - October 29, 2010 Landfield Atrium, Student Exhibition

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.

Star Wallowing Bull

The White Album: The Beatles Meet the Plains

May 18, 2010 - April 17, 2011 Fred J. Donath Memorial Gallery, General Exhibition

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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Individual to Icon: Portraits of the Famous and Almost Famous from Folk Art to Facebook

January 30, 2010 - August 15, 2010 William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery, Jane L. Stern Gallery, General Exhibition

How does an image turn a person into something larger than themselves?

International Harvester Photographs

This exhibition is ongoing Main Floor South Hallway, General Exhibition

The exhibited photographs lead viewers through the progression of the building from its time-worn state when it was acquired in 1994 to its current condition. The exhibit features photographs of the building as the International Harverster warehouse, during renovation, and as Plains Art Museum. The building now combines elements of the original warehouse and a modern museum.

Island Park Ramp Installation – MARIA FRIBERG: ATLANTER

This exhibition is ongoing Island Park Ramp, General Exhibition

Maria Friberg allegorizes the conventions and conditions surrounding masculinity and its multiple relationships to the myth of power. Friberg’s leitmotiv is the male image and the modern business suit. Her art uses video and photography to capture the nuances of masculine performance and to express the often-elusive vagaries of social conditioning. Her method is subtle, her messages poetic. Friberg’s work opens our awareness to the many possibilities of representing masculinity.

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