Current Exhibitions
S.P.A.C.E. (Sculpture Pad Art Collaborative Experiment)
Vote for your favorite sculpture in the S.P.A.C.E. program, February 16 – March 14 in the Landfield Atrium.
Individual to Icon: Portraits of the Famous and Almost Famous from Folk Art to Facebook
How does an image turn a person into something larger than themselves?
Modern Man presents, “Andy, You Used Me”
Modern Man has been creating innovative paintings and art projects in the Fargo-Moorhead community for over three decades. His iconoclastic work often comes via a variety of unusual materials and media, but they are all unmistakably his.
Faces: Recent Work by Carmen Bruhn
In conjunction with our Individual to Icon exhibition, selections of work by Carmen Bruhn will be on display in Café Muse. “I paint to immerse my senses into a mix of creativity and color,” Bruhn says, “where the possibilities are endless, the decision making process intense, and the journey a rewarding experience.”
School Spirit: Celebrating Youth Art Month
Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education for all children and to encourage support for quality school art programs. The School Spirit exhibition at Plains Art Museum celebrates the work of hundreds of student artists from across the region.
This exhibition is supported locally by Microsoft.
Keys to the Collection
This fresh hanging of collection works highlights recent acquisitions, while continuing to exhibit favorites and “old friends.” Keys may be thought of as the art collection of Fargo-Moorhead, reflecting the aesthetic interests of our various communities. Drawn from the permanent collection, works in the exhibition were either donated by collectors or acquired from local, regional, and international artists.
International Harvester Photographs
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
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.
