General Exhibitions
The Birdhouse Project
The Birdhouse Project will present unique birdhouses designed by beginning architecture students at NDSU. Birdhouses will be required to be completely functional and usable, addressing the needs of the client – in this case, a particular bird.
Stories of the Somali Diaspora Photographs by Abdi Roble
Historically, documentary photography has exposed social injustice, poverty, war, and other forms of suffering. This exhibition features 55 black-and-white photos by Abdi Roble, a self-taught Somali photographer from Mogadishu, currently of Columbus, Ohio. Roble’s images capture the transition of Somali immigrants as they adapt to life in the United States. Alongside Roble’s work are items from the Museum’s education collection of Somali artifacts, including prayer mats, musical instruments, and baskets.
America the Beautiful: The National Tapestry of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America
The Tapestry Project consists of five panels that depict representative fauna and flora of the United States in various needlework techniques. Embroiders of the Heartland Region worked on the panel representing this region.
Art of the Guitar: A Luthier´s Renaissance
Art of the Guitar presents and explores handmade guitars by the finest builders of today along with instruments of historic significance.
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.
