Student Exhibitions

Birdhouses of a slightly different feather will be on display in the Museum atrium through April 1. The houses, created by architecture students at North Dakota State University, are part of an annual project called Architecture for the Birds. Students randomly choose a Pritzker-Prize winning architect and a species of bird or bat, then set to [...]

Join us as we recognize the next generation of artists! March is Youth Art Month, a national observance emphasizing the value of art education for all children and encouraging support for quality school art programs. Enjoy the School Spirit exhibition and celebrate the work of hundreds of young artists from schools across the region.

On May 3, we got a new resident on our outdoor sculpture pad thanks to some talented artists … and a little elbow grease. The sculpture, entitled Cultivating Truth, was designed by Concordia College student artist Kyle Meerkins and is the 2011 selection for our S.P.A.C.E. (Sculpture Pad Art Collaborative Experiment) series. Meerkins, who had [...]

See the fresh ideas of young artists from the University of Manitoba, North Dakota State University, Concordia College, and Minnesota State University Moorhead, who will display new prints in the experimental tradition of Vermillion Editions Limited.

See the inventive designs of NDSU architecture students and cast your vote for your favorite birdhouse in this short-term exhibition in the Museum Atrium. Architects sometimes move outside of designing buildings to design objects that meet other needs. During the display of The Birdhouse Project at the Museum from March 4 through 10, architectural students [...]

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.