Gearing Up for the Fall

The week that was.

We had a great turnout for “Finding People, Pattern and Place,” a project spearheaded by North Dakota artist Anne Greenwood. The project worked in two phases; in the first, the public was asked to volunteer bits of 6 x 6″ fabric along with a story about the fabric. In the second phase, fabric artists put the squares together to form a narrative. Roughly a dozen fabric artists came by to help out.

In the PAM offices, we’re working hard to get out our next newsletter together and in mailboxes by the first of September. As we put together information on the next few months of programs and exhibitions, I get more and more excited for the fall. A new coffee service, more comfortable furniture and board games (including crokinole!) are in the works for Cafe Muse. The wildly popular Kid Quest returns in October, our new online Outreach tools should be available soon, and incredible exhibitions from the Frederick B. Scheel photography collection and Minnesota artist Andrea Carlson – debuting a new series entitled VORE – would make for a solid fall lineup by themselves … but on top of all that, we’ll be unveiling The North Dakota Mural by James Rosenquist on October 7! What an exciting time, PAM fans!

The week that will be.

On Monday, the workshops for the In the Heart of the Beast residency, “Water, Water Everywhere,” will begin at Trollwood. Spots are still open, so be sure to get in a registration if you’re interested. Workshop participants get to assist in planning the program, building large-scale puppets and masks, and perform in the program. It promises to a colorful and larger-than-life experience for all involved. If you are involved, be sure to post photos or drop us a note on our Facebook page.

Question:

The exhibition Individual to Icon: Portraits of the Famous and Almost Famous from Folk Art to Facebook will be closing on the 15th. Have you seen the show? What did you think?