Art Camp 2025

March 15, 2025 - April 13, 2025

Plains Art Museum & NDSU Renaissance Hall (650 Northern Pacific Ave, Fargo)

Art Camp, a celebration of regional student artists, begins on Friday, April 11th with activities for high school students and teachers at NDSU’s Renaissance Hall in downtown Fargo (across the street from the museum). Organized by NDSU’s School of Design, Architecture and Art (SoDAA), this day features interactive workshops, studio sessions with professional artists, and a Juried High School Exhibition at Plains Art Museum. The event continues on Sunday, April 13th with elementary and middle school students displaying work in an exhibition hosted by the North Dakota Art Education Association. The event on Sunday offers workshops for teachers alongside the student exhibition and family-friendly art activities throughout the museum. Art camp is a celebration of discovery, creativity, and the joy of making art!

Emily Andrisen, Kindred High School, Self Portrait, Oil on canvas, 12 in. diameter.

Ongoing Exhibitions

Convergence:

Ongoing
Convergence:
Hope, Love, Resilience, Rest, Community

This installation was created specifically for the atrium at Plains Art Museum as part of the exhibition Convergence: Health & Creativity. Inspired by Labovitz’s research on the psychological benefits of art, this piece celebrates the connection between art and well-being.

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S.P.A.C.E. 2024-2026

Ongoing
S.P.A.C.E. 2024-2026

The S.P.A.C.E. (Sculpture Pad Art Collaborative Experiment) project is a public art initiative led by Plains Art Museum in collaboration with NDSU, MSUM, and Concordia College. Sculptures are displayed for two years.

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No Time For Despair

Ongoing
No Time For Despair

To say that right now is the ideal time to make art that speaks directly to the people about social justice is an understatement. Because the very nature of art is to undertake or assume the role of a healer by shading light on the human condition.

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Bee in Flight

Ongoing
Bee in Flight

Community artist and school art teacher MeLissa Kossick, who guides youth classes at the Museum on art, gardens, and pollinators, has created an enchanting mosaic design in the Creativity Pathway in the Serkland Gallery called Bee in Flight.

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Fragile Preservation

Ongoing
Fragile Preservation
A Tallgrass Community

While the Tallgrass Prairie is a community made up of a great diversity of species, Fragile Preservation represents a selection of them.

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