We exist to increase awareness of and accessibility to what creativity can do for this community. Always free. Always welcome. Always yours.
Our journey started in 1915 inside Fargo’s first federal post office. We’ve spent the last 60 years growing alongside this community. Today, our 56,000-square-foot campus—anchored by the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center for Creativity—is a place where 100+ years of history meets the next generation of makers.
Our historic home is built as Fargo’s first federal post office, laying a permanent foundation for a century of community connection.
The Red River Art Center opens its doors, beginning our journey as the steward of this region’s creative memory and shared history.
We move into a renovated International Harvester warehouse, establishing the largest permanent art collection in our community.
The Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center (The K Center) for Creativity opens, providing 25,000 square feet of space where our community doesn’t just see art—they make it.
We eliminate admission fees entirely, ensuring every neighbor has access to world-class art without any financial barriers.
Ground breaks on our capital campaign, starting with Phase one in June – Collections. A rejuvenated space for our works to stay for generations to come.
We respect the knowledge and experiences visitors bring, connecting generations of lifelong learners with museum art and creative art-making to foster 21st-century skills: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.
We strive to be good stewards of our relationships and our resources, including our collections, our financial assets, and our facilities.
We promote and support a dynamic workplace by working as a team to be visitor-centered, adaptable to change, and results and growth-oriented.
We operate with integrity by being accountable, transparent, honest, ethical, and professional.
We strive for excellence by being innovative, reflective, rigorous, and attentive to museum research, and by adhering to high quality standards.
We believe in commitment to each other, our audiences, and our community by being respectful, good listeners, communicative, accessible, dependable, and responsive.
We believe that creativity lives in all of us and we advocate for all by being accessible and welcoming in our programming and facilities.
Plains Art Museum is located within the sovereign lands of the Wičhíyena and Isáŋyathi of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Oyate and Aniibiminani-ziibiwininiwag. The Museum sits at the crossroads of the many gathering places and homes of these vibrant and resilient nations of the Aniibiminani-ziibiwininiwag and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ.
It is especially important to note the Plains Art Museum also sits on the shores of the Wakpa Sha and Kitchi-ziibi, also known as the Red River, a key trade and transportation route for countless original Nations going back several millennia. We honor the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Oyate and Aniibiminani-ziibiwininiwag and will continue to seek and understand our place within this long tradition of custodial care upon this land and river.
Gichi-apiitendaagwad ji-gikenjigaadeg The Plains Art Museum ayaamagak omaa jiigiziibi, Wakpa Sha ezhinikaadeg Bwaanimong miinawaa Kichi-ziibi ezhinikaadeg Anishinaabemong. Mii ‘i zhigwa Red River ezhi-gikenjigaadeg zhaaganaashiimong. Mii omaa mewinzha gaa-meshkodoonamaadiwaad anooj gete-anishinaabeg. Nimamikwenimaag ingiw Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Oyate miinawaa Aniibiminani-ziibiwininiwag. Geyaabi nawaj ninanda-gikendaamin geniinawind ge-izhi-ganawendamaang weweni gidakiiminaan, ginibiiminaan gaye.
Plains Art Museum Dakota ḳa Kahatoƞwaƞ anoƞkataƞ iyakapi. Ehanna Dakota Oyate Mni Ṡa nakuƞ sampa Dakota tokṡa iṡa umpi. Mde hadakiƞyaƞ. Mni owasina waziyata kaduza. Plains Art Museum Wakpe Ṡa kahuda yake. Mni Dakota Oyate yaoƞihampi ṡa kahuda yake. Mni Dakota Oyate yaoƞihampi. Wakpa Ṡa he woakapi ota.
Radical accessibility means meeting our community wherever they are. Whether through local neighborhood partnerships or our robust suite of virtual learning tools, we are dedicated to ensuring that every voice in our region has access to the power of art.
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Plains Art Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization governed by a board of directors.
In accordance with ND Charitable Games of Chance Administrative Rules effective April 1, 2016, General Rules Chapter 99-01.3-02-03 (4), Plains Art Museum membership may obtain information on the organization’s total adjusted gross proceeds; cash profit; cash long or short; net proceeds; excess expenses; reimbursement of excess expenses; and eligible uses at 704 1st Ave. N., Fargo, from 10 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday.