Go deeper into Jaque Fragua’s mid-career retrospective Ghost Writing with this guided tour–exploring themes of visibility, sovereignty, commodification, and Indigenous futurity. Free.
Go deeper into Jaque Fragua’s mid-career retrospective Ghost Writing with this guided tour–exploring themes of visibility, sovereignty, commodification, and Indigenous futurity. Free.
Join us for a collaborative and inspiring conversation to share ideas, insights, and aspirations for the future of teen programming at Plains Art Museum. As we grow and evolve, we want to hear directly from you—our community—about what matters most. Your voice will help shape creative, inclusive, and meaningful programs for the next generation. Let’s imagine the future, together. Free, registration requested.
We encourage both the interested teen and their parent, guardian, or other trusted adult to attend together. Teens and adults will meet seperately so each group can focus on what matters most to them. The teen group will ideate on how and what they want to collaborate with Plains Art Museum on and what types of opportunities they want to see. We will also take time to discuss what important topics are on teens minds so we can keep it relevant to their interests.
The adults will meet and discuss what is reasonable for their teen to commit to, and what types of opportunities they are looking for their student to have access to. We highly encourage anyone interested to register and join us for this inclusive and creative conversation.
Join us the night after Halloween – Saturday, November 1st, from 6-8 pm – to celebrate the opening of Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity by dressing as your favorite woman artist or work of art.
First Sunday of every month from 11 AM – 2 PM
We embrace the unique qualities of all who walk through our doors and appreciate that many visitors need to explore the Museum in different ways. For individuals and families who prefer a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment, we offer Sensory Sundays on the first Sunday afternoon of every month. At each event, loud gallery sounds and bright lights are turned down and attendance is limited. Fidgets will be available for checkout.
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Introducing the philosophy and practice of Kintsugi—the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. The event will combine storytelling, visual demonstration, and personal reflection, inviting participants to consider how kintsugi and its companion philosophy of wabi-sabi (embracing impermanence and imperfection) can shape not only art but life. A collaboration event by a local artist, Peter Schott and JOI coordinator, Mika Usuki. Free with registration.
Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity – Learn more about the powerful women artists who shaped their centuries of artmaking with this guided tour, covering artworks from the 17th to 21st centuries. Free.
First Sunday of every month from 11 AM – 2 PM
We embrace the unique qualities of all who walk through our doors and appreciate that many visitors need to explore the Museum in different ways. For individuals and families who prefer a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment, we offer Sensory Sundays on the first Sunday afternoon of every month. At each event, loud gallery sounds and bright lights are turned down and attendance is limited. Fidgets will be available for checkout.
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First Sunday of every month from 11 AM – 2 PM
We embrace the unique qualities of all who walk through our doors and appreciate that many visitors need to explore the Museum in different ways. For individuals and families who prefer a quiet, less sensory-stimulating environment, we offer Sensory Sundays on the first Sunday afternoon of every month. At each event, loud gallery sounds and bright lights are turned down and attendance is limited. Fidgets will be available for checkout.
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Using acrylic paint on pasted paper, the mural Flight Without Fear explores the dangers of city windows, which kill over a billion birds each year in the U.S. alone. This window painting serves a dual purpose, both saving birds by disrupting the deadly reflections in the window and educating the public on the importance of bird-safe glass.
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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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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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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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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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