Current Events

Giving Hearts Day: Lunch + Concert

February 12, 2026 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Giving Hearts Day: Lunch + Concert

Enjoy a free Valentine-inspired concert by Kathie Brekke & The 42nd Street Jazz Band, and purchase lunch from Maria’s. Your support enables arts access for all!

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Exhibition Tour: Woman Artsits

February 26, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Exhibition Tour: Woman Artsits

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.

Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity

This exhibition spans four centuries of work by extraordinary women who struggled against gender bias to take their places in history. For centuries, women were denied formal training and faced difficulty showing and selling their art. Their work was often dismissed as inferior and classified as “craft” rather than “fine art.” Even women who possessed undeniable talents were said to have overcome the limitations of their gender in order to succeed in a man’s field. Real progress came in the 1960s, when feminist and equal rights movements opened new paths for women to study, teach, and create art.

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Sensory Sundays

March 1, 2026 - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sensory Sundays

First Sunday of the 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 strong scents are avoided, and Art Explorer Bags are available for check-out at the front desk.

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Sensory Sundays

April 5, 2026 - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sensory Sundays

First Sunday of the 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 strong scents are avoided, and Art Explorer Bags are available for check-out at the front desk.

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Exhibition Tour: Color Improvisation 3

April 9, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Exhibition Tour: Color Improvisation 3

Discover the world of contemporary quilt making in this curatorial team-led tour.

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Indigenous Art Fair

April 25, 2026 - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Indigenous Art Fair

Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26, 11 AM-5 PM

This art fair will highlight arts and crafts of Indigenous artists from the Dakotas, Minnesota and from around the region. This is a wonderful opportunity to find unique handmade gifts in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Food will be available to purchase.

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Sensory Sundays

May 3, 2026 - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sensory Sundays

First Sunday of the 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 strong scents are avoided, and Art Explorer Bags are available for check-out at the front desk.

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Ongoing Exhibitions

Convergence:

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

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

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

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

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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