Learn from the curatorial team about the profound impact of treaties on traditional and contemporary Indigenous life, art, creativity, and expression.
Learn How To:
– Make the writing process work for you
– Use places and events around you as inspiration
– Turn everyday moments into meaningful stories
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 Friendly Sunday 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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Learn from the curatorial team about the profound impact of treaties on traditional and contemporary Indigenous life, art, creativity, and expression.
Join Alicia Hauff for a walk through her solo exhibition, furthering the discussion of ecological community, connection, belonging, safety, and mutual care.
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 Friendly Sunday 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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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 Friendly Sunday 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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Join the curatorial team in a walk-through of Thương Hoài Trần’s work, discussing labor, diaspora, and homage to familial lineage.
We invite you and your littles to attend an art-filled morning of dance, music, story time, visual arts, and drama exploration. Designed for children ages 5 years and younger, you will choose your own art adventure and move at the pace that works for you. For the youngest visitors, we are providing a baby play space. Older siblings and family members are welcome to participate!
Thank you to our partners for their commitment to introducing art at a young age. This is only made possible with the dedication of Theatre NDSU, Fargo Public Library, ND Academy of Dance, Selah Music Studio, and Anne Carlsen Center.
Free
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 Friendly Sunday 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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Discover the history of textile work and how it influenced contemporary quiltmakers in this curatorial team-led tour.
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 Friendly Sunday 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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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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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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