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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.

Enjoy coffee and treats as we open the galleries early—exclusively for members like you. Your generous support makes it possible for us to remain free and open to the public seven days a week.

This Member Morning, we’re excited to welcome Professor Brynjolson from Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). Professor Brynjolson joins us in connection with a special collaboration — some of her students have written the didactics and labels for works featured in our upcoming new exhibition, Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity, opening November 1.

This upcoming exhibition celebrates four centuries of artistic achievement by remarkable women who, despite persistent gender bias, forged paths into art history. For much of history, women were denied formal training, excluded from exhibitions, and dismissed as amateurs. Their work was often relegated to “crafts” such as textiles or decorative arts, rather than recognized as “fine art.” Even those who achieved success were said to have “overcome” their gender to do so. Only with the equal rights and feminist movements of the 1960s did women gain widespread access to study, teach, and create freely across the United States and Europe.

Professor Brynjolson’s research explores modern and contemporary art, focusing on long-term public art projects that address the politics of housing and urban development. She serves on the editorial collective of FIELD: A Journal of Socially Engaged Art Criticism, and her writing has appeared in FIELD, Akimbo, Geist, Craft Journal, and several edited volumes. Professor Brynjolson earned her BA from the University of Winnipeg, MA from Concordia University in Montreal, and PhD from UC San Diego — all in art history. Before joining MSUM’s School of Art, she was Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Indianapolis.

Members and donors are invited to enjoy early gallery access with complimentary coffee and pastries. Become a member today here.

A guided tour of Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity will begin at 8:30 AM.

This event is FREE but please RSVP below so we can anticipate the number of members in attendance.

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.