Join us for an artist talk on Thursday, August 21, from 6-7 p.m. Life-long artist, Murray Lemley, will dive into his retrospective Fifty Years of Photography and Design – on view until January 4, 2026. Free with registration.
Join us for an artist talk on Thursday, August 21, from 6-7 p.m. Life-long artist, Murray Lemley, will dive into his retrospective Fifty Years of Photography and Design – on view until January 4, 2026. Free with registration.
Join us for the opening reception of Deep Ecology / Sacred Natures, a major exhibition by internationally renowned artist and printmaker, Rimer Cardillo. For over five decades, Cardillo’s work has served as a powerful meditation on the interconnected forces of ecological collapse, cultural erasure, and political displacement. His practice foregrounds the devastating impacts of human activity on biodiversity while revealing how the degradation of natural environments is inextricable from the histories of colonial violence and Indigenous dispossession.
Deep Ecologies / Sacred Natures / Temporal Geographies – This curatorial team-led tour promises a deeply engaged discussion about the interconnectedness of all living beings and the imperfect balance of living in, with, and through ecological contradictions.
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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