The North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival is a traveling exhibition that welcomes 2D, 3D and live performance artists to explore human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Conventions and additional Protocols and other similar declarations and treaties. This annual juried arts festival features 2D, 3D and live performance artistic works. The exhibition will open on January 9, 2020 at Plains Art Museum in Fargo before traveling to Bismarck, Grand Forks and Minot. Free and open to the public.
ND Human Rights Artist Talk + Reception
January 22, 2020, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Events Calendar
December 2016
Other Exhibitions
School Spirit
March 01, 2020 -
March 31, 2020
Celebrating Youth Art Month
School Spirit: Celebrating Youth Art Month, now in its 18th year, showcases the talents of regional K-12 art students from over 40 area schools in a variety of media.
View ExhibitionWoven Together
February 01, 2020 -
June 01, 2020
A Kid Quest Exhibition
On Saturday, February 1, Kid Quest participants will collaborate on a fiber art installation in the Creativity Gallery. With visitor input, this installation will grow and evolve while on view.
View Exhibition2020 Scholastic
February 04, 2020 -
March 07, 2020
Art & Writing Awards Exhibition
This exhibition celebrates the vision, ingenuity, and talent of North Dakota teen artists. Since 2015 Plains Art Museum and the Red River Valley Writing Project have partnered to serve as the state affiliate for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
View ExhibitionResponsibilities and Obligations
February 25, 2020 -
August 15, 2019
Understanding Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ
Responsibilities and Obligations: Understanding Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ features work by Clementine Bordeaux and Mary V. Bordeaux from Racing Magpie Gallery in Rapid City, South Dakota. Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ is a phrase in the Lakota language and culture that loosely translates to “we are all related” or “all my relatives.”
View ExhibitionShe Gives
March 21, 2020 -
October 03, 2020
In her second solo museum exhibition, artist Dyani White Hawk presents paintings, sculptural beaded works, video installation, printmaking, and photography.
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