Past Exhibitions

Honor the Earth

Art of Indigenous Resistance is produced by Honor the Earth. A unique national Native initiative, Honor the Earth has worked to raise public awareness of grassroots Native environmental groups for 31 years.

40 Greatest Hits

40 Greatest Hits is a wonderfully eclectic display that marks milestone acquisitions and artworks representing the collection’s strengths and rarities.

Recent Work by Hannaher’s, Inc. Print Studio

Plains Art Museum is one of the few art museums in the U.S. to have a prominent and dynamic print studio. This exhibition highlights the experimentation that has happened in Hannaher’s, Inc. Print Studio from October 2016 to present.

Cultural Confluence: Work by Truman Lowe

Artist in Residence: Truman Lowe
Thursday and Friday, February 9 – 10, 2 – 4 PM
Meet preeminent Ho-Chunk sculptor Truman Lowe, who will be available for drop-in critiques and open discussion from 2 – 4 PM each day. Contact Laura Youngbird, Director of Native American Programs, to schedule an appointment: lyoungbird@plainsart.org.

School Spirit

School Spirit: Celebrating Youth Art Month, now in its 15th year, showcases the talents of regional K-12 art students from over 40 area schools in a variety of media. This exhibition celebrates our region’s emerging artists and promotes awareness of the vital work done by art educators.

Indian Country

A deep connection with the artistic process unifies Bradley’s narrative and abstract paintings, multimedia works, and sculptures. His all-over attention to the surface, in which each area of the composition is given equal attention and significance, resists focal points, inviting viewers to wander the canvas from top to bottom following lines, shapes, colors, and concepts.

Resident Ceramic Artists Exhibition

This residency program will serve to connect professionally established, nationally known, and regionally practicing ceramic artists to the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center for Creativity through workshops, critiques, open studio, and a public presentation.

The heart of the museum.

Catch a glimpse into the vault, the heart of our 6,000+ piece collection, representing 200 years of North American art. Our visible collection storage offers visitors a closer look at our exceptional collections of prints and Native American art.

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