Plains Art Museum is proud to host one of the region’s finest art auctions in conjunction with our Spring Gala. The auction is not only a great exhibition of contemporary art, but is your chance to build a collection and support the livelihoods of artists and your art museum as well. This exhibition includes dozens of diverse, original artworks made by some of the most talented and prolific contemporary artists from around the region. Artworks represented encompass a wide range of artistic expressions and price points. The proceeds from this auction will support both the artists and PlainsArt4All access to your museum’s exhibitions and programs.
Spring Gala: Time Machine
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Ongoing Exhibitions
No Time For Despair
Ongoing
No Time For Despair
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.
View ExhibitionCity Geode
Ongoing
City Geode
S.P.A.C.E. Sculpture
S.P.A.C.E. Sculpture
City Geode, created and installed in May 2019 by students and Professor Josh Zeis from NDSU is the latest creation. In response to the work, the lead artists said, “What is a city? This City Geode incorporates many of the things that we thought a city needs; buildings, streets, electricity, drainage, and above all else, the human spirit.
View ExhibitionBee in Flight
Ongoing
Bee in Flight
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.
View ExhibitionThe North Dakota Mural
Ongoing
The North Dakota Mural
Drawing on his childhood memories of the Great Plains, he created a work that speaks to the wide open spaces, huge vistas, and ocean-like skies of the region.
View ExhibitionFragile Preservation
Ongoing
Fragile Preservation
A Tallgrass Community
A Tallgrass Community
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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