The Talent Behind the Curtain

Work by Plains Art Museum Staff

June 24, 2023 - August 25, 2023

Xcel Energy Gallery

There are so many moving parts and people behind the scenes here at Plains Art Museum. Within the multitude of roles and tasks required to keep a museum running, one element that connects many of us here is our love for art. The fortunate thing about art spaces, like Plains Art Museum, is they bring many artists together, allowing institutions and programs to foster artistic growth both in their community and internally.

Plains Art Museum is fortunate enough to have many artists on staff, we wanted to take a chance this summer to highlight their talents through this exhibition.

Please enjoy this wide variety of works created by our staff members, as this is the art that helps fuel our internal creativity.

left to right: Audry Zeleny, Portraits of Relief, 2023, Linocut Prints, On loan from artist • Cody Jacobson, O-Range, 2007, Digital pigment print, On loan from artist • Heidi Fedde, Window View, 2000, Acrylic, On loan from artist • Tia Permenter, Revelation, 2020, Oil paint on canvas, On loan from artist

Ongoing Exhibitions

Convergence:

Ongoing
Convergence:
Hope, Love, Resilience, Rest, Community

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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S.P.A.C.E. 2024-2026

Ongoing
S.P.A.C.E. 2024-2026

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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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.

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Bee 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.

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Fragile Preservation

Ongoing
Fragile Preservation
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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