Create, explore, learn, and connect at Plains Art Museum. From classes and camps to Open Studios, tours, and community programs, there’s a place for everyone to engage with art.
Don’t forget to use promo code ‘MEMBER20’ at checkout for 20% off your classes! Not a member yet? Purchase your membership before booking classes—two separate transactions are required.
Early childhood sessions, Tuesdays for Toddlers, and Kid Quest
The regional destination for young makers (NPSAI and youth camps).
Ceramics, 2D arts, and figure drawing for every skill level.
Dedicated access to North Dakota’s premier clay studio.
We believe every child is an artist. If cost is a barrier, our needs-based scholarships ensure a seat is always open.
Open studio
Keep your hands in the mud. For experienced makers, our Open Studio program offers key-card access and a creative community.
The Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center for Creativity (the K Center) is a multipurpose arts facility offering classes for the entire community, as well as studio and exhibition space for learning, discussion, and display of creative work. The Plains Art Museum’s studio programs focus on developing people’s potential for deeper learning and problem solving through 21st-century skills: creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. A skybridge connects the original museum building with this 25,500 square foot expansion.
find your center
Use our virtual tools to find your creative heartbeat from anywhere. From guided meditation to hands-on making, we have a place for you to breathe. Special thanks to Art Bridges for supporting this work.
Spend time with old favorites and find new surprises in the museum’s collection by using a variety of filtering options, including themes, styles, medium, and even color. New items will be added weekly, so be sure to check back and see what’s new!
The Local Color, a free coloring book for all ages with pages designed by local artists, including Catie Miller, Punchgut, Jeff Knight, Jescia Hopper and more.
Airing daily on Facebook Live, Hayden’s Art Party is an interactive program featuring art, music, and more for all ages. In each session, Hayden will provide a tutorial for a different art project.
Want to see a time-lapse gallery installation? Watch an artist talk? What about an art demonstration? It all can be found on Plains Art Museum’s YouTube channel. Come back often for new content and see what your art museum is up to!
These art mindfulness exercises will take about 5 minutes each to complete. You can shorten or extend the length of time as you wish. The goal is to relax and focus your attention on the image.
Thanks to the collaboration and dedication of the Japan Foundation and Laurasian Institution, Plains Art Museum hosted Mika Usuki, Japan Outreach Initiative (JOI) Coordinator, for a 2-year experience dedicated to expanding the reach of Japanese culture to the rural areas of our region.