Plains Art Museum

Plains Art Museum Contemporary art museum & art center - Fargo, ND featuring exhibitions, classes, programs & lectures. Free admission. Also within the museum is Hannaher’s Inc.
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Plains Art Museum, a nonprofit, regional fine arts museum accredited by the American Association of Museums, offers approximately 12 special exhibitions along with smaller exhibitions each year featuring area and national artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The main museum has galleries on three floors, with a breath-taking open atrium at the center. Print Studio, and The Store, a gift shop fi

lled with unique and artful finds. Additional galleries are located within the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center for Creativity, a multipurpose arts facility attached to the museum via a skybridge. The Center for Creativity provides art classes and studios, and houses the region’s premier ceramics facilities. The Museum is also an exciting venue for weddings, meetings, and special events. To visit our wedding page, go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Plains-Art-Museum-Events-and-Weddings/944401148933286

This Giving HeARTS Day, you can make a difference by giving the gift of art, creativity, and connection. We are proud to...
01/23/2025

This Giving HeARTS Day, you can make a difference by giving the gift of art, creativity, and connection. We are proud to highlight a recent collaboration with FirstLink, who helped in the creation of a visual art exhibition currently on view. For inspiration in crafting her abstract pieces for Convergence: Health & Creativity, regional artist Anne Labovitz Art met with local healthcare providers, including the compassionate team at FirstLink.

FirstLink plays a crucial role in our community by answering the 211 Information & Referral Helpline and the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, offering critical services to those in need. They deeply understand the transformative power of art in building resilience and improving mental health. Did you know you can call FirstLink even if you just need someone to talk to? You don’t have to wait until you’re in crisis, their support is here for you anytime.

Art can serve as a powerful tool for connection and prevention, helping you stay engaged with others and prioritize your well-being. Your Giving HeARTS Day gift ensures that art remains accessible to everyone, including those focusing on their mental health.

Plains Art Museum and FirstLink are currently seeking support for Giving Hearts Day. Donate now through February 13th! https://app.givingheartsday.org/

01/22/2025

Join us this Thursday (1.23) from 6-7 p.m. for an in-depth conversation with featured artist Anne Labovitz Anne Labovitz Art , hosted by Kelvin Monroe and Danielle Gravon. This Artside Chat explores Labovitz’s visionary exhibition, Convergence: Health & Creativity, delving into her artistic process and the intersection of art and well-being. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with and hear directly from the artist about her inspirations, process, and the transformative power of creativity. Free with registration. https://givebutter.com/KAYRlh

Taking inspiration from a holistic nature of human experience, Convergence: Health & Creativity – New Work by Anne Labovitz is a body of work by noted international and Minnesota-based artist Anne Labovitz. The exhibition includes sculpture, installation, drawing, and public participatory works created specifically for the Plains Art Museum. These artworks are an examination and experimentation with light and color, creating installations of visual optimism. Each work reflects extensive research and interviews with health care professionals from the Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead area. Labovitz’s process is manifested through the materiality, intense mark-making, abstracted text, and precise and intuitive color selection.

We have a few spots open for these upcoming classes. Register today—space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/🏺 Int...
01/22/2025

We have a few spots open for these upcoming classes. Register today—space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/

🏺 Intermediate Ceramics, Mondays for eight weeks: February 10-March 31, 6-9 PM - Push your creative vision and technical skills further! Explore combining wheel throwing and hand building, altered forms, and lidded vessels, as well as improving the aesthetic of your forms. Participants will have the option to make work that will be fired in a wood, gas, or electric kiln. Class includes 25 pounds of clay, glaze materials and firing, as well as Open Studio access during weeks the class is in session. Tools and additional clay are available for purchase. Students must have completed Intro to Ceramics or an equivalent course.

🪆 Ceramic Nesting Dolls, Monday, February 10, 6-8:30 PM - Make a set of three nesting dolls using clay! Class participants will learn to make pinch pots and use coils to make their very own nesting dolls. Family Ceramic Classes offer a fun and creative opportunity for families to bond while exploring the art of clay. Participants of all ages can learn the basics of handbuilding and sculpture techniques, with guidance from an experienced instructor. Whether you're crafting a unique keepsake or simply enjoying a shared artistic experience, this class provides a hands-on, collaborative environment where families can express their creativity together. No prior experience is necessary, making it the perfect way for beginners and seasoned artists alike to enjoy a day of clay exploration and artistic discovery.

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01/21/2025

📣 CALL TO ARTISTS! A few weeks are left to apply to our Spring Gala 2025 Art Auction!

Plains Art Museum is busy planning for our Spring Gala 2025: Color Flings. The shining star of this event is always our featured Spring Gala Art Auction. We are opening up our application for all artists to submit their artwork to our annual juried auction event.

The application deadline is February 2, 2025 and you will be notified by February 18, 2025 if accepted. The application is open!

‼️ APPLY HERE: https://plainsart.org/spring-gala-2025-art-auction-application/

This is your invitation to be part of the largest art party in the Upper Midwest! We welcome you to submit to this year’s juried exhibition and art auction. The exhibition starts a couple of weeks prior to Gala night and ends with a bash that has over 550 attendees. It is also the perfect way for many artists to begin their relationship with our museum.

Submitted work does not have to follow our chosen theme, but if you are seeking inspiration, our theme this year invites guests to color their mood. Drawing on the concept of mood rings, as well as the large-scale, vibrant and colorful tapestries created by internationally recognized, Minnesota-based artist Anne Labovitz (labovitz.com), the Spring Gala invites guests to reflect on how colors can express and shape our emotions.

See the online application for all requirements and relevant dates. No application fee is required. We can’t wait to see what you submit!

“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of you...
01/21/2025

“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in”. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1: Sam Gilliam, Dogon III, 2005, Intaglio, lithograph, 30 x 22 1⁄2 in., Gift of Steven M. Andersen, Plains Art Museum Permanent Collection

2: Anne Labovitz, Convergence: Hope, Love, Resilience, Rest, Community, 2025, Acrylic on Tyvek, 30 x 40 x 5 ft., Photo by Bailey Bolton

We have a few spots open for these upcoming classes. Register today—space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/🟥 Fig...
01/14/2025

We have a few spots open for these upcoming classes. Register today—space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/

🟥 Figure Drawing - Tuesdays for 6 weeks: January 21-February 25, 6-9 PM (18+)
Connect with other local artists in these informal drawing sessions featuring a live model, led by a skilled professional artist. This welcoming environment is designed for artists of all experience levels to improve their skills, experiment with new techniques, or simply enjoy drawing in a supportive setting.

🟩 Gelli Wiggle Paintings - 2 sessions: Thursday, January 30, & Thursday, February 27, 6-7 PM (Ages 4-8)
Get out those wiggles and paint/print them! Using a squishy gelli plate, students will paint and print from this material onto paper.

We invite you to join us TONIGHT (January 9th), from 6–7 PM, for a special Artside Chat with Erin Shapiro, Director and ...
01/09/2025

We invite you to join us TONIGHT (January 9th), from 6–7 PM, for a special Artside Chat with Erin Shapiro, Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum. Erin will share insights on Anne Labovitz’s transformative exhibition Convergence: Health & Creativity while discussing her visionary leadership and the museum’s evolving role in cultural education. Explore how Plains Art Museum is aligning with national trends and strategic initiatives to redefine the impact of museums on their communities. Free with registration, https://givebutter.com/uxSDFi

Join us on January 9th, from 6–7 PM, for a special Artside Chat with Erin Shapiro, Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum...
01/05/2025

Join us on January 9th, from 6–7 PM, for a special Artside Chat with Erin Shapiro, Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum. Erin will share insights on Anne Labovitz’s transformative exhibition Convergence: Health & Creativity while discussing her visionary leadership and the museum’s evolving role in cultural education. Explore how Plains Art Museum is aligning with national trends and strategic initiatives to redefine the impact of museums on their communities. Free with registration https://givebutter.com/uxSDFi

Upcoming January classes at Plains Art Museum! Register today—space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/🟥 Figure Dr...
01/03/2025

Upcoming January classes at Plains Art Museum! Register today—space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/

🟥 Figure Drawing - Tuesdays for six weeks: January 21-February 25, 6-9 PM (18+)
🟩 Heart in Hands Dish - Thursday, January 27, 6-7 PM (Ages 4-8)
🟪 Family Ceramics: Winter Cabins - Monday, January 13, 6-8:30 PM (All Ages)

Join us for Kid Quest: Wonderful Weaving on Saturday, January 4, from 1 to 4 pm! Follow us over, under, and through the ...
01/02/2025

Join us for Kid Quest: Wonderful Weaving on Saturday, January 4, from 1 to 4 pm! Follow us over, under, and through the galleries on our way to the studio! Create a woven wall hanging after finding inspiration from textured artworks in the gallery. Kid Quest is FREE fun for the whole family! Popular art adventures are in the museum galleries, and art making is in the Center for Creativity. Free with registration: https://ow.ly/C8At50UyRFP

Made possible by grants from Xcel Energy Foundation and Kiwanis Club of Fargo.

🎆 Happy New Year! Plains Art Museum and the Center for Creativity will be closed on New Year's Day 🎇
01/01/2025

🎆 Happy New Year! Plains Art Museum and the Center for Creativity will be closed on New Year's Day 🎇

🎆 Plains Art Museum and the Center for Creativity will be closed on New Year's Eve (12.31) & Day (1.1). 🎇
12/31/2024

🎆 Plains Art Museum and the Center for Creativity will be closed on New Year's Eve (12.31) & Day (1.1). 🎇

🎉 Ring in 2025 with upcoming ceramic classes at Plains Art Museum! Register today—space is limited. Register today, spac...
12/26/2024

🎉 Ring in 2025 with upcoming ceramic classes at Plains Art Museum! Register today—space is limited. Register today, space is limited. https://plainsart.org/create/

🟥 Introduction to Ceramics - Wednesdays for eight weeks: January 8 - February 26, 6-9 p.m.
🟩 Clay for Couples - Friday, January 10, 6:30-9 p.m.
🟪 Youth Wheel Throwing - Saturday, January 11, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Plains Art Museum & the Center for Creativity will be closed on December 24 & 25. Happy Holidays!
12/25/2024

Plains Art Museum & the Center for Creativity will be closed on December 24 & 25. Happy Holidays!

In 2025, Plains Art Museum will celebrate FIFTY YEARS in our community! We are immensely grateful to the hundreds of com...
12/20/2024

In 2025, Plains Art Museum will celebrate FIFTY YEARS in our community! We are immensely grateful to the hundreds of community members like you who built a nationally accredited art museum and a top-tier art education program.

YOU are invited to help Plains Art Museum keep our community creative and welcoming. Your gift to the year-end campaign keeps Plains Art Museum general admission free, every day of the week. Keep art accessible, and build a legacy that future generations can look back on with gratitude. Plains Art Museum is where you fit in.

Make your year-end gift today! https://plainsart.org/end-of-year-2024/

We’re leaning into the healing power of art! 🌟 In 2024, Plains Art Museum partnered with Sanford to bring creativity int...
12/19/2024

We’re leaning into the healing power of art! 🌟

In 2024, Plains Art Museum partnered with Sanford to bring creativity into pediatric care:

✨ Lily Pads - Infusion pole attachments designed for comfort and movement during treatment.

🎨 Art Kits - 80+ kits delivered to pediatric patients, with 200+ more coming in 2025!

As we step into 2025, we’re excited to expand the connection between art and health. Your support gives everyone the chance to experience the healing power of art by keeping Plains Art Museum general admission FREE every day of the week! Not a member yet? Join today and get 20% off classes! 💛

https://plainsart.org/end-of-year-2024/

A huge THANK YOU to Sanford Health

Plains Art Museum and the Center for Creativity will close today (12.19) at 5 p.m. Tonight's Artside Chat and Scribble N...
12/19/2024

Plains Art Museum and the Center for Creativity will close today (12.19) at 5 p.m. Tonight's Artside Chat and Scribble Night are canceled. Stay warm!

📷 Wayne Gudmundson, Verendrye, 2005, Gelatin silver print

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704 1st Avenue N
Fargo, ND
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Tuesday 11am - 5pm
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Friday 11am - 5pm
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