Event Link: https://www.minnesota.edu/fine-arts-events

FEE: FREE and open to the public.

Jan. 16-May 11, Mary Jo Wentz, "The Fusion of Fiber and Nature," Waage Gallery

There is a joint artist reception on February 20 from 2-4 p.m. at M State-Fergus Falls.

Wending Through Watercolor Batik by Ruth Hanson | Charles Beck Gallery

The Fusion of Fiber and Nature by Mary Jo Wentz | Waage Gallery.

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FEE: FREE to attend gallery and artist talk.

“Hoofprints” by Sally Pat Williamson

February 3- May 1, 2025

Opening Reception March 23, 2025 3pm-5pm 

Through complementary color contrast and bright pops of deep reds and pinks, “Hoofprints” explores gender tropes as they relate to physical pain. The artist uses humor in the work to process physical trauma from a horse accident in 2011. 

The Spirit Room is pleased to present “Hoofprints”, a colorful exhibition that engages the viewer in ironic humor focused on how gender norms affect the way feminine bodies present pain. Curated by the artist, Sally Pat Williamson, and on view from February 3, 2025 to May 1, 2025, this solo gallery exhibition explores the intersection of humor and pain as they relate to our bodies. The opening reception, which is free to the public, for “Hoofprints” will take place on Sunday, March 23rd from 3:00 to 5:00pm. The Spirit Room Galleries are open weekdays from 1:00 to 5:00pm. 

Consisting of six paintings, the artist depicts horse backsides, personal hospital gifts, and glittering abstractions, all coelesing together to create a sense of irony and humor. 

The exhibition is complemented by being shown in Gallery Two. The intimate space encourages viewers to get personal with the work, something the artist hopes will encourage close inspection and introspection. 

Artist Bio

Sally Pat Williamson (b. 2000, Decatur, Georgia) is an interdisciplinary artist from Athens, Georgia, currently based in Fargo, North Dakota. Sally’s work pulls from notions of playful femininity by using dream-like aesthetics made with unconventional media and traditional oil and acrylic paint renderings. Conceptually, most of Sally’s art revolves around her childhood growing up in the deep South, the intimate relationships she cultivates, and the humorous absurdities of living in a world so enamored with upholding the gender binary. 

Sally received her Bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary art and design from the University of Georgia in December 2022. Since graduating, Sally relocated to Fargo, North Dakota and has been focusing on local public art ventures. Most recently, Sally has become the gallery manager at the Spirit Room in Downtown Fargo.  

IMAGE COMPOSITE: (Top to bottom): Image 1: Sally Williamson, “Shrimp Disassociation”, 10 inch diameter, acrylic and oil on stretched canvas, 2024. Image 2: Sally Williamson, “Kidney Bean”, 8 inch diameter, acrylic and oil on stretched canvas, 2024.

EXHIBITION CREDITS

“Hoofprints” is organized by The Spirit Room and curated by Sally Pat Williamson, Gallery Manager at the Spirit Room. We gratefully acknowledge sustained support for The Spirit Room provided by The North Dakota Council on the Arts and The Arts Partnership of Fargo/Moorhead.

Event Link: http://prairierenaissance.org

FEE: FREE to attend the Gallery

Event Link: https://www.therourke.org
FEE: FREE to attend Gallery and Museum

Annette DuBord: It's Never Nothing

Fri Apr 4th - Sun May 25th

Katherine-Kilbourne-Burgum/Gustavian-Gallery-Exhibit

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave, Moorhead, MN 56560, USA  

This exhibit is presented in part by the generous sponsorship support of Naomi RaMona Schliesman Artistry and Consulting.

About the Artist:

Annette “Nettie” DuBord was born in Fargo, ND. She studied Printmaking at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has exhibited in a solo show at the Spirit Room Gallery (2005), Upfront Gallery with Cameron Peterson (2008), and the Creative Arts Studio with James Ingberg (2011). She has participated in the Midwestern Invitational Exhibition at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum from 2003 to present, the 2013 Wabi-Sabi Show at the Spirit Room, the 2014 and 2018 Great Winter Crow Show at the Spirit Room, and the 2014 Equinox Show at the Uptown Art Gallery. She recently had a show called Tough Babies at the Spirit Room. Her work has won awards at the Hawley Art Show (2002, 2004, and 2007) and a Second Place award (2003) at the Hjemkomst Center for the Taste of the Valley Exhibition. She participated in the Norn Show at the Spirit Room in 2017. In 2003 she attended Frogman’s Print Workshop and studied Waterless Lithography from Russ Zerkel. In 2016 she studied Polymer Plate Lithography at Frogman’s with Kathryn and Andrew Polk. She was selected as one of the visual artists for the 2018 Arts Partnership CSA for her piece “Sprout.” In 2017 she was selected to print the Arts Partnership’s Giving Hearts Day Thank You Print.

Artist Statement:

My images deal with everyday feelings and emotions that are a common thread for most individuals. I like to deal with insecurities that are prevalent in my own life. Body image, bad habits, interactions with others, and random thoughts populate my imagery. Humor and whimsy work into my artwork as I prefer to laugh at my foibles. Life has become so serious with the over-bombardment of media and the digital world that I want to share the humor and fun that life can be. Sometimes I just think funny things and they appear on paper. Recently I have become fascinated with non-objective imagery, which I find relaxing and healing. I am having a great time creating these new images and am pleased with the outcome. No message, no meaning. If the viewer sees something in it and it gives them pleasure then we both win.

Event Link: https://www.therourke.org/calendar.html

FEE: FREE and open to public to view.

Chris Mortenson: The Air, thin and eager like this.

Fri Apr 11th - Sun Jun 8th

Main-Gallery-Exhibit

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave, Moorhead, MN 56560, USA  

Chris Mortenson is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts
and cultural heritage fund.

This activity is made possible by an allocation from The Longspur Prairie Fund at The Rourke.

The Air, thin and eager like this.

My work is driven by the need to understand my own connections to landscape and the relationships between cultural ideals of place and the use of the photographic imagery, which shapes and sustains how Americans think and talk about landscape. The work is rooted in the notion that, at its best, the photograph is a trace of reality, offering half-truths rather than being an authentic representation of what is inside the frame. Photographs tend to be a primary source of understanding about a place, conjuring ideas of the natural and unnatural, whether or not those representations are apt. The work I make questions the duality between our perceived notions of landscape and the realities of those landscapes, as well as the conflict felt within both natural and human-made landscapes.

The Air, thin and eager like this. is a survey of landscape through hunting and is comprised of both large color landscape photographs and portraits made using the palladium process. The practice of hunting is surrounded with emotions both for and against the killing of animals. It is often pointed to as an issue of sustainability and stewardship for the land as well as a positive economic force for rural communities for those who support it and as a bloodthirsty and unnecessary activity to those who oppose it. As a hunter who both enjoys hunting and dislikes the killing, I understand both of these arguments. This work is not an attempt to litigate those positions. It is an attempt to look at hunting as a method for understanding landscape and the conflicts it poses and what happens to the preconceived notions we have if what we are looking at doesn’t align with those ideas.

About the Artist
Chris Mortenson (b. 1979) is an artist and educator based in Moorhead, MN, where he is currently Associate Professor of Art at Concordia College. He has shown work work nationally and internationally at Coop Gallery in Nashville, TN; The Emergeandsee Media Arts Festival, Berlin, Germany; The Exhibition Hall, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia; The Saarijärvi Museum, Central Finland; 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX; The Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR; and at South x Southeast Photogallery, Molena, GA, among others. He holds a BFA from The University of South Dakota and an MA and MFA from The University of Iowa.

EVENT LINK: https://www.reddoorgallerywahpeton.com/call-for-worksartists.html
FEE: All artists exhibiting in this show must be members of the Red Door Art Gallery.

This is an open call for all artists who: Currently reside in North Dakota, Minnesota, or South Dakota, or those who call Wahpeton ND or Breckenridge MN their hometown or have a local connection.

Dates of Exhibition: May 20, 2025 May 31, 2025

Deadline for Submissions: May 10, 2025

Deadline for Arrival of Art: May 17, 2025

We invite artists to submit work that is priced at $100 or less. Forms of work include but are not limited to painting, drawing, sculptural work, photography, printmaking, mixed media, wood carvings, jewelry and textiles.

• Artists must submit an Artist’s Biography along with works if this is an artist’s first time exhibiting.

• While original works are preferred, prints or reproductions are acceptable. All pieces must be the work of

  the submitting artist.

• All works must include the following information: Title, Year Completed, Brief Description, Media Used,

  Dimensions, and Price.

• The maximum each artist can bring is 2-3 pieces of artwork.

• All works must be for sale, and priced with the understanding that the Red Door Art Gallery does take a 30% commission on all works. The commission must be included in your price. Include a detailed and clear inventory of all works for our records.

• The Gallery does reserve the right to exclude any artwork that does not meet the standards set by the Gallery’s Collections and Exhibitions Committee.

• All works that go on a wall must have a hanger on the back. All work must be equipped with a saw tooth hanger or wire.

• All artists exhibiting in this show must be members of the Red Door Art Gallery. Feel free to contact RDAG if you are unsure of your membership status.

• RDAG requests all artwork be able to stay in gallery throughout the entirety of the exhibit, except for in the event of a sale.

• RDAG reserves the curatorial discretion for all placement, lighting, display, and all other aspects of the exhibition of works

• Preference will be given to works that have not been previously exhibited at Red Door Art Gallery.

• Artist consignment agreement must be signed and/or previously on file before art can be accepted or

  exhibited.

  To Submit:

  Please send images and descriptions of work to: director@reddoorgallerywahpeton.com
  Images submitted to Red Door Art Gallery may be considered to be used in promotion of the exhibit.

  Artists are responsible for the delivery and/or shipping costs to and from the Red Door. If work is shipped, a reusable container must be used. RDAG is not responsible for damage during the shipment for any reason. Return shipment will be sent C.O.D. to the artist. No post office boxes will be accepted for return shipments.

  For more information contact the Gallery at (701) 591-1010 or email at director@reddoorgallerywahpeton.com

Event Link: https://www.kulcher.org

FEE: FREE open to the public to attend.

Please join us at the Artist’s Reception for Natural Dialogues: a collaborative project by photographer Jon Solinger, May 2, 4-6 pm. There will be a talk by Jon Solinger and some of the participants at 5:00 pm.
Natural Dialogues will be on display at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center from April
26 – May 24. In this exhibit, visual art and writing reveal the why behind the intentional relationships nine local residents enjoy with the natural world. This event is free and open to the public.

Project participants include:
Cheryl Bannes
Anna Lee
Lou Ann Muhm
Ron Roller
Kent Scheer
Naomi Ramona Schliesman
Candace Stock
Mike Tauber
Dax Wiersma

Jon Solinger is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Event Link: https://www.evansvilleartcenter.org/events/b-e-high-school-and-middle-school-exhibit

FEE: FREE to attend the art exhibition.

B-E Middle School and High School Exhibit

Exhibition on display Saturday, May 3, 2025 - May 24th, 2025

Evansville Arts Center, 111 Main Street, Evansville, MN 56326

Incredible Student Art!

The May exhibit in the Evansville Art Center Gallery features works created by Brandon-Evansville School District Middle School and High School art students who have been taught by of Art Instructor, Michelle Firchau. It is a wonderfully diverse collection from very talented individuals. Be sure to stop in and be amazed!

The Exhibit runs from May 3 through May 24 and can be seen during regular gallery hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays or by special appointment. There will be an Open House on May 3rd. Stop in and visit with the artists!

EVENT LINK: https://www.evansvilleartcenter.org/events/points-of-view-work-by-kathleen-richert-and-stuart-klipper
FEE: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Points of View: Work by Kathleen Richert and Stuart Klipper

Friday, June 6 - June 28, 2025

Evansville Arts Center, 111 Main Street, Evansville, MN 56326

June’s exhibit in the Gallery features work by water colorist, Kathleen Richert and photographer, Stuart Klipper in an exhibit entitled Points of View.

Stuart Klipper and Kathleen Richert

For decades Kathleen Richert and Stuart Klipper have wandered the countryside, separately and together, following tertiary routes and roads less traveled in search of subjects. Richert arms herself with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes; Klipper wields his trusty wide-field film camera (yes, film). Richert often quips, “Some trips we stop every thousand feet so Stuart can make a picture, but it only takes a sixtieth of a second. We may stop once or twice so that I can make a picture, and we are there for half an hour.”
Early on they discovered that they both prefer a rectangular landscape orientation. Both are drawn to subjects which are representative of a geographic area, but which include something specific and unique anchoring that image to a specific locale, even to its coordinates.

“Photography,” says Klipper, “is knowing where to stand.” For both Richert and Klipper, images begin with deciding where to stand— or sit — to frame their specific points of view.

Points of View will be exhibited in the Gallery from June 6 to June 28 and may be seen during regular Gallery hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. There is no charge.

There will be an Artist Talk presented on June 28 at 1:00 p.m., followed by a reception.