Fargo, ND – On Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 7 pm – midnight, Plains Art Museum, its board of directors, and Presenting Sponsor Livewire invite you to the Museum’s 27th annual Spring Gala, 2024: Sci-Fi Artistry.
Spring Gala 2024: Sci-Fi Artistry will feature world-class event production by Livewire, hors d’oeuvres from Chef’s Table + Urban Foods, desserts from Nichole’s Fine Pastry and Café, and a wine tasting by 27-year sponsor, Happy Harry’s Bottle Shops. Guests will dance the night away to music from DJ Star IV and Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome. The event will also feature sci-fi inspired art adventures courtesy of Fargo Pinball, Puzzled Escape Rooms, and Folkways. Gala attendees are encouraged to view the art galleries, which are always free and open to the public thanks in part to support generated on Spring Gala night, and guests are also encouraged to bid on high-quality art in a silent auction. All proceeds benefit Plains Art Museum, the only accredited art museum in North Dakota.
This year’s theme was inspired in part by a painting that Plains Art
Museum cares for in its permanent collection, Toward the Sun by John
Berkey. Berkey is a renowned sci-fi artist born in North Dakota. He created art for NASA, National Geographic, Star Wars, King Kong, Dune, Popular Mechanics, and many sci-fi books. Donations on Gala night help the Museum maintain the rigorous standards for accreditation, which gives the Museum the ability to showcase internationally recognized artists like Berkey for all the community to enjoy.
