Sat, Apr 5, 2025 11:00 AM 11:00 Sun, Mar 15, 2026 5:00 PM 17:00
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EVENT LINK: https://plainsart.org/exhibitions/jaque-fragua/

FEE: Free

Ghost Writing

Fred Donath, Jr. Memorial Gallery

April 5, 2025 - March 15, 2026

Ghost Writing is a compelling, mid-career retrospective showcasing work by Jaque Fragua, a contemporary artist from Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. Fragua works in a diverse array of media, including digital painting, sculpture, installation, and public art. His distinct style is characterized by bold colors and mark-making as well as thoughtful approach to appropriation.

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Apr

25

to Feb 7

Clay County, Fargo, Exhibition, Moorhead, Visual Arts, Visual Gallery

EXHIBITION: "Wíwahokičhiyapi—They Promised Things to Each Other" @ Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

Fri, Apr 25, 2025 11:00 AM 11:00 Sat, Feb 7, 2026 5:00 PM 17:00
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EVENT LNK: https://plainsart.org/exhibitions/wiwahokichiyapi/

FEE: Free

Wíwahokičhiyapi

They Promised Things to Each Other

April 25, 2026 - February 7, 2026

Fred Donath, Jr. Memorial Gallery

Treaties are living documents that are “the supreme law of the land” and remain legally binding agreements that establish the political relationship between Native Nations and the United States government. These agreements have established land boundaries, resource rights, reservations; they determine Tribal Nation citizenship and outline mutual obligations. The Influence of treaties and the policies surrounding them has been profound, shaping both traditional and contemporary Indigenous art and ways of making. This exhibition explores how treaties continue to resonate through Native creativity and expression.

Wíwahokičhiyapi: They Promised Things to Each Other is an overview of treaties in this country with a focus on those that pertain to our region. This exhibition is developed in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Plains Art Museum partnered with Lakȟóta Archeologist Tyrel Iron Eyes and Giiwedinnong Treaty Museum’s Logan Monroe, Don Wendl, and Winona LaDuke. Our partners contributed research that informed and shaped the development of this exhibition.

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Jul

5

to Jan 4

Fargo, Exhibition, Clay County, Moorhead, Photography, Visual Arts

EXHIBITION: "Murray Lemley: Fifty Years of Photography and Design" @ Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

Sat, Jul 5, 2025 11:00 AM 11:00 Sun, Jan 4, 2026 5:00 PM 17:00
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EVENT LINK: https://plainsart.org/exhibitions/murray-lemley/

FEE: Free

Murray Lemley: Fifty Years of Photography and Design

The Ruth and Seymour Landfield Atrium, Xcel Energy Gallery, and Starion Bank Gallery

July 5, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Fifty Years of Photography and Design is a retrospective exhibition celebrating Murray Lemley’s artistic career.

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Sep

2

to Feb 8

Art Show, Exhibit, Exhibition, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, Exhibition Tour, Fargo, Moorhead

EXHIBITION TOUR: "Rimer Cardillo: DEEP ECOLOGY" @ Art Project 605 (+ Various Locations)

Tue, Sep 2, 2025 10:00 AM 10:00 Sun, Feb 8, 2026 5:00 PM 17:00
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EVENT LINK: https://www.emceramics.studio/art-project-605

FEE: Free

2025

RIMER CARDILLO

DEEP ECOLOGY

Resistant Allusions

an exhibition in partnership with Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota

Few artists today embody the urgent call of environmentalism as powerfully as Rimer Cardillo.

The Uruguayan-American artist has spent over fifty years building a body of work that mourns, warns and ultimately inspires. His art connects directly to the idea of Deep Ecology, a philosophy that insists we can no longer separate human survival from the survival of all living things.

For Cardillo, this is no abstract theory. His work traces a lineage from the genocide of Indigenous peoples to the extinction of plants and animals, as well as the destruction of earth's ecosystems. It is a continuum of loss, but also a call to recognize that all life is interconnected. Since his student days in Uruguay during the late 1960s, Cardillo has used his art to memorialize what has vanished and warn of what could still disappear. The result is a haunting, beautiful and deeply ethical visual language.

Resistant Allusions, on view at Art Project 605, is Cardillo’s most recent body of work, 26 digital color photographs with woodcut, silkscreen, and drawing.

Deep Ecology unfolds across four partner institutions in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. Audiences are encouraged to visit all four exhibitions, each offering a distinct lens on Cardillo's career.

Location

Art Project 605

605 Washingto Ave

Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Click here to see a map of all four locations.

Artist Reception: Thursday, September 11 from 6 to 8 pm.

Art Project 605 Dates and Hours

September 2-30, 2025

Tuesday–Friday, 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday, 11 am to 1 pm

And by appointment: 917-971-7712

Partner Institution Dates

Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

August 28, 2025-February 8, 2026

Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN

August 28-September 30, 2025

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, Moorhead, MN

January 8-February 8, 2026

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Dec

19

6:30 PM18:30

Adult Workshop, Clay Workshop, Clay County, Fargo, Moorhead

WORKSHOP: "Mug Club: Cocoa Mug" @ Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

Friday, December 19, 2025
6:30 PM 9:00 PM 18:30 21:00
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EVENT LINK: https://www.hisawyer.com/plains-art-museum/schedules/activity-set/1590516?source=all-activities

FEE: $60/$48 members

Mug Club: Cocoa Mug

Friday, December 19, 6:30-9 pm

Join the Mug of the Month Club! Each month, we’ll gather to create a one-of-a-kind mug while exploring different ceramic techniques, forms, and finishes. Stay warm in December by making a hot cocoa mug. Whether you're a beginner or a returning maker, every session offers a fresh project and something new to learn. Come for the clay—stay for the community (and the mugs)!

Ages: 18+

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Jan

22

6:30 PM18:30

Artist Talk, Clay County, Fargo, Moorhead

ARTIST TALK: "Guerrilla Girls" @ Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

Thursday, January 22, 2026
6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
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EVENT LINK: https://givebutter.com/guerrilla-girls

FEE: General Admission Ticket- $50.00 / VIP Meet and Greet Ticket- $100.00

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Artist Talk: Guerrilla Girls

January 22, 2026 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6PM; VIP meet + greet @ 5PM)

In celebration of the exhibition Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity at Plains Art Museum, the Guerrilla Girls will visit North Dakota for the first time.

The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous feminist artists and activists who expose gender and racial inequalities in the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 in response to an international exhibition of art at the Museum of Modern Art that included less than 8% women artists.

At Plains Art Museum in Fargo, only 10.5% of the permanent collection’s 6,000 objects were made by women artists.

What can be done to achieve equality in the arts? When the Guerrilla Girls protests were ignored, they turned to ‘guerrilla’ art tactics, like wheat-pasting posters across Manhattan. This included their famous piece “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met Museum?” that read “Less than 5% of the artists in the Modern Art Sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female.”

Join us at Plains Art Museum to hear directly from the Guerrilla Girls.

Members receive a 15% discount on tickets! Become a member HERE to receive the promo code to use at checkout. Already a member? Contact development@plainsart.org for your code.

On January 22, 2026, at 6:30 pm, the Guerrilla Girls will deliver their classic presentation with a Fargo twist. (And yes, they will remain anonymous throughout their presentation.) VIP ticket holders will have priority seating as well as an opportunity to meet the Guerrilla Girls before their gig.

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Jan

23

11:00 AM11:00

Clay County, Fargo, Moorhead, Workshop

WORKSHOP: "Guerrilla Girls Workshop" @ Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND

Friday, January 23, 2026
11:00 AM 1:00 PM 11:00 13:00
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EVENT LINK: https://www.hisawyer.com/plains-art-museum/schedules/activity-set/1692061?day=2026-01-23&view=cal&source=camps

FEE: $100 (Registration required)

Guerrilla Girls Workshop

Friday, Jan 23, 2026, 11:00am - 1:00pm

The Guerrilla Girls will host an art activism workshop at Plains Art Museum designed to help participants find and express their activist voices for the causes they care about most.

Learn how to make your voice heard with art!
In this workshop, you’ll explore the methods, strategies, and tactics used by the Guerrilla Girls to design your own eye-catching posters with powerful messages. Throughout the process, you’ll receive step-by-step guidance from your instructors and collaborate with other activism-minded creators in small group settings.

These workshops coincide with the exhibition Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativityand mark the Guerrilla Girls’ first-ever visit to North Dakota. The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous feminist artists and activists who have exposed gender and racial inequalities in the art world since forming in New York City in 1985. They first came together in response to a major Museum of Modern Art exhibition that included less than 8% women artists.

At Plains Art Museum in Fargo, only 10.5% of the permanent collection’s 6,000 objects were made by women artists. What can be done to achieve equality in the arts? When their early protests were ignored, the Guerrilla Girls turned to “guerrilla” art tactics—like wheat-pasting posters across Manhattan—including their now-iconic piece Do women have to be naked to get into the Met Museum?

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