College of Arts & Humanities
Annual high school Art-a-Fair celebrates a decade

Annual high school Art-a-Fair celebrates a decade

Art exhibition open through Feb. 2

MSU Moorhead’s annual tri-state high school juried art exhibition runs through Feb. 2 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The juried exhibit is part of the School of Art’s Art-a-Fair, culminating in art workshops on Friday, Feb. 2

Collaborative public art project

A 60’ long collaborative public art Visual Art Sketchbook Mural project will be in progress on Friday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. in the art gallery.  The work entitled “Creating a Better World” will capture the ideas and images of the 300+ participants of what their generation thinks would create a more hopeful, just, and peaceful world.

Juried exhibit awards ceremony

A panel of professors has juried the exhibition sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Fargo. They will award over $1,000 in prize money at a ceremony Friday, Feb. 2, from 11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. Student winners will be announced in eight categories: painting, drawing, 2D mixed media, printmaking, functional pottery and crafts, sculpture, photography, and media arts. Prizes will be awarded to the best North Dakota and Minnesota schools.  


Art-a-fair workshops

More than 300 students and teachers from high schools in three states will attend workshops from 10 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. by visual art, media art and music faculty, advanced students, regional arts organizations, and local artists. Students select from topics including digital design, beginning wheel throwing, caricature art, sculpture, screen printing, advanced painting, body art, comics and illustration, art therapy, media art, music sessions, creative career possibilities and more.