Brad Bachmeier’s ceramic and mixed-media vessel “Sierra Ecotone” was juried into the 41st Annual Yosemite Renaissance Exhibition. YR41 will open at Yosemite Gateway Art Center in Oakhurst, CA, Saturday, March 21st. The Artists Reception will take place Saturday, March 28th, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. YR41 TRAVELING EXHIBIT – The show will travel until Feb 2027. Traveling venues include Kings Art […]
During his sabbatical year, Professor Brad Bachmeier has completed the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) Core Courses in Appraisal Studies and Fine Art, and the 2024–2025 USPAP certification, the national ethical and professional standard for appraisers. The ISA is the largest nonprofit professional personal property appraisal organization in the United States, known for its rigorous training, peer‑reviewed standards, and specialization […]
A new Airport Art Program at Hector International Airport is expanding regional cultural representation for the millions of travelers who pass through Fargo-Moorhead each year. Over the past 18 months, Brad Bachmeier, Art Professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, played a key role in leading the development of the program and now serves on the Airport Art Committee. He also […]
“Landscape Impressionism is Plein Air” In the 152 years since the first Impressionist Exhibit, tens of thousands of books and articles have been written. The one thing they all seem to agree on: “This Art is radically different.” Minnesota State Moorhead School of Art senior Marc Windahl is giving a public presentation of his original thesis as part of the […]
The work of women artists spanning 400 years is on view at the Plains Arts Museum in Fargo, from an etching by 17th-century Italian Baroque artist Elisabetta Sirani to a contemporary piece by Laura Youngbird of Breckenridge, Minn. “This exhibition is a celebration of women artists who have historically been excluded,” says Danielle Gravon, the chief curator. Read it here: […]