Student and alum create animation for school play

When Minnesota State Moorhead animation graduate Katie Muggli and current animation student Nicole Shoutz were offered the opportunity to create a projection animation for a Liberty Middle school play, they were surprised and excited to tackle the project. Using the skills they learned at Moorhead, they created something special. At MSUM, Katie and Nicole worked with different design software like […]

Art Students Jury MN State HS Leage Section 6

Eight advanced Art Education students gained valuable work experience serving as jurors for the MN State Section 6 Visual Arts Exhibition in New York Mills this spring. Students juried work in their areas of expertise over 10 media categories. Over 200 works were juried for awards with finalists selected to move on to the  State-wide Finals Competition.

Plains Art Museum features MSUM Art Faculty, Alumni & Students at Annual Gala: Wonderland

The 2025 Plains Art Museum Gala: Wonderland on May 3rd from 7PM-Midnight features the regional leadership and impact of MSUM’s School of Art faculty, alumni and students by featuring 15 artists in it’s event and exhibition. The Faculty featured include: Zhimi Guan, Brad Bachmeier and Laura Youngbird. Featured Alumni include: Trudy Stubson, Naomi Schliesman, Amber Parsons, Dennis Krull, Ellen Diederich, […]

Art Alumni Mickey Smith Exhibition Touring Internationally

US + NZ: On Tour / Morphologies Exhibition + Publication MSUM Art Alumni Mickey Smith’s Morphologies exhibition is touring nationally and internationally. In light of growing threats to US libraries, the show feels more timely by the day… After opening at Law Warschaw Gallery in St. Paul (2024), the exhibition is now touring—currently at Plains Art Museum in Fargo, with […]