“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: […]
Art Education Program Director, Brad Bachmeier, headlined the Sourcewell Region 5 Service Cooperative Arts Professional Development day in Staples, MN on Sep. 30. Professor Bachmeier presented three professional development sessions, ranging from Creative careers and emerging opportunities for student vocations to career transitions for educators. Bachmeier also presented on utilizing Social-Emotional Learning strategies for creating engaging and relevant curricula in […]
Minnesota State Moorhead alum, Amanda Frost, and current Moorhead student Alessa Herrera Grant are attempting to answer the question, “Why Fargo-Moorhead?”. Over the past summer, Alessa participated in CampusFM’s 12-week creatorship, learning from Amanda, the CampusFM coordinator for the company Folkways, along with other guest speakers. CampusFM’s overall goal is to keep graduates in the Fargo-Moorhead area by strengthening connections […]
Annabelle Matthews is ushering in a new tradition for education students at Moorhead: being equipped with AI tools to better educate the next generation of students. “I have a lot of students from different cultures, so I’m able to research with AI and figure out ways to best support them and adjust assignments to meet them where they are at.” She is […]