By Caitlin Wilts Joanne Bekkerus, an MSUM alumna and current employee who has worked in building services for over 30 years, has used art to share her survival story of defeating ovarian cancer. Creating art using acrylic paint and tapping into her emotional journey has transformed the way she views life. Sanford’s Roger Maris Cancer Center celebrates her story by […]
An unusual exhibit titled “The Kitchen Sink” opened Aug. 27 in MSUM’s Art Gallery and runs through Sept. 13. As the title of the show indicates, “The Kitchen Sink” is an eclectic exhibition of various collections belonging to local collectors in the community, including faculty members in the School of Art and other MSUM employees. The exhibit puts on display […]
Brad Bachmeier and Dayna Del Val recently presented at the ND Tourism Conference. Their breakout session was entitled ” The importance of the Arts as Community Differentiators.” The session focused on how communities of all size can harness the power of public art as a way to drive local economies, attract employees and improve quality of life for citizens. The tourism […]
Tuesday, March 13 | 12-1 p.m. | CA 168 Wednesday, March 14 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | CA 168 Students in Contemporary Drawing Concepts and Methods will be presenting a pop-up show, Blink, in CA 168. The show will feature small works on paper. The opening of the show will be from noon – 1 p.m. on Tuesday, […]
MSUM student Olivia Bain won the Best Student Visual Artist award in The High Plains Reader’s Best of the Best 2015 awards. Best Student Visual Artist: Olivia Bain Olivia Bain is the very first winner of HPR’s Best Student Visual Artist award. The new category was added to increase awareness of young talented artists. Bain is a ceramics major at […]