
2023 State of the Arts: change creates opportunity
Learn more about the state of the arts in 2023 with this special message from The Arts Partnership Executive Director Tania Blanich.

Hough stuff: Local playwright Annie Hough on positivity and perseverance
If you’re hiding an artistic passion from the rest of the world because you’re too shy or worried people will get all judgy on you, that’s OK. You’re definitely not

2023 IAP grantees announced
FM Aerial and Movement Arts studio owner Yvette Reyes’ dream is to ”tell amazing stories” through aerial choreography. Like many local artists trying to see their dreams to fruition, Reyes

Meet Tania Blanich, interim executive director of The Arts Partnership
Blanich and sister Tamara rehearse in their mother’s dance studio. Contributed photo/Colburn Hvidston III for The Forum To say local art is in Tania Blanich’s blood is a bit of

Eight easy ways to support local artists and arts organizations
There is no shortage of art events, classes, exhibits, fairs and workshops in our amazing arts community. The hard part is choosing which ones to attend and support. So, we

2023 Art for All grant recipients announced
A ceramics workshop creates confidence in a mother recovering from a substance use disorder. A jingle dress-making class empowers a girl to explore her Indigenous heritage. A drum circle inspires

Theatre B’s ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ examines humanity’s existential noise
If you’re uncomfortable with silence, “Small Mouth Sounds,” on stage at Theatre B in Moorhead April 28 through May 20, may not be the theatrical performance for you. Or maybe

Brandi Malarkey’s Practical Kindness Project makes it cool to be kind
Practical Kindness guests share moments in their lives when someone gifted them a small act of kindness that made big impacts in their lives. The Practical Kindness project, founded by

46th Annual Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival
“Bison in Butternut,” by Bob Pedigo of Bismarck, is the piece students will be making under Pedigo’s tutelage. Contributed photo/Red River Valley Woodcarvers Info What: 46th Annual Red River Valley

Classic Dickens novel ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ inspires group exhibition at Spirit Room
Kary Janousek’s “Night and Daughter Sleep,” ambrotype, displays at the Spirit Room through April 29 as part of the gallery’s “Tale of Two Cities” group exhibition. Contributed/The Spirit Room The

Partner Profile: Bonanzaville Cass County Historical Society’s David Hubin
Bonanzaville Cass County Historical Society Curator David Hubin stands next to a steam-powered tractor inside an exhibit focused on bonanza farming, which paved the way for modern corporate farming practices.

ArtWORKS program puts art to work
Marvin employees gather in the break room where local art hangs on the walls (photos by Scott Seiler in the upper right) as part of a recent ArtWORKS installation. Marvin