Artist Q&A: Jon Offutt
By Tania Blanich Like many art lovers who call Fargo-Moorhead home, I’ve known Jon Offutt for about 40 years – years before he found his calling as a glass artist.

Mylissa Fitzsimmons: Fargo Film Festival 2025
In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month and 2025’s theme of “Moving Forward Together.” During the month, we honor female artists of the past, present and future by featuring women

Public Invitation: Share your input on local art initiatives at “Imagine an Artful West Fargo”
West Fargo artists and art supporters are invited to put on their creative thinking caps to “Imagine an Artful West Fargo,” Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., at the West Fargo Fire

Artist Profile: Isaiah Johns
The lead storytellers in artist Isaiah Johns’s paintings are nature’s sweeping vistas, dense forests, brawny mountains and large land animals. “I’m inspired by creation. There’s something that’s within me that

Artist profile: W. Scott Olsen
‘Fargo Street’ photography book aims to showcase downtown Fargo, Moorhead Instead of chasing inspiration, photographer W. Scott Olsen prefers to take a seat on a park bench and wait for

Moorhead Friends Writing Group
Read The Forum’s e-paper edition of this article “A place where logophiles, those who love words, can meet and share their knowledge.” It’s not the official mission statement of Moorhead

Traveling compositions: Ellen Jean Diederich
Read the ePaper version of this article Ellen Diederich painted “Shade and Shelter” while in California, and said her piano practice and warm-ups influenced the creation of the piece, which
Local art holiday gift guide
The Arts Partnership encourages shoppers to support local artists and performers this holiday by purchasing gifts at local galleries, buying tickets to local performances and donating to favorite local arts

Art and health converge in Anne Labovitz exhibition at Plains Art Museum
Featured photo credit: Anna Paige, The Forum Anne Labovitz unrolls a 30-to-60-foot-long painted canvas made of Tyvek™ and suddenly the polished gray gallery floor at Plains Art Museum in downtown

Behind the scenes: FM Opera
Contributed photos / FM Opera If a night at the opera doesn’t sound as enticing as a night on the couch, then you should meet opera singers Julie Ly and

Artist Profile: Jill Johnson
Local artist Jill Johnson holds up a binder containing her research for a poetry collection, “After the Swedish Party,” which examines her family’s Swedish immigrant experience. Contributed/Jill Johnson Johnson enabled

Meet local artist Jessi Larson
Artist and interior designer Jessi Larson relaxes in her home office in Fargo, ND. Contributed photos/Jessi Larson Jessi Larson’s home office faces east and gets the morning sun. Walls are