2024 NDSU Chamber Music Festival ‘something special’ for music lovers
For the tenth anniversary of the NDSU Chamber Music Festival August 26 through 29, Challey School of Music Artistic Director and Associate Professor of Piano Tyler Wottrich wanted a classic […]
Creativity can uncover treasured memories while grieving
In “Bird By Bird,” a classic book on the craft of writing, Anne Lamott recalls a childhood memory of watching her brother cry over a difficult school assignment about birds. […]
Photographer W. Scott Olsen’s ‘The 6|7 Project’ documents early-morning life in the metro
For many, the hour of 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. is a liminal one. The night isn’t quite over and the day hasn’t yet fully arrived, or as photographer W. […]
Fargo’s Soul Solutions clay studio taps into healing elements of art
Soul Solutions Recovery Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor Adam Priebnow believes there’s a better way to heal from substance use disorders—and it includes art. “One person I’m working with now said […]
Artistic destination: Fargo’s Hector Airport brings local art to travelers
“Having art at the airport helps to create a bridge from the arts to the community. The art that’s on display expresses who we are and some of the values […]
Artist Jon Offutt’s enduring love story with glass
Glassblower Jon Offutt often finds inspiration in landscapes and uses them in his technique as a glassblower. He’s currently working on transferring landscape aesthetics into flattened, 2D forms, as well […]
Elevating emotions: Aerial artist Yvette Reyes heightens local movement arts
Aerial artist and FM Aerial & Movement Arts studio owner Yvette Reyes loves when things are up in the air. Her technique as an aerial movement artist levitates emotions in […]
Wild color: Local artist Alicia Hauff crafts inks and art from plants, metals and more
Hauff works with wild inks from materials she foraged from natural resources, such as flowers and avocado pits. When Fargo-based mixed media artist Alicia Hauff left the world of […]
West Acres art exhibit explores feel of color
How can you tastefully fill a vacated beauty counter retail space until another tenant moves in? With art, obviously. Carol Schlossman, consultant to West Acres Regional Shopping Center, a talented […]
Local artist profile: Karena Ness
Room to breathe. That about sums up how local visual artist Karena Ness describes her home state of North Dakota. “Growing up in North Dakota you have this […]
