Message from the Executive Director: City budget decisions could be devastating for local arts sector
By Tania Blanich Executive Director, The Arts Partnership On Monday, September 30, the Fargo City Commission will consider additional cuts to the 2025 budget of “non-essential” services, including The Arts […]
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. […]
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 […]
Hector Airport entertains with live mini concerts that support local artists, musicians
The Dakota Brass Quintet performs at Hector International Airport on June 10. From left, Greg post, trumpet, Mike Wavra, trumpet, Pete Schiefelbeim, French horn, Lee Hoffsomer, trombone, Brian Tessman, tuba, […]
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 […]
