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 they were trying to find crafts to help them navigate their early recovery,” Priebnow said. “They made a terrarium last week and told me, ‘It […]
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 that the community shares.” Shawn Dobberstein Hector Airport Executive Director Local visual artist Michael Dunn is a former ArtWORKS participating artist who has had his […]
Late-blooming local artists discover creative outlets and enhance their happiness
Frank McCourt published the novel Angela’s Ashes when he was 66 and Laura Ingalls Wilder was in her mid-60s when her beloved Little House series hit the best-seller lists. Of course, there’s Anna Mary Robertson, too. Better known as Grandma Moses, Robertson was 78 when she picked up a paintbrush and became one of the […]
MSUM documentary film students bring Felix Battles to life in ‘Pioneer Barber’
A person can be a lot in one lifetime. Take Felix Battles. He was a pioneer barber and community organizer, a Civil War veteran, and in his youth, a child slave valued at $600. The Felix Battles monument was dedicated in Fall 2023 near where Battles’ family home once stood. The memorial, located outside Minnesota […]
Self-taught success: Artist Steve Revland shares mental health, addiction struggles in memoir
To describe nationally recognized artist and Fargo native Steve Revland’s life as “simple” is a funny little contradiction. Best known for the wood furniture he handcrafts in a studio located just a few steps outside his home in north Fargo, Revland published a memoir in January 2023 called “Simply Revland: How to Succeed in Life […]
Staff profile: Project Manager Christina Johnson
There are just those people. The MacGuyvers— the ones who can practically build a shopping mall using a fingernail clipper and a Q-Tip. Christina Johnson is one of those people. The Arts Partnership’s project manager and longtime North Fargo resident wears many hats for the organization and possesses an affinity (and skill) for everything […]
The champagne of cheers: Hiahli releases new five-track EP, ‘Killer Hiahlife’
Local live hip-hop band Hiahli is back with a new EP release, “Killer Hiahlife,” a massively merry collaborative project two years in the making. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVXauzgqxJw “Hiahli,” pronounced high-uh-lie, is a play on the name of the sport Jai-Alai, which translates from the Basque language as “merry festival.” With genre-shattering sounds that playfully echo the likes […]
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 as jewelry. Contributed photo/Jon Offutt There’s good reasoning behind Handle With Care warnings on glass objects. Strong enough to use as a windshield, yet breakable […]
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 both subtle and jaw-dropping ways. If you’re unfamiliar, the aerial arts includes artistic dance, and often dramatic interpretive movement, performed in the air. It’s spectacular. […]
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 health care in 2021 to pursue a career in art, she knew it would be an evolution. Since opening her studio, Hauff has been prolific, […]
