UND Art Collections

09/28/2026

It’s homecoming week!! We’re celebrating with the really great art we picked up at TAG on Friday. We’ll share some of the great pieces we acquired for the permanent collections, highlighting regional artists and alumni first!
💖💚💖💚 Adam Kemp is a UND MFA alum and local legend, obviously. Image detail: Lincoln Park, Acrylic on canvas 2026

09/24/2026

UND Art Collections in partnership with and with the support of the Chester Fritz Library and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences is excited to be supporting TAG this year by adding several works and new artists to our permanent collections! Whose work will we purchase? Will we get the pieces we have our eyes on? 👀 We’ll find out Friday at 5:30! Hope to see you there! Chester Fritz Library

It's another record-breaker! TAG 2026 is, again, proud to present to the area's art-buying public, the upper Midwest's largest collection of fine art for purchase. Friday! Doors open at 5:30.

09/06/2026

Check out the events and lecture happening with this cool music/ceramics collab in Hughes!

Her workshops are Sept. 12, 19, and 26 Rooms 147/149 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. each day Dress to get a little clay covered! Free and open to the public. Please register for the workshops below.

07/23/2026

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Fun updates from UNDAC!

University of North Dakota art curators’ latest project: Transform library study rooms into immersive learning environments

04/17/2026

Tonight and tomorrow! See you there!
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11/16/2025

Sunday afternoon at the Empire! This 🌊 concert is going to be so fun! And while you’re there, take in the art exhibition, “Great Depths: An Aquatic Selection of Art from the Permanent Collections.” Sounds like the perfect afternoon of the arts in Grand Forks. 💙 🎶 🐠 🐋 🐙 🎨

11/15/2025

We had a great Veterans Day week at UND! 🇺🇸 We finished ours off by enjoying some great art from the artists at Arts for Vets. President Armacost issued the Colonel Eugene Myers President’s Award to Richard Hopkins, for his painting, Ascension. He also announced 3 Director’s awards! (Noted below) All 4 pieces will be added to our collections thanks to generous funding from the Myers Foundations. Thanks to all who celebrated with us and that you to our Veterans for the service. We are grateful for you!

10/29/2025

We recently learned of the passing of Dr. Art Jones, founding Director of UND Art Collections. Art began UNDAC over a decade ago when he realized that after years of UND collecting art the collections weren’t being properly cared for or utilized. He rallied for support to start the department and curated many fun exhibitions featuring collection highlights, historical works, and even an exhbition that focused solely on missing pieces of work — some of those pieces were found thanks to that show! He was relentless in his passion for art and acquired a large estate for the collections that ended up containing prints by Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, and more. He also began the living art museum project which included our partnership with the Empire Arts Center. Today more than 1,000 pieces of art grace the walls of our campus buildings and UNDAC is a vibrant hub for all things visual art. His legacy of art appreciation will forever be felt at UND. Our condolences to all who knew and loved him.

10/28/2025

It’s already time to plan for spring!

10/20/2025

Our thoughts and condolences are with our friends at the NDMOA. Laurel built an incredible legacy of art for our community.

Laurel ReuterOctober 17, 1943 – October 13, 2025 Laurel Jean Reuter passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, October 13, at the age of 81. She was surrounded by her artwork, family, friends, and her faithful cat Pretty Boy, just as she wanted. Laurel was born to George and Evelyn Wallace on O...