UND Art Collections

Tonight and tomorrow! See you there!
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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. 💙 🎶 🐠 🐋 🐙 🎨

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!

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.

It’s already time to plan for spring!

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

Laurel Reuter Memorial | North Dakota Museum of Art 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...

Opening at the UND Art Collections Gallery at the Empire next week! 🐟

This exhibition is officially closed but thank you so much to all who stopped in! Next week we'll be bringing you a brief UND Military History exhibition, and then a faculty art exhibition in October! Happy Homecoming week, Hawks!

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Come see us at the Memorial Union Gallery! Open 9-4 M-F

Thursday at 4:30 is the closing reception for ND Clay! This is your last chance to see the show and celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the ND Products vase. Don Miller will be present and we'll give a short talk at 5pm. Lots of fun and food, free and open to the public. Memorial Union Gallery, UND!

North Dakota Clay Closing Reception Please join us at the MUG for our closing reception for North Dakota Clay: A Selection of UND Pottery Accompained by the Paintings of Paul Barr. It is free and open to the public. There will be refreshments followed by a gallery talk at 5pm. This exhibition was specially curated to align with the 36...