MSUM School of Art

04/22/2026

02/23/2026

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Red River Women’s Studies Conference 2026

**THEME: Unfinished Revolutions: Feminism, Art and the Legacies of Resistance

The 2026 Red River Women's Studies Conference (RRWSC) invites session proposals from women’s and gender studies related topics and social justice issues. The RRWSC is being held on Friday, March 27, 2026 at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM), and the theme is "Unfinished Revolutions: Feminism, Art, and the Legacies of Resistance."

The Red River Women’s Studies Conference is hosted yearly by a collective of colleges and universities in the Red River Valley that support women’s and gender studies initiatives across all disciplines. This year will focus on themes of art and resistance across generations, emphasizing the enduring legacies of social movements as initiated, documented and shared through diverse forms of art and visual culture. We invite scholars, artists, and activists to submit proposals for papers, complete panels, or roundtable discussions on this theme, or themes related to women’s and gender studies. In focusing on art, we aim to highlight its potential as an active site of resistance, through creating visibility, encouraging participation and social engagement, and preserving crucial knowledge across generations. In joining together, we seek to investigate creative methods and movement-building strategies across decades and look at how past acts of dissent inform and inspire us to address the challenges we currently face in our society.

Featured speakers include artists Rachel Breen, Anna Johnson, Delia Touché and Sandra Menefee Taylor.

The purpose of the RRWSC is to provide faculty, students, and the community with the opportunity to share their experiences and expertise, engage in dynamic conversations, and network with colleagues from across the Red River Valley to build a robust and inclusive community of support.

** Proposals are due March 1st 2026 (no more than 300 words)

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02/17/2026

02/17/2026

Check out this incredible show featuring several of our current and former School of Art students!

02/11/2026

We invite you to visit the MSUM Diederich Art Gallery to view our Annual Student Juried Exhibition. This year's juror was MSUM Alumni, Jonathan Twingley. We are grateful for Jonathan's expertise and engagement. Our students had a great time learning from him in class and attending his lecture.

The exhibition is up through March 5 with a reception on Feb 19, 4:30-7pm.

If you want to learn more about Jonathan you can check out his website. https://www.twingley.com/

12/10/2025

Please visit the Rourke to enjoy a lovely pop-up exhibition for Dr. Qing (Ben) Zhu. We are so lucky to have Ben as our visiting scholar and artist in residence.

We're pleased to present a pop-up exhibit of watercolors by Dr. Qing (Ben) Zhu in the Northeast Gallery. He is presently a visiting scholar at MSUM from the School of Arts at Anhui University in Anhui Province, China. Stop in to The Rourke to enjoy fourteen of Ben's luminous artworks.

11/16/2025

This story highlights contributions from many talented women artists including Laura Youngbird, a School of Art faculty member.

11/13/2025

Gauntlet Sculpture Unveiling and Reception | Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 3 p.m. | CMU Sun Garden Lounge

Join us for the unveiling of Gauntlet, a powerful new sculpture by Dennis Williams, a contemporary Indigenous artist, a member of the White Earth Nation-Pillager Band of Ojibwe, and a Minnesota State Moorhead art education major.

Gauntlet reflects the challenges and choices of education, rooted in Ojibwe heritage and resilience. It is now part of the Comstock Memorial Union’s permanent art collection.

11/11/2025

Kathy Freese is an alumni of MSUM's School of Art. Please visit the Rourke and check out this amazing exhibition!

10/02/2025