Tracker Pixel for Entry

​ART ON THE PLAINS XII: ATMOSPHERE

Arts | March 30th, 2016

By Elle Anderson

This is the twelfth year that the Plains Art Museum will be holding Art on the Plains, a competitive exhibition of contemporary art.

Most of the artists are from the Great Plains region, but there are some competitors from Canada. This event exposes the public to new and mature talent from the area, and helps the artists show their work.

Atmosphere on the Plains was an event in which three artists discussed their submissions of artwork. Each piece was created much differently than any other. The artists discussed how their artwork spoke to atmosphere on the Great Plains.

Let’s meet the artists:

Ann Arbor Miller

Currently, Miller lives in Fargo and studied Visual Communication at Ohio University. In 2013, Miller was asked to photograph buildings for an article. During the trip she came across an abandoned school in Sandstone, Minn.

“I enjoy finding scenes in situations to document”, says Miller. Her photograph is of chalkboards that were layered one on another. When the school was shut down the chalkboards were torn off. In the photograph, you will notice the different layers from each chalkboard and the writing that is left over.

Eric Santwire

Santwire lives in Fergus Falls and studied Studio Art at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He collaborated with Naomi Schliesman to create a unique piece of art. Santwire had found some x-rays of Schliesman’s teeth and decided to run with them. They both have had health issues and many x-rays. The other objects in the x-rays are of flowers. “There was a lot of layering of the photos to create this final piece”, says Santwire. Schliesman’s half of the collaboration was simpler than Santwires. He had fun working with Schliesman on this piece and the work was balanced perfectly. Together they created the final piece pictured below.

Osteoblast in Bloom


Gin Templeton

Templeton resides in Fargo and studied at the College of St. Benedict and University of Minnesota. She has had much of her artwork at the Uptown Gallery and The Plains Art Museum. She takes classes and continues to learn. Templeton enjoys painting abstract art and never has preconceived plans for a painting. The painting she created is an array of the color orange, and later she added fabric and paper. “I think a painting is more successful when you get in the zone and just go for it”, says Templeton. She always names her paintings after they’re completed, never before.

It was very interesting to listen to the different processes each artist went through to create their final piece. There are many different ways to create art, even with words. There was hard time and work put into each piece by the artists.

IF YOU GO

Art on the Plains XII

February 6- May 21

Fred J. Donath Memorial / William and Anna Jane Schlossman Galleries

Plains Art Museum

704 First Ave. N

701-551-6100

Recently in:

By Alicia Underlee NelsonSenate Bill 2307 has passed, despite testimony against it from North Dakota residents and library professionals. The bill, which restricts access to library materials, now awaits Governor Armstrong’s…

By Prairie Rose Seminolems.prairierose@gmail.com I was a child who walked behind my parents into classrooms and kitchens, spaces of song and prayer, where teachings lived in the air and settled on my shoulders. I didn’t yet have…

Saturday, April 26, 1:30-3:30 p.m.Rourke Art Gallery + Museum, 521 Main Ave., MoorheadThings are coming up rosy at the Rourke in a true feast of the senses during the third annual “Gallery in Bloom” exhibit. The pop-up…

By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com I feel like reading a newspaper is the equivalent of listening to music on vinyl. Not only is it analog, it’s an experience. I might be a little biased, but there's something about the rustling…

By Ed Raymondfargogadly@gmail.comThe wizards and kleagles in whites now wear blue suits and red tiesA hundred years ago, more than 30,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan from virtually every state in the Union wearing their white…

By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…

By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com After a very inspiring conversation with Kayla Houchin of Sonder Bakehouse a few weeks ago, I decided that it’s an appropriate time to write a column about some of the sweet people who are involved…

Mooncats and Pert Near Sandstone play Empire TheatreBy Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThe MoonCats describe themselves as “Americonscious Campfire Folk.” They have a clear acoustic folk sound with a sense of whimsy — think…

By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comRyan Coogler goes big and bold with “Sinners,” a sweaty, bloody vampire movie set in 1932. The filmmaker stuffs this universe with enough ideas to serve a limited-series season of episodic…

By Raul Gomez Modern Man was a gentle soul. If you were down or just wanted a friend, he’d be there for you. I remember the first day I met Modern Man. It was Jeremiah Fuglseth and me. He wanted to write about this legendary…

By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts named Milt and Bradley Barker about an upcoming event they will be putting on at Brewhalla. What…

By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…

By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…

By Josette Ciceronunapologeticallyanxiousme@gmail.com What does it mean to truly live in a community —or should I say, among community? It’s a question I have been wrestling with since I moved to Fargo-Moorhead in February 2022.…

By Alicia Underlee NelsonProtests against President Trump’s policies and the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are planned across North Dakota and western Minnesota Friday, April 4 and…

By Faye Seidlerfayeseidler@gmail.com In 2023, the Superintendent of Fargo Public Schools, Rupak Ghandi, gave a passionate plea to the Fargo School Board to follow federal law, because a recently passed state law would increase…