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The Rural Arts Traveling Exhibition titled “The Great Open: Photographs from North Dakota” sponsored by the North Dakota Museum of Art will be held at the Viking Building in Fessenden from Friday, March 15 - Wednesday, March 27.
The exhibition will be available for viewing Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A reception will be held on Monday, March 18 at 6 p.m.
The North Dakota Museum of Art is the state’s official art museum. As it is located in Grand Forks, it can be difficult for schools to plan day trips to the museum. Due to the great distances some schools face, the museum started touring exhibitions to towns throughout North Dakota through its Rural Arts Initiative program, which started in 2003.
The Museum’s Education Department delivers, installs, and de-installs exhibitions of original artwork free-of-charge to North Dakota communities.
A primary goal of the Museum’s Rural Arts Initiative program is to provide North Dakota schools with quality arts education opportunities. The Museum works with community members to bring schools within a 50 to 60-mile radius of the exhibition site to participate in this unique arts education program.
To assist schools with out-of-pocket expenses, the museum offers travel reimbursements for North Dakota schools wishing to participate. Lesson plans and activities are also available for free download on the museum’s website (ndmoa.com/)
