Author Archives: The Arts Center

Soul of the Community

Posted on May 20, 2013 by The Arts Center

My post last week, Pondering Public Art/Beyond the Buffalo generated some great comments.  People were enthusiastic about growing Jamestown’s cultural assets and I received a variety of useful links and data to help this process move forward. I particularly wanted … Continue reading →

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Pondering Public Art

Posted on May 15, 2013 by The Arts Center

I’ve recently returned from travels and I’m convinced that there is both a need and a benefit to public art. You ask, what’s public art? Here, I’m talking about anything that is put on display in a public location that … Continue reading →

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A Family Affair – Woiwode Book Signing

Posted on April 16, 2013 by The Arts Center

Its increasingly evident that creativity runs in families.  I see it in the arts, particularly the visual, musical and literary arts.   Its really wonderful to see how the family’s art changes from generation to generation. Sometimes there are subtle … Continue reading →

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Experience the Exotic Sounds of Morocco

Posted on April 9, 2013 by The Arts Center

The exotic sounds of Arab-Andalusian and Sephardic music of Morocco will be performed in Jamestown as part of The Arts Center’s involvement in the Caravanserai program. Not just any musicians, but world-renowned performers in the genre. As part of a … Continue reading →

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Federal Budget and Arts Funding

Posted on April 2, 2013 by The Arts Center

Last Wednesday, North Dakota artists and arts professionals gathered in Bismarck for the Statewide Arts Conference & Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Jamie Hand, Design Specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts was the keynote speaker and panelist for a day … Continue reading →

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Amazing!

Posted on March 20, 2013 by The Arts Center

No blog last week, sorry about that, but it was time to write the Institutional Support Grant for the North Dakota Council on the Arts. This grant is submitted every three years and is very important to sustaining our organization. … Continue reading →

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Bunde’s Exhibit Has it All – Come and Meet the Artist

Posted on March 5, 2013 by The Arts Center

Sometimes there are projects that just speak to people. Shelly Julian Bunde’s exhibition does just that. She Left For Good One Time, But Came Back is an exhibit of tiny portraits and one-line stories of 53 fictional North Dakota women–one from … Continue reading →

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Jamestown Artist on Display at JRMC

Posted on February 19, 2013 by The Arts Center

Growing up in Jamestown North Dakota, one of my earliest memories is of my time spent drawing on a large slate chalkboard in the back room of my mother’s business. I loved spending long days filling and refilling the board … Continue reading →

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Forget the Snow by Making Gala Plans

Posted on February 11, 2013 by The Arts Center

I walked into my office this morning to room full of auction items. The Arts Center’s Gala auction committee has been hard at work gathering unusual and exotic items for the event. I found myself already imagining where this or … Continue reading →

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One-Stop Shopping for Arts Events

Posted on February 4, 2013 by The Arts Center

North Dakota’s four region, four site Culture Pulse arts web resource for all things art has been revamped to a single website to find arts activities throughout the state. Now called myNDarts.com the site connects arts providers and artists with … Continue reading →

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