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Bismarck Artist Reception Documentary Released
Bismarck Artist Reception Documentary ReleasedA documentary about the 2019 North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Artists Reception has been released. The reception took place at the Bismarck Downtown Artists Cooperative on Friday, February 1 from 6-8 p.m. The...
2019 North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Award Winners Announced
2019 North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Award Winners Announced The North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Jury is proud to announce the award winners for the second annual art festival. Eight artists are being recognized and honored for their creativity,...
Artist and Water Protector Brennon Nastacio Commissioned to create Awards for Human Rights Arts Festival
Artist and Water Protector Brennon Nastacio Commissioned to create Awards for Human Rights Arts Festival Artist and Standing Rock Water Protector Brennon Nastacio has been commissioned to create original works of art for award recipients of the Second Annual Human...
Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Opens in Grand Forks
Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Opens in Grand ForksThe Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival opens Monday, March 11 at the Art Nest in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The exhibition will run through Thursday, March 28.An artist...
Fargo nonprofit seeks input on which issues 2019 Human Rights Festival should focus on
Fargo nonprofit seeks input on which issues 2019 Human Rights Festival should focus on This story was originally aired on WDAY on March 6, 2019. The original story can be found online here. By Andreas Haffar. FARGO — Combating human rights and social injustice issues...
Kay Gordon’s “I feel so honored”
Kay Gordon's "I feel so honored" Kay Gordon's "I feel so honored" is currently on display at the 2019 North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival. "I feel so honored" is part of an ongoing series of mixed media pieces exploring the presence of absence and how we feel a...
Giving Hearts Day: Lake Region Community Shelter
Giving Hearts Day: Lake Region Community Shelter Support the The Human Family on #GivingHeartsDay and help us tell the story of the effort to end #homelessness in North Dakota. Learn more about access to shelter on a future episode of Home. The Homelessness Crisis in...
Giving Hearts Day: The Least Among Us
Giving Hearts Day: The Least Among UsSupport the The Human Family on #GivingHeartsDay and help us tell the story of the effort to end #homelessness in North Dakota. Learn more about access to shelter on a future episode of Home. The Homelessness Crisis in North...
Kathleen Fettig to speak at Artist Talk
Kathleen Fettig to Speak at Artist TalkBismarck-based artist Kathleen Fettig will be at the Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival artist talk to share about her work, "Shattered Hope."The Artist Reception will take place on Friday, February 1, 2019, at...
Paul Noot to speak at Artist Talk
Paul Noot to Speak at Artist TalkBismarck-based artist Paul Noot will be at the Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival artist talk to share about his work, "Make Music for Us to Enjoy."The Artist Reception will take place on Friday, February 1, 2019, at...
Shane Balkowitsch to speak at Artist Talk
Shane Balkowitsch to Speak at Artist Talk Bismarck-based wet-plate photographer Shane Balkowitsch will be at the Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival artist talk to share about his work, "No Spiritual Surrender." The Artist Reception will take place...
Ali LaRock to Speak at Artist Talk
Ali LaRock to Speak at Artist Talk Bismarck-based artist Ali LaRock will be at the Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival artist talk to share about her work, "Awaken." The Artist Reception will take place on Friday, February 1, 2019, at the Bismarck...
Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival Opens in Bismarck
Artist reception opens Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival in BismarckThe Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival opens Friday, February 1 at the Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative in Bismarck, North Dakota.An artist reception will...
Arts reflect on human rights at Plains event
Arts reflect on human rights at Plains event This story was originally aired on WDAY and the Inforum on January 24, 2019. The original story can be found online here. By Emily Driscoll. FARGO — After receiving harsh criticism on a poem she wrote, Emily Vieweg didn’t...
‘Human rights on a human level’ event gives new perspectives on issues society faces
'Human rights on a human level' event gives new perspectives on issues society faces This story was originally aired on KVRR on January 25, 2019. The original story can be found online here. By Andreas Haffar. FARGO — To make a difference in your community, you may...
Emily Vieweg to Perform “VISION” at Artist Talk
Emily Vieweg to Perform "Vision" at Artist Talk Fargo-based poet Emily Vieweg will be at the Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival artist talk to perform her work, "Vision." The Artist Reception will take place on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Plains...
Brett Lysne to Speak at Artist Talk
Brett Lysne to Speak at Artist TalkFargo-based artist Brett Lysne will be at the Second Annual North Dakota Human Rights Arts Festival artist talk to share about his work, "The Lower Forty-Eight (HHOSTILE)."The Artist Reception will take place on Wednesday, January...
Kianoush Abedi’s “Alphabet” to screen at The Seven
KIANOUSH ABDEI's "ALPHABET" to screen at The Seven Kianoush Abdei's "Alphabet" will screen at the first annual Seven event. The event takes place on Thursday, January 24 at North Dakota State University's Century Theatre at Memorial Union. An animated work from Iran's...