Northwest Arts Center presents '2025 Juried Student Art Show'
MINOT, N.D. – The Northwest Arts Center proudly presents new work by Minot State University students. The annual “Juried Student Art Show” opens with a public reception on March 27 and is on view until April 24.
The exhibition has been an annual campus tradition since the 1970s and is key to preparing students for a professional gallery experience. Students gain valuable skills in preparing their artworks and will see the results firsthand in the Northwest Arts Center’s Walter Piehl Gallery.
The opportunity provides students across all disciplines and majors the ability to showcase their skills, creativity, and dedication. Students can submit work in any medium, and entries this year span painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media collage, and more. Presentation of their hard work and resulting skills.
“This will be the first exhibition since students have been back in the Art Department,” said Northwest Arts Center Director Greg Vettel ’18, referencing the recent Hartnett Hall renovation. “We’re excited to see student artwork created in our new space for the first time.”
The competition invites area and regional artists, educators, and other art professionals to serve as jurors each year. This year, the Northwest Arts Center is excited to welcome Rachel Alfaro ’17, a local museum professional and MSU Alumna. Alfaro is the executive director of the Taube Museum of Art in Minot. She currently serves on the board of the Minot Area Council on the Arts and is the board president of the North Dakota Art Gallery Association. Originally from Florida, Alfaro has called North Dakota home since 2012 and has a BFA in traditional arts from Minot State University. She is a mixed-media textile artist, arts advocate, and mother of two.
A public reception and online viewing will be held on Thursday, March 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Scheduled is a juror’s talk with Alfaro and an awards presentation at 7 p.m. The reception can be attended either in person or online from the Northwest Arts Center’s Facebook Live.
The exhibitions are available for viewing Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 1-5 p.m. It is closed holidays. The Walter Piehl Gallery is located on the lower level of the Gordon B. Olson Library at Minot State University, with its own entrance on the south side of the library. The exhibition and related events are free and open to the public.
The Northwest Arts Center and programming is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
PRESS CONTACTS
JoHannah Grosz, Exhibition Coordinator, Northwest Arts Center, 701.858.3264
nac@minotstateu.edu
Greg Vettel, Director, Northwest Arts Center, 701.858.3264
gregory.vettel@minotstateu.edu
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Published: 03/26/25
