Northwest Arts Center: INT’L All Media 2025 annual juried exhibition

MINOT, N.D. – The Northwest Arts Center is pleased to present the “INT’L All Media 2025” Annual Juried Exhibition. The exhibition will be on view Oct. 23 through Dec.20, 2025, in the Walter Piehl Gallery at Minot State University.

Now in its 30th year, “INT’L All Media 2025” celebrates the boundless creativity of artists worldwide. What began as part of the Americas 2000 series has grown into a vibrant showcase of diverse media, methods, and ideas. The exhibition continues Minot State University’s long-standing commitment to fostering contemporary visual arts and honors a legacy rooted in innovation and community while inviting bold new perspectives. This year’s exhibition features over 40 artworks in traditional and experimental mediums by artists from across the United States and Japan, including drawing, printmaking, ceramics, photography, painting, and a multimedia installation.

Visiting Juror for this year’s INT’L All Media exhibition is Melissa Monroe, a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon. Since beginning her artistic journey in 2013, she has immersed herself in painting, textiles, and sculpture—creating work that explores vulnerability, transformation, and self-reflection. Melissa’s work has been exhibited widely in galleries and art fairs across the U.S., including exhibitions at Brassworks Gallery in Portland, Hey There Projects in Joshua Tree, and Mortal Machine, New Orleans, as well as showing at the Seattle Art Fair and Scope Art Fair in Miami.

“In reviewing the submissions,” Monroe states. “I was drawn to work that was not only well executed but also had a strong voice — pieces that said something, that carried emotional weight or revealed the artist’s point of view.”

An opening reception and online viewing of “INT’L All Media 2025” with the juror will be held on Thursday, October 23 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Monroe will be giving a juror’s talk at 7 p.m. Both exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

While on campus, Monroe will present in the Art Seminar series to students and the public at Minot State University's Hartnett Hall, Room 106 on Friday, October 24 at 12:00 pm. Arts Seminar presentations offer students and the public the opportunity to learn about the work, lives and experiences of guest artists and arts professionals visiting Minot State University.

The exhibition is 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 gallery is closed on holidays.

Also on view is a solo exhibition by 2024 All Media Best of Show, mezzotint printmaker Jacob Crook. His exhibition, “Umbrae,” features dark and contemplative scenes that set the stage for viewers to consider their own associations with the imagery. He emphasizes the ability of light to transform an image from the mundane to the magical, whether showing an abandoned interior commercial space, or a quiet and empty street at night.

“INT’L All Media 2025,” “Umbrae” and related activities are 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.