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Minot Daily News SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019

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Prepare the popcorn and get comfortable Oak Park Theater is doing well after its third return to the business By SHYANNE BELZER

Staff Writer sbelzer@minotdailynews.com

Lower the lights, turn the sound up and let the movie experience take over alongside nostalgia at Oak Park Theater. A small, sub-run theater filled with memories and a long run, it offers a comfortable movie experience at a cheaper price. The Oak Park Theater in its current remodel has been open for just over two years, ending its complete second year on Feb. 24 of 2019. It has been doing well, according to Allan Schon, who runs the theater. The building that holds Oak Park Theater was originally built in 1964 as a movie hall. Schon helped run it back then before closing it in 1980. It became a handful of different things during its time on break from movies, including a church and a pool hall. The building remained as it was though, never too drastically changed for the different purposes that it was bought for. The building was then pur-

chased around 2000 by new owners and was made into a movie theater for the second time. “The theater had an 11-year run and then the flood hit,” explained Schon. The building faced a lot of damage alongside the many homes and businesses that surrounded it and the building went up for sale again. “I thought okay, that might end it,” Schon said. “Somebody’s going to pick up the building and do something with it, knock it down, but sure enough, here we are.” Schon had planned to retire before he was approached to purchase the building again. He couldn’t say no and started the task of fixing the

building up to become the movie theater for a third time in the building’s long history. “Historically, I suppose, it doesn’t happen often where an old building wasn’t retrofitted into something else,” Schon said. Typically a movie theater has an estimated 30year life span before the building is repurposed or torn down. Schon explained that this is due to the ever changing standards of the movie industry as it first grew from small theaters to stadium seating and with many turning to lounge seating. Schon, who has been in the movie business for 35 to 40 years, has been through all the changes See THEATER — Page 2

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The lobby of Oak Park Theater has been renovated since the 2011 flood. The new interior provides a friendly feel that is still familiar. From old posters to familiar photos to a Yoda guarding a variety of unique items tied to the theater, it gives visitors a feel of the past while boasting a new, modern look.

Greg Vettel takes over as executive director Northwest Arts Center gets new executive director and new hours

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ABOVE: Greg Vettel is the new Northwest Arts Center director. The arts have always been a big part of his life and he is excited about getting to be a part of it and a part of the Minot State Univeristy scene. TOP LEFT: : In January and February, the Northwest Arts Center displayed the “Americas 2019: Paperworks Juried Exhibition.” BOTTOM LEFT: Through the months of February and March, the Northwest Arts Center displayed an exhibit titled “How the Beaver Got its Flat Tail: Five Years of Flat Tail Press.”

By SHYANNE BELZER

Staff Writer sbelzer@minotdailynews.com

The arts has been a large part of Greg Vettel’s life from his own career to that of his parents. His love, appreciation and involvement in it and in the Art Department at Minot State University have led him to becoming the executive director of MSU’s newest gallery. The Northwest Arts Center has been open since the beginning of 2018. As a climate-controlled gallery, it has allowed a variety of new possibilities in exhibits that can be showcased and brought in. “Since we have a climate-control gallery now we have opportunities to bring in exhibitions that we weren’t capable of handling before,” Vettel said. Located in the bottom of the Gordon B. Olson Library on MSU’s campus, it is larger than previous galleries. The separate entrance from the library allows for easier access for both guests to the MSU campus and students, faculty and staff stopping for a visit. Vettel became the executive director of the Northwest Arts Center on Aug. 15, 2018. He has a variety of goals to help bring more awareness to the new gallery and grow its presence both on campus and in the community. “My goal starting out and moving forward is to bring greater awareness of the space to Minot and the surrounding areas because we are continuing the incredible programming the Northwest Arts Center always has done, but there’s so many other opportunities for the use of the space in terms of an event space,” Vettel explained. He wants to work toward revising the website and generating more of a social media presence. The center is still relatively new as an organization and he has goals set to expand their presence. Vettel was born in Minot. He attended Minot State University, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in art and graphic design. See NWARTS — Page 3

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between his time working at a sub-run Colorado theater to working the Oak Park Theater. After the flood of 2011, Oak Park Theater had to be entirely redone. The water that had filled the walls had done a lot of damage. Schon was a part of the entire makeover. “All the way from demoing to replacing underwater pipes to full replacement of electrical stuff,� he explained. “The only thing that wasn’t replaced was the outside walls and the front doors.� Some good came from the remodeling and the reopening of the well known local theater. New seating and new sound damping walls were brought in and made to help make the experience better. The theater was given better heating than it had previously and the theater made the jump to digital. “We’re able to do a lot more, play a lot more movies, than we did in the past,� Schon said. The previous system only allowed the theater to

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The Oak Park Theater has seen many changes over the years. It was updated to a new system of movie projections that takes out the film of the past and showcases a new, smoother digital style. have a show only three times a day. Now through digital, Oak Park Theater can play up to six times a day if they want. The new system also allows for easier handling and has improved the movie playing experience.

Since reopening, Schon says the theater has been doing well. Many people who attend are parents or grandparents bringing families for the cheaper prices and familiarity. “Many people are nostalgic of the theater, having

good memories of the place,� Schon said. Community support to the theater from day one has been great. “Overall, it’s been great community support from our “Buy a Seat� Campaign to people renting the place for

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birthday parties,� Schon explained. Alongside movies, Oak Park Theater also offers an event venue. From birthday parties to receptions to family reunions wanting to watch a video of photos on a large screen, the theater has gotten a lot of use since its reopening. He has even had gamers coming to experience playing their games on a larger screen than normal, which has been very popular for birthday parties. “Basically they bring in their own Xbox, Playstation 4, the Wii, and plug it in at our switch at the stage and it comes through onto the speakers and the projector. You’ve got a large panoramic view with the large screen,� Schon explained. Oak Park Theater works to offer movies for both families and adults by offering family friendly movies during matinee times and then more PG13 or higher movies in the evening. Schon has said they have a goal of eventually adding a second screen so they can offer more movies, explaining that around 700 films are released a year and currently

the theater is only able to offer 64 movies in a year. “Sometimes that doesn’t seem a lot, but that’s at least one a week that’s always changing,� Schon said. Many movies he wants to show he is unable to currently due to more popular movies taking precedence. A special he enjoys doing occasionally is running old classics. When the remake of the Michael Myers horrorthriller movie “Halloween� played at Oak Park Theater, Schon had the original run around the same time. He hopes to do more like this with a plan to possibly have a special summer viewing of Jaws. A big thing that pulls people into the Oak Park Theater to view movies is the ticket prices. The average price for a movie ticket at many theaters is nearly $10 with some costing more and a few costing less. At Oak Park Theater, Schon works to offer cheap prices to make a family movie outing easier to experience. Tickets for everyone simply cost $4 with the most expensive concessions item being an extra large popcorn priced at $6.

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Staff Writer sbelzer@minotdailynews.com When Joe Hurt opened Chaos Games LLC, he started it to be a resource to Magic: The Gathering players in Minot. Now after almost two years, it has grown and continues to grow to be a resource for not only many trading card games (TCG), but also for a variety of tabletop games and more. Chaos Games LLC opened in May 2017. Hurt started it because of his enjoyment of Magic: The Gathering and having time to spare. For him, Magic: The Gathering offered a lot of unique aspects that many games don’t. “Magic: The Gathering is a really unique card game that combines poker aspects, combines chess aspects and then obviously adds in its own things. It really helps build critical thinking and within your deck you can build your own personality if you so choose. It’s really cool in that regard,� Hurt explained. Magic: The Gathering is a strategy card game that was started in 1993 by Richard Garfield. Made up of five different color themes that each have different traits. They can be mixed and mingled to the individual person’s preferences, helping to give their deck the personality they want. Each color and card type has its own skills and offers each player a chance to finetune it down to not only the style but the very tricks they employ. Popular

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He was formally trained in graphic design and worked at print shops and as a freelancer for 15 years. He returned to MSU as an adjunct in the fall of 2016. “I teach some of the entry level design courses,� Vettel explained. His father is the exhibition coordinator and registrar at the North Dakota Museum of Arts and his mother is a professor in the Art Department at MSU. Art has run deep in his family and becoming executive director of Northwest Arts Center was a new way for Vettel to further involve himself in the arts. When Vettel saw the position was opening, he jumped at the chance. “It was a great opportunity and I felt like I needed to apply,� he explained. “I enjoy being at the university and really enjoyed adjudicating in the Art Department.� He has really enjoyed seeing Northwest Arts Center become what it is and expand on the history of the gallery program at MSU. According to Vettel, the first gallery at MSU opened in the ’60s as a hallway gallery.

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Chaos Games LLC brings the Magic

ones include getting life back, paying life to cause more damage or stop an opponent, counters with special effects and much more. Hurt wanted to offer something new and give people of all ages something else to do, possibly getting the chance to broaden their horizons and find a new hobby to get into. His shop offers players a stop to not only get cards but to trade-in cards for cash, other cards or for other items such as sleeves for cards, containers to store cards and decks, dice, mats and more. Trade-ins is one of the biggest things his shop offers for TCG players. His shop is also open to all players, new or old. Hurt has a display devoted to new players where they can get different resources from premade starter decks that are geared towards new players, small beginner packs, matts to help them learn where cards go on the table and more. Now Chaos Games has expanded and offers other TCGs such as Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon, tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Warhammer, other board games and Hurt has even begun doing some video game stuff. “It has really begun to branch out into a whole bunch of different avenues that people want to see in this town,� Hurt explained. A big part of tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Warhammer is the many mini characters that go into set-

ting up the game. He offers various mini characters for players to buy, both painted and unpainted. For the unpainted ones, he has a rainbow of colors for buyers to pick from to paint their chosen characters how they want, something that he says is popular in the tabletop community. To meet his goal of offering something new for the community to do, Hurt has also begun hosting different events. While they started out as mostly related to Magic: The Gathering, Hurt has been working to offer more. These events include other TCGs like Pokemon and the Final Fantasy card game. He has groups that come to his shop to play Dungeons and Dragons and while Hurt is still working to offer a Warhammer event, he does already have players utilizing his shop to play. “I just bought some adjustable tables because they like to stand-up while they play, so the tables stand up higher,� Hurt said. He’s even hosted a handful of video game tournaments for games such as Super Smash Bros and Hearthstone. His events, he explains, are all over the place in what they offer. This allows him to have something hopefully for everyone. A new event goal he has is to create a board game based event. He or an employee will sit down and pick a board game to play where people can come and play whether they know the game or not. “The idea is to give people a

Since then, the program has grown and expanded to what it is today. The gallery does a lot of continued annual programming involving the students of MSU. This includes displaying student art, hosting student art shows, and displaying capstone project exhibits. “Another thing that the Northwest Arts Center does at MSU is we are the stewards of the MSU permanent art collection but also the Native American collections that MSU has,� Vettel said. This is an important job to Vettel as it means taking all the steps and necessary precautions to ensure that the various pieces entrusted to MSU and to Northwest Arts Center are well taken care of and preserved. Vettel says he is working to ensure that MSU is the best steward of the art for the pieces. The Northwest Arts Center works more than as just a gallery though. According to Vettel, it is also available for events. “There are multiple places on campus, and we are one of those, that is open for event rentals, for either businesses, non-profits, or even individuals,� he said. The gallery provides a lot of

open space as well as a unique backdrop for an event with all the art. Vettel has many things in the works from trying to bring in new exhibits that Minot hasn’t had before to planning new events such as an alumni invitation art exhibition and auction. “I’m also looking to pair with the music department on campus and other local musicians to do a music series and summer music events,� Vettel explained. One big change that has come to Northwest Arts Center is a change to the hours. “Our gallery open hours are changing to kind of be more amenable to the general public and general audiences,� Vettel said. The new hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On Thursdays the center will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays will be 1 to 5 p.m. For more information or to see updates on what the Northwest Arts Center is doing, visit minotstateu.edu/nac/ or their Facebook page at facebook.com/NorthwestArtsCenter.

chance to experience a new game and have something new to do,� Hurt explained. Any board game can be played at these events and he invites people to even bring their own to try out and play with others. Hurt’s newest goal for Chaos Games LLC is to expand the shop. He has a basement that he hopes to renovate into a playing room for all the tables where people can congregate and have a good time. This will also give him more space to expand his displays and bring in more of what the community wants to see.

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As a growing gaming source for TCGs and tabletops, Chaos Games LLC will have a booth at iMagicon, taking place in the later part of April. Hurt will be offering a spot for attendees to stop to chat and learn more and will also be offering a variety of events at the convention. Chaos Games LLC is located downtown near Central Campus High School at 17 2nd Avenue SE. The shop is open 2 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and is open until 10 p.m. on Fridays. Saturdays Chaos Games hours extend to be noon to 10 p.m. and Sundays the shop is open from noon to 6 p.m.

Chaos Games LLC is a new part of the downtown Minot scene bringing in a new hobby shop geared towards Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, table top games and more. They offer a wide variety of items from cards to figurines to POP Figures to card sleeves and more.

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Get ready to learn and grow your own style By SHYANNE BELZER

LRL Studios brings a new option for art classes

Staff Writer sbelzer@minotdailynews.com The arts seem to flow through a large portion of the Minot community as the arts scene in Minot continues to grow. Starting in October 2018, the LRL Studios opened to give children and adults alike a chance to learn and progress their art in a new environment through weekly classes. Opened by Arvin Davis Jr., LRL Studios brings an interesting teaching style to arts classes. Where many are focused on one thing and learning to do that specific topic, Davis allows people to come in, pick their chosen style and medium and take off to learn at their own pace while he works to guide them. Davis explained, “I’m bad at making lesson plans. I’m very much like, ‘OK, let’s see what kind of mood they’re in today. Are they really excited and are they going to want hands-on type stuff or are they really reserved today?’ It’s really just pulling how the class is behaving.� Davis teaches with a focus on the person’s goals and what they want to accomplish. Developing their own style is extremely important to him. “It’s all about developing your own style instead of me saying ‘this is the way you do it.’ My style is more aggressive and I’m not going to implement that on to any kid or adult and say ‘you must throw paint at the canvas,’� explained Davis. “I want people to explore how they want to express themselves.� Classes at LRL Studios are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays with options to do an hour once a week or twice a week according to what the artist is ready to commit to. Davis offers three-month or six-month subscriptions. The classes are open to anyone from age seven and up, with no specific class set for a specific skill level or for only adults or only children. For Davis, a blended class is important to help students learn not only from him but from each other. Davis offers all the supplies that his students should need to work in almost any medium. By offering supplies for students, he says, it helps to eliminate them forgetting

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LRL Studio, set in the basement of 110 1st Street SE, provides students of the classes a chance to work at their own pace and learn art in an environment where they can explore their own style. Arvin Davis Jr. works to provide all the necessary supplies so that all students need to worry about is showing up. something and not being able to make use of the full hour. By offering supplies, his students can just show up and start working. Davis opened LRL Studios with a simple goal: to help people explore and grow their interest in art while gaining confidence in their skills. “One of my students said, ‘I’m never going to be able to do this,’ and she’s above and beyond what she thought she could do,� Davis said. “It’s

wonderful to get to see people gain that confidence. I just want to get people bouncing and saying, ‘I did that!’ It’s a confidence thing.� Davis had previously been placed in 62 Doors Gallery, but had quickly outgrown his space. He was contacted by his current landlord to see if he was interested in renting his new larger space and he decided to finally jump at the idea of teaching art classes. He has a lot of goals for

LRL Studios, the biggest goal being to make his new studio a non-profit so that people can go and learn for free. All he wants is to make enough to continue covering supplies and rent. “I was denied numerous

grants for it just because it was so new. I didn’t have the data to go with it to show it was worth it, so I need to do this for profit for now so that I can get the numbers to eventually get grants,� explained Davis. Davis also plans to hope-

fully bring in other local artists to showcase their own style and teach students. “I want it to be this progressive thing where people can just come and learn,� he said. Davis operates as a mixed media painter and illustrator under the name Little Red Liar, shortened to LRL for his new studio. He has been drawing since he was child and picked up his alchemaike style early on. Davis said, “I would close my eyes and scribble on a piece of paper and then open them and start coloring the different shapes and making things coming out of the abstract.� As his children have grown, he has had them help with his art too by creating their own backgrounds and abstract drawings that he would then go and create something out of the lines. “The way I do things is more alchemaike. I’ll draw things over and over and then piece it together. I will draw and draw and draw before I get it to the final where some people are the exact opposite and they’re immediately working on the final,� Davis said. Art is immensely important to Davis and getting to share what he knows and help someone expand their own skills is something he enjoys. “‘I’m not a master. I just really enjoy doing art. I’m a very capable artist, but I wouldn’t throw myself out there as a master. I’m learning just as much as them. For me, I’m just passing what I know on to them, saying, ‘This is what I’ve done. It might work for you, it might not.’ But that’s the purpose of this. You’re trying all these different things that you might not have before. It’s so they can develop what works for them and what doesn’t. Everybody has their own style and their own way of doing things,�’ Davis explained. While the style of classes isn’t for everyone, he welcomes people to come and try and a class, see if the loose environment fits them and will help them feel motivated to practice toward improving. “Art is, no matter what your discipline is, very selfmotivated. If you’re not motivated, you’re just going to plateau. You’re always learning something when you’re working,� Davis said.

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Vibrant arts scene

Village Arts, Inc. brings artistic experiences to Rugby

By SUE SITTER

The Pierce County Tribune RUGBY – As in most rural North Dakota towns, agriculture has a prominent place in Rugby. It’s difficult to miss the ag-related businesses on the main highway through town, or the grain elevator standing tall above most every building. But those who stop awhile in Rugby will see another strong presence here, a vibrant arts scene. Posters and signs taped on store windows or pinned to bulletin boards announce art-related events throughout the year. Most recently, playbills around town invited people to take in “Murderous Crossing,� a whodunit theatrical production along with a dinner and dessert auction. Prizes were given to guests who identified the murderer or wore the best 1920s-era costume. Tickets went on sale in early February. They sold out well before the March 15 deadline to order them. A non-profit organization called Village Arts, Inc., pulls play performances such as “Murderous Crossing� together with visual arts, music, dance and writing to make them accessible to the community. Executive Director Bonnie Berginski heads the 501[c] 3 charity. She took over the position when former director Hubert Seiler retired two years ago. “It’s our mission to bring artistic experiences to people in the Rugby community, not only for entertainment, but also for their engagement,� Berginski said of Village Arts. A recent announcement Berginski shared online cited a study by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the National Endowment for the Arts that found the arts comprise an increasing share of the American economy — one even larger than agriculture. Village Arts celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. “To learn about Village Arts’ history,� Berginski smiled, “you have to meet Glory Monson. Because Glory Monson is Village Arts.� Monson, a retired teacher for Rugby Public Schools, devoted herself to bringing the arts to students in schools in the Minot and

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TOP: Guests are shown admiring the dessert table at the Village Arts’ dinner theater performance of “Murderous Crossing.�

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BOTTOM: This is a dinner scene from Village Arts’ March 23 production of “Murderous Crossing� at the Rugby Eagles. Photo from Bonnie Berginski. Rugby area in the 1960s. Her late husband, Bill, also taught at Rugby High and involved himself in artistic endeavors. The Monsons extended their work in theater beyond the school term and students. Work with theater productions, Monson said, was a perfect way to incorporate all five classical fine arts: music, drama, writing, visual (set) art, and dance. So, in the summer of 1967, Village Arts began with a performance of “My

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Fair Lady.� Monson not only directed the play, she played the part of Eliza Doolittle. “And onstage,� Monson recalled, “I’m sitting in the cart, when the music begins it begins in a thunderstorm. And we had taped a thunderstorm earlier that day.� Monson said the sound of thunder sounded realistic as it reverberated from the ceiling and walls of the armory, where the first performance was held. “And I was sitting and

listening, and I thought, ‘That really sounds good! I didn’t know it sounded that good!’ “ Smiling, Monson added, “And I realized then, as the rain started on the tin roof at the armory, that this was something that happened right on cue, and ended exactly on cue! And I thought, well, maybe that’s a message, and maybe God wants us to do that after all!� As word spread about Village Arts, more in the community shared their tal-

ents. Music teacher Tilman Hovland met with the Monsons, Carol Geiszler, and others involved in arts and art education, and decided to incorporate the charity in November 1973. Theatrical productions became a summer tradition, along with children’s theater and concerts. One particular event, held in 1976 on Rugby High’s football field, celebrated the United States bicentennial. “I had friends tell me part of that performance was shown on

The Today Show on TV, but I don’t know, I didn’t see that,� Monson noted. More programs included painting classes for adults and children, and an “Art For Life� program to bring the arts to nursing home residents. Hovland, a retired Rugby High music teacher whose name is etched on a plaque on the school’s Tilman Hovland Auditorium, began his involvement in Village Arts musical productions in 1967. He has yet to retire from directing musical productions for the community. Hovland said he witnessed Village Arts’ musical offerings expand to include a string orchestra, directed by the late Deb Jenkins in 1998. “I’ve liked doing orchestra since it started,� noted Hovland, “and, well, I’m still doing it.� Hovland said between 40 and 50 musicians play in Village Arts’ orchestra. “Actually,� Hovland laughed, “The Minot State Orchestra, they always used to use the caption, ‘The Smallest Town in the United States That Has an Orchestra’. Well, they had to drop that after we got ours going here.� “We have the orchestra do two programs a year. We have a fall program which is also a Christmas program, and that’s the first Sunday in December,� he noted. “We’re in the process of getting ready for the spring one and that takes place the last Sunday in April.� The April 28 Spring Pops concert will feature a performance by local musician Ivana Petrovich. Ely Elementary School music teacher Andee Mattson and Julia Petrovic will also lend their talents to the production. Berginski said Village Arts is “in a turnover period� and seeks contributions from artists who would like to volunteer their time and talents. Hovland described the local community as “very gracious and very helpful in promoting it (Village Arts), and we’ve never lacked for people to be in it. We do have financial problems once in awhile to get together money to fund it.� Village Arts, Inc. may be contacted on www.facebook.com or at P.O. Box 413, Rugby, North Dakota 58368.

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Everyone can do art

Taube Museum of Art offers 50 years of experience and events

By SHYANNE BELZER

Staff Writer sbelzer@minotdailynews.com Minot is filled with many different galleries and chances to witness the artistic talent of local artists. One such gallery, the Lillian and Coleman Taube Museum of Art, has been a part of the community since it was opened in 1970 by the Minot Art Association under the name of the Minot Art Gallery. The gallery started out small and was placed in the Linha Home off U.S. Highway 83 North. It quickly grew and was moved to different locations until it found its permanent placement in 1997 at 2 North Main. It was in 2006 that the Minot Art Association formally changed the gallery to the Lillian and Coleman Taube Museum of Art, often just called the Taube for short. The Taube Museum has hosted a plethora of exhibitions for the community to enjoy from local and North Dakotan artists over its many years. Now with 2019 underway, the Taube Museum is less than a year away from celebrating its 50th anniversary. According to board president Mandi Carroll, they have some different plans to celebrate as well as evolve with the times to offer something new. “We’re constantly evaluating what we do and what people are wanting to see,� Carroll said. The Taube Museum of Art has many goals, but above all else, they work to provide a place for all community members to stop in, see some art and take part in art if they want. “We’re about helping people feel good about art and I believe that everybody can do art, they just may not think they can,� said Margaret Lee, the Education Coordinator at the Taube Museum. Lee and others at the Taube Museum work to offer a variety of classes for all ages with classes such as “A Start in Art,� “Paint A Purple Cow,� “Goodnight, Art,� “Art All Around,� Family Paint Saturdays, “Paint the Town Red� and more. “One of the things that people don’t realize about the Taube is that it’s art for all ages. We take children here as young as nine months and we also do adult classes,� said Lee. The Taube Museum kids

classes are held all year and offer children different chances to take part in art. “A Start in Art� is for children ages nine months to 5 years of age to give them hands-on art experience and a chance to hear a story or meet a zoo animal. “Goodnight, Art,� for ages three to eight, let’s kids come to the Taube Museum in the evening in their pajamas for a bedtime story and an art project. A popular class that offers a unique take on art classes is “Art All Around.� This class is geared towards students with an interest in furthering their art skills. “Parents were calling us and saying ‘I have kids who really love art, what can you do to help us?’ In Art All Around, the kids have a lot more input on what they want to do,� explained Lee. “That class is really unique because they work with the instructor where they’re at. It’s not, ‘OK, today we’re going to paint like this.’� The Taube Museum works to offer support to the Minot community in a variety of ways from their many classes to giving artists a place to showcase their exhibitions to their outreach programs. Through their outreach programs, the Taube Museum works to support and bring art to Minot Public Schools to fill some art needs. One of their programs is called “Gallery on Wheels.� This gallery will go into different schools for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. “We reach every child in the Minot Public Schools and that’s 4,000 children,� Lee said. When it comes to every new year, the Taube Museum is always working to progress and do something new, whether it be a new artist showing or a new event. “We’re always doing something new here because every show is different. We have a few consistent from year to year, but other than those three, we don’t have artists that come back within six years, so everytime you come here, you’re going to see something new if its longer than 6 weeks,� said Carroll. Submitted Photo Lee added, “We try to be reThe Taube Museum of Art is the only gallery in North Dakota that hosts the annual North Dakota Stu- ally diversified, so if we had a dent Art Show. The show features around 800 pieces created by students of various ages across photography show, then maybe we’ll have a sculpture the state. See ART — Page 7

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show, so we aren’t just showing the same thing all the time.” The Taube Museum has two galleries in their space. Their Lower Gallery features local artists while the Upper Gallery tends to feature more regional or national exhibitions. Currently the Taube Museum has both galleries filled with a single special show: the North Dakota Student Art Show. The student art show features pieces from students all across the state and the Taube Museum is the only gallery that hosts it. Each year the Taube receives around 800 pieces to display, a feat they’ve mastered. “Normally when you come into a museum, you see a painting and then you see a space and then a painting. In order to hang 800 pieces, we hang it salon style, so it’s pieces from the bottom of the wall to the top in both galleries,” Lee

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explained. The Upper Gallery features older student artists while the Lower Gallery shows the younger artists. The pieces, according to both Lee and Carroll, are amazing, showcasing the talent of many North Dakotan students. “Some of them are so wonderful that you can’t tell if it’s a photograph or a painting,” Lee said. The student show is a juried show and at the end, two judges will pick 80 pieces to travel the state of North Dakota to be shown. Many are then set aside to either be sent to Washington, D.C., to the governor’s office or to North Dakota’s congressional delegation. Something new that the Taube Museum will be offering this summer for younger children is their new “mini camp” for preschoolers. The Taube, according to Lee, has been offering art camps for kids for many years and has now decided to expand and try out classes for younger children. “Parents are looking for

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things for their kids to do. We decided we were going to help and do a mini preschool camp,” Lee said. The camp will focus on artist Eric Carle, teaching the kids how to make paste paper and letting them create a unique collage of their works. Those who take part will get to do clay work, painting and more. “You name it, we will do it,” Lee said. “We cram a lot into a two-hour period.” The Taube Museum has also set up a new partnership with the Minot Public Schools Foundation. This partnership will help to raise donations for the Taube Museum to help bring the Gallery on Wheels into the Minot Public Schools. For every donation, the Minot Public Schools Foundation will match it. “We’re very excited about it and it’s a very good partnership,” said Lee. Lee describes the Taube Museum of Art as a hidden jewel in the community, offering something special and

unique that many don’t often realize is there. “Here at the Taube, you have so much more contact. If you go to a museum, they have rules, they have guards and stuff. We’re a little bit (more) accessible,” she said. As a non-profit organization, the Taube Museum relies on the community to help them through donations to keep offering the art and space they do. “The arts community in Minot is very strong. We are very fortunate to have the things that we have,” Lee said. The Taube is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. They also offer special appointments to allow for community members to host different events at the venue such as birthday parties, receptions and more. The Taube Museum of Arts is always working to evolve and offer something new artistically for the community. “Come and see what we’re about,” Lee said.

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