A Little History
In 2026, the Visual Art and Design Department and The MU Gallery started a new tradition- to host the best artworks and design projects being created at NDSU. The first show featured about 80 works. This year, the 10th anniverary, there are 163 pieces + a number of digital videos and animations. The department of 2016 was smaller than it is now. In the last ten years, Visual Arts and Design + has added an Art Education Program, a Graphic Design Program and has welcomed the Apparel, Retail Merchandising and Design program to join together in the new School of Design, Architecture and Art!
Image: The first Best in Show winner, Matthew Neururer, stands next to juror Laura Youngbird
Artist Spotlight
About the Juror
Kent Kapplinger developed a fondness for nature when farming and a love for printmaking while studying at Augustana University in South Dakota. He earned MA and MFA degrees from the University of Iowa and today is Professor Emeritus at North Dakota State University in Fargo. He founded and served many years as director/master printer of PEARS institute, a program where NDSU art students and visiting artists collaboratively printed, offered workshops, exhibited and sold their studio research. He has been awarded fellowships in Hungary, New York, North Dakota, and Maine and his art has been extensively exhibited and included in numerous public and private collections. His work is archived in the Artist Printmaker/Photographer Research Collection at the Museum of Texas Tech University and can be viewed online here.
Past Exhibitions
The Memorial Union Gallery hosts twelve exhibitions a year featuring visiting artists, artwork from the collections, undergraduate and graduate students as well as themed exhibitions exploring the complex issues of our time. You can view artworks by Zig Jackson, Carole Frances Lung, Leeya Rose Jackson and hundreds of artists by clicking below.
Location:
The Memorial Union Gallery is located on the Upper Level of the Memorial Union, above the NDSU Bookstore.
Parking:
Visitor parking is available nearby in the South Union Parking Lot with pay by the minute. Free parking is available after 4:30 p.m. weekdays, and parking is free all day during the weekends. Instructions for using the self-service paystations are located at each kiosk.
Contact Us:
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6050, Dept. 3440
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Shipping Address:
258 Memorial Union, NDSU
1401 Administration Ave.
Fargo, ND 58102
Anthony Faris
Gallery Coordinator & Curator of Collections
701-231-8239
james.faris@ndsu.edu