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October 2025 NDCA E-news

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 01:00 pm

Categories: Monthly E-news

Fiber artist Jane Gaffrey carefully affixes a label to her latest quilt, "Nanna’s Daffodils" while Norman, a feline companion, is eager to assist.NDCA’s October 2025 E-News, celebrating Arts & Humanities Month, features Jane Gaffrey’s inspiring journey from physician to fiber artist, fall board meeting highlights, new grant announcements, ND Music Hall of Fame inductees, a new NDCA-supported events section, and more.


From Physician to Artist: Jane Gaffrey’s Journey of Healing, Hope, and Creative Resilience

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

quiltwork by Jane Gaffrey, showing a stoic small child looking down and left, wearing a blue hat and blue coat with a green grassy backgroundAfter a rare illness ended her medical career, West Fargo artist Jane Gaffrey turned to quilting as a path to healing—earning a 2025 Midwest Award for Artists with Disabilities for work that honors memory, resilience, and hope. (Photo: close-up image of her quilt work titled Nanna's Daffodils.)

Edited by Rhea Beto


NDCA Awards Nearly $60K in Arts in Education Collaboration Grants for FY26

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 03:00 pm

Categories: Press Releases

Arts in Education program with a student from Bennett Elementary in Fargo laughing while he is playing with a DJ's turn table while a teacher looks onNDCA has awarded $59,982 through its Arts in Education Collaboration (AIEC) program for Fiscal Year 2026. Photo: Hip Hope and Hope program at Bennett Elementary School in fiscal year 2025.


September 2025 NDCA E-news

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Monthly E-news

An older woman with white hair embraces another woman with glasses who is smiling and holding a decorative wooden sign. The sign features birdhouses and butterflies, with text that reads "Welcome," "Bless," "This," and "Nest." In the background, there are tables with crafting supplies and various finished craft items. The image also includes text overlays: "SEPTEMBER 2025 E-NEWS" at the top and "NORTH Dakota | Council on the Arts Be Legendary." at the bottom left. NDCA's September 2025 E-News includes statewide & national news, time-sensitive opportunities, & upcoming events.


Art for Life: Creativity, Connection, and Care at Maryhill Manor

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 01:00 pm

Categories: Featured Stories

Lollie Addair hugs her friend and Maryhill Manor resident Bonnie Daub, shown holding artwork   The Art for Life Program at Maryhill Manor boosts residents’ well-being through creative expression, social connection, and in 2025, it inspired a community-built wheelchair-accessible fishing dock.

By Troyd Geist and Rhea Beto