*Stories marked with an asterisk were written by experienced contributing editors, outside of NDCA.
Categories: Featured Stories
Middle school students in Devils Lake are just a short walk away from artistic exploration at the Lake Region Arts Center, where an after-school arts program has brought together students and community members to make art.
By Contributing Editor Anna Paige
Categories: Featured Stories
Native artist Roxanne C. Henry Laducer, a 2025 Midwest Culture Bearers Award recipient, uses dreamcatcher-making and traditional teachings to preserve Ojibwe heritage, promote healing, and inspire future generations. (Photo: dreamcatcher titled War Shield by Roxanne Laducer.)
Edited by Rhea Beto
Categories: Featured Stories
After 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
Categories: Featured Stories
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
Categories: Featured Stories
In fiscal year 2025, NDCA’s Community Arts Access grant program awarded $96,219 to 28 organizations supporting murals, music, theater, and more—each bringing arts appreciation to communities across North Dakota.
By contributing editor Lisa McCallum