*Stories marked with an asterisk were written by experienced contributing editors, outside of NDCA.
From Physician to Artist: Jane Gaffrey’s Journey of Healing, Hope, and Creative Resilience
Monday, October 6, 2025 at 02:00 pm
Categories: Featured StoriesAfter 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
Art for Life: Creativity, Connection, and Care at Maryhill Manor
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Categories: Featured StoriesThe 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
Community Arts Access grant program promotes arts appreciation throughout North Dakota
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Categories: Featured StoriesIn 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
Celebrating Norwegian Heritage: Member of Fargo/Moorhead Spelemannslag Performs in Oslo for 200th Anniversary of Norwegian Immigration to America
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Categories: Featured StoriesNorth Dakota musicians and instrument makers from the Fargo/Moorhead Spelemannslag honored the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to America with a special performance and presentation of a commemorative Hardanger fiddle in Oslo.
By Troyd Geist and Rhea Beto
Thompson students create mural design to uplift, motivate and inspire
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: Featured StoriesAbout 25 students and their teaching artist in residence at Thompson Public School work together to build a sense of affirmation and positivity with a 53-foot, all-encompassing artwork infused with words of encouragement.
Re-published article by Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks Herald (April 2025)