Plains Art Museum

As a VENUE: Host your event…

This turn of the century warehouse was acquired in 1994 and renovated into the beautiful and accredited art museum it is today. With its combination of historical and new architecture, Plains Art Museum provides event spaces that are perfect for: * meetings * conferences * dinners * receptions, and many other * corporate, and * private events. Three distinctive rental spaces are offered:

• The Landfield Atrium: The Ruth and Seymour Landfield Atrium is located on the first floor which looks upward to a beautiful skylight. The Atrium can accommodate up to 125 guests seated for a formal dinner and is the ideal location for a cocktail style reception and an evening of dancing.
• Gate City Presentation Center: Gate City Presentation Center is a private space located on the 1st floor of the Museum. This room can accommodate powerpoint presentations and formal classroom lectures. It’s also a great place for business luncheons and/or dinner parties up to 40 people.
• 3rd Floor Space: 3rd Floor is a non-private space that works well for larger meetings, conventions and powerpoint presentations. It is an ideal location for corporate dinners and wedding receptions.

Support the Plains Art Museum …by simply booking your next special occasion here:
https://plainsart.org/visit/facility-rental/

As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

The Store at Plains Art Museum offers unique, exciting, and original merchandise. Stop in to shop for: * jewelry * a large book selection * artwork * clothing * home décor * appealing notebooks * cards, and children’s * toys. Pick up special gifts for family and friends . . . or for yourself. Proceeds from The Store benefit museum programs. Merchandise is catalogued within these collections: * Read * Create * Live * Wear * Gift Cards, and * Learn.

Support the Plains Art Museum …by simply purchasing your specialty merchandise here:
https://plainsart.square.site/

Be a DONOR: Show that you care…

Be a part of the fun and success of Plains Art Museum …get involved in a way that best fits you! Become a member. Sponsor a program. Make a donation. Volunteer your time. Attend an event. Let us hear from you today!

Membership:

Plains Art Museum is our region’s primary destination for art appreciation and visual culture. Museum members provide funding for programs that foster creative learning, encourage imagination, and enrich lives. Plus, members support free general admission for the whole community.
We invite you to join us as a member and share in the satisfaction of helping to bring people and art together. As a member, you’ll receive a number of valuable benefits. Memberships at specified levels are offered: * Student * Senior * Individual * Senior Household * Household * Contributor * Advocate * Patron’s Circle * Curator’s Circle * Executive’s Circle, and  * Director’s Circle.

Donations:

At Plains Art Museum, we have so many stories to tell, and our most important story is YOU.

• Make a Donation: Your support not only enables us to continue our PlainsArt4All Initiative to keep the Museum general admission free and enable arts access for all, but it also supports any numbers of programs, departments and exhibitions. Thank you for supporting the arts and arts access in our community!
• Matching Gifts: Double your support! Check with your employer to see if a matching gifts program is available.
• Organizational Partnerships: Supporting your Plains Art Museum shows the community that you are aligned with the largest and only accredited art museum in the region. Plains Art Museum offers a range of exhibition, program, and event sponsorship opportunities that enable you to reach targeted segments of the Museum’s audience, as well as your own constituency. No matter how you choose to give, your support is transformative, making Fargo a regional leader in arts access, presentation, and education.
• Planned Giving: Even a modest gift in your will or estate plan can make a lasting impact in the community.  Won’t you consider including Plains Art Museum in your estate plans? Your gift will be your legacy of bringing people and art together. Here are a few common types of planned giving opportunities:
  • Bequest: A charitable bequest is one of the easiest and most flexible ways that you can leave a gift to Plains Art Museum that will make a lasting impact.
  • IRA Rollover: Congress has enacted a permanent IRA charitable rollover for those 70 ½ years of age or older. As a result you can make an IRA rollover gift this year and in future years.
  • Beneficiary Designation Gifts: A beneficiary designation gift is a simple and affordable way to make a gift to support Plains Art Museum. You can designate us as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or your life insurance policy.
  • Charitable Gift Annuity: You may be tired of living at the mercy of the fluctuating stock and real estate markets. A charitable gift annuity is a gift made to Plains Art Museum that can provide you with a secure source of fixed payments for life.
  • IRA to Gift Annuity Rollover: You may be looking for a way to help further our mission and enhance your income. If you are 70½ or older, you can make a one-time IRA rollover to fund a charitable gift annuity and receive fixed payments for life.
  • Donor Advised Fund: A donor advised fund (or DAF) might be a great solution for you. You can use a DAF to distribute gifts to numerous charities. With a DAF, you can make gifts to charity during your lifetime, and when you pass away, your children can carry on your legacy of giving.
  • Charitable Remainder Unitrust: You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable remainder unitrust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with income for life or a term of years. The remainder transfers as a charitable gift to Plains Art Museum to continue our important mission for generations to come.
  • Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust: You transfer your cash or appreciated property to fund a charitable remainder annuity trust. The trust sells your property tax free and provides you with fixed income for life or a term of years. The remainder transfers as a charitable gift to Plains Art Museum to continue our important mission for generations to come.
  • Charitable Lead Trust: You fund a trust that makes gifts to Plains Art Museum for a set number of years not to exceed 20 years. After that time you or your family receives the trust remainder at substantial tax savings.
  • Sale and Unitrust: You give a portion of your property to Plains Art Museum to fund a charitable remainder trust, when the property sells you receive cash and income for life. Most importantly, you are able to make an impact on our mission for generations to come and save on the taxation ramifications for yourself and your loved ones.
  • Bargain Sale: Plains Art Museum will purchase your property for less than fair market value. You receive cash and a charitable deduction for the gift portion of the sale which is the difference between the market value and purchase price, and in doing so leave a legacy for your Museum.
  • Give It Twice Trust: This is a trust established at your passing that is funded with a highly taxed asset, such as your IRA. It funds a trust that provides your children with a stream of income for a set number of years and the remainder makes a generous legacy gift for your Museum.
  • Life Estate Reserved: You transfer the deed to your property to Plains Art Museum but retain the right to use the property during your lifetime. When you decide to move or have passed on, your Museum uses the income from the sale of the property as your legacy to continue our important mission.

Volunteer: Join our volunteer docent team! We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with our youth, family, and adult programs at Plains Art Museum. Docents meet monthly, September – May, for exhibition previews and discussion. You don’t have to be an art expert to volunteer, you just need to enjoy art, be willing to learn about Plains Art Museum, and have a desire to help others by connecting art, artists, and audiences.

Internships: Plains Art Museum offers internships in the Development, Education, and Curatorial departments that allow interns to build an extensive understanding of the operation of a nonprofit art organization.

• Defiant Garden Internship: The Defiant Gardens Intern will spend a significant amount of time working outside in two public garden spaces. They will also have the opportunity to work with youth and family public programs centered on Plains Art Museum community garden spaces and participate in the Buzz Lab Internship and Buzz Lab Jr. summer camp.
• Buzz Lab Teen Internship: Buzz Lab is a paid internship during the summer 2024 for teens, ages 12-18, interested in art, science, and the environment. Buzz Lab interns engage in learning, teaching, creating, sustaining, and advocating for the livelihood of pollinators in a healthy ecosystem. Buzz Lab interns will work with scientists, artists, and community members to learn and discuss the importance of pollinators, create works of public art, and participate in gardening and research in the Pollinator Garden at Plains Art Museum and other sites.

Support the Plains Art Museum …by simply joining, giving, and volunteering here:
https://plainsart.org/support/