NW Arts Center
The Northwest Arts Center is a non-profit arts center operating on the campus of Minot State University. The Center houses the Walter Piehl Gallery, a public reception area, and climate-controlled collections storage for Minot State University’s Permanent Art Collection and Native American Collections. Over the years the Center has enriched the artistic life of northwest North Dakota with year-round art exhibitions, a performing arts series, a public lecture series, and numerous workshops and artists-in-residence activities. Programming of the Northwest Arts Center is supported by entry fees from its juried competitions, grants, student activity fees, memberships, and private donations. All exhibits are free and open to the public.
Entry Fee
Entry Fee:
$30 USD for 2 Entries
$35 USD for 3 Entries>
$40 USD for 4 Entries
$45 USD for 5 Entries
Member Entry Fee
Entry Fee:
$20 USD for 2 Entries
$22 USD for 3 Entries
$24 USD for 4 Entries
$26 USD for 5 Entries
One-time Contribution
Thank you for your One-time Contribution to the Northwest Arts Center! Your annual membership allows us to continue to offer quality art and programming for the benefit of students, community members and greater northwest North Dakota and is also invaluable support for ongoing stewardship of the Minot State University Native American and Permanent Art Collections.
MEMBER: Receive notifications and exclusive communications about NAC activities, events and exhibitions, discounts at the NAC Store and for ticketed events, invitations to member events and opportunities. (up to $149) ARTIST: All Member benefits, plus discounts to entry for our Paperworks and All Media annual juried exhibitions, reduced gallery commission, and discounts to artist workshops and events. ($25 minimum contribution) SUPPORTER: All Member benefits, plus a signed, editioned artist print from the NAC Fine Art Print Program. ($150-500) PARTNER: All Member benefits, plus a signed, editioned, and hand-colored artist print from the NAC Fine Art Print Program. ($500-2499) PATRON: All Member benefits, plus donor recognition, one free rental of the Northwest Arts Center (catering extra), and a hand-colored, framed artist print from the NAC Fine Art Print Program. ($2500+)
Sustaining Contribution
Thank you for your Sustaining Contribution to the Northwest Arts Center! Sustaining members provide us with a dependable financial support used to sustain the arts and culture programming that you expect from the NAC. As a monthly sustainer your contribution is ongoing and is always active until you say otherwise giving you complete control. Sustaining memberships do not require annual renewal, allowing resources to be better directed to programming and activities.
The contribution amount selected below will be deducted from the bank account used at checkout. The same amount will then be automatically withdrawn from the same bank account once per month for 60 months (or until you request to cancel). This recurring transaction will occur on the same day each month that you make your initial payment (or the next business day following if it falls on a weekend or holiday). If you have any questions, please contact; nac@minotstateu.edu
