The Arts Partnership

09/01/2026

This week in the Forum, Tania shares her perspective as a longtime nonprofit arts leader in Lexington, Ky., and Fargo-Moorhead and West Fargo. Her insights shed light on some of the common financial obstacles of the nonprofit industry and how local municipalities tend to view "art" in terms of profitability.

"When financial return is the only metric, the core human purpose of art gets completely ignored." — Tania Blanich, Executive Director

One more thing.

Thank you for the outpouring of support from inside and outside our wonderful local arts community. We are still reading and responding to your posts, comments, shares and direct messages. We are beyond grateful for your words and your actions.

We've known it all along.
The arts are the soul of our community.
Thank you for being a part of ours.

08/27/2026

On this Thankful Thursday, we're featuring our 2026 City Arts Partnership grantees.

TAP provided local nonprofit arts organizations with more than $117,550 in total grant funding this year, thanks in part to Tri-Cities support.

But the other heroes in this story are YOU, the art-minded businesses and private citizens who donate their time, money and other resources to support local art and our mission at The Arts Partnership.

Advocating for art's place in a growing community is a challenge we take seriously and a cause worth fighting for. Thank you for walking alongside us.

08/25/2026

We love this new community art initiative started by Furniture Mission of the Red River Valley, Gallery4, and the friends and family of local artist and community housing leader Lynn Fundingsland (1948-2025).

Lynn's Giving Art for Hearts and Homes reflects Lynn's own passions for artistic expression and helping others. Through the program, original works of art will be distributed to local under-housed individuals and families.

Thank you to TAP Artist of Color Cohort program manager and arts educator Maia Kim for making sure the word got out about this amazing expression of creativity and community! You can read the full story. Link in comments.

08/18/2026

This week in local art:
RiverArts and free admission to Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
"The Karate Kid" at The Fargo Theatre
Pioneer Days at Bonanzaville - USA

07/21/2026

Find yourself in Arendelle tonight, only at Trollwood Performing Arts School! 👸🏽 ❄

In the leadup to presenting "Frozen", the students are 'having a blast' this summer managing everything from the props to the pit.

07/15/2026

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Thank you, thank you so very much to The Arts Partnership, with the support of Choice Bank, Bell Bank, AdShark, and Marvin, for selecting HOPE, Inc. as a grant recipient and supporting our truly one-of-a-kind Adaptive Theatre Program and collaboration with Theatre B. 💚🌟

07/14/2026

This week in local art! 🗓️📆📌

Gooseberry Park Players - theater
Gallery4 - painting
Downtown Fargo - street fair!