MPS Arts

Great job Bethune Students!

An exhibition titled Resilience in Action will be on display Jan. 17 - Feb. 28 at the John B. Davis Educational Service Center. An opening reception will be held Monday, Jan. 31 at 4:30 p.m. followed by the BPAC (Black Parent Advisory Council) meeting. The artwork on display is from Black local artists, community members, and MPS students.

Artwork credit: Charles Caldwell

Dakota Artist featured in John B. Davis Gallery

Works from Dakota Artist Graci Horne are now on display at the John B. Davis Gallery from Oct. 11 - Nov. 19. This collaboration between MPS Indian Education and MPS Arts celebrates the artistry of local Dakota Artist Graci Horne.

Hapistinna (female given name; Dakota for third born girl) Graci Horne was born and raised in Mnisota (Minnesota). Her bands are the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota people and Hunkpapa Lakota and Dakota people. Horne is a multi-disciplinary artist, specializing in painting, printmaking, puppet making, photography, film and poetry. Her work is defined by landscape hues and the colors of water and is often rooted in undertones of Dakota culture and social themes.

Horne is an independent curator and teaches workshops as a community artist. She holds a degree in museum studies from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M.