The Taube Museum of Art is delighted to announce the creation of an Artist in Residency Program! The Taube is adapting the third floor into an artist in residency space. Previously just used for storage, this part of the building is being reinvented into a working artist studio, the first of its kind for the Minot area. “Our vision is to bring in artists to utilize this space as a studio. We are working diligently to create an area in our facility for working artists that will connect our community more directly with the arts. With the addition of this studio, Taube visitors will get to visit with the artist, see them work, and enjoy classes, demos, and workshops in a more personal setting. We truly believe this will be a one-of-a-kind opportunity in our area,” Rachel
Alfaro, Executive Director for the Taube.

The Taube is estatic to welcome in our first working artist, Ryan Stander, of Minot, ND in December! Ryan is originally from the farmlands of northwest Iowa. His education includes art and theology [MFA from the University of North Dakota, MA in Theology from Sioux Falls Seminary (SD), and a BA in Art from Northwestern College (IA)]. As a printmaker and photographer, his work has been exhibited internationally in South Africa, China, Central and South America; nationally in New York, New Jersey, and Texas; and across the Upper-Midwest. He is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Minot State University, where he teaches photography, a little printmaking, and book arts. He also directs the BFA program and co-directs the Flat Tail Press.

Artist Residency to Resume after Hiatus

In November of 2021, the Taube Museum of Art released the news of a new program, an Artist Residency. Our first Artist in Residence, Ryan Stander, unfortunately was required to take a medical leave of absence shortly into his residency term.

Stander, a printmaker and photographer, initially started his residency with the proposal of producing a body of work from wet plate collodion. This body of work took a pause as Stander took leave in order to heal.

We are happy to announce that Stander is able to resume his residency. However, Stander's experience with his illness changed the directory of his residency.

Ryan Stander is originally from the farmlands of northwest Iowa. His education includes art and theology [MFA from the University of North Dakota, MA in Theology from Sioux Falls Seminary (SD), and a BA in Art from Northwestern College (IA)]. As a printmaker and photographer, his work has been exhibited internationally in South Africa, China, Central and South America; nationally in New York, New Jersey, and Texas; and across the Upper-Midwest. He is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Minot State University, where he teaches photography, a little printmaking, and book arts. He also directs the BFA program and co-directs the Flat Tail Press.