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Moorhead Art and Culture Commission reviews 2025 report, outlines modest 2026 project plans
Summary
The Moorhead Art and Culture Commission reviewed its 2025 achievements—including a new indigenous sculpture and 27 sidewalk stamps—heard updates on a historical video series, and discussed proposed 2026 projects to be funded from a $12,500 city allocation and a $3,750 banner fund for America's 250th anniversary.
The Moorhead Art and Culture Commission on Jan. 26 reviewed its 2025 annual report, heard staff updates on several public-art projects and a historical video series, and discussed how to spend limited city funds for 2026 projects.
Ethan, city staff presenting the report, said the commission "saw a lot of successes in 2025," citing River Arts expansion in coordination with Moorhead Parks and Recreation, installation of 27 sidewalk stamps tied to the 11th Street underpass project, and the launch in May of the Moorhead Sculpture Walk after a 2024 call for art that selected indigenous artist Dwayne Goodwin to install a bronze sculpture representing an Anishinaabe hunter-trapper. Ethan said staff is translating the artist project statement into the artist's native language, adding signage at the site and "exploring adding some native plantings around the sculpture."
The commission…
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