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COLLECTIONS

Our Collections

The Permanent Collections of The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum were founded on a remarkably succinct and bold mission statement: to collect the art of our time and place.  This mission continues to guide the display and interpretation of the over 5,000 artworks that are included in the Collections—as well as the accession of exciting new works.

James Tiernan O'Rourke's substantial personal collection remains the seedbed of the Permanent Collections, given as the bequest of his estate in 2016. Combined with the generous gifts of other collectors and artists and with museum purchases, the Permanent Collections of The Rourke represent an array of global cultures, regional icons, and cosmopolitan art movements.

Currently on Display

  • Surrealist Art in the Archives & Reading Room
  • Paintings by Geri Burkhart
  • Sculpture by Deborah Gerling
  • 2022 Tri-College Sculpture Exhibition
  • Selections from the East Asian Collection
  • Ben Shahn's "For the Sake of a Single Verse" portfolio
  • Tiny and Ancient: Roman Glass & Egyptian Ushtabi
  • Sculptural Portraiture

Current Permanent Collection displays are made possible in part by a Legacy Grant which funded new and improved storage furniture and containers for the museum's climate-controlled storage space.
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This activity is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota state legislative appropriation.
Exhibitions and operations are supported in part by the generous support of the following regional, state, and local entities:
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This activity is funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.
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This activity is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota state legislative appropriation.
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This project is supported in part by
a grant from the North Dakota Council on
the Arts, which receives funding from the
state legislature and the National
​Endowment for the Arts.

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
521 Main Avenue
​Moorhead, MN 56560
​

Tel. 218.236.8861
© 2021 The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • Guan & Bachmeier
    • Micro-Theatre
    • Traveling Exhibits >
      • Artist + Muse
      • Frozen Music
      • White Earth Window
    • Calendar
    • Collections
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Susan Morrissey
      • Art Ghoullery V
      • Kathleen Ristinen
      • Dave Thune
      • J.S. Postovit: A New Bestiary
      • Joe B. Milosevich >
        • The Collected Object
      • Three Women ...
      • Recent Acquisitions
      • Dan Jones
      • In the Elements
      • 2021 Live & Silent Auctions
      • 360° Tours >
        • Abstract: episode 875
        • Isolated Interiors
        • Looking at the Overlooked
      • Charlie Thysell
      • Art Ghoullery IV
      • Wayne Gudmundson
      • The 62nd Midwestern
      • Tri-College Sculpture
      • Philip J. Thompson
      • Eric A. Johnson
      • James T. O'Rourke
      • Cyrus M. Running
      • Robert A. Nelson
      • Charles Beck
      • Thysell Linocuts
      • Deborahmae Broad
      • Ben Rheault
      • 60 Years, 60 Works
  • About
    • History
    • Archives + Reading Room
    • Mission
    • Staff and Board
    • Rental >
      • Facility Rental
    • The Rourke Microprairie
  • Visit
  • Gallery Store
    • e-Gift Cards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Friends of The Rourke
    • Anniversary Fund
    • Corporate Partnership
  • Learn
    • "From the Collections" Video Series
    • Video Courses >
      • Intro to Abstraction - Virtual Class
      • Shape to Form - Virtual Class
      • Image Transfers - Virtual Class
      • Single-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
      • Three-Layer Linoleum Cut - Virtual Class
      • Cardboard Prints - Virtual Class
      • Intro to Collage - Virtual Class
      • Wheat Paste - Virtual Class
      • Plexiglas Drypoint - Virtual Class
      • Instant Books - Virtual Class
      • Post and Screw Books - Virtual Class
      • The Sketchbook - Virtual Class
      • Glue Prints - Virtual Class
      • Pamphlet Stitch Books - Virtual Class
      • Monotypes - Virtual Class
  • e-News Signup
  • Artist Resources
    • Heart Show Entry Form
    • Rourke Studios