Ross Hilgers: Unexpected Objects from Liminal Spaces| On view in the Katherine East Gallery from 27 November - 31 January 2027

Member Preview
          6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday 27 November 2026

Public Opening
          1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday 29 Novemeber 2026
          Artist gallery talk at 2 p.m.
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Marmalade Inunction, 2026
     Ross Hilgers received a BFA and an MFA in Ceramics from Fort Hays State University. Currently, he teaches Art at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. As an artist, he focus on sculptural ceramics and exhibits with regional and national galleries.
Artist Statement
     My art is grounded in questioning good ideas. There is too much confidence, certainty, and logic behind a good idea. My work comes from a place of doubt, uncertainty, and a deep-rooted curiosity about the ambiguity between what is real and what is unreal. I search for meaning in the gaps between perceptions of truth. While in that space, I grapple with how ideas and emotions can take form as tangible objects. 

     --Ross HIlgers, 2026
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Outside of Time, 2026
Exhibitions and operations are supported in part by the generous support of the following regional, state, and local entities:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Operation support is provided in part by
​the FM Area Foundation.
This activity is funded by The Arts Partnership,
with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo.
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