On view on the first floor from 18 June - 6 September 2026

Best In Theme
Selected by Dr. Tess Varner & Chris Mortenson
Dan Koeck
   Pierce County Fair, Rugby, N.D.
   silver gelatin print
 
     
Honorable Mentions
Meg Spielman-Peldo 
   Portrait of a Lawn Chair   
   pigment photograph on art paper

Deana Novack
   Pertinent
   original collage

Rachel Hovelson-Olek
   A Place to Call Home
   stoneware, magnets, pen on paper, steel


​Milton S. Yergen's Memorial Wit & Whimsy Award
Selected by Molly Yergens
Deborahmae Broad
   Freedom
   oil painting

Anniversary Fund Purchase Award
Selected by The RAGM Collections & Acquisitions Committee
Laura Youngbird
   Liberty & Justice for All
   mixed media, lithograph

The Joel Hergele People's Choice Award
Selected by museum visitors
Emily Williams-Wheeler
   Kodachrome Memories: Everything Looks Better in Black and White
   wood, linen thread, safety pins, glassine, brads, parchment, mixed media