In celebration of the exhibition Women Artists: Four Centuries of Creativity at Plains Art Museum, the Guerrilla Girls will visit North Dakota for the first time.

The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous feminist artists and activists who expose gender and racial inequalities in the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 in response to an international exhibition of art at the Museum of Modern Art that included less than 8% women artists.

At Plains Art Museum in Fargo, only 10.5% of the permanent collection’s 6,000 objects were made by women artists.

What can be done to achieve equality in the arts? When the Guerrilla Girls protests were ignored, they turned to ‘guerrilla’ art tactics, like wheat-pasting posters across Manhattan. This included their famous piece “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met Museum?” that read “Less than 5% of the artists in the Modern Art Sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female.”

Join us at Plains Art Museum to hear directly from the Guerrilla Girls.

Members receive a 15% discount on tickets! Become a member HERE to receive the promo code to use at checkout. Already a member? Contact development@plainsart.org for your code.

On January 22, 2026, at 6:30 pm, the Guerrilla Girls will deliver their classic presentation with a Fargo twist. (And yes, they will remain anonymous throughout their presentation.) VIP ticket holders will have priority seating as well as an opportunity to meet the Guerrilla Girls before their gig.

On January 23, 2026, at 11:00 am, the Guerrilla Girls will host two art activism workshops. These workshops are designed to help you find your activist voice for causes you care about. Tickets for workshops are available on our class registration website at plainsart.org/create. Museum Members also receive a discount on workshop purchases (in addition to a presentation ticket discount), so consider becoming a member today!

Guerrilla Girls at Plains Art Museum