All are welcome at this weekly fiber arts gathering offering time and space for some fiber fun on Thursdays from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the beautiful Cultural Center Gallery space.

Bring your own projects, get advice, or use our supplies to start a new project.  Crochet, knit, weave, sew, stitch, needlepoint, felt–do whatever you like!  Beginners and experienced fiber artists are all welcome. Regular attendees will teach beginners or help you figure out a stitching pattern.  Yarn, needles, hooks, and project bags are provided for free to those who need them!  Sit ‘n’ Stitch is open to all and free to attend.

All types of sewing projects are welcome! Bring your projects, cutting tools and sewing machine. Several irons and boards will be provided.

Join us for a reception celebrating the debut of "In Every Season," a tour - either in person or virtual - of the signature artworks of Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls. Thursday, January 18, 4-6 pm at Legacy Hall, M State Fergus Falls, 414 College Way, Fergus Falls, MN.

Bring your phone or tablet to participate. Treasured Art Hunt, prizes and refreshments will be available.

The tour is available indefinitely after January 18th. To take the tour in person, come to M State during regular business hours when the campus is open. You may take the tour virtually, at your convenience: ineveryseason.facfmstate.org

For 2024, Kaddatz Galleries exhibition schedule is filled with a mix of solo exhibitions and group shows you won’t want to miss! Below is a snapshot of what’s to come, but be sure to keep an eye on our website for info and updates about the exhibitions, artists statements and opening receptions!

This group shares and critiques their writing. Meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

Meet and build a community of writers in Hawley to get creative with your words and receive feedback. Held every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Those interested in getting started writing and established writers are invited to join the Hawley Library's Writers' Group. Join us to meet other writers during sessions held every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. We will have a writing prompt, give feedback for anything you want to share, and talk about the writing process. We will have a writing prompt, give feedback for anything you want to share, and talk about the writing process.

Art for Lunch is a monthly creative workshop designed to introduce participants to new art processes and materials.

2023 Art for Lunch Schedule

• January: NO ART FOR LUNCH (Cultural Center Closed)

• February 9th: Watercolor Basics

• March 9th: Fabric Baskets for Spring

• April 13th: Needle Felt Flowers

• May 11th: Paper Quilling

• June 8th: Cyanotype; Sun Prints

• July: NO ART FOR LUNCH (Summer Break)

• August: Watch our FB page and e-newsletter for an “Open Studio Day” to be announced.

• September 14th: Acrylic Paint Basics

• October 12th: Alcohol Ink Switch Plates or Coasters

• November 9th: Shrink Plastic Pins

• December 14th: Wire Ornaments

We’ve doubled our listenership every year, and after three years we have nearly 20,000 downloads, not only demonstrating the interest in Native American art but also placing the podcast between the top 15%-10% or top podcasts weekly listenership. Finally, it feels good that Plains Art Museum is a national leader in showcasing Native American and Indigenous art at the high level it should be shown.

Shop the Kaddatz Online Store for local Artists and artwork from 2D to 3D artwork of all mediums.

(And yes - shipping is available for this item for our faraway friends!)

Join us for these arts learning experiences at the Cultural Center this Winter/Spring 2024! 

We are happy to once again partner with Elevate OTC to offer monthly Elevate Exploratories this season! We will also continue to host monthly arts learning workshops at various times during the week at the Cultural Center, in order to reach as many community members as possible.

This means 2 arts workshop opportunities each month this spring (PLUS, don’t forget our monthly Art for Lunch noon workshop each 2nd Thursday!)!

You'll find a comprehensive listing of the 700+ pieces of art in our gallery, all available to you with the click of a button, from the convenience of your own home.
This holiday season, shop unique local art from the comfort and safety of your home with our online gallery, as well as view current artist exhibitions on display in the PRCA gallery space. Browse the website or narrow your search by artist and medium!

Our community art studio is open for public use during office hours, Mon—Thur, from 9 am to 4 pm, and Fri, from 9 am to 2 pm. This free space is open to use for your creative endeavors! We offer free art supplies, easels, and ample workspace! Please note, children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact our office to schedule your visit today! info@centralsquare.org

Red Door Art Gallery

General Guidelines for Art Submission:

Any call for works is open to all artists who:

•   Currently reside in North Dakota

•   Currently reside in South Dakota or Minnesota

•   Call Wahpeton ND or Breckenridge MN their home town or have some local connection

  Artists must submit an Artist Biography, Artist Statement, and appropriate internet links: website, images, logs, or publications, ect.

  Only submit original works completed after December 2010.

  All works must include the following information: title, media, brief description, dimensions, price and year completed.

  All works must be for sale, and priced with the understanding that the Red Door Gallery does take a 30% commission on all works unless otherwise negotiated.

2023-24 Center Series

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Individual Shows on sale July 1

Using a needle and thread to embellish clothing and textiles has been practiced by men and women for centuries in both the home and in professional workshops. But early in the nineteenth century, embroidery became primarily viewed as a woman’s activity and was relegated to the arena of crafts, often without recognition of the artist who made it. American museums are filled with these pieces of needle art, made in the home and passed down through the family until they end up in a museum collection. These pieces illustrate more than a woman’s ability to mark her family’s linens, beautify her home, or fulfill her expected social role. They become an outlet for her creativity and a means of moving beyond her home and into the wider world.
The Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection at North Dakota State University has a remarkable collection of embroidered pieces made in the home, added to clothing or textiles by professional embroiderers, or collected by donors during their world travels. This exhibit celebrates the art of embroidery—an art that spans geography, cultures, and time to connect women across the world and across history. This exhibit is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council and the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and through general operating support from the F-M Area Foundation, the Alex Stern Family Foundation, and The Arts Partnership with support from the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo.

A new Exhibition, Planes, Trains & Automobiles is now showing at the Red Door Art Gallery through May 18th. Works depict various modes of transportation, be it traditional or unconventional. The Artists' Reception will be taking place on Thursday, April 18th, 5:00 - 7:00pm.

Pieces are available to be viewed on our website: http://www.reddoorgallerywahpeton.com/exhibitions.html

Thu Mar 14th 5:30pm - Thu Dec 19th 7:30pm

Open Studio is now happening every Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Holmes Art Cellar.  Bring a project, come spend some time with other creatives!

Thursdays from 5:30-7:30pm

Come join us and work on a project, start something new, or just come to spend time with artists in the area. Various arts events will be scheduled during this time throughout the year, suggestions for activities or other ideas to include within open studio are welcomed! BYO Art Supplies- basic drawing materials will be available.

n us at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum for an exclusive showcase of “John Scott Postovit: Myth and Legend” exhibit, running from Friday 5 April to Sunday 9 June.
Members of the Rourke and their guests are invited to special reception for the upcoming exhibit Friday 5 April from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Following the Members Preview, all are welcome for the Public Opening of the exhibit on Saturday 8 June from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Sherry will present a gallery talk at 2 p.m.

View “John Scott Postovit: Myth and Legend” and all of our exhibits during public viewing hours Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

Summer Travels Call for Works

This is an open call for all artists who: Currently reside in North Dakota, Minnesota, or South Dakota, or those who call Wahpeton ND or Breckenridge MN their home town or have a local connection.

• Dates of Exhibition: June 4 – July 27, 2024

• Deadline for Submissions: May 24, 2024

• Deadline for Arrival of Art: May 31, 2024

• Artists’ Reception: July 18, 2024

For more information contact the Gallery at (701) 591-1010 or email to director@reddoorgallerywahpeton.com

Add life to your drawings with color! In this class, students will learn fundamentals of drawing such as proportion, composition, value and more; and explore color theory as they incorporate color into the drawing process. Instructor and artist Paul Johnson will lead students through exercises and offer tips, techniques, and guidance as they create completed works of art using materials such as colored pencil and pastels. This class is for beginners and intermediate artists who want to learn foundational tools and further their understanding of color to take their drawings to the next level!

Paul Johnson, a resident of Pelican Rapids, taught for over 20 years as Communication Art and Design instructor at Alexandria Technical & Community College. He is the creator of Paul Johnson Design & Illustration, and is the Concordia Christmas Concert muralist, just completing his 15th mural.

Plains Art Museum

April 20, 2024 - September 7, 2024

William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery

Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall – known online by their moniker, The Icy Gays or @theicygays – acquired their first artwork, Corydon Cowansage’s Stairs #3, seven years ago after discovering it online. To call this purchase life-changing would be an understatement. Becoming “art collectors” was never a goal for the couple, but this painting, with its surreal abstraction of nature, became the point of origin for their committed discovery and support of emerging queer and female artists which would ultimately grow into a landmark collection.

Get ready for a richly talented lineup of performers that includes the original Americana singer/songwriter Alice Wallace, the elegant Maud Hixson, extraordinary nods to Johnny Cash and John Denver, the talented Bluegrass Quintet, Monroe Crossing, and Christmas classic, the Nutcracker Ballet. Click here to get your tickets and season passes today and be a part of our unforgettable 20th season!

Central Square has curated an eclectic and richly talented lineup of performers that include the original Americana music of award-winning singer/songwriter Alice Wallace, the elegant vocal stylings of Maud Hixson, an extraordinary nod to the legendary Johnny Cash, the incredible Ted Vigil who transports audiences with his astonishing tribute to John Denver, immensely talented Bluegrass Quintet, Monroe Crossing, and the Christmas classic, the Nutcracker ballet.

Unleash your innate creativity! CornerStone is offering a unique and engaging experience for 6-8 participants this spring and also in a fall session. Taught by area creativity coach/artist/writer Dawn Duncan, Yellowbright, Inc., CornerStone of Creativity has been created to provide a soul-searching endeavor paired with various art activities, resulting in deeper understanding of self and natural gifts. Plus, it's FUN! Working alongside your classmates and with Dawn, tap into what is already inside of you: imagination, curiosity, and playfulness. Art is the channel for self-expression and personal growth!

SPECIAL OFFER!
This course is being offered to a maximum of 14 participants total (between spring and fall sessions) for over half off the regular course fee with funding provided in part by the Lake Regions Art Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation and CornerStone Community & Youth Center.

Regular fee for the six-week course, which includes all supplies, and in-person instruction (2-2.5 hours/week) is $555. However, participants in this special offering will only pay $255, a savings of over 50%!

Have you ever felt the desire to write a story? Join University of MN Morris English Professor, Joshua Johnson, for a four-session creative writing workshop. This workshop is designed for aspiring writers who want to discover and strengthen their fiction writing skills. Participants will explore narrative tools and elements essential to creating compelling stories. From character development to narrative structure, attendees will gain practical experience and valuable insights to begin their own fiction writing projects. 

No prior experience is required—just bring your imagination!

This class will take place in Central Square’s Art Studio, Room 209 on the second floor. The class fee for all four sessions is $100.

At Central Square, we are dedicated to making sure everyone gets to participate. We strive to remove all barriers that could be in the way of a student participating. Limited scholarships are available for our adult art classes. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please contact Jes at (320)634–0400.

This exhibit sponsored by women-owned businesses in Fergus Falls.

The Red Door Art Gallery invites you to join Christine Ellsworth in a five-week poetry therapy journey!

During select Thursdays over the summer, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm, we'll meet in the Gallery Classroom

and read, talk about, and write poetry together. Our goal? We'll find ways to understand and embrace

the personal transformation in our lives, whether that's from one decade of life to another, from one

right of passage to another, one vocation to another. We're all in the midst of transformation in life and

poetry can help us move through it with grace and humor.

Christine Ellsworth is in her third year of poetry therapy faciliation training to become a certified CAPF

through the International Federation of Biblio-Poetry Therapy (ifbpt.org), and works with her mentor

Geri Giebel Chavis, a poetry therapist and author of several books including Poetry and Story Therapy:

The Healing Power of Creative Expression (Writing for Therapy or Personal Development).

Under the guidance of iTry Studio’s, Deb Kerr, students will learn knitting for beginners, such as casting on, stitch techniques, and seaming.

If you’re a woman who identifies as Black, Indigenous, person of color, Queer, Trans, non-binary, or socially isolated, and you’re curious about exploring social identity through writing and visual art, then this program is perfect for you.

Cost: $25 non-member, $20 members

For ages 5 - 14

Class size is limited to the first 20 to enroll.

Instructor: Shawn McCann

Heritage Square Center

500 Dakota Ave, Wahpeton

Have you always thought it would be fun to learn how to carve?  This is the ideal class to try woodcarving for the first time!  Learn to carve a traditional Swedish Dala horse with Alan Pearson from the Red River Valley Woodcarvers.  This is a 2-part class:  First, we will carve the horse, and second, we will paint it.

This class will cover carving safety, tool selection, reading wood grains as well as different carving techniques.  We will be using a carving knife and an optional #3 gouge.  There will be safety equipment and tools available to borrow.

Session 1: June 24-28, 2024

Grades K-4 - 10:00am-12:00pm led by Rebecca Krueger @ Kaddatz Galleries

Grades 5-8 - 1:00-4:00 pm led by Blayze Buseth @ Creation Shop

The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County is pleased to announce the opening of Quilt National ’23, a juried exhibit of 30 one-of-a-kind quilted masterpieces, on July 2, 2024, at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, OH, has organized this biennial competition for 45 years. Commenting on the innovation and diversity of Quilt National, Leah Magyary, Executive Director of The Dairy Barn Arts Center, says, “Throughout its history, Quilt National has showcased quilts that play with light, space, color, and technology, allowing new masterpieces to emerge and blossom. And we are not done yet- there is so much more for the quilting world to discover, and the more artists we invite to the table, the better we can progress towards untapped creativity.”

Explore various art mediums such as painting, drawing, visual, and performing arts. Register early for a $25 discount. Register through Community Education, at the gallery, or purchase/register online here!
Bread ’n Bowls sponsored scholarships are also available thanks to the Office of Community Engagement’s involvement. Many thanks to Morris Lions Club for their sponsorship! See application at event link.

Grades: K-7 Completed

5 Sessions- $189 ($159 early bird special)

Date: Monday-Friday, July 8-12

Time: 9:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Location: MAHS FACS/Art Room

Session 2: July 29-Aug 2, 2024

Grades K-4 - 10:00am-12:00pm led by Blayze Buseth @ Creation Shop

Grades 5-8 - 1:00-4:00 pm led by Naomi RaMona Schliesman @ Kaddatz Galleries

Trådar/Threads is an exhibit by Minnesota artist Amy Sands. It consists of two series of prints. The Bunad series consists of 20 framed polymer photogravure prints of close-ups of historical bunad at the Osterøy Museum in Norway. This series will be on display Sept. 7, 2024 through June 23, 2025. The Portal series integrates historical photographs from the Tekstilindustrimuseet and patterns from the textiles collection of the Osterøy Museum, creating an intersection between handwork and the textile industry. This series will be on exhibit Sept. 7, 2024 through March 31, 2025.

Sands will give an exhibit talk on Sept. 7 at 2pm.