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

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!)!

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

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.

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.

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%!

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

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

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.”

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