EVENT & REGISTRATION LINK: https://form.jotform.com/252156113075146

FEE: Sliding Scale Registration Fee: $30-$45 (supplies included)

Turn your game ideas into reality! Young creators ages 7-15 will design and build their own board games using canvas boards, blank cards, spinners, dice, and colorful pawns.

Artist Jona Brown, with decades of gaming and game store experience, guides students through the creative process. Students arrive with their game concept ready and leave with a complete, playable board game that's uniquely theirs.

Perfect for young artists who love games and want to bring their imagination to life!

About the Instructor:

Jona M Brown is a Fergus Falls-based oil painting artist, known for her chicken, butterfly, and kitchen-inspired art. Inspired by unique items or an interesting character, she creates compositions that tell a story. Jona studied oil painting in high school and college. She received a BS in interior design from NDSU with a minor in bus. admin. Jona spent 30 years in retail, running Biffley’s & Bookmark and JCP Catalog. Currently Jona paints murals for the OTCHS, researches genealogy, teaches art and Sunday School, and maintains and restores her historic home. To expand her artistic skills and story-telling ability, she is exploring oil pastels and cartoon drawing.

Class Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 10AM-12PM

Sliding Scale Registration Fee: $30-$45 (supplies included)

Class will take place in the Classroom located in the lower level at Kaddatz Galleries (111 W. Lincoln Ave. Fergus Falls, MN 56537).

Scholarship: Accessibility is important to us! Partial and full scholarships may available based on need. If cost is a barrier, please fill out our scholarship request form linked here: CLICK HERE

EVENT & REGISTRTION LINK: https://form.jotform.com/252156064126148

FEE: Sliding Scale Registration Fee: $30-$45 (supplies included)

Cartography Map Making Art Class w/ Jona Brown

Saturday, November 8 from 10AM-12PM for Ages 7-15

Create your own unique maps using watercolors, ink, and markers! Young artists will design fantasy worlds, treasure maps, or maps of their favorite places while learning basic cartography skills.

Artist Jona Brown will guide students in using color, symbols, and labels to bring their maps to life. Students will explore the art of mapmaking while creating a personalized piece they can treasure.

Perfect for young explorers and artists who love adventure and storytelling!

About the Instructor:

Jona M Brown is a Fergus Falls-based oil painting artist, known for her chicken, butterfly, and kitchen-inspired art. Inspired by unique items or an interesting character, she creates compositions that tell a story. Jona studied oil painting in high school and college. She received a BS in interior design from NDSU with a minor in bus. admin. Jona spent 30 years in retail, running Biffley’s & Bookmark and JCP Catalog. Currently Jona paints murals for the OTCHS, researches genealogy, teaches art and Sunday School, and maintains and restores her historic home. To expand her artistic skills and story-telling ability, she is exploring oil pastels and cartoon drawing.

Class Date: Saturday, November 8 from 10AM-12PM

Sliding Scale Registration Fee: $30-$45 (supplies included)

Class will take place in the Classroom located in the lower level at Kaddatz Galleries (111 W. Lincoln Ave. Fergus Falls, MN 56537).

Scholarship: Limited number of partial and full scholarships may available based on need. If cost is a barrier, please fill out our scholarship request form linked here: CLICK HERE