Events
Every Tuesday from 1pm-3pm in the Holmes Art Cellar!
Spend time with area wood carvers!
All types of sewing projects are welcome! Bring your projects, cutting tools and sewing machine. Several irons and boards will be provided.
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.
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%!
Join us for Print Fest on Saturday, 4 May from 12:00 to 3:00p.m.— a special one day sale of unframed original prints—at The Rourke.
Print Fest is dedicated to the exhibition and sale of contemporary hand-made prints. It is a opportunity for local printmakers to gather under one roof and to share their work with the community.
Mama G's Taqueria Truck will be on site serving up some delicious eats!
Join artist Tricia Coulson in making an adorable recycled fiber vessel. Coulson will lead you through the construction of the vessel and a variety of different embroidery stitches that you can freestyle to decorate the work. This course is beginner friendly and can teach you skills to recycle textiles in your life!
Are you ready to explore the timeless craft of rug hooking and create a stunning piece of fiber art for your home? Join us for a beginner’s level class where you’ll learn the basics of rug hooking while crafting a beautiful decorative wall hanging. You will learn the process of decorative rug making and go home with a one-of-a-kind small decorative piece of art!
Instructor: Elise Olson
TREVELYON’S NEEDLEBOOK
A 6 hour, intermediate surface embroidery course.
$80 registration includes $55 supplies kit & $25 class fee.
Sweet flowers and fresh, green leafy vines stitched on creamy ivory linen combine in this delightful needlebook. The design for our needlebook comes from the Trevelyon Miscellany of 1608, a book that’s over 400 years old, compiled at the end of the Renaissance. Together we will embroider this design using satin stitch, stem stitch, long and short shading, leaf stitch and trellis work.
Free and open to the public, in this presentation, nationally acclaimed embroidery artist Kathy Andrews will share a selection from her own antique sampler collection. Most samplers will be visible on both sides. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation; The Arts Partnership with the Cities of Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo; the Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation, and the Alex Stern Family Foundation.
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
Friday, April 26th 10:00am - 12:00pm
Spend time with mixed media artist, Carmen McCullough creating your own, personal collage with paper, glue, paint and found objects. Take home a one-of-a-kind, 8x10”, piece of art!
Prior artsy experience is not required.
Bring photocopies of any images you would like to include. (Or, you are welcome to rummage through Carmen’s personal paper stash for inspiration.)
This might get messy, so please dress accordingly.
Join us for an immersive workshop where you’ll learn how to create stunning jewelry pieces using the vibrant and versatile medium of alcohol inks. Participants will create their own unique jewelry made with alcohol inks and sterling or silver plate materials. Perfect for yourself or as a super personal gift! All materials provided.
Instructor: Sue Kelseim
