Grand Marais Arts Colony 2016 Course Catalog by Grand Marais Art Colony

GRAND MARAIS ART COLONY

2016

WELCOME to the Grand Marais Art Colony As the Art Colony nears its 70th anniversary, I frequently think about the stories and history these hallowed walls have witnessed and the myriad of people who have made this space their creative home. As a director, I am constantly counting the number of students, programs, and boxes of art supplies etc. But when I think about how many pieces of art were conceptualized, came into being, and completed; how many friendships were forged, laughs bellowed, and tears shed; how many people were able to see the world through someone else’s eyes, it is innumerable. One cannot quantify the lives that have been transformed through the power of art. As Kurt Vonnegut said, “the practice of any art is but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.” This is the essence of the Art Colony – a sanctuary for practice, a retreat that provides everyone with time, space, and guidance to delve into and experience art-making. We look forward to being part of your creative journey in 2016. Sincerely, Amy Demmer

Executive Director

Table of Contents

Class Overview by Date ............................................ 4 – 5 Class Descriptions by Media .................................... 6 – 17 Two-Dimensional 6 – 10 Artist Talks & Demonstrations 10 Clay 11 – 12 Glass 12 – 13 Literary Arts 13 – 14 Printmaking, Photography & Book Arts 14 – 15 Three-Dimensional & Jewelry 16 Youth 17 Artist Services ...................................................... 18 – 19 Instructor Biographies .......................................... 20 – 26 Community Partners .................................................... 27 Registration ................................................................. 28 Membership ................................................................. 29 Upcoming Events .................................................. 30 – 32 Entry Points ................................................................. 33

WHO WE ARE

WHAT WE DO

Nestled in the harbor-side village of Grand Marais, Minnesota, with direct access to Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the Art Colony is a gateway for people to creatively explore and interpret the rugged coast and inland expanse of waterways, forests, and wilderness.

Artist Services Tap into vital resources, including professional development classes, residency opportunities, studio access, grant writing assistance, sales opportunities and more.

Founded in 1947 (the first art colony in the state) with 20 students in an eight-week summer painting class, the Art Colony has grown to cultivate a vibrant arts community on the North Shore. Today, the Art Colony continues as a retreat and creative home for the artistic spirit, serving over 27,000 people. Throughout the year, artists and creative seekers gather together to learn from renowned instructors, engage in critical dialogue, and explore the artistic process.

WHAT WE BELIEVE Artistic expression connects us with our landscapes Artists need time, space, and uninterrupted focus to create work Mentorship and guidance are critical for all stages of creative development Dialogue enhances the artistic process and cultural understanding of the arts Connecting through the arts builds healthy and resilient communities

Classes Select from 200 classes taught by over 80 instructors, crafted for all skill levels in diverse disciplines, included our expanded foundational class options. Events Participate in our annual artist-driven community events: Northern Fibers Retreat, Grand Marais Arts Festival, Plein Air Grand Marais, Tour dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Art, the Member Show & Sale, and Empty Bowls.

WHERE WE ARE

Grand Marais, along with its thriving arts scene, offers cultural events in music, craft, and theater, and boasts a variety of established restaurants and locally-owned businesses. There is always something for everyone to see and experience. Tear out the ENTRY POINTS section on the last page for a quick reference guide to Art Colony drop-in activities and special events that are open to all.

STAFF

(L - R): TESSA LARSON Community Coordinator, AMY DEMMER Executive Director, CAROLYN FRITZ Events & Communications Director, RUTH PSZWARO Program Director

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Mary Bebie

Mary teaches youth and adult classes, provides summertime demos, hosts activities for educators and students, and contributes her time and talents for the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. Thank you, Mary!

Classes by Date

Advancing in Pastel Lisa Stauffer April 10 – 11 | Page 6

MARCH Career Planning, Time Management, and Recordkeeping Anna Metcalfe March 5 | Page 18 Pricing and Social Media Basics Anna Metcalfe March 6 | Page 18 Beginning Clay Maggie Anderson March 11 – April 29 | 8 Fridays | Page 11 Artists-in-Residence Beth Dorsey & Walter Early March 7 – 20 | Page 19, 30 Artist-in-Residence | Site-Based Installation Charles Matson Lume March 21 – April 3 | Page 19, 30 Artist Talk | Installations: From Germination to De-installation Charles Matson Lume March 26 | Noon | Page 10 Youth: Spring Break Art Space (Open to all ages) David Hahn & John Franz March 29 & 31 | 10 am – noon | Page 17

Artists-in-Residence | Site-Based Installation Mary Bergs & Lisa Hochstein April 14 – 24 | Page 19, 30 Youth: Exploring the Senses (Ages 6 – 10) Tessa Larson April 14 – May 5 | 4 Thursdays | Page 17 Pots for Painting Joan Farnam April 14 – May 19 | 6 Thursdays | Page 11 Creative Self-Care Tessa Larson April 15 – May 6 | 4 Fridays | Page 18 Artist Talk | Repurposing Found Materials Mary Bergs & Lisa Hochstein April 23 | Noon | Page 10 The Wisdom of Contemplative Art Doug Westendorp April 25 – 29 | Page 6 Youth: 2-D to 3-D (Ages 9 – 14) David Hahn & John Franz April 25 – May 16 | 4 Mondays | Page 17 Artist Talk | Contemplative Art in Disquieting Times Doug Westendorp April 27 | 4:30 pm | Page 10 CREATIVE SELF-CARE WORKSHOP WEEKEND April 30 – May 2 | Page 30 Creative Play and Emotional Resilience Kelly O. Finnerty Personalized Journal Making Bevie LaBrie Exploring Your Journey Through Story Cloths – Arpilleras Tessa Larson

Youth: Watercolor (Ages 6 – 9) David Hahn & John Franz April 4 – 18 | 3 Mondays | Page 17

Clay Sculpture Korla Molitor May 21 – 22 | Page 11

Youth: Wheel-Throwing (Ages 6th – 8th grade) Natalie Sobanja April 4 – May 2 | 5 Mondays | Page 17

The Creative Process: Examining, Documenting, Developing Martha McQuade & Dan Clark May 23 – 27 | Page 6

Open Studio: Creative Playtime April 4, 6 & 13 | 9 am – noon | Page 6

Digital Pinhole Photography Simon Stromberg May 28 | Page 14

Discover Fused Glass Mary Bebie April 5 – 19 | 3 Tuesdays | Page 12

Community Ink Day: Screenprinting Mike Swindlehurst May 28 | 2 – 4 pm | Page 14

Still Life in Pastel Lisa Stauffer April 8 – 9 | Page 6 Relief and Monoprint Techniques Kelly Dupre April 8 – 10 | Page 14

Artist Talk | Traveling Texts: What Bookbindings Tell Us About Early Printed Books Scott Husby June 3 | 7 pm | Page 10 Reading: Short Stories and Fiction Kathryn Savage June 4 | 11 am | Location: Grand Marais Public Library | Page 10 Time and Memory in Poetry and Prose Kathryn Savage June 4 | Page 13 Drawing Basics Tom Westbrook June 4 – 5 | Page 7 Abstract Painting: Beyond the Boundaries Donna Bruni June 6 – 8 | Page 7 Youth: Summer Art Space (Open to all ages) June 8, 15 & 22 | 10 am – noon | Page 17 Painting the Shore: Watercolor Peter Humeniuk June 9 – 10 | Page 7 Introduction to Acrylic Kat Corrigan June 11 – 12 | Page 7 Prints from Drawings Matt Kania June 11 – 12 | Page 14 The Habit of Painting: Advanced Acrylic Kat Corrigan June 13 – 17 | Page 7 Collagraph: Exploring Printed Texture Jerry Riach June 17 – 19 | Page 14 Writing Fiction William Durbin June 18 – 19 | Page 13 Animal Mobiles Judd Nelson June 18 – 19 | Page 16

Watercolor Pocket Journals: Observations Along the Way Tara Sweeney & Chel Anderson May 20 – 22 | Page 6

APRIL

JUNE

Mosaics: A Way with Water Pam Collins May 28 – 30 | Page 12

The Place of Pots Guillermo Cuellar June 20 – 24 | Page 11 Develop Your Artistic Potential David Feinberg June 20 – 24 | Page 7 Artist Talk | The Visual Language and the Unexpected David Feinberg June 22 | 4:30 pm | Page 10 Blown Glass Ornaments Gretchen Lisdahl June 24 | Page 12 One at a Time: Monoprint Methods Dean Trisko June 24 – 26 | Page 14 Glass Beads Gretchen Lisdahl June 25 – 26 | Page 13 Writing History Marlais Olmstead Brand June 25 – 26 | Page 13 Watercolor Basics Spencer Meagher June 25 – 26 | Page 7 June Mentored Hazel Belvo June 27 – July 1 | Page 7 Mentorship in Jewelry Becky & Tedd McDonah June 27 – July 1 | Page 16

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JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Trunk Show Beth Novak & Tedd McDonah July 1 | 5 – 7 pm | Page 10

Beyond the Blank Book Amanda Degener August 1 – 4 | Page 15

Cast Crystal Balance Stones Donna Rice September 2 – 5 | Page 13

The Basics of Torch Enameling and Setting Beth Novak July 2 – 3 | Page 16

Youth: Summer Art Space (Open to all ages) August 3 & 24 | 10 am – noon | Page 17

Print and Stitch Julie Crabtree September 3 – 5 | Page 15

Portrait Drawing Ken Wenzel July 2 – 3 | Page 7

Raku John Franz & Maggie Anderson August 5 | Page 11

Studio Pastels Bonnie Paruch September 3 – 5 | Page 9

Pastel Plein Air Painting Lisa Stauffer July 4 – 8 | Page 7

Flowing Colors Catherine Hearding August 8 – 12 | Page 8

Art of the Nocturne Neil Sherman September 12 | 8 pm | Page 9

Acrylic Marathon Bonnie Cutts July 13 – 15 | Page 8

Mentorship in Printmaking Mary Leikvold August 8 – 12 | Page 15

Artist Talk | Paint with Intention Dan Wiemer September 16 | 11 am | Page 10

Fast, Loose, and Fun Acrylic Painting Bonnie Cutts July 16 – 17 | Page 8

Mixed-Media Sculpture Jeff Hirst August 13 – 14 | Page 16

Dynamic Landscapes in Watermedia Dan Wiemer September 17 – 18 | Page 9

So You Want to Write Memoir Rachael Hanel July 16 – 17 | Page 13

Experimental Drawing Lynn Speaker August 13 – 14 | Page 8

Agate Landscapes: Glass on Glass Mosaics Sheryl Tuorila July 16 – 17 | Page 13

Silkscreen Onto Encaustic Jeff Hirst August 15 – 17 | Page 15

July Mentored I Hazel Belvo July 18 – 22 | Page 8

Representing Nature on the Ceramic Object Matthew Krousey August 15 – 18 | Page 11

Mentorship in Photography Linda Gammell July 18 – 20 | Page 15 Metal Casting with Recyclable Molds Wayne Potratz July 20 – 23 | Page 16 Youth: Summer Art Space (Open to all ages) July 20 & 27 | 10 am – noon | Page 17 Majolica Workshop Ginny Sims July 22 – 24 | Page 11

Cracking the Kiln Code Malcolm Potek August 19 – 21 | Page 13 Oil Painting Plein Air Neil Sherman August 19 – 21 | Page 8 The Art of Personal Writing Peter Blau August 20 – 21 | Page 14 Letterpress Printing Mary Bruno August 20 – 22 | Page 15

July Mentored II Hazel Belvo July 25 – 29 | Page 8

Sumi-e: Painting From the Heart Susan Frame August 22 – 26 | Page 9

Clay: Inspiration to Creation Ernest Miller July 25 – 29 | Page 11

The Artist’s Nature Sketchbook Pamela Luer August 27 – 28 | Page 9

Artist Talk | Investigating the Ceramic Form Ernest Miller July 27 | 4:30 pm | Page 10

Introduction to Intaglio Jerry Riach August 27 – 28 | Page 15

Composition, Process, and Design Mary Bergs July 30 – 31 | Page 8 Creative Mapmaking Karina Cutler-Lake July 30 – 31 | Page 8 Gyotaku: The Dao of Fishy-ness Cameron Norman July 30 – 31 | Page 15 Talking Lines: Art and Poetry Joyce Sutphen July 30 – 31 | Page 13

Woodblock Printmaking Richard James Nelson September 23 – 25 | Page 15 Fall Colors in Oil Neil Sherman September 24 – 25 | Page 9 Merging Hand-Building and Cast Glass Helen Otterson September 26 – 30 | Page 12

Artist Talk | Merging Glass and Clay Helen Otterson September 28 | Noon | Page 10

OCTOBER Autumn Painting Dave Gilsvik October 1 – 2 | Page 9 Making a Mark: Life Drawing October 5 – December 14 | 10 Wednesdays | Page 9 Art as Journey II Elizabeth Erickson October 6 – 9 | Page 9 Love Your Jeweler’s Saw Brittany Foster October 8 | Page 16 Photography for Beginners Curtis Juliber October 8 – 9 | Page 15 Porcelain on the Wheel David Voorhees October 8 – 9 | Page 12 Exploring Watermedia Jeanne Larson October 15 – 17 | Page 9 Spontaneous Process Painting Bevie LaBrie October 21 – 22 | Page 10 Influence and Process Daryn Lowman October 21 – 23 | Page 12 Pots for Presents Joan Farnam October 25 – December 13 | 8 Tuesdays | Page 12

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ADVANCING IN PASTEL Lisa Stauffer

April 10 – 11 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: varies | Experience required Students will enjoy this further exploration into pastel, either continuing on with their own subject matter or beginning something new. A large portion of this class will be dedicated to working from favorite photographs detailing places of interest. Lisa will outline the pitfalls and possibilities that come when working from photographs as well as provide guided feedback in response to students’ work. Prerequisite: Previous pastel class with Lisa, including Still Life in Pastel.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP THE WISDOM OF CONTEMPLATIVE ART Doug Westendorp

April 25 – 29 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Experience required Today’s American culture is awash in over-stimulating, under-nourishing imagery. Our eyes are relentlessly taxed with empty visual information. However, there is also well-made art that has great technical and conceptual integrity. This art arises from a deep and full visual engagement. Under Doug’s mentorship, artists will work on self-defined projects while also exploring together avenues of contemplative artistic practices, from close observations of the most humble aspects of the material world to looking at the elements of sacred geometry. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.

TWO-DIMENSIONAL CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED THE COLORS OF WINTER Catherine Hearding

February 20 – 21 | 2 days Tuition: $170 One way to make it through a long winter is to learn to appreciate the beauty of the snow-covered landscape. With Catherine’s guidance, students will learn to compose a landscape, work on value studies in order to understand shapes and value contrast, find color solutions, and learn a three-step wash approach to watercolor painting, all while taking in the beautiful winter landscape.

CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTS IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING Karen Owsley Nease February 27 – 28 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $11

Bring new vigor to your representational paintings by exploring contemporary concepts. Students will see how approaching a piece with a more abstract eye can bring increased clarity and strengthen composition within a realistic painting style. Karen will teach the basic principles of color fields, expressionism, and minimalism. Through exercises and one-to-one instruction, students will develop new ways of thinking about their painting.

OPEN STUDIO: CREATIVE PLAYTIME April 4, 6 & 13 | 9 am – noon Tuition: $12 drop-in fee per session April is a fantastic time to explore your artistic potential. All are invited, regardless of artistic background, to come and try their hand at using a variety of art materials. Participants are also encouraged to bring works in progress and their own materials and take advantage of the cooperative space and time. Artist volunteers will be on hand to guide participants as needed, but this is a very informal opportunity to simply get creative and have fun.

STILL LIFE IN PASTEL Lisa Stauffer April 8 – 9 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: varies

Work in the versatile medium of soft pastel and explore pastel brands, papers, and techniques. Topics covered include painting fundamentals, choosing a subject, and design and compositional considerations. Students will paint still life models indoors and learn how these lessons apply to all subject matter. Class time will include demonstrations, personal instruction, and group critique.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP ART AS JOURNEY Elizabeth Erickson

May 5 – 8 | 4 days Tuition: $380 | Supply fee: $6 | Experience required Students who have mastered the basic techniques of their medium and wish to hone the ideas in their work or experiment with new ideas and techniques will thrive in this open-media format. Students will create a body of work shaped by individual concerns and are free to work in their medium of choice, including paint, sculpture, photography, drawing, sewing, and collage. The class will include time for visioning, writing, and individual tutorials as well as presentation and discussion. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.

WATERCOLOR POCKET JOURNALS: OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE WAY Tara Sweeney & Chel Anderson May 20 – 22 | 3 days Tuition: $265 | Supply fee: $55 (optional)

Combine your love for drawing and writing while learning about the natural landscape. Tara will teach the basics of using watercolor and ink to mingle sketches and text in a portable journal format primarily on location outdoors. Chel Anderson, local botanist and plant ecologist, will join the group to highlight key aspects of the North Shore flora and fauna. Students will practice keen observation as they use contour ink drawing and basic watercolor techniques and work through guided writing prompts to look outward and inward. Everyone will create an accordion-fold, hard-cover, keepsake journal.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP THE CREATIVE PROCESS: EXAMINING, DOCUMENTING, DEVELOPING Martha McQuade & Dan Clark May 23 – 27 | 5 days Tuition: $575 | Experience required

Martha and Dan have collaborated on projects, writing, and teaching for the past 15 years. Their interest in process and making has resulted in creative work across many disciplines, including architecture, apparel, landscape, and product design. Together, they will offer instruction in what all of these media have in common— the creative process. Students are invited to produce creative work across multiple design disciplines including two-dimensional, architectural, textile, clothing, or furniture projects. The focus will be on examining, documenting, and developing each student’s individual creative process. Daily individual and group critiques and a final review will be included. Prerequisite: Two years of art or design training or the equivalent.

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FOUNDATIONAL CLASS DRAWING BASICS Tom Westbrook

June 4 – 5 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $50 (optional) No previous drawing experience is required for this introduction to the fundamentals of observational drawing workshop. Drawing tools, media, and techniques will be discussed, demonstrated, and practiced. Tom will introduce students to methods of coordinating the hand and eye, observation, and depth and perspective. Students will use drawing as a tool to learn about space, form, light, and line and as a vehicle of communication and exploration. Tom will also facilitate discussions on how to analyze and critique drawings.

ABSTRACT PAINTING: BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES Donna Bruni June 6 – 8 | 3 days Tuition: $285

Move beyond the boundaries of representation, expressionism, and abstraction to develop your own visual style. Students will begin with warm-ups on paper or canvas panel, exploring color, energy, emotion, form, texture, and line. Then Donna will teach how to transform these visual notes into a series of paintings. Students are invited to experiment with painting techniques and materials (acrylic, water-based oil, traditional oil, cold wax) using intuitive methods. Donna will provide one-to-one instruction and an informal group review.

PAINTING THE SHORE: WATERCOLOR Peter Humeniuk June 9 – 10 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $33

While painting with Peter in his step-by-step style, students will learn to incorporate elements and principles of design to create dramatic, loose watercolor paintings of the shore. Instruction will include demonstrations and one-to-one instruction, and students can expect to complete two paintings per day following Peter’s easy, paint-along style.

INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC Kat Corrigan

June 11 – 12 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $35 (optional) | Foundational class Are you interested in painting with acrylic but don’t know where to start? Kat will provide students with foundational instruction on acrylic painting. Students will work through a variety of exercises and basic techniques, including an exploration of various brushes, paints, and basic color theory. Students will create a series of small studies.

THE HABIT OF PAINTING: ADVANCED ACRYLIC Kat Corrigan June 13 – 17 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $35 (optional) | Experience required

Kat will provide demonstrations, tips, hints, and structured painting time for students. Instruction will include how to set up a still life with objects at hand and use photos as reference, including photos on digital media. Students will study composition, preparatory sketching, mixing color, and color theory as well as discuss techniques and habits for painting with acrylic. Prerequisite: Foundational acrylic knowledge and experience required.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC POTENTIAL David Feinberg June 20 – 24 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Experience required

David’s mentoring philosophy is tied to his belief that each artist is unique, and therefore the challenge is to help students generate their internal voice so they can achieve their greatest artistic potential. Students will work in their medium of choice and benefit from one-to-one instruction and critique, along with times of group critique. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.

FOUNDATIONAL CLASS WATERCOLOR BASICS Spencer Meagher June 25 – 26 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $22 (optional)

Students will have the opportunity to follow along as Spencer demonstrates each step in the process of painting in watercolor. Content will center on basic techniques, including brush attributes, preparing paper, paint quality, washes, splattering, dropping and pouring, and dry brushing. Spencer will also cover when, where, and how to appropriately use each tool and technique. Students will paint as many as two, 11x15-inch paintings each day.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP JUNE MENTORED Hazel Belvo June 27 – July 1 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Experience required

Artists will work in their medium of choice under the close mentorship of Hazel Belvo. This experience is for practicing artists who have produced a body of work in a particular medium. Much like a master class setting, students will explore the artist within, elaborating on their own personal imagery. There will be group dialogue with specific topics that are critical to the artistic process, as well as a final critique. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.

PORTRAIT DRAWING Ken Wenzel

July 2 – 3 | 2 days Tuition: $190 Join Ken for an in-depth experience of portrait drawing, and increase your ability to render a likeness to a subject. Ken will discuss a variety of techniques, including how to outline proportions, methods of finding the axis, and blocking in. Students will draw from photos in pencil and charcoal and, along with creating their own work, learn about historical art portraits.

PASTEL PLEIN AIR PAINTING Lisa Stauffer July 4 – 8 | 5 days Tuition: $425 | Supply fee: varies

Paint outside with pastel in beautiful Grand Marais. The basics of outdoor painting will be discussed throughout the week, as well as topics including choosing a subject, design and compositional considerations, importance of accurate drawing, painting fundamentals, and more. Lisa will provide demonstrations, personal instruction, and group critiques in a supportive environment.

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CREATIVE MAPMAKING Karina Cutler-Lake July 30 – 31 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $22

Experience the ways creative mapmaking techniques, rooted in studio art and design practice, can help to represent and document life experiences. Often inherent in this exploration is the idea of Place, a way of understanding the unique properties of our surroundings and our location within them. Karina will guide students in examining these topics through art making, reading, and discussion, fortified with local exploration. Students will leave with several new creative techniques, as well as a collection of handmade maps that illustrate how they interact with place and time.

COMPOSITION, PROCESS, AND DESIGN Mary Bergs

TWO-DIMENSIONAL CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ACRYLIC MARATHON Bonnie Cutts July 13 – 15 | 3 days Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: $44

Join Bonnie for this fun-filled, information-packed, illuminating marathon and learn fascinating techniques as you work with the various acrylic paint formulas, gels, and mediums. Apply gorgeous grounds, use gels and mediums, pour paint, make skins, and create art. Clear explanations of all materials will be presented for students’ future reference.

FAST, LOOSE, AND FUN ACRYLIC PAINTING Bonnie Cutts July 16 – 17 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $32

Using a variety of acrylic paints learn to apply bold, big, loose brushstrokes. Students will create small paintings packed with emotion and color by focusing on larger shapes instead of details. Bonnie will facilitate warm-up drawing exercises and teach students to work quickly with as few brush strokes as possible and to swiftly apply paint with a palette knife. Students will experiment with mixing paint with gels and molding pastes to create thick, textural paintings filled with energy.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP JULY MENTORED I Hazel Belvo July 18 – 22 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Experience required

LOOKING FOR COLOR Dave Gilsvik July 23 – 24 | 2 days Tuition: $190

If you know Dave’s paintings, you know he is not shy about color. Students will learn to distinguish, apply, and pump up the color in their own work. Class will be structured with a mix of outdoor and studio painting time focusing on small, quick studies along with working from nature, images, and imagination.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP JULY MENTORED II Hazel Belvo July 25 – 29 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Experience required

July 30 – 31 | 2 days Tuition: $190 Composition and design are the foundations and critical building blocks of all art forms and aesthetics. All artists, painters, printmakers, and potters alike, can improve their work by developing a better understanding of design and composition. Mary will help students build skills and gain an understanding of composition through group exercises and work on individual projects. Focus will be on process and exploration using a variety of materials.

FLOWING COLORS Catherine Hearding August 8 – 12 | 5 days Tuition: $425

Using Lake Superior and local rivers for inspiration, students will focus on painting water and learn to create a sense of texture and movement using shapes and value. Color solutions will be explored and Catherine will teach students to paint reflections, moving streams, and wave action. Class time will be spent both outdoors and in the studio.

EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING Lynn Speaker August 13 – 14 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $28

Invigorate your own art practice through additive, subtractive, chance, and ephemeral mark-making activities and concepts. Lynn will introduce students to process-based experimental drawing and facilitate an exploration of both traditional and unconventional methods centered on the significance of drawing as an active process, rather than a product or outcome. Students will begin with pen to paper and then move off page into the surrounding environment.

FINDING YOUR VISUAL VOICE Mary Jo Van Dell August 15 – 18 | 4 days Tuition: $380 | Experience required

Enhance your skills and knowledge of how to make a successful painting. Mary Jo will guide students through a broader understanding of the skills needed to create strong paintings regardless of subject matter. Students will receive one-to-one instruction and be encouraged in their individual development of design, painting skills, and personal style. Prerequisite: Foundational knowledge of and experience with oil and/or acrylic.

OIL PAINTING PLEIN AIR Neil Sherman

August 19 – 21 | 2.5 days | Day 1, 6 – 9 pm; Days 2 & 3, 8:30 am – 4 pm Tuition: $190 Neil will discuss the basic elements of plein air painting—such as looking past the leaves, twigs, and branches to paint a convincing forest, tips on mixing colors, and materials and gear. Instruction will also cover artistic techniques such as perspective, form, and value. Scenic Grand Marais will be the outdoor subject, and the format will include short demonstrations, painting time, and constructive critique.

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SUMI-E: PAINTING FROM THE HEART Susan Frame August 22 – 26 | 5 days Tuition: $525 | Supply fee: varies

Have fun interpreting North Shore landscapes and your favorite flowers with ink, watercolor, and absorbent Chinese xuan paper. With emphasis on brushwork, Susan will teach contemporary sumi-e (ink brush painting) techniques, composition, and experimentation while students learn to “paint from the heart.” Format includes demonstrations, individual painting time, and lots of encouragement. An afternoon on location is planned (weather permitting).

THE ARTIST’S NATURE SKETCHBOOK Pamela Luer August 27 – 28 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $13

Pamela’s goal is to help students move out from beneath the pressures of creating finished works and to instead make sketching a part of their daily lives. In the studio and in the outdoor classroom, Pamela will introduce students to different drawing techniques and materials. Topics include observational drawing from life, design and composition, and experimentation with a variety of materials. Students will go away with an in-process sketchbook and a growing habit of conducting creative research on a daily basis while connecting with the landscape.

STUDIO PASTELS Bonnie Paruch September 3 – 5 | 3 days Tuition: $345

Working in the studio from photographs, sketches, and memory, students will create unique pastel paintings that reflect their own point of view through practicing the essential artistic skills of how to see and how to paint pastels with confidence. Bonnie will teach how light affects color and value and demonstrate a three-value system that takes the mystery out of creating a cohesive and powerful design. Instruction will also include Bonnie’s award-winning painterly approach, which combines watercolor and pastel media. Daily demonstrations and gentle group critiques will enliven a relaxed and informative workshop.

ART OF THE NOCTURNE Neil Sherman

September 12 | 8 – 11 pm Tuition: $40 Are you in the dark about doing a nocturne painting? Join Neil Sherman, past winner of the Night Paint category in Plein Air Grand Marais, as he helps to shed light on the subtleties of painting after dark. Neil will share his expertise on the use of color at night, how to work with a limited value range, and how best to light a canvas and palette, along with other useful tips and tricks.

DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES IN WATERMEDIA Dan Wiemer

September 17 – 18 | 2 days Tuition: $190 Learn to incorporate strong design elements and successfully use negative shapes in your painting. 2016 Plein Air Grand Marais juror, Dan Wiemer, will outline his “paint like a printmaker” process, and students will learn to create contrasts for more drama in their work. Dan will also touch on exciting ways to combine acrylic and watercolor while finding shapes and textures in the landscape. Open to artists working in all types of paint media, including acrylic, watermedia, and oil.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP STUDIO IMMERSION Hazel Belvo September 19 – 28 | 10 days Tuition: $700 | Experience required

Artists will receive special attention from Hazel Belvo for an intense 10 days of independent studio time in a master class setting. This is an advanced class for artists who are practiced and skilled in the formal language of art. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.

FALL COLORS IN OIL Neil Sherman

September 24 – 25 | 2 days | Begins at 8:30 am Tuition: $150 Fall on the North Shore is arguably the most spectacular season of the year, especially for outdoor painters. Autumn colors extend for miles, and they can be overwhelming for the artist attempting to capture the fleeting scene. Neil will guide students to focus on simplifying the landscape to its basic elements: atmospheric progression of sunlight and shadow. Students will learn to organize the colors of fall into an arrangement that has depth and impact.

AUTUMN PAINTING Dave Gilsvik October 1 – 2 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Experience required

Paint with Dave at his log cabin home studio just north of Two Harbors, Minnesota. This area features the Little Stewart River, a mix of maples and pines, and the Ferguson Hiking Trails a couple of miles up the road. Students can work in the medium of their choice and should be prepared to paint outdoors. Anderson’s Greenhouse will serve as a studio in inclement weather. Prerequisite: Foundational two-dimensional and painting experience required.

MAKING A MARK: LIFE DRAWING October 5 – December 14 | 10 Wednesdays | 6:30 – 9 pm Tuition: $12 per session (drop-in) | $100 for full series Life drawing is for artists what jogging is for athletes—essential practice. Artists can choose to draw in a highly detailed representational manner or to create loose and expressive sketches. As models work through a variety of postures, artists have the opportunity to study muscle detail, facial expressions, and overall form. This session is open to artists 18 or older unless accompanied by or having the permission of a parent or guardian. No instruction included. No class on Wednesday, November 23.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP ART AS JOURNEY II Elizabeth Erickson

October 6 – 9 | 4 days Tuition: $380 | Supply fee: $6 | Experience required Students who have mastered the basic techniques of their medium and wish to hone the ideas in their work or experiment with new ideas and techniques will thrive in this open-media format. Students will create a body of work shaped by individual concerns and are free to work in their medium of choice, including paint, sculpture, photography, drawing, sewing, and collage. The class will include time for visioning, writing, and individual tutorials as well as presentation and discussion. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.

EXPLORING WATERMEDIA Jeanne Larson October 15 – 17 | 3 days Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: varies

Jeanne will outline the endless possibilities of watermedia, focusing on helping students find their artistic voice and allowing experimentation to open new creative horizons. Students will learn a plethora of techniques and explore materials that will be used in several finished pieces. Techniques include, among others, designing personal art papers, gel printing, and using painted tissue papers and hand-cut linoleum block stamps and stencils for collage. Jeanne will also teach students to incorporate painting techniques and design principles into finished works.

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READING: SHORT STORIES AND FICTION Kathryn Savage June 4 | 11 am | Free | Grand Marais Public Library

Minnesota author and the Loft Literary Center Community Partnership Manager, Kathryn Savage, will read from her recent work. Several local writers will be invited to read as well.

TWO-DIMENSIONAL SPONTANEOUS PROCESS PAINTING Bevie LaBrie October 21 – 22 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $17

Supported by writing prompts and instructor guidance, students will discover how creating multimedia work on one surface reflects their journey and internal wisdom. Themes such as mindfulness, acceptance, trust in self, and painting as journey rather than as destination will be woven throughout. An environment void of pressure can free mental and emotional blocks and unleash strength, personality, intuition, and creativity.

THE VISUAL LANGUAGE AND THE UNEXPECTED David Feinberg June 22 | 4:30 pm | Free

David Feinberg is a painter who has taught at the University of Minnesota for over 40 years. In 2002 David began the Voice to Vision project, which, through the vehicle of art, captures the experiences and stories of genocide survivors of different parts of the world.

TRUNK SHOW Beth Novak & Tedd McDonah July 1 | 5 – 7 pm | Free

Beth Novak has been a jewelry designer for over 30 years and is our featured artist for the month of June. She, along with Mentorship in Jewelry instructor, Tedd McDonah, will be on hand to talk about their jewelry work.

SPIRITUALITY, MYTH, AND THE FEMININE Hazel Belvo July 24 | 4:30 pm | Free

THE VOCABULARY OF ART: ARTIST TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS CRITICAL RESPONSE Lynn Speaker

February 18 | Noon | Free; brown-bag lunch Lynn Speaker has taught as a Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota mentor for many years. She will give an overview of the critical response critique process, which nurtures the development of artistic works-in-progress through a four-step, facilitated dialogue between artists, peers, and audience.

INSTALLATIONS: FROM GERMINATION TO DE-INSTALLATION Charles Matson Lume March 26 | Noon | Free

As part of his residency, Charles Matson Lume will discuss his process of making installations, from their initial germinations to their de-installation.

REPURPOSING FOUND MATERIALS Mary Bergs & Lisa Hochstein April 23 | Noon | Free

Mary and Lisa, April artists-in-residence, will share about their collaborative process in putting together a site-based installation and also discuss their own work.

CONTEMPLATIVE ART IN DISQUIETING TIMES Doug Westendorp April 27 | 4:30pm | Free

Mentoring workshop instructor, Doug Westendorp, will provide a walk-through of contemplative art throughout history as well as give an overview of his own work.

INFLUENCES AND DIRECTIONS Elizabeth Erickson May 6 | 4:30 pm | Free

Elizabeth Erickson has worked as a painter, poet, and educator since 1970 and was a founding member of the Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota. She will share what has influenced and given direction to her own work.

TRAVELING TEXTS: WHAT BOOKBINDINGS TELL US ABOUT EARLY PRINTED BOOKS Scott Husby June 3 | 7 pm | Free; pre-registration requested

Conservation bookbinder Scott Husby will give an illustrated talk overviewing his research into bookbindings on incunables (printed books from the 15th century) in American collections. He will share about his working census and its resulting database and will show photos of decorated bindings and other details of books from what was a fascinating period of book history and western culture.

Long-standing Art Colony instructor, Hazel Belvo, will talk about her work and her career, spanning more than 40 years, as an artist, educator, and mentor.

INVESTIGATING THE CERAMIC FORM Ernest Miller July 27 | 4:30 pm | Free

Recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board initiative grant, and exhibitor at the Smithsonian Craft Show Ernest Miller will talk about his fascination with process as it relates to pottery and also shed light on the inspiration for his current work.

FOREST, PRAIRIE, AND FROZEN LAKES Matthew Krousey August 17 | 4:30 pm | Free

The 2014 Jerome Project Grant recipient, Matthew Krousey, will discuss how his love for the native landscapes of Minnesota and his life experiences have inspired his approach to working in clay.

READING Faith Sullivan

August 31 | 4:30 pm | Free Faith Sullivan is the author of eight novels, including Goodnight, Mr. Wodehouse, Cape Anne, and Gardenias.

PAINT WITH INTENTION Dan Wiemer September 16 | 11 am | Free

Plein Air juror, Dan Wiemer, will discuss how artists can decide what they are trying to say before they start a painting and how they can follow through on first convictions.

THE ART OF SEEING: DEVELOPING A VISUAL LITERACY Hazel Belvo September 17 | 10 – 11 am | Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery Tuition: $5 suggested donation

Develop your art appreciation skills and come out to view the Plein Air Grand Marais exhibition at the Johnson Heritage Post with Hazel Belvo. Hazel will facilitate a group conversation and reflection on the exhibition while guiding participants in ways to interact with and respond to artwork.

MERGING GLASS AND CLAY Helen Otterson September 28 | Noon | Free

Northern Clay Center’s 2016 McKnight Artist-in-Residence, Helen Otterson, will share about her unique work that combines glass and clay.

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MAJOLICA WORKSHOP Ginny Sims July 22 – 24 | 3 days Tuition: $255 | Supply fee: $44

Expand your already existing ceramic style and narrative, or simply explore and experiment with new surface design and glazing possibilities. Ginny will provide demonstrations on Majolica techniques and brushwork, wheel-throwing techniques, and provide an overview of the history of Majolica. Students will create bowls and tiles and learn to decorate in the European Majolica tradition. Students will take home bisqued pieces to fire on their own.

CLAY: INSPIRATION TO CREATION Ernest Miller July 25 – 29 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $30

Improve your vocabulary of wheel-throwing and construction techniques while enhancing your design aesthetics. Students will create tabletop wares such as cups, plates, and teapots along with large vases and planters. Ernest will teach glazing techniques for the electric kiln to better express the line and form of the finished piece and examine glaze formulation. Informal discussions and shared creative insights will also be incorporated to nurture critical thinking about pottery.

RAKU John Franz & Maggie Anderson

CLAY CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED FOUNDATIONAL CLASS BEGINNING CLAY Maggie Anderson

March 11 – April 29 | 8 Fridays | 4 – 6 pm Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $30 | Studio access qualifier Are you new to pottery or do you need a refresher to get restarted? Join us for this foundational pottery overview. Students will throw basic forms including cylinder and bowl forms. Those who can move beyond the basics will be encouraged to try altered forms and more advanced wheel techniques. Maggie will demonstrate how to decorate pots using a wide variety of surface decoration techniques. Some handbuilding will be included per students’ requests.

POTS FOR PAINTING Joan Farnam

April 14 – May 19 | 6 Thursdays | 6 – 8 pm Tuition: $115 | Supply fee: $30 | Studio access qualifier

Brighten up your life with the colorful world of majolica glazes. Students will make a variety of earthenware pots, bowls, and tiles and learn to apply painterly surface designs and patterns. Perfect for beginner or intermediate potters who want to make beautiful pots and love color and design.

CLAY SCULPTURE Korla Molitor May 21 – 22 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $33

Work with self-drying clay to learn the techniques of sculpting a three-dimensional subject. Korla will teach students to make sketches and take measurements, and will outline various sculpting techniques, including hand-building and surface design. Students can work from photos of their subject of choice or sculpt a self-portrait, and content will include demonstrations and independent work time.

August 5 | 1 – 7 pm Tuition: $60 Students will learn the techniques of raku glazing and firing and may bring their own pots or purchase from the instructors. Some raku techniques work best with a terra sigillata coating on the bisque work. Students who want this surface for their work should contact the Art Colony to discuss how to prepare their pot in advance of bisque firing. Be prepared to experiment and use the class as a springboard for future possibilities. Visitors are welcome to stop in throughout the day to watch the firing process.

REPRESENTING NATURE ON THE CERAMIC OBJECT Matthew Krousey August 15 – 18 | 4 days Tuition: $380 | Supply fee: $40

Students will create tiles, oval vases, and plates and explore various decorating and surface design techniques using slips and stains. Matt will teach students to use the slab roller to create tiles, and everyone will learn to use various tools for slips on both leather hard and bisqueware. The focus will be on taking imagery from the natural world and, through sketching exercises, breaking it down into its smaller components in order to successfully convey simple elements suited for ceramic decoration. Student work will be bisque fired.

POTTERY DEMO AND POTLUCK Bob Briscoe & Jason Trebs August 19 | 4 – 6:30 pm Tuition: $15 suggested donation and a dish to share

Join Bob and Jason for an afternoon of lively pottery making and learn how both potters use the wheel as a tool for making organic, loose, and fluid forms. Along with demonstrating a variety of techniques and methods, Jason and Bob will also talk about their own artistic work and individual paths. This event will culminate in a potters’ potluck.

THE PLACE OF POTS Guillermo Cuellar

June 20 – 24 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $23 | Experience required Guillermo will demonstrate a variety of wheel-thrown, utilitarian forms, forming techniques, and his use of simple tools to encourage a conversation about the place of pots in our time. He will trace his personal history and discuss his inspiration that comes from the indigenous people of Venezuela and the connections between his native country and his present home in Minnesota, as well as how the relationship between the two has helped him to develop his personal aesthetic. This class will include one bisque fire and is focused on play, practice, and experimentation. Prerequisite: Foundational clay and wheel-throwing experience.

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CLAY CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED NATIVE CLAY WORKSHOP JD Jorgenson August 27 – 29 | 3 days Tuition: $255 | Supply fee: $25

Students are invited into a working exploration of native clay. JD will bring handdug clay for students to use and guide them through the process of working with raw clay. Students will also dig local clay to make into slips. Wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques will be included, as well as exercises on generating ideas through sketching. Students will be able to take greenware and a variety of slip samples home with them to fire on their own.

MERGING HAND-BUILDING AND CAST GLASS Helen Otterson September 26 – 30 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $50 | Experience required

Students will have the unique opportunity to work with the Northern Clay Center’s 2016 McKnight Artist-in-Residence, Helen Otterson, to create mixedmedia sculptures in clay and glass. Helen will demonstrate how to hand-build small-scale, organic sculptures in clay using the ancient art of lost-wax glass casting. After completing this phase, students will then create a one-time use mold for reproduction in glass. Helen will teach distinctive techniques for working with wax, plaster-silica mold making, and de-waxing molds, along with kiln processes and firing schedules for casting glass. This class is co-sponsored by the Northern Clay Center. Prerequisite: Foundational clay experience.

PORCELAIN ON THE WHEEL David Voorhees October 8 – 9 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $28

Give porcelain a spin on the wheel for the first time or advance your skills and understanding of this magical clay. Students will make small to medium-sized forms and then explore additions such as handles, lids, and spouts. David will demonstrate techniques on altering forms and trimming as well as the use of various decorative choices, including stamping, incising, carving, slip use, and scraffito. Content will also cover discussions on various glazing and firing procedures, including underglaze painting and glazing, electric firing, gas reduction, and soda glaze firing. Firing is not included in this class; students may take home greenware.

INFLUENCE AND PROCESS Daryn Lowman October 21 – 23 | 3 days Tuition: $255 | Supply fee: $44

Explore the synergy between personal influences and process. Wheel-thrown forms will be altered and combined with hand-built parts. Mold-made forms will be combined with wheel-thrown sections, and clay will be pushed to reveal process and personality. Form, surface, and the act of using found materials to create mold forms will be demonstrated and discussed. Students will complete and bisque fire a variety of works that take them away from their normal modes of creating. Additional greenware pieces may be taken home as well.

GLASS LET’S GET A REACTION Nancy Seaton

February 18 – March 3 | 3 Thursdays | 6 – 8:30 pm Tuition: $70 | Supply fee: $66 | Studio access qualifier | Experience required Nancy will lead students to explore the chemical reactions that happen with glass and metal combinations. During the first two sessions, students will make small part sheets. For the last session, they will mix and match to form final projects, such as plates, jewelry, or other imaginative pieces. Prerequisite: Basic fused glass experience.

FOUNDATIONAL CLASS DISCOVER FUSED GLASS Mary Bebie

April 5 – 19 | 3 Tuesdays | 6 – 8:30 pm Tuition: $70 | Supply fee: $45 | Studio access qualifier Are you new to fused glass and interested in learning? Join Mary for this introductory course and gain a basic foundation of fused glass techniques, including glass selection, cutting, kiln-carving, frit work, and firing schedules. Students can choose to create one large piece or several small ones based on individual creativity. Mary will be on hand to teach design and composition as well as give one-to-one feedback.

MOSAICS: A WAY WITH WATER Pam Collins May 28 – 30 | 3 days Tuition: $225 | Supply fee: $44

Discover how to transform broken dishes, glass, and tiles into a beautiful mosaic. Students will learn to use mosaic tools and materials. Pam will guide the class through each step in the process, including design, gluing and grouting techniques, and working with different thicknesses of tesserae, to create an original waterscape.

BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENTS Gretchen Lisdahl June 24 | 1 – 4 pm Tuition: $40 | Supply fee: $40

Learn basic glass blowing skills using a Hot Head torch, glass cylinders, and colored glass to create five 2 x3-inch glass orbs. The blowpipe can also be left on, making plant waterers for potted plants. This is a great introduction to working with glass in a small torch flame. Optional kiln opening the following day, or students’ pieces can be mailed at their expense.

POTS FOR PRESENTS Joan Farnam

October 25 – December 13 | 8 Tuesdays | 6 – 8 pm Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $30 | Studio access qualifier | Experience required Make a series of stoneware pots for gifts and/or your own shelves. Students will learn wheel-throwing and glazing techniques while getting into the holiday spirit. Kiln loading and firing will also be covered. Join us for bundles of fun as we prepare for the holidays.

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GLASS BEADS Gretchen Lisdahl June 25 – 26 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $60

Practice lamp work and learn to make unique glass beads. Using a Hot Head torch and Mapp Pro gas, students will wind molten glass onto steel mandrels. Gretchen will begin by teaching basic glass application, adding multiple colors, and shaping techniques. Students will make a tiger print bead and use dots to create floral beads. Students will also work with the delicate dichroic coating on glass to add extra sparkle and shine. Optional kiln opening the following day, or students’ pieces can be mailed at their expense.

AGATE LANDSCAPES: GLASS ON GLASS MOSAICS Sheryl Tuorila July 16 – 17 | 2 days Tuition: $210 | Supply fee: $28

Students will create a unique stained glass mosaic to hang in a window featuring a Brazilian agate slice. Sheryl will provide a general overview of glass on glass mosaic making and teach techniques for glass cutting, adhering, and grouting. A detailed handout listing materials, tools, and resources will be provided. After mosaics are completed, students will learn to grout and prepare them for hanging.

CRACKING THE KILN CODE Malcolm Potek August 19 – 21 | 3 days Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: $42

Students will explore the dynamic range of glass kiln work as they create a variety of glass projects including bowls, tiles, and small sculptures. Malcolm will teach various techniques for creating fused glass pieces and incorporating pattern and bead bars, along with fiber molds. Students will gain a foundational knowledge of warm glass and how to use various heating schedules to achieve a successful end result.

CAST CRYSTAL BALANCE STONES Donna Rice September 2 – 5 | 4 days Tuition: $340 | Supply fee: $96

Stone balancing is a lovely form of meditative sculpting, which is rapidly growing in worldwide popularity. Donna will share her method for casting colorful crystal stones to inspire the most beautiful balance sculptures. Students will create silicone rubber molds of their favorite stones and cast them in lead crystal, using the lost wax process. Donna will teach mold making, firing, and finishing techniques and students will create three crystal stones.

MERGING HAND-BUILDING AND CAST GLASS Helen Otterson September 26 – 30 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $50 | Experience required

LITERARY ARTS TIME AND MEMORY IN POETRY AND PROSE Kathryn Savage June 4 | 1 – 3 pm Tuition: $20

Kathryn will lead students to explore the relationship between time and memory, paying special attention to the way writers use the outline of past experience to shape present narrative action. Students will also delve into the process of creating layered narrative scaffolding and begin to explore the synergy that can occur in focused recollections.

WRITING FICTION William Durbin June 18 – 19 | 2 days Tuition: $230

William Durbin, author of 12 novels and a two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award, believes in a collaborative approach to teaching writing and will share his expertise on a variety of topics, including planning versus spontaneity, choosing a viewpoint, and the role of revision. In addition to reviewing samples from famous novels and stories, students will practice a variety of short, in-class writing activities and participate in a cooperative review of students’ writing.

WRITING HISTORY Marlais Olmstead Brand June 25 – 26 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $6

Step outside the classroom to “write from life” at historic sites around Grand Marais. Community treasures and landmarks, like the fishing boat Neegee and the Old Chippewa Church, will provide a catalyst for compelling writing that is grounded in detail, context, and character. Participants will write on the hoof and regroup in the classroom to explore regional writing for further inspiration, reflection, and constructive discussion.

SO YOU WANT TO WRITE MEMOIR Rachael Hanel July 16 – 17 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $11

Everyone has a story. What is yours? Learn what goes into crafting a personal narrative that audiences will want to read. Different forms of memoir— autobiography, family history, essay, lyrical—will be introduced, as will the characteristics of a successful memoir. Rachael will facilitate a variety of writing prompts and exercises, and students will have time to begin crafting their own memoirs.

TALKING LINES: ART AND POETRY Joyce Sutphen July 30 – 31 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $6

What happens when visual and verbal meet? How does the visual translate into something more than description? What is beneath the surface of a Grecian urn or raku pot? Joyce will draw from the tradition of ekphrastic poetry (that is, the verbal description of pictorial or sculptural works of art), including works by poets such as Keats and Auden, and students will consider other ways poets and visual artists investigate and interpret the world. Readings and discussion will naturally lead to the act of writing.

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COMMUNITY INK DAY: SCREENPRINTING Mike Swindlehurst

May 28 | 2 – 4 pm Drop-in fee: $20 (adult T-shirt) or $10 (youth T-shirt or to print on your own clothing item) Screenprint your own T-shirt using your choice of ink color and one of several Art Colony designs or screen a decorative frame onto your shirt to be filled in with fabric pens. Shirts will be available for purchase ($10 for youth sizes, $20 for adult sizes) or bring your own clothing item ($10).

LITERARY ARTS CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED THE ART OF PERSONAL WRITING Peter Blau August 20 – 21 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $6

Writing is an often overlooked art form that is easily accessible but can be intimidating. Join Peter for this opportunity to spark your creative juices and awaken the writer within. Through prompts and exercises, students will explore a variety of genres: journaling, memoir, poetry, fiction, and the truly lost art of letter writing. Students will use personal writing as the springboard to discover distinct style and purpose.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP MENTORSHIP IN WRITING: FICTION Faith Sullivan August 29 – September 2 | 5 days Tuition: $525 | Experience required

Faith will provide one-to-one and group mentorship to advanced writers of fiction with a focus on the individual writer’s needs of the moment. Students will have ample time to work on the project of their choice, and Faith will facilitate class discussion and writing prompts and address specific challenges and questions that arise with thoughtful recognition of possible improvements. Prerequisite: Open to advanced writers who have a manuscript in progress.

DIGITAL PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY Simon Stromberg May 28 | 1 day Tuition: $85 | Supply fee: $6

Simon will teach students step-by-step instructions for creating their own pinhole lens for use with a DSLR camera. Students will learn a brief history of pinhole photography, have the opportunity to practice using their new lens, and get helpful tips for editing their photos. This class is perfect for all levels of artists and photographers who want to be experimental, and gain access to a new, inexpensive tool that will allow them to express their artistic style with a classic photographic flair.

PRINTS FROM DRAWINGS Matt Kania

June 11 – 12 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $33 | Studio access qualifier Make original hand-inked fine art prints of your own drawings or embellished photographs. Each print is truly an original with multiple impressions. Matt will guide students to create an etching of their image on a photopolymer plate (solar plate). Students will then learn the process of inking their plate and printing on a professional etching press.

COLLAGRAPH: EXPLORING PRINTED TEXTURE Jerry Riach

June 17 – 19 | 2.5 days | Day 1, 5:30 – 8:30 pm; Days 2 & 3, 9 am – 4 pm Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $44 | Studio access qualifier Ever wish you could capture the texture of a rock, driftwood, or the lake? Collagraph is the perfect technique for this. Students will build plates by applying textural materials to a hard-board backing. Textural materials include sand, textiles, string, and acrylic mediums and gels. The plates will then be printed using a combination of relief and intaglio printmaking processes to create colorful, textured prints.

ONE AT A TIME: MONOPRINT METHODS Dean Trisko June 24 – 26 | 3 days Tuition: $255 | Supply fee: $33

PRINTMAKING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND BOOK ARTS RELIEF AND MONOPRINT TECHNIQUES Kelly Dupre April 8 – 9 & 10 (3rd day optional) | 2 or 3 days Tuition: $150 or $225 | Supply fee: $44

Monoprinting is a versatile art medium. It can borrow the expressive freedom of drawing, the exploratory nature of painting, and the luminous surfaces of printing. Dean will guide students through the technical methods as well as tap into the creative options that monoprinting offers. Students will have the opportunity to work with the Art Colony’s state-of-the-art equipment, and Dean will offer time and support to help develop each individual’s personal approach.

Indulge your experimental and creative juices by combining two forms of printmaking into one. Learn the basics of relief and monoprint techniques and then combine them with surprising results. The unique painterly textures of monoprints with the fine lines of a relief print show off each other in countless ways. Students will create a small portfolio of prints.

WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING Nick Wroblewski May 12 – 14 | 3 days Tuition: $300 | Supply fee: $60

Students will investigate the methods of relief woodblock printmaking. Techniques covered include transfer, carving, reduction, and multiblock methods; simplifying the world of layers; reverse imagery; registration; and printing. Also included are guided discussions on imagery, abstraction, and conceptual intent. A collaboration between the Art Colony and North House Folk School, this course allows students to experience two unique Grand Marais cultural institutions. On the first day, students will begin their work in the North House woodshop. On the second and third days, students will work in the Art Colony’s professional printmaking studio.

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MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP MENTORSHIP IN PHOTOGRAPHY Linda Gammell July 18 – 20 | 3 days Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: $16 | Experience required

Advancing photographers will find time to explore their personal artistic vision and receive one-to-one mentorship. Linda will guide artists through the process of honing thematic ideas through discussions and experimental exercises, including writing and employing a sketchbook to record creative reflections. This experience will help to heighten connections with the natural world and the landscape, using the boreal forests and Lake Superior as artistic inspiration. Prerequisite: Full knowledge of camera and any digital media; this is not a technically oriented course.

BLOCK PRINTING: START TO FINISH Kelly Dupre

July 23 – 24 & 25 (3rd day optional) | 2 or 3 days Tuition: $150 or $225 | Supply fee: $38 | Studio access qualifier Whether you are just beginning or looking to expand your block printing knowledge, this class will get you excited about the world of relief printmaking. Using linoleum blocks, students will walk through the block printing process while working on a variety of mini-lessons. Various printing topics and techniques will be covered, such as single-color prints, multicolored blocks, and reduction prints. Students will learn about and have the option to use the Vandercook printing press.

LETTERPRESS PRINTING Mary Bruno August 20 – 22 | 3 days Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: $28

Letterpress printing was the normal form of printing text from its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century through the second half of the 20th century. Join Mary to learn about this re-emerging printmaking technique and create your own, unique poster. Students will learn how to set type, lay out a poster, carve and transfer a linoleum block image, and, along the way, gain a deeper understanding of printmaking design elements.

GYOTAKU: THE DAO OF FISHY-NESS Cameron Norman

July 30 – 31 | 1.5 days | Day 1, 9 am – 4 pm; Day 2, 9 am – noon Tuition: $115 | Supply fee: $28 Who says you can’t make art and eat it, too? Students will learn the traditional Japanese art form of Gyotaku, or “fish rubbing.” Each participant will create fine, detailed monoprints using local fish, rice paper, inks, and acrylic. The finished work will be applied to stretched canvas using rice glue. The class will end with a meal of studiomade fish cakes and students will go home with one finished print and a full belly.

BEYOND THE BLANK BOOK Amanda Degener August 1 – 4 | 4 days Tuition: $380 | Supply fee: $80

Amanda will lead participants to realize their own ideas within the book format. Students will explore the basic bookbinding techniques of folding, sewing, cutting, and covering books while making a variety of constructions, including a tunnel book, flip book, flag book, and a traditional hard-cover western book. Amanda will also teach a variety of surface treatment techniques, including gelatin resist, walnut husk, and indigo dye over handmade paper, as well as a variety of Asian surface treatments, including Orizome or Shibori, fold and dip dye, and suminagashi, a Japanese-style tree-ring type pattern.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP MENTORSHIP IN PRINTMAKING Mary Leikvold

August 8 – 12 | 5 days Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $10 | Experience required Mary Leikvold, printmaking instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, will provide mentorship to artists with the goal of inspiring and invigorating the printmaker’s practice and renewing creative vision. Students can work in their medium and technique of choice in a stimulating and collaborative environment. Mary will provide demonstrations, one-to-one guidance, and facilitation for group discussion and critique. Prerequisite: Thorough knowledge of the printmaking techniques needed to complete independent projects.

SILKSCREEN ONTO ENCAUSTIC Jeff Hirst August 15 – 17 | 3 days Tuition: $345 | Supply fee: $75

Silkscreen onto encaustic is a process whereby images are screenprinted onto a wax-based surface, producing prints that have the luminosity of encaustic paintings while maintaining the graphic nature of screenprinting. Students will be introduced to and explore various approaches for combining screenprinting and encaustic, utilizing line and halftone photo-based imagery. The technical information will be presented through a hands-on approach with emphasis on achieving each individual artist’s aesthetic goals.

FOUNDATIONAL CLASS INTRODUCTION TO INTAGLIO Jerry Riach

August 27 – 28 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $33 | Studio access qualifier Intaglio prints are made by creating texture on a plate, filling the texture with ink, and using a press to transfer the ink to paper. It is one of the oldest and most used printing processes that, different from relief printing, works from below the surface. Students will use drypoint to create images on copper plates, which will then be inked and printed using the intaglio process.

PRINT AND STITCH Julie Crabtree September 3 – 5 | 3 days Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: $28

Explore a variety of printing methods on fabric and paper to use as a base design ready to embellish with stitching (free motion machine embroidery and hand). Students will use textured surfaces for printing and overprinting as well as rubber stamps and stencils. Layers of sheers and nets over the printed surface will create unique effects for machine and hand stitching. Students will also experiment with acrylic paints and embossing agents, and incorporate beads and found objects to create a unique stitchery piece that can be made into a small wall hanging. Open to students who would like to do hand stitching and do not have a machine.

WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING Richard James Nelson

September 23 – 25 | 2.5 days | Day 1, 4 – 6 pm; Days 2 & 3, 9 am – 4 pm Tuition: $220 | Supply fee: $66 Learn the ancient technique of creating a multicolored print from multiple woodblocks or through the reduction method. Students will learn about reverse imagery, transferring methods, print registration, hand-printing, and use of the press. Richard will teach how to prepare and ink a block for printing and students will go home with a mini-edition of their image.

FOUNDATIONAL CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS Curtis Juliber

October 8 – 9 | 1.5 days | Day 1, 9 am – 4 pm; Day 2, 9 am - noon Tuition: $130 Students will learn the basics of DSLR photography and gain an understanding of the role of aperture, shutter priority, and the impact of a correct white balance. Curtis will discuss what to do when the photographer (or the camera) doesn’t quite get things right. Students will learn how their individual cameras work and Curtis will give an overview of what makes a good photograph. From this foundation, students will move out of the classroom to practice taking photos of both the small and the wider world.

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CREATING NEGATIVE SPACE: DESIGNING IN LAYERS Danny Saathoff July 23 – 24 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $38

Danny will teach how to create three-dimensional jewelry pieces by designing in layers (either a pin, pendant, or a leather cuff bracelet with layered metal accents). Pattern, repetition, color, polish, patina, and contrast are your new best friends. Negative space between layers creates depth, and the use of found or appropriated objects is encouraged. Soldering will be kept to a minimum with the emphasis on riveting and other mechanical fasteners.

MIXED-MEDIA SCULPTURE Jeff Hirst August 13 – 14 | 2 days Tuition: $230 | Supply fee: $75

Students will build a relief-based sculpture and, along the way, learn foundational three-dimensional techniques. Jeff will guide students in defining their own personal vision while approaching sculpture with an experimental and playful attitude. Students will use a variety of materials, including found objects, wood, cardboard, plaster, and paper, along with silkscreen processes.

FOUNDATIONAL CLASS INTRODUCTION TO BRONZE CASTING Tom Christiansen

THREE-DIMENSIONAL AND JEWELRY CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED ANIMAL MOBILES Judd Nelson June 18 – 19 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $13

Students will learn the basic principles involved in making a sculpture that will move in the slightest breeze. The animals will be cut out of copper and the framework will be created out of steel for strength. Judd will teach students to use simple hand tools and wire-bending techniques to create hanging mobiles or freestanding artwork inspired by Alexander Calder. The finished pieces will be perfect to hang from a patio or tree.

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOP MENTORSHIP IN JEWELRY Becky & Tedd McDonah June 27 – July 1 | 5 days Tuition: $575 | Experience required

Tedd and Becky McDonah have made careers out of teaching and writing about jewelry arts and metalsmithing as well as making their own work. Artists will work on a project of their choice under the close mentorship of Tedd and Becky who will provide one-to-one guidance and group critique along with supplemental and impromptu demonstrations. Prerequisite: Foundational experience with jewelry techniques needed to complete independent projects.

August 18 – 21 | 4 days Tuition: $300 | Supply fee: $50

Students will get an introduction to bronze sculpture casting using resin-bonded sand molds. Tom will teach selected sculpture casting history and methods, and students will create sculpture forms by working directly with sand blocks and simple tools. Students will also learn the art of metal chasing and patina and create one small sculpture.

PINS Pat Robinson Schmidt

August 27 – 28 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $55 Students will make a pin with a working, steel pin mechanism. Pat will teach texturing, stamping, and riveting techniques. Students will learn to set a bead or stone using a capture technique to add sparkle, color, and dimension to their piece of jewelry.

LOVE YOUR JEWELER’S SAW Brittany Foster October 8 | 1 day Tuition: $95 | Supply fee: $22

Brittany will share her time-tested secrets for using a jeweler’s saw with minimal frustration. Students will practice sawing and talk about technique. Brittany will also cover how to use a flex shaft to drill small holes. Students will pierce a small design in silver, solder on an edge, and add jump rings to make a pendant with an S-hook clasp.

THE BASICS OF TORCH ENAMELING AND SETTING Beth Novak July 2 – 3 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $80

Learn the basics of torch-firing enamels and how to use various kinds of equipment, including a flex shaft and a torch. Along with enameling, Beth will also teach foundational techniques, including sawing, piercing/drilling, riveting, and tab setting. Students will create settings in sterling silver for two simple pendants.

METAL CASTING WITH RECYCLABLE MOLDS Wayne Potratz July 20 – 23 | 4 days Tuition: $420 | Supply fee: $75

Students will explore making small cast bronze sculptures using ancient methods. Wayne will teach how to mold small wax patterns with clay and other natural materials following Indian, African, Meso-American, and Japanese techniques. The molds will then be fired with charcoal and cast in bronze. Students can expect to make two or three small works and develop sculptural skills, including wax working, clay molding, and melting metals.

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YOUTH

Beth Novak

SPRING BREAK ART SPACE David Hahn & John Franz March 29 & 31 | 10 am – noon Tuition: $5 per session; pre-registration requested

Drop in at the Art Colony during Spring Break to explore the possibilities! A variety of two-dimensional art supplies will be on hand as will two of our seasoned youth instructors, David and John, to assist and encourage. Open to all ages.

WHEEL-THROWING Natalie Sobanja

April 4 – May 2 | 5 Mondays | 3:45 – 5:45 pm Tuition: $60 | Supply fee: $15 Students will learn the foundations of wheel throwing from centering to throwing the basic cylinder and bowl forms. Emphasis will be on allowing ample time and materials for students to practice their skills so that by the final weeks they will be ready to learn how to attach a handle to a mug and glaze their final pieces. Optional open studio time will be offered on April 18 prior to class time (no school Monday) for additional practice and personal instruction. For 6th – 8th graders.

WATERCOLOR David Hahn & John Franz April 4 – 18 | 3 Mondays | 4 – 5:30 pm Tuition: $25

Paint the beauty of the North Shore and learn to make watercolors come alive on paper. John and David will cover the basics of watercolor technique, including preparing the paper, using different kinds of brush strokes, and color theory. For ages 6 to 9.

EXPLORING THE SENSES Tessa Larson

April 14 – May 5 | 4 Thursdays | 3:45 – 4:45 pm Tuition: $25 What do tissue paper, frozen lemons, and toy race cars have in common? Find out with Tessa by exploring the senses! Kids will have the opportunity to work with a variety of art materials using all five senses. Each week will also provide a small takeaway to use at home. For ages 6 – 10.

2-D TO 3-D David Hahn & John Franz

April 25 – May 16 | 4 Mondays | 4 – 5:30 pm Tuition: $40 John and David will take the first two sessions to provide an overview of drawing techniques, including perspective, realism, and shading. Students will then work toward creating a two-dimensional design that will be translated into a threedimensional piece using boneware clay. For ages 9 to 14.

SUMMER ART SPACE

June 8, 15 & 22; July 20 & 27; August 3 & 24 | 10 am - noon Tuition: $5 per session; pre-registration requested Get creative at the Art Colony and explore a variety of art materials and projects. Open to all ages.

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ARTIST SERVICES Artist services connect artists with a vibrant creative community and vital resources in order to help them grow their practice, advance their career, and develop sustainable lives as artists. Some services require orientation and/or are subject to fees. Call for more information.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP YOUR PORTFOLIO Jess Oullis Smith

February 18 | one-hour blocks of time beginning at 1 pm Tuition: $25 Have professional photos taken of your artwork for your portfolio, gallery submissions, grant, or festival applications. Open to all artists.

LOFT GRANTS FOR WRITERS INFORMATION SESSION Bao Phi February 27 | 1 pm | Free

Join Loft Program Director, Bao Phi, for this free information session. Bao will briefly discuss the $25,000 McKnight Fellowship for Writers, The Minnesota Emerging Writers’ Grant (which provides Minnesota writers financial support and professional assistance to develop and implement multifaceted plans to help them with their artistic endeavors), and other opportunities for Minnesota writers. Preregister with Bao at bphi@loft.org.

WORK OF ART: BUSINESS SKILLS FOR ARTISTS The following sessions are hosted in collaboration with Springboard for the Arts, which exists to cultivate vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and a life. All classes are taught by Anna Metcalfe, Springboard for the Arts’ Artist Development Coordinator. Funded in part by Sivertson Gallery and individual donors.

CAREER PLANNING AND TIME MANAGEMENT March 5 | 9 – 11:30 am Tuition: $15 Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn to define your values, identify key choices, and develop a plan to achieve your career goals. Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility, and your work-life balance.

STUDIO ACCESS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES STUDIO ACCESS & EQUIPMENT

Member artists can cooperatively or exclusively rent our print, glass, clay, or multiuse Founders Hall studios on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Renters benefit from informal skill-sharing opportunities, being in a network of peers, and access to professional studios and equipment. Inquire for full details.

RECORDKEEPING

Art Colony studios include the following equipment:

March 5 | 1 – 3:30 pm Tuition: $15 Learn to track revenue and expenses, make informed projections, and gain a clearer understanding of your artistic business finances.

CLAY STUDIO

PRICING March 6 | 9 – 11:30 am Tuition: $15 Discover an analytical approach to defining key elements that will help you calculate the costs and prices of your art for a variety of markets.

SOCIAL MEDIA BASICS March 6 | 1 – 3:30 pm Tuition: $15 Using Facebook and Twitter examples, learn core functionality, best practices, and exercises to help you build an online strategy for your artistic business.

CREATIVE SELF-CARE Tessa Larson

April 15 – May 6 | 4 Fridays | 4 – 6 pm Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $22 Learn to utilize creativity to foster relaxation and explore creative self-care. Participants will gain skills in body awareness and breathing techniques while creating an art-based, self-care toolkit to use at home. No artistic experience is necessary – only a curiosity about the creative process and a desire to attend to your personal well-being.

Wheels: Seven electric Brent C | Kilns: Two Skutt electric, one wood-fire raku North Star Slab Roller | Extruder | Peter Pugmill

GLASS & JEWELRY STUDIO

Kilns: One 24 x 42-inch Genesis, one 23 x 23-inch Olympic, four 7-inch Calderas Durable cement counters | Three grinders | One Taurus 3-ring saw | Flex shafts Basic jewelry toolkits | Small torchwork capabilities

FOUNDERS HALL VISUAL ARTS STUDIO

Superb north lighting | High ceilings | 980 square feet of suspended hardwood floors Easels | Drawing horses

PRINT STUDIO

Takach 40 x 72-inch etching press | Vandercook Number 4 proof press | Copper etching facility | UV exposure unit & light box | Vent hood for aquatint

ARTIST PROJECT EQUIPMENT Epson Perfection photo scanner | Epson Workforce all-in-one Inkjet printer, copier, and scanner | Professional photo equipment | Tent rental | Professional mat cutter

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Participation in annual Member Show and Sale | Juried and invitational sales opportunities | Grant writing assistance | Use of art resource library

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ARTIST SERVICES RESIDENCY SERIES Through the Residency Series, the Art Colony will provide artists with work space in a quiet, natural setting to support the process, development, and creation of new works. Experimentation and creative risk-taking are encouraged! Some residencies have been awarded through a selection process, some artists have been invited, and some are in a workshop setting under the guidance of a mentoring artist. Part of this activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

INDEPENDENT RESIDENCIES

Select dates are available for independent residencies in the printmaking, glass, clay, and multi-use Founders Hall studios. Call the Art Colony for availability.

JURIED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

These residences are awarded by application and committee selection. Residents host one open studio and one community project during their stay. The Art Colony is pleased to host its 5th annual Artists-in-Residence March 7 - 20, by welcoming:

MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOPS

Work on independent projects under the guidance of a mentoring artist in a class setting. Experienced required for all classes. THE WISDOM OF CONTEMPLATIVE ART Doug Westendorp April 25 – 29 | 5 days | Tuition: $475 | Class details - page 6 ART AS JOURNEY Elizabeth Erickson May 5 – 8 | 4 days | Tuition: $380 | Supply fee: $6 | Class details - page 6

Beth Dorsey, printmaker Walter Early, sculpture artist

THE CREATIVE PROCESS: EXAMINING, DOCUMENTING, DEVELOPING Martha McQuade & Dan Clark May 23 – 27 | 5 days | Tuition: $575 | Class details - Page 6

INVITED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC POTENTIAL David Feinberg June 20 – 24 | 5 days | Tuition: $475 | Class details - Page 7

March 21 – April 3 | Installation and Exhibition | Exhibition: March 26 – April 3 Community event details - page 30

MENTORSHIP IN JEWELRY Becky & Tedd McDonah June 27 – July 1 | 5 days | Tuition: $575 | Class details - Page 16

Mary Bergs, installation artist Lisa Hochstein, mixed media & installation artist

JUNE MENTORED Hazel Belvo June 27 – July 1 | 5 days | Tuition: $475 | Class details - Page 7

Charles Matson Lume, installation artist

April 14 – 24 | Earth Day Site-Based Installation Community event details - page 30

2012 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE | HAZEL BELVO

2014 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE | GINNY SIMS

2015 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE | MARTY HARRIS

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INSTRUCTORS Chel Anderson

Chel Anderson has lived, worked, and strenuously exercised her curiosity on the North Shore since 1974. Since 1999, she has been a plant ecologist and botanist with the Biological Survey of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. She has coauthored papers in forest ecology and natural area conservation. Chel is coauthor with Adelheid Fischer of North Shore: A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2015.

Maggie Anderson

Maggie Anderson found clay as a therapeutic tool while working as a psychotherapist and has been obsessed with it ever since. Starting with classes at Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis and the Art Colony, she got hooked with the help of Peter Jadoonath and Dorian Beaulieu. She has continued her education by learning from other potters she admires, including Robin Hopper, Tom Turner, and raku masters Steve Hemingway and Ken Turner. She is excited to share what so many generous potters have shared with her. theclayphoenix.com

Hazel Belvo

Hazel Belvo is an artist, master teacher, and mentor. She has exhibited nationally and internationally for 50 years, and her work is in many public collections, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Bezalel Museum, the Dewitt Wallace Collection, and General Mills. Hazel was a Radcliffe Institute Scholar and a Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota (WARM) gallery member. She is a Professor Emeritus of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where she taught for 34 years. She has taught at the Art Colony for 32 years and her name was added to the Founders Hall plaque in appreciation of her long-time commitment. hazelbelvo.net

Mary Bebie

Mary Bebie has a lifelong love of art. She has a master’s degree in education, and after retiring 12 years ago, she started working with glass. Her obsession grew as she took classes at the Art Colony and Pittsburgh Glass Center. Mary has a particular interest in making Frank Lloyd Wright light screens and fused glass pieces.

Mary Bergs, a Twin Cities-based installation artist, works with discarded materials, found objects, and text, arranging them into large wall compositions and installations. Mary has exhibited her work throughout the region and is included in an on-line viewing program of the Drawing Center in New York. Mary mentors emerging artists through the Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota (WARM) Mentor-Protégé program. marybergs.com

Peter Blau

Peter Blau teaches adults and children in a variety of venues in the Twin Cities, including the Loft Literary Center. He is a recipient of the Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine’s volunteer award for his writing classes in a women’s correctional facility. In his classes, Peter focuses on using writing as a pathway to creativity, self-discovery, and imagination. His goal is to provide a safe, confidential environment for students as they move through their own personal writing journey. writecreatecommunicate.com

Marlais Olmstead Brand

Marlais Olmstead Brand dares to live and write in the Great Frozen North that mere mortals know as Minnesota. Marlais is a recipient of the Katherine Anne Porter Fiction Prize, and her writing has appeared in several editions of Scribner’s Best of the Fiction Workshops. Marlais teaches creative writing classes in the Twin Cities, and she is the author of a new collection of short stories from North Star Press, The Hungry Coast: Fables from the North Shore of Minnesota. marlaisobrand.com

Bob Briscoe

Robert Briscoe lives in rural central Minnesota and has been a professional potter for over 40 years making functional stoneware. His work is avidly collected throughout North America as well as in Japan. His work is in the collections of the Renwick Gallery, the Weisman Museum of Art, the Wustum Museum of Art, the Margaret Harlow Collection, the Minnesota State Historical Society Museum, the Bindley Collection, the Tweed Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. robertbriscoe.com

Donna Bruni

Donna Bruni is an abstract painter who creates oil paintings that blend elements of nature with abstraction through layered surfaces of color. Donna grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and began her career in the arts as a graphic designer in New York. After relocating to Minneapolis, she received a BA from the University of Minnesota, where she studied painting and cross-cultural healing practices. Her paintings are held in public and private collections throughout the United States. Her work is represented by Douglas Flanders & Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota. donnabruniart.com

Tom Christiansen

Tom Christiansen attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and graduated with a BFA in sculpture from the University of Minnesota. He creates abstract, kinetic, figurative, and functional pieces in his studio, Last Chance Fabricating, located in Lutsen, Minnesota. Tom has crafted everything from cast bronze sculptures to his more whimsical “lost cardboard” series of figures cast from corrugated forms. He has completed commissions for garden installations, architectural elements, fountains, light fixtures, furniture, and public sculpture. lastchancefab.com

Dan Clark

Dan Clark holds a Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University. He is cofounder of MAD, a cross-disciplinary design studio producing work in architecture, apparel, landscape, product design, and art direction. He has been a member of the architecture faculty at the University of Minnesota since 2001. His design work, teaching, and writing have been published in journals, including Abitare, Architect magazine, LAB, Mark Magazine, I.D., and CLOG, and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Harvard Graduate School of Design, The Substation Gallery in Singapore, and the Chilean Architecture Biennale in Santiago, Chile. mad--work.com

Pam Collins

Pam Collins works in watercolors, mosaics, and fabric. She has studied under nationally known artists and has led numerous watercolor and mosaic workshops in her studio, at area art centers, and in conjunction with school districts. Her passion is contagious and inspirational. She has received grants from Five Wings Arts Council funded by the McKnight Foundation. In 2014, Pam won a Community Arts Leadership award. pamcollinsart.com

Kat Corrigan

Kat Corrigan is an award-winning, Minneapolisbased artist whose work is widely collected around the world. Kat is committed to the concept of “A Painting A Day” and posts a daily blog of her work. She shows her work in area galleries and art fairs and actively seeks commissions, as they provide the exterior enforcement of deadlines and working relationships with a client that stimulate her latent control freak. katcorrigan.com

Mary Bruno

Mary Bruno received her BFA in printmaking from St. Cloud State University. Since then, she has taken over her father’s letterpress print shop in St. Joseph, Minnesota. She works with interns and has developed a line of greeting cards that takes her to tradeshows. She also specializes in making posters and business cards. mcbrunopress.com

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Kat Corrigan

Julie Crabtree

Julie Crabtree creates stitchery work in a painterly manner. Using the sewing machine, she draws freely over the canvas and incorporates hand stitches, dyed threads, fabrics, beads, and other experimental art materials and techniques. Her love of the outdoors is reflected in her work, which depicts woods, trees, and other textured aspects of nature. Her work has been collected by individuals across the country and has won many awards at juried shows in the Midwest and Southwest, and on the East Coast. jcrabtreeart.com

Guillermo Cuellar

Guillermo Cuellar has been making wheel-thrown stoneware pots since 1980. Originally from Venezuela, early on he was inspired by the beautiful handwork of the native Venezuelan Indians and the way their pieces brought people together, integrating art within daily life. He moved to Shafer, Minnesota, in 2005, and is now part of the St. Croix River Valley community of potters. He finds exquisite beauty in pots made for daily use in the home, especially those used for preparing and sharing food. guillermopottery.com

Karina Cutler-Lake

Karina Cutler-Lake is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where she has taught graphic design since 2004. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (BA 1996) and the University of Iowa (MA Library Science 1998, MFA Art 2004). Her research and creative interests include mapping, typography, visual record-keeping, interpreting sense of place, and relentlessly looking things up. karinacutlerlake.com

Bonnie Cutts

Bonnie Cutts is a Minnesota artist and Golden Artist Colors Certified Working Artist. She has offered lectures and hands-on workshops throughout the Midwest since her initial training with Golden in 1998, sharing with her students a wealth of information about acrylic materials and techniques. Bonnie’s artwork has been exhibited and collected nationally. She received a BFA from the University of Minnesota with a concentration in drawing and painting. bonniecutts.com

Amanda Degener

Amanda Degener has been making distinctive handmade paper under the name of Cave Paper since 1994. She was a founder of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, where she has served as an educator, its first artist-in-residence, and its first artistic director. Amanda received her MFA in Sculpture at Yale School of Art and her BA at Bennington College. She is cofounder of Hand Papermaking magazine. Amanda shows her handmade paper art work and conducts lectures and workshops nationally and internationally. Cave Paper was named the 2012 Minnesota Book Artist of the Year. amandadegener.com

Beth Dorsey

Beth Dorsey received a BS in Art Education from the University of Minnesota and a BFA in printmaking from New York University, and she studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. Beth explores the tension between structure and intentionality, and randomness and spontaneity, using repurposed objects and repeated patterns to construct her monoprints. Beth has exhibited both locally and nationally, including at the Phipps Art Center, the SooVac Gallery, and as part of the Boston Printmakers Biennial. bethdorsey.com

Kelly Dupre

Kelly Dupre is a North Shore artist and author who is primarily a printmaker. Her art can be seen at Sivertson Gallery and throughout the North Shore. Kelly has written and/or illustrated several children’s books, including The Raven’s Gift, The Lion’s Share, and Becoming a Boundary Waters Family. The natural environment and the art of indigenous cultures are her greatest influences. Kelly loves teaching a variety of mediums and age levels and strives for joy, symbolism, and a dash of humor in her art. kellydupre.com

William Durbin

William Durbin is an author and a former teacher who lives on Lake Vermillion at the edge of Minnesota’s Boundary Water Canoe Area. A winner of the Great Lakes Book Award and two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award, Mr. Durbin has published 10 novels for young readers, including The Broken Blade, Wintering, Until the Last Spike, Song of Sampo Lake, Blackwater Ben, and The Darkest Evening. His most recent work is The Winter War, and deals with Stalin’s invasion of Finland in 1939. williamdurbin.com

Walter Early

Walter Early is a Chicago-based sculpture artist who also works in film, painting, and prints. Often composing and constructing en plein air, the objects Walter creates emphasize the role of human presence in the natural world. Walter obtained a BFA from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, and an MFA from the University of Notre Dame. His recent work has been exhibited at Giles Gallery and ArtsPlace in Kentucky, the Marquette Arts and Culture Center in Michigan, and Water Street Studios in Illinois. Walter has been a resident artist at the Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture in Coalbrookdale, UK, and at the Blueberry View Artist Residency in Benton Harbor, Michigan. walter-early.com

INSTRUCTORS Elizabeth Erickson

Elizabeth Erickson is a founding member of the Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota (WARM). She has worked as a painter, poet, and educator since 1970 and has received grants from the Bush, Ragdale, and Mellon foundations, as well as from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Erickson began teaching in the fine arts department at Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1983 and continues to codirect the Women’s Art Institute, which she founded in 1999. In 2014, Elizabeth’s work was displayed at Form & Content Gallery in Minneapolis.

Joan Farnam

Joan Farnam was born in Duluth and spent part of her childhood living in Canada. She has an MA in anthropology from California State UniversityEast Bay. She began taking ceramic classes at the Duluth Art Institute in 1999 and has experience in wheel-throwing, primitive firing, raku, and majolica painting. Joan is the Art Colony’s clay studio facilitator, and she writes a weekly arts blog. northshoreartscene.com

David Feinberg

David Feinberg is a painter and an associate professor of drawing and painting at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught for the past 44 years. He is also the director of the “Voice to Vision” documentary project, which, through the vehicle of art, captures the experiences and stories of genocide survivors of different parts of the world. Feinberg received an undergraduate degree from Parsons School of Design, New York; a teaching degree from the State University of New York, New Paltz; and an MFA in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan. He has received the CEE Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, the Special Events McKnight Grant, the University Board of Regents Outstanding Community Service Award, and the University of Minnesota President’s Multicultural Grant. facebook.com/VoicetoVision

Kelly O. Finnerty

Kelly O. Finnerty, LAMFT, is an artist and psychotherapist dedicated to the healing power of creative expression. She guides therapeutic artmaking for individuals and groups. Her innovative community art projects and museum art exhibits have received support from the California Arts Council, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She currently leads Healing Motion, a therapeutic group for girls using yoga and art at the Family Enhancement Center in Minneapolis. kellyofinnerty.com

Brittany Foster

Brittany has been making jewelry around Minneapolis for 10 years, after graduating from The School for American Crafts at RIT. Her focus has been on hand piercing delicate designs out of sheet metal, creating forged wire work, and working with custom clients. Brittany moved north last spring to explore new work and enjoy the woods. brittanyjewelry.com

Class was gentle, interactive, playful, very freeing, I feel inspired to keep working! Mary Bruno

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INSTRUCTORS Susan Frame

Susan Frame, an American sumi-e master, has been playing with ink for many years, specializing in contemporary and experimental techniques of painting and calligraphy. Her teachers include world-renowned artists from the United States and China. Susan has received many awards for her work, which is included in museum, corporate, and private collections. She exhibits in national and international locations, including New York, Paris, Japan, China, and Korea; teaches workshops in locations from Alaska to Guatemala; and writes books about sumi-e. susanframe.com

John Franz

John Franz graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in art education, has an equivalent MA in art education, and holds a lifetime teaching certificate. John spent the majority of his teaching career in the Stillwater School District and currently teaches classes in painting, pottery, and jewelry at the Art Colony and within the Grand Marais schools. John’s artwork is in private collections throughout the country.

Linda Gammell

Linda Gammell’s photographs have been exhibited and collected nationally. She is the recipient of many fellowships and grants, including the Bush Artist Fellowship, McKnight Fellowship, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Her art projects explore concepts of place, including the prairies of the Great Plains and the forests and water of Lake Superior. She has taught photography at various institutions, including Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Colorado College, St. Olaf College, Hamline University, and the College of Visual Arts. lindagammell.com

Dave Gilsvik

Dave Gilsvik is an oil landscape painter from Two Harbors, Minnesota. As a young artist in the 1970s, he made his home at the Art Colony and also studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of New Mexico. After many years of painting billboards, signs, and wall murals, one morning Dave woke up and began oil painting again and has never looked back. Dave’s paintings can be seen at Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais and Siiviis in Duluth.

David Hahn has always loved to draw. After two years at the Washington University School of Fine Arts, he worked at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation as a technical illustrator (the first of six companies). Since David and his wife, Virginia, retired to Hovland, Minnesota, he has focused on painting watercolor landscapes. His work has been exhibited throughout the North Shore at the Co-Ho Cafe, Johnson Heritage Post, Hovland Art Fair, and the Art Colony.

Rachael Hanel

Rachael Hanel is a writer and assistant professor of mass media in Mankato, Minnesota. Her memoir, We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter (2013, University of Minnesota Press), was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. Her essays have appeared in on-line and print literary journals such as Bellingham Review and New Delta Review. rachaelhanel.com

Catherine Hearding

Catherine Hearding’s watercolor focuses on the interplay of color and light in the natural world. She has more than 35 years of experience with watercolor. Catherine is a past president of the Minnesota Watercolor Society and holds signature status in the Watercolor USA Honor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Minnesota Watercolor Society, and Red River Watercolor Society. She has received many local and national awards. Her work was recently featured in Watercolor Artist magazine and will appear in North Light Book’s, Splash16. chearding.com

Jeff Hirst

Jeff Hirst is a Chicago-based artist who has exhibited his work across the United States and Europe since 1987. His work has been shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the McKinney Contemporary in Dallas, Butters Gallery in Portland, and Arte Internazionale in Matera, Italy. He owns Hirst Printmaking, a printshop and teaching facility in Chicago, where research and exploration in experimental print ideas meld encaustic and printmaking. Hirst teaches encaustic and printmaking workshops at his studio and at various national venues. jeffreyhirst.com

Lisa Hochstein

Lisa Hochstein lives in Santa Cruz, California, and holds a BFA from the University of MassachusettsAmherst. Her work draws on the allure of everyday materials that have been used and discarded. The degree to which the integrity of the found object is altered in the artmaking process is a recurrent question in her creative process. Lisa has completed artist residences at the Vermont Studio Center, Brush Creek Foundation, Ragdale Foundation, and the Hambidge Center. lisahochstein.com

Scott Husby

Scott Husby has been a conservation bookbinder since the 1970s and has worked at the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Smithsonian Institution and for numerous other library collections. From 1996 to 2007, he was the rare books conservator at Princeton University. Now retired (mostly), he lives with his wife, Tracey Cullen, near Grand Marais. He began recording bindings on incunables while at Princeton and is now an independent scholar devoting much of his time to this project.

JD Jorgenson

JD Jorgenson is a wood fire potter in St. Joseph, Minnesota. His process involves the use of native clays and wood firing with reduction cooling and wood firing with salt glazing. He completed his degree at the University of Iowa and has taught at Northern Clay Center since 2000. Jorgenson received a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Grant (2002) and also apprenticed with Richard Bresnahan. Jorgenson presented at the International Wood-Fired Ceramics conference in Flagstaff in 2006, in Duluth in 2007, and at the Second Annual European Wood fire Conference in Denmark in 2014. jorgensonpottery.com

Curtis Juliber

Curtis Juliber, a native of New York City, has been working with digital images and tools since the early 1990s. While photography is his passion, his day job of working in the technology arena has allowed him to explore software technologies that speed up the workflow in his digital darkroom. Curtis has an MBA from Minnesota State University and a BSE from the University of Michigan.

Matt Kania

Matt Kania is a member of the Art Colony, the Northern Printmakers Alliance, and Highpoint Center for Printmaking. Matt has exhibited his work at the Northern Prints Gallery, the Highpoint Center Gallery, Duluth Art Institute, and Bloomington Art Center. In recent years, he has focused on creating imagery using less toxic, more portable printmaking techniques, such as polyester plate lithography and solar plate prints. mattkania.com

The instructor was so generous with his sharing of techniques. And he explains things beautifully. He is kind and makes you feel like you can ask questions without fear.

- 2015 student

Peter Humeniuk

Peter Humeniuk has been working as a professional watercolorist and instructor in Canada and the United States for 25 years. His popular workshops are conducted in Thunder Bay and throughout northwestern Ontario, eastern Canada, the northern United States, and Florida. Students love his easygoing manner and loose style of painting. Peter has exhibited in many art festivals over the years and in 2014 was awarded Best of Show in painting at the Duluth Park Point Art Festival. bigbrush.com

Ernest Miller

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Matt Krousey

Matthew Krousey

Matthew Krousey received his BFA in ceramics from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Krousey’s ceramic vessels and murals have been exhibited locally and internationally, including an exhibition at Sanbao Ceramic Institute in Jingdezhen, China. He is a 2014 Jerome Project Grant recipient. Krousey’s work preserves memories and emotions evoked by the disappearing Minnesota landscape. “This region is being vastly altered by human hands, which is the reason I seek to preserve it upon the durable ceramic surface,” he explains. mkrouseyceramics.com

Bevie LaBrie

Bevie LaBrie’s art has paralleled her roles as an art therapist, wilderness instructor, art educator, and youth worker. Her exploration of nature and human experience intersect, influencing her artwork and approach to teaching. An intuitive process is central to her work using reclaimed materials and mixed media: acrylic, watercolor, collage, pen and ink, and oil pastel. Her passion is journeying with others to discover their authentic voice and meaningful participation in their lives through the creative process. bevielabrieart.com

Jeanne Larson

Jeanne Larson has taught classes in both traditional watercolor and mixed watermedia in the Twin Cities and at regional art centers. She has been represented by several of the finest galleries in the region for over 20 years, has won awards, and has been a featured speaker and demonstration artist for many arts organizations and societies. Jeanne owns and operates Quiet Woods Studio, where she teaches ongoing classes and workshops. Her original paintings are included in corporate collections and in over 300 private collections both in the United States and abroad.

Gretchen Lisdahl

Gretchen Lisdahl started working with glass in 2002. Her first love was lamp-working, and she has expanded her glass skills to include stained and fused glass, mosaic, and more. Glass bead making is currently her favorite medium and she considers herself blessed to learn more about glass every day.

Daryn Lowman

Daryn Lowman completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Alaska–Fairbanks and, in 1999, completed his graduate studies in ceramics and sculpture at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As a teacher and studio artist, Daryn pushes himself and his students to find techniques that most effectively serve the idea or concept. This approach often brings unique combinations of materials and processes to his work and his teaching curriculum. He is currently the ceramics instructor at Saint Paul Academy and Summit School in Saint Paul. darynlowmanceramics.com

Martha McQuade

Charles Matson Lume

Spencer Meagher

Mary Leikvold

Becky McDonah

Tedd McDonah

Tedd McDonah currently lives in Millersville, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two sons, where he works in and maintains their jewelry/metalsmithing and blacksmithing studios. He is a part-time studio artist, a part-time educator, a part-time toolmaker/ repairman and, in the summer, an avid fisherman. He earned an MFA from Arizona State University, and a BS in art from the University of WisconsinLaCrosse. Tedd’s work speaks of the rural nature of his upbringing, and his love of the outdoors, and features techniques that bridge the disciplines of blacksmithing, nonferrous metalsmithing, and jewelry making. metalmonger.blogspot.com

Pamela Luer obtained her BFA with an emphasis in painting from the University of Minnesota. She has worked as a graphic designer and has also been commissioned by numerous architects and restaurants to create work that appears on products such as rugs, dinnerware, textiles, and prints. Pamela is currently an executive board member of Friends of the Arts in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and the founder of the Twin Cities Artful Book Club, a public book club for artists. Pamela conducts her nature sketchbook workshops throughout the country at various resorts, nature centers, parks, and art centers. pamluer.com

Pamela Luer

Tessa Larson first started coming up to Cook County in 1997 while venturing into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. She is an art therapist with an MA from George Washington University who specializes in processing trauma. Her passion also lies in utilizing art to understand outdoor experiences and incorporating nature into artwork. Tessa lives in Grand Marais, works at the Art Colony, and provides art therapy contract work throughout Cook County.

Mary Leikvold teaches printmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. She is a practicing printmaker, book artist, and painter. Mary is also active in community groups, where she teaches and facilitates workshops and retreats on the topics of art and writing. Currently Mary is working on an ambitious, relief-based book art project about landscape, geology, and tectonic plates. Mary’s first passion is printmaking; her second is teaching it. She has a BA from the University of Minnesota. Her work has been shown locally and nationally and is in several private collections.

Tedd McDonah

Martha McQuade is cofounder of MAD, a crossdisciplinary design studio. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota where she has been teaching for the last 15 years. Martha also runs her own multidisciplinary design practice, which encompasses architecture, landscape, furniture, textiles, and clothing. Her design work and writing have been published widely in journals, including Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine, MSP Design 100, Progressive Architecture, and Dwell. She has been the featured textile artist at the American Craft Council exhibit in Baltimore and has exhibited her painting and installation work at the San Francisco Art Institute and the Southern Gallery in San Francisco. mad--work.com

Charles Matson Lume is a visual artist whose art engages in the “pas de deux” of light and materials. His installations have been exhibited at institutions such as the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Babel Kunst, Hunter College, and the Weisman Art Museum. He has received fellowships from the Bush Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. Charles is a professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and in 2013 he was awarded the Outstanding Senior Researcher Award. He received an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. mnartists.org/cmlume

Tessa Larson

INSTRUCTORS

Spencer Meagher has painted in watercolor for over 35 years. Primarily self-taught, Meagher has received multiple awards at shows and competitions throughout the Midwest. Spencer enjoys the challenge of the medium and the beautiful effects that can only be attained in watercolor. Recognizing the importance of constantly learning, Spencer has made it a priority to improve as an artist by taking workshops from other accomplished artists. spencermeagher.com

Becky McDonah heads up the Fine Art Metals Area at Millersville University in Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Board of Directors. Becky received an MFA from Arizona State University and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. She has participated in numerous national and international exhibitions and has lectured and presented workshops across the country. Her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine, Humor in Craft, Mixed Metal, Jewelry Workshop, and 500 Metal Vessels. beckychadermcdonah.com

Charles Matson Lume

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Judd Nelson

INSTRUCTORS Anna Metcalfe

Anna Metcalfe is Springboard for the Arts’ Artist Development Coordinator. She received an MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2009. A ceramic artist interested in the junction between public art and craft, Anna makes work inspired by water, agriculture, food, and community. She is a recipient of a Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist’s Project Grant for Public Art, a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, and a Jerome Foundation Study and Travel Grant.

Ernest Miller

Ernest Miller is a ceramic artist residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His work is exhibited in various regional and national art fairs, including the Uptown Art Fair in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City, Missouri; and the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC. Ernest’s ceramic techniques are shared through teaching clay classes at Fired Up Studios in Minneapolis and the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in Wayzata, Minnesota. He has a BA from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. ernestmiller.com

Korla Molitor

Korla Luckeroth Molitor is a fifth-generation Minnesotan who currently resides in Minneapolis. She is greatly affected by the world around her and, as a result, enjoys sculpting three-dimensional landscapes, farmsteads, houses, and people. Korla teaches Art History and Ceramics at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She received a BFA in Ceramics and Art History at the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the University of Minnesota. korlaluckeroth.wordpress.com

Judd Nelson has created forged and welded sculptures since he was 17, and he completed his formal training in art at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the Minneapolis Institute of Art as well as in Native American and public schools around the country. Judd also worked as a lead builder at Home Time, a national public television show. juddnelson.com

Richard James Nelson

Richard James Nelson is a St. Paul-based professional woodblock printmaker. He began in kindergarten with potato prints, earned a BA from the College of Visual Arts, and never looked back. When he is not in his studio he is on Minnesota’s North Shore, where he wanders through the forests, sketching all types of flora and fauna. Instead of using black ink, which is the traditional relief color, he chooses to use dark brown to echo the earth itself. richardjamesnelson.com

Cameron Norman

Cameron Norman’s art curiosity began as a child at her mother’s watercolor easel. As a result, she has gone on to explore an array of artistic mediums and disciplines, including Sumi-e, oil, watercolor, glass, weaving, spinning, ceramics, jewelry, book publishing, and now the traditional Japanese art form of Gyotaku (fish printing). Life is a little brighter experimenting and learning new techniques in the world of art.

Beth Novak

Beth Novak has been a jewelry designer for over 30 years. She has a degree in Studio Art from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and has studied under J. Fred Woell, Andy Cooperman, and Alan Revere. Her work can be found in galleries throughout the United States, as well as at the American Craft Council shows. bethnovakenamels.com

Helen Otterson

Karen Owsely Nease

Karen Owsley Nease is a painter working with contemporary landscape and pattern abstraction. Originally from the Kansas City area, she relocated to Duluth in 2013 to be near Lake Superior. A lifelong painter with interests in architectural design, Karen has a BFA in painting from Kansas City Art Institute and two architectural degrees from the University of Kansas. She was co-owner of the acclaimed contemporary Joseph Nease Gallery in Kansas City. Her work is in corporate, museum, and private collections in Missouri, Kansas, and Minnesota. karennease.com

Helen Otterson has exhibited her work throughout the United States and internationally. Her ceramic and glass sculptures are part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Contemporary Craft and the Plains Art Museum. Her work has been published in 500 Sculptures and 500 Figures. Helen holds an MFA from the University of Miami and has been an artist-in-residence at the International Ceramic Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary, the Contemporary Craft Museum, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center. helenotterson.com

Bonnie Paruch

Bonnie Paruch is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and in 2014 achieved the coveted Master Pastelist designation. Her vibrant pastel paintings have been juried into the prestigious PSA National show in New York six times, garnering four awards. Her book, A Brush With Life, was published in 2013. Bonnie’s work has been featured in International Artist magazine, which also identified her as one of “America’s leading landscape painters,” and she is an award-winning participant in Invitational and open plein air competitions. bonnieparuchart.com

Nancy Seaton

Bao Phi

Bao Phi is the Program Director at the Loft Literary Center. Bao is also a spoken word artist and has appeared on HBO’s Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam. His poetry has also been selected for inclusion in the Best American Poetry series. He is a repeat Minnesota Grand Slam champion, and a National Poetry Slam individual finalist. His book Song I Sing was published in 2011 by Coffee House Press. The Loft Literary Center advances the artistic development of writers, fosters a thriving literary community, and inspires a passion for literature. loft.org

Malcolm Potek

Malcom Potek has been working in glass since 1991. He works primarily in multiple-fusing, cold-working, and kiln-formed glass as well as hot-glass inclusions. Malcom, an experienced torchworker, creates custom canes for inclusion in his kiln work. Malcom has taught glass-making techniques nationally, including at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. In addition to being a working artist, Malcom currently runs a teaching glass studio in northeast Minneapolis. potekglass.com

Wayne Potratz

Wayne Potratz is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota and has more than 50 years of metal-casting experience. His work in cast bronze, iron, and aluminum has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Potratz has done extensive creative research in historical and cultural methods of casting metals through travels to India, Japan, Korea, China, Turkey, and Europe. ironwain.com

Jerry Riach

Jerry Riach studied drawing at the Edina Art Center and printmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the Art Colony, and Highpoint Center for Printmaking. His work is shown at Ripple River Gallery, Aitken, and Waters of Superior, Duluth. He lives and has a studio in Little Marais, Minnesota, and he is the Art Colony’s printmaking studio facilitator. Jerry’s work is mostly inspired by nature and incorporates drawing and woodblock, wood engraving, etching, drypoint, and collagraph printmaking techniques. mnartists.org/jerry-riach

Donna Rice

Donna Rice earned her BFA in Glass and Metal from Carnegie Mellon University in 1981 and has enjoyed a multifaceted 30-year career in glass. Donna has devoted the past 20 years to mastering the art of kiln casting and draws inspiration from the endless bounty of nature. She creates lost wax sculptures out of her studio in Delano, Minnesota, and has taught classes at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts as well as in Florida. djrglass.com

Wayne Potratz

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Martha McQuade

Natalie Sobanja

Danny Saathoff

Danny Saathoff is a metalsmith and a sculptor. He began his career designing jewelry, but his thoughts began drifting toward objects beyond the scale scope of the human body. Now his work ranges from very small to very large and everything in between. He teaches metalsmithing at Carleton College and at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts. In the summer, while not teaching or working in his studio, he is most likely sailing Lake Superior with his family. dannysaathoff.com

Kathryn Savage

Kathryn Savage teaches creative writing and plans and implements literary arts community outreach programming at The Loft Literary Center. She received her MFA in fiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars and has received scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and the Vermont Studio Center. Kathryn has written for the Star Tribune, Ploughshares, The Village Voice, and Evergreen Review. kathrynsavage.com

Pat Robinson Schmidt

Pat Robinson Schmidt retired from teaching elementary art in 2012. Her love of art and teaching has propelled her into her next areas of focus: jewelry making and teaching jewelry making. Schmidt is primarily a hand engraver of her own work and commissioned pieces. Presently, her work is represented at Seasons on St. Croix in Hudson, Wisconsin; Waters of Superior Gallery in Canal Park, Duluth, Minnesota; and Veberod Gem Gallery in Minnetonka, Minnesota. silverleafdesignjewelry.com

Natalie Sobanja graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a BFA in painting and fibers just before moving to Grand Marias in 1999. Always a curious artist who is inspired by the tactile qualities of different media, Natalie began experimenting with clay at the Art Colony in 2011. As a parent of two boys, she is excited to share her passion for art and clay with the youth of the community. Her recent works in pottery have been displayed at Betsy Bowen’s Studio and are currently at Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery.

Lynn Speaker

Lynn Speaker is a mixed-media artist based in Minneapolis. Her current art practice includes firebased media, gunpowder, printmaking, and installation. Lynn received her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and is a 2007 and 2014 Minnesota State Arts Board grant recipient. She taught as a Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota (WARM) mentor for many years and currently serves on the Art Colony Board of Directors. lynnspeaker.com

Lisa Stauffer

Lisa Stauffer received an MFA in design from the University of Minnesota and studied illustration at Parson’s School of Design. She has worked and taught in a wide variety of media; now she primarily focuses on soft pastel with a special focus on painting en plein air to indulge her fascination with light and color in the beautiful North Shore landscape. Lisa was awarded Master Circle status by the International Association of Pastel Societies in 2009. lisastauffer.com

Nancy Seaton

Nancy Seaton loves color and light. She received a BA from St. Olaf College where she focused on watercolor and blown glass. The Art Colony’s warm glass studio is a great resource she feels lucky to have as part of her life. She lives on the Gunflint Trail with her husband and two boys where they operate Hungry Jack Outfitters.

INSTRUCTORS Simon Stromberg

Simon Stromberg was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. In 1998 Simon moved to the Twin Cities where he studied fine arts drawing, painting, and photography at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and at St. Paul’s College of Visual Arts. Simon established S3Photo in 2004 to showcase his work in the areas of portrait, fashion, dance, product, travel, and fine art photography. Simon has exhibited his work throughout the Twin Cities and at the Minnesota State Fair. s3photo.com

Faith Sullivan

Faith Sullivan is the author of eight novels, including her most recent, Goodnight, Mr. Wodehouse, published by Milkweed Editions in 2015. Additionally, she has penned countless essays and short stories. She has taught workshops around the state as well as courses at the Loft Literary Center. Wife of former Los Angeles Times drama critic, Dan Sullivan, she is the mother of three writers and the mentor of many more. It is her desire to continue writing until her pencil runs out of lead. faithsullivan.com

Joyce Sutphen

Joyce Sutphen grew up on a farm in Stearns County, Minnesota, and she teaches literature and creative writing at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Her fourth collection, First Words, was published in 2010; in March, 2012, House of Possibility, a letter press edition of poems, was published by Accordion Press; and her latest collection, After Words, was published in May, 2013. She is the second Minnesota Poet Laureate, succeeding Robert Bly. joycesutphen.com

Neil Sherman

Neil Sherman is primarily a plein air artist. Before moving to Grand Marais, Neil was a classroom monitor for Joe Paquet at the Hurinenko and Paquet Studio, assisting with critiques for beginning to advanced students. Neil received a BA from St. John’s University and studied at the Minnesota River School of Fine Arts and at the Hurinenko and Paquet Studio. He is the past board chair of the Art Colony and the current chair of the events committee. neilshermanart.com

Pat Robinson Schmidt

Ginny Sims

Ginny Sims is a ceramic artist whose work references English folk pottery and European porcelains and combines elements of various ethnic traditions use of ceramic ornamentation. Ginny received an MFA from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She has taught at the University of Minnesota and Northern Clay Center, and has been a resident artist at Red Star Studios and at the Art Colony. Ginny is co-founder of the Powderhorn Kitchen, a roving store/gallery and educational vehicle for holistic practices through object making and workshops. ginnysims.com

Danny Saathoff

Jess Oullis Smith

Jess Oullis Smith is a professional photographer located in Grand Marais. Jess specializes in wedding photography, children and families, and graduation portraits, along with fine art photography. oullisphotography.com

Walter Early

Nurturing creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior since 1947

Lynn Speaker

INSTRUCTORS Tara Sweeney

Tara Sweeney’s habit of walking until words and images find her is central to how she creates and teaches. Close to Home: A Minnesota Year in Sketches, her debut collection of illustrated creative nonfiction, exemplifies her visual/verbal creativity. She has led eight international watercolor journal programs for Augsburg College, where she has been teaching for 25 years. Tara holds degrees in design and studio art from the University of Wisconsin and an MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. tarasweeneyart.com

Mike Swindlehurst

Mike Swindlehurst is a screenprinter and pen and ink artist who has designed a line of T-shirts that are screen printed by hand in Grand Marais, Minnesota. He has also experimented with and taught classes on screenprinting skateboard decks. Mike can be found on an annual basis at the Grand Marais Arts Festival helping visitors screenprint their own T-shirts.

Jason Trebs

Jason Trebs maintains a studio in St. Paul’s North End neighborhood and regularly participates in arts festivals across the country, including the Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival in Idaho, and the annual Minnesota Potters of the Upper St. Croix Valley Tour. His work is represented in collections at the Weisman Museum of Art and Anoka Ramsey Community College and in the Margaret Harlow Collection. Jason has been featured in the recent documentary film Minnesota Potters: Sharing the Fire and in the Crossroads episode for the “Craft in America” series on PBS. Jason strives to create useful art that can make daily life more interesting and fun. jasontrebspottery.com

Dean Trisko

Dean Trisko had his artistic awakenings as a teen at the Art Colony. Over the years, he has worked in a variety of drawing, painting, and print media. His specialty is abstracting images from nature and turning them into forms filled with an interplay of color and light. Dean shows his work regionally and maintains a studio in northeast Minneapolis. He has taught art for many years and currently teaches at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. deantrisko.com

Ken Wenzel

Sheryl Tuorila

Sheryl Tuorila has been creating custom handmade tile mosaics since 1999. Sheryl graduated with a BFA in printmaking from the University of Minnesota. She learned the fine art of tilemaking from Josh Blanc of Clay Squared, working and teaching there for eight years before opening her own studio in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis in 2006. Sheryl’s mosaics have been commissioned for hospitals, libraries, corporate clients, and residential installations. Most recently she was awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board grant to create her latest nature-inspired artwork. sheryltuorila.com

Mary Jo Van Dell

Mary Jo Van Dell is a contemporary landscape oil painter who finds inspiration in the woods, lakes, prairies, coasts, and wilderness areas of northern Minnesota, Canada, and beyond. Her paintings are recognized by her minimalist technique, limited use of palette, and often somber and moody sense. With pronounced simplification and harmonious clarity, she is able to captivate her audience emotionally. Mary Jo has gained a strong following of collectors and admirers who are attracted and drawn into the uncluttered and quiet nature of her work, which is included in the permanent collection of the Minnesota Historical Society and the National Park System. maryjovandell.com

David Voorhees

David Voorhees hails from a family of artists, including painters, woodworkers, and jewelers. David trained in painting and sculpture in undergraduate school at the University of the South in Tennessee and in graduate school at the University of South Carolina. Once he touched clay he found his medium. Primarily self-taught, he has taken many workshops with potters, notably David Leach, who first introduced him to porcelain. Exploring wood firing recently has given new direction to David’s career in clay, which has spanned more than 35 years. davidvoorheespottery.com

Ken Wenzel paints representationally. He teaches at Century College and lectures at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Ken has also taught at Minneapolis Community/Technical College, the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, and the Edina Art Center. He has a BFA from The School of Visual Arts in New York City and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited and collected regionally and nationally.

Dan Wiemer

Dan Wiemer is a landscape artist based in Red Wing, Minnesota. He is the past president of the Minnesota Watercolor Society whose work in watercolor and acrylic is a reflection of and response to his love of the natural world. Dan was trained as a graphic designer and currently works as a fine artist, illustrator, and educator. Dan has painted in China, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Canada, and throughout the United States. He is the 2016 Plein Air Grand Marais Juror. danwiemer.com

Tom Westbrook

Tom Westbrook is a teacher, designer, writer, artist, and craftsman. He studied art history, studio arts, and architecture at the University of Minnesota. Currently he teaches at the University of Minnesota—focusing on material and process, film, and public interest design— and at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where he teaches a visual geometry class. In addition to teaching and writing, Tom operates a design, fabrication, and construction studio. tomwestbrook.com

Doug Westendorp

Doug Westendorp lives and works in Minneapolis with his wife and two cats. A Professor of Foundations Studies at Ai Minnesota for the last 13 years, he has also taught at the University of Minnesota and at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul. His passion is for art that fills the soul and heals the battered heart. dougwestendorp.com.

Nick Wroblewski

Sheryl Tuorila

Nick Wroblewski specializes in large multicolor woodcuts and has developed a distinctive technique reminiscent of the stylized Japanese masters yet uniquely his own. His work depicts the reverence he has for the conversations of the wild and a loyalty to the honesty of the handcrafted arts. Nick’s work can be seen in private collections and galleries throughout the country, as well as in various commercial designs and illustrations. He lives and prints from his home studio in Southwestern Wisconsin. nickwroblewski.com

David Voorhees

Jason Trebs

Dan Wiemer

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REGISTRATION

Staff

Early registration helps reduce class cancellations due to low enrollment. To reserve your spot in a class, payment in full or a deposit of half of the tuition and half of the supply fee is required. Call to check class availability. Remaining balance must be paid two weeks before the class begins.

director@grandmaraisartcolony.org

Cancellation Policy: If the Art Colony cancels a class, we will inform you at least five business days

CAROLYN FRITZ Events & Communications Director

Register Early: Class sizes are limited and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. AMY DEMMER Executive Director RUTH PSZWARO Program Director programs@grandmaraisartcolony.org

before the start date (unless otherwise noted) and refund your payment in full. The Art Colony assumes no responsibility for losses incurred due to lodging or travel arrangements (you may want to consider travel insurance). Adult Cancellation Policy: 30 or more days in advance of start date: 100% of payment refunded, less a $25 processing fee. 15 – 29 days in advance: deposit is retained. 0 – 14 days in advance: no refunds given. Youth Cancellation Policy: 5 or more days in advance of start date: 80% of full tuition refunded. 1 – 4 days in advance: 50% of full tuition refunded. Day of class: no refunds given.

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TESSA LARSON Community Coordinator info@grandmaraisartcolony.org

Board of Directors

Studio Facilitators

CHAIR | Sally Berg CLAY | Joan Farnam VICE CHAIR | Lynn Speaker GLASS | Nancy Seaton & Mary Bebie TREASURER | David Quick PRINT | Jerry Riach Waiting List: Once a class fills, we will start a waiting list. If a space becomes available, we will contact SECRETARY | Clare Shaw the first person on the waiting list; that person has 24 hours to accept registration and complete MEMBERS AT LARGE | Hazel Belvo, payment before we move on to the next person.

Classes: Before the start of class the Art Colony will email a confirmation letter and supply list. All classes

are 9 am – 4 pm with a one-hour lunch break, unless otherwise noted. Please check-in at the Gallery Store before your class begins. Instructors can be contacted with questions through the Art Colony.

Mike Carlson, John Franz, Howard Hedstrom, Ann Possis, Jolita Rysdahl

Support

The Grand Marais Art Colony is a nonprofit, member-supported arts organization that also receives funding from Cook or ethnicity. Adult classes are open to students of all skill levels, from novice to professional (ages 16 and County, Minnesota; Arrowhead Economic Opportunity older), unless otherwise noted. Contact the Art Colony if special circumstances apply. Agency; Arrowhead Electric Operation Round-Up; Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation; Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation CEUs and CECs: The Art Colony can provide certified educational credits to primary and secondary Board; the McKnight Foundation, the Minnesota State Arts educators, therapists, and others looking to complete continuing education requirements. Contact the Board and Visit Cook County

Admission Policy: The Art Colony welcomes all students regardless of age, race, sex, religion, nationality,

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Scholarships: Available to youth and on a financial sliding scale. Contact the Art Colony for full details. Tax Deductions: All or a portion of class fees for children age 5 and up may qualify for a MN State tax deduction. Contact your tax accountant for details

Registration Form

Operating support is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage funds.

Registration can be taken by phone, in person, or by filling out and mailing this form to: Grand Marais Art Colony, PO Box 626, Grand Marais, MN 55604

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MEMBERSHIP With the support of our members, the Grand Marais Art Colony serves over 27,000 people through transformative art experiences set on the North Shore.

MEMBERS PROVIDE 1/3 OF OPERATING EXPENSES

Your financial support and engaged involvement create a THRIVING ARTS COMMUNITY. Support today is an investment for tomorrow’s innovative programming, quality artist support, and inspiring access to the arts. 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr

TODAY WE CALL UPON YOU: the work we are doing here together is changing lives. Your membership is a catalyst for creative exploration and provides you with unique benefits.

BE THE FOUNDATION BE THE CATALYST FOR THE FUTURE SUPPORT THE ARTS ON THE NORTH SHORE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

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Tuition and merchandise discount card Opportunity to participate in annual Member Show and Sale • Invitations to events and exhibitions • Reduced-rate private programming • Artist Services • Studio and Library access • Members at the $100 level and up receive additional benefits: • Recognition in the Annual Report • Partners names displayed on the Donor Plaque

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS $25 Individual $50 Family $75 Sustaining $100 Sponsor $250 Patron $500 Benefactor $1,000+ Partner

$5 $10 $15 $20 $40 $75 $150

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Here are FOUR more ways you can make a difference Paint the Future As the Art Colony serves more

Fund a Student Invest in Home The scholarship fund provides art

people each year, our operating costs access to youth and those with and staff needs increase as well. financial need. Generous donors have made it possible to fill every Help provide art experiences for scholarship request. The average today AND tomorrow by increasing scholarship request is $250. your membership. Help maintain the fund by gifting a scholarship - or two!

In 2016, the Historic Building turns 100! In celebration, we are going to give her some love with new windows, insulation, and energy efficiency improvements. Help maintain our home by paying for a pane of glass: $100 each.

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The Legacy

For nearly 70 years, the Art Colony has been a vibrant sanctuary for the arts. Help preserve our legacy by contributing to the endowment fund or including the Art Colony in your planned giving.

EVENTS Creative Self-Care Workshop Weekend

April 30 - May 2

Story, Self, and the Creative Journey FOSTER RESTORATIVE HABITS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE COMMUNITY EVENTS

March April

See the artistic process first hand, witness empty spaces become large-scale installations, and stop in to say hi to the 2016 artists-in-residence.

OPEN STUDIOS Beth Dorsey & Walter Early March 12 | 1 - 3 pm

PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP: SIMPLE, SPONTANEOUS, AND FUN Beth Dorsey Saturday, March 19 | 9 am – noon

Beth will introduce participants to the pochoir printmaking technique, a simple, stencil process that allows for spontaneity, is low-tech, and comparatively accessible. Participants will make several prints and Beth will also share some of her own work and process.

ARTIST EXHIBITION AND TALK Walter Early Saturday, March 19 | 1pm

To construct his sculptures, Walter gathers formal and material inspiration and creative research elements that are based in both the urban and natural landscapes. In response to the North Shore environment, he will focus his residency on making both autonomous objects and site-specific pieces weaving together two and threedimensional work. To wrap up his time at the Art Colony Walter will host an exhibition of his finished sculptures and give an artist talk detailing his influences, past work, processes, and themes.

INSTALLATION OPEN TO PUBLIC Charles Matson Lume March 26 – April 3 | 9 am – 4 pm

Charles Matson Lume will explore the light and space of northern Minnesota as it compares to his recent experiences in Scandinavia.

If we are perfectly honest, most of us could use a focused weekend to refresh and revitalize. In 2016, the Art Colony is pleased to serve those in our community who are looking for that extra space, time, and guidance to consider the intersections between our inner and outer worlds through the vehicle of creative exploration. Connect in more meaningful ways with your own story and developing sense of self, dialogue with others in the helping professions, and acquire new artistic and therapeutic tools and vocabularies by which to deal with life’s challenges. Whether you are a caregiver, an educator, a health professional, a parent, or another type of professional, consider joining us this spring. Along with the one-day classes below, the weekend will include yoga sessions, panel discussions, an outdoor excursion, and more! Call for full event details and to register.

PERSONALIZED JOURNAL MAKING Bevie LaBrie Tuition: $95 for one-day session | Supply fee: $17

Participants will create a personalized journal using reclaimed materials, including cardboard, paintings, yarn, twine, fabric, and elements from nature. Bevie will guide participants to consider the journal-making process, along with the related art techniques, as a container for more deeply understanding aspects of their life journey. Emphasis will be on self-exploration, and a reconnection with themes of identity, internal wisdom, needs, and desires.

CREATIVE PLAY AND EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE Kelly O. Finnerty Tuition: $95 for one-day session | Supply fee: $17

Playfully explore the expressive qualities of a variety of art materials using paint, pencil, pastel, and personal and found images. Expand your visual vocabulary and learn to use the mistakes and accidents of exploration in new ways. Participants will take home a small portfolio of mixed-media collages to chart their creative journey, from experiment to discovery. Along the way, Kelly will also discuss the science supporting the connection between creativity and emotional resilience.

EXPLORING YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH STORY CLOTHS – ARPILLERAS Tessa Larson Tuition: $95 for one-day session | Supply fee: $17

Arpilleras are bright, hand-quilted tapestries originally created in Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet to depict the challenges of life during the regime. Participants will explore their own journey through a personal story or metaphorical/ mythical anecdotes while learning about the historical context of arpilleras and joining in community with other caregivers. Tessa will teach basic sewing stitches, how to layer fabrics into a cohesive scene, and how to create a human figure out of textiles.

ARTIST TALK | INSTALLATIONS: FROM GERMINATION TO DE-INSTALLATION Charles Matson Lume March 26 | Noon | Details - Page 10 OPEN STUDIOS Mary Bergs & Lisa Hochstein Saturday, April 16; 2 – 4:30 pm | Thursday, April 21; 2 – 4:30 pm Mary Bergs and Lisa Hochstein will work together to create an impermanent, sitespecific installation. The installation will occur over the 10-day period preceding Earth Day (Friday, April 22). Mary and Lisa each have a long history of working with re-purposed materials, largely gleaned from the day-to-day stream of waste and refuse. The completed installation will explore the re-contextualization of found materials, the architectural space of the gallery, and the challenges of collaboration over time and distance.

ARTIST TALK | REPURPOSING FOUND MATERIALS Mary Bergs & Lisa Hochstein Saturday, April 23 | Noon | Details - Page 10

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EVENTS

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: ART ALONG THE LAKE

May 28 - 30

See. Savor. Explore. County-wide arts events going on throughout the weekend. Stop by the Art Colony to take a class, screenprint a shirt, or shop in the Gallery Store. Mosaics: A Way with Water Pam Collins May 28 – 30 | 3 days Tuition: $225 | Supply fee: $44

26th Annual

July 9 10

GRAND MARAIS ARTS FESTIVAL July 9 – 10

Featuring over 70 local and regional artists showcasing high-quality artwork. Observe artist demonstrations, participate in art activities, and celebrate the long tradition of fine art on the North Shore. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Community Ink Day: Screenprinting Mike Swindlehurst May 28 | 2 – 4 pm Drop-in fee: $20 (adult t-shirt) or $10 (youth t-shirt or to print on your own clothing item) Digital Pinhole Photography Simon Stromberg May 28 | 1 day Tuition: $85 | Supply fee: $6

14 ANNUAL TH

Sept. 9 Nov. 13

PLEIN AIR GRAND MARAIS

Witness artists capturing iconic scenes and take home a distinct North Shore moment. Competition: September 9 – 16 Opening Reception: September 16 | 5 – 7 pm | Johnson Heritage Post Exhibition: September 16 – November 13 | Johnson Heritage Post and Grand Marais Art Colony

2016 AWARDS JUROR: DAN WIEMER

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EVENTS Oct. 1

ANNUAL MEMBER SHOW AND SALE

Oct. 28 Nov. 20

2016 theme: Ode to the Ordinary There is delight in a ritual as simple as a morning cup of coffee or seeing a favorite rock leaning on the windowsill. These things may serve as a reminder or provide peace and grounding. Ode to the Ordinary honors the beauty, humor, resiliance, and steadfastness of the everyday. Join Art Colony members in celebrating the 2016 theme.

TOUR D’ARTBeach Houses

An Art Colony Fundraiser October 1 | Noon | $125

The Art Colony’s annual fundraiser and exclusive home tour. The 2016 tour features four dynamic homes along Cascade Beach Road.

Exhibition: October 28 – November 20 Friday, October 28 Member Meeting | 3:30 pm Opening Reception | 5 – 7 pm

FALL INTO ART

Oct. 21 - 23

EMPTY BOWLS

Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction

Nov. 10

Twelve percent of Cook County residents go hungry every month. To address this need, each year the Art Colony co-organizes the Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction: a community art fund-raiser to alleviate local hunger needs. Help make bowls to donate to this event while learning the basics of pottery and fused glass. Open to all levels and ages. Register early! MAKE-A-BOWL: CLAY

September 18 – October 17 (except October 9) | Sundays: 2 pm | Mondays: 7 pm Tuition: $5

MAKE-A-BOWL: GLASS

October 25 & 26 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm Tuition: $5

PAINT-A-BOWL

October 29 | 10 am – 2 pm Tuition: $5

CLASSES INFLUENCE AND PROCESS Daryn Lowman October 21 – 23 | 3 days Tuition: $255 | Supply fee: $44 SPONTANEOUS PROCESS PAINTING Bevie LaBrie October 21 – 22 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $17

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NORTH SHORE READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL November 2 – 5, 2017

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the readers and writers festival in 2016. The Art Colony, in conjunction with the Grand Marais Public Library, and Drury Lane Books, are thrilled to host this event biannually. We look forward to seeing you in 2017. Meanwhile, check out the Art Colony’s expanded literary arts offerings in 2016, pages 13 – 14.

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ENTRY POINTS

Explore the Art Colony through our many drop-in activities, artist talks, and exhibitions that are either free or nominally priced and open to the public. This is a great way to discover the arts in our community.

ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES Activities open to all ages except where noted

FIRST FRIDAYS

SATURDAYS IN THE STUDIO

Weekly Demonstrations | Memorial Day - Labor Day weekend Saturdays at 1 pm Join us every Saturday from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekend and learn about the creative process while observing an artist at work. Demonstrations rotate each week between clay, glass, painting, and printmaking studios.

THE VOCABULARY OF ART ARTIST TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Free unless otherwise noted

EXHIBITION AND ARTIST TALK Walter Early March 19 | 1pm INSTALLATIONS: FROM GERMINATION TO DE-INSTALLATION Charles Matson Lume | March 26 | Noon REPURPOSING FOUND MATERIALS Mary Bergs and Lisa Hochstein April 23 | Noon CONTEMPLATIVE ART IN DISQUIETING TIMES Doug Westendorp April 27 | 4:30 pm INFLUENCES AND DIRECTIONS Elizabeth Erickson May 6 | 4:30 pm TRAVELING TEXTS: WHAT BOOKBINDINGS TELL US ABOUT EARLY PRINTED BOOKS Scott Husby June 3 | 7 pm | pre-registration requested READING: SHORT STORIES AND FICTION Kathryn Savage June 4 | 11 am | Grand Marais Public Library

July 1 | Beth Novak & Tedd McDonah Trunk Show | 5 – 7 pm

THE VISUAL LANGUAGE AND THE UNEXPECTED David Feinberg June 22 | 4:30 pm

August 5 | Raku pottery throughout the day | 1 – 7 pm Sign up for the class or stop by to observe

SPIRITUALITY, MYTH, AND THE FEMININE Hazel Belvo July 24 | 4:30 pm

September 2 | TBD

INVESTIGATING THE CERAMIC FORM Ernest Miller July 27 | 4:30 pm

EXHIBITIONS & GALLERY STORE FEATURED ARTISTS PLEIN AIR GRAND MARAIS 60 artists paint 3,340 square miles of Cook County, resulting in over 200 paintings of iconic North Shore scenery and buildings.

Opening Reception at the Johnson Heritage Post September 16 | 5 – 7 pm Exhibition at the Grand Marais Art Colony & Johnson Heritage Post September 16 – November 13 ANNUAL MEMBER SHOW AND SALE Over 150 pieces exhibit the diverse talent of our member community

Exhibition: October 28 – November 20 Opening Reception | 5 – 7 pm GALLERY STORE FEATURED ARTISTS

FOREST, PRAIRIE, AND FROZEN LAKES Matthew Krousey August 17 | 4:30 pm

POTTERY DEMO AND POTLUCK Bob Briscoe & Jason Trebs

August 19 | 4 - 6:30pm | Tuition: $15 suggested donation and a dish to share READING Faith Sullivan August 31 | 4:30 pm PAINT WITH INTENTION Dan Wiemer September 16 | 11 am THE ART OF SEEING: DEVELOPING A VISUAL LITERACY Hazel Belvo September 17 | 10 – 11 am | Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery Tuition: $5 suggested donation

MERGING GLASS AND CLAY Helen Otterson September 28 | Noon

CREATE YOUR OWN CLASS

Stop by the Gallery Store to see work from featured artists, instructors, and local artists.

Are you looking for a creative and memorable experience to celebrate a birthday, family event, or a girls’ weekend away? Call us to plan something today!

Enjoy a two-hour, half-day, full-day, or two-day private class with an Art Colony artist/instructor. A variety of options are available from fused glass to printmaking to painting. The event also includes refreshments. Minimum of five participants. Tuition begins at $55/person for nonmembers and $50/person for members. Final cost is dependent upon number in group, supplies, and length of activity.

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