Grand Marais Art Colony 2019 Catalog March – October
The Grand Marais Art Colony provides services to artists, promotes art education and nurtures art in our community through an environment of creative excellence. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF
Chair Sally Berg Vice Chair Lynn Speaker Treasurer David Quick Secretary Dave Morris Members at Large:
Executive Director Lyla Brown
Beverly Balos Hazel Belvo Howard Hedstrom
director@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Artistic Director Ruth Pszwaro programs@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Tessa Larson Mary Maurice Greg Mueller
Office Manager Jessica Markusen info@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Development Manager Kathi Polley development@grandmaraisartcolony.org
STUDIO FACILITATORS
Marketing Manager Kyle Wyatt
Clay Studio | Natalie Sobanja Glass Studio | Nancy Seaton, Mary Bebie Print Studio | Jerry Riach
Program Coordinator Kelly Fairchild
marketing@grandmaraisartcolony.org studios@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Events Coordinator Lin Salisbury events@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Grand Marais Art Colony | 120 W. 3rd Ave | PO Box 626 | 218.387.2737
Welcome to the Art Colony CONTENTS 3 Letter from the Directors 4 Events & Exhibitions 7 Entry Points 10 Youth Classes 12 Clay 15 Findings Jewelry Symposium 16 Glass 17 Literary Arts & Photography 19 Mentor Series
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME The following class categories are designed to meet specific needs. All classes are open to all levels, unless marked with the following symbols: FOUNDATIONAL For students with no experience or who want to try a medium for the first time. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED For students who have gained foundational knowledge in a specific medium. See individual class prerequisites.
21 Mixed-media 22 Painting & Drawing 29 Printmaking & Book Arts 32 Book Arts Weekend 35 Sculpture 36 Artist Services
Made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
38 Instructors 45 Partners 48 Registration Info 49 Ways to Get Involved
Additional operating support generously provided by: Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation | Mardag Foundation | McKnight Foundation
WHO WE ARE
WHAT WE BELIEVE
At the Grand Marais Art Colony, we exist to support the
1 Artistic expression connects us with our internal and external landscapes
enduring human need for creative expression and inspiration. Artists and creative seekers of all levels come from across the country to learn from renowned instructors, create art, and engage together in artistic inquiry. Here you will find a welcoming community that embraces the formative first stages, as well as acts of creative risk-taking and selfdiscovery; an immersive gathering place for exchanging ideas, inspirations, and techniques, allowing your ideas to germinate and the space and time you need to be artistically present. Nestled between the horizon line of Lake Superior and the wilderness of boreal forests and serene lakes, we invite you to
2 Artists need time, space, and uninterrupted focus to create work 3 Mentorship and guidance are critical for all stages of creative development 4 Dialogue enhances the artistic process and cultural understanding of the arts 5 Connecting through the arts builds healthy and resilient communities
step away from the bustle of daily life and journey with us. Join. Volunteer. Support. Find out more at grandmaraisartcolony.org/support
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In planning our 2019 spring and summer offerings, it became evident that many of them draw upon the concept of the hybrid. In fact, the Art Colony itself is a bit of a hybrid: we do not do only one thing. We are part residential, hosting visiting artists for longer stays; we are part youth outreach, offering after school classes and a summer youth camp; we are part focused on working artists who are looking for mentoring options; and we are part community access, where you can take a class as a true beginner. We get that hybrids are naturally confusing. Is it a retriever or a poodle? Is it a tangerine or a grapefruit? The goodness of hybrids is that they can redefine expectations and invent new ways of understanding things. You will find at the Art Colony a space where you can mix things up and combine them in new ways for innovative results. We are a place where the synergy between different elements can be explored in order to arrive at new possibilities and ideas. There are several hybrid classes we are offering this summer, including hybrid forms in literary arts and mixing woodcut and drypoint printmaking together. The Water Cycle September residency will bring together four prodigious Minnesota artists of diverse media to explore our on-going water theme. And, at the same time that we like to mix things up, we also have some very purist approaches to the arts that allow you to focus on one specific medium and practice: Coptic bookbinding, wheel-thrown pottery, and beginning watercolor, to name a few. If you are new to the Art Colony, somehow you’ve found our catalog. Thanks for picking it up and for your curiosity to learn more. We look forward to seeing you walk through our doors. If you are an old friend, we trust you will find in these pages the same dedication to high-quality learning opportunities we’ve maintained throughout the years, and a sense that our hope remains, to craft creative opportunities for anyone who wants to join in.
Ruth Pszwaro
Lyla Brown
Artistic Director
Executive Director
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Events & Exhibitions MEMBERS SHOW AND SALE April 24 – May 5
FINDINGS JEWELRY SYMPOSIUM June 11 – 15
Annual Member Meeting | April 26 | 4 pm With special guest Sheila Smith, MN Citizens for the Arts Opening Reception | April 26 | 5 – 7 pm Members, you make the Art Colony go and it is always a pleasure to view your dynamic new work! If you are considering becoming a member, this is a great time to take the leap and share your art with our creative community. Floating Ink: Member Appreciation Activity with Josie Lewis April 26 | 5 – 7 pm Join us this year for a special member appreciation event with artist and Grand Marais native, Josie Lewis. Josie will lead participants through a process of “painting” their own cards by dipping them into floating ink. See page for a fuller description of Josie’s background.
Learn what mokume-gane is all about, how to make different kinds of chains, new techniques for surface enrichment, and so much more. Along with classes, the event includes artist talks, a geological field trip, and a group trunk show. Findings is a biennial event hosted by the Grand Marais Art Colony in partnership with the Minnesota Jewelry Arts Guild. Classes and sessions are open to anyone with an interest in the jewelry arts and are geared toward all levels. Not interested in taking a class but love jewelry? Come to the Saturday evening group trunk show to check out the work and wear something home. Symposium Artists Anna Johnson Bill Kennealy Becky McDonah
Tedd McDonah Danny Saathoff George Sawyer
FOR FULL CLASS LISTINGS | See page 15
ART ALONG THE LAKE SPRING STUDIO TOUR Community-wide Event May 24 – 27 A weekend full of art activities, demonstrations, and gallery tours throughout Cook County. Mini- classes at the Art Colony: Paint-A-Tile | May 24 (see page 12) Make-A-Bowl | May 25 (see page 12) Glass Coasters | May 25 (see page 16)
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28TH ANNUAL GRAND MARAIS ARTS FESTIVAL
BOOK ARTS WEEKEND
July 13 – 14
Who doesn’t love the satisfying process of creating a unique, hand-made book? Try your hand at a variety of book arts projects and take a tour of a local bookbindery studio.
Over 75 local and regional artists showcase high-quality artwork. Observe artist demonstrations, participate in art activities, and celebrate the long tradition of the arts on the North Shore. Mini- classes at the Arts Festival: Pop Ups and Kirigami (see page 9) Aquaresin (see page 9) Golden Acrylics Mixed Media (see page 9)
August 16 – 18
Event Artists Sue Bjerke Scott Husby Andrea Martin Jana Pullman Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk FOR FULL CLASS LISTINGS | See page 32
This event is funded, in part, by Visit Cook County
FISHERMAN’S PICNIC WEEKEND August 1 – 4 a Community-wide Event One of the North Shore’s biggest celebrations with live music, fireworks, contests, food, crafts show, a parade, and kids’ activities in Grand Marais’ downtown district.
THE WATER CYCLE September 7 – 13 Evaporation, Condensation, Sublimation, Precipitation, Runoff, Infiltration: the water cycle gives us a tremendous vocabulary through which to learn about and be inspired by this natural resource. Four artists will be with us this September to explore the nature of water and how it inspires, informs, and challenges their work. Each artist will teach a half-day class during their time here and the week will culminate with a final panel discussion. The work that the artists begin in September will be exhibited at the Art Colony in final form in February, 2020. THE WATER CYCLE ARTIST PANEL | September 12 | See page 9
Classes at the Art Colony: Glass Coasters | August 3 (see page 16) Tools, Marks, and Metaphors August 3 – 4 (see page 19)
Half-day classes with the Artists-in-Residence: Moira Bateman | Silk, Dye, and Rock Rubbings (see page 26) Annie Hejny | Painting from the Source (see page 27) Moheb Soliman | Writing in Place (see page 17) Nick Wroblewski | Creative Gathering (see page 30)
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Events & Exhibitions ART ALONG THE LAKE: FALL STUDIO TOUR
NORTH SHORE READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL
September 27 – October 6 Community-wide Event
November 7 – 10 | Registration opens summer of 2019
Meet artists in their home studios and explore the variety of unique, handcrafted works created in Cook County with over 20 stops and over 50 participating artists and galleries. At the Art Colony: Stop by the Art Colony to meet with and view the artwork of our participating studio artists who make their home in our cooperative clay, glass, and print studios. Studio Artists Kari Carter Lynn Gallice Lissa Grover Karin Holen
Kathy Reeves Jerry Riach Natalie Sobanja Veronica Weadock
Presenting Authors and Artists Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux Geoff Herbach Hazel Belvo Lorna Landvik Joan Crosby Linda LeGarde Grover Beth Dooley David Mura Julie L’Enfant Sheila O’Connor Leif Enger Matt Rasmussen Allen Eskens Marcie Rendon Sally Franson Amy Marie Schmidt Shannon Gibney Julie Schumacher Matt Goldman Faith Sullivan Nicole Helget Presenting Literary Professionals Joan Drury, Drury Lane Books Katie Dublinski, Graywolf Press Chris Fischbach, Coffee House Press Brian Fors, Deborah Fliss Fors, Minneopa Valley Press Emily Hamilton, University of Minnesota Press Eric Lorberer, Rain Taxi Ann Regan, Minnesota Historical Society Press This event is hosted in partnership with Drury Lane Bookstore and the Grand Marais Public Library.
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Entry Points Open Studio
A series of artist talks and demonstrations, highlighting artists, the techniques and processes they use, and the work they make.
Open Studio
TAXIDERMY Corrie Steckelberg
TOWN AND COUNTRY Dana De Ano
Juried Artist-in-Residence March 8 | 9 – 11 am
Juried Artist-in-Residence April 20 | 1 – 3 pm
During her residency, Corrie will make a life-sized sculpture of a wolf, complete with internal fabric organs, using textiles, ceramic, and metal. During the open studio, attendees will have the opportunity to observe as well as participate in Corrie’s studio process by helping her sew cloth organs out of repurposed fabric from the recycling center.
Stop in to see Dana’s residency work and learn more about her Town and Country series of paired and single landscape drawings.
Artist Talk
NATURAL CONNECTIONS: PRINTMAKING AND SCULPTURE Christine Forni March 16 | 3:30 – 4:30 pm Christine will introduce her printmaking process and give a presentation of her work as well as exhibit samples of work she’s created during her residency. Closing Studio
UNREASONABLE GIVING Corrie Steckelberg Juried Artist-in-Residence March 16 | 5 – 7 pm Attendees will view Corrie’s finished pieces and then, as a Frankensteinian taxidermist would do, Corrie will lead participants in the unique opportunity of dissecting her creations.
Artist Talk
CLAY: INFLUENCES AND FORMS Ellen Shankin May 17 | 7 pm | Location and Co-host: Cook County Higher Education Ellen Shankin has been a studio potter since 1977 and is a past recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship Grant. Her pottery explores line, balance, and tension. Join us for a delightful evening as Ellen shares her creative influences and inspirations. Drop-In Activity
COMMUNITY INK DAY: SCREENPRINTING Mike Swindlehurst May 26 | 1:30 – 3:30 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, tote, or apron using your choice of ink color and one of several Art Colony designs.
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Entry Points
A series of artist talks and demonstrations, highlighting artists, the techniques and processes they use, and the work they make.
Artist Talk
Demonstration
ARTIST PROCESS: FINDING YOUR WAY Donna Bruni
WATERCOLOR Spencer Meagher
June 7 | 7 pm | Location and Co-host: Cook County Higher Ed
June 21 | 7 pm
How do we find our way as artists? How does risk-taking influence creativity? How does creativity influence our overall sense of well-being? Donna will discuss structure, fluidity, and stages of creating art — preparation, incubation, illumination, and implementation—in this conversation about the artist’s process.
Join us for an evening demonstration with Spencer as he shares how he “lets color and value tell the story.” Spencer’s paintings have been featured in publications such as Plein Air Magazine and Plein Air Today. Demonstration
Artist Talk
ARTISTIC SYMBIOSIS Anna Johnson June 13 | 7 pm The drive to adorn is innate in our species, marking culture and defining value since the beginning of history. Contemporary jewelry, although it spans an unfathomable variety, participates in our modern day society, reflecting and emphasizing values as a civilization. Anna will discuss these ideas and how we as artists, jewelers, and makers engage through what we create. She will also share about her work and process, as well as talk about professional practice.
COLORED PENCIL Kristy Kutch June 26 | 4:30 pm Colored pencil is gaining prominence as a fine-art medium; it offers some remarkable techniques and tools. Kristy Kutch will demonstrate how to layer, blend, and create interesting textures painting with colored pencils. Bring your curiosity and questions and enjoy an interesting demonstration of dynamic “pencil-pushing!” Artist Talk
Artist Talk
INSPIRATIONS THAT SPARK THE FLAME George Sawyer June 14 | 12 pm | Tuition: $15 includes catered lunch One of the most important—and sometimes most elusive— components for creating a new object or technique is the inspiration that kicks off the chain reaction of creativity. Goldsmith and designer George Sawyer offers a series of inspirations that have driven his work forward, and demonstrates how these inspirations turn into a completed object.
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PAINTERS WHO USE COLOR AND LIGHT Kat Corrigan July 3 | 7 pm Location and Co-host: Cook County Higher Ed Kat Corrigan paints in a way that she describes as “pulling the light out from the darkness.” In this talk she will introduce you to some of her favorite and influential artists who do the same.
Pre-registration is required for Mini-classes. Goodwill donations are welcome for free events.
Mini- class
POP UPS AND KIRIGAMI Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk July 13 | 10 – 11:30 am | Tuition: $15 for three cards Learn the basics of kirigami, the art of paper engineering that creates magical pop up cards. With nothing more than a piece of paper and a few simple cuts across a fold, you can create your own pop up greeting card. Make a few more and bind them together for a little pop up sample book. Mini- class
AQUARESIN Andy Ness July 13 | 1 – 3 pm | Tuition: $20 Andy will demonstrate how to use AquaResin, a non-toxic, sculpting resin, and students will create a small sculptural piece with the material. Mini- class
GOLDEN ACRYLICS AND MIXED MEDIA Bonnie Cutts July 14 | 10 am, 12 pm OR 2 pm | one-hour sessions | Tuition: $15 Spend an energetic hour working with Golden Acrylics materials, drawing tools, and collage papers creating a simplified mixed-media still life. Work on a prepared absorbent surface to draw your image with watercolor pencils, wash out the lines with water, and then define the forms with paint and cut or torn papers for collage. Artist Talk
ART AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE Shannon Brunette & Kathryn Savage July 26 | 7 pm | Location and Co-host: Cook County Higher Ed Shannon, founder and arts management consultant through the Office of Cultural Work, will share about her work at the intersection of art and social change. Kathryn will read recent hybrid work from a manuscript in progress that combines poetry with short essays.
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Demonstration
EXPRESSION + GENEROSITY IN CLAY Lisa Buck July 31 | 4:30 pm Lisa will demonstrate her pot making, talk about the addition of feet or handles, and also speak about how creativity is expressed through limitations. Demonstration
MAKING POTS: A HOPEFUL AND TROUBLESOME EFFORT Linda Christianson August 14 | 7 pm Linda has said, “Having made pots now for about 40 years, I am surprised that it is still both a hopeful and troublesome effort to make a decent pot.” Join us for an opportunity to hear how Linda has sustained her interest and inspiration over the years and watch her demonstrate her techniques. Artists Talk
THE WATER CYCLE Moira Bateman, Annie Hejny, Moheb Soliman & Nick Wroblewski September 12 | 7 pm Suggested donation: $10 Location and Co-host: Cook County Higher Ed Join us for a unique discussion with four artists who have spent seven days exploring the concept of water and life on the shores of Lake Superior: The artists will share about their process in their past and present work.
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Youth Classes MARDI GRAS MASKS Karin Holen
WHEEL-THROWING Natalie Sobanja
March 4 | 3:45 – 5:45 pm | Ages 6 – 8 | Tuition: $25
April 1 – 29 | 5 Mondays | 3:45 – 5:45 pm Ages 10 – 14 | Tuition: $70 | Supply fee: $15
Craft your own disguise as we celebrate Mardi Gras by making a colorful clay mask. Discover how masks have played a significant role in celebrations throughout the world; learn basic hand-building techniques to add attachments to soft clay slabs; apply textures using found objects & stamps; and paint with colorful underglazes. Templates will be provided and masks will be glazed, fired, and available for pick-up within two weeks.
MAKE AN UDU DRUM Karin Holen April 4 & 11 | 3:45 – 5:15 pm | Ages 9 – 12 | Tuition: $30 Explore the percussive elements of clay. Karin will explain the origin of the Udu drum, a clay, side-hole pot hand drum, and students will listen to Udu recordings as they use molds and hand-building techniques to make their own unique drum and base. Students will also add texture and decorations and projects will be ready for pick-up within two weeks. Please note that drums will be left unglazed for optimal sound quality.
NATURE’S PALETTE Samantha Martinez April 9 | 3:45 – 5:15 pm | Ages 9 – 12 | Tuition: $55 You are, of course, familiar with paint that comes from a tube. How about paint that comes from willow, walnuts, and berries? Samantha will teach students to use locally-sourced media that have been gathered directly from the landscape. Along with the added connection and satisfaction of gathering your own media, this process also helps to nurture a greater understanding and appreciation for local flora and other organisms. Using wood, flowers, berries, leaves, and beeswax, students will create basic tools to build a palette from nature and make one unique artwork from the materials.
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Students will learn the foundations of wheel throwing from centering to throwing the basic cylinder and bowl forms. There will be ample time and materials for students to practice their skills so that by the final weeks they will be able to attach a handle to a mug and glaze their final pieces.
MY SKETCHBOOK: MAKING ART A PRACTICE John Franz, David Hahn April 8 – 29 | 4 Mondays | 3:45 – 4:45 pm Ages 6 – 8 | Tuition: $30 Sketching and doodling provide the basis for much creative exploration and are easy entry points for young artists. Students will fill their sketchbooks while learning the basics of drawing as David and John teach a variety of techniques, including perspective, negative space, and shading.
EARTH TURTLES Karin Holen April 22 | 9 – 11 am | Ages 6 – 8 | Tuition: $25 Create an earth turtle in honor of Earth Day! Use the four elements (Earth, Water, Wind, Fire) as inspiration for your clay turtle creations and discover turtle fun facts, as well as turtle symbolism in other cultures. Students will start with a pinch pot for the shell and add attachments for head, legs, and tail, then paint with colorful underglazes. Turtles will be glazed, fired, and ready for pick-up within two weeks.
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CLAY SCULPTURE John Franz & David Hahn May 6 | 3:45 – 5:45 pm Ages 9 – 12 | Tuition: $20 Out of all the different materials a sculptor works with to create three-dimensional art, clay is the easiest to mold, make mistakes in, and fix. Students may choose to sculpt people, animals, or an abstract piece. Preliminary drawings will provide the basis for creations, and John and David will support students as they learn to transfer their drawings into air-drying clay.
LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE WITH CLAY Melissa Wickwire Learn to sculpt clay into a unique creation that makes noise! For ages 5 – 7 May 11 | 9 – 10:30 am | Tuition: $25 Students will create rattles using red terracotta clay. The pieces will be finished by the instructor with a red iron oxide wash, creating a beautiful matte surface design, and finished pieces will be available for pickup within two weeks.
TOOLS, MARKS, AND METAPHORS | Aug 3 - 4 | Ages 14 to adult | See pg 21
HARDBOUND SKETCHBOOK Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk August 16 | 9 – 11 am Ages 10 – 14 | Tuition: $25 Create a one-of-a-kind sketchbook or diary with an easy book binding technique and a cloth bound hard cover. Students will create their own book cloth and add a few extra embellishments to make each book a unique work of art. This class is part of the Book Arts Weekend. See page 32.
SUMMER ART SPACE Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk Select Thursdays | June 6; July 4, 18, 25; August 15, 22 | 9 – 11 am Tuition: $10/session; $50/full series | Ages 8 – 12 Our summer art space program helps kids learn new ways to work with art materials, and explore their creativity. Visit our website for full class details.
SUMMER ART CAMP Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk August 5 – 9 | 9 – 12 pm | Ages 9 – 14 Tuition: $80 for Cook County Youth; $100 for non-Cook County Youth | Registration opens in March.
For ages 8 – 12 May 11 | 1 – 3 pm | Tuition: $30 Students will create an ocarina, or a whistle using red terracotta clay. The pieces will be finished by the instructor with a red iron oxide wash, creating a beautiful matte surface design, and finished pieces will be available for pick-up within two weeks. THE SECRET LIFE OF BOOKS | May 25 | Ages 10 to adult | See page 29
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Clay CERAMIC TILES Melissa Wickwire
PAINT-A-TILE Joan Farnam
April 6 & 13 | Day 1: 1 – 4 pm; Day 2: 1 – 3 pm Tuition: $65 | Supply fee: $12
May 24; June 7, 28; July 5, 19, 26; August 23 | 1 – 2:30 pm Tuition: $25 per session
Melissa will demonstrate a variety of techniques, and students will create tiles of their own design or choose from a template. In the first session students will create the tiles from stoneware clay, and then return the second day to add the surface glaze of their choice. The finished work will be suitable for installation or as a wall hanging and available for pick-up within two weeks.
DESIGN DECISIONS Ellen Shankin
MAKE-A-BOWL FOR EMPTY BOWLS Karin Holen
May 14 – 18 Tuition: $625 | Supply fee: $45 | It has been Ellen’s passion to take the thrown pot beyond the wheel—out of round—while holding fast to the restrictions that usefulness imposes. Students will practice techniques associated with this type of exploration, including carving, cutting, additions, paddling, and more, all while exploring the choices a potter makes, often unconsciously, that radically affect the overall presence and resolution of the piece. Students will acquire a richer vocabulary of self-expression and, upon finishing, everyone will gain a deeper excitement about continued investigations of the altered pot. Prerequisite: Foundational clay and wheel-throwing experience.
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Explore the colorful world of majolica glazes by painting your own tile. Joan will give an overview of these ancient glazes, including their origin and properties, and demonstrate majolica painting techniques. Each student will be able to pick out and paint two tiles with their own unique design. Tiles will be glaze-fired and available for pickup the following Sunday.
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May 25 | 9 am, 11 am OR 1 pm 1.5 hour sessions | Tuition: $5 per session Participants will make one hand-built and one wheel-thrown bowl to be donated to the Empty Bowls Fundraiser, which works to alleviate hunger issues in Cook County. Learn foundational pottery techniques while also serving the local community.
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= Some Experience Required
THE PLACE OF POTS Guillermo Cuellar
MAKING POTS Linda Christianson
June 17 – 21 Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $23 |
August 12 – 16 Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $40 |
Guillermo will demonstrate a variety of wheel-thrown and utilitarian form techniques, and his use of simple tools, to encourage a conversation about the place of pots in our time. He will discuss his inspiration that comes from the indigenous people of Venezuela and the connections between his native country and his present home in Minnesota, and how the relationship between the two has helped him to develop his personal aesthetic. This class is focused on play, practice, and experimentation. Prerequisite: Foundational clay and wheel-throwing experience.
Focus on your individual skill building, curiosities, and aesthetic development during an intensive week of making. Through daily demonstrations, discussions, fun exercises, and personalized attention, participants will create well-crafted and thoughtful pottery. To begin the class, students will fire pre-bisque pots to explore glazing techniques. Pots that are made during class and dry will be bisquefired at the end of class. With an atmosphere of fun and hard work, the goal is for students to experience personal growth in their work. Both wheel throwers and hand builders are welcome. Prerequisite: Foundational clay and wheel-throwing experience.
FORM + SURFACE IN EARTHENWARE Lisa Buck July 29 – August 2 Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $45 Explore your creative potential and gain confidence in your making as you learn a variety of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques that help you develop new ways to approach pottery forms. As a point of departure, students will hand-carve slump molds and use paper stencils for creating new forms. Surface decoration using slip, underglaze and glaze in low-fire temps will be used and recipes provided. Expect daily demonstrations, good humor, and lots of personal attention. Work will be bisque-fired.
RELIEF PATTERNS AND ALTERED FORMS Peter Jadoonath August 26 – 30 Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $55 Learn to unify your pottery shapes and surfaces by carving relief patterns, exploring imagery, and altering wheelthrown pottery shapes. Students will compose unique, hand-built vessels and learn reductive pottery forming techniques that instill a sculptural quality within their work. Each day Peter will focus on specific concepts that build upon each other and students will learn self-critiquing skills as well as go for class walks to connect with the North Shore landscape. Class will culminate with a potluck and bisque fire.
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Findings Jewelry Symposium June 11 – 15, in partnership with The Minnesota Jewelry Arts Guild
SET AND WEAR Anna Johnson
FLUSH AND BEAD SETTING Bill Kennealy
June 11 – 12 Tuition: $210 | Supply fee: $5
June 13 – 14 | Tuition: $210 | Supply fee: $33
Expand your technical and creative knowledge of stone setting and its endless possibilities. Students will learn technical skills and imaginative problem solving to create finished pieces of unique jewelry that revolve around the setting. Anna will teach hand and soldering skills as applied to the setting as well as how to create basic mechanisms to make wearable pieces. Students are encouraged to bring objects they would like to set into jewelry, or items may be collected during the workshop.
PATTERNING MOKUME-GANE Tedd McDonah June 11 – 12 Tuition: $210 | Supply fee: $88 | This class will focus on the possibilities within the pattern-development stage of the mokume-gane making process. Students will learn some practices common in blacksmithing by hot working the billet in the initial patterning stages with a gas forge (or gas-fired chamber), hammer, tongs, and anvil. As the patterning process progresses students will also learn techniques common to the silversmith and goldsmith by cold working to round out finish the patterning process. Prerequisite: Foundational jewelry experience and familiarity with torches. ARTIST TALK: ANNA JOHNSON | June 13 | See page 8
Anna Johnson, Ex Unitate Necklace KEY:
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Bill will teach students flush and bead setting techniques. Flush setting, sometimes called burnish setting or gypsy setting, is with stones counter sunk in metal without prongs with faceted stones. Bead setting also has stones counter sunk in metal with small beads holding the stones in place. Students will gain a greater understanding of how to incorporate these types of settings into their own work.
CHAINS: SOLDERED, UNSOLDERED, SAWN, AND SECURED Becky McDonah June 13 – 14 | Tuition: $210 | Supply fee: $12 Enjoy the meditative quality of making chains. Although this technique is usually linked with repetition, we will also explore designing chains that do not depend on identical links. Students will create soldered and unsoldered chain patterns out of wire and sheet, make jump rings by hand as well as with the jump ring maker, and design simple clasps. Whether you take the traditional track or desire to design your own links, your creativity will not be fettered. ARTIST TALK: GEORGE SAWYER | June 14 | See page 8
SURFACE ENRICHMENT: RETICULATION AND OTHER TEXTURES Danny Saathoff June 14 | Tuition: $105 Learn a variety of surface enrichment methods through the process of reticulation, in which metal is repeatedly heated, quenched, and pickled. Danny will lead students through the method of pouring an ingot of alloyed silver specific to the reticulation process using scrap silver and copper. Then, students will roll the ingot down to the desired thickness, depletion gild the metal and finally, reticulate the surface. Students will also experiment with hammered textures and various fusing techniques.
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Glass GLASS COASTERS Lissa Grover
CRACKING THE KILN CODE Malcom Potek
May 25 | 9 – 11 am OR 1 – 3 pm August 3 | 9 – 11 am OR 1 – 3 pm Tuition: $40 per session
July 24 – 28 Tuition: $675 | Supply fee: $48
Explore shapes and color to make two unique glass coasters to adorn your table. Students will learn to cut and assemble glass that will then be fully fused in a kiln to create two, fourinch square coasters. The coasters will be fired overnight and available for pick-up the following day or via mail for additional postage.
TECHNIQUE, TEMPERATURE, AND TEXTURE IN FUSING Jeffrey Stenbom
In this course, Malcom will teach the basics of glass cutting and cold-work, layout and design, firing schedules, and tricks of the trade. As a methods course, this class teaches students to work in series and gives them the skills to pursue their own vision in kiln-formed glass. Projects include basic mold-making, lapidary work, as well as freeform experimentation, metal inclusions, and how to work with specialty glass, with an emphasis on color chemistry.
June 26 – 30 Tuition: $475 | Supply fee: $130 Learn an array of creative possibilities, including cutting, fusing, slumping, and shaping glass in a kiln. Students will explore the methods and science behind a variety of fusing processes and Jeffrey will discuss the nature of glass, how it reacts to changing temperatures, and proper kiln firing schedules for specific purposes. Students will complete exercises and projects that apply to the variety of methods covered.
BLOWN GLASS ORNAMENTS Gretchen Lisdahl July 20 | 9 am – 12 pm OR 1 – 4 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $40 Learn basic glass blowing skills using a Hot Head torch, glass cylinders, and colored glass to create four 2 x 3-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.
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Literary Arts & Photography HYBRID FORMS Kathryn Savage July 27 – 28 | Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: $6 Hybridity, in its most basic sense, refers to mixture. Students will read and write across forms, including poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction. Kathryn will provide readings and facilitate discussions on works that blend, mix, or don’t easily fall into one specific form. Framed around Susanne Paola’s concept of “more than one meaning-making mode,” this class allows students to try their hand at free verse, ekphrastic writing, writing inspired by nature, and also explore craft elements such as description, point of view, and voice, allowing each element to “exert a force and change the other.”
MEMOIR AND YOGA Rachael Hanel August 10 – 11 | Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: $11 Meld the creative practice of writing with the physical practice of yoga and spark new ideas and inspiration in the process. This class is geared toward writers who are looking for time for solitary writing and reflection as well as guided writing instruction. The yoga sessions will be appropriate for all students, whether or not they have a regular yoga practice.
PHOTOGRAPHY: THE NEXT STEP Curtis Juliber October 13 – 14 Day 1: 9 am – 4 pm; Day 2: 9 am – 12 pm Tuition: $135 | This class is designed for students who have learned the basics of DSLR photography and want to go the next step. Students will first review their camera’s shooting modes, white balance options, exposure compensation, and other photography basics. From there Curtis will give guidance about shooting panoramas, HDR photographs, birds in flight, and provide an overview of techniques for expanding depth of field when photographing small objects up close. Prerequisite: Foundational photographic knowledge, including role of aperture and shutter priority; or the completion of Curtis’s Photography for Beginners class.
THE WATER CYCLE: SUBLIMATION WRITING IN PLACE Moheb Soliman September 11 | 9 am – 12 pm | Tuition: $55 We are interacting with language and, in effect, writing constantly. We perceive and think in words everywhere we go. There are natural steps from this mental process to putting things down in poetic form. Moheb will provide some simple writing prompts to get students writing in place, on the shores of the Big Lake. The second part of this class will focus on mark making and taking language into the natural landscape, as students help Moheb test a larger project—a “poem of sublime proportion”—of 50+ lines embedded in 50+ Great Lakes places as 50+ land art sculptures.
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NORTH SHORE READERS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL November 7 – 10 | See page 6
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Mentor Series DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC POTENTIAL David Feinberg
DEEP DIVE Krista Kelley Walsh October 2 – 6 Tuition: $475 |
June 17 – 21 Tuition: $475 | 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 an equivalent.
ARTIST MENTORSHIP Lynn Speaker
In the glow of fall colors take a deep dive into your work. Find or reconnect to your core concerns that will endure through the seasonal changes and enter the winter cycle with a renewed commitment and connection to your art practice. Class time is reserved for individual work and private consultations with the instructor. An hour each day is set aside for group interaction: specific topic discussions and supportive feedback. Open to practicing artists working in all media. Pre-requisite: Foundational knowledge of chosen medium, and a developed art practice and body of work.
Artist Mentorship I | July 22 – 26 Artist Mentorship II | July 29 – August 2 Tuition: $475 | Artists will work in their medium of choice to deepen their current art practice or experiment with new ideas and materials to inform their process. Lynn will facilitate one-to-one mentorship and provide supportive individual and group dialogue and critical response. Participants are asked to develop three workrelated questions or goals that they want to explore throughout the week. These questions will be a part of workshop discussion and should be sent to the instructor prior to the start of class. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or an equivalent.
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Mixed-media ANY AND ALL THINGS ACRYLIC TOOLS, MARKS, AND METAPHORS Bonnie Cutts Marty Harris July 17 – 19 Tuition: $290 | Supply fee: $44 Spend three full days exploring different Golden Acrylics paint formulas and some of the amazing techniques possible when mixing the paints with acrylic gels, mediums, and molding pastes. Build texture, create glazes, make acrylic skins, drip and brush out paint, and apply gorgeous grounds for new surfaces to work on. Students will see their paintings grow as they learn new applications using the most versatile of all paint materials.
August 3 – 4 | Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: $17 | Ages 14 to adult If you are looking for a way to get into drawing and have a curiosity about collage, this class is a great fit for you. Learn to really see what you draw, and draw what you see. Students will go back to the basics by first creating mark-making tools. After tools are made and students have experimented with a variety of marks using black ink, Marty will teach the basics of transforming the materials into collages. The second day will be spent outdoors drawing from the landscape and students will mix work from day one with direct drawing to finalize their work.
ART JOURNALING RE-INVENTED Bevie LaBrie October 17 | Tuition: $85 | Optional supply fee: $10
TRANSFER IMAGES, MIXED-MEDIA, AND COLLAGE Bonnie Cutts July 20 – 21 Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: $33 Students will start by transferring printed images into wet acrylic materials and then move on to incorporate mixed-media painting techniques, in the end, creating pieces loaded with color, texture, and patterns. Bonnie will teach the class to make acrylic skins and apply them as collage elements as well as add texture with acrylic gels and molding pastes, and add color and patterns with stencils and collage papers. Whether serious or humorous, all imagery will be unique to each student and an exploration of personal statements and new possibilities for self-expression.
Artist and Instructor, Bonnie Cutts
Rehab an old book by transforming it into a personal piece of art. Supported by instructor prompts, students will build foundation pages; create permissions to self and write a creative manifesto; play and experiment with new materials, techniques and textures; and develop a visual language to honor and express aspects of life through an art journal practice. Through play and experimentation, this class is a perfect warm-up for the Spontaneous Process Painting workshop (page 27).
COMPELLING DESIGN: CREATING COMPOSITION THAT CAPTIVATES Tonja Sell October 26 and 27 (2nd day optional) | Tuition: $105 or $210 Good design can transform your art. Work in the medium of your choice and learn to create captivating compositions by exploring visual elements, the building blocks of design. Tonja will help students look at their work in light of line, shape, tone, color, pattern, texture and form. Students will also explore qualities of space and depth, harmony and contrast, movement and rhythm and their range of possible emotions and subjects, while walking through a variety of design exercises. Open to all media.
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Painting & Drawing STILL LIFE IN PASTEL Lisa Stauffer
ADVANCING IN PASTEL Lisa Stauffer
April 3 – 5 Tuition: $265 | Supply fee: varies
April 6 – 7 Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: varies |
Work in the versatile medium of soft pastel and explore pastel brands, papers, and techniques. We’ll discuss painting fundamentals, choosing a subject, and design and composition. 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.
Students will enjoy this further exploration into pastel, continuing with the still life or beginning a new project, working from favorite photographs or earlier paintings. 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: Foundational pastel experience or previous class with Lisa, including Still Life in Pastel.
COLOR THEORY Paula Gustafson April 27 – 28 | Tuition: $160 Do you find that your palette colors turn to mud and you don’t understand why? If you are a beginner or would like a refresher in color theory and the act of mixing color, this class is for you. Become comfortable and ultimately proficient enough to mix colors naturally. Paula will teach students to explore the color wheel and how to achieve successful harmony, value, hue, complement, and intensity. Students will create a final painting incorporating two complementary colors and white.
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PEN AND MARKER NATURE ILLUSTRATION Sarah Nelson May 18 – 19 Tuition: $180 | Supply fee: $46 No matter your skill level or experience level, Sarah will provide you with tools along the way to fit your comfort level. Students will start by learning technical drawing methods, including the use of geometric shapes to build a figure, and the idea of using anchors to ensure proportionate drawing. Then students will move on to work with techniques specific to drawing with pens, including cross hatching and approaches to shading that can help generate texture. Sarah will also demonstrate how to blend markers in a way that allows for dynamic layering and a painterly quality.
PERSPECTIVE DRAWING AND WATERCOLOR PAINTING Peter Humeniuk May 20 – 21 Tuition $180 | Supply fee $40 In his step-by-step style, Peter will teach students to draw in both one and two-point perspective from photographs. Students will then follow Peter in painting these drawings with watercolor. Instruction will include demonstrations and one-toone instruction, and students can expect to complete one to two paintings per day following Peter’s easy, paint-along methods.
BEGINNING DRAWING Andy Ness June 1 – 2 Tuition: $160 | Supply fee: $20 Do you find drawing intimidating or too rigid? This class will help to break down barriers and give students the freedom to explore mark making and play as a means to discover and fine-tune their artistic voice. Through classroom exercises and oneto-one guidance Andy will help students gain confidence through exploration and discovery while they learn the foundational elements of the most fundamental of artistic practices.
ABSTRACTION FROM NATURE Donna Bruni June 3 – 7 Tuition: $475 In this painting intensive, students will create a series of abstract paintings from their own visual notes, inspired by the North Shore landscape and personal narratives. Daily warm-up exercises focus on exploring visual language with emphasis on interpreting color, elements, energy and sense of place, within the painted canvas. Donna will demonstrate painting techniques using traditional and water-based oil paint, palette knife, and brushes. New directions and approaches will be encouraged through looking at works in progress, group discussions, and one-to-one review. Open to artists working in all paint media.
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Painting & Drawing BEGINNING WATERCOLOR Spencer Meagher
PAINTING THE LIGHT Kat Corrigan
June 22 – 23 Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: $22 (optional) |
July 4 – 6 Tuition: $290 |
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, 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 11” x 15” paintings each day.
Expand your painting skills with Kat and learn to see how light impresses itself onto everything. In this studio intensive, students will work with acrylic paint on a black or colored ground, starting with basic subject material and moving into working from photos. The Great Lake affects the light all year round, and in July that light is even more accentuated. By painting in acrylic on a black ground, students will become more aware of values and of the presence of light. Prerequisite: Foundational acrylic knowledge and experience.
COLORED PENCIL POTENTIAL Kristy Kutch
July 7 – 11 Tuition: $435 | Supply fee: varies
June 24 – 27 Tuition: $395 | Supply fee: $5 | Featuring an abundance of art materials, this course is full to the brim with colored pencil demonstrations and techniques that are sure to increase your repertoire. Students will focus on “painting from a point” to create dynamic, vivid drawings. Kristy will provide free samples and insight into using a variety of materials, including watercolor pencils, waxy/ oily pencils, water-soluble ink pencils, and crayon-like products. Surfaces used include: Stonehenge paper, sanded pastel paper, colored Pastelbord, Aquabord, and watercolor paper. Prerequisite: Foundational drawing experience.
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PASTEL PLEIN AIR PAINTING Lisa Stauffer
Enjoy painting outside with pastel in beautiful Grand Marais. The class will discuss the basics of outdoor painting as well as how to choose your subject, design and composition, the importance of accurate drawing, painting fundamentals, and more. Lisa will provide demonstrations, personal instruction, and group critiques in a supportive environment.
BUILDING A BETTER LANDSCAPE Cathy Hearding July 13 – 14 Tuition: $195 Cathy will introduce students to basic concepts of landscape composition and a three-step approach to watercolor painting. Students will learn to use concepts of value, intensity and color temperature, and explore color solutions using structured color schemes, to keep color fresh and vibrant. This process will help to loosen up technique, while at the same time teach important painting concepts that apply across all subjects and media.
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EXPERIMENTING WITH GOUACHE Shannon Brunette
INTRODUCTION TO ENCAUSTIC PAINTING Jeff Hirst
July 27 – 28 Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: $17
August 10 – 11 Tuition: $230 | Supply fee: $28
Shannon will offer a comprehensive introduction to the tools, techniques, and the creative possibilities of works on paper, using primarily gouache paint. Gouache is a popular water-based medium used in contemporary painting, illustration, and design. Like watercolor, gouache can be challenging to those new to the medium. Shannon will help students work through some of the more difficult aspects of painting with gouache as well as demonstrate techniques used when applying gouache to a variety of substrates.
Explore encaustic, or hot wax painting, using heated beeswax mixed with color pigments. Emphasis will be on technical information and creative image making. Jeff will teach layering, color mixing, transparent glazing, surface manipulations, and brushwork techniques. This is a handson experience filled with solid, foundational knowledge and techniques. Students will learn a brief history of encaustic painting and how to set up a basic encaustic studio. Each participant will receive feedback and guidance as they create pieces throughout the class. See Jeff’s related class: Encaustic Printmaking Mixed-media, on page 30.
PLEIN AIR PAINTING THAT POPS Randy Hale July 29 – August 2 Tuition: $600 Plein air painting provides a unique and immediate connection with your subject. But it also presents an overwhelming amount of detail … a sensory overload! Recognizing and applying what is seen while dealing with the distractions of rapidly changing light and shadow can teach painters how to plan and work quickly. Learn to make a dramatic statement in order to capture the emotion you want to communicate to the viewer by narrowing the focus and editing out what’s not important.
STYLIZED WATERCOLOR INTERPRETATIONS Edward Sterling August 12 – 16 Tuition: $800 Often referred to as Sterling’s signature style of painting, his stylized paintings are a balance of traditional watercolor and abstract design combined into an expressive and thought-provoking painting. Sterling will teach students how to exaggerate shapes and use expressive colors to capture the essence of a subject rather than merely replicating what they see. Learning to interpret and be creative opens the door to a new world of possibilities for the artist regardless of the individual’s skill level.
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Painting & Drawing SUMI-E: PAINTING FROM THE HEART Susan Frame August 19 – 23 Tuition: $525 | Supply fee: varies
BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR ON VELLUM Denise Walser-Kolar August 26 – 30 Tuition: $600
Have fun interpreting North Shore landscapes and favorite flowers using ink, watercolor, and absorbent Chinese xuan paper. Students will learn contemporary sumi-e (ink brush painting) techniques, including brushwork, pouring and splashing, and composition while “painting from the heart.” Format includes demonstrations, individual painting time, and lots of encouragement. An afternoon on location is planned (weather permitting).
Learn Denise’s technique for painting on vellum, beginning with exercises on small bits of vellum to get a feel for painting on this surface. Students will choose a small botanical subject to draw and paint; or take inspiration from Joris Hoefnagel’s Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, and create a painting of tiny natural treasures—plants, seashells, insects, etc. This class is designed for students new to vellum as well as for more experienced vellum painters. Denise will provide demonstrations, discussion of materials and techniques, hands-on time for developing skills, and lots of individual attention and feedback.
OIL PAINTING PLEIN AIR Neil Sherman
EXPLORING WATERMEDIA Jeanne Larson
August 23 – 25 | Day 1: 6 – 9 pm; Days 2 & 3: 8:30 am – 4 pm Tuition: $240 Enjoy the picturesque landscape of Grand Marais by spending the weekend painting outdoors. Neil will discuss and demonstrate the basic elements of plein air painting— such as how to look past the leaves, twigs, and branches to paint a convincing composition, tips on mixing colors, and materials and gear. Instruction will also cover artistic techniques such as perspective, form, and value, and there will be plenty of time to paint.
September 1 – 2 Tuition: $195 | Supply fee: varies Enliven your spirit of creativity and play while strengthening your painting skills. Emphasis will be on creating interesting textures, color harmony, good design, and layering. Jeanne will also cover how to incorporate recycled materials into water-based media. Students will create several pieces over the weekend.
THE WATER CYCLE: INFILTRATION SILK, DYE, AND ROCK RUBBINGS Moira Bateman September 9 | 1 – 4 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $25 Students will work primarily outdoors on Artists’ Point and use dye and ink washes to make rock impression rubbings on a silk scarf taken from the fissures and textures of the dark gray basalt outcroppings along Lake Superior.
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THE WATER CYCLE: THE SOURCE Annie Hejny
SPONTANEOUS PROCESS PAINTING Bevie LaBrie
September 10 | 1 – 4 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $15
October 18 – 19 Tuition: $180
In this reflective workshop, students will move between the classroom and the shoreline at the Grand Marais Harbor, sourcing Lake Superior water and sediment for abstract painting. At the shoreline, students will learn to honor the water and gather materials with respect. Back in the classroom, students will practice a blend of brush-painting and pouring on canvases to express the mood of the lake. Class content will also include meditation, group discussion, and personal writing.
Supported by writing prompts and instructor guidance, students will discover how creating mixed-media work on one surface reflects their life experience, wisdom, desire, joy, resistance, and their own visual voice. Themes such as mindfulness, acceptance, trust in self, and painting as journey rather than as destination will be woven throughout. The class environment is void of pressure which helps to free mental and emotional blocks and unleash strength, personality, intuition, and creativity.
BRINGING A SCENE TO LIFE: PLEIN AIR OIL PAINTING Joshua Cunningham
FIGURE IN THE LANDSCAPE: WATERCOLOR Tara Sweeney
September 14 – 15 Tuition: $210
October 21 – 24 Tuition: $345
Painting a landscape en plein air is an immersive experience. It is as inspiring, as it is challenging. Join Joshua as he outlines how to bring a scene to life by developing a composition that serves the subject, and how to endure to completion with a deep and protracted focus. Joshua will outline his process, and equipment, and demonstrate technique. Students will have ample time to paint and will start three to four studies throughout the course of the weekend.
Whether you are new to watercolor or a seasoned painter, expand your watercolor landscape toolbox with figures—things that move in the natural world are not limited to humans. Bring photo references and practice the process of planning dynamic compositions, simplified values, vibrant color, and intentional lost and found edges. Learn ways to paint simplified and lively figures. Explore a three-layer, four-value approach to value studies and color with a limited palette and build confidence and control through daily exercises, instructor demonstrations, individualized feedback, and lots of practice.
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Printmaking & Book Arts MULTI-SIGNATURE BOOKS Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk
THE SECRET LIFE OF BOOKS Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk
March 23 | Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $27
May 25 Tuition: $45/person or $65/two family members Ages 10 to adult
Sharon will start with the basics of creating a multi-signature book, including techniques on folding, collating, and piercing. The initial sample book will feature sewing over tapes and linking stitches. Then students will move on to create a two-needle Coptic stitch-bound sketchbook using decorative papers that they have created.
DRUM LEAF BINDING Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk April 27 | Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $27 The drum leaf binding was developed by master bookbinder Tim Ely. Popular with printmakers, photographers, and artists—the beauty of this binding is the uninterrupted page spread and the ease of collating pages. This adhesive binding presents the full page with no sewing thread to interrupt the flow of imagery or text. A solid board cover protects the artwork contained within.
SUMINAGASHI Penny Ortmann & Nancy Haarmeyer May 4 or October 5 | 1 – 3 pm | Tuition: $20 Suminagashi, or “floating ink,” is the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it into a vibrant and colorful design. It originated in Japan as early as the 12th century. Create your own unique print and learn more about this art form.
Authors love to hide clues and red herrings in their stories. Book artists can, too. This class will focus on creating hidden compartments, secret messages, and pull out and pop up elements for your handmade books. If you love to alter books, why not add a few sculptural surprises to your creations? Enjoy creating with your child or grandchild in this family class.
INTRODUCTION TO KATAZOME: JAPANESE STENCIL DYING Kit Eastman June 28 – 30 Tuition: $285 | Supply fee: $28 Explore this centuries old Japanese textile art process that has elements of both printmaking and painting. Katazome uses non-toxic materials such as rice paste resist, soy milk, and natural pigments. Students will design and cut their own stencils and apply these patterns to fabric using rice paste resist. Then, Kit will provide instruction on how to paint designs using a rich selection of natural pigments. The group will also discuss alternatives to traditional materials and tools. Creations can be incorporated into quilts, wearable art, or other fiber art projects.
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Printmaking & Book Arts ONE OF A KIND: MONOPRINTS ENCAUSTIC PRINTMAKING MIXED-MEDIA Andy Ness Jeff Hirst July 20 – 21 Tuition: $160 | Supply fee: $33
August 7 – 9 Tuition: $345 | Supply fee: $50
Monoprinting is a versatile art medium, bringing together drawing, painting, and printmaking. Andy 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 professional printmaking equipment, and everyone will further develop their artistic voice along while making a small collection of prints.
Jeff will help students explore printmaking with an experimental approach and encourage intuitive thinking and play. Students will create imagery using the encaustic collagraph process, chine colle, and handwork while using the press as a drawing tool. The class begins with an investigation of encaustic collagraphs and builds on new techniques. Jeff will demonstrate multi-plate images and non-toxic, waterbased medium will be used along with various drawing media. Emphasis will be on image making and Jeff will provide feedback and guidance throughout. See Jeff’s related class, Introduction to Encaustic Painting, on page 25.
HYBRID PROCESSES IN PRINTMAKING: MIXING WOODCUT AND DRYPOINT Ellen Heck July 22 – 25 Tuition: $400 | Supply fee: $75 Merge relief and intaglio printmaking techniques to expand the vocabulary of your prints. Produce a varied edition of woodcut and copper drypoint while learning methods for tarlatan-making, grid-system image transfer, drypoint, burnishing, carving, inking, registration, image transfer from copper to wood, proofing, and printing.
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BOOK ARTS WEEKEND | August 16 – 18 | See page 32
THE WATER CYCLE: COLLECTION CREATIVE GATHERING Nick Wroblewski September 12 | 9 am – 12 pm Tuition: $55 How are creative ideas generated, and how can you successfully use your collection of artistic ideas and materials to inspire and give direction to your work? Join printmaker Nick Wrobleski for an ideation session and explore these kinds of questions. Students will spend time on Artists’ Point sketching and writing as well as collecting creative material. Then they will return to the print studio where Nick will walk them through his own process of moving from ideation to project completion. He will demonstrate his process of pulling a print and students will gain a better understanding of creative collection.
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PRINT: TOWELS AND CARDS Jeanne McGee September 21 Tuition: $95 | Supply fee: $28 Students will learn the basics of design, carving, and printing stamps. Jeanne will guide students to sketch a design, transfer it to a rubber stamp, carve it, and create handprinted cards and tea towels.
BUILDING THE TRAVEL JOURNAL: ART, CRAFT, AND POETRY Nancy Haarmeyer, Tom McCann, Karen Smaby November 16 Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $33 Students will learn journal construction techniques by making a 7 x 9-inch hardbound travel journal that allows users to remove and replace pages. Along with making the journal, students will also explore the practices of Sumi-e mark making and suminagashi paper marbling. The products made during this component will be used to decorate and create the journal covers and end papers. Last but not least, students will explore Haiku to engage in the process of creating journal entries.
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Book Arts Weekend August 16 – 18
HARDBOUND SKETCHBOOK | August 16 | See page 11
BOOKBINDING STUDIO TOUR Scott Husby August 16 | 6 – 7:30 pm Tuition: $40 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, and also served as the rare books conservator for Princeton University. Participants will have the chance to visit Scott’s hand bookbindery and learn about his more than 40-year career. Scott will showcase the tools, equipment, and materials used in making hand-bound books as well as an assortment of historical bookbinding models.
INTRODUCTION TO COPTIC BINDING Sue Bjerke August 17 | 8:30 – 5 pm Tuition: $95 | Supply fee: $20 Learn the classic Coptic stitch which dates back to the second century AD and is still used in parts of Egypt today. Students will learn the two-needle technique on their first book with wooden covers and, as time allows, the fourneedle technique on a second book which will also include boards covered with decorative papers. Adapting the technique of interlacing threads in carpet making, a chain or link stitch is used to bind the sections together. Students will keep the curved binding needles used in class for future projects.
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BOTANICAL GREETING CARDS Andrea Martin August 17 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $6 This class will introduce participants to cut paper art. Students will design and produce greeting cards based on botanical material collected from the local environment in and around Grand Marais. The first part of the class will be devoted to learning the basic design elements and techniques for cut paper art such as positive and negative space. In the second half of the class, each student will execute their own card design using x-acto knives and layered paper.
DRUM LEAF BINDING Jana Pullman August 17 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $15 This innovative glued binding is an ideal way to turn your artwork into a book format. It requires no sewing so there is no thread to interfere with any image or text that crosses through the fold of the page. Each folded two-page spread can be a print, painting, or digital image that is glued to the back of the following page, producing a lightweight and flexible book for multiple purposes.
TUNNEL BOOKS Andrea Martin August 17 | 1:30 – 5:30 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $6 Take papercutting to the next level and advance your skills with tunnel books. Students will construct a tunnel or “peepshow” book which becomes a three-dimensional world. The book is made up of layers of pages or panels that are parallel to each other. The completed pages are attached to accordion folds by hinges, which allows the book to be folded up or opened up for viewing.
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BOXMAKING Jana Pullman
PAMPHLET BINDING Jana Pullman
August 17 | 1:30 – 5:30 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $13
August 18 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $9
Boxes are both visually pleasing and functional containers. Students will learn basic box making techniques and variations on creating the lids for them. The first box will have a fitted lid, which can be taken off the box. The second box will have a hinged lid, which is attached to the box.
ACCORDION BOOKS Andrea Martin August 18 | 8:30 am – 5 pm Tuition: $95 | Supply fee: $6 Capture the beauty of the North Shore in an accordion book made with cut paper elements. Accordion books are one of the most versatile of the book forms and can be adapted for a number of projects such as incorporating pop-ups and fold-outs into the book structure. Starting with the basics, students will be introduced to folding and cutting methods. By the end of the class, students will have created a hardcover, cut paper accordion book.
TABLET PORTFOLIO Sue Bjerke August 18 | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $20 A tablet portfolio is handy for carrying to meetings and classes or keeping notes at home. It will hold a standard tablet and have a pocket for loose papers or cards. Students will make a 5 x 7-inch portfolio and receive an additional three tablets as part of the class, on which they will cover the headers to match the portfolio. The durable structure will be made of heavy book board covered with book cloth and Chiyogami paper.
Pamphlet binding is a simple way to sew a group of folded sheets with a cover material. The first book will have a long strip of paper for the cover, which wraps around the full book and makes a closure. For the second book Jana will teach a method of pamphlet sewing in which students attach regular book boards wrapped in decorative paper.
ARROW DESIGN SPINE Sue Bjerke August 18 | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $20 Students will make a three-section soft-cover book using heavy papers and a slipcase. This book binding creates a decorative sewing on the spine in an arrow design, along with a slip cover that is a variation of the soft-sided case. Once the case structure is learned it is readily adapted to any size book. Both the book and the slip case are suited for use as a journal, sketch book, or letterpress small editions and are a fine addition to your book making repertoire.
BRADEL BINDING Jana Pullman August 18 | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Tuition: $55 | Supply fee: $15 Invented in the 19th century by French binder Alexis Bradel, bradel binding is also called bonnet or Bristol board binding and is a style of book binding with a hollow back. The binding is considered stronger than case binding and works well with small or large multi-signature books. Students will learn this binding technique through making a book and a cover. The cover itself will be constructed of a cloth spine and the face will be covered with marbled paper and book cloth.
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Sculpture FAB-LAB INTENSIVE: INTRODUCTION TO WELDING STEEL SCULPTURES Greg Mueller July 25 – 28 Tuition: $300 | Supply fee: $40 Location and Co-host: Mueller Studio in Lutsen (formerly Last Chance Fabrication) FAB-LAB is an opportunity to synthesize introductory metal fabrication skills with the concept and challenge of constructing an exaggerated scale “insect sculpture.” Students will study the line and form qualities of an insect of their choosing and “scale up / re-interpret” its sculptural qualities while learning basic skills in welding and metal working using re-claimed scrap and new metals. Through image discussion, demonstrations, and hands on studio time, students will fabricate a welded sculpture.
FORGING A BLACK BEAR Judd Nelson August 10 – 11 Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $50 Location and Co-host: Mueller Studio in Lutsen (formerly Last Chance Fabrication) Spend a beautiful weekend on the North Shore and create your own black bear sculpture. Students will gain basic knowledge of metalworking techniques as well as learn about wildlife sculpture and how to safely use a blacksmith forge, gas welders and cutting torches, electric wire feed welders, grinding wheels, and metal cut off saws. Pieces will be shaped and hammered using anvils and stand vises and finished with patinas and sealers.
METAL CASTING WITH RECYCLABLE MOLDS Wayne Potratz July 16 – 19 Tuition: $525 | Supply fee: $75 Location and Co-host: Mueller Studio in Lutsen (formerly Last Chance Fabrication) Explore making small cast bronze sculptures using ancient methods and learn to mold small wax patterns with clay and other natural materials following Indian, African, Meso-American, and Japanese techniques. The molds will 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, melting metals, finishing, and patination of metals.
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Artist Services The Art Colony is proud to support artists at all points in their journey. Artist services connect artists with resources in order to help them grow their practice, advance their career, and develop sustainable lives as artists.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE WORKSHOPS DEVELOP A STRENGTHS-BASED MINDSET ARTIST-TO-ARTIST INPUT: Lori Rothstein CRITICAL RESPONSE March 21 | 9 am – 12 pm CRITIQUE SESSION Tuition: $30 Natalie Sobanja How can you leverage your talents to bring the best you forward? Together we will explore your strengths and the power they possess using CliftonStrengths as a framework. Prior to the workshop, participants will take the CliftonStrengths assessment to identify their top five strengths. During the workshop, through engaging activities, participants will identify how to grow their talents into vital assets that enrich their life.
MARKETING FOR ARTISTS: SIMPLE STEPS Lynn Speaker April 22 | 6 – 8 pm Tuition: $15 Marketing is not just about selling. It is a way for artists to communicate their creative principles. This workshop will help you build a marketing plan that aligns with your artistic intent. Through a series of exercises, students will examine how marketing can reflect the purpose behind their work. Lynn will outline the fundamentals of social media, websites, and other free or low-cost tools as outlets to engage with an audience and participants will develop steps toward a personalized marketing approach.
April 23 | 6 – 8:30 pm Tuition: $10 suggested donation Support your fellow artists by coming out to appreciate their work and participate in an artist-led critique session. The process allows artists to ask questions about their work in a non-judgmental setting through a facilitated dialogue between artists, peers, and audiences. Students who sign up will be part of the peer critique group and are not asked to bring in their own artwork to this training session. Call the Art Colony if you are interested in having your work critiqued for feedback.
COOPERATIVE STUDIO ACCESS AND EQUIPMENT The Art Colony’s professional studios (clay, glass, multi-disciplinary, and printmaking) are well-equipped and maintained, giving member artists access to high-quality work spaces.
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RESIDENCIES AT THE ART COLONY The Art Colony provides artists with independent work space in professional studios amidst the backdrop of a stunning landscape. An environment of creative freedom supports the process and development of new works, allowing for a combination of aesthetic inquiry, creative risk-taking, experimentation, and artistic development.
JURIED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE INVITED ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Two concurrent juried residencies are available each year in March, one in the Founders Hall Multi-discipline Studio and one in the Eco-friendly Printmaking Studio.
Invited residencies are granted to artists who are mature in practice and who have experience with residencies who have worked on in-depth independent projects.
INDEPENDENT ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2020 Timeline Applications Open: April 5, 2019 Applications Close: May 17, 2019 Notifications: June 7, 2019 Residency Dates: March 9 – 22, 2020
Select times are also available for independent residencies in Art Colony studios.
MENTOR SERIES Like residencies, mentor classes give advancing and mid-career artists space and focused time to work on independent projects with the addition of guided mentorship and group dialogue. Each mentoring artist offers a unique philosophical approach and teaching style. See page 19.
PRIVATE PROGRAMMING Sometimes, the best laid plans are more spontaneous and start by you telling us what you are looking for. Enjoy a two-hour, half-day, full-day, or two-day private event with an Art Colony instructor. A variety of options are available from kiln-formed glass to printmaking to painting. The Art Colony also partners with artistic associations to plan creative retreats. Minimum of five participants.
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Moira Bateman moirabateman.com ________________________________________________ Education: Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota, with a dual concentration in landscape ecology and studio art Honors: Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board Visual Artist’s Initiative Grant Exhibited work: Most recent work The Hand of the River exhibited at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona and the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis Focus: Fiber and ecological art; installation
Linda Christianson christiansonpottery.com ________________________________________________ Education: BA studio art, Hamline University; ceramic studio workshop program, Banff Centre School of Fine Arts Teaching experience: Carleton College and Hartford Art School Exhibited work: American Museum of Ceramic Art and the Glenboe Museum, among others Honors: Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the McKnight Foundation Focus: Wood-fired pottery
Sue Bjerke ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Minnesota Center for Book Arts Honors and memberships: Past president Minnesota Wood Carver’s Association—Metro Chapter; Minnesota and National Wood Carver’s Association Focus: Bookbinding, paper decoration, and tool-making
Kat Corrigan katcorrigan.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Visual Arts Instructor, Breck School Exhibited work: Bloomington Art Center, Great Lakes Aquarium, Kramer Gallery, and Phipps Art Center Honors: Art Shanty Project Grant; honorable mention “Art Show at the Dog Show,” Kansas City Focus: Acrylic painting; committed to the concept of “A Painting a Day”
Donna Bruni donnabruniart.com ________________________________________________ Education: BA in painting and cross-cultural healing practices, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Exhibited work: Douglas Flanders and Associates, Minneapolis; Galerie du Soleil, Naples; Artwork Network Gallery, Denver Focus: Abstract painting that blends elements of nature with abstraction through layered surfaces of color Shannon Brunette shannonbrunette.com ________________________________________________ Professional career: Founder and Management Consultant of Office of Cultural Work and co-founder of The Drawing Project Education: MFA, New York City School of Visual Arts Teaching experience: Adjunct professor at Saint Paul College and continuing education faculty at Minneapolis College of Art and Design Focus: Media-based work, drawing, and gouache painting Lisa Buck lisabuckpottery.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Degree in art education from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Honors: Jerome Foundation Project Grant for Emerging Artists Focus: Wheel-thrown and hand-built or carving techniques with red earthenware clay
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Guillermo Cuellar guillermopottery.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, Cornell College, Iowa; apprentice to Warren MacKenzie Teaching experience: Venezuelan Association of the Arts of Fire Exhibited work: Venezuelan National Art Gallery and Smithsonian Institution Focus: Ceramics; pottery for daily use, especially those used for preparing and sharing food Joshua Cunningham joshuacunningham.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, St. Cloud State University; Hurienko and Paquet Studio, St. Paul Memberships: Outdoor Painters of Minnesota; Oil Painters of America; American Impressionist Society Exhibited work and representation: Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis; Grant Hill Gallery, St. Paul; Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, Minnesota Focus: Plein air oil painting Bonnie Cutts bonniecutts.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in studio arts, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Teaching experience: White Bear Center for the Arts; Golden Artist Colors Certified Working Artist Exhibited work: Jimmy Wilson Gallery, Detroit Biennale, and Site:Brooklyn Focus: Acrylic mixed-media
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Dana De Ano danadeano.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA in painting and drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Honors: Ragdale fellowship Exhibited work: Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago; Drawing Center’s Viewing Program, New York City Focus: Drawing in two and a half dimensions using both traditional and non-traditional materials Kit Eastman kiteastman.com ________________________________________________ Memberships: Surface Design Association, Textile Center of Minnesota, and American Craft Council Focus: Japanese art of katazome Sterling Edwards sterlingedwards.com ________________________________________________ Honors: Signature member status, Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour; Signature membership status, Transparent Watercolor Society of America; Lifetime signature membership, Whiskey Painters of America Publications: Creating Luminous Watercolor Landscapes, a Four Step Process (North Light Books, 2010) Focus: Watermedia; landscape painting Joan Farnam northshoreartscene.com ________________________________________________ Education: MA in anthropology, California State University—East Bay; Duluth Art Institute Honors: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant Focus: Majolica pottery; arts journalism David Feinberg Facebook.com/VoicetoVision ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art; BS in art education, State University of New York—New Paltz Teaching experience: Associate art professor University of Minnesota—Twin Cities; director “Voice to Vision” project Honors: CEE Distinguished Teacher of the Year; University Board of Regents Outstanding Community Service Award Focus: Mentorship; drawing and painting Christine Forni christineforni.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in fine art, Paris College of Art; Metalsmithing at Iowa State University Exhibited work: Ueno Royal Japanese Art Museum; DeCordova Museum; Turin’s Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Focus: Multi-disciplinary work in sculpture, painting, and installation
Susan Frame susanframe.com ________________________________________________ Education: Studied with Zhuo He-Jun, Wuscious Wong, Cheng Khee Chee, Lin Hsin Jin, and Lu Yen Shao Exhibited work: Rio Bravo Fine Art Gallery, Alex von Schlippe Gallery of Art, and World Calligraphy Biennale Focus: Contemporary and experimental techniques of sumi-e painting and calligraphy John Franz ________________________________________________ Education: BA and MA, art education, St. John’s University Teaching experience: Stillwater School and Grand Marais schools Focus: Painting, pottery, and jewelry Sharon Giesfeldt-van Ruiswyk ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Art history and studio art, University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Waukesha Country Technical College Focus: Fiber art, sculpture, and book arts Lissa Grover ________________________________________________ Training and education: Art; wildlife and plant community ecology Exhibited work: Grand Marais Art Colony Focus: Kiln-formed glass; chemical combinations and reactions inherent in kiln-formed glass inspired by natural landscapes Paula Gustafson paulagustafson.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in fine arts, Maryland Institute College of Art; MFA in fine arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Gallery representation: Yellow Bird Fine Art, Grand Marais, Art Beat, Hayward, Wisconsin, and Firefly Gallery, Cable, Wisconsin Focus: Landscape painting Nancy Haarmeyer ________________________________________________ Membership: Northwoods Fiber Guild Focus: Suminagashi, book arts, and Haiku David Hahn ________________________________________________ Education: The Washington University School of Fine Arts Professional career: Technical illustrator, McDonnell Aircraft Corp. Focus: Watercolor and drawing
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Randy Hale halegallery.com ________________________________________________ Education: Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA. Teaching experience: Plein air workshops across the U.S. Honors: President, Colorado Watercolor Society Focus: Plein air painting Rachael Hanel rachaelhanel.com ________________________________________________ Education: PhD, Bath Spa University, England Teaching experience: Assistant professor mass media Mankato State University; certified yoga teacher Published work: We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down (University of Minnesota Press, 2013) Honors: Minnesota Book Award finalist Focus: Literary arts: memoir
Jeff Hirst jeffreyhirst.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, Louisiana State University Exhibited work: Minneapolis Institute of Arts; the McKinney Contemporary, Dallas; Butters Gallery, Portland Honors: Awarded residency at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ireland (Fall 2018) Focus: Encaustic painting and printmaking; experimental print methods Karin Holen ________________________________________________ Education: BA in art and visual communications, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Teaching experience: Northern Clay Center Focus: Pottery
Marty Harris martyharrisfineart.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in painting, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; MFA, Indiana University Exhibited work and collections: St. Ambrose University, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Flow Art Space, and Weismann Museum Focus: Illustration, drawing, painting, and printmaking
Peter Humeniuk bigbrush.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Various workshops in Florida, Ottawa, and Thunder Bay Honors: Best of Show in painting Duluth Park Point Art Festival Focus: Watercolor painting; loose, uninhibited compositions
Catherine Hearding chearding.com ________________________________________________ Honors: Past president Minnesota Watercolor Society; signature status Watercolor USA Honor Society Published work: Featured in Watercolor Artist magazine and North Light Book’s, Splash16 Focus: Watercolor painting; the interplay of color and light in the natural world
Scott Husby ________________________________________________ Education: MA, Theological Union Professional career: Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Smithsonian Institute, and Princeton University Focus: Conservation bookbinding; currently recording bindings on incunables
Ellen Heck ellenheck.com ________________________________________________ Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Brown University Exhibited work: Wally Workman Gallery, Austin; Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis; Davidson Galleries, Seattle; Kala, Berkeley Focus: Hybrid printmaking
Peter Jadoonath peterjadoonathpottery.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, Bemidji State University Teaching experience: Northern Clay Center Honors: Jerome Artist Grant; Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant Focus: The texture, gesture, and sculptural presence of pottery
Annie Hejny annie-hejny.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA studio art, University of St. Thomas Honors: Lanesboro Arts and Pine Needles residencies Exhibited work: Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis; Phipps Center for Arts, Hudson; Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona Focus: Local water and environmentally-themed abstract painting
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Anna Johnson annajohnsonjewelry.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Haywood Community College Publications: American Craft magazine, Metalsmith magazine, and CAST: Art and Objects Focus: Jewelry arts motivated by paying tribute to holistic life cycles and nature-human connectivity. Curtis Juliber curtisjuliberphotography.com ________________________________________________ Education: MBA, Minnesota State University; BSE, University of Michigan Teaching experience: Minneapolis Photo Center Focus: Photography; digital images and tools Bill Kennealy ________________________________________________ Professional career: Master goldsmith/stone setter for 40 years Teaching experience: College level jewelry and stone setting classes for 20 years, along with private lessons and small groups. Focus: Jewelry arts; stone setting Kristy Kutch artshow.com/kutch ________________________________________________ Education: MA and BA in education, Purdue University; lifetime teaching license Published work: The New Colored Pencil (WatsonGuptill, 2014); Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil (Watson-Guptill, 2005) Honors: National semifinalist, American Artist Floral Art Competition Focus: Colored pencil Bevie LaBrie bevielabrieart.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Art therapist, wilderness instructor, art educator, and youth worker Focus: Mixed-medai; journeying with others to discover their authentic voice through the creative process Jeanne Larson jeannelarson.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Peninsula Art Center, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, and Door County Wisconsin Exhibited work: Tamarack Gallery, Stillwater, Minnesota; Fineline Designs Gallery, Ephraim, Wisconsin; Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais, Minnesota Focus: Watercolor and mixed watermedia
Josie Lewis josielewis.com ________________________________________________ Collections: Target Corporation, General Mills, UC Berkeley, and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Publications: The New Color Mixing Companion (Quarry Books, 2018) Focus: Sculpture, painting, mixed media, and video Gretchen Lisdahl ________________________________________________ Professional career: Treepixie Glass Art and Shannon’s Stained Glassery, Superior, Wisconsin Focus: Kiln-formed glass Andrea Martin andreamartin.com ________________________________________________ Memberships: MN Center for Book Arts, the Weaver’s Guild of Minnesota, and the Surface Design Association Honors: Past president of the Guild of American Papercutters Focus: Papercuts inspired by observing the plants and animals that live in urban environments Samantha Martinez ________________________________________________ Education: Ethnobotany, University of WisconsinStevens Point Focus: Painting with locally-source materials Tom McCann ________________________________________________ Professional career: GIS USDA Forest Service Focus: Painting and printmaking Becky McDonah beckymcdonah.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; MFA, Arizona State University Teaching experience: Professor fine art metals, Millersville University, Pennsylvania Honors: Society of North American Goldsmiths Board of Directors Publications: Metalsmith magazine, Humor in Craft, and 500 Metal Vessels Focus: Jewelry arts Tedd McDonah teddmcdonah.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, University of Wisconsine-La Crosse, MFA, Arizona State University Teaching experience: Mesa Art Center, Arrowmont School of Crafts, East Carolina University Focus: Jewelry arts
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Jeanne McGee jeannemcgee.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, University of Wisconsin—Madison Teaching experience: Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Belvoir Terrace Focus: Woodcut printmaking; printing on a variety of surfaces, including wood and textiles Spencer Meagher spencermeagher.com ________________________________________________ Honors: Fairfield Paint Out, Best of Watercolor; Augusta Plein Air Festival, first place mixed-media Published work: Featured in Plein Air magazine; Plein Air Collector Focus: Watercolor painting; enjoys the challenge and beautiful effects of the medium Greg Mueller greglmueller.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, Montana State University School of Art; apprenticed under Paul Granlund Exhibited work: Collaborative and commissioned work by Gustavus Adolphus College, Huntington Center Arena, Ohio; Waterloo Center for the Arts, Iowa, Indiana University Sculpture Garden, Indiana Focus: Sculpture; transforming rejected debris into objects and places of hope Judd Nelson juddnelsonstudios.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Teaching experience: Minneapolis Institute of Art Focus: Sculptures made from salvaged or reclaimed steel Sarah Nelson saranelson.art | auslandishcompany.com ________________________________________________ Education: BA in studio art, Taylor University, Indiana Exhibited work: Epharath Gallery, Minnetonka, and the Natural Heritage Project Focus: Drawing motivated by environmental concerns Andy Ness @Iamandyness ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, Rhode Island School of Design; BFA in sculpture, Pratt Institute Teaching experience: Rhode Island School of Design; Studio in a School, New York Residencies: Vermont Studio Center, The MacDowell Colony, and The Fine Arts Work Center Focus: Drawing, printmaking, and sculpture
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Penny Ortmann ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Various workshops at the Grand Marais Art Colony Focus: Book arts Malcom Potek potekglass.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in glass, University of Wisconsin— River Falls Teaching experience: Corning Museum of Glass, New York; Glass Craft Expo, Nevada; Potekglass studio, Minneapolis Focus: Kiln-cast assembly and cold work Wayne Potratz ironwain.com ________________________________________________ Education: MA in sculpture, University of California—Berkeley Teaching experience: Professor Emeritus University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Honors/Accomplishments: Co-founder, International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art Focus: Sculpture; extensive creative research in historical and cultural methods of casting metals through world travels Jana Pullman westernslopebindery.com ________________________________________________ Owner: Western Slop Bindery, Minneapolis Education: MFA, University of Wisconsin—Madison; BFA, Brigham Young University Teaching experience: Minnesota Center for Book Arts; Macalester College Focus: Fine binding; printer, papermaker, bookbinder, illustrator, and conservator Lori Rothstein ________________________________________________ Professional career: Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and a leadership and civic engagement educator with University of Minnesota Extension. Focus: Helping people apply their strengths to their work, community, and personal lives. Danny Saathoff dannysaathoff.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, University of Wisconsin-Stout Teaching experience: Faculty member, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota Exhibited work: Translations Gallery, Canton, Ohio; Gallery 360 and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Focus: Jewelry arts and kinetic sculpture
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Kathryn Savage kathrynsavage.com ________________________________________________ Teaching experience: Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the University of Minnesota Honors: Recipient of the 2018 Academy of American Poets James Wright Prize Publications: American Short Fictions, Poets.org, The Guardian, Poets and Writers, Ploughshares, and The Best Small Fiction of 2015 Focus: Hybrid writing George Sawyer georgesawyer.com ________________________________________________ Honors and Memberships: Past president of the American Jewelry Design Council; member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group Focus: Jewelry arts and Mokume-gane inspired by Japanese Samurai swords Tonja Sell doartworx.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA fine arts, Milwaukee School of Art Teaching experience: International (DO)ARTworx tours Focus: Multi-media, including oil; acrylic; watercolor; ceramic glass; wet felted wool Ellen Shankin ellenshankin.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA, New York State School of Ceramics at Alfred Honors: Recipient of National Endowment Visual Arts Fellowship Grant and a Virginia Museum Grant Exhibited work: International Museum of Ceramics at Alfred, The Mint Museum, The Taubman Museum, The Crocker, and the San Angelo Museum of Art Focus: Pottery Neil Sherman neilshermanart.com ________________________________________________ Education: BA, St. John’s University; Minnesota River School of Fine Arts; Hurinenko and Paquet Studio Exhibited work: Grand Hill Gallery, St. Paul; Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais Focus: Plein air oil painting Karen Smaby ________________________________________________ Membership: Northwoods Fiber Guild Focus: Bookbinding and fiber arts
Natalie Sobanja ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in painting and fibers, University of Wisconsin—River Falls Exhibited work: Betsy Bowen Art Studio, Grand Marias; Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery, Lutsen Focus: Ceramics; inspired by the tactile qualities of various media Moheb Soliman mohebsoliman.info ________________________________________________ Education: BA, Eugene Lang, New School for Social Research; MA, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Honors and residencies: Joyce Foundation fellowship; Salem Art Works Focus: Poet and performance artist interested in issues of identity, modernity, and the limits of language Lynn Speaker lynnspeaker.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Honors: 2007 and 2014 Minnesota State Arts Board grants; former Women’s Art Resources Mentor Focus: Mixed-media, fire-based media, gunpowder, printmaking, and installation Lisa Stauffer lisastauffer.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA in design, University of Minnesota; studied illustration at Parson’s School of Design Honors: Master Circle status awarded by the International Association of Pastel Societies Focus: Plein air soft pastel painting Corrie Steckelberg wulf helm.com ________________________________________________ Honors: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant recipient Focus: Textile, sculpture, drawing, painting, and wearables Jeffrey Stenbom jeffreystenbom.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA in glass, Tulane University Honors: Finalist for the Stanislav Libensky Award, Dedalus foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship Nominee, and Silver Academic Award winner Bullseye Glass Emerge Exhibition Focus: Glass sculpture
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Tara Sweeney tarasweeneyart.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Teaching experience: Co-chair of Art Department; Associate Professor of drawing and painting Augsburg College Published work: Close to Home: A Minnesota Year in Sketches Focus: Watercolor and illustration; walking until words and images find her Mike Swindlehurst setoutscreenprinting.com ________________________________________________ Owner: Set Out Screenprinting, Grand Marais Exhibited work: Betsy Bowen Art Studio Focus: Screen printing; pen and ink Denise Walser-Kolar denisewalserkolar.com ________________________________________________ Exhibited work: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; ASBA/HSNY International exhibits; Focus on Nature. Honors: Silvert-Gilt Medal, Royal Horticultural Society, London Focus: Botanical watercolor Krista Kelley Walsh kristawalsh.com ________________________________________________ Education: MFA in drawing and painting, University of Minnesota; BFA, College of St. Catherine Exhibited work: Quarter Gallery, University of Minnesota; Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson; Oasis Gallery Marquette, along with several performance art projects and collaborations Focus: Multi-disciplinary art; art activism with a playful and experimental approach Melissa Wickwire wickwireclayworks.com ________________________________________________ Education: BFA in ceramics, Alfred University Teaching experience: Various youth and adult classes throughout the nation, including at AVA Community Art Center, Wyoming Exhibited work: Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais Arts Festival, and Betsy Bowen Art Studio Focus: Hand-made ceramic tiles; commissioned installations
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Nick Wroblewski nickwroblewski.com ________________________________________________ Exhibited work: Artisan Gallery, Wisconsin; Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Minnesota; The Grand Hand, Minnesota Focus: Woodblock printmaking; large multicolor woodcuts; reverence for the wild and loyalty to handcrafted arts
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Partners BUSINESS PARTNERS Angry Trout Cafe ________________________________________________ Open seasonally from May - October 218-387-1265 | angrytroutcafe.com
Gunflint Hills Golf Course ________________________________________________ Great golf for all ages on beautiful Gunflint Trial 218-387-9988 | grandmaraisgolfcourse.com
Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios ________________________________________________ Woodcut printmaking by Betsy Bowen & a variety of local art 218-387-1992 | woodcut.com
Hedstrom Lumber Company ________________________________________________ Providing free summer mill tours June - August 218-387-2995 | hedstromlumber.com
Blue Water Cafe ________________________________________________ The meeting place in Grand Marais 218-387-1597 | bluewatercafe.com
Java Moose ________________________________________________ Serving Grand Marais residents and visitors coffee for over 25 years 218-387-9400 | facebook.com/javamoosegrandmarais
Buck’s Hardware ________________________________________________ We appreciate our local arts culture 218-387-2280 | buckshardware.net
Johnson’s Foods ________________________________________________ Shop our small aisles, checkout to big smiles 218-387-2480
Coldwell Banker North Shore ________________________________________________ Whether buying or selling, call Coldwell Banker North Shore 218-387-2131 | CBNorthShore.com
Joy & Company ________________________________________________ Art supplies, locally made art and craft, antiques 218-387-1004 | facebook.com/joyandcompanymn
Como Oil & Propane ________________________________________________ We deliver warmth 218-387-1165 | comooilandpropane.com Crooked Spoon Cafe ________________________________________________ Contemporary American cuisine taken down the crooked path 218-387-2779 | crookedspooncafe.com Frykman Art Studio ________________________________________________ Working glass, metal, wood and stone studio with indoor/outdoor gallery 218-387-1949 | frykmanart.com Grand Marais Municipal Liquor Store ________________________________________________ The North Shore’s finest selection of beers and wines 218-387-1630 | ci.grand-marais.mn.us Grand Marais State Bank ________________________________________________ The financial institution of choice 218-387-2441 | grandmaraisstatebank.com
Joynes Department Store & Ben Franklin ________________________________________________ No ordinary five and dime 218-387-2233 | joynesbenfranklin.com Lake Superior Trading Post ________________________________________________ A Grand Marais tradition since 1971 218-387-2020 | LSTP.com North Shore Federal Credit Union ________________________________________________ Different by design 800-450-0709 | northshorefcu.org North Shore Oil & Propane ________________________________________________ We deliver warmth 218-226-3241 | nsop.biz North Shore Visitor.com ________________________________________________ “Best North Shore Website” – National Geographic Traveler nina@northshorevisitor.com | northshorevisitor.com North Shore Winery ________________________________________________ Experience a taste of Lutsen year-round on Ski Hill Road 218-481-9280 | northshorewinery.us
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Partners Northern Wilds Magazine ________________________________________________ From Lake Superior’s North Shore 218-387-9475 | northernwilds.com
True North Broadband Access | Arrowhead Cooperative ________________________________________________ Connecting the tip of the Arrowhead 218-663-7239 | truenorthbroadband.com
Set Out Screen Printing ________________________________________________ Inspired designs from the heart of the wilderness 218-370-9353 | setoutscreenprinting.com
Upstate MN ________________________________________________ Handcrafted home goods and gifts – northwoods meets modern in Grand Marais, MN 218-877-7802 | upstatemn.com
Sivertson Gallery ________________________________________________ Art of the North 218-387-2491 | sivertson.com Statewide Insurance Brokers ________________________________________________ Locally owned independent agency providing home, auto and business insurance 218-387-9139 | statewideinsmn.com Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply ________________________________________________ Gear, tours, rentals on the East Bay in Grand Marais 218-387-3136 | stoneharborws.com The Big Lake ________________________________________________ An approachable art gallery and gift shop that reflects the beauty and culture of the North Shore 218-370-8745 | thebiglakelife.com
Voyageur Brewing ________________________________________________ Adventurous craft beers and perfectly paired food in a lively taproom 218-387-3163 | voyageurbrewing.com White Pine North ________________________________________________ Gourmet coffees and teas, northwoods gifts and collectibles 218-387-1695 | bwcoffee.com World’s Best Donuts ________________________________________________ If you don’t like cake donuts you haven’t tried ours 218-387-1345 | worldsbestdonutsmn.com
NONPROFIT PARTNERS Cook County Higher Education ________________________________________________ Fun, informative workshops, lectures and classes for visitors and residents 218-387-3411 | northshorecampus.org
North Shore Music Association ________________________________________________ Presenting musical education and performance in northwest Minnesota since 1985 218-387-1272 | northshoremusicassociation.com
Grand Marais Playhouse ________________________________________________ Creating community through high quality theater since 1971 218-387-1284 | grandmaraisplayhouse.com
WTIP North Shore Community Radio ________________________________________________ Weather, news, arts, culture, and entertainment from Minnesota’s North Shore 218-387-1010 | wtip.org
North House Folk School ________________________________________________ An educational non-profit organization devoted to teaching traditional Northern craft 218-387-9762 | northhouse.org
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LODGING PARTNERS: Art House B & B ________________________________________________ Family owned four bedroom B & B serving homemade breakfasts 218-370-1625 | arthousebb.com
Hungry Jack Outfitters ________________________________________________ Gunflint Trail Boundary Waters canoe trips, cabins, and day trips 218-388-2275 | hjo.com
Best Western Plus Superior Inn ________________________________________________ On the shore of Lake Superior in downtown Grand Marais 218-387-2240 | superiorinngrandmarais.com
Lutsen Resort On Lake Superior ________________________________________________ Unforgettable since 1885 218-663-7212 | lutsenresort.com
Bluefin Bay Resort & Surfside ________________________________________________ We bring you closer to the lake and to each other 800-256-3346 | bluefinbay.com
Mangy Moose Motel ________________________________________________ Comfortable, affordable, and great location #1 on TripAdvisor 218-387-2975 | mangymoosemotel.com
Cascade Vacation Rentals ________________________________________________ Reconnect to what’s important 877-415-8974 | staycvr.com Eagle Ridge Resort At Lutsen Mountain ________________________________________________ Base camp for art and adventure on the North Shore 218-406-1350 | eagleridgeatlutsen.com East Bay Suites ________________________________________________ Lakeview suites in the heart of town on Lake Superior 800-414-2807 | eastbaysuites.com Ella’s Inn ________________________________________________ Your home away from home - next door to the Art Colony 218-387-3131 | EllasInnGM.com Grand Marais Recreation Area ________________________________________________ Our location is like student housing, just bring your own house 218-387-1712 | grandmaraisrecreationarea.com Harbor Inn Hotel ________________________________________________ Downtown location, great harbor view, Wi-Fi 218-387-1191 | harborinnhotel.com
Nelson’s Traveler’s Rest Cabins & Motel ________________________________________________ Reasonable, inspiring, close, cabins and motel: Where guests become friends 800-249-1285 | travelersrest.com OneOeight ________________________________________________ Artfully restored bungalow featuring locally handcrafted cabinetry, furniture and art 218-370-8311 | oneoeightgm.com Opel’s Lakeside Cabins ________________________________________________ New Hillside House, east of Grand Marais overlooking Lake Superior 218-663-7971 | opelslakesidecabins.com Outpost Motel ________________________________________________ Great views, great prices, cabin-like rooms at The Outpost 218-387-1833 | outpostmotel.com Pincushion Trails Inn ________________________________________________ Artful views, art on our walls, artist’s residence 218-387-2009 | pincushiontrailsinn.com Thomsonite Beach Inn ________________________________________________ Spectacular views with this Lake Superior lodging gem 888-387-1532 | thomsonite.com
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Registration Info For the most up-to-date information regarding all classes and events, and to register for those classes and events, visit the Art Colony website. Special circumstances may necessitate phone or in-person registration, such as with scholarship recipients, etc. Please read the information below before registering and call the Art Colony with questions. Register Early
Classes
CEUs and CECs
Class sizes are limited and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Early registration also help reduce class cancellations due to low enrollment.
Before the start of class the Art Colony will email a confirmation letter and supply list. All classes are 9am – 4pm 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.
The Art Colony can provide certified educational credits to primary and secondary educators, therapists, and others looking to complete continuing education requirements.
Cancellation Policy If the Art Colony cancels a class, we will inform you at least five business days 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: half of tuition and half of supply fee are refunded.
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
The Art Colony welcomes all students regardless of age, race, sex, religion, nationality, or ethnicity. Adult classes are open to students of all skill levels, from novice to professional (ages 16 and older), unless otherwise noted. Contact the Art Colony if special circumstances apply.
Accessibility
refunds given.
Waiting List Once a class fills, we will start a waiting list. If a space becomes available, we will contact the first person on the waiting list; that person has 24 hours to accept registration and complete payment before we move on to the next person.
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Admission Policy
Upon request the Grand Marais Art Colony will make its best effort to provide reasonable accommodations to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all Art Colony services, programs, and activities. Contact info@grandmaraisartcolony.org to get started.
Independent Study Credits Art Colony classes qualify for college credit when approached as independent study projects in conjunction with a degree program. Interested students should consult with their academic counselors prior to enrolling.
Scholarships All Cook County youth, regardless of financial need, are eligible to receive a one-time $50 scholarship through the Eric Thomas Youth Scholarship Fund. Scholarships are also available for youth and adults on a financial sliding scale.
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.
Have a question? Email them to info@grandmaraisartcolony.org or call 218-387-2737
Ways to Get Involved VOLUNTEER Volunteers serve a key role in the life of the Art Colony. In a given week, volunteers care for our grounds, sort recycling, welcome visitors in our Gallery Store, provide needed administrative assistance, and help with classroom set-up as well as signature events. Come join us! WORK STUDY Work Study allows students with interests in supporting the arts, arts administration, events, and teaching, to consider taking on a more pivotal role within the Art Colony’s daily operations while earning class tuition credit. While work-study positions are open to anyone, we particularly encourage those who have financial need to consider this option.
EXHIBITIONS AND THE GALLERY STORE The Art Colony represents a number of artists through exhibitions and work showcased in our gallery store. Purchasing art is a direct way you can support working artists in our community and our efforts to make their work available. 2019 Gallery Store Featured Artists June | Anna Johnson | Jewelry July | Donna Bruni and Randy Hale | Painting August | Peter Jadoonath | Clay September 27 – October 6 | Art Along the Lake: Fall Studio Tour Artists
INTERNSHIPS Internships provide enthusiastic, engaged, and serious-minded artists with studio time and an opportunity to meet artistic goals. Interns, in return, support the Art Colony by providing educational opportunities to youth and adult learners, studio support, and oversight to a variety of delegated projects. SUPPORT Your support is an investment for tomorrow’s innovative programming, quality artist support, and essential access to the arts. Help make it all happen and keep in mind that donations are tax-deductible.
Join. Volunteer. Support. Find out more at grandmaraisartcolony.org/support
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120 W. 3rd Ave | PO Box 626 grandmaraisartcolony.org | 218.387.2737 info@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Second Annual
AN ARTFUL EVENING ON THE HARBOR July 13, 2019 | 5 - 7 pm At Harbor Park, rain or shine $100 in advance | $115 at the door Tickets are available online, starting the 1st of April, 2019. Throughout our seventy-plus year history, the Grand Marais Art Colony has supported individuals in pursuing their artistic dreams and aspirations. Our hope is that everyone who comes to the Art Colony recognizes their ability to create and becomes an artist wherever they are in the world. Join us for a special evening event that celebrates you and all of the people who make the Grand Marais Art Colony’s work possible so that every artist can continue to explore their interests and hone their talents. The evening will include fine food and drinks, an Artful Auction, live music and the best view in Grand Marais. All proceeds will benefit the Art Colony.