GRAND MARAIS
ART COLONY Fall 2015 - Winter 2016
120 W. 3rd Ave., PO Box 626 Grand Marais, MN 55604 (218) 387-2737 grandmaraisartcolony.org info@grandmaraisartcolony.org
Board of Directors
Chair | Sally Berg Vice Chair | Lynn Speaker Treasurer | David Quick Secretary | Clare Shaw Members at Large: Hazel Belvo, Mike Carlson, John Franz, Howard Hedstrom, Marcia Hyatt, Ann Possis, Jolita Rysdahl
Staff
Amy Demmer Executive Director director@grandmaraisartcolony.org Ruth Pszwaro Program Coordinator programs@grandmaraisartcolony.org Carolyn Fritz Events & Communications Coordinator events@grandmaraisartcolony.org Tessa Larson Administrative Assistant info@grandmaraisartcolony.org Jeanne Bourquin Office Registrar & Volunteer Coordinator registrar@grandmaraisartcolony.org
WELCOME to the Grand Marais Art Colony
Since 1947, the Art Colony has offered a creative retreat for the novice to professional artist, to learn from renowned instructors, receive mentored guidance, and engage in critical dialogue within a supportive atmosphere. Artists develop work and find support in a variety of ways, including through artist-in-residencies, classes, conferences, and access to the Art Colony’s professional studios (pottery, glass, print, and 2-D). We also invite artists and art appreciators alike to participate in annual events such as the Grand Marais Arts Festival, Plein Air Grand Marais, and Tour d’Art, a home tour fundraiser. Let the Art Colony be your pathway to exploration and inspiration within a pristine landscape, uninterrupted by the bustle of daily life.
Studio Facilitators Clay | Joan Farnam & Melissa Wickwire Glass | Nancy Seaton Print | Jerry Riach
Support The Grand Marais Art Colony is a nonprofit member-supported arts organization that also receives funding from Arrowhead Electric Cooperative; Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Cook County, Minnesota; Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation; Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board; Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation; Grand Marais Lions Club; Grand Marais Lionness Club; McKnight Foundation; and Visit Cook County.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Classes by Medium .................................. 3 – 8 Artist Services .................................................. 4 Artist Talks ....................................................... 4 Youth Classes .................................................... 8 North Shore Readers & Writers Festival ...... 9 – 12 Registration .................................................... 13 Events & Exhibits .................................... 14 – 15
CREATE YOUR OWN CLASS
Are you looking for a creative and memorable experience to celebrate a birthday, family event, or a girls’ weekend away? Call us to plan something today! Enjoy a 2-hour, half-day, full-day, or 2-day private class with an Art Colony artist/ instructor. A variety of options are available from glass to printmaking to painting. The event also includes refreshments. Minimum of 5 participants Tuition begins at $55/person for non-members and $50/person for members. Final cost is dependent upon number in group, supplies, and length of activity.
LIFE DRAWING FALL: October 7 – December 30 | 10 Wednesdays (except Nov 4, 25, & Dec 23) 6:30 – 9pm Tuition: $12 per session (drop-in) | $100 for full series WINTER: January 27 – March 2 | 5 Wednesdays (except Feb 10) | 6:30 – 9pm Tuition: $12 per session (drop-in) | $50 for full series
2-DIMENSIONAL
ALL CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL LEVELS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED: ART OF THE NOCTURNE Neil Sherman September 14 | 8 – 11pm Tuition: $40
Life drawing is for artists what jogging is for athletes – essential practice. It trains eye and hand to render a likeness to human form. Artists can choose to draw in a highly detailed representational manner or to create loose and expressive sketches. As models work through a variety of postures, artists have the opportunity to study muscle detail, facial expressions, and overall form in a way that is not possible with a two-dimensional image. The first part of each session is suited to quick gesture drawings and the second is focused on longer, extended poses. This session is open to artists of all media and skill levels. Artists younger than 18 must be accompanied by or have the permission of a parent or guardian. No instruction included.
HARVEST BOUNTY IN PASTEL Lisa Stauffer
Are you in the dark about doing a nocturne painting? Join Neil Sherman, past winner of the Night Paint category in Plein Air Grand Marais, as he sheds light on the subtleties of painting after dark. Neil will share his expertise on the use of color at night, how to work with a limited value range, how best to light a canvas and palette, and other useful tips and tricks. Paintings created during this class cannot be submitted to the competition. This class is part of Plein Air Grand Marais.
YOUR AUTHENTIC PLEIN AIR VOICE Tom Nachreiner September 19 – 21| 3 days Tuition: $285
Tom will share his vast knowledge and experience as an award-winning painter by providing one-to-one instruction and guidance, teaching to students’ specific areas of need, and offering daily group demonstrations. Mornings will be based on demonstrations, while afternoons will be structured so that students can apply the techniques they learn to their own work. Artists working in oil, pastel, acrylic, or pencil, are invited to join Tom and gain valuable insight into how to develop an authentic plein air voice and gain a deeper appreciation for the beauty of nature. This class is part of Plein Air Grand Marais
STUDIO IMMERSION Hazel Belvo
September 21 – 30 | 10 days | Experience Required Tuition: $700 Artists will receive special attention from Hazel Belvo for a focused 10 days of independent studio time in a Master Class setting. This is an advanced class for artists who are practiced and skilled in the formal language of art. Prerequisite: Interested artists should submit a portfolio for review to the Art Colony.
FALL COLORS IN OIL Neil Sherman
September 26 – 27 | 2 days | 8:30am – 4pm Tuition: $150 Fall on the North Shore is arguably the most spectacular season of the year, especially for outdoor painters. Autumn colors extend for miles, and they can be overwhelming for the artist attempting to capture the fleeting scene. Neil will guide students to focus on simplifying the landscape to its basic elements: atmospheric progression of sunlight and shadow. Students will learn how to organize the reds, yellows, and oranges of fall into an arrangement that has depth and impact.
October 10 – 11 & 12 (optional) | 2 or 3 days Tuition: $150 or $225 | Supply fee: varies
The harvest bounty of autumn is magical to capture in pastel. Students will use this theme to set up still life items and experience how these studies apply to painting all subject matter. Bring photos of fall landscapes or seasonal harvest with high contrast to use for composing a painting. Class time will include painting basics, demonstrations, personal assistance, and group critiques.
SPONTANEOUS PROCESS PAINTING Bevie LaBrie October 17 – 18 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $17
Supported by writing prompts and instructor guidance, students will discover how creating multi-media work on one surface reflects their journey and internal wisdom. Themes such as mindfulness, acceptance, trust in self, and painting as journey rather than as destination will be woven throughout. An environment void of pressure can free mental and emotional blocks and unleash strength, personality, intuition, and creativity.
MENTORED III Hazel Belvo
October 19 – 23 | 5 days | Experience Required Tuition: $475 Artists will work in their medium of choice under the close mentorship of Hazel Belvo. This experience is for practicing artists who have produced a body of work in a particular medium. Much like a Master Class setting, students will explore the artist within, elaborating on their own personal imagery. There will be group dialogue with specific topics that are critical to the artistic process, as well as a final critique. Prerequisite: Two years of art training or the equivalent.
DRAWING ON HISTORY: DRAWING LAB Jeff Niesen October 27 – December 8 | 7 Tuesdays | 5:30 – 8pm Tuition: $165 | Supply fee: $27
The graphic representation by line and form of objects and ideas has been present throughout all of history. Travel through the milestones of ancient to pre-modern history with Jeff and find new freedom to practice drawing as it is deconstructed to its basic elements. Jeff will teach principles of design and composition and, inspired by experimentation, students will develop a body of work, receive one-to-one instruction, and participate in a soft group critique.
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2-DIMENSIONAL continued STILL LIFE IN OIL Neil Sherman January 9 – 10 | 2 days Tuition: $150
Ordinary objects that are invested with meaning are all around us. Join Neil as he teaches how to arrange those objects into strong compositions using simple light and shadow values. Students will gain an understanding of the basic principles of drawing and massing of a painting.
GEOMETRY OF ART AND DESIGN Tom Westbrook January 16 – 17 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $14
October 24 – 25 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $11
From exploring the natural beauty of the Golden Rectangle and discovering why A4 paper is a printer selection, to understanding the complex order of Islamic tiling and folded paper, students will discover the underlying geometry of art and design. Using the tools of ancient geometers – a compass and straight edge – Tom will teach a few simple rules that lead to a deeper understanding of the structure of art, nature, and the universe.
CUT PAPER ART Andrea Martin
Dealing with stress, trauma, and loss can deplete our bounce, that is, our emotional resilience. Practicing the skills of creative expression can help us regain it. Join Kelly for a weekend of creative play and find new directions through guided visualization, observational drawing, and reflective writing practices that will focus attention and help students access their intuition. Participants will experiment with a variety of basic art media to renew their creative spirit.
ACHIEVE YOUR VISION: PROCESSING IN THE DIGITAL DARKROOM – ADVANCING Bryan Hansel
February 13 – 14 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $44
Andrea will provide an overview of the historical and contemporary examples of papercutting, and students will discover how the technique can be used in a variety of interesting and new ways. Students will learn basic cutting techniques and methods to create cut paper art with scissors and craft knives. These techniques will then be applied to a variety of projects, including stenciling, pop-ups, and framed art. Andrea will bring templates that students can use or they can create their own design. No prior drawing experience is required. This class is part of the Northern Fibers Retreat.
THE COLORS OF WINTER Catherine Hearding
November 14 – 15 | 2 days | Experience Required Tuition: $190
The process of making a digital photograph starts at visualization, continues through the craft of taking the picture, and then journeys into the digital darkroom. In the digital darkroom, just like the chemical darkroom, photographers will fine tune their image, recognize the image’s flow, and work to emphasize that flow using Adobe Lightroom. Prerequisite: Working knowledge of Adobe Lightroom and working knowledge of your computer’s filing and operating system.
DEVELOP YOUR PORTFOLIO: HIRE A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER Jess Oullis Smith
February 20 – 21 | 2 days Tuition: $375
One way to make it through a long winter is to learn to appreciate the beauty of the snow-covered landscape. With Catherine’s guidance, students will learn how to compose a landscape, work on value studies in order to understand shapes and value contrast, find color solutions, and learn a three-step wash approach to watercolor painting, all while taking in the beautiful winter landscape.
CONTEMPORARY CONCEPTS IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING Karen Owsley Nease February 27 – 28 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $11
Bring new vigor to your representational paintings by exploring contemporary concepts. Students will see how approaching a piece with a more abstract eye can bring increased clarity and strengthen composition within a realistic painting style. Karen will teach the basic principles of color fields, expressionism, and minimalism. Through exercises and one-to-one instruction, students will develop new ways of thinking about their painting.
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ARTIST SERVICES
INTERIOR LANDSCAPES: CULTIVATING CREATIVE RESILIENCE Kelly O. Finnerty, LMAFT
January 23 | one-hour blocks of time beginning at 9am February 18 | one-hour blocks of time beginning at 1:30pm Tuition: $25
Have professional photos taken of your artwork for your portfolio, gallery submissions, grant, or festival applications. One-hour slots are available on a consecutively scheduled basis. Open to all artists.
GET ZAPPED WITH CAROLYN! Carolyn Fritz January 28 | 11:30am – 1:30pm FREE | Pre-registration required | Bring brown bag lunch Zapplication is a software system that allows artists to apply online to multiple art shows through one central website. Artists who are considering applying for the Grand Marais Arts Festival or other festivals can attend this free session to get oriented to the system, learn the format of the application, as well as how best to upload digital images. Participants who bring a laptop can fill out the application after the orientation with assistance from Carolyn.
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ARTIST TALKS
PAINTING GRAND MARAIS Lisa Stauffer
September 14 | Noon – 1pm Tuition: FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch Registration deadline for catered lunches | September 7 Join Lisa for one artist’s views on the northern landscape with tales from the trail (not too tall; not too long)! Lisa will also take questions from participants about painting this beautiful territory. This talk is part of Plein Air Grand Marais.
PLAN TO BE INSPIRED: INSPIRED TO PLAN Dave Gilsvik September 16 | Noon – 1pm Tuition: FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch Registration deadline for catered lunches | September 7
Dave will talk about how and why he uses his head and his heart to make paintings. His strategy has served him well in past plein air events, and he’ll answer questions about his exhibition choices, which have been successfully chosen as award winners. This talk is part of Plein Air Grand Marais.
HOW TO IMPROVE AS AN ARTIST Tom Nachreiner September 18 | 11am - Noon Tuition: FREE
Join Plein Air Grand Marais 2015 juror, Tom Nachreiner, as he talks about his jurying philosophy and ways to improve as an artist. This talk is part of Plein Air Grand Marais.
THE ART OF SEEING: DEVELOPING A VISUAL LITERACY Hazel Belvo September 19 | 10 – 11am | Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery Tuition: $5 suggested donation
Develop your art appreciation skills and come out to view the Plein Air Grand Marais exhibition at the Johnson Heritage Post with Hazel Belvo. Hazel will facilitate a group conversation and reflection on the exhibition while guiding participants in ways to interact with and respond to artwork. This talk is part of Plein Air Grand Marais.
HOW THE ARTS BUILD RESILIENCY IN YOUTH & COMMUNITIES Bevie LaBrie October 17 | 4:30pm Tuition: FREE | Pre-registration requested
Join us for this important conversation with Bevie LaBrie, youth worker, art educator, wilderness guide, and art therapist. Using a strength-based approach, Bevie will talk about how the arts create resiliency and help to manage stress, allowing for transformation of challenging life experiences. Bevie has worked with issues ranging from eating disorders to trauma, grief, and abuse.
THE ART OF PRACTICE: THE PRACTICE OF ART Yvonne Caruthers November 13 | 7 – 8pm Tuition: $10 suggested donation
Practicing is second nature to cellist Yvonne Caruthers. From 1978 to 2014, Yvonne was a member of the National Symphony Orchestra, performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, under music directors Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Slatkin, and Christoph Eschenbach. During her years in Washington, she mentored dozens of aspiring musicians, with a focus on teaching them how to practice as well as what to practice. Yvonne will perform several musical examples, using them to illustrate “The Art of Practice: the Practice of Art.” This event is cosponsored with the North Shore Music Association.
CLAY
MOLD MAKING & PRESS MOLDS Megan Mitchell September 26 – 27 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $20
Students will be introduced to the construction and use of press molds. This versatile forming method allows potters to make unique objects as well as multiples. Instruction will include how to pour plaster and how to create bisque, wood, and greenware molds. Pieces will be bisque-fired and ready to pick up the week following, or they can be mailed at the students’ expense.
MAKE-A-BOWL FOR EMPTY BOWLS: CLAY September 20 – October 19 Every Sunday (except September 27 & October 11) | 2pm Every Monday | 7pm Tuition: $5 | Pre-registration required Participants will learn the basics of pottery and create two kinds of bowls (hand-built and wheel-thrown) to donate to Empty Bowls. Open to all levels and ages.
PAINT-A-BOWL FOR EMPTY BOWLS Nov 1 | 10am – Noon Tuition: $5 | No pre-registration required Paint colorful glazes onto pre-made bowls to donate to Empty Bowls. Open to all levels and ages.
PORCELAIN David Voorhees
October 10 – 11 & 12 (optional) | 2 or 3 days Tuition: $190 or $285 | Supply fee: $28 or $40 Give porcelain a spin on the wheel for the first time or advance your skills and understanding of this magical clay. Working on the wheel, students will make small to medium-sized forms and then explore additions such as handles, lids, and spouts. David will demonstrate techniques on altering forms and trimming, as well as the use of various decorative choices including stamping, incising, carving, slip use, and scraffito. Class content will also cover discussions on various glazing and firing procedures, including underglaze painting and glazing, electric firing, gas reduction, and soda glaze firing. Firing is not included in this class; students may bring home greenware.
BEGINNING WHEEL Maggie Anderson
October 21 – November 25 | 6 Wednesdays | 6 – 8pm Tuition: $115 | Supply fee: $30 Are you new to pottery or do you need a refresher to get restarted? Join us for this foundational pottery overview. Students will throw basic forms including cylinder and bowl forms. Those who can move beyond the basic forms will be encouraged to try altered forms and more advanced wheel techniques. Maggie will demonstrate how to decorate pots using a wide variety of surface decoration techniques. Some hand-building will be included per students’ requests. This class includes 24-hour access to the clay studio during the session and is a studio access qualifier.
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STITCH BEAD WEAVING Cheri Meyers
October 24 – 25 | 1.5 days | Day 1: 9am – 4pm | Day 2: 9am – Noon Tuition: $172 | Supply fee: $8 (optional)
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POTS FOR PRESENTS Joan Farnam
October 27 – December 15 | 8 Tuesdays | 6 – 8pm | Experience Required Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $30 Join us to make a series of stoneware pots for gifts or your own shelves. Students will learn wheel-throwing and glazing techniques while getting into the holiday spirit. Kiln loading and firing will also be covered. Join us for bundles of fun as we prepare for the holidays. This class includes 24-hour access to the clay studio during the session. Prerequisite: Basic wheel-throwing experience.
SKILL BUILDING: A POTTER’S WORKPLACE Joan Farnam
January 26 – March 15 | 8 Tuesdays | 6 – 8pm | Experience Required Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $30 Hone your pottery skills by making tall cylinders, vases, plates, lidded forms (casseroles and jars) as well as altered forms. Students will learn to mix a glaze and will be responsible for loading and firing a kiln. Joan will discuss a wide variety of techniques and introduce students to the teaching styles of world-famous potters. This class includes 24-hour access to the clay studio during the session. Prerequisite: Basic wheel-throwing experience.
BIRDS AND BOTANICALS QUILTING BEE: SIX SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES Enid Weichselbaum
February 10 – 12 | 2.5 days | Days 1 & 2: 9am – 4pm | Day 3: 9am – Noon Tuition: $240 | Supply fee: $22 Join Enid for an adventure in learning some tried-and-true surface design techniques as well as some brand new processes for adding interest to your quilting. The theme will be simple bird and floral designs. Participants will use thread sketching, paint, silk screening, batik-like techniques, and piecing during these processes. For each technique, students will create one block to incorporate into one single quilt that will be donated to a charity. Students will also create blocks to take home to incorporate into their own quilt work. This class is part of the Northern Fibers Retreat.
HAND-PRINTED LAMPSHADES Jeanne McGee
PRINT ON CLAY Megan Mitchell
February 13 – 14 | 1.5 days | Day 1: 9am – 4pm | Day 2: 9am – Noon Tuition: $130 | Supply fee: $33
February 13 – 14 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $20
Take printmaking to a new dimension and learn how to print on clay. Megan will provide an introduction to silkscreening and relief printing methods for ceramic surfaces. Students will learn how to print directly onto a clay slab and discuss transferring imagery from paper to thrown forms. Megan will also help students transform a clay slab into three dimensions through press molds and focus on processes that can be done without access to a full printmaking studio. Pieces will be bisque-fired and ready to pick up the week following, or they can be mailed at the students’ expense. This class is part of the Northern Fibers Retreat.
FIBER & JEWELRY
Join Jeanne to make a hand-printed lampshade. Students will learn the basics of carving and printing a woodblock print. With the image carved into the block, students will create a repeat pattern onto fabric or paper. The printed fabric will then be made into a drum lampshade suitable for any small table lamp. This class is part of the Northern Fibers Retreat.
GLASS
PRINT & STITCH Julie Crabtree October 24 – 25 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $28
Learn a variety of printing methods on fabric to use as a base design ready to embellish with stitching (free-motion machine embroidery and hand). Julie will teach a variety of techniques, including using textured surfaces for printing, incorporating found objects, and integrating stamps and monoprinting using various paints and embossing agents. Layers of sheers and nets can be included to create a unique textural surface. The finished samples can be made into a small wall hanging, pincushion, or book mark.
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Learn the peyote stitch weave and watch the beads lock together to form magical patterns. Cheri will provide step-by-step instructions on technique and design while mixing complementary colors into a bracelet. Students will also weave colorful Czech glass beads into their design and assemble a bracelet that will fit their exact wrist size. Three different color combinations will be available to choose from, and all students will be provided with take-home handouts.
MAKE-A-BOWL FOR EMPTY BOWLS: GLASS October 27 or 28 | 6:30 – 7:30pm Tuition: $5 | Pre-registration required Enjoy a fall evening in the glass studio and support a good cause! Participants will learn the basics of fused glass and then create and decorate a 5 x 5-inch dish to donate to Empty Bowls.
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HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS Nancy Seaton November 21 | 1 day Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $40
Add color and light to your holiday season with your own glass holiday ornaments. Nancy will guide students to experiment with colored glass, frit, and kiln-carving to create multiple ornaments. The kiln-carving technique uses shapes cut with scissors from fiber paper. The glass is then melted over students’ images to achieve a beautiful, intricate design with minimal glass cutting required. Students can attend the kiln opening on Sunday, November 22, at 9am or pay to have their pieces mailed.
FUNCTIONAL GLASS PAINTING Anna Hess
December 12 – 13 | 2 days | Day 1: 1 - 4pm | Day 2: 9am - Noon Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $28 Join Anna for an opportunity to turn plain glass into personal pieces of art. Students will learn to take old wine glasses and make them into conversation pieces or holiday gifts by painting images and blending colors. Anna will give instruction on how to make pieces permanent and dishwasher safe.
SLUMP-A-DISH Nancy Seaton
PRINT WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING Richard James Nelson
September 25 – 27 | 2.5 days | Day 1: 4 – 6pm | Days 2 & 3: 9am – 4pm Tuition: $220 | Supply fee: $66 Learn the ancient technique of creating a multicolored print from multiple woodblocks or through the reduction method. Students will learn about reverse imagery, transferring methods, print registration, hand-printing, and use of the press. Richard will teach how to prepare and ink a block for printing, and students will go home with a mini-edition of their image. This class is a studio access qualifier.
HOLIDAY CARDS Kelly Dupre
January 12 | 6 – 8pm Tuition: $25 | Supply fee: $18
Enjoy a winter evening in the glass studio. Nancy will discuss the basics of fused glass, and then students will create and decorate a 5 x 5-inch dish. A variety of colored glass will be available. One week later, students will gather to see what magic transpired in the kiln or pay to have pieces mailed.
I LOVE GLASS Nancy Seaton February 6 | 1 day Tuition: $75 | Supply fee: $35
November 14 – 15 | 2 days Tuition: $150 | Supply fee: $38
Give your very own handmade greeting cards this holiday season. Students will learn how to make single and/or multicolored prints in the form of a card. Artists of all skill levels are welcome to join the fun of hand printing and use the Vandercook printing press. A variety of relief printing processes will be explored in honor of the holiday season. This class is a studio access qualifier.
COMMUNITY INK DAY: HOLIDAY GIFTS Jerry Riach
Warm your heart by spending a cozy winter day experimenting with the vibrant colors of glass. Students will learn basic glass cutting and glass behavior as Nancy teaches kilncarving and full-fuse techniques. Students will go home with several beautiful pieces created in honor of Valentine’s Day. Students can attend the kiln opening on Sunday, February 7, at 9am or pay to have their pieces mailed.
BUTTON IT UP WITH GLASS Nancy Seaton
December 12 | 1 – 4pm Tuition: $5
Join us for this all-ages printmaking event and create your own unique mono-printed art piece for personal use or to give as a holiday gift. Students will experiment with design and learn more about the art of printmaking. All supplies are provided. This is a drop-in activity; please come anytime between 1 and 4pm. Youth under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
February 13 | 9am – Noon Tuition: $40 | Supply fee: $15
Finish your new sweater with your own fused glass buttons! Students will make 12 original one-inch buttons while learning the basics of fused glass. Each button will be an original design featuring a collage of colors, shapes, and textures. Students can attend the kiln opening on Sunday, February 14, at 9am or pay to have their pieces mailed. This class is part of the Northern Fibers Retreat.
LET’S GET A REACTION Nancy Seaton
February 18 – March 3 | 3 Thursdays | 6 – 8:30pm Tuition: $70 | Supply fee: $66 | Experience Required Nancy will lead students to explore the chemical reactions that happen with glass and metal combinations. During the first two sessions, students will make small part sheets. For the last session, they will mix and match to form final projects, such as plates, jewelry, or other imaginative pieces. Prerequisite: basic fused glass experience. This class is a studio access qualifier.
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WATERCOLOR David Hahn and John Franz
October 19 – November 9 | 4 Mondays | 4 – 5:30pm Tuition: $25 Paint the beauty of the North Shore and learn to make watercolors come alive on paper. John and David will cover the basics of watercolor technique, including preparing the paper, using different kinds of brushstrokes, and color theory. For ages 10 – 13.
PRINT continued COMMUNITY INK DAY: PRINT YOUR VALENTINES Jerry Riach February 6 | 1 – 4pm Tuition: $5
Join us for this all-ages printmaking event and create your own unique mono-printed art piece for personal use or to give as a valentine. Students will experiment with design and learn more about the art of printmaking. All supplies are provided. This is a drop-in activity; please come anytime between 1 and 4pm. Youth under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING Nick Wroblewski May 12 – 14 | 3 days Tuition: $300 | Supply fee: $60
Students will investigate the methods of relief woodblock printmaking as Nick gives an introduction to the basics of creating a multicolor woodblock print. Techniques covered include transfer, carving, reduction, and multi-block methods, simplifying the world of layers, reverse imagery, registration, and printing. Also included are guided discussions on imagery, abstraction, and conceptual intent. A collaboration between the Art Colony and North House Folk School, this course allows students to experience two unique Grand Marais cultural institutions. On day one students begin their work in the North House woodshop. Days two and three take place in the Art Colony’s professional printmaking studio, where students will use a Takach printing press.
CLAY: HANDBUILDING Melissa Wickwire
October 26 – November 9 | 3 Mondays | 4 – 5:30pm Tuition: $40
Have you ever wondered where piggy banks came from? In the Middle Ages people stored items such as salt in wide-necked jars that were made from a clay called “pygg.” The so-called pig jar retained its name long after potters stopped using pygg clay to produce pottery. Join Melissa to learn more about the history of piggy banks, practice hand-building, and make your own piggy bank. For ages 5 – 8.
INTRODUCTION TO FILM & VIDEO Maeri Hedstrom
October 27 – November 17 | 4 Tuesdays | 3:45 – 5:15pm Tuition: $40 Get hands-on video experience and learn about the process of filmmaking from storyboarding through production. Students will complete all aspects of shooting and editing their own short film by the end of class and will have a DVD of their video to take home. Students can work on their own or in groups. For ages 12 – 16.
FUSE IT UP WITH GLASS Nancy Seaton December 7 | 9am – 2pm Tuition: $38
Explore the properties of fused glass while creating multiple ornaments, pendants, or pins – all great for holiday presents. Students will learn how to cut and kiln-carve glass in order to create unique, textured designs. Students can pick up their pieces on Tuesday, December 8. For ages 10 – 18.
CLAY: HANDBUILDING Melissa Wickwire
January 25 – February 8 | 3 Mondays | 4 – 5:30pm Tuition: $40 Have you ever wondered where piggy banks came from? In the Middle Ages people stored items such as salt in wide-necked jars that were made from a clay called “pygg.” The so-called pig jar retained its name long after potters stopped using pygg clay to produce pottery. Join Melissa to learn more about the history of piggy banks, practice hand-building, and make your own piggy bank. For ages 9 – 12.
YOUTH
OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY Tessa Larson
WATERCOLOR David Hahn and John Franz
September 26 | 9am – 12:30pm Tuition: $25
April 4 – 18 | 3 Mondays | 4 – 5:30pm Tuition: $20
Learn how to tell a story through photography. Tessa will teach students how to take scenic photos with the use of a digital camera. Students will gain a better understanding of how to use their camera to its fullest and practice by taking photos outdoors. For ages 10 – 14.
DRAWING David Hahn and John Franz
September 28 – October 12 | 3 Mondays | 4 – 5:30pm Tuition: $20
Students will learn the basics of drawing as David and John use still life to teach a variety of techniques, including 3-D, realism, and landscape. Drawing is the foundation of all art media, so jump in and build skills that will last a lifetime. For ages 6 – 9.
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Paint the beauty of the North Shore and learn to make watercolors come alive on paper. John and David will cover the basics of watercolor technique, including preparing the paper, using different kinds of brushstrokes, and color theory. For ages 6 to 9.
2-D TO 3-D David Hahn and John Franz
April 25 – May 16 | 4 Mondays | 4 – 5:30pm Tuition: $30 John and David will take the first two sessions to provide an overview of drawing techniques, including perspective, realism, and shading. Students will then work toward creating a 2-D design that will be translated into a 3-D clay sculpture. For ages 9 to 14.
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North Shore Readers & Writers Festival: A Minnesota Voice November 5 – 8
NEW EVENT Keynote Author: Lorna Landvik
Celebrate the literary arts with four days filled with workshops, readings, panel discussions, and more. Readers and writers alike will find a multitude of opportunities to learn and engage with words. This event is hosted in partnership with Drury Lane Books and the Grand Marais Public Library.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 1 – 2:30pm Craft Seminar You Can Say That? Rachael Hanel
1 – 4pm | Workshops Creating Memorable Characters Bill Durbin Traditional Poetic Forms Ken McCullough Writing About Place: Exotic Locations, Your Own Backyard Erin Hart
4:15 - 5pm Special Event Illustration Talk & Demo Betsy Bowen
4 – 5:30pm | Free Event University of Minnesota Press 90th Anniversary Celebration Open House
To register for the festival please use the registration form found on our website and call the Art Colony for more information. Full Festival Pass: $395 for non-members/$370 for members Includes all festival events except two catered lunches Individual Workshops: $65 for non-members/$60 for members Individual Craft Seminars: $33 for non-members/$30 for members Special Events: $10 Lunches: FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch Registration deadline for catered lunches | October 22
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 9 – 10:30am | Special Event The Literary History of the North Shore Patrick Coleman, Ann Regan & Erik Anderson 10:40am – 12:10pm | Craft Seminars Writing and Social Change Diane Wilson Turning a Page on Book Clubs Pamela Klinger-Horn & Ann Woodbeck Telling the Traveler’s Tale Catherine Watson
7 – 8:30pm | Special Event The Method to Our Madness Faith Sullivan, Judith Guest & Lorna Landvik
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 9 – 10:30am | Craft Seminar Beyond the Best-Seller List: How Readers Find the Book World Online Linda White
PRICING AND REGISTRATION
9am – Noon | Workshops Beginning With a Bang Bill Durbin Telling True Stories: Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Diane Wilson Poems From Your Life Story Ken McCullough
12:10 – 1:20pm | Lunchtime Reading Panel Festival Authors Bart Sutter, Faith Sullivan, Heid Erdrich & Marlais Brand 1:30 – 3pm | Craft Seminar Poetic Portraits Bart Sutter
12:10 – 1:20pm | Lunchtime Reading Panel North Shore Writers Beryl Singleton Bissell, Kay Grindland, Jennifer Shoals & Chel Anderson
3:05 – 4:35pm | Craft Seminar Social Media Demystified for Authors Linda White
1 – 4:30pm | Workshops The Truth in Historical Fiction Bill Durbin A Memory That Sticks: A Recipe for Memoir Rachael Hanel The Art of the Book Review Laurie Hertzel
4:45 – 6pm | Free Event Reading & Book Signing: Fishing with RayAnne Sarah Stonich 7 – 8:30pm | Special Event Keynote Address: Writing, Reading & a Bunch of Stuff In-Between Lorna Landvik
1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshops Recipe as Writing Heid Erdrich Family Writing in Fiction & Memoir Jane O’Reilly & Catherine Watson Writing the Season Peter Geye The Writer’s Life Kathryn Kysar
4:45 – 6pm | Special Event Book Talk & Signing: We Know How This Ends Cathy Wurzer 7 – 8:30pm | Special Event Minnesota Presses Moderated by Cathy Wurzer 9pm | Free Event Poetry, Imagery & More Moheb Soliman
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 9 – 10:30am Craft Seminar HOME: The Great Lakes Project Moheb Soliman
9am – Noon | Workshops Creating the Character Called “I” Rachel Gabriel Writing the Shore Peter Geye Poetry Workout Kathryn Kysar
9pm | Free Event Books & Brew: Writers’ Gathering
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North Shore Readers & Writers Festival “YOU CAN SAY THAT?” THE BOUNDARIES IN CREATIVE NONFICTION Rachael Hanel November 5 | 1 – 2:30pm | Craft Seminar
What are the boundaries when it comes to creative nonfiction? How is creative nonfiction defined? Join Rachael for a lively discussion that covers the craft of memoir, essay, and literary journalism. Rachael will talk about the decisions that go into writing creative nonfiction and reasons why some creative nonfiction writers have run into trouble. She will also explore the ethics and legalities that surround writing about real people and events.
TRADITIONAL POETIC FORMS Ken McCullough November 5 | 1– 4pm | Workshop
If you are intimidated but intrigued by traditional poetic forms, this is the workshop for you. Ken will guide writers through the basics of several traditional poetic forms, including sonnets, villanelles, and sestinas. Writers will start from this solid foundation and end up with several works in progress.
WRITING ABOUT PLACE: EXOTIC LOCATIONS, YOUR OWN BACK YARD Erin Hart November 5 | 1 – 4pm | Workshop
Erin will guide students to consider writing about place by first looking at and discussing samples of great writing and great settings. Then students will engage their own imaginations by drawing maps and exploring three essential elements: description, history, and spiritual resonance. Finally, students will share, analyze, and discuss their work, zeroing in on what makes for effective writing about place.
CREATING MEMORABLE CHARACTERS Bill Durbin November 5 | 1 – 4pm | Workshop
Bill will guide students to focus on creating characters that will immediately engage readers. Students will learn how to choose the main character for a story and practice several writing techniques that will help make characters vivid and real.
ILLUSTRATION TALK & PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATION Betsy Bowen November 5 | 4:15 – 5pm | Special Event
Join us at Betsy Bowen’s studio for an artist talk and hear about Betsy’s writing and illustrative work with children’s books. Betsy will also do a woodcut printmaking demonstration.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OPEN HOUSE November 5 | 4 – 5:30pm | Free Event | No pre-registration required Meet press staff, share refreshments, and celebrate 90 years.
THE METHOD TO OUR MADNESS Faith Sullivan, Judith Guest & Lorna Landvik November 5 | 7 – 8:30pm |Special Event
Join Lorna, Faith, and Judith to learn what works for these three established authors. The panel will discuss the multitude of methods by which writers achieve well-crafted, saleable stories, fiction or nonfiction, and if the “how-to” books have it right. A questionand-answer period will follow.
BEYOND THE BEST-SELLER LIST: HOW READERS FIND THE BOOK WORLD ONLINE Linda White November 6 | 9 – 10:30am | Craft Seminar
Readers, whether you’re looking for the next hot book, you want to connect with your favorite author, or get in on book giveaways, Linda will provide you with ways to join the online book community. Participants will leave with plenty of tips, tricks, and new ideas for how to sort through the various social media platforms and find the insider’s online book world.
BEGINNING WITH A BANG Bill Durbin November 6 | 9am – Noon | Workshop
Writers will learn to develop an opening strategy for a short story or novel that will grab a reader’s attention. Bill will provide an overview of some classical beginnings of stories, and students will practice creating their own beginning.
POEMS FROM YOUR LIFE STORY Ken McCullough November 6 | 9am – Noon | Workshop
Most poetry is autobiographical to some extent, drawn from a larger narrative. Ken will guide students to distill these larger stories into a crystallized form while maintaining an intensity of language. Students will learn to develop a sharp eye and ear for their strengths as well as weaknesses when dealing with their own life story and work to transform personal history into poetic form.
TELLING TRUE STORIES: MEMOIR & CREATIVE NONFICTION Diane Wilson November 6 | 9am – Noon | Workshop
Building context for personal stories connects us to a deeper, more universal experience. And understanding the deeper purpose for our work becomes the foundation for exploring contexts that are racial, cultural, historical, and geographic. Using literary excerpts, Diane will facilitate discussion around the author’s intention as the invisible motivation behind each story. Students will explore their own intention through journaling and class discussion with time to share their own literary projects.
LUNCHTIME READING PANEL: NORTH SHORE WRITERS Beryl Singleton Bissell, Kay Grindland, Jennifer Shoals & Chel Anderson November 6 | 12:10 - 1:20pm FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch Registration deadline for catered lunch | October 22
THE TRUTH IN HISTORICAL FICTION Bill Durbin November 6 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop
Bill will guide writers to use original source material such as diaries, letters, journals, field research, newspaper articles, personal interviews, and unpublished manuscripts to write fiction that brings history to life.
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A MEMORY THAT STICKS: A RECIPE FOR MEMOIR Rachael Hanel November 6 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop
Do you know you have a story to tell but aren’t sure where to start? Rachael will guide students to use the power of visual memory to spark the writing process. Students will practice linking their memories to universal themes to which readers can relate. During the workshop, students will complete an outline for an essay that contains both an inner and an outer story.
THE ART OF THE BOOK REVIEW Laurie Hertzel
November 6 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop Join Laurie Hertzel, senior editor for books at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, for an enlightening discussion about the purpose and art of reviewing books. What are reviews for? Whom do they serve? What’s a fair assessment of a book? In order to address these questions, Laurie will moderate a discussion with Minnesota authors Sarah Stonich and Peter Geye.
SOCIAL MEDIA DEMYSTIFIED FOR AUTHORS Linda White November 6 | 3:05 – 4:35pm | Craft Seminar
Linda will provide an overview of the different platforms through which authors can encourage fan interaction, and participants will gather tips and examples on where to start. Linda will outline what each major type of social media is best used for, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, GoodReads, or other platforms. Everyone will leave with plenty of ideas on how to encourage quality fan interaction.
READING & BOOK SIGNING Sarah Stonich
November 6 | 4:45 – 6pm | Free Event | No pre-registration required Come listen to award-winning author Sarah Stonich read from her book, Fishing With RayAnne, due out November 3. A book signing will follow.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS | WRITING, READING & A BUNCH OF STUFF IN BETWEEN Lorna Landvik November 6 | 7pm | Special Event
Established author and comedian Lorna Landvik will light up the festival with her keynote address that is sure to be both informative and entertaining. Lorna will share about her life as a writer: what inspires, what blocks, and the importance of confidence and honoring her work. She will also delve into the strange, new publishing world and talk about what she reads on her own time.
BOOKS & BREW November 6 | 9pm | Free Event | No pre-registration required Join festival authors for this informal late-night gathering.
THE LITERARY HISTORY OF THE NORTH SHORE Patrick Coleman, Ann Regan & Erik Anderson November 7 | 9 – 10:30am | Special Event
North Shore Readers & Writers Festival WRITING AND SOCIAL CHANGE Diane Wilson
November 7 | 10:40am – 12:10pm | Craft Seminar How can you create a life in which writing supports social change and social change inspires your writing? Join Diane to learn about her work at Dream of Wild Health, whose mission is to restore health and well-being in the Native community by recovering knowledge of and access to healthy indigenous foods, medicines, and lifeways. Learn about her passion to pursue social change and the writing life in ways that ultimately change one’s personal life and community.
TURNING A PAGE ON BOOK CLUBS Pamela Klinger-Horn & Ann Woodbeck, along with Sarah Stonich November 7 | 10:40am – 12:10pm | Craft Seminar
Participants will learn how to create a vibrant new book club or reinvigorate an existing book club. Pamela and Ann will identify the elements of a successful book discussion group, including size, meeting format, strategies for book selection, and resources for constructive discussion. Topics will also cover field trips and author connections.
TELLING THE TRAVELER’S TALE Catherine Watson November 7 | 10:40am – 12:10pm | Craft Seminar
Travel memoir is one of the oldest forms of literature, and its essence has not changed through the ages. It is still the true account of a journey, told in first person for an audience back home. This talk will highlight more than 2,000 years of the genre’s history, along with tips on how to sharpen your own traveler’s tales, whether your journey is around the world or within your own soul.
LUNCHTIME READING PANEL: FESTIVAL AUTHORS Bart Sutter, Faith Sullivan, Heid Erdrich & Marlais Brand November 7 | 12:10 - 1:20pm FREE with brown bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch Registration deadline for catered lunch | October 22
POETIC PORTRAITS Bart Sutter
November 7 | 1:30 – 3pm | Craft Seminar Bart will draw upon exemplary poems as well as his own work to showcase how people are brought to life within writing. He will discuss several topics, including choosing subjects, crafting genuine voices, placing characters in dramatic situations, and keeping a hands-free approach to guiding the reader. While the talk is focused on poetry, most techniques apply to prose as well.
RECIPE AS WRITING Heid Erdrich
November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop Writers of all genres are invited to join Heid to explore how a recipe can hold a story, a poem, or even a play. Students will examine how food triggers memory and metaphor in literature and will engage in guided writing exercises. At the end, students will share their work in a supportive atmosphere.
Learn about select literary history of the North Shore, beginning with a discussion and book display of early Lake Superior fiction, a survey of the canonical literary nonfiction of the region—especially mid-century writers such as Rutstrum, Hoover, Kerfoot, and the like—and ending with a look at the present-day writers who find inspiration from the landscapes of the North Shore.
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HOMES: THE GREAT LAKES PROJECT Moheb Soliman November 8 | 9 – 10:30am | Craft Seminar
WRITING THE SEASON Peter Geye
November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop Peter will lead a discussion on how to incorporate the season into a narrative and make it as much a part of the story as a human character. Students will then practice transcribing the season into prose through a variety of writing exercises. Weather permitting, time may allow for working outdoors. Students who take the “Writing the Season” workshop may continue with their work in the “Writing the Shore” workshop.
THE WRITER’S LIFE Kathryn Kysar
November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop Kathryn will address some of the complexities of living a writer’s life, including juggling family, work, and writing obligations, self-promotion via social media, building an online presence, finding workshops and support, creating communities, and joining in the vivacious literary scene in Minnesota. Kathryn will also touch on developing a writer’s resume and applying for grants and residencies as she introduces participants to the many ways to expand, stabilize, and build their lives as writers.
FAMILY WRITING IN FICTION & MEMOIR Jane O’Reilly and Catherine Watson
Poet, performance artist, and Joyce Foundation Fellow, Moheb Soliman, will discuss his work from a four-month excursion tracing the entire Great Lakes coastline by land for an on-going interdisciplinary project. Moheb, born in Egypt, has lived around the region in the US and Canada and has come to big questions about the place of nature in modernity and the identity of this vast yet coherent borderland. His project imagines how nature constitutes culture, how people live with, and not just on, the lakes, and how the mythic immigrant trials of assimilation and making home sit with other experiences of place around the region.
WRITING THE SHORE Peter Geye
November 8 | 9am – Noon | Workshop Peter will lead a discussion on how to incorporate the landscape into a narrative and make it as much a part of the story as a human character. Students will then practice transcribing the landscape and shore into prose through a variety of writing exercises. Weather permitting, time may allow for working outdoors. Students who take the “Writing the Season” workshop may continue with their work in the “Writing the Shore” workshop.
POETRY WORKOUT Kathryn Kysar
November 8 | 9am – Noon | Workshop
November 7 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | Workshop
Bringing their wisdom as writing coaches, published authors, and sisters, Jane and Catherine will illuminate the challenges of writing about family and discuss how each writes about their shared family in unique ways. They will present material about fiction and memoir, give examples from their own work, and provide in-class exercises for students to practice in both genres.
Join Kathryn to energize, invigorate, and strengthen your poetry, and leave with several new drafts and a returned sense of joy for writing. After reviewing the components of a good poem, Kathryn will highlight several master poems. Participants will generate new work from writing exercises, including prompts, chance, and other fun activities. At the end there will be time reserved for participants to share their work.
CREATING THE CHARACTER CALLED “I” Rachel Gabriel
BOOK TALK & SIGNING Cathy Wurzer
November 8 | 9am – Noon | Workshop
November 7 | 4:45 – 6pm | Special Event
Join us for this special event with Cathy Wurzer, MPR broadcast journalist, as she shares about her recent book, We Know How This Ends: Living While Dying (UMP, 2015). Cathy will talk about her introduction to and friendship with educator and musician Bruce Kramer, who in 2010 was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and discuss how she went about putting his story of loss, grief, and perseverance into words. A book signing will follow.
As memoirists and/or essayists, we are challenged to create a believable character of the self. Working toward this end, students will have an opportunity to experiment with the craft element of character development through analyzing master texts, in-class discussion, and writing practice. Rachel will guide students in creating self-portraits with a clear narrative voice and facilitate discussion around choosing different lenses through which to tell a story, be it historical, socioeconomic, or metaphorical.
MINNESOTA PRESSES Moderator: Cathy Wurzer November 7 | 7 –8:30pm | Special Event
Minnesota has a well-established reputation in the book publishing realm. With us this evening will be representatives from the following presses: Milkweed Editions, Coffee House, Graywolf, University of Minnesota Press, and the Minnesota Historical Society Press. This is a unique opportunity to hear from a variety of presses along with special guest moderator, Cathy Wurzer.
POETRY, IMAGERY & MORE Moheb Soliman
November 7 | 9pm | Free Event | No pre-registration required Poet and performance artist Moheb Soliman will share work from his interdisciplinary Great Lakes project as well as other writing.
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ART COLONY EVENTS Plein Air Grand Marais
Juror | Tom Nachreiner Competition | September 11 – 17 Lutsen Mountains Paint Out | September 12; 1 – 4pm | Lutsen Mountains Quick Paint | September 17; 4 – 5:30pm | Artists’ Point in Grand Marais Juror Lecture | Tom Nachreiner | September 18; 11am | Art Colony Opening Reception | September 18; 5 – 7pm | Johnson Heritage Post Exhibition Open | September 19 – November 15 | Johnson Heritage Post & Art Colony
TOUR D’ART: ARTFUL ABODES OCTOBER 3 | $125
A GRAND MARAIS ART COLONY FUNDRAISER Exhibition | October 3 – 15 Exclusive home tour, reception, and exhibition highlighting the art of architecture, home design, and functional art. Featuring homes by John Howe, Dale Mulfinger, Richard Olson & David Salmela.
PLEIN AIR LUNCHTIME DISCUSSIONS FREE with bag lunch | $13 for catered lunch Registration deadline for catered lunch | September 7
PAINTING GRAND MARAIS Lisa Stauffer September 14 | Noon – 1pm | pg 5
PLAN TO BE INSPIRED: INSPIRED TO PLAN Dave Gilsvik September 16 | Noon – 1pm | pg 5
PLEIN AIR CLASSES
ART OF THE NOCTURNE Neil Sherman September 14 | 8 – 11pm Tuition: $40 | pg 3
YOUR AUTHENTIC PLEIN AIR VOICE Tom Nachreiner September 19 – 21| 3 days Tuition: $285 | pg 3
PLEIN AIR ARTIST TALKS
HOW TO IMPROVE AS AN ARTIST Tom Nachreiner September 18 | 11am | Grand Marais Art Colony Tuition: FREE | pg 5
THE ART OF SEEING: DEVELOPING A VISUAL LITERACY Hazel Belvo September 19 | 10 – 11am | Johnson Heritage Post Tuition: $5 suggested donation | pg 5
FALL INTO ART | FAMILY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES
CLASS SPONTANEOUS PROCESS PAINTING Bevie LaBrie October 17 – 18 | 2 days Tuition: $170 | Supply fee: $17 | pg 3
ARTIST TALK HOW THE ARTS BUILD RESILIENCY IN YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES Bevie LaBrie October 17 | 4:30pm FREE | Pre-registration requested | pg 5
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Watercolor Resist Painting | October 16 | 10am – 2pm | FREE Monoprints in the Print Studio | October 17 | 1 – 4pm |$5 Glass Bobbles in the Glass Studio | October 17 | 1 – 4pm | $5
Fall Art Weekend
FIELD TRIP EXPLORING ART AT THE GRAND PORTAGE HERITAGE CENTER Dave Gilsvik & Art Colony staff Saturday, October 17 | 9am – 3pm Tuition: $95
Join us for a field trip to the Grand Portage Heritage Center. Enjoy a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of the center’s archived pieces. Dave Gilsvik will talk about the four murals he completed this past May installed at the center. Weather permitting the schedule will also include a hike. Bus transportation from the Art Colony is provided.
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Annual Member Show & Sale
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An exhibition celebrating the creativity of the talented artists who help support the Art Colony
OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 22
Retreat
October 30 Member Meeting | 4pm Opening Reception | 5pm 2015 Theme: Wabi-sabi: beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Feb 10-14, 2016
EMPTY BOWLS
DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Twelve percent of Cook County residents go hungry every month. To address this need, each year the Art Colony co-organizes the Empty Bowls Dinner & Silent Auction: a community art fundraiser to alleviate local hunger needs.
MAKE-A-BOWL FOR EMPTY BOWLS CLAY
September 20 – October 19 Every Sunday | 2pm (except September 27 & October 11) | Every Monday | 7pm Tuition: $5 | Pre-registration required | pg 5
GLASS
October 27 or 28 | 6:30 – 7:30pm Tuition: $5 | Pre-registration required | pg 6
PAINT-A-BOWL
November 1 | 10am – Noon Tuition: $5 | No pre-registration required | pg 5
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
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November 19 | Responses to Beauty December 17 | The One Hundred Day Project | Cathy Benda Join us in committing to 100 days of creative practice January 21 | Art Inventory Software | Neil Sherman February 18 | Critical Response Critique Model | Lynn Speaker
WINTER PLEIN AIR
Join us for the 6th Annual Northern Fibers Retreat co-hosted with North House Folk School and the Northwoods Fiber Guild. Explore fiber arts in the heart of winter through classes, demonstrations, lectures, and other learning opportunities.
INSTRUCTOR EXHIBITION
February 3 – 28 Opening Reception | February 12 | 5pm
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February 12 | 7pm northhouse.org Gather together for a good old-fashioned time of show-and-tell. Share work and passions for fiber, while inspiring one another with new ideas. 888-387-9762
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NORTHERN FIBERS RETREAT 218-387-2737 CLASSES
in Grand Marais, MN BIRDS AND BOTANICALS QUILTING BEE: SIX SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES Enid Weichselbaum February 10 – 12 | 2.5 days | Days 1 & 2: 9am – 4pm | Day 3: 9am – Noon Tuition: $240 | Supply fee: $22 | pg 6
BUTTON IT UP WITH GLASS Nancy Seaton February 13 | 9am – Noon Tuition: $40 | Supply fee: $15 | pg 7
HAND-PRINTED LAMPSHADES Jeanne McGee
February 13 – 14 | 1.5 days | Day 1: 9am – 4pm | Day 2: 9am – Noon Tuition: $130 | Supply fee: $33 | pg 6
CUT PAPER ART Andrea Martin February 13 – 14 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $44 | pg 4
PRINT ON CLAY Megan Mitchell February 13 – 14 | 2 days Tuition: $190 | Supply fee: $20 | pg 6
JANUARY 24 – 29
POP-UP EXHIBITION AT THE ART COLONY January 29 | 3 – 5pm
See work created during the vast expanse of winter up the Gunflint Trail. Questions & Registration: outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org
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RESIDENCY SERIES
In 2016, through the Residency Series, the Art Colony looks forward to providing more artists with more work space in a quiet, natural setting to support the process, development, creation, and production of new works. Experimentation and creative risk-taking are encouraged! Some of the residencies are awarded by application, some are awarded by invitation, and some are in a workshop setting under the guidance of a mentoring artist. Select weeks are also available for artists to do Independent Residencies in the printmaking, glass, clay, and 2-D studio spaces.
SELECTED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE March 7 – 20 | Applications due December 11 The Art Colony selects two artists annually for two-week residencies to work in either the ecofriendly printmaking studio or the large, multi-use Founders Hall studio.
INVITED ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE The Art Colony has invited three artists to conduct residencies in 2016:
CHARLES MATSON LUME March 21 – April 3 | Installation & Exhibition | Exhibition Open March 26 – April 3
MARY BERGS AND LISA HOCHSTEIN
April 14 – 23 | Earth Day Community Installation
Martha McQuade
MENTOR RESIDENCY WORKSHOPS Each mentoring artist offers a unique philosophical approach and teaching style. Workshops are cooperative in nature, characterized by critical group dialogue, focused time to work on independent projects, and mentored guidance. Workshops include: DOUG WESTENDORP | April 25 – 29 ELIZABETH ERICKSON | May 7 – 10 MARTHA MCQUADE & DAN CLARK | May 23 – 27 DAVID FEINBERG | June 20 – 24 HAZEL BELVO | July 18 – 22 & July 25 – 29
INDEPENDENT RESIDENCIES All artists-in-residence will engage with the community by either facilitating a project or giving a public lecture. Times and dates TBA.
Charles Mary Matson Bergs Lume
The Art Colony invites artists to retreat to our professional studios for uninterrupted space and time. Call for details.