Issue 120: 01012015

THE ARTS CENTER What’s Inside: A Word From Our Director

THE ARTS CENTER NEWSLETTER Issue 120 - January 2015 Courtesy of:

Duhks Concert Upcoming Classes New Exhibit: Souls of Silver A Look Inside Upcoming Events Special Thanks

From the director’s desk:

Cyndi Wish Executive Director

Writing this from my third week as Director here at The Arts Center, I don’t know what I can tell you about this wonderful organization that you don’t already know. Every day something exciting is happening—home-schooled kids come for art class, clients from Community Options learn about ceramics, the Woodchippers Group meets in the Hansen Studio, Artful Happy Hour, Classic Movie Night, Arts After School, adult classes, Rumble-in-the-Jungle, high-quality exhibitions, community theatre… And The Duhks? Playing in Jamestown? Here? Really? I am constantly blown away by the capacity The Arts Center has, the breadth of the programs here, and the organization’s commitment to the community—But you know all of this already, right?

People have asked me about my “vision” for The Arts Center.

While I am not without vision, The Arts Center is an organization that is here to provide Jamestown and the surrounding area with creativity, culture, and education. The vision it achieves is one that comes from you, the people The Arts Center serves. I invite you to stop by, say hello, and share with me your opinions on what The Arts Center can do to continue to keep the community culturally engaged. For me, art has always been the thing that comes along when life feels blurry or dark and makes it beautiful again. My vision is that the arts can do that for you too.

Many have also asked me about making such a change, moving to North Dakota from Cape Cod. I love it here, and my only regret about moving to Jamestown is not doing it in time to make it to Taylor’s retirement send-off. Which sounds, deservedly, like it was a really great party.

Hope to see you soon, Cyndi

wine &cheese The Arts Center

2015 tasting

Saturday, January 17, 2015 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at The Arts Center Tickets $30 available at Cork & Barrel and The Arts Center

Explore the grapes that give us our favorite wines: Savignon Blanc Cabernet Chardonnay Pinot Noir Syrah / Shiraz Zinfandel Riesling Moscato

All proceeds go to The Arts Center. Must be 21 years of age. Sponsored by Cork & Barrel.

Live at The Arts Center in Jamestown, ND Saturday, January 10th at 7:30 pm

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DUHKS “The inventive Canadians in The Duhks are widely beloved for their smooth blend of traditional roots music, bluegrass and soul which they inject with well-placed Afro-Cuban and Celtic influences.� ~ NPR One of the most musically adventurous bands to come from the roots scene in the past decade. No band epitomizes the polyethnic strands of modern folk music better than The Duhks. Since forming in Winnipeg in 2001, The Duhks have created a dynamic blend of old-timey, French Canadian and Celtic music punched up with shades of blues, soul and driving Afro-Cuban rhythms that leaves festival crowds on their feet.

Over the course of 4 critically-acclaimed albums the band has earned Juno and Grammy awards and nominations and have played a significant role in the neo-folk revival.

Learn more, listen to music samples and watch live performance videos at www.duhks.com.

Tickets at the door only. $15 members / $20 non-members

upcoming classes providing opportunities for artistic development and exploration

Creative opportunities for adults (16 years of age and older)

More details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com/classes

perspective drawing workshop with Christine Burchill

Tuesdays: January 6th – 27th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $50 members / $60 non-members

Whether you draw or paint professionally, or doodle for fun, knowledge of perspective can make your artwork look more realistic and three dimensional. In this easy, step-by-step workshop, you’ll learn the basics of one and two point perspective, including point of view, vanishing points, and horizon line. Learn to make some objects look closer to the viewer and others look further away while maintaining correct proportions, as well as ways to draw objects and corners accurately.

pottery wheel introduction* with Michael Dietz

Wednesdays: January 7th – February 4th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $120 members / $160 non-members

It’s time to get your hands dirty… Join us for the introduction to wheel-thrown pottery. In this series of classes students will learn to center clay, create cups, bowls and various vessels on the wheel. Then trim and glaze your vessels for the kiln.

Class fee includes all clay, glazes and kiln firing. Dress for a mess! *This class is a prerequisite for members wishing to use the Hansen studio for personal pottery work.

jewelry making with Matt Swearingen

Fridays: January 16th – February 27th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $10 members / $15 non-members per session

This workshop is a great introduction into the wonderful world of beads! Students will learn about beads, findings and how to use beading tools. And then apply this knowledge to complete a necklace or bracelet. Beginners welcome, 18 years and older, all materials provided. Sign up for one session or multiple sessions.

painting fundamentals & color theory with Anna Jacobson

Mondays: January 12th – 26th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $35 members / $45 non-members per session

Learn to properly prepare your painting surface, stretch canvas, mix paint and application. Students will study how to REALLY see color. Explore the drawing behind the paint through the use of acrylic and oil mediums. All materials provided. Discount for attending all three sessions $90 member / $120 non-members.

Basic knitting workshop with Linda Christian & Colleen McCoy

January 13th & 20th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $45 members / $55 non-members

During this introductory class, you will learn casting-on, knitting, and binding-off techniques while making your own infinity scarf that can keep you warm all winter!

With the materials fee of $15 (included in class fee) you will receive a starter kit including knitting needles, and 2 skeins of yarn, that you will use in class and can take home after. Let us know your favorite color choices when you register.

introductory watercolor painting with Anna Jacobson

Mondays: February 2nd – 23rd from 6:00 – 8:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $35 members / $45 non-members per session

Students will be introduced to watercolor painting essentials: how to handle the paint, color mixing, proper application techniques and more. This class is designed for beginners and all materials are provided. Discount for attending all three sessions $120 member / $160 non-members.

photography - level 1 with Troy Gunderson

Tuesdays: February 3rd – 24th from 7:00 – 8:45 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $50 members / $60 non-members

A beginner’s course designed for the DSLR camera photographer. Learn what the terms mean, how to shoot in manual mode, the how’s and why’s of adjusting the shutter speed, ISO and aperture settings. Plus techniques to improve your compositions, use of light and much more. (Students with point and shoot cameras are welcome but may not be able to participate in many of the exercises due to the camera’s lack of controls and features).

fused glass with Jaci Trefz

Saturday, February 7th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm & Sunday, February 8th from 1:00 – 4:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $35 members / $45 non-members per session

Create two fused glass projects! This informative, fun and rewarding two-day introduction to fused glass art will walk you through the basic processes dealing with glass compatibility, studio safety, fusing temperatures and glass cutting. Prior experience not necessary. All materials provided.

mosaicS A-Z with Bonnie Tressler

Monday, February 9th & Wednesday, February 11th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $30 members / $40 non-members per session

Students will learn classical principles and techniques handed down through the centuries by mosaic masters. The class is very informative in all areas dealing with mosaic projects including, design, choosing appropriate substrates, cutting glass and ceramic, mortaring, grouting, and finishing. A materials list will be provided for you to purchase items ahead of time and bring to class.

art classes for kids rumble in the jungle with Jennifer Wentz

2nd Saturday of each month. For kids in K – 2nd grades. 10:30 am – 12:00 pm The Arts Center • $5 members / $7 non-members Dance, create, and learn about a magical, beautiful part of our earth! The 2nd Saturday of each month we will focus on a different aspect of the Flora and Fauna from the Rainforest. Students will gain appreciation for the arts while learning sculpture, painting, mosaic, printmaking, dance, fiber art and mixed media. Remember—Dress for a mess! Call 701-251-2496 to register your child.

FAMILY POTTERY with Bill Nybo

Saturdays: January 24th & 31st from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm The Arts Center • $25 members / $35 non-members Join us in creating a Festival of Frozen Figures including snowmen and penguins from the warm environment at the Hansen Ceramic Studio. Bring your child to this fun weekend activity of hand-building with clay.

exhibitions revolving gallery exhibitions every four to six weeks

Souls of silver Wet Plate Photographs by Shane Balkowitsch January 14 – 31, 2015 Seeing an unusual photograph launched Shane Balkowitsch’s journey into historic photographic processes—particularly wet plate collodion. One of the earliest forms of photography, Frederick Scott Archer has been credited with inventing this process in 1848. It became popular worldwide, then quickly died off in the 1880s when a more convenient way of taking photographs was invented.

In recent years, the art form has experienced a small revival among contemporary photographers who have decided to return to the roots of photography and embrace the old.

Making a wet plate can be difficult, timely, From the cover: costly, unpredictable, and requires a high Jeff Carlson, 12/20/2013 degree of commitment. The images can wet plate glass plate, 5 x 7” be captured on glass (ambrotype) or on metal (tin type). A wet plate photographer makes a film base on a piece of glass or metal using collodion, submerges it in a silver nitrate solution to make it light sensitive, and then exposes the photograph usually in an old style wood bellows camera box and antique brass lens from the 1800s. The process is called wet plate because during the entire process the chemicals on the plates must remain wet and cannot be allowed to dry. The end result is a one-of-a-kind, archival object of art that will last many lifetimes.

“Digital photography relies on technology. Wet plate photography relies on 160-year-old chemistry, a bit of magic, and some luck. I think it is very important that as technology moves forward, we embrace and continue to celebrate and not forget important processes from the past. Wet plate photography is one of those processes. Every time I show someone the wet plate process, they are absolutely amazed regarding the ability to get a photograph using some chemicals and pieces of hand-cut glass.” ~Shane Balkowitsch

Wet Plate Demonstration with Shane Balkowitsch January 31, 2015 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm Free. Open to all. At The Arts Center.

Balkowitsch will demonstrate the magic that makes these striking images in a demonstration/workshop. Free and open to the public he will randomly draw 5-6 individuals to have their portrait taken during the event. Selected “sitters” will receive their image once it is developed.

So enthralled by this process, in 2012 Balkowitsch founded Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio in Bismarck, ND. To date, he has created over 734 portrait plates of family, friends and complete strangers. His goal is to keep the art form alive while documenting and photographing people from all walks of life–Souls of Silver. His process, ambrotype that translates in Ancient Greek as “Immortal Impression”– a fitting appellation for these intense, sometimes haunting images.

Shane Balkowitsch - Self Portrait, 6/21/2013 wet plate glass plate, 5 x 7” This exhibition is sponsored by the North Dakota Art Gallery Association with support from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

gallery talk Member Artists: A reminder to our member artists. Most months there is an opportunity for Member Artists to exhibit in our Lobby Gallery. If you are interested you must have at least 10 pieces to show (this number is dependent on size, if artwork is large less pieces are needed to fill the space). To be displayed they need to be framed and ready to hang. The Lobby display is a wonderful way for artists to exhibit when they don’t have many exhibit-ready pieces yet would like to show their work. If interested please contact Sally Jeppson, Gallery Manager at sjeppson@jamestownarts.com.

Call For Entries: A Woman’s Perspective–on Square. Enter your visual art, poetry, prose, music, dance, film, theater and performing arts on the theme of SQUARE. A Woman’s Perspective is a series of nonjuried art exhibitions and events for emerging and established artists. Entry Information: awp.handworks.org.

a look inside dragons are too seldom In support of their efforts to promote arts-integrated learning experiences, The Arts Center applied for and was awarded a $2,352 Artist-in-Residence grant by the North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA).

The Arts Center was among 15 recipients of the most recent Artist-in-Residence grants awarded by the NDCA. This grant program is designed to give students and teachers an understanding of quality art and an appreciation for cultural traditions through hands-on workshops and experiences.

We are using this grant to help bring Markie Scholz to Jamestown, a nationally recognized puppeteer who has been performing across the country for over 30 years. She is a one person troupe with a cast of thousands, a globe-trotting troubadour and an electrifying entertainer. She is the cofounder of Dragons Are Too Seldom Puppet Productions.

Markie’s current show In The Center Of Things focuses on bullying prevention. “Puppets provide a fun and creative medium for children to exercise their oral speaking skills, retell stories, and demonstrate understanding of a central message - crucial skills for developing literacy. Through humor and wit, puppets delight and educate young and old.� ~ Miranda Letherman, Arts Center Education Coordinator Not only an entertainer, Markie is also an educator. Packed in with her years of front-line puppeteering experience, she also has a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. This unparalleled combination allows her to deliver unforgettable insight and enjoyment to children of all ages.

Markie will be working with 1st grade students in all Jamestown schools for an entire week. With an intensive core group class at Lincoln school. Markie will also be giving a public performance January, 29th at 5:30 pm here at The Arts Center.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

giving hearts daY

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Dakota Medical and Impact Foundation jointly host this 24-hour online give-a-thon. All gifts of $10 or greater are matched 100% up to $4,000.

24-hour online fundraising event benefitting these Jamestown organizations

This is a one-day only opportunity to multiply the impact of your gift, which can dramatically improve quality of life for people in our region.

Stop by The Arts Center, February 12th for assistance making an online contribution or to celebrate with us as the dollars add up. Each organization will be show casing some of their services.

Refreshments provided.

All donations are made at: impactgiveback.org

upcoming events creative opportunities to break up your routine

an artful happy hour meet people. mix drinks. make art.

Create your own masterpiece... or close anyway. Join us after work for a creatively good time. All materials provided. 5:30 in the Hansen Arts Studio. $10 - materials fee. RSVP Required: info@jamestownarts.com January 21 - Painting in the style of Kandinsky February 18 - Transforming Wine Corks

Photography Club Gathering Tuesday, January 20th, 6:30 pm at The Hansen The local band of photo enthusiasts will be meeting the third Tuesday of each month. Topics are focused primarily for DSLR camera users. Free and open to anyone.

January 20 - Photo Challenges (prompts drawn from hat) February 17 - Portrait Photography

Reader’s Theatre Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm at The Legacy Center Do you enjoy the drama of theatre, but don’t like the spotlight?

Then Reader’s Theater is for you! Join this lively bunch for the dramatic reading of original scripts the last Tuesday in each month. For more information, contact: Dina Laskowski at dlaskows@jc.edu or 701-269-9111.

Wood carving with the local Woodchippers Our local Woodchippers meet each Thursday of the month from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Hansen Arts Studio. Any skill and interest level welcome.

A full schedule of upcoming events can be found at: www.jamestownarts.com

it’s a hoot’n good time!

SAVE THE DATE

NASHVILLE NIGHTS • THE ARTS CENTER ANNUAL GALA • February 28, 2015

special thanks donations: Delores Christy, Ruth Stuckey, Jackie Tarpinan, Lifetime Eyecare, RM Stoudt, Karla Sandness, Laurel Haroldsen, Janis and Paul Bensch, Karen Crane, Kathy and Harvey Huber, Tamara Mathison, Joan Morris, Don Wilhelm, Chris and Nikki Flann, Ottmar & Ottmar, Susan Greenwood, Aloha Kercher, Alden Kollman, Clarice & Reuben Liechty, Jo and Helmut Albrecht, Judy Bugel, Steve Maier, Lois Knudsen, The Woodchippers Club, Michael and Sandra Buhrt, David Collin, Harold Bensch, David & Cecelia Collins, Wood Chippers Club, Lois Knudson, Edith Prentice, Lu & Gary Mayer, Joel & Ann Wilson, Mary & Alan Sargeant, Barb Lang, Clara Christ, Patrick Folk, Marney Shirley, Tammie Skari, Marlyn Swanson, Terry & Sue Anderson, Robert Badal, Grace Ottmar, Nels & Ileene Albin, and all to all who supported Arts After School scholarships by contributing at year’s end. business membership: Yoga Journey, Quality Service & Repair, and Jamestown Vacuum Repair special thanks to: Aloha Kercher, Jackie Hyra, Holly Nicholson and Judy Martini for gallery sitting on Saturdays.

Laurel Haroldson, Elsie Weber and JoAnne Hansen for help with the mailing. To Bonnie & David Tressler, Emma Mickelson, John Fugleberg, Karen Crane, Janis Bensch, Joan Morris, Terry Qual, Dave Hillerud, Steve Maier, Bev Orr, Karla Sandness, Laurel Haroldson, Nich Scherbenske and Casey Stoudt for making Taylor’s retirement party possible.

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