Classes

REGISTER FOR A CLASS!

See the list of classes below! Registration is required.
Please sign up below or stop by the gallery to sign up! Space is limited.
Fees can be paid at gallery before or day of class.

Also! Did you know you can get a discount on all our classes by becoming a member?
Individual memberships start at only $25!

GELI PLATE PRINTS
Jun
12

GELI PLATE PRINTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 12    1-4  CECILIA ROLANDO

GELI PLATE PRINTS – LEARN GELLI PLATE PRINTING TECHNIQUES   AS WELL AS INTRO TO PAPER FABRIC MAKING

$30.00 NWFA MEMBERS/$45.00 NON MEMBERS

$15.00 MATERIAL FEE TO INSTRUCTOR

8  MAX

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ACRYLIC PAINTING
Aug
9

ACRYLIC PAINTING

SATURDAY,  AUGUST 9   10-3   DAFNE CARUSO

ACRYLIC PAINTING – INSTRUCTIONAL CLASS TOUCHING ON COLOR THEORY, MIXING PAINT COLORS AND COMPOSITION.  OPEN TO ALL… BEGINNERS ENCOURAGED TO COME.  ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED.

$40.00 NWFA MEMBERS/$55.00 NON MEMBERS

10 LIMIT

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WEAVING
Aug
26

WEAVING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26    9-5 KATHY LOVGREN

WEAVING – USING A HOOP, WEAVE A DESIGN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWELVE INCH HOOP

USING YARNS, RIBBONS, DEORATIVE PINS AND CHARMS

$30.00 NWFA MEMBERS/$45.00 NON MEMBERS

10 MAX

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DRAWING
Oct
18

DRAWING

RESCHEDULED CLASS …..drawing

“An Introduction to Basic Drawing”, a class to be taught by Cecelia Rolando has been rescheduled as a one day class on Friday, October. 18th at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery in Cook.  A short experience with drawing. The instructor will provide a variety of exercises after discussing material needs. Taught by NWFA member Cecilia Rolando who has taught several classes at NWFA. No experience necessary.

Cecilia Rolando is a native of Ely who teaches a variety of art classes and loves drawing.

Drawing is a basic skill. Rolando will run through several exercises to encourage better drawing from students and how this leads to improved paintings.  Register: nwfamn.org@gmail.com or call Alberta 218 666-2153.  The cost is $30 for NWFA members and $45 for nonmembers.  The basic annual membership with many benefits is $25.  The benefits of membership are having a place to exhibit and/or sell art, discounted art classes, opportunities to teach, art exhibits and receptions, help to make art more visible in the community or joining a specific art interest group.

WITH CECILIA ROLANDO

$30.00/$45.00   LIMIT 10

 MATERIALS PROVIDED

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NEUROGRAPHIC
Aug
23

NEUROGRAPHIC

CECILIA ROLANDO

Neurographic is a simple way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing,

 MATERIALS PROVIDED     

 LIMIT 10

NWFA Gallery

 $15.00 member $20.00 non-member 

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Clay Slab Pottery
Aug
17

Clay Slab Pottery

Clay Slab Pottery with Lyn Reed

Materials Provided!
2 Day Class; August 17 & 24 from 10AM - 2PM

$30 NWFA Members
$45 Non Members

CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM

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Acrylic Panting
Jul
20

Acrylic Panting

Acrylic Painting Class with Daphne Caruso

$40 NWFA Members
$55 Non Members

Materials Provided

CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM

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Weaving Class
Jul
19

Weaving Class

Learn to weave with Kathy Lovgren
Materials provided

$30 NWFA Members
$45 For Non Members

CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM

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Beading Class
Jun
20

Beading Class

BEADING a BRACELET … JUNE 20 & 21  

MALITA SPEARS   10:00-4:00 each day at NWFA Gallery.

$30/45 for non members…..Limit 8 students

$15 extra for the loom. 

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Block Printing
Jun
15

Block Printing

Block Printing with Lyn Reed

$30 NWFA Members
$45 Non Members

Materials provided

CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM

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Paint a Barn Quilt
May
29

Paint a Barn Quilt

With Kathy Sacchetti

Materials provided.
Limit 8 Students.

At the NWFA Gallery

$30 NWFA Members; $45 Non Members

Register with Alberta Whitenack, 218.666.2153 or by E-Mail at NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM

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Your Story As Art
May
23

Your Story As Art

Class by : Kris Must

In creating a visual representation of your story.

At the NWFA Gallery

Bring it; Either as a well-developed story or a very loose idea and using art materials transform it into a finished art piece on canvas, board or paper.

For any person 12 years or older. An artist looking for inspiration; a writer looking for a new perspective; humans who need a break from the daily grind. The curious, intimidated, open-minded.

$15 NWFA Members
$20 Non Members

Register with Alberta Whitenack, 128.666.2153 or email at NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.com

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Ballpoint Pen Drawing For Beginners
Apr
18

Ballpoint Pen Drawing For Beginners

Drawing can be complicated. Join JIM DEVRIES as he leads in choosing a subject, developing composition and choosing the right tool…. in this case THE BALLPOINT PEN!

Northwoods friends of the Arts Gallery

CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
ALL LEVELS WELCOME AND SUPPLIES ARE FURNISHED

$15 NWF MEMBERS
$20 NON MEMBERS

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Create Your Own Dreamcatcher
Feb
10

Create Your Own Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher Class February 10th at NWFA Gallery

Join American Indian educator, Stacy Palmer, and make your own contemporary

dreamcatcher on Saturday, February 10th at 1 p.m. at Northwoods Friends of the

Arts Gallery in Cook, MN. This class was originally scheduled and postponed in

November.

Ethnographers now believe dream catchers originated from the Ojibwa Chippewa

tribe, an Anishinaabe people from the area that is currently southern Canada and

the northern Midwestern United States.

The Ojibwa tribe believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad.

The dream catcher attracts and catches all sorts of dreams, nightmares and

thoughts into its protective woven spider web. Good dreams can pass through the

sacred hoop and gently slide down the feathers to comfort the sleeper below. Bad

dreams, however, are caught up in its sticky net and destroyed, burned up in the

light of day. For this reason, dreamcatchers traditionally must be hung above the

bed in a place where morning sunlight can reach it.

Authentic dreamcatchers are made of spiritual sacred objects: a wooden hoop,

sinew, strips of leather, feathers, beads and other objects. Some objects hang

below the center of the “Sacred Hoop”. The Ojibwa tribe was inspired by spiders,

believed to be their guardians and protectors.

Native Americans believed in a mystical Spider Woman whose mission was to

protect babies and children as well as other members of the tribe while they were

vulnerable in sleep. As the tribe grew and migrated around the country, she was

no longer capable of protecting the entire tribe. As a result, she created the dream

catcher as a way of protecting the growing tribe. Because of this belief, mothers

and grandmothers began recreating the dreamcatcher and it evolved into a

maternal memento.

NWFA so appreciates Stacy Palmer for teaching this class. Stacy teaches native

culture at North Woods Elementary School, Cook/Orr, St. Louis County,

Minnesota. She is also a member of the Bois Forte Chippewa band. In this class

students will create a contemporary 10 inch diameter Dreamcatcher in Cook at the

Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery at 210 S. River St. located adjacent to the

DreamWeaver Day Spa and Salon.

Students must preregister for the class by calling Alberta at 218 666-2153.

Non-profit, NWFA, is a membership arts organization working to inspire, nurture

and celebrate the arts in all forms.

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Create a Dreamcatcher
Nov
18

Create a Dreamcatcher

Join American Indian educator, Stacy Palmer, and make your own contemporary dreamcatcher on Saturday, Nov. 18th at 2 p.m.  at the Gallery in the Wolfe Den classroom amongst the exhibit:  “Native American Art:  Past and Present”.

Ethnographers now believe dream catchers originated from the Ojibwa Chippewa tribe, an Anishinaabe people from the area that is currently southern Canada and the northern Midwestern United States.

The Ojibwa tribe believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad. The dream catcher attracts and catches all sorts of dreams, nightmares and thoughts into its protective woven spider web. Good dreams can pass through the sacred hoop and gently slide down the feathers to comfort the sleeper below. Bad dreams, however, are caught up in its net and destroyed, burned up in the light of day. For this reason, dreamcatchers traditionally must be hung above the bed in a place where morning sunlight can reach it.

Authentic dreamcatchers are made of spiritual  sacred objects:  a wooden hoop, sinew, strips of leather, feathers, beads and other objects.  Some objects hang below the center of the “Sacred Hoop”.  The Ojibwa tribe was inspired by spiders, believed to be their guardians and protectors.  

Native Americans believed in a mystical Spider Woman whose mission was to protect babies and  children as well as other members of the tribe while they were vulnerable in sleep.   As the tribe grew and migrated around the country, she was no longer capable of protecting the entire tribe. As a result, she created the dream catcher as a way of protecting the growing tribe. Because of this belief, mothers and grandmothers began recreating the dreamcatcher and it evolved into a maternal memento.

NWFA so appreciates Stacy Palmer for teaching this class.  Stacy teaches native culture at North Woods Elementary School, Cook/Orr, St. Louis County, Minnesota.  She is also a member of the Bois Forte Chippewa band.  In this class  students will create a contemporary 10 inch diameter Dreamcatcher in Cook at the Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery at 210 S. River St. located adjacent to the Dreamweaver Day Spa and Salon.  Students must preregister for the class by calling Alberta at 218 666-2153.  As a non-profit NWFA charges minimal fees for classes.  This class fee is $15 for NWFA members and $20 for non-members.  There is a supply fee of $30.  NWFA membership is $25.

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Aug
11
to Aug 12

Gelli Plate Print w/Brenna Kohlhase

8/11 & 8/12 10-4 p.m.  Gelli Plate Collage....Brenna Kohlhase

$30.00/$45.00  $35 materials fee to the instructor

Day 1:  Gelli plate prints on paper

Day 2:  Create a collage on cradled art board

must attend day 1, day 2 optional…limited to 10 students

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