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The ArtOrg project called the “1000 Print Summer” kicks off this Saturday at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The big project travels to over one-dozen regional art centers and festivals over the course of this summer. During each event, a small steamroller is used to roll over inked-up blocks to make prints for kids (and even some adults). The kids create their own printing blocks, the blocks are inked up, placed in front of the steamroller, covered with paper and roller over to make the print. The hours of this event are 10am to 3pm on Saturday, July 5–we will be set up in the middle of the Walker Sculpture Park, and right next to the famous spoon and cherry! Check for more details here at the Walker website.

The project is funded in part by Forecast Public Art. A complete schedule is developing–watch for additions as the summer progresses. All events are free and open to the public–the major educational activity of ArtOrg for this summer!

The goal of the 100 Print Summer is, simply stated, to teach 1000 kids how to make a real print in an exciting way. We have place where the kids sign their work so every print that is created will be signed in the traditional manner–and the kids will then learn to interpret the markings they see when they go in to the museum and see famous prints. This event at the Walker completes a troika of significant events held at the three big art museums of the Twin Cites: 1) a similar printing event held in September of 2006 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2) the accession of the ArtOrg Day of the Dead Print set to the Weisman Museum at the University of Minnesota in late 2007, and finally this event, an stop at the Walker Art Center for one leg of the 1000 Print Summer. Not bad for a group less than 5 years old, eh?

Check back for more details as this event progresses–there is a huge capstone event planned at the completion of the project! More on that later…

For three days this week, ArtOrg board member and artist Liz See helped Pam Robert’s class at the Middle School Youth Center print. First the history and techniques of printing were presented and then the students printed for several hours over three days. See the photoset here! Thanks to the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative for a grant which made this possible!

The Ole Store will be open after the regular hours of Friday night’s Northfield Art Crawl for a special Art Crawl reception. The time for this event will be from 9 to 11 pm, after the regular hours of the Crawl that run from 6 to 9 pm. Tickets will be distributed at each of the participating galleries on Friday night. Please join all Art Crawl participants and toast to a “Crawl Well Done”!

A complete schedule of upcoming art exhibits at the Ole Store Art Wall will be forthcoming, as the transition to new ownership of the restaurant is accomplished. Special consideration was given to the west wall of the Ole Store coffee shop and this resulted in a special place to display art. A photoset of the construction of this wall can be seen here.

The first exhibit at the Ole Store Art Wall is from watercolor painter Howard Olson. This exhibit is a reprise of a show he did at ArtOrg last fall, and includes several new paintings. More information on all our shows can be found here.

ArtOrg’s regular offering in the Moving Walls Gallery at 200 Division Street (riverside entrance) is an exhibit of art glass which was created in classes from this fall and winter. The classes were taught by Rick Swearer and Gail Dahlberg at The Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minnesota. Gail Dahlberg is glassblower-in-residence at the Center, and holds an MFA in glassblowing from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. The exhibit will include work from Rick and Gail, and students Claire Baker, Ben Finley, Pete Rossmiller, Kari Alberg, and others. Many beautiful works will be available for purchase. The show opens on Friday April 20 from 6 to 9pm as a part of the Northfield Art Crawl, and continues through April 29.

Carol Hannon-Orr’s art students came to use the ArtOrg printmaking studio today from Belle Plaine, Minnesota. This high-school class is called “Research and Development”, and about 10 students took part. The students worked with acrylic plates and scratched their designs into the plates. To see the photos of the morning, please go to this photoset.

Springboard for the Arts is a well-known and established advocate for artists and their careers. Springboard’s entire 9-segment class series starts off this Friday evening at ArtOrg in Northfield. The classes are split into three sections that are all held on a Friday night/Saturday morning and afternoon schedule. ArtOrg has structured this entire set of classes to provide the most benefit to artists. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

WORK OF ART SERIES Part I

Career Planning for Artists
Friday, Feb. 9, 6: 30 pm – 8: 30 pm
Where do you want to be- both artistically and professionally? This session Continue Reading…

On January 17, 2007 the Elm class of 4th and 5th graders at Prairie Creek Community School under the direction of printer Andy Lum learned about printmaking at the ArtOrg printmaking studio. You can see a photoset here and a short video of the activity here. Rumor has it that one of these prints will be sold at the annual Prairie Creek Auction to occur near the end of February this year.

On January 9, 2007 the Sequoia class of 4th and 5th graders at Prairie Creek Community School under the direction of printer Andy Lum and teacher Simon Tyler learned about printmaking at the ArtOrg printmaking studio. You can see a photoset here and a short video of the activity here. Rumor has it that one of these prints will be sold at the annual Prairie Creek Auction to occur near the end of February this year.

ArtOrg’s first glassblowing class, held at Red Wing’s Anderson Center, was a big hit. Rick Swearer taught the class in conjunction with Gail Dahlberg who is an artist in residence and The Anderson Center, and the person who set up the studio. Seven people took the class and produced some nice work. Some of the work can be seen here. ArtOrg’s Fall 2006 class schedule continues: many classes are still open including another section of glassblowing. Take a class, and get excited!

ArtOrg, together with Carleton’s Cinema and Media Studies, will screen James Vculek’s new film “The Quietest Sound” on Wednesday. Carleton alum Catherine E. Johnson plays the lead role of Elizabeth whose child has been missing for over a week. The camera rolls for 75 minutes straight, drawing comparisons to Hitchcock’s “Rope”. The film was directed by James Vculek who will also be present at the screening. About one year ago we also screened Vculek’s “Two Harbors” which at the time of this writing has won six festival awards around the country.

James is teaching at 48-hour film class for ArtOrg in early 2007. Mark down this Wednesday, Sept. 27. The film will be shown at Carleton College Boliou Hall 104 at 7pm.