Archive for Classes

Here is the schedule for the Fall series of classes from ArtOrg for adults. Register by calling us at 645-2555, in-person by going to The Art Store at 317 Division Street in downtown Northfield, or by mailing us at the address above. Remember, your registration is only valid if you are paid up. Some of the printmaking and other classes have small material fees.

A pdf file is available here, with a complete class list and information!

501: OPEN LIVE MODEL DRAWING
Tuesdays, cost $10 members $15 nonmembers, ArtOrg 200 Division Street.
7 to 9 pm Tuesdays.
Drawing from a live model. This open studio has been held every Tuesday night for almost 1 year. We usually start with quick 5-minute sketches and then move into longer poses.

502: OPEN PRINTMAKING STUDIO
Thursdays, $15 members $20 nonmembers plus materials costs, ArtOrg “Two”.
7 to 9 pm. Every Thursday night starting September 29.
Join ArtOrg staff for supervised printmaking in our dedicated studio. Take part in relief, etching, and lithography techniques. Fun.

503: WOMEN ARTISTS
Mondays, ArtOrg 200 Division Street.
7 to 8:30 pm. Five weeks from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14. Cost $68.
This class is a book and discussion group based on the slides set “Women Artists, 1800’s to the Present” by Peterson and Wilson. Connie Conway is the instructor.

504: INTRODUCTION TO SILK PAINTING
Saturday, October 8, 1 to 4:30 pm. $35, plus $20 material fee to instructor.
Women’s Artshare Studio, 101 East 5th St, Suite 305 in Northfield.
3:30 open, instruction from 4 to 6 pm. Eight weeks from Sept. 27 to Nov. 15.
Learn three different silk painting techniques as you paint 2 scarves and 1 bag. All supplies are furnished. Registration limited to 6 students. Connie Conway is the instructor.

505: FIGURE STUDIES
Wednesdays, cost $120, ArtOrg 200 Division Street.
7 to 9 pm. Six weeks from Sept. 29 to Nov. 17.
Figuire drawing has always been the cornerstone of artistic training. The figure presents many technical problems such as line and tone, form and volume, foreshortening and perspective, all of which figure drawing brings to llight. We will explore many drawing techniques working from a live model over 4 weeks allowing each student to refine their drawing skills or develop new approaches to drawing to increase their individual proficiency. The instructor’s teaching style will offer you the ability to work one on one while creating a focus in any area of development which may be of use to you as an artist. The last two sessions will include an introduction to figure sculpture using wire armatures and traditional sculptural techniques. All skill levels. Instructor Elizabeth See is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago.

506 PARENT/CHILD ART
Saturdays, Preschool age 5-7 plus parent, cost $120, ArtOrg 200 Division Street
9 to 10:30 am. Eight weeks from Oct. 1 to Nov. 19.
Children ages 5 to 8 and their parents will create works of art based on a book theme. Small supplies fee payable to instructor.
Connie Conway is the instructor of this class, aand is well-known from her many years teaching in the Northfield School District.

507 ART OUTREACH
Saturdays, Middle ages from 8 to 12, cost: please inquire, Viking Terrace complex
10 am to 12 noon. Eight weeks from Oct. 1 to Nov. 19.
Children ages 8 to 12 will work on various art projects. A significant number of scholarships will be available for this class.
Cynthis Welle was an instructor for the ArtOrg ASAP summer arts program for kids and is an accomplished mask maker.

508: INTRODUCTION TO BLACKSMITHING
Saturday, October 8 (this date may change—please call for more info).
9 am to 5 pm, cost $80.
In a class given in conjunction with the Guild of Metalsmiths, Herb Fick will introduce the basic aspects of blacksmithing.

509: WATERCOLOR MORNINGS
Monday and Wednesdays, Sept. 26 to Nov. 16, 10 am to 12 noon.
ArtOrg, 200 Division Street (riverside entrance). $160 for one day per week, $280 for two days per week.
Come with an open mind to explore the endless boundaries of watercolor painting. A non-judgmental environment to encourage new discoveries in color, composition and the beauty water can create. All skill levels are encouraged to join. The class will begin with the basics and then will be catered to the individuals’ pace. Let’s play with paint! Instructor is Taylor Franklin–a recent graduate from the U of M studio arts department.

510: STAINED GLASS
Mondays, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28, 7 pm to 9 pm.
Daniel Studio, Northfield. Cost $160.
Explore stained glass creations with Phil Daniel. You leave this class with a handmade stained glass creation!.

Art from the ASAP kids program that happened this summer is now being displayed in the hallway leading to The Art Store at 317 Divsion Street in Northfield. See all kinds of fun projects and art from a bunch of exciting new artists who run in age from 6 to 12. Special thanks to Connie Conway for organizing this wonderful show!

Our fall class schedule will be announced next week. Most classes will start Monday, September 26. The schedule will include several important parts:

1) An after-school program for children. The list of these classes will be extensive, and there will be something for every age group and day of the week.
2) Open studio for figure drawing will continue at 7 to 9 pm on Tuesday nights.
3) Open studio for printmaking on Thursday nights.
4) A set of adult classes with everything from Handmade Books to a discussion group based on the slide set “Women Artists, 1800’s – present”.

Thanks!

ArtOrg is holding six weeks of special kids arts programming starting July 16. There are two three-week sessions which run from 8:30 to 12 noon Monday through Thursday. The first session starts Monday, July 11 and runs to Thursday, July 28. The second session starts on Monday, August 1, and runs to Thursday, August 18. The costs is $130 per session plus a $15 material fee. A number of scholarships are available. Participants of either session will be invited to a special class with Harry Potter Illustrator Mary Grandpre to be held at the end of July. One instructor and two assistants are scheduled to run the classes.

This kids program is supported through grants from the Grace Whittier Fund and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC). Sign up today for this special opportunity! Registrations are being taken by ArtOrg business partner The Art Store in downtown Northfield.

ArtOrg’ new class schedule has been announced for Spring Session 2005. Continuing in our successful and diverse group of classes, we are offereding everything from Blacksmithing to Stone Lithography Printing to The Etiquette of Tea !

Check out our special TALENTED TUESDAYS for kids. In collaboration with our business partners, we have scheduled a youth series for ages 7 to 12. We have tried to come up with something for everyone.

Check out the link on the left for information on these classes. Register now to insure your spot ! ArtOrg has offered over 75 classes in the visual arts since its inception in the summer of 2005. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this success.

Christmas Party with Sanford Moore, Dennis Spears, Tony Axtell, and Steve Jennings
Northfield Gallery Crawl
Fall Class Kickoff Party
One of the nearly two dozen classes from August: Metal Spinning
August Class Kickoff Party

Thanks to northfield.org for keeping track of what we are doing, taking the photos, and hosting the photos. They are an oasis of sanity in the multidimensional polemik of Northfield politics, events and happenings. And don’t just thank musicians Dennis Spears, Tony Axtell, Sanford Moore, Phil Aaron, Dave
Karr, Kevin
Clements, Dave
Hagedorn, Steve Jennings, and the others: go see them play!

Thanks also to Grundy’s Rueb n’ Stein 503 Division Street, Northfield for the wonderful venue for our informational and class kickoff parties!