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The John Berkey Observed show was the subject of a City Pages story by Rod Smith that was released today.

The show runs until December 18. Hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 5 to 8 pm, Saturdays from 1 to 6 pm, Sundays from 1 to 4 pm, and by appointment.

John Berkey’s show opened Friday night to a nice crowd of about 300, and John was there in person to meet everyone. The show will be open Thursdays to Sundays until December 18.

Visitors saw about 100 paperback books that John has illustrated, out of the over 200 books that he did over his 50-year career.

Dave Machacek talks with HDMG‘s Greg Mattern and John Gleim. Greg and John remastered the experimental videos that were created about 1987 by John Berkey, and were premiered at Carleton College on Saturday, November 5. Many thanks to HDMG for their work in saving these interesting and important video works.

Bob Anderson was seen with friends, former students, and notable artists Malcolm Liepke and Paul Oxborough. Paul’s father-in-law is local jazz legend Dave Karr, who played for one of ArtOrg’s jazz concerts last year. The link to the CNN article on Paul Oxborough talks about Bob Anderson’s influence on Paul’s art.

John Berkey.

Minneapolis Star and Tribune: The well-known artist and neighbor you may have never heard of.

Northfield News: “Out of this World” back page of section A.

Carleton College: Carleton to Host World Premiere of John Berkey Videos

Northfield.org: ArtOrg Was Out of This World.

October 7, 2005

“John Berkey Observed” Exhibition Opens Nov. 4 at ArtOrg

Northfield, Minn.—The second and largest exhibition of world famous illustrator John Berkey’s seldom seen works, titled “John Berkey Observed,” will open on Friday, Nov. 4, at ArtOrg’s Moving Walls Gallery, 200 Division St. S. in Northfield. The opening reception will be from 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibition includes the world premiere screening of several of Berkey’s experimental video productions will be on Saturday, Nov. 5. The events are free and open to the public.

The exhibition will feature over 50 original works spanning Berkey’s entire career, including a number of Berkey’s signature space paintings. The show is the second of ArtOrg’s two extraordinary presentations of Berkey’s work this fall. The shows are believed to be the first significant solo gallery exhibitions of Berkey’s work ever held and each will include a number of works never before seen by the public. Many of the works will be available for purchase.

A unique feature of the exhibition will be Berkey’s experimental videos. The artist has taken Continue Reading…

The Executive Committee of the Northfield Sesquicentennial Celebration has selected ArtOrg to create a special piece of art that will be unveiled at the Governor’s Ball Celebration on December 17, 2005. The work will be a series of large prints created by local artist Kari Alberg in conjunction with ArtOrg Printmaking Department.

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Here is the schedule for the Fall series of classes from ArtOrg for kids after school. Please look at the other “posts” which tell about the other classes offered by ArtOrg for Adults. Register by calling us at 645-2555, in-person by going to The Art Store at 314 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.

Kids classes are offered each night after school on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for FOUR different age groups. The instructors are “raring to go” so make sure and sign up soon! Thanks for your support.

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

CHILDREN’S CLASSES: Special, Preschool and Art Outreach.

506 PARENT/CHILD ART
Saturdays, Preschool age 5-7 plus parent, cost $120, ArtOrg 200 Division Street
10 am to 12 noon. 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.

CHILDREN’S CLASSES: Grades 1 to 3.

A1: BOOKMAKING PROJECTS
Mondays, Grades 1 to 3, cost $142, ArtOrg 200 Division Street
3:30 open, instruction from 4 to 6 pm. Eight weeks from Sept. 26 to Nov. 14.
Projects in papermaking, writing, and bookmaking for younger kids.
Instructor is Erica Ness, who is an intern in the Farmington School District and also was an assistant in our ASAP summer arts program for kids.

A2: DRAWING SKILLS
Tuesdays, Grades 1 to 3, cost $142, ArtOrg 200 Division Street.
3:30 open, instruction from 4 to 6 pm. Eight weeks from Sept. 27 to Nov. 15.
A structured series of projects and fun to give Continue Reading…

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!

[Note: please go here to see the Mary Grandpre video.] ArtOrg filmed Mary Grandpre during her recent class where she taught young people in Northfield the ins and outs of pastels and how to draw Harry Potter. Many thanks to Mary, but also to Gerard Lasalle of Lasalle Video Productions in Northfield for his help.

The film runs about 75 minutes and shows Mary interacting with the kids and giving pointers on how an illustrator goes about developing a character. She showed several examples from the book “Plum”, and also read a bit from books in the Harry Potter series.

The show will run on Northfield cable TV station NTV which is channel 12. The schedule is as follows:

7:00 pm Sunday, September 11
8:30 pm Thursday, September 15
7:00 pm Tuesday, September 20
7:30 pm Sunday, September 25

The ArtOrg ASAP kids summer program was sponsored by the Grace Whittier Foundation and the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.