Northfield, Minn.\u2014Fiber arts, space, family farms, young artists and the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. are the themes explored during Northfield\u2019s winter Art Crawl on Friday, Jan. 13. Exhibitions and festivities will take place at ArtOnWater, ArtOrg\u2019s Moving Walls Gallery and nearby Printmaking Studio, Northfield Arts Guild and the Northfield School of Arts and Technology (ARTech). All ArtCrawl events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 13 from 6 to 10 p.m., ArtOrg\u2019s Moving Walls Gallery will host a closing party for the exhibition \u201cJohn Berkey Observed,\u201d <\/strong>which was extended for an additional month due to demand. The show was one of the most financially successful in Minnesota during 2005, with proceeds benefiting ArtOrg\u2019s nonprofit activities. ArtOrg will display custom made giclee prints of Berkey\u2019s work and will offer discounts on orders placed during the evening. ArtOrg\u2019s 2000 square foot Printmaking Studio will celebrate its Grand Opening with printmaking demonstrations on Friday, Jan. 13 from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 14 from noon to 4 p.m. <\/strong> Scott King of Red Dragonfly Press will be demonstrating letterpress techniques and local artists, inclu! ding Rick Swearer and Liz See, will demonstrate many of the available presses. The community studio was created so that working printmakers and those who want to learn about the process have a place to create and use specialized equipment, including one of the few surviving large lithography presses in the country. ArtOrg\u2019s Printmaking Studio is located on the lower floor of 314 Division St. S., accessible by stairs near The Art Store entrance. For more information, call (507) 645-2555. <\/p>\n ArtOnWater Gallery is celebrating the work of regional textile artists with \u201cFiber: It\u2019s Not Just for Breakfast Anymore.\u201d The exhibition features the work of southeastern Minnesota artists Jean Bartel of Dodge Center, Nancy Ellison and Marit Lomen of Zumbrota, Elsa Jo Kelm and Ruth Revland of Wanamingo, Pat Kimble of Pine Island, Aimee Radman of Hampton, Joann Ronningen of West Concord, Carol Woodruff of Albert Lea and Leisa Luis Grill, Becky Knutson, Carolyn McDonald and Martha Reeder of Rochester and Denise Cawley of Milwaukee, Wis. The exhibition runs from January 12 through 28 at ArtOnWater at 217 Water St. S. There will be an exhibition preview at the ArtOnWater ChARTdonnay Thursday wine and cheese on Jan 12 from 4 to 7 p.m. The Art Crawl reception will be on Friday, Jan. 13 from 5 to 10 p.m. and there will be extended exhibition hours on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 1 to 8 p.m. The exhibition also will be open Thursdays (Jan. 19 and 26) from 4 to 7 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays! (Jan. 20-21 and 27-28) from 2 to 8 p.m. For more information, call (507) 645-1380. <\/p>\n Carleton College Boliou Hall Art Gallery will feature a show called \u201cIllegitimate Offspring: Recent work by Carleton Art Interns.\u201d Featured artists include Peter Sowinski, Nuno Nu\u00f1ez, and Robyn Hendrix. The opening reception will be Saturday, Jan. 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. \u201cIllegitimate Offspring\u201d will run from Jan. 12 through Feb. 9. Boliou Hall Art Gallery is open daily. The hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 10 p.m. For more information or disability accommodations, call the Carleton art and art history department at (507) 646-4341.<\/p>\n The Northfield Arts Guild celebrates Minnesota rural life with \u201cThe Farm Show,\u201d featuring mixed media work by 14 artists that depicts Minnesota’s fast-disap! pearing family farms and rural life. The show is both a sentimental glimpse into a fading past and a wake-up call about the fate of this important part of Minnesota life and the effects of the state’s present and future agricultural policies. The exhibition, organized by Stephanie Henriksen and David Kamis includes work by Northfield artists Dorothy Divers, Fred Hagstrom, Henriksen, Kamis and Sharol Nau, as well as work by Martin Berg, David Bjorkquist, Barbara Claussen, Patricia Canney, Debra Connolly, Richard Krogstad, Mark Pederson and Melanie VanHouten. \u201cThe Farm Show\u201d runs from January 12 through February 9. The Art Crawl reception will be Saturday, Jan. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Northfield Arts Guild Gallery is located at 304 Division St. S. and open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours on Thursdays until 8 p.m. For more information, call (507) 645-8877.<\/p>\n The Northfield School of Arts and Technology (ARTech) will present its second annual production of \u201cThe Arts for Martin.\u201d The event is a gathering of community to create art and celebrate the life of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The program is directed by Bob Gregory-Bjorklund, ARTech arts coordinator, features the music of Stevie Wonder and Northfield compos! er Dan Kallman, and include artists of all ages. The entire entry of ARTech will be set up as a gallery for visual artists. The Reverend Fred Doty, a former Northfield resident, will be on hand to offer new reflections on his civil rights experiences with Dr. King during the 1960s. The performance will be held on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at ARTech, a Minnesota charter school, located at 1719 Cannon Road (behind the Perkins Restaurant on Highway 3). 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\nIn addition, ArtOrg will initiate an extraordinary Berkey-approved eBay auction of one of his original 1977 conce! ptual art pieces for the movie \u201cStar Wars\u201d\u2014timed to close during the Jan. 13 evening festivities, which Berkey and his wife, St. Olaf College Class of 1956 member Demi Wahl Berkey, plan to attend. ArtOrg\u2019s Moving Walls Gallery is accessible from the back parking lot at 200 Division St. S. For more information, call (507) 645-2555.<\/p>\n