Northfield Arts Guild

Experiential Exhibition Opens
2017-06-15 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Experiential
Featuring Roxanne Richards & Joy Davis Ripley
June 15 – July 15, 2017

Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, June 23 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served. This reception also features the SEMAC Capstone Event for Tintypes and Authenticiy by Terra LaChance.

Roxanne Richards Artist Statement:
I have read that being comfortable alone with one’s self is a great gift. During the past two years, I have found myself alone for long periods of time. Although being alone is not something I would have chosen for myself, life decided to give it to me anyway. I had to overcome seeing aloneness as a punishment or a burden so I could embrace the freedom that being alone can bring. My work explores how we think aloneness feels, how aloneness feels and the opportunities aloneness brings.
As a colorist, I find dry pastel the perfect medium to explore the depths of color since dry pastels are almost pure pigment. Isopropyl alcohol mixed with dry pastels allows me to both draw and paint with the pastels. This handling of the medium produces a very atmospheric and layered effect, which conveys the ambiguity of my new normal. The figures move in and out of the picture plane confirming my uncertainty of what the future holds and conveys the loss and incertitude over what was but us no more. The one thing all of the figures possess is the desire to be comfortable again.
Roxanne Richards Website

Joy Davis Ripley Artist Statement:
After my daughter was born prematurely in 2010 she experienced significant development delays. In an attempt to get distance on my own life during this time, I picked up my camera and used the LCD display. I realized that my anxiety and fear for my daughter were greatly reduced as I lost myself in trying to defamiliarize the subjects in my viewfinder. I’m drawn to strong lines, bursts of color, and details that allow for fresh perspectives. As I continued to experience an increased sense of well-being from my photography, I began wondering if mindfully integrating art into our daily lives could lead to a reprieve from our harried, hurried lives. In the late fall of 2015, I began creating designs from my fine-art photographs and transferring the results onto durable, long-lasting textiles in environmentally-friendly processes. The result is eye-catching, flattering ArtWear in performance-wear fabrics, able to go straight from a strenuous hike to dinner and drinks.
Joy Davis Ripley website
Exhibition Sponsor:

2016-17 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Free Lunch & Learn
2017-06-21 11:30 - 12:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Free Lunch & Learn Opportunity:
Eat, relax, and be transported by the power of storytelling! This month focuses on the many aspects of creating art with metal; from cast iron to plasma cutting to welding. On June 21, Artist Jennifer Wolcott will show and talk about her work, including time for questions from attendees. Guests should bring a bag lunch. Space is limited; please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or call 507-645-8877
Main Gallery, Northfield Arts Guild 304 Division Street
Wednesday, June 21 11:30-12:30

Artist Conversation
2017-06-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Northfield Library Upstairs Pye Meeting Room, 210 Washington Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Topic for June 22: Tips for Creating a System for Tracking Inventory
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened!
This conversation will focus on an overview of tips artists can consider when setting up an inventory tracking system for their artwork. This discussion be most useful for people who create a decent amount of work in a year (or want to!), and are seeking ways to be more organized about where it goes and knowing how long it takes to make. A solid inventory and time tracking system can help people be more informed about their creative process and result in less stressful pre-deadline making.
We are pleased to announce that Kip O’Krongly will kick off this conversation with an overview of her knowledge and experiences based on successfully creating and showing her ceramic work nationally. After this introduction, the rest of the time will be for attendees to ask questions, and discuss their experiences, tips and ideas with the group.
Interested in attending? Please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.

Join us for our monthly Artist Conversations! This is a time (every 4th Thursday from 6-8 pm) for emerging and professional artists to gather in a small group setting to discuss topics relevant to visual artists. These gatherings are free and open to the public, but as space is limited, please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.
Each conversation will focus on one topic such as:

How to price your work
How to regularly show your work
Creating a website for your work
How to create a cohesive body of work
Social Media for artists
Bookkeeping for artists

Topic for July 27: Blogging for Artists
Have a topic to suggest? Please email your idea to heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Share Your Colors
2017-07-01 10:00 - 15:00
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you!
Join us on July 1st, 2017 as several Northfield neighborhoods transform into hubs for expression and connecting with neighbors and strangers alike. Through performance, art, and discussion, Share Your Colors celebrates Northfield’s diverse community while sharing what it means to be “home.”
Everyone in Northfield is invited to participate in Share Your Colors, to be a part of conversations, and to create!

10 am – 12 pm: Greenvale Park School greenspace
(Rain location: St. Dominic church)
Performance by: Senior Center Country Line Dance
There will also be Zumba instruction!

1 pm – 3 pm: Jefferson Park
(Rain location: Northfield YMCA)
Performances by: Folklorico and Aztec Dance

If you would like to perform please contact Bridget Novak, Resident Teaching Artist and Education Coordinator: bridget@northfieldartsguild.org

Free Lunch & Learn
2017-07-12 11:30 - 12:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Free Lunch & Learn Opportunity

Eat, relax and be transformed by the power of storytelling! Join pastel artist, Roxanne Richards as she takes guests through an exploration of the current body of work she’s exhibiting in the Main Gallery of the Arts Guild.Roxanne will demonstrate how she uses dry pastels, discuss the artistic influences that have shaped this work, and reveal the direction that her work is headed. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, and may bring a bag lunch. Reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.

Read more about Roxanne in this recent article in the Northfield News:
Northfield Arts Guild explores new art techniques at ‘Lunch and Learn’

"Of Brush and Lens" Exhibition Opens
2017-07-20 12:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Of Brush and Lens
Paintings by Rachel Egeberg and photographs by Michael Wetteland
July 20 – August 19, 2017

Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, August 4 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.

Rachel Egeberg Artist Statement:
This show encompasses work I’ve made over the past two years. The earliest work is 2′ x 2′ foot masonite boards, followed by the cut paper and acrylic on mat board, and most recently the small works on mat board with graphite and acrylic. Several months passed between each body of work, yet they all represent my interest in mark making, color, composition, shape and movement through a space.
These paintings are about movement – the way that line and form traverse space. They embody the energy and looseness with which I work. I paint rapidly and instinctively, keeping my eyes sharp and my brush strokes confident, which in turn provides great freedom to play with the subtleties of color in an evolving composition. This way of working requires trust. Letting go. Embracing the raw and “unfinished” and compelling all that builds up in the body to egress.
They are about finding and trusting in the flow of your life. Trusting in the darkness and the light. Experimenting with line and color and pace and movement and letting it all come together to create something that feels alive and expansive. A manifestation of the powerful creative force that is within each of us.

Michael Wetteland Artist Statement:
There is something elusive that touches and captivates me in the blossom’s detail, the magnificence of a grand landscape, or the minutiae of the forest ﬂoor. It is there in the fragrance of lilac, the oblique light of an autumn afternoon, or the wind moving through prairie grass. It is palpable yet eludes concept and description.
Experienced, I wish to express and share it with others. My endeavor to do so utilizes the medium of digital photography to capture the raw materials for an image. I do not use the medium to document an event or moment in time. I use it to capture a moment that will become the foundation for an image that will move beyond a photographic document. Creating the image, that is to bring the raw digital ﬁle to completion, I use the wonderful artistic tools the photographic medium offers today.
My intent is to create a bridge of light, color, and form between myself and the viewer. If I am successful the image becomes an invitation for the viewer to enter, participate in, and hopefully enjoy what the landscape has shared with me.
Exhibition Sponsors:

2016-17 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Artist Mixer @ Tanzenwald
2017-07-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Tanzenwald Brewing Company, 103 Water Street North, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Brand new artist?
Been an artist for a long time?
Embarking on a new technique?
New to Northfield?
Lived here forever?
All of these are great reasons to be a pART of the Northfield Arts Guild’s 4th Artist Mixer of the 2016-17 season! Bring a friend, all visual artists welcome!
Enjoy appetizers & connecting with visual artists from our area.
Please RSVP by July 19 to heather@northfieldartsguild.org, or by calling (507) 645-8877

Artist Conversation
2017-07-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Northfield Library Upstairs Pye Meeting Room, 210 Washington Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Topic for July 27: Effective Blogging for Artists
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened!
This conversation will focus on an overview of tips for artists to implement if they want to start a blog, or want to improve the effectiveness of their current blog.
We are pleased to announce that, Glynnis Lessing will kick off this conversation with an overview of her knowledge and experiences based on successfully utilizing her website and blog to promote her ceramic work nationally. The conversation will cover:
1. What to write about, including sample types of posts.
2. Best practices for how often to post, length of posts, and utilizing images.
3. How to get your blog noticed.
During this conversation attendees are welcomed to ask questions, and discuss their experiences, tips and ideas with the group.
Interested in attending? Please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.

Join us for our monthly Artist Conversations! This is a time (every 4th Thursday from 6-8 pm) for emerging and professional artists to gather in a small group setting to discuss topics relevant to visual artists. These gatherings are free and open to the public, but as space is limited, please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.
Each conversation will focus on one topic such as:

How to price your work
How to regularly show your work
Creating a website for your work
How to create a cohesive body of work
Social Media for artists
Bookkeeping for artists

Topic for August 24: Tax Advice for Artists
Have a topic to suggest? Please email your idea to heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Artist Reception
2017-08-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, August 4 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.

Of Brush and Lens
Paintings by Rachel Egeberg and photographs by Michael Wetteland
July 20 – August 19, 2017

Rachel Egeberg Artist Statement:
This show encompasses work I’ve made over the past two years. The earliest work is 2′ x 2′ foot masonite boards, followed by the cut paper and acrylic on mat board, and most recently the small works on mat board with graphite and acrylic. Several months passed between each body of work, yet they all represent my interest in mark making, color, composition, shape and movement through a space.
These paintings are about movement – the way that line and form traverse space. They embody the energy and looseness with which I work. I paint rapidly and instinctively, keeping my eyes sharp and my brush strokes confident, which in turn provides great freedom to play with the subtleties of color in an evolving composition. This way of working requires trust. Letting go. Embracing the raw and “unfinished” and compelling all that builds up in the body to egress.
They are about finding and trusting in the flow of your life. Trusting in the darkness and the light. Experimenting with line and color and pace and movement and letting it all come together to create something that feels alive and expansive. A manifestation of the powerful creative force that is within each of us.

Michael Wetteland Artist Statement:
There is something elusive that touches and captivates me in the blossom’s detail, the magnificence of a grand landscape, or the minutiae of the forest ﬂoor. It is there in the fragrance of lilac, the oblique light of an autumn afternoon, or the wind moving through prairie grass. It is palpable yet eludes concept and description.
Experienced, I wish to express and share it with others. My endeavor to do so utilizes the medium of digital photography to capture the raw materials for an image. I do not use the medium to document an event or moment in time. I use it to capture a moment that will become the foundation for an image that will move beyond a photographic document. Creating the image, that is to bring the raw digital ﬁle to completion, I use the wonderful artistic tools the photographic medium offers today.
My intent is to create a bridge of light, color, and form between myself and the viewer. If I am successful the image becomes an invitation for the viewer to enter, participate in, and hopefully enjoy what the landscape has shared with me.
Exhibition Sponsors:

2016-17 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Free Lunch & Learn
2017-08-16 11:30 - 12:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Free Lunch & Learn Opportunity:
Eat, relax, and be transported by the power of storytelling!
This month, artist Glynnis Lessing will show and talk about her work, and demonstrate how she does her sgraffito technique of surface design, including time for questions from attendees.
Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Space is limited; please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or call 507-645-8877
Main Gallery, Northfield Arts Guild 304 Division Street
Wednesday, August 16 11:30-12:30

"Mugged" Exhibition
2017-08-22 - 2017-08-26 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
August 22-26, 2017
Join us for a pop-up exhibit featuring 300+ unique mugs by 19 local and regional ceramic artists:
Marion Angelica, Paul BriggsChristie Clarke, Joel Froehle, Sonja Hillestad, Kristine Hites, Chris & Sue Holmquist, Glynnis Lessing, Kip O’Krongly, Donovan Palmquist, Sue Pariseau, Kristin Pavelka,Liz Pechacek, Colleen Riley, Juliane Shibata, Chris Singewald, Audra Smith, & David Swenson.

This show culminates with Art & Ale – a fundraiser for the Northfield Arts Guild on Saturday, Aug. 26.

Artist Conversation
2017-08-24 18:00 - 20:00
Topic for August 24: Tax Advice for Artists
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened!
This conversation will focus on an overview of tips for artists on the important topic of taxes. We are pleased to announce that performing artist and licensed CPA, Ann Etter will be on hand to present and answer questions.
The conversation will cover:
1) What is income?
2) What is deductible?
3) Should I use a home office?
4) How do I track things?
During this conversation attendees are welcomed to ask questions, and discuss their experiences, tips and ideas with the group.
Interested in attending? Please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.
Join us for our monthly Artist Conversations! This is a time (every 4th Thursday from 6-8 pm) for emerging and professional artists to gather in a small group setting to discuss topics relevant to visual artists. These gatherings are free and open to the public, but as space is limited, please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.
Each conversation will focus on one topic such as:

How to price your work
How to regularly show your work
Creating a website for your work
How to create a cohesive body of work
Social Media for artists
Bookkeeping for artists

Have a topic to suggest? Please email your idea to heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Art & Ale 2017
2017-08-26 19:00 - 22:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for the 3rd annual Art & Ale party, a fundraiser that supports creativity at the Northfield Arts Guild!
Art & Ale features local craft and homebrew, adult “make and take” art activities, live music, and more! Several members of the local homebrew club, Milltown Mashers, will be sampling their concoctions. Decorate your own beer mug in our clay studio, or take one home that night from the pop-up gallery exhibition, MUGGED!
Check out our amazing line-up of silent auction packages to extend the creativity all year long!
Featured performing acts include

Mark Kreitzer (guitarist)

Hot Spot House Band Quartet, featuring Carrie Jennings (sax), Nate Nelson (guitar),
Jeff Gurney (bass), and Arthur Bartholo (guitar)

Helen Forsythe (banjo)

Rob Hardy (poet)

Josiah Simon (juggler)

Adam Putnam (magician and mentalist)
Adam Putnam is an award winning performer who blends traditional magic techniques, mind reading, and psychology to create unique and amazing experiences at corporate events and private parties around the midwest. With a PhD in psychology and over 12 years of performing experience, Adam’s skills, humor, and professionalism will create a memory that your guests will be talking about for years to come.
*BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND* Early entry ticket option (entrance at 7:00 pm); limited number available. More time to sample art, make art, and hang out with your friends! General admission to the event will begin at 8:00 pm. Last year’s event sold out, so get your tickets early!

Early Entry tickets:
$55 for one, $50 each for two or more
General Admission:
$40 for one, $35 each for two or more
This is a 21+ event. IDs will be checked at the door.
Art & Ale Sponsor

Special thanks to all of our supporters for this event, including:

Annual Members' Exhibition Opens
2017-09-01 12:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for the Northfield Arts Guild Annual Members’ Show!
Meet the artists and learn more about their work at the Artist Reception on Thursday, September 21 from 7-9 pm, directly following the Annual Members Meeting at 6 pm.
The exhibition features over 75 member artists including:

David Allen, Marion Angelica, Wendell Arneson, Paul Briggs, Bob Christy, Christie Clarke, Eleanor Coolidge, Susan Crow, Richard DeBeau, Patsy Dew, Solveig Dittmann, Toni Easterson, Jill Ewald, Doug Foxgrover, Mary Ellen Frame, Joyce Francis, Juan Fried, Joel Froehle, Marj Gruszewski, Lisa Guthrie, David Hamer, Sue Hammes-Knopf, Peggy Hanson, Emily Haskell, Susan Hayes, Reid Hendershot, Sharon Henry, LuAnn Heyer, Sonja Hillestad, Kristine Hites, Keith Homstad, Todd Jacobs, Rose-Marie James, Jay Johnson, Kirsten Johnson, David Killen, Judy Kinstad, Marsha Kitchel, Kari Kruempel, Judy Kutulas, Heather Lawrenz, Diane LeBlanc, Glynnis Lessing, Tim Lloyd, Ann Madland, Jean Manrique, Dennis McClintock, Layl McDill, Diane McDonald, Fred Miller, Mary Mitchell, Paula Moon, Dolores Morrison, Sharol Nau, Erica Ness, Katherine Norrie, Bridget Novak, Bob Nyvall, Karen Oiseth, Joan Olson, Patsy Ophaug, Donovan Palmquist, Sue Pariseau, Gwen Partin, Barbara Pendergrass, Kathleen Pilugin, Harry Popiel, Colleen Riley, Cindy Robinson, Laura Sathre, Judy Saye-Willis, Jan Shoger, Frederick Somers, Kathryn Sparling, Lars Stromayer, Gerie Thelen, Rebecca Tolle, Mar Valdecantos, Candace Wilkinson…and more!

Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Friday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

SEMAC Capstone Event
“Illustrated Birds Eye View Map of the Straight and Cannon River Watersheds”
Jim Bohnhoff
Sept 1 – 23, 2017

This exhibition also features the capstone event of Jim Bohnhoff, recipient of an Established Artist grant from SEMAC for “Illustrated Birds Eye View Map of the Straight and Cannon River Watersheds”. Jim will have an artist talk at around 7:00 pm in the upstairs Dance Studio during the Artist Reception on Thursday, September 21.

This activity made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.

Members’ Exhibition sponsored by:

2017-18 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Riverfront Fine Arts Festival
2017-09-09 10:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Riverfront Fine Arts Festival
The Riverfront Fine Arts Festival began in the 1970s! Currently, it takes place on the second weekend of September and runs in conjunction with the Defeat of Jesse James Days. Set along the idyllic Cannon River walkway, over 65 fine artists and craftspersons sell their work – ceramics, jewelry, paintings, fiber, wood and steel – there is something for everyone!
September 9 & 10, 2017
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm both days
Rain or shine!

Volunteer Opportunity: Help the artists at Riverfront Fine Arts Festival!

During the weekend of September 9 & 10, 2017 you can help the exhibiting artists make this event a success! Help direct artist traffic, unload vehicles, make coffee, deliver water and snacks to artists, hand out fliers, lead an art demo, and more!

We’d love your help! Email the Visual Arts Manager, Heather Lawrenz: heather@northfieldartsguild.org
2017 Exhibiting Artists
Booth # | Artist Name | Business Name | Medium
54 | Dave Angell, Angell’s Images, Photography
6 | Charlotte Babler, Kids for Thought, Books
59 | Selena Bergstrom, Painting, printmaking
2 | Mike Bowman, Kettle Master, Kettle Korn
60 | Carla Brown, Carla Brown Art, Painting
27 | Bob Carter, BC Stonewear, Jewelry
20 | Chris Casper, Emergent Visions, Photography
24 | Cathy Collison, Trinket Foundry, Glass
46 | Carla Cooper, CeeCee Designs, Jewelry
12 | Tom Cornish, Tom Cornish, LLC, Jewelry
17 | Robert Dammer, Wood Art By Bob, Wood
15 | Ke Ning Dauffenbauch, Ning’s Pottery, Ceramics
19 | Dawnette Davis, A Fanciful Vision, Fiber Arts
65 | Ryan Dawald, RD Jewelry, Jewelry
33 | Patsy Dew, Patsy Dew Pix, Photography
25 | Solveig Dittmann, Solveig Dittmann Designs, Jewelry
58 | Sarah Flicek, Felixery LLC, Jewelry
64 | Jesse and Angela Fredrickson, Mousework Glass, Blown Glass
26 | M. Kelly Frost, Frost Custom Jewelry, Jewelry
50 | Laurie Gilk, efrog, Fiber/Upcycled
45 | Laura Heiman, Schoolhouse Apiary, Honey
47 | Patti Heimbold, Patti’s Granola, Granola and Nuts
53 | Melissa Henning, Melissa Henning, Ceramics
23 | LuAnn Heyer, Annabelle Creations, Fiber
14 | Lori Hungerholt, Roots River Baskets, Baskets
18 | Dawn Hutton, DMaliaDesigns, Jewelry
36 | Rose-Marie James, Dream in Glass Studio, Glass
5 | Michaelene Karlen, Ballerina Botanicals, Organic skincare
43 | Carla Kennedy, KlayPotz, Ceramics
37 | Becky Korbel, Red Sky Beads, Jewelry
19 | Andrew Kringen, Andrew Kringen, Wood
34 | Kari Kruempel, Kari K Art, Books
46 | Heather Lawrenz, Lawrenz Jewelry, Jewelry
11 | Nancy Leighton, Studio 8/The Turquoise gate, Alcohol Ink paintings
39 | Lynn Lentz, Stella Sparrow, Jewelry
51 | Melissa Manley, Just for Fun Jewelry, Jewelry
41 | Dennis McClintock, Dennis McClintock PhotoGraphics, Photography
29 | Layl McDill, Clay Squared to Infinity, Sculpture
13 | Grant Nelson, Kamaguna Guitars, Handmade Guitars
61 | Linda Niebeling & Anna Ostendorf, Bohemianna, Henna
30 | Sue Pariseau, Sue Pariseau Pottery, Ceramics
63 | David Peterson, Turned Wood Bowls, Wood
10 | Debra Raiche, Yolo Jewelry, Jewelry
49 | Jodi and Kim Reinardy, Art in the Garden, Steel
55 | David and Kathleen Reiners, Weirhair Custom Fishing Rods, Fishing Rods
22 | Wanda Scanlan, Wanda Scanlan Ceramics, Ceramics
28 | Ishrat Sharmin, Artistic Henna, Henna
57 | Tom Soucek, Tom Soucek, Painting
16 | Rick Stockwell, Rick Stockwell Photography, Photography
9 | Nancy Stroessner, Prairie Sun Design, Fiber
48 | Candace Sykora, Candy Made, Candles, soap
62 | Lila Taft, Photos by LilaLee, Photography
32 | Geralyn Thelen, Just Me Geralyn and Glass, Glass
52 | Jim Thurs, Perennial Steel LLC, Steel
31 | Dave & Kathy Towley, David Towley Woodworking, Wood
47 | Paula Trenda, Curly Girlz Candy, Candy
21 | Barbara Troje, Prairie Harvest, Naturals/Beeswax
44 | Nick & Dan Varner, Nuttin Like It!, Artisan Nuts
7 | Kristin Vogel, K Vogel Art, Mixed Media
42 | Meigan Westermann, Meigan Westermann, Jewelry
8 | Hannah Winter, Coin Gypsy, Clothing and wood
38 | Jennifer Wolcott, Wolcott Art, Steel
56 | Melinda Wolff, Melinda Wolff, Watercolors, Stained Glass

Thank you to all of the artists who shared their talents with us, and to the many volunteers who made our 2016 festival a success!
We are looking forward to the festival this year on September 9 & 10, 2017!

Interested in exhibiting? The application deadline for participating in our 2017 festival has passed.
To apply for our 2018 festival, please email heather@northfieldartsguild.org to be notified of when applications are available in March, 2018.
Questions? Please email the Visual Arts Manager, Heather Lawrenz: heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Annual Meeting & Season Kickoff
2017-09-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join the Northfield Arts Guild for a Season Kickoff Celebration on Thursday, September 21 featuring the NAG Annual Member Meeting from 6:00pm – 7:00pm, followed by Jim Bonhoff’s SEMAC Capstone Event, the Artists’ Reception of the Annual Members’ Exhibition, and the Theater, Gallery and Music Season Kickoff Party from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm. Refreshments will be served.
The agenda for the Annual Member Meeting includes:

Welcome! And approval of last year’s minutes

Review FY2017 Financials (preliminary)

ED Search Process and Update

Board of Director Updates:

Recognition of Sian Muir
Introduce New Board Members
Governance Update

2016-17 Program Highlights

Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Education

Volunteer of the Year Awards

Sonja Hillestad, Clay Studio
Bill Child, CVRO
Bryan Reed, Theater
Ken Ewald, *Arts Advocate Award*

Closing Remarks

Artist Conversation with Stephan Koplowitz
2017-09-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Topic for September 28:
Special Exhibition Opportunity for Visual Artists –
Come learn how you can have work exhibited in The Northfield Experience
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened!
This conversation will feature an upcoming exhibition opportunity for 2D Visual Artists in The Northfield Experience. Veteran Director/Choreographer/Media Artist Stephan Koplowitz will create a site-specific, immersive performance event in May 2018 using the town of Northfield, Minnesota as its canvas and subject matter. Comprised of a series of inter-laced performances of theater, dance, visual installations, and digital media, this performance event will be inspired by the history, architecture, and unique community of Northfield. Koplowitz is excited to work and collaborate with St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges and the greater Northfield community where the spirit of history, industry, and scholarship still thrive.
The Northfield Experience will engage students, alumni, professors and Curriculum from both colleges, in addition to members of specific Northfield institutions and businesses. It aims not only to create a unique artistic experience, but to bring together several academic and public communities united towards the development and creation of this work. An intended outcome is that all involved parties will be more closely aligned and acquainted following this shared collaboration.
Stephan Koplowitz is internationally known for his work on the concert stage and for creating original site-specific multi-media works for architecturally significant sites. His site work aims to alter people’s perspectives of place, site, and scale, all infused with a sense of the human condition. Since 1984 he has created 56 works and has been awarded 40 commissions.
During this conversation attendees are encouraged to ask Stephan questions, and find out how they can get involved in this exhibit.
Interested in attending? Please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.
Watch Videos of Stephan’s site-specific work:
Creating Site-Specific Dance performances
Red Line Time Compilation
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Join us for our monthly Artist Conversations! This is a time (every 4th Thursday from 6-8 pm) for emerging and professional artists to gather in a small group setting to discuss topics relevant to visual artists. These gatherings are free and open to the public, but as space is limited, please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or calling (507) 645-8877.
Each conversation will focus on one topic such as:

How to price your work
How to regularly show your work
Creating a website for your work
How to create a cohesive body of work
Social Media for artists
Bookkeeping for artists

Have a topic to suggest? Please email your idea to heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Artist Reception
2017-09-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, September 29 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
Take The Fork in the Road: Realism and Abstraction
An exhibition featuring Paintings by Julie Fakler, Ceramic Installation by Lisa Truax, and colored pencil drawings by Steven Watson.

September 28 – October 28, 2017

Julie Fakler paints on a gessoed hardboard with many thin watered down layers of acrylic paint. Her subjects are domesticated animals that include cats, dogs, and farm animals. This exhibition will feature the work created during her SEMAC grant project after visiting South East Minnesota farms to meet the farm animals and farmers.
Lisa Truax says of her installation pieces in which she combines traditional ceramic materials and found natural materials: ”We think of nature as untouched and wild, and not something controlled or created by humans. Through my work I attempt to create a sense of connection to nature in the viewer, yet through the utilization of abstraction avoid direct connections to specific places.”
Steven Watson uses a familiar medium (colored pencil) in his work, but takes an unconventional path in his exploration and execution of secular and spiritual themes. His drawing technique, described as “regimented rectangles” or simply “color-on, color-off writing” expands on the already liberating notions of drawing – despite this regimentation.
Exhibition Sponsors:

This activity made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.

2017-18 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Submissions Due: The Northfield Experience
2017-10-12
Exhibition opportunity for Visual Artists!
Submissions due by Thursday, October 12.

Free Lunch & Learn
2017-10-18 11:30 - 12:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Free Lunch & Learn Opportunity:
Eat, relax, and be transported by the power of storytelling!
The Interplay of Color & Shape
Have you ever wondered what goes into creating a quilt? This month, artist Carol Richards will show her quilts and talk about the inspiration behind her designs. She bases her quilts on traditional blocks and geometric forms, deconstructed and layered, their axes often rotated to add interest. She will bring a quilt in progress and demonstrate how she selects which fabrics to use, and how she plans out her designs. This Lunch & Learn will include time for questions from attendees.
Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Space is limited; please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or call 507-645-8877
Main Gallery, Northfield Arts Guild 304 Division Street
Wednesday, October 18 11:30-12:30

Artist Mixer @ Imminent Brewing
2017-10-19 17:30 - 19:00
Brand new artist?
Been an artist for a long time?
Embarking on a new technique?
New to Northfield?
Lived here forever?
All of these are great reasons to be a pART of the Northfield Arts Guild’s 1st Artist Mixer of the 2017-18 season! Bring a friend, all visual artists welcome!
Enjoy appetizers & connecting with visual artists from our area.
Please RSVP by October 16 to heather@northfieldartsguild.org, or by calling (507) 645-8877

Open Art For Families
2017-10-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Studio ARTour
2017-10-21 10:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The Studio ARTour is a co-operative venture among a group of artists in the areas around Farmington, Northfield, and Faribault. We open our studios to the public on the third weekend in October (in 2017: Oct 20, 21 & 22) and invite you to come out and see where and how we work.
This year we celebrate the 13th year we have put on the tour. It’s still getting bigger so we must be doing something right! This year features 22 studios and 38 artists. Most studios have several artists working in different media. The artists are glad to answer questions and provide information about the art. Some studios have demonstrations.
The range of work is amazing; weaving to welding, glass to gemstones, clay to carving – and paper in between. Whether you are a long-time collector, or are just looking for something unique, the studio tour is a perfect way to shop for fine art, and best of all the tour is free!
For more information, please visit the Studio ARTour website, and check out the FAQs. But if we didn’t answer your question feel free to email us at studioartour@gmail.com
The Northfield Arts Guild is a proud sponsor and stop (Studio #20) on this studio tour! Come by and see work by Melissa Henning, Matt Leister, Jessica Prill, and Leanne Stremcha.

Studio ARTour
2017-10-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The Studio ARTour is a co-operative venture among a group of artists in the areas around Farmington, Northfield, and Faribault. We open our studios to the public on the third weekend in October (in 2017: Oct 20, 21 & 22) and invite you to come out and see where and how we work.
This year we celebrate the 13th year we have put on the tour. It’s still getting bigger so we must be doing something right! This year features 22 studios and 38 artists. Most studios have several artists working in different media. The artists are glad to answer questions and provide information about the art. Some studios have demonstrations.
The range of work is amazing; weaving to welding, glass to gemstones, clay to carving – and paper in between. Whether you are a long-time collector, or are just looking for something unique, the studio tour is a perfect way to shop for fine art, and best of all the tour is free!
For more information, please visit the Studio ARTour website, and check out the FAQs. But if we didn’t answer your question feel free to email us atstudioartour@gmail.com
The Northfield Arts Guild is a proud sponsor and stop (Studio #20) on this studio tour! Come by and see work by Melissa Henning, Matt Leister, Jessica Prill, and Leanne Stremcha.

Community Forum to Meet the Candidates
2017-10-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Please join us in welcoming the final two candidates for the Executive Director position at the Northfield Arts Guild. A community forum will take place on Wednesday, October 25 from 5 to 6:30 pm. Each candidate will make a ten-minute presentation followed by a fifteen-minute question and answer session.
We would appreciate as many community members in attendance as possible to ensure we are fully representing the needs of our vibrant arts community.

Downstairs Art Studio, Northfield Arts Guild Center for the Arts
304 Division Street S.

Artist Reception @ FTown Brewing
2017-11-02 17:30 - 19:00 | F-Town, 22 4th Street NE, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States
Please join us for an artist reception on
Thursday, Nov 2 from 5:30-7 pm atF-Town Brewing

The Northfield Arts Guild and The Paradise Center for the Arts are collaborating to exhibit local and regional artists’ artwork in Faribault’s F-Town Brewing Company.

Driven to Abstraction
Mixed Media work by Joyce Francis
Oct 4-Dec 31, 2017
Artist Statement
Joyce Francis
MY MANTRA:
“TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE DAY, THAT IS THE HIGHEST OF ARTS”
-HENRY DAVID THOREAU
This quotation has been my mantra since I first started studying calligraphy in the mid 1970s. I
came to realize that art is one of the most profound means to “increase the quality of the day.”
THIS I BELIEVE:
I believe that everyone should own a little piece of original art that adds light to the day. A glance at the colors, shapes, textures and the many other aspects of a piece of art has the power to lift the spirit.
MY MISSION:
My mission is to bring more color into your daily life.
UPDATE:
I am updating this mission statement on October 4, 2017 and feel even more strongly that we need art and color in our lives. The current times are too often dark, heavy, confusing, and depressing. Art offers a bit of color and light into these days. Art can channel and hold emotions that otherwise get stuck inside our heads. We strive digest and resolve obvious daily issues that confront us. But we also need to create and maintain joy in our lives. I believe even a little bit of art will feed that joy and encourage us along our way.
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Joyce is a calligrapher and paper artist living in Northfield, Minnesota. A maniac for color, she has a lifetime love of paper, ink, and letters. Over the years her work has expanded beyond calligraphy into development of a line of cards and prints featuring her paper batik artwork, the “Northfield Fairies,” Zentangle-inspired cards, and cards using her current artwork.
In fall of 2012 Joyce initiated a major departure from calligraphy and Zentangle. She began studying non-objective painting and drawing. Joyce’s “Art for Small Spaces” series evolved out of daily experimentation which explored many different styles of painting and collage. The works in this exhibit feature Joyce’s exploration of color and line. The fun of sharing the art is a bonus added to her joy of creating it.
F-Town Brewing | 22 4th Street NE | Faribault, MN 55021
2017-18 Season Sponsor:

Grand Opening Reception & SEMAC Capstone Events
2017-11-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Fine Craft Collective
The Fine Craft Collective is a seasonal cooperative show produced by Cathy Collison and Heather Lawrenz. The show featuring 25+ artisans is open every day from November 9 through December 24, 2017 in the Main Gallery.
More information at finecraftcollective.com

Open 7 Days a Week! Nov. 9th – Dec. 24 2017
Hours: Mon – Sat 10-6, Sun 12-4
Special Events:
Grand Opening Reception: Friday, Nov. 10 from 6 – 9 pm
Winter Walk Reception: Thursday, December 7 from 5 – 9 pm
Holiday Reception: Saturday, December 16 from 10 am – 6 pm

SEMAC Capstone Events
featuring Jill Ewald and Cathy Collison
Jill Ewald received an Established Artist grant from SEMAC for “Pathways There and Now”. From November 1 to December 31, Jill will display the work she created during this grant project at the Arts Guild’s satellite gallery in the Allina Clinic in Northfield. Every two weeks she will rotate in new work from the project.
Please join us for a Capstone and Presentation of her grant project on Friday, November 10 at 7 pm in the upstairs Dance Studio at the Northfield Arts Guild Center for the Arts.

Artist Statement
The visual images I paint have to do with mapping. I strive to create work from different geological and psychological/emotional places, work that is informed by movement between the then and here (between time and place). Within this framework, I explore interior and exterior human connections—our connections to the self, to others, to the natural world. A trail, indeed a map-like mark infuses my work with a grounding and gives it a conceptual time and place.
Although I have addressed the issue of how to portray human interactions and connections that we often sense like palimpsests just under the skin, for two decades, the idea of exploring this part of humanity via pathways through landscapes, seascapes, and mindscapes is fairly new. It arose from a trip to northern Minnesota where I was surrounded by nature that in turn led me to read “The Old Ways,” by Robert MacFarlane, and to mapping my own walking, then biking and sailing paths using GPS.
These works discuss light, space, color; they draw on the poetic nature of art. While most of them invoke the feeling of landscape space: broad and/or deep, some are closer to the center of ourselves. In this body of work, the pathways are defined with inks and thread. Feel free to wander them, to bring your own curiosities, memories, and experiences to them, and even perhaps to find your own destination.
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Cathy Collison received an Advancing Artist grant from SEMAC for “Exploring Texture and Form in Glass”. From November 10 to December 24, Cathy will display the work she created during this grant project as part of the Fine Craft Collective
Please join us for a Capstone and Presentation of her grant project on Friday, November 10 at 7:30 pm in the Main Gallery at the Northfield Arts Guild Center for the Arts.

Artist Statement
Ornaments are a traditional gift given from one generation to another and are often the only three-dimensional art that an individual or family collects and displays. They are also a perfect small size in which to explore glass as an artistic medium. During this grant project, I explored new modes of glass artistry through learning to work with a different type of glass (borosilicate), and expanded my repertoire of materials, skills, and techniques for glass work.My previous work, both in beaded jewelry and in blown glass, has been driven by color and pattern. During this project, I expanded my technical skill set as well as my methods of artistic expression by using clear glass to create textural forms and not relying much on color and pattern to create beauty and interest.One challenge was to teach myself how to use a different type of glass than what I am used to working with. For making ornaments I have previously used “soft glass,” but this would crack and loose its shape easily if I tried to manipulate the surface into spikes and other dimensional shapes. Through this project, I expanded my knowledge and ability as a glass artist, pushing my glass work further by creating new ornaments that explore texture and form. This was an opportunity to expand the boundaries of glass ornaments and therefore expanding the boundaries of how the general public views art.

This activity made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and culture heritage fund.

Northfield Arts Guild Gallery: 304 Division St. S. Northfield, MN 55057

Give to the Max Day!
2017-11-16 00:01 - 23:59
Thank you for your support of the Northfield Arts Guild! Please consider a gift TODAY!

10 Reasons to Support the Arts from www.AmericansfortheArts.org
1. Arts promote true prosperity. The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us— fostering creativity, goodness, and beauty. The arts help us express our values, build bridges between cultures, and bring us together regardless of ethnicity, religion, or age. When times are tough, art is salve for the ache.
2. Arts improve academic performance. Students with an education rich in the arts have higher GPAs and standardized test scores, and lower drop-out rates—benefits reaped by students regardless of socio-economic status. Students with 4 years of arts or music in high school average 100 points better on their SAT scores than students with just one-half year of arts or music.
3. Arts strengthen the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that the arts and culture sector represents 3.25 percent of the nation’s GDP—a larger share of the economy than tourism and agriculture. The nonprofit arts industry alone generates $135 billion in economic activity annually (spending by organizations and their audiences) that supports 4.1 million jobs and generates $22.3 billion in government revenue.
4. Arts are good for local merchants. Attendees at nonprofit arts events spend $24.60 per person, per event, beyond the cost of admission on items such as meals, parking, and babysitters. Attendees who live outside the county in which the arts event takes place spend twice as much as their local counterparts ($39.96 vs. $17.42)—valuable revenue for local businesses and the community.
5. Arts drive tourism. Arts travelers are ideal tourists, staying longer and spending more to seek out authentic cultural experiences. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that the percentage of international travelers including museum visits on their trip has grown steadily since 2003 (18 to 24 percent). The share attending concerts and theater performances has grown from 14 to 17 percent since 2003.
6. Arts are an export industry. U.S. exports of arts goods (e.g., movies, paintings, jewelry) grew to $72 billion in 2011, while imports were just $25 billion—a $47 billion arts trade surplus.
7. Arts spark creativity and innovation. The Conference Board reports that creativity is among the top 5 applied skills sought by business leaders—with 72 percent saying creativity is of high importance when hiring. The biggest creativity indicator? A college arts degree. Their Ready to Innovate report concludes, “The arts—music, creative writing, drawing, dance—provide skills sought by employers of the 3rd millennium.” Nobel laureates in the sciences are 17 times more likely to be actively engaged in the arts than average scientists.
8. Arts have social impact. University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated that a high concentration of the arts in a city leads to higher civic engagement, more social cohesion, higher child welfare, and lower poverty rates. A vibrant arts community ensures that young people are not left to be raised solely in a pop culture and tabloid marketplace.
9. Arts improve healthcare. Nearly one-half of the nation’s healthcare institutions provide arts programming for patients, families, and even staff. 78 percent deliver these programs because of their healing benefits to patients—shorter hospital stays, better pain management, and less medication.
10. Arts mean business. The Creative Industries are arts businesses that range from nonprofit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and design companies. A 2014 analysis of Dun & Bradstreet data counts 750,453 businesses in the U.S. involved in the creation or distribution of the arts that employ 3.1 million people—representing 4.2 percent of all businesses and 2.2 percent of all employees, respectively.

Small Business Saturday
2017-11-25 10:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
“Shop at the small businesses that help write the story of America.”
The Northfield Arts Guild Gift Shop features unique gifts handmade by 100+ local and regional artists. Seasonal rotation means there is always something new, and our Gift Shop is open every Saturday!
On Small Business Saturday, fill your Shopping Passport for a chance to win $425 in Chamber Buck Gift Certificate prizes.

Works in Progress Artist Mixer
2017-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Connect, Share, Grow!
Join us for our first “Works in Progress” Show & Tell night!

Bring in your latest work, or pieces that you been wanting to revisit, and discuss ideas with other like-minded artists. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by Nov 28 to heather@northfieldartsguild.org.
