Northfield Arts Guild

Monster Drawing Rally
2019-07-23 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Imminent Brewing, 519 Division Street S. #2, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Monster Drawing Rally
Tuesday, July 23 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Imminent Brewing, 519 Division Street S. #2
Join us for the Guild’s first annual live drawing event and fundraiser!
Come see live art making, collect art and enjoy the night accompanied by live music and Imminent Brewing’s beer selection (cash bar) and Food Truck!
The event will feature leading regional artists making artworks side-by-side. During the evening, nearly 30 area artists will continually create works in a variety of scale, complexity and subject matter. Once an artist completes a drawing, it is then hung on the wall for viewing, and visitors can then purchase completed works of art for just $30 each. All proceeds directly support the Northfield Arts Guild.
This is a fantastic opportunity to collect a piece of art by your favorite artist!
Special thanks to Imminent Brewing for supporting this event.
$5 admission
Every drawing is $30

No paper tickets are needed for this event; all attendees will be put on a Welcome List at the door.
The artists generously donating their time and talents include:

Ann Beimers
Matt Bowers
Dan Bruggeman
Toni Easterson
Jill Ewald
Julie Fakler
Leander Fried
Madeline Garcia
Maurice Gibbs
Mary Griep
David Huyck
Lilla Johnson
Marsha Kitchel
David Lefkowitz
Glynnis Lessing
Liz Miller
Mary Malone
Laura Nakasaka
Katherine Norrie
Clara Peterson
Julia Radtke
Noah Schomburg
Fred Somers
Laura Stack
Mar Valdecantos
Michon Weeks
Evan Weselmann

AND MORE!

Rachel's "New Stage" Party!
2019-07-19 17:00 - 19:00 | The Contented Cow, 302 Division Street B, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Please join us in thanking Rachel Haider for her tremendous contributions to the Guild and Northfield and wishing her well at a farewell reception at the The Contented Cow (302 Division Street) on Friday, July 19 from 5-7 pm.
We are so happy for Rachel as she embarks on her retirement, and we are deeply thankful for her visionary work as the Guild’s Performing Arts Manager!
We hope you can join us at the Cow (on the patio) on July 19!

Curious Incident Auditions
2019-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
https://northfieldartsguild.org/theater/auditions/

Artist Receptions & Outdoor Short Films
2019-07-12 19:30 - 22:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Artist Receptions & Outdoor Short Films
July 12, 7:30-10:30 pm
On Friday, July 12, please join us in our Main Gallery from 7:30-9:30 pm (Artist Remarks at 8:30 pm) for a Reception for the 11 artists featured in our exhibition We Are Water: Watershed: Allison Albright, Toni Easterson, Gail Gates, Jay Johnson, David Killen, Matt Klooster, Sharol Nau, Meg Ojala, Cheryl Ramette, Rebecca Tolle, & Gregory Wilkins.
And in our Up Gallery, please join us for a SEMAC Capstone Event and Reception for Mary Ellen Frame’s Seeing Our Cannon River Watershed exhibition from 7:30-9:30 pm (remarks at 7:30 pm).
Short Films
These receptions immediately followed by an outdoor screening by Cannon River Watershed Partnership (CRWP) of water-themed short films projected onto the Guild building from the Contented Cow patio.
Migrate by Areca Roe, Waterway Jay by Brenda Piekarski (featuring Jay Gustafson), Alice’s Garden by Jenny Plevin, Terrarium by Brian Yulo Ng, Through the Storm: Waves for Water and the Caribbean Hurricane Relief Initiative by Greg McKillop, and Downstream by Casey Beck.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
2018-19 Gallery Season sponsored by:

We Are Water: Watershed supported by:
Professional Drive Dental Group

We Are Water: Watershed collaborators:

Free Lunch & Learn: Create a Water Journal
2019-07-10 11:30 - 13:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Free Lunch & Learn Workshop: Create a Water Journal

Main Gallery, Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division Street
Wednesday, July 10 11:30 am – 1 pm

Eat, Relax & Create!
The community is invited to this free workshop! Artist Jeff Rathermel will guide attendees of this free Make-n-Take workshop through creating a journal using the double pamphlet stitch technique. Participants will leave with a finished journal containing easy ways for everyone to protect our water resources.
Open to all ages, youth under 14, please bring an adult. All supplies for the journal will be provided, and guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Space is limited; please reserve your seat by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or by calling 507-645-8877

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
2018-19 Gallery Season sponsored by:

We Are Water: Watershed supported by:
Professional Drive Dental Group

We Are Water: Watershed collaborators:

Grand Opening Celebration
2019-06-29 10:00 - 14:00
Grand Opening Celebration for We Are Water: Watershed
June 14 – July 27, 2019

A community-wide exhibition examining the central nature of water in our daily lives featuring artists who live and work within the Cannon River Watershed: Allison Albright, Toni Easterson, Gail Gates, Jay Johnson, David Killen, Matt Klooster, Sharol Nau, Meg Ojala, Cheryl Ramette, Rebecca Tolle and Gregory Wilkins. This exhibition runs concurrently with We Are Water Museum Exhibit.
Grand Opening Party for We Are Water: Watershed and We Are Water Museum Exhibit
June 29, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Northfield Arts Guild & Perlman Teaching Museum, Braucher Gallery
Weitz Center for Creativity, Carleton College
Please join us for an Artist Reception at Northfield Arts Guild from 10-11 am, immediately followed by an art walk to the Weitz Center. Reception, guided tours of exhibit, music, presentation by MN State Agency staff, local officials, Water Bar, and family-friendly, water-themed art making activities at the Weitz Center from 10 am-2 pm.
www.crwp.net/events
https://mnhum.org/we-are-water-mn/

Coming in July

Artist Receptions & Outdoor Short Films
July 12, 7:30-10:30 pm
On Friday, July 12, please join us in our Main Gallery for a Reception for the 11 artists featured in We Are Water: Watershed, from 7:30-9:30 pm (Artist Remarks at 8:30 pm), and in our Up Gallery, for a SEMAC Capstone Event and Reception for Mary Ellen Frame’s Seeing Our Cannon River exhibition from 7:30-9:30 pm (remarks at 7:30 pm). These receptions immediately followed by an outdoor screening by Cannon River Watershed Partnership (CRWP) of water-themed short films projected onto the Guild building. Refreshments will be served.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
2018-19 Gallery Season sponsored by:

We Are Water: Watershed supported by:
Professional Drive Dental Group

We Are Water: Watershed collaborators:

YPTW Session I Performance
2019-06-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-06-27 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-06-26 17:30 - 19:30
Participants in the Young People’s Theater Workshop take part in writing, rehearsing, and performing an original script after three weeks of preparation in creative drama and dance classes led by a staff of theater artists. The program culminates in a live performance for the public on the last three days of their session. All performances will be held at Northfield High School.

Performances:
Wednesday, June 26, 5:30 pm
Thursday, June 27, 12 pm – PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME
Friday, June 28, 10 am

Tickets are now available!
Adults: $5
Youth: $3
4 & Under: Free

Free Lunch & Learn: Nerstrand Big Woods & Climate Change
2019-06-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Free Lunch & Learn Opportunity: Climate Change & Nerstrand Big Woods Forest Death
Main Gallery, Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division Street
Wednesday, June 26 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
The community is invited to this free event! Come learn about how Climate Change is affecting a favorite place for locals (and visitors) to hike, picnic, camp and explore. Neil Slifka, Area Resource Specialist | Parks and Trails, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will present his first-hand knowledge on the forest death happening in the Nerstrand Big Woods State Park:

How the affected forest is changing.
Some areas of forest are dying due to a changing climate.
Rain is falling differently than in the past.
Climate and soil define what type of forest can grow on a landscape.
Ash trees tolerate wet soil and this has its own problems.
Based on the data, what forest management actions the MNDNR is implementing.

After Neil presents, there will be time for audience questions. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Space is limited; please RSVP by June 25 to attend by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org or by calling 507-645-8877 x4.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
2018-19 Gallery Season sponsored by:

We Are Water: Watershed supported by:
Professional Drive Dental Group

We Are Water: Watershed partners:

Mansfield Park
2019-06-21 19:00 - 21:30 | Northfield High School Auditorium, 1400 Division St S, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
https://northfieldartsguild.org/theater/2018-19-journey-home-theater-season/mansfield-park/

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Our Children, Our World
2019-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Northfield Middle School Auditorium, 2200 Division St S, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
THURSDAY, June 20, 2019 at 7:00pm
Northfield Middle School Auditorium
Tickets are $15.00

Our Children, Our World features the music of esteemed Northfield composer Dan Kallman, who dedicates this concert to the celebration of nature, emphasizing the need to leave a livable planet to our children.

The first half will include compositions for children’s choir and solo performers. After intermission, you’ll be treated to Kallman works in a variety of styles, including jazz/pop/rock influenced music, some of which have never been heard before. The final pieces will feature current high school age singers joined by alums from the last two decades.

The concert features Northfield connected musicians and is sponsored by the Northfield Arts Guild. Local musicians extraordinaire Liz Shepley and Steve Jennings are co-producing this event.

Join us!

Open Art
2019-06-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Drop in for a minute or stay for a while and create with your family! Make a planned craft or let your creativity guide your art making. Supplies will be available for artists of all ages! No registration required.

Check out all the Guild’s Community Art Making events!

"We Are Water: Watershed" exhibition opens
2019-06-14 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
We Are Water: Watershed
June 14 – July 27, 2019

A community-wide exhibition examining the central nature of water in our daily lives featuring artists who live and work within the Cannon River Watershed: Allison Albright, Toni Easterson, Gail Gates, Jay Johnson, David Killen, Matt Klooster, Sharol Nau, Meg Ojala, Cheryl Ramette, Rebecca Tolle and Gregory Wilkins. This exhibition runs concurrently with We Are Water Museum Exhibit.
Grand Opening Party for We Are Water: Watershed and We Are Water Museum Exhibit
June 29, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Northfield Arts Guild & Perlman Teaching Museum, Braucher Gallery
Weitz Center for Creativity, Carleton College
Please join us for an Artist Reception at Northfield Arts Guild from 10-11 am, immediately followed by an art walk to the Weitz Center. Reception, guided tours of exhibit, music, presentation by MN State Agency staff, local officials, Water Bar, and family-friendly, water-themed art making activities at the Weitz Center from 10 am-2 pm.
www.crwp.net/events
https://mnhum.org/we-are-water-mn/

Artist Reception & Outdoor Movies
July 12, 7:30-10:30 pm
Please join us for an Artist Reception for We Are Water: Watershed, and a SEMAC Capstone Event and Reception for Mary Ellen Frame’s Seeing Our Cannon River exhibition from 7:30-9:30 pm (remarks at 8:30 pm). This reception immediately followed by an outdoor screening by CRWP of water-themed movies. Refreshments will be served.

2018-19 Gallery Season sponsored by:

We Are Water: Watershed supported by:
Professional Drive Dental Group
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

Great Shot! At the Cow
2019-05-30 18:00 - 20:00 | The Contented Cow, 302 Division Street B, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Great Shot!
An Artwork Photographing Opportunity and Artist Mixer

Need to have affordable, professional photos taken of your artwork? Here’s your chance! Please join us on Thursday, May 30 from 6-8 pm for Great Shot! an Artwork Photographing Opportunity and Artist Mixer.
Dan Iverson of Anthologie will have his professional setup at the Cow, ready to photograph artwork (measuring up to 60 x 60”) for a super rate of $15 per final, edited photograph – (3 photo minimum).
Space is limited, interested artists must reserved their 15 or 30 minute slots by Tuesday, May 28 by emailing heather@northfieldartsguild.org, or by calling (507) 645-8877. Don’t have work to photograph, but want to watch the process? That’s great! Artists are encouraged to hang out and network with other artists while Dan is photographing their artwork.

Free Workshop! Fund Your Next Project, Grant Writing for Artists
2019-05-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave N,, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States
Free Informational Workshop
Fund Your Next Project, Grant Writing for Artists
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened!

Join fellow artists for a free workshop!
The Paradise Center for the Arts and the Northfield Arts Guild are proud to present this free workshop featuring a panel of performing and visual artists who have experience writing and receiving grants: Joy Davis Ripley (Photographer), Wendy Placko (Filmmaker, Musician, Actor & Dancer), Larry Tolle (Playwright & Performing Artist), & Judy Saye-Willis (Multimedia Visual Artist). This special workshop is free & open to the public!
This panel discussion will provide an overview of grant writing best practices including:
1) Understanding the grant writing process
2) The anatomy of a winning grant
3) The timeline of the grant writing process
4) Creating a strong budget
During this presentation 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.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.

Join us for the Guild Artist Professional Development (APD) Series
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened! The goal of our APD series is to build community amongst our regional visual artists working in all media, and grow through networking and learning opportunities.
Each quarter, the Guild provides a range of events
Artist Mixers Low-key artist get togethers at a local establishment
Artist Conversations Workshops focused on a specific visual arts related topic
Studio Visits See how other artists create to a topic shared over lunch
Lunch & Learns Demonstrations and presentations on a topic shared over lunch
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. To suggest a topic or workshop, please email heather@northfieldartsguild.org.

Troubadours Concert
2019-05-19 15:30 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1321 North Avenue, Northfield, MN, United States
Join The Troubadours for their Spring Concert
NEW VENUE: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 418 Sumner Street, Northfield
NEW TIME: 3:30pm
Free will offering accepted. Refreshments will be served following the concert.
Featuring Northfield’s own award-winning violinist Catherine Carson.
Directed by Gretchen Gillis and accompanied by Joanne Rodland.
The Troubadours was formed in 1979 by Marilyn Wing. The group performs 20 concerts a year to a variety of audiences in the area: senior residences in Northfield and Cannon Falls including care facilities, service clubs and more. The Troubadours do a wide variety of music including Ghost Riders in the Sky, Beer Barrel Polka, Amazing Grace, Down by the River Side, Moon River, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Blowing in the Wind and Blue Moon.
This is a Guild sponsored event.

LAB: The Pink Unicorn
2019-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
a LAB Theater Series production in conjunction with Down the Rabbit Hole Productions
Saturday, May 18, 7:30pm
Sunday, May 19, 2:00pm (followed by a post-show discussion)
What will a Mom do for her child?
The Pink Unicorn
a comedy about gender identity and big hair
written by Elise Forier Edie, “Best Storyteller” winner 2013 United Solo Theatre Festival
a Staged Reading featuring Mishia Edwards
The Pink Unicorn is an award-winning solo theater piece, which tells the story of a Christian widow, living in a conservative Texas town, whose life is thrown into turmoil when her teenaged daughter announces she is “gender queer” and starts a chapter of the Gay and Straight Alliance at the local high school. Produced originally in Washington by DogTown Theatre, the play was invited to perform at the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City, where Elise won the Best Storyteller award. It has since performed elsewhere in the US and Canada.
Tickets are only $8.00 for this LAB Theater Series production.
“Extraordinary...The Pink Unicorn need(s) to be on Broadway, in the West End, touring the world with the powerful message of this brilliantly wise and inspiring work”
(NY Theater Now)
“…any outline of the story in a short review can’t possibly give you the richness and depth of Edie’s play…5 stars.” (The Edmonton Sun)
“…very funny…sharp and poetic. Edie’s knack for vivid description creates a fully realized world…” (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)
“…a wonderfully real, fleshed out story of mother’s journey from horror to bewilderment to empowerment…(a) smart and beautifully realized play.” (Talkin’ Broadway Regional Reviews/Minneapolis-St Paul)

Reception: NHS Honors Art Show
2019-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Northfield High School’s Honors Art Show:
Tied Together
May 15-June 8, 2019

Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, May 17 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.
The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to host this annual spring exhibition of Northfield High School Honors Art Students. This year, the exhibition features 20 amazing junior and senior student artists: Elizabeth Acheson, Grace Acheson, Kate Adams, Isabel Aylin, Ann Beimers, Kate Boland, Abby Borene, Creegan Croone, Anika Guggisberg, Willa Kmoch, Emily Liebl, Athziri Rodriguez, Celia Meagher, Addie Nelson, Audrey Pagel, Julia Radtke, Brooke Schultz, Liv Sorenson, Katie Travaille and Alice Wykes. They have each worked tirelessly to prepare cohesive and professional bodies of thematic work. This year’s group includes illustrators, painters, potters, sculptors, mixed media specialists, and computer illustrators.

2018-19 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Honors Art Show supported by:

Spring Dance Concert 2019
2019-05-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Northfield High School Auditorium, 1400 Division St S, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for our annual Spring Dance Concert! You’ll enjoy pieces from creative dance, ballet, tap, modern, Folklorico and Dance Theater Company, while celebrating the hard work our students have put into dancing this year! Tickets are $10/adults, $5/students and free for 4 & under.

Fingerstyle Guitar Deluxe ft. Pat Donohue and Jerry Kosak
2019-05-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm
$25.00
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater
411 Third Street W., Northfield, MN

Grammy award-winning finger-picker Pat Donohue’s devotion to acoustic guitar has made him an American standard, as he echoes the tones of Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Merle Travis or Muddy Waters. Chet Atkins called Pat one of the greatest fingerpickers in the world today; Leo Kottke called his playing “haunting.” https://www.patdonohue.com/

The music and playing of Jerry Kosak has incorporated the structure and complexity of classical, the soul and passion of the blues, the happiness and drive of Americana, and the groove and swing of R&B and jazz. His music has been described as a fusion of rhythmic drumming, grooving bass lines, and thoughtfully disjointed melodies, producing “a great reflection of many different styles” according to Kevin Barnes of KBEM Jazz 88. http://jerrykosak.com/
View Concert Trailer

Jerry Kosak is a fiscal year 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Open Art
2019-05-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Drop in for a minute or stay for a while and create with your family! Make a planned craft or let your creativity guide your art making. Supplies will be available for artists of all ages! No registration required.

CVRO: Romantic Spring
2019-05-11
Repertoire:
Hugo Alfvén: Midsommarvaka (Swedish Rhapsody no. 1)
Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, a minor, Movement 1)
Featuring Peter Webb, Piano Soloist

intermission
Karl Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony
I.Wedding March:Variations:Moderato molto
II Brautlied (.Bridal Song ): Intermezzo:Allegretto
III. Serenade : Scherzo:Allegro moderato scherzando
IV. Im Garten (In the Garden):Andante poco piu lento:
V. Tanz (Dance):Finale:Allegro molto

Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 3:00pm
St. John’s Hall, 500 Third Street W, Northfield

Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 3:00pm
Kenyon-Wanamingo High School Auditorium, 400 6th St, Kenyon

Individual Ticket Prices
Adult $15.00
Senior $10.00
Student $10.00

Thank you to our CVRO Season Sponsor:

With additional thanks to our Media Sponsor:

411: Mary Gauthier
2019-05-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
AN EVENING WITH MARY GAUTHIER

Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm
$25.00
Venue: Northfield Arts Guild Theater
411 Third Street W., Northfield, MN

“In a Nashville bookstore, to the tune of steam hissing from a latte machine and laptop taps of nearby browsers, she speaks in a low voice, yet communicates urgently. Her voice never rises. Her music never rattles rafters or crashes like cymbals toward the high notes in a power chorus. Her tempos shuffle and trudge more than they dash. And her songs? They’re about as idiosyncratic as anything in the wide world of ‘popular music.’”

Mary’s new album ‘Rifles & Rosary Beads” was named one of NPR’s “Best Albums of 2018.”

“…her razor-sharp eye for detail and her commitment to unsentimental self-reflection puts her in a class with greats such as Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and yes, Bob Dylan.” – Los Angeles Times
“The importance of this effort cannot be overstated.” -Country Standard Time
“The album’s honesty and insight into an often overlooked aspect of American democracy – the on-the-ground experiences of soldiers and, especially, the aftermath of their time in combat – is a gift in a contemporary moment full of chatter and political rhetoric.”
-NPR World Cafe
Read more about Mary Gauthier

Many Thanks to our 2018-19 411 Concert Series sponsors:

Co-sponsorship provided In Memory of Jackie Henry
Additional support by our Media Sponsor,
our Lodging Sponsor and our Beverage Sponsors

Open House: Max Lyonga Painting Exhibition
2019-04-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Please join us for a One-Day Exhibition of paintings by Max Lyonga

Open House
Saturday, April 27

11 am-4 pm – Artist Talk at 1 pm
Reception: 2:30-4:30 pm, refreshments provided

The Guild is proud to present an exhibition of paintings by the Cameroonian contemporary artist Max Lyonga in collaboration with the Center for Community and Civic Engagement at Carleton College, where Lyonga is currently a visiting Artist-in-Residence.

Come enjoy a rare chance to meet this international artist and experience his “mokwe” style paintings – a mixture of abstraction with impressionism. All are welcome at this free event!

Artist Mixer at Fairfield Inn
2019-04-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Fairfield Inn & Suites Northfield, 114 2nd Street West, 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 join us at our next Mixer! For this event we’re going to try out Northfield’s latest establishment: the new Fairfield Inn & Suites Northfield. Fingers crossed it’ll be nice enough to be out on their beautiful deck over looking the Cannon River. Enjoy appetizers & connecting with visual artists from our area. Bring a friend, all visual artists welcome!Enjoy appetizers & connecting with visual artists from our area. Bring a friend, all visual artists welcome!
Please RSVP by April 19 to heather@northfieldartsguild.org, or by calling (507) 645-8877 x4

The Secret Garden
2019-04-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
https://northfieldartsguild.org/theater/2018-19-journey-home-theater-season/the-secret-garden/

April 12 – 28, 2019
book by Marsha Norman – composed by Lucy Simon.
This Tony Award-winning musical is the enchanting classic story originally written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, composed by Lucy Simon, and re-imagined in brilliant musical style by Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Set in the early 1900s, orphaned 11 year-old Mary Lennox returns from India to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies dramatizing The Secret Garden‘s compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.

Many thanks to our 2018-19 Theater Season Sponsors:

Thank you to our Production Sponsor:

and to our Production Supporter:
Rob Martin Agency

#Claynorthfield Community Clay Crawl
2019-04-04 17:00 - 20:00
#ClayNorthfield Community Clay Crawl
April 4 · 5-8 pm

Northfield Arts Guild NCECA Exhibitions
Carleton College NCECA Exhibitions
St. Olaf College NCECA Exhibitions
From 5 to 8 pm on Thursday, April 4, all venues will be open for an evening of exploring, celebrating, and appreciating. Special artist and curator talks are scheduled at different location to help visitors plan their journey:
5:30 (St. Olaf)
6:15 (Carleton)
7:00 (Guild)

Admission is free and all are welcome!

The historic river town of Northfield is located just 40 miles south of the Twin Cities. The community live up to its motto of “Cows, Colleges and Contentment” by sharing its rich 150 year history with thousands of tourists each year, supporting a rich and vibrant artist community, and serving as the home to not just one, but two acclaimed education institutions.
Inspired by the choice of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) to hold their 2019 conference in Minneapolis, the Northfield Arts Guild, Carleton College and St. Olaf College partnered to create thirteen unique exhibition of contemporary ceramic work. Falling under the general title of #claynorthfield, each of these experiences celebrates creativity, diversity, and the important role art plays in our lives. This Northfield celebration of clay is truly unprecedented and designed for both visitors and our local community. There are no admission fees and all are welcome!

Auditions: The Odyssey
2019-04-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Open Art
2019-03-29 10:00 - 13:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Home over Spring Break? Come to the Guild!
Drop in for a minute or stay for a while and create with your family! Make a planned craft or let your creativity guide your art making. Supplies will be available for artists of all ages! No registration required.
