Northfield Arts Guild

Auditions for Playing: A Doll's House
2022-10-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Auditions and Opportunities

Liquid Latex Mask Making Workshop
2022-10-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Guild Art Studio
Learn how to build amazing facial features using liquid latex and makeup of paint to create directly on the face, or on a removeable mask. Ages 14+

Figure Drawing/Painting
2022-10-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Guild Art Studio
Learn how to depict the human figure using specific tools and strategies that will help you achieve realistic results.

Paint Like the Masters
2022-10-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Guild Art Studio
Learn how to paint with accuracy while developing your unique artistic style. We will explore a series of methods that will push you to challenge the way you work.

Oh My Gouache!
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Guild Art Studio
Explore using gouache paint in this four-part class. Discover the variability and forgiving characteristics of gouache as you experiment, complete a guided project, and receive guidance on a design of your own. Designed for beginners, ages 14+

Drawing with Accuracy
2022-10-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Guild Art Studio
Learn to draw without any of the guesswork! In this course, you will learn measuring strategies and develop skills that will help you achieve correct proportions in your drawings. We will train your brain to use line, value and form to work as tools to guide your hands into creating accurate drawings, every time.

Animal Portraits
2022-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Guild Art Studio
Learn how to draw and paint animals with correct proportions and accuracy. We will look at the anatomy of animals to understand the structures required to draw/paint their unique forms.

Youth Clay
2022-10-18 17:00 - 18:15 | Guild Clay Studio
Kids, Middle and High School clay classes!

Pilates with Jody
2022-10-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Guild Dance Studio
In a Pilates class with Jody, you will be invited to find more JOY and creativity with your fitness practice. Perfect for all fitness levels, with variations and modifications offered. If you’re ready for more balance from within, this class is for you. Ages 12 and up.

Dance Aerobics
2022-10-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Guild Dance Studio
Dance? Exercise? Yep and yep! Salsa, Samba, Bellydance, Swing… we do it all, and we get a great cardio workout too! A bit of ab-work and some boxing motions are thrown into the mix too. This class is great for all fitness levels and no previous dance experience is needed. Movements can be easily modified to support your abilities (including high-impact movements such as skipping/jumping). Bring to class: a mat or towel for ab work and clean dry tennis shoes. Class length (active): 40 minutes. We will be meeting outdoors while the weather holds, and in the dance studio all other times. Check the Dance Aerobics Facebook page for details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danceaerobicsbyrita

Creative Movement & Dance Concepts
2022-10-06 17:45 - 19:00 | Guild Dance Studio
Explore and discover a variety of dance concepts highlighting awareness of: Body, Spatial, Emotional/Thought and Experience Processing, Social/Connection to Others, Creative/Structure, and Mindfulness/Self Confidence. Discover essential dance concepts creatively through shapes, designs, music, rhythms, and storytelling leading us to the foundations of: Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and other art forms . Create a library of movement communication for the whole mind/body/person. Experience the freedom of discovering your dance preferences and develop your unique individual artistry in a positive atmosphere while having fun! Ages 10-14

Creative/Free Movement
2022-10-06 16:30 - 17:30 | Guild Dance Studio
Explore and discover a variety of free expressions on the pathway of learning the concepts of Body Awareness, Spatial Awareness, Emotional Awareness & Social Awareness. Listen to your body, yourself, and each other. Explore shapes, movements that travel, rhythms, music… even tell a story or share your own dance. These will be essential pathways to learning how much we can discover about movement and build self confidence, while having fun doing it! Ages 6-10.

Beginning Baile Folklorico for Adults & Teens
2022-10-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Guild Dance Studio
Learn the basics of Baile Folklorico footwork and skirtwork in this four-week class for older beginners. Dance shoes with a sturdy heel (such as Folklorico shoes, tap shoes, character shoes or ballroom shoes) are recommended as well as comfortable clothing that allows for movement. Practice skirts will be provided on loan during class. Ages 11 and up.

Line Dancing For Teens & Adults
2022-10-04 18:45 - 19:45 | Guild Dance Studio
From Korea to Spain to Malaysia, line dancing isn’t just about country music anymore! Learn favorites such as “One Way Ticket” and “Colors of the Wind”, as well as brand-new choreographies such as “No Me Llores” and “Da Doo Ron Ron”. Each week will include a warm-up, intense work on one new dance, review of a favorite or two, and a cool-down. Comfortable clothes that allow for movement are recommended, along with your favorite dance class shoes. Ages 11 and up.

International Dance Group for Teens
2022-10-04 17:30 - 18:30 | Guild Dance Studio
Dance across the globe with lively footwork and graceful movements accompanied by engaging rhythms and lyrical melodies. Comfortable clothes that allow for movement are recommended, along with your favorite dance class shoes. Ages 11 and up.

The 18 Harmonizing Movements of Qi Gong
2022-10-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Guild Dance Studio
The 18 Harmonizing Movements of Qi Gong are practiced in unchanging order. Each movement is a small poem that references an element of the natural world. The practice is done in silence, guided by breath, and cultivates an awareness of and compassion for all living things. The movements are: Waving hands to the lake, Lifting arms to the mountain, Swinging the rainbow, Parting the clouds, Silk floating on the breeze, Rowing across the big water, Raising the sun, Gazing at the moon, Wind rustles the lotus blossom, Hands floating by like clouds, Pushing the waves, Scooping the ocean to look at the sky, Dragon emerging from the sea, Gentle dove spreads its wings, Wild geese flying, Windmill, Walking on air, Gathering in the fragrance of the earth.
$10 per class (a portion of all proceeds will go to the non-profit project “Prosthetics for Ukraine”)
Class Leader/Facilitator: Margie O’Loughlin

OPEN CLAY STUDIO
2022-09-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-29 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-09-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2022-09-28 12:30 - 14:30 | Guild Clay Studio

Member's Showcase Closing Reception
2022-09-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for a celebration of the annual Member’s Showcase at a closing reception.
6pm-8pm
Thursday, September 29.

OPEN STUDIO
2022-09-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Guild Clay Studio

Open Clay Studio PLUS
2022-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Guild Clay Studio

Pilates With Jody
2022-09-26 17:30 - 18:30 | Guild Dance Studio
In a Pilates class with Jody, you will be invited to find more JOY and creativity with your fitness practice. Through Pilates, we will flow through all planes of motion, check in with our posture, balance, breathing and flexibility. In class, we will deepen our strength with our abdominals, find movement in flexion and extension, enhance our flexibility and connect with our breath. Pilates is a beautiful mind-body movement practice which invites us to listen to our bodies and move with more ease and strength. This class is perfect for all fitness levels, with variations and modifications offered. If you’re ready to create more balance from within, this class is for you. Ages 12 and up. Please register at least 24 hours in advance.

CASTastrophe 3: The Diva Edition
2022-09-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-09-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Folklorico 1/2
2022-09-24 11:15 - 12:00 | Guild Art Studio
Students will develop body awareness, alignment, and posture while learning fun dances from Sinaloa and Jalisco as well as other famous dances from Mexico. Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all children, as well as practice skirts for girls. This class is taught in Spanish and English. Ages 5 and up.

Folklorico 3/4
2022-09-24 10:15 - 11:15 | Guild Art Studio
Students will further develop their skills in footwork and ensemble as they learn dances from Chiapas and Sinaloa as well as other dances from Mexico’s Baile Folklorico tradition. Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all youth, as well as practice skirts for girls. This class is taught in Spanish and English. Instructors: Ana Baez Fredrickson and Kate Stuart. Ages 10 and up, with at least one year of previous dance experience.

Folklorico 5/6
2022-09-24 09:15 - 10:15 | Guild Art Studio
Students will polish and expand their skills in footwork ensemble, and choreography as they learn dances from Guerrero and Sinaloa as well as other classical dances from Mexico’s Baile Folklorico tradition. Shoes and costumes will be provided on loan for all youth, as well as practice skirts for girls. This class is taught in Spanish and English. Instructors: Ana Baez Fredrickson and Kate Stuart. Ages 12 and up with permission of the instructors.

Dance Aerobics
2022-09-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Guild Dance Studio
Dance? Exercise? Yep and yep! Salsa, Samba, Bellydance, Swing….. we do it all and we get a great cardio workout too! A bit of ab-work and some boxing motions are thrown into the mix too. This class is great for all fitness levels and no previous dance experience is needed. Movements can be easily modified to suit your abilities (including high-impact movements such as skipping/jumping). Bring to class: A mat or towel for ab-work. Clean, dry tennis shoes. Class length (active): 40 minutes
Saturdays, see Dance Aerobics on Facebook for details and last minute location changes: https://www.facebook.com/groups/danceaerobicsbyrita
