Northfield Arts Guild

Vaudevesque
2015-09-11 19:30 - 2015-09-12 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Comedy. Dance. Songs. Surprises! Some naughty, some nice. You’ll find it all at Vaudevesque! A little Vaudeville and a little Burlesque, this old-fashioned variety show fundraiser features singing, dancing, comedy and a few surprises. Back by popular demand,Vaudevesque is part of Northfield’s Defeat of Jessie James Days celebration.
WHEN:
Friday, September 11 at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 12 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm
WHERE:
Northfield Arts Guild Theater
411 W Third Street
TICKETS:
$10.00 general admission
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Supported by:

Members' Exhibition opens
2015-09-04 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for the annual Northfield Arts Guild Member Gallery Exhibition! The exhibition will feature over 35 member artists in various mediums, including painting, sculpture, and fiber. Every member of the Arts Guild may submit up to three works to display.
Gallery hours:
Tuesday-Friday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Members’ Exhibition sponsored by:

2015-16 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Members' Show artwork drop-off
2015-09-01 12:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The Northfield Arts Guild invites you to participate in our annual “Members‘ Exhibition”
Sept 4 – 19, 2015!

One of the benefits of membership at the Northfield Arts Guild is the opportunity for members to exhibit their original artwork in the Annual Members‘ Exhibition. This year’s Members‘ Exhibition takes place from September 4-19, 2015. We invite adult members to submit up to three unique pieces of their own work (or one piece if it is over 36″ in any dimension) to be included in this show. This invitation is only open to current adult members of the Guild. All are invited to join or renew their membership at the time of their submission.

DEADLINES:
Inventory: A digital inventory of work to be submitted is to be emailed to heather@northfieldartsguild.org no later than Tuesday, August 11th, 2015.

Artwork drop off: All work should be brought to the Northfield Arts Guild gallery on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 between 12 and 6 pm. In addition, each piece must be ready to display: 2D works need to be framed and wired, and hanging textiles must be configured with the appropriate hardware. No work can be accepted after September 1. If this is an inconvenient date for you, please have someone else deliver the work, or call the office to make arrangements to bring your work before this date.
Any artwork submitted must include the title, media, size, date, and retail sale price (including the 40% gallery commission). Work that is not ready to display or is exceptionally fragile will be excluded from the show; please submit the work accordingly

The Artists’ Reception will be Friday, September 18th from 7 – 9 pm and light refreshments will be served. In addition to celebrating the Artists this evening, we will also celebrate all members of the Arts Guild at the annual member meeting, taking place from 6 -7 pm. Many visitors make their way to downtown Northfield during this time of year for the beginning of college school year, and the Defeat of Jesse James Days. The Northfield Arts Guild is thrilled to feature Members‘ artwork in this exhibition!
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Questions? email Heather Lawrenz atheather@northfieldartsguild.org or call (507) 645-8877

Art & Ale
2015-08-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
See art. Hear art. Make art. Taste art!
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This fundraiser, benefiting the Northfield Arts Guild, promises a night filled with art in all kinds of forms: a live musical hootenanny, samplings of local homebrew and craft beer, the final night of the Northfield Teachers gallery show, and grown up make-and-take art projects!
Homebrew samples will be available from local brewers including Randy Clay, Eric Hazlett, Gabe Meerts, Jacob Melby, and Meetinghouse Brewery in Dundas (Brad Magerkuth and Andrew Burns). College City Beverage will also be sampling beverages from various craft breweries. Light snacks will also be available throughout the night.
A musical “hootenanny” will start around 8 pm and feature sets of songs from the night’s MC, Daniel Groll of The Counterfactuals, Chris Koza, Michael Ferrier from Fathom Lane, Wendy Smith from Wendy Smith and the Zillionaires, Alison Rae, and Anna Marie Mitchell.
Gallery exhibit featuring work from current art teachers in Northfield Public Schools will be on display, and the Gift Shop will be open, too, to see examples from a wide variety of NAG member artists.
Attendees can also get their creative side on through art-making activities. Staff and volunteers will be showing folks how to make or personalize their own beer mug, or coasters in the NAG Clay Studio. Plus professional printmaker Jan Shoger will be helping attendees create beautiful (and easy!) prints in the NAG Art Studio.
Tickets are $40 for a single ticket, $35/each for two or more tickets. Bring your friends!

Final day of Current Art Teachers... Current Artists exhibition
2015-08-29 11:00 - 15:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Northfield K-12 Teachers Exhibit Closes
Ceramics, Prints, Drawings, and Paintings
July 31 – August 29
Exhibit Sponsor:

Family Fun Day!
2015-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Stop on by the Northfield Arts Guild for our final Family Fun Day of the summer and enjoy a wealth of (FREE!) family-friendly art activities, mini-classes, and more! Kids are also encouraged to bring art work from home that they would like to trade at our “KidsArt Trading Post.” AND Booker, the Northfield Book Mobile, will be here during the whole event!
10:00–Family Fun Day begins!
10:30 am–Family Yoga with Shari Setchell
11:15 am–Folklorico mini-class with Folklorico Team instructors
12:00 pm–Family Fun Day ends
Supported by

Gallery Reception for "Current Art Teachers...Current Artists"
2015-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join and meet the teachers for a celebration of their work. Light refreshments will be served.
Students, past and present, will enjoy seeing the artwork of their teachers! In addition to inspiring young people as current K-12 Art Educators in Northfield Schools, the participants in this exhibition are active professional artists. These colleagues often interact in their professional capacity as art teachers, but this exhibition has given them the platform to showcase the work they create outside of the classroom. Many of these artists have shown their work independently, but this exhibition represents the first time that this group of artists have displayed collectively. The hope is that this will be the start of a biannual showing of artwork by a group of art educators.
FEATURING THE WORK OF NORTHFIELD K-12 ART TEACHERS:
John Bade, Angie Ekern, Rafa Estrella, Karna Hauck, Chris Holmquist, Erica Ness, Katherine Norrie, Vicki Stanley, Sarah Wallis & Kate Woodstrup
Ceramics, Prints, Drawings, and Paintings

Exhibit runs through August 29.
Exhibit Sponsor:

Read and Sing Opera!
2015-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
It’s a new perspective on storytelling that is exciting and intriguing for all ages.
Watch as a professional opera singer gives a new perspective on reading as Minnesota Opera presents an innovative program bridging traditional storytelling and music. In READ AND SING OPERA, a Teaching Artist will use songs and tools from operatic and classical singing to enhance, inspire and help children engage in reading. Children will see a book come to life with excerpts of arias and animated characterizations throughout the reading, as well as be invited to sing along to parts of the book. A craft project will conclude the story hour.
Books for Northfield Library:
Westward Ho, Carlotta by Candice Flemming
Opera Cat by Tess Weaver
This special program is made possible by the Friends and Foundation of the Library.

AUDITIONS for A Streetcar Named Desire
2015-08-10 18:30 - 21:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Audition for A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennesee Williams
Directed by Tom Johnson
Audition dates:
Monday, August 10, 2015, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Be prepared to read from the script.
Rehearsals will begin during the week of August 24.
Check our website under the “Auditions” tab or contact rachel@northfieldartsguild.org for more information.
We strongly encourage new people to audition!

Class Registration for Fall 2015 opens!
2015-08-05 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Want to take an art class from a working arts professional or educator? Or try something completely new with a friend? Or build on skills you might already have? We’ve got a little something to offer for everyone–all ages, all abilities, all levels. Get messy in a clay class or refine your movement in a dance class, plus lots more!
Check out our classes at https://northfieldartsguild.org/education/classes/ and join us for the best art-making experiences here in Northfield! All Northfield Arts Guild members will receive the course brochure in their mail.
Registrations can be completed online with a credit card, or to pay by check or cash, please stop by or mail registration form and fees to the Guild Offices at 304 Division St., Northfield, MN 55057.

Home School Classes Open House
2015-08-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Bring the whole family down to the Guild to learn more about our visual arts, music, and dance classes for homeschoolers! Classes tour the world by experiencing the art forms of different cultures and eras.

Meet our instructors, Kelly Lynn Stanton-Nutt and Kate Stuart
Experience a sample lesson
See our spaces
Ask any questions you might have
Refreshments will be served!

Want more information? Check out northfieldartsguild.org/education/classes/homeschool to read about our homeschool philosophy, upcoming Fall classes, and frequently asked questions!

Young People's Theater Workshop
2015-07-31 10:00 - 11:30 | Arcadia Charter School, 1719 Cannon Rd, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Students entering grades 3-12 perform original scripts created around a special theme and workshopped over the course of three weeks.
Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the NAG offices during business hours or at the door.
Sponsored by:

Special thanks to the 25th Anniversary Celebration sponsors for their in-kind donations:

Current Art Teachers... Current Artists opens
2015-07-31 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Northfield K-12 Teachers Gallery Exhibition
Ceramics, Prints, Drawings, and Paintings
July 31 – August 29
Artist Reception: Friday, August 7, 7-9 pm
Exhibit Sponsor:

YPTW 25th Anniversary Celebration
2015-07-30 19:30 | Arcadia Charter School, 1719 Cannon Rd, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Following the Thursday, July 30th 5:30pm YPTW performance, community members are invited to celebrate the 25th Anniversary with an ice-cream social. The celebration will begin about 7:30 and includes a special ceremony to honor YPTW’s founders, Myrna Johnson and Patsy Dew. Community members are encouraged to attend the performance prior.
The Northfield Arts Guild is thrilled to celebrate 25 years of their Young People’s Theater Workshop, often referred to as YPTW. This long-standing summer theater camp offers an exceptional theater arts education with experiences in both playwrighting and performance. The three-week workshop, which occurs twice each summer, concludes with three public performances of original scripts written and acted by the students! Over 1200 individual students have participated since the program began. The program is currently directed by local favorite, Bob Gregory-Bjorklund. Tickets for the YPTW performances are $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased by calling 507-645-8877, in person at the Northfield Arts Guild office, 304 Division Street S., or at the door. The Ice Cream Social on Thursday, July 30 at approximately 7:30 pm is free and open to the public.
Special thanks to the 25th Anniversary Celebration sponsors for their in-kind donations:

Young People's Theater Performance
2015-07-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Arcadia Charter School, 1719 Cannon Rd, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

Fall 2015 classes begin!
2015-07-27 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Want to take an art class from a working arts professional or educator? Or try something completely new with a friend? Or build on skills you might already have? We’ve got a little something to offer for everyone–all ages, all abilities, all levels. Get messy in a clay class or refine your movement in a dance class, plus lots more!
Check out our classes at https://northfieldartsguild.org/education/classes/ and join us for the best art-making experiences here in Northfield!
Registrations can be completed online with a credit card, or to pay by check or cash, please stop by or mail registration form and fees to the Guild Offices at 304 Division St., Northfield, MN 55057.

Gallery Exhibit Closes
2015-07-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Paintings by Nick Sinclair and steel sculptures by Jennifer Wolcott
June 26 – July 25
Exhibit Sponsor:

Dance Theater Co at Riverwalk
2015-07-25 10:30 - 12:30 | Bridge Square, 12 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Join us for our annual outdoor performance in Bridge Square during Riverwalk Market Fair! The Dance Theater Company will be performing new works by Shari Setchell and Kathleen Pender created specifically for this unique outdoor space. After we dance it out in Bridge Square we will travel over for a final piece on the 4th Street Pedestrian Bridge. Do not miss this fabulous one time only performance on the morning of July 25th! Time is subject to change; please keep an eye out for updates.

YPTW at Riverwalk
2015-07-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Bridge Square, 12 Bridge Square, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Kids and teachers from our popular Young People’s Theater Workshop will be celebrating our 25th YPTW Anniversary by sharing and leading Theater Games and Activities during the Riverwalk Market Fair in Bridge Square today. Times vary.

Family Fun Day!
2015-07-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Stop on by the Northfield Arts Guild and enjoy a wealth of (FREE!) family-friendly art activities, mini-classes, and more!
The July 23 Family Fun Day, happening during downtown Northfield’s annual Crazy Daze celebration, will feature:

Animation Station with Peter Nelson*

Interested in animation? Want to try it yourself? Local artist Peter Nelson will facilitate a stop-motion animation workshop at which participants are invited to create a summer-themed animation. At the end of the workshop the animation will be projected for everyone to enjoy.

Peter will also screen an original animation based on the true-life story of his grandmother. He will demonstrate how the animation was made, exhibit miniature sets and puppets, and answer questions about his project.Come for two minutes or two hours! This fun and easy event is appropriate for kids (and adults) of all ages and requires no previous experience.

“KidsArt Trading Post”
Kids bring their own creations to exchange for other youth artwork!
Folk Dancing Mini-Classes with Kate Stuart

*This activity is made possible by the generosity of the McKnight Foundation through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council. Support for this project is also provided by the Olson Endowment for Marriage and Family and the CURI (Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry) Program at St. Olaf College. Special thanks to the Northfield Arts Guild for hosting this event.

Lunch & Learn: Papercutter Alice Masek
2015-06-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Alice Helen Masek will share photos of her large scale papaercut works with a focus on the many different ways she did research to inform her images and details. Photos, stories shared, questions and answers will take about 45 minutes during which participants will have the option to experience cutting smaller scale pieces from her designs.
Later that evening, Masek will hold an in-depth, hands-on papercutting workshop at the Northfield United Methodist Church from 6:30-8:30 pm. No experience is necessary. Participants will try their hand at making a paper-cut butterfly (approximately 7 inches by 10 inches). Examples of the papercut butterflies participants will create are on display at the Church through June 29th. Participants are strongly encouraged to make a $5 donation to the Church to offset the cost of materials.
Alice Helen Masek, M.A. in Spirituality from Pacific School of Religion 1995, is based in Castro Valley, California, (San Francisco East Bay area) from which she has travelled seventeen years for a nationwide ecumenical ministry of group-cut large scale papercuttings with churches, religious orders, and social service organizations. Through her membership in the Guild of American Papercutters, she was invited to the Second International Festival of the Art of Papercutting in Huhhot, Inner Mongolia (a province of People’s Republic of China) in August of 2006, and her large art travelled with the Festival exhibit to cities in China, Taiwan, and Europe. She has created over 200 large designs which have homes from Hawaii to Eastern USA, and from as far north as Kotzebue, Alaska to as far south as Cuernavaca Mexico. Most recently (2015) she has offered a cutting session at University of California Santa Cruz and will do so again in August, with an exhibit of her work there in 2016.

Family Fun Day!
2015-06-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Stop on by the Northfield Arts Guild and enjoy a wealth of (FREE!) family-friendly art activities, mini-classes, and more! Kids are also encouraged to bring art work from home that they would like to trade at our “KidsArt Trading Post” Every day will have new stuff to try!
Schedule of events:

10:15 am–Folk Dancing class for the whole family with Kate Stuart
11:00 am–Folklorico dancing mini-class with Ana Baez
Booker, the Northfield Book Mobile, will be here during the whole event!

Gallery Reception and Opening: Nick Sinclair and Jennifer Wolcott
2015-06-26 10:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Paintings by Nick Sinclair and steel sculptures by Jennifer Wolcott
June 26 – July 25
Exhibit opens at 12 pm.
Artist Reception: June 26, 7-9 pm
Exhibit Sponsor:

Young People's Theater Performance
2015-06-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2015-06-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Arcadia Charter School, 1719 Cannon Rd, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Students grades 3-12 perform original scripts created around a special theme and workshopped over the course of three weeks.
Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the NAG offices during business hours or at the door.
Sponsored by:

Jill Ewald Exhibit Closes
2015-05-31 | Allina Medical Clinic, 1400 Jefferson Rd, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Fiber Art
April 13-May 31
Since the mid-1990s, I have explored ways to visualize interior and exterior human connections though painting and drawing. Stylistically, my work is as abstract as the concepts addressed by it. Recently I began to enlist a variety of materials including ink and thread on raw canvas as a means to explore movement in time and space. My investigation of these concepts includes creating trails through landscapes, waterways, and mindscapes.
–Jill Ewald
Jill Ewald received the M.F.A. in visual arts from The Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont, and a B.A. from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. She was an art apprentice at St. Olaf for the year following graduation. From 1998 through 2013, she served as director of the Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College, where she has also taught visual art classes. She served on the artist panel of the Minnesota Artist Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She has received awards and grants from shows, the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council and the State Arts Board. Her work has been exhibited frequently in the Midwest at venues such as the Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, the Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN, and the Plains Arts Museum, Fargo, North Dakota. Her work was also included in the American Drawing Biennial at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, VA, and the Westmorland Art Nationals in Youngblood, PA. Ewald’s work is also found in several public and private collections around the U.S. and in Norway and Canada. She lives with her husband Ken and works in Northfield, Minnesota. She is a member of the Northfield Arts Guild.

5th Annual Latino Play Festival
2015-05-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2015-05-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Featuring the original works of the Latino Performing Arts Class at the Northfield High School.
Suggested donation: $15 (all proceeds benefiting the Latino Performing Arts Class)

Gypsy Jazz Jam Series Grand Finale Concert
2015-05-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Featuring Stephane Wrembel and his Band

Join us for a very special evening, celebrating a culmination of the third annual Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series, proudly supported by the Northfield Arts Guild. This grand finale concert will feature French-born, Brooklyn-based Stephane Wrembel who is known internationally as one of the most daring and virtuosic guitarists of our time. Rolling Stone Magazine has called him “a revelation”. Woody Allen recruited him to score the theme for the smash film “Midnight in Paris”, and he performed the irresistibly catchy original song, “Bistro Fada”, live during the 2012 Academy Awards. He has headlined at Lincoln Center, played major festivals, recorded with mandolin legend David Grisman, toured with master violinist Mark O’Connor and shared stages with everyone from Elvis Costello to Patti Smith to The Roots. The Gitane guitar company has even named a model after him. To say that Stephane Wrembel— who learned his craft among the Gypsies at campsites in the French countryside— has already had a remarkable career would be an under-statement. This virtuoso guitarist has truly just begun to make his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music.

In addition to showcasing Wrembel’s mastery of the gypsy jazz tradition, the May 21st concert will highlight his latest original release, Dreamers of Dreams. In this new album, one can hear the echoes of his influences from Django Reinhardt to Pink Floyd. Wrembel harmoniously blends all his mastered techniques into one powerful, impressionist masterpiece that is Dreamers of Dreams.
For further information on the Northfield Gypsy Jazz Jam Series, visit www.marthalarson.com.
Tickets: $15 in advance
$20 at the door

A+ Art Club Exhibit opens
2015-04-24 10:00 - 19:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The Up Gallery (in the second floor of the Guild’s Center for the Arts) will feature the work of members of the A+ Art Club, a group for teens and young adults on the autism spectrum and led by Laura Goodwin.
Artist Reception: May 5 from 5-7 pm
