Northfield Arts Guild

Winter/Spring classes end
2017-05-28 | MN
2016-17 Education programs sponsored by:

Artist Conversation
2017-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Northfield Library Upstairs Pye Meeting Room, 210 Washington Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Topic for May 25: The Business of Art
You asked for opportunities to grow as artists, and we listened!
This conversation will focus on an overview of points artists should consider when launching a business with their art. These points include: key questions to ask yourself about your business, how to identify your ideal customers, identifying where to sell, taking payments, tax considerations, legal considerations, etc.
We are pleased to announce that Barbara Zaveruha will kick off this conversation with an overview of her knowledge and experiences based on her successful business, Prairie Creek Pottery. 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 set up an inventory tracking system
How to price your work
How to regularly show your work
Creating a website for your work
Blogging for artists
How to create a cohesive body of work
Social Media for artists
Bookkeeping for artists

Topic for June 22: Tips for Tracking Inventory
Topic for July 27: Blogging for Artists
Have a topic to suggest? Please email your idea to heather@northfieldartsguild.org

CVRO Concert: Sommar Kommer
2017-05-21 15:00 - 17:00 | St. John’s Lutheran Church, 500 Third Street West, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Ron Rodman
Tracey Engleman
Becky Weis

Join guest conductor Ron Rodman, Professor of Music at Carleton College, as we celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day, the Finnish Centennial, and other things Nordic. Guest soloists include Tracey Engleman, Soprano, and Becky Weis, Hardanger Fiddle. The program includes Svendsen’s Norwegian Artists’ Carnival, Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, and Sibelius’ Finlandia. Featuring Soprano Tracey Engleman will be Sibelius’ Demante pa marssnon, Grieg’s Solveig’s Song and Varen. Becky Weis joins the concert with Concerto #2 for Hardanger Fiddle and Orchestra “3 Fjords” by Geirr Tveitt.
Ron Rodman is Dye Family Professor of Music at Carleton College in Northfield, and Director of the Carleton Symphony Band. In addition to conducting the ensemble, he teaches in the low brass studio and courses in music theory and media studies. He is author of the books and articles on film and television music, and is currently working on a new edition of the Gillette symphonies for band. He is also founder and director of the North Star Cinema Orchestra, a theater orchestra that re-creates Vaudeville shows and accompanies early silent films from the early 1900s.
Tracey Engleman was most recently awarded the prestigious 2016 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Musicians. Ms. Engleman has performed operatic roles with the Minnesota Opera, Minnesota Concert Opera, Skylark Opera, Music by the Lake, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and chamber music with Zeitgeist, the Chicago Chamber Musicians, the Tanglewood Music Center and the Boston Symphony. Oratorio and concert engagements include solo performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Bel Canto Chorus, the Valley Chamber Chorale, Minnesota Choral Union, the Cannon Valley Orchestra, and the Rochester Choral Arts. Ms. Engleman is on the voice faculty at St. Olaf College where she teaches applied music, vocal pedagogy and vocal solo literature.
Becky Weis holds degrees from Macalester College and the University of Minnesota; additionally she was ethnomusicologist trained at the the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Weis plays for special dance groups that meet to preserve centuries-old regional dance forms, and is among a group of players developing the music to a concert level. She plays the Norwegian hardanger fiddle and the nyckelharpa, the Swedish key fiddle. Weis currently serves as Instructor in Music for Hardanger Fiddle at St. Olaf College.
Saturday, May 20, 7 pm- St. Ansgar’s Church, Cannon Falls
Sunday, May 21, 3 pm- St. John’s Lutheran Hall, Northfield

Concert Sponsor:

Cannon Falls Concert Sponsor

Media Sponsor:

Reception Sponsor:

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CVRO Concert: Sommar Kommer
2017-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Ave N,, Faribault, MN, 55021, United States

The Studio – FREE Drop-in Studio
2017-05-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2017-05-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2017-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Supported by YouthBank, this is a FREE drop-in open studio for middle school and high school youth. Stop by with your friends and get creative! Art-making supplies will be available.

Artist Reception: Honors Art Show
2017-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Total Eclipse of the HE(ART)
Northfield High School Honors Art Show
May 17-June 10, 2017
Please join us for an Artist Reception on Friday, May 19 from 7 – 9 pm, with Artist Talks at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be served.

This exhibition features 25 amazing junior and senior student artists enrolled in Honors Art this year. 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.
Come celebrate these Honors Art students: Brynn Artley, Sophie Bernstorf, Katie Brust, Emma Byhre, Lina Colangelo, Evan Day Diggins, Hannah Edwards, Emily Eicher, Jonie Erickson, Gabi Estrada, Liz Evenson, Anne France, Emilia Fredrickson, Anna Hawkins-Saurer, May Hayes, Ellie Ims, Hannah Johnson, Olivia Keske, Maddie LaPanta, Caleb Leonard, Oliver Math, Christian Olsen, Noah Schomburg, Irene Stoutland & Marissa Thornton

Exhibition Sponsors:

2016-17 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Latino Play Festival
2017-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
This is the 7th Annual Latino (and friends) Play Festival.
All proceeds benefit the Latino Performing Arts Class at Northfield High School.

Auditions for Death of a Salesman
2017-05-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Auditions for Death of a Salesman, the first show in our 2017-18 Striking Conversations Theater Season are scheduled for Sunday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 16 at 6:30pm at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater. The show runs September 22 – October 1, 2017 under the direction of Marc Robinson. Details on the Audition Page.

Dance Concert
2017-05-13 15:00 - 16:30 | MN
Spring Dance Concert 2017

Saturday, May 13, 3:00 pm
Northfield High School Auditorium, 1400 Division St., Northfield
Tickets: $10/adult, $5/student & free/4 and under
Tickets will also be available at the door
All Northfield Arts Guild Classes will perform, incorporating all levels and styles of dance.
Spring Dance Concert Sponsor:

2016-17 Education Programs Season Sponsor

5th Year exhibit closes
2017-05-13 | MN
Every year, a select group of senior art majors are invited to continue their studies at St. Olaf College and Carleton College as part of a 5th year intern/apprentice program. The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to showcase these up-and-coming emerging artists!
This exhibition consists of various pieces created during the duration of their 5th-year experience.
Exhibit Sponsor:

2016-17 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Latino Play Festival
2017-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
The 7th Annual Latino (and friends) Play Festival is a unique process of storytelling that strives to connect all people, regardless of culture. This Northfield High School performing arts class helps students tackle some of the differences between minority students and mainstream students through creativity.
All proceeds benefit the Latino Performing Arts Class at Northfield High School.
Tickets will only be sold at the door prior to each performance.
*Members please note: Because this is a special theater event, member vouchers may not be redeemed for the Latino Play Festival.*
Friday, May 12 at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 13 at 7:00pm
Friday, May 19 at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 20 at 7:00pm
Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W, Northfield
LPF 2017 is sponsored by

Wake/Rise
2017-05-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Featuring:
Patrick Marschke: 1(a
Josiah Simon: Sampler
Andrea Mazzariello: Wake/Rise
Wake/Rise, an evening of performance, presents three artists grappling with their physical limits, technologically extending their bodies with a variety of tools, musical and otherwise.
In 1(a Patrick Marschke explores improvisational structures tightly integrated with custom built interactive software, combining the raw and familiar sounds of acoustic drums with micro-samples, live signal processing, and synthesized sound. Josiah Simon’s Sampler is a juggling routine, literally. Andrea Mazzariello’s Wake/Rise works through an awakening in song, presented through a one-person-band performance on drums, keys, voice, and electronics.
Although this is a free event, the artists welcome donations in support of immigrants in our community.
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.

411 Concert Series: Peter Mayer
2017-05-05 19:30 - 22:00 | MN
Peter Mayer writes songs for a small planet—songs about interconnectedness and the human journey; about the beauty and mystery of the world. Whimsical, humorous, and profound, his music breaks the boundaries of “folk”, and transcends to a realm beyond the everyday love song, to a place of wonder at the very fact of life itself.
Peter began playing the guitar and writing songs when he was in high school. In college he studied theology and music, and then spent two years in seminary. Afterward he took a part-time job as a church music director while performing at clubs and colleges, and writing and recording his music. In 1995, he quit his job and started performing full-time. Since then, Peter has gradually gained a dedicated, word-of-mouth following, playing shows from Minnesota to Texas, New England to California. He has ten albums to his credit, and has sold over 80 thousand of them independently.

2016-17 411 Concert Series sponsored by:

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The Miracle Worker
2017-04-30 14:00 - 16:00, 2017-04-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
April 21 – 30, 2017
Adapted from the true story of her life, this inspirational drama chronicles Helen Keller’s miraculous journey from her trapped and silent world to one of knowledge and freedom with the help of her beloved and gifted tutor Anne Sullivan. Witness a miracle this spring and bring your family to a show that sheds light on the true struggles of living with different abilities. The Miracle Worker is a testament to the power of the human spirit.
The Miracle Worker is sold out. However, a limited number of jump seats may be available at the theater up to an hour prior to performance time. We also sometimes get unused tickets returned. So, do keep trying if you really want to see the show; we want you to be able to see it. Thank you for your amazing support of the Northfield Arts Guild Theater
Consider joining us for our:
Opening Night Show Reception (April 21)
First Sunday Post Show Discussion (April 23)
ASL Interpreted Performance (April 30)
Performance Sponsor:

Many thanks to our 2016-17 Theater Season Sponsors!

The Miracle Worker
2017-04-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
April 21 – 30, 2017
Adapted from the true story of her life, this inspirational drama chronicles Helen Keller’s miraculous journey from her trapped and silent world to one of knowledge and freedom with the help of her beloved and gifted tutor Anne Sullivan. Witness a miracle this spring and bring your family to a show that sheds light on the true struggles of living with different abilities. The Miracle Worker is a testament to the power of the human spirit.
The Miracle Worker is sold out. However, a limited number of jump seats may be available at the theater up to an hour prior to performance time. We also sometimes get unused tickets returned. So, do keep trying if you really want to see the show; we want you to be able to see it. Thank you for your amazing support of the Northfield Arts Guild Theater.
Consider joining us for our:
Opening Night Show Reception (April 21)
First Sunday Post Show Discussion (April 23)
ASL Interpreted Performance (April 30)

Performance Sponsor:

Many thanks to our 2016-17 Theater Season Sponsors!

Spring Art Series
2017-04-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
FREE for Youth and their Mentors, please contact your program manager to RVSP. Limited space available. All classes held in the downstairs art studio in the Northfield Arts Guild from 4-5 pm.
April 23 – Good Day Collage
May 21 – Creating Objects for Specific Purpose
June 11 – Creating Art that Looks Like Food

Sponsored by:

Supported in part by the Northfield Healthly Community Initiative, with contributions from Northfield Hospital & Clinics, and the United Way

The Miracle Worker
2017-04-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2017-04-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
April 21 – 30, 2017
Adapted from the true story of her life, this inspirational drama chronicles Helen Keller’s miraculous journey from her trapped and silent world to one of knowledge and freedom with the help of her beloved and gifted tutor Anne Sullivan. Witness a miracle this spring and bring your family to a show that sheds light on the true struggles of living with different abilities. The Miracle Worker is a testament to the power of the human spirit.
Consider joining us for our:
Opening Night Show Reception (April 21)
First Sunday Post Show Discussion (April 23)
ASL Interpreted Performance (April 30)
Performance Sponsor:

Many thanks to our 2016-17 Theater Season Sponsors!

The Miracle Worker
2017-04-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
April 21 – 30, 2017
Adapted from the true story of her life, this inspirational drama chronicles Helen Keller’s miraculous journey from her trapped and silent world to one of knowledge and freedom with the help of her beloved and gifted tutor Anne Sullivan. Witness a miracle this spring and bring your family to a show that sheds light on the true struggles of living with different abilities. The Miracle Worker is a testament to the power of the human spirit.
Consider joining us for our:
Opening Night Show Reception (April 21)
First Sunday Post Show Discussion (April 23)
ASL Interpreted Performance (April 30)
Peerformance Sponsor:

Many thanks to our 2016-17 Theater Season Sponsors!

Artist Studio Visit
2017-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | MN
​Kathy Miller, well-known watercolor artist (visit her website) is hosting our third Studio Visit on Thursday, April 20 from 6 – 8 pm. We have 6 spaces remaining, please RSVP by Tuesday, April 18 if you would like to join us.
Have you ever wondered about how other artists work, and the spaces where they create? As part of our continuing efforts to connect artists, and provide opportunities for artist professional development, the Arts Guild is organizing regular Studio Visits.

Local, professional artists will host these Studio Visits for 8 – 12 guests. After a brief tour/ demo, this will be a time for guests to network and share stories. These visits are intended to provide a space for asking questions about techniques, the technical aspects of setting up or redoing a studio space, and for learning about how other working artists are creating.

"6 Fifths" Exhibition Opens
2017-04-13 12:00 - 18:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
St. Olaf and Carleton 5th-Year EA Exhibition
Every year, a select group of senior art majors are invited to continue their studies at St. Olaf College and Carleton College as part of a 5th-year emerging artist/education assistant program. The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to showcase these up-and-coming artists!
This exhibition consists of various pieces created during the duration of their 5th-year experience.

Exhibition Sponsor:

2016-17 Gallery Season sponsored by:

Meet and Greet New Staff!
2017-04-12 16:30 - 18:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
Megan Proft, Education & Volunteer Manager
Bridget Novak, Teaching Artist & Education Coord.

The public is invited to a “Meet and Greet” for Megan Proft and Bridget Novak on Wednesday, April 12 from 4:30-6:30 pm at the Northfield Arts Guild (304 Division St. S). Light refreshments will be served.
Megan Proft will take on the role of Education and Volunteer Manager. The Education and Volunteer Manager will oversee all education programs at the Arts Guild; coordinate volunteer efforts, including recruitment, training, and retention, across the Guild’s various programs; and spearhead social media engagement. Proft is “thrilled to join the staff” in this position as her passion is nonprofit arts work. An Owatonna native, Proft has a B.A. in Arts Management and B.A. in English from University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Prior to coming to the Arts Guild, Proft gained wide-ranging nonprofit experience as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Rice County Habitat for Humanity, Executive Director of the Owatonna Arts Center, and Enrichment Coordinator for the Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division. She has been involved as an artist with the Arts Guild, though, for almost 15 years, first getting involved through the 2002 production of Honk! and most recently made her directorial debut with the Arts Guild this past fall by co-directing The Rocky Horror Show. Outside her work, Proft is a worship leader at her church, and a local actress, singer, dancer and choreographer. Proft says, “I look forward to bringing my best to the Arts Guild and can’t wait to meet everyone involved in this great organization!”
Bridget Novak will take on the role of Resident Teaching Artist and Education Coordinator. The Resident Teaching Artist and Education Coordinator will lead classes and arts making experiences out in the community in various places, assist with administration for Arts Guild classes, work on strengthening our community partnerships and collaborations, and help coordinate social media engagement for the Arts Guild. Novak, an Iowa native, graduated from St. Olaf College with degrees in Studio Art and Sociology/Anthropology. During college she spent her summers leading art programming for families at a YMCA camp in northern Minnesota. As a Fifth Year Emerging Artist at St. Olaf, Novak explored community-based interactive art, including a roaming couch discussion series that took place around Northfield. Novak shares, “I love to create opportunities for people of all ages to find their inner artist, and I am excited to make art and connections with the Northfield community.”
These staff positions are generously funded through a three-year capacity building grant from the Ames Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation.

Handbells and Oddballs: The Northfield Handbell Ensemble & Friends
2017-04-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
The concert will showcase music by Dave Brubeck, Edvard Grieg, and George Gershwin adapted for handbells, as well as contemporary music written for handbells. The handbell choir will share the stage with a clarinet trio, a trombone quartet, and a recorder quintet. Poetry included. The concert will be at 7 p.m on Saturday, April 8 in the Arts Guild upstairs performance space.

The Studio - FREE Drop-in Studio
2017-04-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States

All School Show exhibit closes
2017-04-08 08:00 - 17:00 | MN
Each spring, the Northfield Arts Guild hosts an All-School Art Show featuring visual artwork by K-12 students in Northfield Public, Private, Charter and Home Schools.
Exhibit Sponsor:
Professional Pride Realty

2016-17 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Auditions: Pirates
2017-04-04 19:00, 2017-04-02 19:00 | MN
Auditions for The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan
Details coming soon.
Directed by Bob Gregory Bjorklund
Music Direction by Dan Kallman
Choreography by Shari Setchell
