Northfield Arts Guild

Monday Movement Medley: Totally 80's Edition
2021-06-14 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | online
Back for another summer of electric blue leotards and hot pink leg warmers, it’s Monday Movement Medley: Totally 80’s Edition! Dancers of all shapes, sizes and levels of ability are invited to stay on top of their dancer game this summer in our Monday Movement Medley class. This one-hour class is geared toward dancers who have at least 2 years of experience in any form and will include a short somatic embodiment warm-up, a vigorous ballet barre set, a series of strengthening exercises and a yummy yoga sequence to help keep fluidity in your muscles. All classes will be taught online and will once again feature tunes from the 80’s to keep your nostalgic summer vibes strong. Grab a chair, a yoga mat, a scrunchie and join us!

Beginning Watercolor for Adults
2021-06-12 10:00 - 11:00 | online
Water and pigment. What could be simpler? But how many watercolor paintings do you have that you LIKE. Lucy LeMay has been teaching beginners to watercolor successfully for 10 years. She has students connecting through Zoom from as far away as FL and NC. Join her Saturdays from 10am-12pm to produce a FINISHED 6 ×9 painting every week for 6 weeks. Feel confident in watercolor paint and technique

On Stage PrACTices
2021-06-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 West Third Street, Northfield, MN, 55057
Acting is doing. Whether you’re fine-tuning your acting chops or just starting out, this is the workshop for you! Join director Rachel Haider as we discuss and play with five major acting techniques: emotion, eye contact, focus, movement, and pauses. This workshop will help you bring strong choices to the stage! Adults, minimum age 16.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE Opens
2021-06-10
INSIDE/OUTSIDE

June 10-July 10, 2021

This exhibition features four regional artists: Lonnie Broden, John Ehresmann, Jay Johnson, and Gunnar Van Guilder who will present works in collage, polymer sculpture, photography, and paintings which examine compelling indoor and outdoor settings.
Through a variety of approaches, the artists in this exhibition explore themes of nature, shelter, history and human impact using representational and abstract methods. This exhibition invites viewers to reflect on how the natural world and human-made environments affect our sense of place.

Virtual Paint a Portrait of Your Pet
2021-06-08 17:00 - 19:00 | online
Ages 12 & up. Artist Julie Fakler will teach you step by step on how to paint a portrait of your pet. In class you’ll learn about under painting, form, shape and color. Email your pet reference photo to juliefakler@gmail.com prior to class starting. Wear clothes that can get paint on them.

Honors Art Virtual Artist Reception
2021-05-27 18:30 - 19:30
We held a virtual Artist Reception on Thursday, May 27 from 6:30-7:30 pm to celebrate artists in our Uncover the Beauty exhibition. Attendees were encouraged to ask questions of the artists, and see a slideshow of artwork, while hearing from participating artists.
WATCH A RECORDING OF THE VIRTUAL RECEPTION
UNCOVER THE BEAUTY NHS HONORS ART SHOW

MAY 19-JUNE 5, 2021

The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to host this annual spring exhibition of artworks by students in Katherine Norrie’s Northfield High School Honors Art class.

Experience the stellar artwork in a variety of media by: Caroline Ash, Gina Bradford, Rachael Braun, Libby Brust, Kelsie Closson, Ayden Cole, Jason Gonzalez, Ella Homan, Kylie Hoover, Emma Johnson, Ashley Marcial Rodriguez, Ally Mikulecky, Laura Rezac, Annie Sanders & Marta Sorenson.

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Virtual Spring Dance Concert 2021
2021-05-25 16:00 - 17:00
Join us for our annual Spring Dance Concert – virtually! You’ll enjoy videos featuring pieces from our Ballet and Folklorico classes – help us celebrate the hard work our students have put into dancing this year! The concert will premiere on the Guild’s YouTube channel at 4 pm on Tuesday, May 25th.

Open Art
2021-05-22 10:00 - 12:00
Join us via Zoom from 10am-12pm for live free art making for all ages! At 10am we will be making Wycinanki Polish Folk Art, at 10:40am we’ll do some cool Cut Paper Art, and at 11:20 get out your needle and thread as we craft Shoe Wings! Find out more about supplies you will need! See you there!
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92033230176?pwd=[REDACTED]

Live from the Guild Theater featuring Andy Flory
2021-05-21 20:30 - 21:00
MAY 21, 8:30 PM
ANDY FLORY

Andrew Flory is a musicologist and musician from Northfield. He has played locally as a member of the Counterfactuals and leads the elusive trio Tower Soudan. When armed with a simple acoustic guitar or piano, Flory offers a quirky but direct take on indie, Americana and folk that lands somewhere near the intersection of Elliot Smith and John Denver. As an academic, he is an expert on the music of Motown and the author of the top-selling history of rock textbook in the U.S., and is currently writing a book about Marvin Gaye. He is well-versed in Gaye’s catalog, and has produced a number of historical reissues of material by the Motown legend. His day job is a professor post at Carleton College. Flory produces most of his own records and has also worked behind the desk for local groups like Sam Ryden and Matt Arthur and the Bratlanders.
Live from the Guild Theater 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.

WATCH THE LIVE CONCERT

During these challenging times, your support has tremendous impact! In celebration of this concert, please consider a donation to the Northfield Arts Guild.

NHS Honors Art Show Opens
2021-05-19 | Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St., Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
UNCOVER THE BEAUTY NHS HONORS ART SHOW

MAY 19-JUNE 5, 2021

The Northfield Arts Guild is proud to host this annual spring exhibition of artworks by students in Katherine Norrie’s Northfield High School Honors Art class.

Experience the stellar artwork in a variety of media by: Caroline Ash, Gina Bradford, Rachael Braun, Libby Brust, Kelsie Closson, Ayden Cole, Jason Gonzalez, Ella Homan, Kylie Hoover, Emma Johnson, Ashley Marcial Rodriguez, Ally Mikulecky, Laura Rezac, Annie Sanders & Marta Sorenson.

Join us for a live, virtual Artist Reception on Thursday, May 27 from 6:30-7:30 pm to celebrate artists in our Uncover the Beauty exhibition. Attendees will be encouraged to ask questions of the artists, and see a slideshow of artwork, while hearing from participating artists.
Register in advance for this webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3guEBlwDTYOdhE2QV3-AiQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Questions? Email heather@northfieldartsguild.org

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Virtual Artist Reception for "I Know I'm Home When"
2021-04-29 18:30 - 19:30
We held a live, Virtual Artist Reception to celebrate the artists in the “I Know I’m Home When…” exhibition on Thursday, April 29 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Attendees were able to ask questions of the artists, and see a slideshow of artwork while hearing from participating artists.
WATCH A RECORDING OF THE VIRTUAL RECEPTION
Questions? email heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Inspired by audio testimonies recorded by Cecilia Cornejo and her multiplatform project The Wandering House, the exhibition I Know I’m Home When… harnesses the power of community to interrogate notions of belonging through a variety of media.
At the heart of the I Know I’m Home When… exhibition is a Community Quilt comprised of quotes gleaned from audio testimonies recorded by Northfield residents in 2019 through The Wandering House project. All the quotes respond to the prompt “I Know I’m Home When…” and were carefully embroidered by 60 community members—embroidery artists and enthusiasts alike—working in close collaboration with Cecilia Cornejo. The participants in this project met periodically over Zoom to exchange embroidery tips, techniques, and ideas and in so doing, created a place of joy and connection at a time marked by isolation and uncertainty.
I Know I’m Home When… also includes the work of artists working in painting, photography, time-based media, artist books, ceramics, and prints. As a whole the show offers multiple points of entry for audiences to reflect and envision ways to create places where everyone feels heard, seen, and valued.
Featured regional artists: Allison Albright (painting), Cecilia Cornejo (social practice, public art, time-based media), Megan Dwyer (prints), Toni Easterson (artist books), Gail Gates (photography), Hannah Hamalian (time-based media), Thomas Hardy (painting), Riki Kölbl Nelson (painting), Joanna Manning (ceramics), Heriberto Rosas (photography and time-based media) and Ian Turnage-Butterbaugh (photography).
The Embroidery Project/Community Quilt participants: Connie Albers, Molly Andrews, Katie Arnold, Louisa Ballinger, Debra Beck, Vanessa Bodrie, Annie Boehm, Laurel Bradley, Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo, Suzanne Daehlin, Patsy Dew, Angelique Dietz, Joan Ennis, Kristina Felbeck, Cortney Fischer, Lucy Gonzáles Mirón, Clarice Grenier Grabau, Hannah Hamalian, Patricia Johnson, Margit Carson Johnson, Jessica Keating, Brenda Keilen, Alec Lavoi, Heather Lawrenz, Virginia Lorang, Arielle Loy, Diane Lyman, Kellie Lyman, Allie Lyman, Natalia Marchan, Kristal McNamara, Amy Merritt, MurphyKate Montee, Ayaka Moriyama, Gaby Muñoz, Liora Newman, Kate Niemisto, Chely Og, Jacque Oman Clinton, Kristin Partlo, Jessica Peterson White, Wendy Placko, Wanda Playter, Mary Jean Roberts, Lorraine Rovig, Emily Scharf, Jacyn Schmidt, Anna Schumacher, Lisa Sexton, Yemi Shin, Marja Steinberg, Betty Suárez, Jean Vick, Jennifer Welbaum, Candace Wilkinson, Jennifer Williams Toth, Erica Zweifel and Christof Zweifel + Cindy Starkey Robinson, expert quilter.

Cecilia Cornejo is an inaugural recipient of the 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Community-Engaged Artists. Her work has been funded in part by the McKnight Foundation and by the Public Works Initiative at Carleton College.
Cecilia Cornejo is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals 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.

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Virtual Open Art!
2021-04-24 10:00 - 12:00
SATURDAY APRIL 24 – LIVE ART MAKING BETWEEN 10 AM -12PM
Join us from 10am-12pm for fun art activities. Come for the full two hours, or drop in as you like! We will start a new project every 40 minutes:
10 am- Negative Space Art- You will need white or light colored paper, a pencil, and black marker, pencil, crayon, oil pastel, or paint.
10:40 am- Shave Cream Marbled Paper – You will need white paper (heavy weight watercolor or multimedia paper is best), shaving cream, food coloring or liquid watercolors, a baking sheet or shallow tray that will fit your paper, aluminum foil or parchment paper, a large spoon or spatula, a plastic scraper (an old credit card or piece of folded cardboard will work)
11:20 am- Plastic Bag Printing- You will need white or other color paper, a few plastic sandwich or freezer bags, acrylic or tempera paint, an old pencil or wooden skewer or popsicle stick, a foam roller if you have one, but not necessary.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN APRIL 24 OPEN ART!

You Make Our Light Shine! fundraiser event
2021-04-15 19:00 - 20:00
YOU MAKE OUR LIGHT SHINE!
APRIL 15, 7 PM
On Thursday, April 15 at 7 pm, join us for the Guild’s “You Make Our Light Shine” virtual fundraiser event! After joining your “table”, enjoy an inspirational half-hour of entertainment and speakers, featuring performances and testimonials by Guild artists, supporters, donors and students. These speakers and performers will remind us all of what the Guild has done for the community, and where it’s going, all while sharing our vision for a more inclusive – and creative – Northfield.
During the event:

Meet the new Executive Director, Andrea Sjogren!
Enjoy a performance by Guild Theater favorites Steve Lawler and Kyra Reverman, singing “Found/Tonight” which is a totally cool mash-up of the songs “The Story of Tonight” from “Hamilton” and “You Will Be Found” from “Dear Evan Hansen”.
Experience Northfield Poet Laureate, Rob Hardy, reciting an original poem he wrote and composed for the occasion.
Listen to an original song composed by Northfield Arts Guild alum, and award-winning NYC writer/composer, Karl Amundson, created for the event. Karl will also give his testimonial on how the Guild influenced his artistic journey.
Enjoy this playlist created by our Youth Board Members!

Email the Guild at office@northfieldartsguild.org to be invited to participate and connect with a Board member’s virtual table! When you RSVP you will receive the Zoom link.
Your support fuels our mission to inspire artists of all ages and skill levels with inclusive opportunities, connect audiences to new art and ideas, and grow our increasingly diverse audience to strengthen our community.
HELP THE GUILD REACH OUR $50,000 GOAL FOR THIS EVENT!

GIVE NOW!

Many thanks to our event sponsors – You Make Our Light Shine!

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"I Know I'm Home When..." Exhibition Opens
2021-04-15
I KNOW I’M HOME WHEN…

APRIL 15-MAY 15, 2021

We held a live, Virtual Artist Reception to celebrate the artists in the “I Know I’m Home When…” exhibition on Thursday, April 29 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Attendees were able to ask questions of the artists, and see a slideshow of artwork while hearing from participating artists.
WATCH A RECORDING OF THE VIRTUAL RECEPTION
Questions? email heather@northfieldartsguild.org

I Know I’m Home When…features artists with strong ties to Northfield whose work calls us to reflect on how we experience and envision our community. Inspired by audio testimonies recorded by Cecilia Cornejo and her multiplatform project The Wandering House, the exhibition harnesses the power of community to interrogate notions of belonging through a variety of media.
At the heart of the exhibition is a Community Quilt comprised of quotes gleaned from audio testimonies recorded by Northfield residents in 2019 through The Wandering House project. All the quotes respond to the prompt “I Know I’m Home When…” and were carefully embroidered by 60 community members—embroidery artists and enthusiasts alike—working in close collaboration with Cecilia Cornejo. The participants in this project met periodically over Zoom to exchange embroidery tips, techniques, and ideas and in so doing, created a place of joy and connection at a time marked by isolation and uncertainty.
I Know I’m Home When… also includes the work of artists working in painting, photography, time-based media, artist books, ceramics, and prints. As a whole the show offers multiple points of entry for audiences to reflect and envision ways to create places where everyone feels heard, seen, and valued.
Featured regional artists: Allison Albright (painting), Cecilia Cornejo (social practice, public art, time-based media), Megan Dwyer (prints), Toni Easterson (artist books), Gail Gates (photography), Hannah Hamalian (time-based media), Thomas Hardy (painting), Riki Kölbl Nelson (painting), Joanna Manning (ceramics), Heriberto Rosas (photography and time-based media) and Ian Turnage-Butterbaugh (photography).
The Embroidery Project/Community Quilt participants: Connie Albers, Molly Andrews, Katie Arnold, Louisa Ballinger, Debra Beck, Vanessa Bodrie, Annie Boehm, Laurel Bradley, Cecilia Cornejo, Suzanne Daehlin, Patsy Dew, Angelique Dietz, Joan Ennis, Kristina Felbeck, Cortney Fischer, Lucy Gonzáles Mirón, Clarice Grenier Grabau, Hannah Hamalian, Patricia Johnson, Margit Johnson, Jessica Keating, Brenda Keilen, Alec Lavoi, Heather Lawrenz, Virginia Lorang, Arielle Loy, Diane Lyman, Kellie Lyman, Allie Lyman, Natalia Marchan, Kristal McNamara, Amy Merritt, MurphyKate Montee, Ayaka Moriyama, Gaby Muñoz, Liora Newman, Kate Niemisto, Chely Og, Jacque Oman Clinton, Kristin Partlo, Jessica Peterson White, Wendy Placko, Wanda Playter, Mary Jean Roberts, Lorraine Rovig, Emily Scharf, Jacyn Schmidt, Anna Schumacher, Lisa Sexton, Yemi Shin, Marja Steinberg, Betty Suárez, Jean Vick, Jennifer Welbaum, Candace Wilkinson, Jennifer Williams Toth, Erica Zweifel and Christof Zweifel + Cindy Starkey Robinson, expert quilter.

Cecilia Cornejo is an inaugural recipient of the 2020 McKnight Fellowship for Community-Engaged Artists. Her work has been funded in part by the McKnight Foundation and by the Public Works Initiative at Carleton College.
Cecilia Cornejo is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals 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.

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Live From the Guild Theater - Jon Manners
2021-04-10 19:30 - 20:00
A consummate troubadour, Jon Manners has been playing guitar since ’57, and recorded with Rolling Stones impresario/producer Andrew Loog Oldham for the Rare Earth label. Now living in Northfield he gigs solo in Southern and Central Minnesota.
Jon Manners’ sound is unmistakable, combining the bounce of funk, the passion of soul, the thoughtfulness of jazz, the story telling of folk and the joy of rock’n roll.
– Rich Larson, The Weekly List, 95.1 FM
WATCH THE LIVE CONCERT
Tune into the Guild’s Facebook page at 7:30 pm on Saturday, April 10 to experience Jon Manners Live from the Guild Theater!
Live from the Guild Theater is a series of 30-minute live monthly concerts streamed to you from the stage of the Guild Theater between January and May, 2021. This concert series, organized by Ray Coudret, in collaboration with Guild staff, provides a platform for accomplished area musicians to share their music with the community.
Live from the Guild Theater 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.
MANY THANKS TO OUR 2020-21 411 CONCERT SERIES SPONSOR:

"Fermentation" Virtual Artist Reception
2021-04-08 18:30 - 19:30
We held a live, Virtual Artist Reception to celebrate the artists in the “Fermentation” exhibition on Thursday, April 8 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Attendees were able to ask questions of the artists, and see a slideshow of artwork while hearing from each of the participating artists.
WATCH A RECORDING OF THE VIRTUAL RECEPTION:
Questions? email heather@northfieldartsguild.org

ANNUAL EA SHOW:
FERMENTATION
MARCH 11-APRIL 10, 2021

Each year following graduation, a select group of artists are invited to continue their studies as part of an Educational Associate (Carleton) / Fifth-Year Emerging Artist (St. Olaf) programs. This exhibition features recent works by artists in those programs; the Guild is proud to showcase these up-and-coming artists! Fermentation features the following artists showing pieces created during their EA experience: Eddie Bryson V (painting), Thomas Hardy (painting), Sijin Kim (prints and sculpture), Junyi Min (time-based and mixed media), Paddy Mittag-McNaught (prints and sculpture) and Alekz Thoms (mixed media) in the Main Gallery of the Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division Street South.

Eddie Bryson V

My hometown of Memphis, TN has deep roots in the history of music, being world-renowned as the “Home of The Blues” and an influential center for soul, rock n’ roll, and hip-hop. Being a proud Memphian often includes having a good ear and a strong respect of the music we grew up listening to. That respect is grown from an important role: Music makes you feel; music makes you move. Movement and feelings are rhythmic, full of ups and downs and plateaus and pace. Brief and static. Forceful and energetic. Prolonged and reflective. Sad and romantic. The works I present are inspired by songs, some originals written by myself and others written and performed by my growing musical inspirations. They seek to share a place in the rhythm of everyday life for us just as music does.

Thomas Hardy
The ecological and climate crises we find ourselves in cannot be fixed with surface-level solutions. It has become abundantly clear that to do anything about them, we must confront their deeper causes: attitudes and practices like the human-nature dichotomy, universal commodification, white supremacy, and the paradigm of endless growth. Unspeakable things become possible when we are made to think in impersonal abstractions rather than engage with the world as something complex and elegant, interconnected and mutually dependent, inscrutable and irreducible.

Sijin Kim

Violence does not end when the act is over. The affect carries over, in the lives of the people directly involved, and further to the people who experience it vicariously through images and descriptions; the voyeurs. In my works, I am repeating abstracted violence in an attempt to isolate the act of violence from the perpetrators, the victims, and the voyeurs. Thereby, I want to explore the way we view images or descriptions of violence, the way we enjoy media saturated with violence, and the way we now experience violence.

Junyi Min

What is “nature” and the “natural” in the age of digital technologies, the anthropocene, and capitalism? The definition of nature to be in opposition to human and human creations may prove to be a moot point in the near future. My works shown in this exhibition can be seen as musings about the rifts between man and nature, physical and digital, the natural and the technological.

Paddy Mittag-McNaught

After a childhood of stacking blocks and a collegiate study of architecture, I have realized my artwork uses motifs of modularity to explore community. I find within this exploration, I place an importance on space and structure, light and shadow.

Alekz Thoms
Combining the art of darning and the tarot deck, I’ve painted my late mother and her sister as children before methodically and meditatively weaving myself into their absence. The Death tarot card is one of ending eras and new beginnings; holding the tension of gray space, of the good with the bad, new from the old, closing doors to opening windows. Every aspect holds meaning – Death’s five petaled white rose is the purity and innocence of change, the black dress an armor of invincibility and mystery. Death’s boat the journey from one world to the other, from life to death, from here to there. The presentation of the sisters and the second diptych bring the cycle of life, the beauty of death back home, back to the walls where we preserve the keepsakes of the love of grief.

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Jumpstart Spring - Ceramics Class
2021-04-03 16:00 - 18:00 | online
It’s been a long winter, but spring is just around the corner! In this two-session workshop we will make ceramic vessels to welcome new sprouts and flowers. In the first session we will make a planter (or even two) to add color and life to your house or yard. In the second session we will make a bud vase and a tulipiere, a special vase for tulips (adaptable for other flowers too.) We can use any extra clay and your imaginations to make unique plant markers or garden guardians. Catch spring fever and join us from your home for this on-line workshop with your teacher/guide, Marion Angelica. Designed for youth 14+ and adults.

Baile Folklorico - Session 2
2021-04-03 09:30 - 12:00
Introduction to Baile Folklorico: In this lively online class, students will learn a few basic Folklorico dances from the states of Veracruz, Jalisco, and Sinaloa as well as folk dances from Central and South America. Designed for ages 6 and up.
Baile Folklorico Mexicano- Repertory and Review: In this quick-moving online class, students will review classic Folklorico dances from the states of Veracruz, Jalisco, and Sinaloa, as well as expand their repertoire with dances from Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. The sessions are designed for ages 9 and up with previous Folklorico experience, however, all ages and experience levels are welcome. Shoes with 1 to 2 inch heels are recommended but not required.

April Art Packs!
2021-04-01 12:00 - 17:00
Starting the first Thursday of each month, stop by the Guild building in downtown Northfield and pick up a free art activity pack during business hours (Th-F 12-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm) – while supplies last! Activity Packs contain all essential supplies and instructions in English and Spanish for creating novel works of art at home. This month, make your own Pinecone Hedgehogs!

Session 3 Youth Clay Begins
2021-03-30 17:00 - 18:15
Kids Clay-Enjoy messy hands and lots of creative imagination! You will be guided to create whatever you can dream up using slab and coil hand-building techniques.
Middle School Clay- Get to know the ins and outs of the ceramic world. You will be introduced to the fundamentals of creating pottery through a blend of guided projects and individual work time.
High School Clay- If you’ve always wanted to try your hand at clay but could never fit it in your school schedule, this is the class for you!
https://northfieldartsguild.org/education/winter-spring-2021/classes-for-youth-and-teens/ceramics/

March Open Art!
2021-03-29 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for the full two hours, or jump in anytime between 10am-12pm. We will introduce a new project every 40 minutes.

At 10am, join us to make Celtic Knots out of colored paper cut into shapes and woven together.
At 10:40, keep your paper and scissors handy to make Paper Quilts.
Finally, at 11:20, grab a paper plate, some crayons or oil pastels and a little black tempera paint to make Scratch Art Mandalas!

Art fun via zoom, from 10am-12pm
CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIRTUAL OPEN ART

Live from the Guild Theater- Wendy Smith and The Zillionaires
2021-03-20 19:30
A versatile singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, and band leader, Wendy Smith has composed for theater and film using her music to tell stories and connect us to one another. Her song, Oh My Stars, co written with novelist Lorna Landvik, is featured in the award winning short film of the same name. Wendy performs as a solo artist and with her band The Zillionaires- featuring Peter Nelson, Dave Drentlaw, and Mike Legvold.
Wendy was recently interviewed by Pauline Jennings on the KYMN program “Musician Talk: Interviews with Local Musicians.” Listen to hear more about her musical journey before the concert!
WATCH THE LIVE CONCERT

Live from the Guild Theater is a series of 30-minute live monthly concerts streamed to you from the stage of the Guild Theater between January and May, 2021. This concert series, organized by Ray Coudret, in collaboration with Guild staff, provides a platform for accomplished area musicians to share their music with the community.
Live from the Guild Theater 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.
MANY THANKS TO OUR 2020-21 411 CONCERT SERIES SPONSOR:

Samba No Pe'
2021-03-15 18:30 - 20:00
Learn the fancy footwork and body movements used in the Brazilian solo dance Samba no pé. You’re guaranteed to get a workout and by the end, you’ll be ready to dance at Carnival in Rio! All ages, and ability levels are welcome though some of the quick footwork may be challenging for younger participants.

Peter Pan
2021-03-14 14:00
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.”
Peter Pan, adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, is the beloved story of the fantastic adventures of the Darling children, lost boys, mermaids and pirates in Neverland. Performed by students in grades 3-7, this show is full of mischievous fun! Join us to delight in one of the world’s most enduring and timeless classic tales. Directed by Rachel Haider, with assistance from Kate Stuart.
The one-time online performance of Peter Pan premiers on the Guild’s YouTube channel . A YouTube link to the production will appear on March 14.

"Fermenation" Exhibition Opens
2021-03-11
ANNUAL EA SHOW:
FERMENTATION
MARCH 11-APRIL 10, 2021

Each year following graduation, a select group of artists are invited to continue their studies as part of an Educational Associate (Carleton) / Fifth-Year Emerging Artist (St. Olaf) programs. This exhibition features recent works by artists in those programs; the Guild is proud to showcase these up-and-coming artists! Fermentation features the following artists showing pieces created during their EA experience: Eddie Bryson V (painting), Thomas Hardy (painting), Sijin Kim (prints and sculpture), Junyi Min (time-based and mixed media), Paddy Mittag-McNaught (prints and sculpture) and Alekz Thoms (mixed media) in the Main Gallery of the Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division Street South.
We held a live, Virtual Artist Reception to celebrate these artists on Thursday, April 8 from 6:30-7:30 pm. Attendees were able to ask questions of the artists, and see a slideshow of artwork while hearing from each of the participating artists.
WATCH A RECORDING OF THE VIRTUAL RECEPTION:
Questions? email heather@northfieldartsguild.org

Eddie Bryson V

My hometown of Memphis, TN has deep roots in the history of music, being world-renowned as the “Home of The Blues” and an influential center for soul, rock n’ roll, and hip-hop. Being a proud Memphian often includes having a good ear and a strong respect of the music we grew up listening to. That respect is grown from an important role: Music makes you feel; music makes you move. Movement and feelings are rhythmic, full of ups and downs and plateaus and pace. Brief and static. Forceful and energetic. Prolonged and reflective. Sad and romantic. The works I present are inspired by songs, some originals written by myself and others written and performed by my growing musical inspirations. They seek to share a place in the rhythm of everyday life for us just as music does.

Thomas Hardy
The ecological and climate crises we find ourselves in cannot be fixed with surface-level solutions. It has become abundantly clear that to do anything about them, we must confront their deeper causes: attitudes and practices like the human-nature dichotomy, universal commodification, white supremacy, and the paradigm of endless growth. Unspeakable things become possible when we are made to think in impersonal abstractions rather than engage with the world as something complex and elegant, interconnected and mutually dependent, inscrutable and irreducible.

Sijin Kim

Violence does not end when the act is over. The affect carries over, in the lives of the people directly involved, and further to the people who experience it vicariously through images and descriptions; the voyeurs. In my works, I am repeating abstracted violence in an attempt to isolate the act of violence from the perpetrators, the victims, and the voyeurs. Thereby, I want to explore the way we view images or descriptions of violence, the way we enjoy media saturated with violence, and the way we now experience violence.

Junyi Min

What is “nature” and the “natural” in the age of digital technologies, the anthropocene, and capitalism? The definition of nature to be in opposition to human and human creations may prove to be a moot point in the near future. My works shown in this exhibition can be seen as musings about the rifts between man and nature, physical and digital, the natural and the technological.

Paddy Mittag-McNaught

After a childhood of stacking blocks and a collegiate study of architecture, I have realized my artwork uses motifs of modularity to explore community. I find within this exploration, I place an importance on space and structure, light and shadow.

Alekz Thoms
Combining the art of darning and the tarot deck, I’ve painted my late mother and her sister as children before methodically and meditatively weaving myself into their absence. The Death tarot card is one of ending eras and new beginnings; holding the tension of gray space, of the good with the bad, new from the old, closing doors to opening windows. Every aspect holds meaning – Death’s five petaled white rose is the purity and innocence of change, the black dress an armor of invincibility and mystery. Death’s boat the journey from one world to the other, from life to death, from here to there. The presentation of the sisters and the second diptych bring the cycle of life, the beauty of death back home, back to the walls where we preserve the keepsakes of the love of grief.

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

Fermentation Sponsors:

E-magination Celebration
2021-02-27 11:00 - 13:00
The Guild invites our community to E-magination Celebration, a free day of online programming including Gallery Tours, Arts Making and performances from 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday, February 27, 2021. This family-friendly online event is a virtual re-imagining of the Guild’s annual Imagination Celebration that can be enjoyed from home. The Guild is thrilled to continue this annual tradition in a new, virtual setting. Follow along on the Guild’s Facebook and YouTube pages with new content added regularly throughout the celebration, or watch later as most of the videos will remain online.
E-magination Celebration (Feb 27, 11 am-1 pm)
on the Guild’s Facebook and YouTube pages
PERFORMANCES Watch Dancing Through the Storm 2020 and highlights from the Project Purple Door Youth Theater production of The Importance of Being Earnest in a Pandemic .
GALLERY TOURS A highlight of E-magination Celebration will be a series of videos of teacher reflections and digital student artwork in Creativity is Essential, this year’s All School Art Show installed in our Main Gallery.
ART MAKING Make your own art at home throughout the day! Guided arts activities will be released throughout the day to create your own art using everyday household items.
Even in this time of social distancing, the Guild embraces our mission to serve our community with a rich array of inclusive arts opportunities and experiences. We hope you will join us for E-magination Celebration, and also follow us on social media to enjoy arts learning and arts engagement activities.

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

All School Art Show Sponsors:

2020-21 Education Programming Sponsor:

LIVE FROM THE GUILD THEATER - Barb Piper
2021-02-20 19:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Streamed live from the Guild’s Facebook page at 7:30pm on Saturday, Feb 20
WATCH THE LIVE CONCERT

Join Barbara Piper Live from the Guild Theater! A singer/songwriter with an extensive resume in musical performance and music education, she states, “Music speaks for me what the spoken word cannot express, a passion supported and shared by my entire family.” Piper has two albums to her credit and is continually working on more.
Live from the Guild Theater is a series of 30-minute live monthly concerts streamed to you from the stage of the Guild Theater between January and May, 2021. This concert series, organized by Ray Coudret, in collaboration with Guild staff, provides a platform for accomplished area musicians to share their music with the community.
Live from the Guild Theater 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.

MANY THANKS TO OUR 2020-21 411 CONCERT SERIES SPONSOR:

Open Art February
2021-02-15 10:00 - 12:00
Meet us on zoom from 10am-12pm! Join us for the full two hours, or just drop in when you can, for some fun February Art Making! A new project introduced every 40 minutes.
* 10 am Tangle Circles
* 10:40 am Crayon Transfer Art
* 11:20 am Sandpaper Crayon T-shirts
ZOOM LINK FOR FEB OPEN ART

All School Art Show: Creativity is Essential! opens
2021-02-11 | Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street, Northfield, MN, 55057, United States
ALL SCHOOL ART SHOW:
CREATIVITY IS ESSENTIAL
FEB 11-MARCH 6, 2021

Every year the Northfield art teachers curate the All School Art Show to celebrate the incredible artistic talent that is bubbling up in the young people of our community. This show has been an annual celebration at the Northfield Arts Guild for the past three decades. The 2020-21 school year has been anything but typical. But even in the midst of uncertainty and less-than-ideal learning environments, the students have continued to experiment, grow, and achieve as artists.
Much of the artwork that has been created this year is not in teachers’ actual hands. Rather, it exists in digital files submitted by students working remotely. From the student digital collection and from the teacher’s own digital archives, each art teacher has selected four images that best summarized their collective experience during this unprecedented year. These images form a quilt of ideas that represent the struggles and successes of teaching art remotely. These images will also, one day, allow future educators to understand some of what it was like to teach and learn through a global pandemic.
In a typical year nearly 1000 pieces of student art would fill the Guild’s gallery space, and our community would gather in person to celebrate and share the students’ accomplishments. Although this years’ show is different, the hope is that it will nevertheless create the same sense of pride in our community of art educators and the art students who continued to create even in the midst of vast turmoil and separation. This show will demonstrate that even in the middle of a pandemic our community’s creative spirit was able to create something beautiful together.

E-magination Celebration (Feb 27, 11 am-1 pm)
on the Guild’s Facebook and YouTube pages
The Guild invites our community to E-magination Celebration, a free day of online programming including Gallery Tours, Arts Making and performances from 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday, February 27, 2021. This family-friendly online event is a virtual re-imagining of the Guild’s annual Imagination Celebration that can be enjoyed from home. The Guild is thrilled to continue this annual tradition in a new, virtual setting. Follow along on the Guild’s Facebook and YouTube pages with new content added regularly throughout the celebration, or watch later as all of the videos will remain online.
PERFORMANCES Watch Dancing Through the Storm 2020 and highlights from the Project Purple Door Youth Theater production of The Importance of Being Earnest in a Pandemic .
GALLERY TOURS A highlight of E-magination Celebration will be a series of videos of teacher reflections, digital student artwork, and a tour of Creativity is Essential, this year’s All School Art Show installed in our Main Gallery.
ART MAKING Make your own art at home throughout the day! Guided arts activities will be released throughout the day to paint, draw and create your own art using everyday household items.
Even in this time of social distancing, the Guild embraces our mission to serve our community with a rich array of inclusive arts opportunities and experiences. We hope you will join us for E-magination Celebration, and also follow us on social media to enjoy arts learning and arts engagement activities.

2020-21 Gallery Season Sponsor:

All School Art Show sponsors:

Online Performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest in a Pandemic"
2021-01-31 14:00
SUNDAY, JAN 31, 2 PM
Online Performance of The Importance of Being Earnest in a Pandemic premiering on the Guild’s YouTube channel
FIND THE SHOW AT THE FOLLOWING LINK.ONE SHOW ONLY JAN 31 AT 2PM: https://youtu.be/F-g0c3X2kc4
Love and lies: imagine getting a notification that your own false identity has entered your video call. Experience the hilariously tangled web of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest in a whole new way in this playful adaptation for today’s world. This production is the summation of the Project Purple Door youth actor training for grades 7-12, under the direction of Rachel Haider, with assistance from Grace Muth.
A YouTube link to the production will appear on January 31.
CAST (in order of appearance)
Algernon Moncrieff: SAM NELSON
Lane: AVARI PARKER
John Worthing: ISAAC LEER
Lady Augusta Bracknell: MOLLY BOYD
Gwendolen Fairfax: KIARA ARTLEY
Cecily Cardew: KYRA REVERMAN
Miss Prisim: OLIVIA ASH
Dr. Chasuble: MASON VATTER
DIRECTOR: Rachel Haider
STAGE MANAGER/ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Grace Muth
