Arts News
WAO School is seeking artists to teach mini classes on December 20
The Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District is looking for artists to come into their K-5 classrooms to teach mini-Christmas classes on the afternoon of December 20. Examples include, but aren’t limited to, making musical instruments, tree ornaments or other Christmas decorations, singing, theater, game playing or more. Contact Samantha Sellers at 218-745-4441 with questions and for details.
Call for Student Art: Art Inspired by Art
Call for Student Art
for an exhibition
Art Inspired by Art
The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council is announcing a call for student art in the NW Minnesota region. This exhibit is titled Art Inspired by Art and will feature visual art, writing, and music. Consider submitting illustration, watercolor, acrylics, 3-D works of clay, ceramics, or other 3-D mediums. Written works, such as music lyrics and poetry, along with recorded music will also be considered.
Include a description of the art your work is based on, along with your thought process.
Example of lyrics inspired by a famous piece of literature…
Song: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by the Beatles
Inspired by: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Popular Lyric:
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river/With tangerine trees and marmalade skies/Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly/A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.”
Submissions Due May 19, 2023
Art Inspired by Art will be open June-July
NWMAC Gallery
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls.
Contact Trey Everett at the NWMAC for details. https://northwestminnesotaartscouncil.org/
218-745-8886
Call for Art - The Art of Addiction
We are looking for NW Minnesota artists to submit work for an upcoming exhibit — The Art of Addiction at our gallery at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. Submissions will join work by Potter Kate Hammer.
All mediums are welcome including, but not limited to sculpture, textile, oil, pen and ink, poetry, creative writing, song, video, mosaic, watercolor, acrylic, collage, clay, photography and more.
The exhibit will be open in March and April 2023. Submissions are due no later than February 20. You will need to submit a photo and description (size, etc) of your work to Trey Everett at treyeverettcreates@gmail.com before that time. Please reach out to Trey with any questions.
Calling All Artists for Fosston’s 4th Annual Juried Art Show
Calling All Artists for the 4th Annual Juried Art Show in Fosston.
Call to Artists: You are invite to Sell your Art Sept 9/10 in Fosston
The Arts & Culture Commission in Fosston would like to invite you to display and sell your art September 9-10th. This event will coincide with Heritage Days and Forged in Fosston. All three organizations will be cross-promoting events to increase reach and awareness. Different this year... all artists will be housed together in one indoor location on Hwy 2 to provide optimal exposure to all those participating. The location will be clearly marked with several outdoor flags during the event days.
Current plans are as follows:
Friday, September 9th: 11am-2pm setup, 2pm-5:30pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Saturday, September 10th: 9am-3pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 3pm-5pm takedown.
Allotted space per artist will be approximately 10x10.
You will be responsible for bringing any items you’ll need, including table, chairs, etc.
Water and snacks will be provided.
There is no charge to participate.
If you are interested in participating, please let Heidi Danos know by end-of-day on August 5. If you know other talented artists who may wish to participate please feel free to share this information. Reach out to Heidi with questions and to sign up at heididanos@gmail.com or 818.325.5053.