February First Friday at a Glance

FALL IN LOVE WITH ART IN FEBRUARY!!

• Bemidji Community Art Center – invites you to the Annual “Members Show” as a part of the First Friday Art Walk on February 3rd, 2011.  Join us for our opening reception from 5 to 7pm featuring work that is created or collected by members of the Bemidji Community Art Center. 
• Brigids Cross Irish Pub and Restaurant –  artist Jake Baggenstoss will be displaying a series of his food-related paintings for the month of February.  Good Noise, a local band of talented artists will be performing for the opening of this show.
• Cabin Coffeehouse and Café – presents work by designer and artist Kendra Fuller of Urban Essence Interiors showcasing  wall finishing techniques on canvas.
• NEW VENUE!  FREAXIS STUDIOS – Fortuna Puppet Theatre and Skidmark present new puppets and prints in “Manifesto: bug, egg, heart” 6 to 9pm – puppet performance at 7pm, make-n-takes and refreshments for all!! FREAXIS is located in the lower level of the BCAC building (Carnegie Library Building) 426 Bemidji Ave N.
• Gallery North – 2:00 to 5:00 Showcase artists; painter Kathy Sanders and wood carver Les Sanders. The Featured Artist of the month will be fiber and mixed media artist Patty Lovegreen.  Special Visitors will be WhipStaff Animal Ranch and Rescue. Celebrating its 22nd year of operation, WhipStaff will have dogs and possibly puppies available for adoption. 
• Neilson Place – The Neilson Place Art Committee continues the exhibit with artist Melissa Moss of Blueleaf Photographs entitled “Serenity” now through the end of Feb.   Neilson Place is located at 1000 Anne St. NW, Bemidji.  
• Rail River Folk School – will host The Northwoods Folk Collective. The Northwoods Folk Collective Open Stage  Sign-up 6:30-7:30.
• Saarens Productions -  The Fleur de Lis Art Gallery announces New Works by Local, Regional and Featured Artists 2:00pm to 6:00pm.  READ FULL POST FOR INFO ON INDY FILM FEST AND RUBY LIPS CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.
• The Center of Therapeutic Arts -  3:30 to 5:30 for “Lucy Learns to Color” by artist and educator Nina Lubarski. 
• Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse – presents painter Jami Burdick will display her pastels on black paper Friday, February 3rd from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.  After the Art Walk, experience Wild Hare’s own culinary artists at the First Friday Wine Bar, 5:00-9:00pm.

January First Friday

Bemidji Community Art Center –  The BCAC announces our Call for Art for the Annual “Members Show”!  If you are currently a member of the Bemidji Community Art Center and you are an artist or you have art you want to share, please take this unique opportunity to participate in the BCAC Annual Members Show opening on February 3rd, 2012.  The BCAC is closed through Jan 16th and re-open for regular hours on the 17th.   The Exhibit Committee will be accepting submissions of work from BCAC Members January 17th through the 28th.  We will accept 1 to 3 pieces per artist for approval and installation.  Include with your submission; your contact info., title of piece, artist name, medium, NFS or listing price if you wish to sell the piece.  Please bring your art to the BCAC located at 426 Bemidji Ave N during the gallery hours, Tues through Friday 12 to 5.  Call or email if you need to make other arrangements for dropping off your work.  218-444-7570 or bcac@paulbunyan.net

Cabin Coffeehouse and Café – presents work by John Egger in his exhibit entitled “RURAL IMAGES”.  Join us on Friday Jan 6th for his reception from 4 to 6pm. Homemade is in the Air at the Cabin serving all day 7 days a week ! Try our chefs specials daily!  The Cabin is open Mon. – Fri. 7am to 9pm, Sat. 8am to 8pm and Sun. 8am to 6pm. Visit us at 214 3rd Street or call 218-444-2899 for more information

Gallery North – Continues their annual Holiday Boutique of hand made items for the month of January.  Gallery North is located at 502 3rd St.  For further information email galleryn@paulbunyan.net

Neilson Place – The Neilson Place Art Committee continues it’s exhibit with artist Melissa Moss of Blueleaf Photographs entitled “Serenity” for the new year.  Melissa says, “Photography is an unexplainable hidden treasure that only reveals itself when the picture is brought to life.”  Her goal as a photographer is to share the world with you through the lens of her camera.  The focus for this exhibit show is the word Serenity, what it can mean to different people and the idea that everyone finds peace or comfort in different things.   Melissa’s artwork will be on display now thru the end of the year.  Her work is for sale and a price list is available at the Reception Desk.  Neilson Place is located at 1000 Anne St. NW, Bemidji.

Saarens Productions -  The Fleur de Lis Art Gallery announces new works by local artists will be featured in the exhibit rotation beginning Friday, January 6, 2012 as part of First Friday from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.  New Works by Local & Regional Artists:
Scott Fadness, Terry Honstead, Gayle H. Highberg, B. E. Jolly, Sue Knudson,
Kim  Kovacic, Nancy Marcott & Harriet Powers, Dee Anne Najjar, Pat Shough/Sillimandi.   Featured Artists include: DeeJay Arens,
Albert Belleveau, Roy C. Booth, Janet Burke, Keith Cich, Melissa Davidson, Phyllis Diller, Thomas Hamilton, Mary Knox-Johnson, June Kramin, Steve Saari & Judy Lunseth, Bemidji, MN – Steve Saari & Cast of “Playing the Bill”, Don Zeiman.  Many Artists also have fine prints and beautiful, one of a kind cards available for purchase.

Autographed copies of DESILU:  The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by acclaimed author and biographer, Coyne Steven Sanders, are also still available.  JANUARY 6 WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST NIGHT OF INDEPENDENT FILM SHOWINGS FOR THE UPCOMING FATHOM FILM FESTIVAL.  The Featured Filmmaker for January:  HARLAN HEGNA.  Hegna is a Bemidji native now living in Los Angeles, CA where he works as an Assistant Director and Production Coordinator.
Film showing begins at 7:00pm in the Wild Rose Theater.  We are located at 501 Bemidji Ave. in the Mason’s Lodge.  Gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday, 2pm to 6pm & Saturdays, Noon to 4pm. and during Wild Rose Theater Events and By Appointment. Contact: Steve Saari or DeeJay Arens at 218-556-1777 or Email: ssaari@paulbunyan.net or arens@paulbunyan.net

December First Friday at a Glance

• Bemidji Community Art Center – Invites you to our Holiday Open House presenting work by local and regional artists.  Give the gift of Art this Holiday season.  Join us on Friday Dec 2 from Noon to 5pm and Sat Dec 3 from 10am to 2pm for holiday refreshments, free gift wrap and more.  In the Galleries now thru Dec 21st – 9th Annual It’s Only Clay – National Juried Ceramics Competition and Exhibit.  This year’s exhibit will include work by our 2011 IOC Juror, Guillermo Cuellar. 
• Bad Cat Creations Gallery & Gifts – Bad Cat Creations will be hosting a Farewell Open House for the Dec 2nd First Friday Art Walk from 4 to 6 pm. 
• The Beltrami County History Center – with Gallery North, presents “Fall Reflections,” a collection of works by various artists celebrating the autumn season now through the end of December. 
• Brigids Cross Irish Pub and Restaurant – is pleased to present Gabriel Nordby as their featured artist for the month of December - join us on the 2nd for a “Meet & Greet” with Gabriel from 5 to 6 PM. 
• Cabin Coffeehouse and Café – presents Bemidji outdoor photographer, Todd Geiger as their December Artist.   Join us during the “Meet the Artist Reception” on Friday  Dec. 2nd, 4 – 6pm. 
• NEW VENUE!!! The Center of Therapeutic Arts is pleased to present artist Malisa R. Van Maasdam and her exhibit  “A-Z”.  Join us on Dec 2nd from 4:30 to 6pm for Malisa’s First Friday opening reception.  The Center of Therapeutic Arts will also be celebrating it’s Grand Opening on Friday from 3:00 to 7:00pm. 
• Dunn Bros Coffee presents photographer Tom Dunn as their featured artist during the December First Friday Art Walk.  Join us on Friday Dec 2nd for an artist reception from 5pm to 7pm to meet Tom and learn more about his work.  
• Gallery North –invites you to their annual CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE and the First Friday Open House on Dec. 2 from 2-5 pm.  This month’s Featured Member Artists are painter Marion Reil and mixed media artist Terry Honstead along with book signings with author, Holly Szurpicki.  Members of the Whipstaff Ranch – Rescue of Solway will also be joining us and have animals on the stage area at the gallery that are ready for adoption. 
• Glazed & Amused presents Norma Frisk & Sue Smith as their December Featured Artists.  Glazed & Amused is open: Tuesday – Friday 12:00 – 7:00 and Saturday 10:00 – 7:00  Mondays by Appt only. Closed on Sundays.
• Headwaters School of Music and Arts- presents guest artist Alice Blessing for the month of Dec. with her exhibit ‘Miss Shapen’.   Join us for an artist reception on Friday Dec 2nd from 4 pm to 6 pm. After the Opening  – Headwaters School of Music and the Arts presents a CD release event for Caleigh (Kay-lee) for their latest work, “When I See Winter Return”.  Event starts at 7:30 , tickets are $10 at the door. 
  Neilson Place – The Neilson Place Art Committee is pleased to present artist Melissa Moss of Blueleaf Photographs and her exhibit “Serenity”.  Join us on Dec 2nd from 3:00 to 4:30 as a part of the First Friday Art Walk to meet the artist and enjoy refreshments.
• Saarens Productions invites you to stop by the Wild Rose Theatre and Fleur de Lis Gallery featuring New Work by local and regional artists in the exhibit rotation beginning Friday, December 2, 2011 as part of First Friday Art Walk from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.  Special Guest at the December 2 First Friday event will be nationally acclaimed author and biographer, Coyne Steven Sanders.  He will be signing the book he co-authored with Tom Gilbert, DESILU: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.  Mr. Sanders will be at the gallery from 5:00pm to 8:00pm and there will be a Q & A from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.    . Contact: Steve Saari or DeeJay Arens at 218-556-1777 or Email: ssaari@paulbunyan.net or arens@paulbunyan.net
• Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse presents photographer Cal Rice as their featured artist for the December First Friday Art Walk.  Shooting professionally since 1980, Cal will be showing prints of the flora and fauna of Costa Rica December 2nd through January 4th.  Join us for the opening reception Friday, December 2nd from 3:00 to 5:00pm.   

For information on the December First Friday Art Walk for each host location please go to our Upcoming First Friday page.

2011 IOC Award Winners Presented at Nov First Friday Art Walk

BCAC Placement Awards Selected by Juror Guillermo Cuellar

1st place receives $800 – 2nd place receives $500 – 3rd place receives $300

1st Place Award "Slipped Platter" by Matthew Quinn

2nd Place Award "Teapot" by Anthony Millette

3rd Place Award "Folded Vase" by Delores Fortuna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret Harlow Purchase Awards - In 1973 she established the Margaret H. Harlow Ceramics Collection at Bemidji State University with the donation of  funding  and a collection of original ceramic works of art.  Annually Ms. Harlow donated additional funds and original ceramic works of art for this teaching collection.  Margaret died July 7, 2007, in California.  This is a permanent teaching collection of over 400 functional ceramic pieces at Bemidji State University. 

Harlow Purchase Award "Slipped Platter" by Matthew Quinn

 

  

Margaret Harlow Purchase Award "Set of 3 Plates" by Monica Ripley

Margaret Harlow Purchase Award "Teapot" by Dan Finnegan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The BCAC would like to thank all of the artists who submitted work to the 2011 IOC event.  Listed below are the artists selected to show in this years exhibit.

 

Marion Angelica – Minneapolis, MN

Marc Barr – Murfreesboro, TN

Bradley Benn –  Edina, MN

Melissa Bland – Waltham, MA

Man-Ho Cho – Webster, IA

Kelly Daniels – Chico, CA

Mitzi Davis – Savannah, GA

Nick DeVries – Minneapolis, MN

Zach Dunn – Syracuse, NY

Dan Finnegan – Fredericksburg, VA

Delores Fortuna – Galena, IL

Mia Ishiguro – Schaumberg, IL

Matthew Krousey – St. Paul, MN

Justin Lambert – Jupiter, FL

Mark Lambert – Anoka , MN

Gordon Martz – Fayettevill, AR

Anthony Millette – Tea, SD

Matthew Quinn – Minneapolis, MN

Monica Ripley – Somerville, MA

Janet Schacter – Portola Valley CA

Luke Sheets – Ada, OH

Warren Smith – Florence, MA

Ryan Strobel - Queens, NY

Mike Stumbras – Independence, MO

Julia Timm – Minneapolis, MN

Lars Voltz – Wichita, KS

Kelsie Ward – Cold Spring, MN

Lars Westby – Baltimore, MD

Mark Zellers – Pascoag, RI

 

The BCAC would like to thank the following sponsors for their assistance with this years IOC.  Holiday Inn Express Bemidji, Bemdij State University Visual Arts Department and Professor Butch Holden, Laura Golias – Executive Director of Tally Gallery – BSU, Jennifer Bamberger – President of BSU Ceramics Club, BSU Foundation and our 2011 Juror and guest artist – Guillermo Cuellar.  This activity was made possible, in part,  by the Region 2 Arts Council through funding from the Minnesota State Legislature.

November First Friday at a Glance

• Bemidji Community Art Center – presents the 9th Annual It’s Only Clay – National Juried Ceramics Competition and Exhibit.  Join us on Friday Nov 4 – from 5 to 7pm for the opening reception for the 2011 IOC Exhibit.  This year’s exhibit will include work by our 2011 IOC Juror, Guillermo Cuellar.  The Margaret Harlow Awards will be announced by Professor Butch Holden with Guillermo Cuellar presenting the BCAC Placement Awards for top three works in the exhibit at 6pm. 
• Bad Cat Creations Gallery & Gifts – Bad Cat Creations featured Artist for November is Jon Heller with his series “I SHOOT PEOPLE” – reception is from 4pm to 6pm.
• The Beltrami County History Center and Gallery North presents “Fall Reflections,” a collection of works by various artists celebrating the autumn season now through the end of November.  Stop by for refreshments and free admission in the museum on Friday, November 4th, 2011 from noon to 4 p.m.
• Bemidji State University – announces “Overlooked” – an Art Show/Sale at the Bemidji State University Ramsey Gallery (Located in Bangsberg).  Join us for a reception on November 4 from 4 to 6pm with refreshments and a chance to meet the artists.
• Cabin Coffeehouse and Café – presents Shannon Lucas-Westrum: Art and Inspiration for the month of November.  Shannon says her Art is inspired by life.  Join us on November 4th for our Meet the Artists reception from 4-6 pm. 
• Dunn Bros Coffee presents photographer Tom Dunn as their featured artist during the November First Friday Art Walk.   Join us for Tom’s opening reception on Friday Nov 4h from 5 to 7pm. 
• Gallery North – presents the opening of their annual CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE Opening Reception on November 4th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
• Glazed & Amused presents Norma Frisk & Sue Smith as their November Featured Artists. 
• Neilson Place – The Neilson Place Art Committee is pleased to present Blueleaf Photographs artist, Melissa Moss, as there new featured artist starting in November.    Melissa’s artwork will be on display starting November 4th as a part of the First Friday Art Walk.  We will be hosting an artist reception on December 2nd, 2011. 
• Rail River Folk School – presents artist Wesley May’s with his opening of  “Let me tell you a story …Interconnected”.  This exhibit will feature a sample of his acrylic painting and pencil drawings.  Join us on November 4th for an opening reception with Wesley from 4 to 7 pm. Rail River will also host The Northwood’s Folk Collective Coffeehouse Open Mic. starting at 7:30pm.
• Saarens Productions invites you to stop by the Wild Rose Theatre and Fleur de Lis Gallery on Friday, November 4th as part of First Friday Art Walk from from 2 to 6pm.  Stop by for refreshments, new featured work and much more. 
• Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse presents “Cat and Bird” by painter Alice Blessing, November 4th through 30th.    Join us for the opening reception Friday, November 4th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.  
   
   

9th Annual IOC Exhibit and Events

The Bemidji Community Art Center is proud to announce the opening of the 9th Annual It’s Only Clay National Juried Exhibit featuring a lecture and workshop with our 2011 Juror, Guillermo Cuellar and the opening reception for IOC 2011. 

Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela in 1951 Guillermo Cuellar studied ceramics at Cornell College in Mt.Vernon, Iowa where he graduated with a B.A. in Art in 1976.  After working as an environmentalist he returned to pottery in 1980.  In 1986 he set up a studio in the village of Turgua, an hour southeast of the capital city, Caracas, where he made pots for the following 18 years.

Platter by Guillermo Cuellar

In 1981 he worked as an assistant to Warren MacKenzie, who was teaching in Caracas. Subsequently he regularly shared studio experience with MacKenzie inStillwater, Minnesota, from 1984 to 2006.  Guillermo’s experience includes teaching workshops inVenezuela and Chile and participating in the organization and execution of workshops given by international guest potters in Venezuela.

His work has been on display in the Venezuelan National Art Gallery,  Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas Sofia Imber,  Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico,  The Smithsonian Institution,  Northern Clay Center,  Mashiko Municipal Pottery Art Museum and private galleries in Minnesota, the United States, England, Venezuela and Chile.

In 1992 Guillermo brought a group of potters together to found Grupo Turgua, a non-profit association of artisans dedicated to the support of good craft inVenezuela.   Grupo Turgua hosted twenty-eight group sales with from 1992 to 2005 offering Venezuelan native crafts and other creative work.

Guillermo at work in Studio

In 2005 Guillermo and his family, established a home, studio and showroom in the upper St. Croix River valley near Shafer, Minnesota, where he is currently making pots and participates as one of seven host studios on the Minnesota Potters of the Upper St. Croix Valley Annual Pottery Tour.

Join us on Wed November 2^nd at 7pm for the IOC community lecture.  Cuellar will trace his personal history fromVenezuela to Minnesota and explore how the physical surroundings, sound examples of hand-made crafts, and a spirit of community have influenced his work and enriched his life.  The lecture is free and open to the public and will be hosted at the Headwaters School of Music and the Arts,519 Minnesota Ave, Downtown Bemidji. 

The workshop – Techniques For Wheel Thrown Utilitarian Pots will be hosted on the Campus of Bemidji State University on Nov. 3 thru 4. 

The Opening Reception for IOC 2011 Exhibit will be at the BemidjiCommunityArtCenteron Friday Nov 4^th from 5 to 7pm with a brief presentation and awards announcement by Butch Holden and Cuellar at 6pm.  This event is a part of the November First Friday Art walk and free and open to the public.

IOC 2011 is cosponsored by the BCAC and the BSU Visual Arts Department.  Support is provided by Holiday Inn Express Bemidji and the BSU Ceramics Club.  This activity is also made possible, in part, by a grant provided by the Region 2 Arts Council through funding from the Minnesota State Legislature.

For more information regarding this program go to IOC 2011

Kids Workshop and Artist Demo for October

The BCAC is Celebrating fiber during the month of October.  As a part of our ongoing exhibit fiber exhibit, “Land by Hand: Fiber Artists Explore Place”, the Bemidji Community Art Center and the Textile Center of Minneapolis will be hosting two workshops and a demonstration during the month of October.  This is an exciting opportunity to work with nationally recognized artists and for anyone interested in learning more about fiber art

Join us for our Kids Workshop on Saturday October 15, 2011 from 9am to 12 noon.   

Things with String is 3 hours of open class time presented by the BCAC and Textile Center featuring with Instructor Lynn Cooper.  From braids to knots to twisted cords, there are lots of ways to turn yarns into fiber art.  We will ply novelty fibers and yarns together to make our own custom yarns.  Learn to finger knit and make yourself a trendy skinny scarf.  Finally learn kumihimo, a Japanese 8 stranded braid with cool spiral patterns that makes great bracelets and more.

This class is free and for students Ages 8 and up!  We will be making projects through out the class time so come and go as you please!  Stay for one project or stay for them all!! 

Fiber Arts Demonstration – Saturday October 22, 2011 from 10am to 3pm – Tapestry Weaving by Local Weavers Group featuring hands-on opportunity!

Stop by the Bemidji CommunityArt Centerduring the 2011 Studio Cruise weekend to learn about the art of Tapestry Weaving!  Join us for this afternoon demonstration and learn more about this unique form of weaving.  Artist Kristin Majkrzak will provide a loom to give visitors an opportunity to try their hand at weaving.  Members from the group will be on hand from 10am to 3pm to show their work and answer questions.

For more information contact Cindy and Lori at the BCAC or stop down to the art center located at 426 Bemidji Ave N.

October 7th First Friday at a Glance

• Bemidji Community Art Center – presents the October Spoken Word featuring writer Susan Carol Hauser and her latest publication, My Kind of Journey Seeking Passage on the Mississippi.  Oct 7th from 5 to 7pm for a reception, reading and book signing. Reading begins promptly at 6pm.  Some space still available in the Saturday Oct 8th workshop with Hauser.  EXHIBIT: “Land by Hand: Fiber Artists Explore Place”, featuring contemporary fiber art from the Textile Center touring show now thru October 23, 2011. 
• Bad Cat Creations Gallery & Gifts – Jane Carlstom’s “Fantasy Hats & Other Flights of Imagination”.  Opening reception and meet the Artist 4pm to 6pm.  
• Cabin Coffeehouse and Café – presents “Autumn Expressions” - a collaborative effort from: Photographer Trish Barthorpe, Floral Designer Jill Bitker and Up-cycled Glass Artist Jane Marks-Hastig.   Meet the artists Reception  5-7pm.
• Dunn Bros Coffee presents Eli Balbach.  Opening reception on Friday Oct 7th from 5 to 7pm. 
• Gallery North – presents Patty Lovegreen as their Featured Artist Oct. and the BEMIDJI WOODCARVERS group as their Showcase Artists for Oct.  Demonstrations,  meet the artists and enjoy refreshments  from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
• Glazed & Amused presents painter and Bemidji native Mike Mohler and his exhibit “Mike’s Unique Take on Life”. 
• Headwaters Unitarian Universalist Fellowship presents master potter Cyrus Swann.  Join us from 4 to 6 PM.  The artist will be present and refreshments will be served. 
• The Beltrami County History Center – The Beltrami County Historical Society, in conjunction with Gallery North presents “Fall Reflections,” a collection of works by various artists celebrating the autumn season.  Stop by for refreshments and free admission in the museum on Friday, October 7, 2011 from noon to 4 p.m. 
• Neilson Place – The Neilson Place Art Committee is pleased to host artistMary Lingen now through October, 2011.
• Rail River Folk School – will host The Northwoods Folk Collective Coffeehouse Open Mic.   Coffeehouse starts at 7:30pm, performers come early to sign up for your performance time. 
• Saarens Productions invites you to stop by the Fleur de Lis Gallery  for new works by local artists from 2 to 6pm.  Terry Honstead, B. E. Jolly, Dee Anne Najjar, Wanda Reise Odegard and Pat Shough/Sillimandi. 
• Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse presents “Three of a Kind”, by fiber artist and basket weaver Eve Sumsky from 3:00 to 5:00pm.  After the Art Walk, Wild Hare’s First Friday Wine Bar, 5:00-9:00pm.

For more information go to Upcoming First Friday.

 

Spoken Word Committee presents Susan Carol Hauser

BemidjiCommunity Art Center October Spoken Word Event features Susan Carol Hauser for a Reading and Workshop.  Join us on Oct 7^th during the First Friday Art Walk with writer Susan Carol Hauser as she reads from, My Kind of River Journey: Seeking Passage on the Mississippi.   The reading will take place at the BCAC.  Reception starts at 5pm with the reading at 6pm. This event is free and open to the public.

As a part of the event Hauser will also be presenting a Writers Workshop entitled - What Did I Say?  on Saturday October 8^th from 9am to 12pm.   In this three-hour workshop with Susan, participants will learn some ways to read their writing the ways others do, including recognition of values and meanings expressed in the work. It is hard for writers to read their work afresh – they tend to “hear” what they thought they said or meant to say rather than what they actually said.   For more information regarding the reading and the workshop go to our Spoken Word page.

What the reviewers are saying about My Kind of  River Journey……

From the University of Chicago Press, Distributed for Center for American Places on My Kind of River Journey…..”The latest in a moving series of memoirs from the Center for American Places that celebrate the connection between individual and place, My Kind of River Journey takes the reader to the storied Mississippi River through the eyes of poet Susan Carol Hauser. Drawn, as many have been, to the siren call of the country’s longest river, Hauser and her husband traveled the Mississippi, from St. Paul to the Gulf of Mexico, on a repurposed ocean trawler. Here, she not only chronicles their experiences on this adventure, but also tells the story of the river, its movement and undercurrents, and its role in her personal transformation. ”

BCAC celebrates Fiber Art now thru Oct 22nd!

As a part of the ongoing fiber exhibit,“Land by Hand: Fiber Artists Explore Place” –  Sept 2nd thru Oct 22nd, the Art Center and the Textile Center of Minneapolis will be hosting two workshops and a demonstration during the month of October.  This is an exciting opportunity to work with nationally recognized artists and open to anyone interested in learning more about fiber art.  These events are free but space is limited in the workshops so you will need to make reservations.  To find out location and to register for a workshop contact Cindy or Lori at the BCAC call 218-444-7570 or email us bcac@paulbunyan.net  The exhibit is free and open to the public – hours are Tues to Fri 12 to 5pm and Sat 10am to 2pm.

Adult Class – Saturday October 1, 2011 from 9am to 12 noon

Birch Tree Pin – Bead Embroidery with Instructor Jo Wood

Learn the basic bead embroidery stitches and create a wearable work of art. Choose one of Jo’s 4 Seasons Kit designs: Spring, Summer, Autumn, or Winter and learn to “paint with beads”. After practicing the stitches, you’ll be guided through the pattern with hints and tip for successful stitching. The kit contains all the beads and supplies you’ll need plus the directions for beading and finishing your pin.   Please bring some sharp scissors and your reading glasses if you need them. 

Maximum number for Class – 15 Adults.  First 8 students can sign up are free.  Room for 7 more students with a materials fee of $30.00.  Please note: deadline for additional 7 students is September 24^th.  

 

 

 

Kids Class – Saturday October 15, 2011 from 9am to 12 noon.   

Things with String – 3 hour kids class with Instructor Lynn Cooper

From braids to knots to twisted cords, there are lots of ways to turn yarns into fiber art.  We will ply novelty fibers and yarns together to make our own custom yarns.  Learn to finger knit and make yourself a trendy skinny scarf.  Finally learn kumihimo, a Japanese 8 stranded braid with cool spiral patterns that makes great bracelets and more.

This class is free!  Maximum size – 25 students.  Ages 8 and up. 

 

Fiber Arts Demonstration – Saturday October 22, 2011 from 10am to 3pm

Tapestry Weaving by Local Weavers Group featuring hands-on opportunity!

Stop by theBemidjiCommunityArtCenterduring the 2011 Studio Cruise weekend to learn about the art of Tapestry Weaving!  Join us for this afternoon demonstration and learn more about this unique form of weaving.  Artist Kristin Majkrazak will provide a loom to give visitors an opportunity to try their hand at weaving.  Members from the group will be on hand from 10am to 3pm to show their work and answer questions.