June First Friday at a Glance

First Friday Art Walk Openings in Bemidji for June 2012

• Bemidji Community Art Center invites you to their June First Friday Art Walk and opening reception on June 1st from 5 to 7 pm featuring the “Confabrications” – an exhibit by the Northern Minnesota Craftswomen.
• Brigid’s Cross Irish Pub is pleased to welcome a new artist collective for the month of June. Members of the First City Artists invite the community to meet the personalities behind the art after 5 pm “wine and nibbles reception” begins at 7pm. Also on Friday – Brigid’s Cross welcomes back the Celtic Rock band, Lehto & Wright.
• Dunn Bros Coffee – presents Alex Deme and Emily Wendland for the June First Friday Art Walk. Join us on June 1st from 5 to 7 pm.
• Gallery North – stop by from 2:00 to 5:00 for our First Friday Art Walk Open House featuring Showcase ArtistDuWayne Schwindt and Featured Artist Monie Martin.  Gallery North First Friday reception will also recognize two new members Cheryl Camenisch and Carol Hoyum.
• Headwaters School of Music and Arts- presents exhibit of works by the Artists of Studio 10 from 3 to 5pm to enjoy refreshments and meet the artists.
• Rail River Folk School – presents Alice Blessing as their artist for June featuring a retrospective showcasing past and present works Friday June 1st from 5pm to 7pm.  After the reception, stay for the Northwoods Folk Collective open mic starting at 7pm.
• Wild Hare Bistro and Coffeehouse will present the photography of Aaron Tank June 1st through 30th.  Join us for the opening reception on First Friday June 1st, from 3:00-5:00 pm. After the Art Walk, experience Wild Hare’s own culinary artists at the First Friday Wine Bar, 5:00-9:00 pm, featuring a Syrian inspired menu.
• EXHIBITS – Around Town
• Neilson Place – The Neilson Place Art Committee presents work by Bemidji area visual artists Kathy Gustafson and Pat Shough in a combined show entitled: “Flora and Fauna”. “Flora and Fauna” will be on display until the end of June. Neilson Place is located at 1000 Anne St. NW, Bemidji.

For more information on the Upcoming First Friday.

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5th Grade Invitational showcases youth artists

Guests at May 4th First Friday Opening

The BCAC was once again host to the 5th Grade Invitational in May 2012.  This annual exhibit features work from Central, Horace May, JW Smith,Lincoln, Northern, School Craft, Solway, St. Philips and Red Lake Elementary 5th Grade Students.

Instrument wall by Lincoln Elementary

The BCAC would like to thank the schools and especially the art teachers for helping us present this colorful and creative show every May!  We would also like to thank the students for sharing their work.

Students created work in several mediums including pastels, paint and paper mache`.  Mixed media 3D sculpture and musical instruments were featured along with video presentations of art and poetry.

 

Schoolcraft paintings and sculpture

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More amazing work by area 5th Graders at the BCAC

Monet inspired picture by Marc Fitzgerald – Solway

Happy Heaven By Aileena Kingbird

Guests watching Horace May Art DVD at reception

Hawk Eyes by Matthew Johnson

Mixed Media Sculpture created by Red Lake Elementary

The Kitty by Phoenix Barnaby

Glowing Tree by Honor LaCroix – Schoolcraft

Red Lake Students view Northern Elementary work during recent field trip

Pastels by St. Philip Students

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The GTCPRS joins us for the May Spoken Word Event

Day One – The BCAC presents the “Great Twin Cities Poetry Road Show” as a part of the 2012 Spoken Word Series.  This exciting two day event kicks off on Friday May 11th from 5:30 to 7pm for an artist reception and reading featuring Matt Mauch, Paula Cisewski, Sean Hill and LouAnn Muhm.   Friday nights reading will be at the Headwaters Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 522 America Ave.  Reception with refreshments start at 5:30, reading begins at 6:00pm with Q&A and book signing to follow.  The artists will be reading their own work including selections from “Poetry City,USAVol. 2″  This event is free and open to the public.  

Day Two – Saturday May 12th – work with the GTCPRS writers in a morning and afternoon workshop.   All levels of experience welcome.  Limit 20 per workshop – early registration recommended. Fee $45 for one session, $80 for both ($20 for students with school ID)  The Writers Workshops we be hosted at the Bemidji Library Conference Room at 509America Ave NW .  To for more information or to sign up contact the art center at 218-444-4757 or email at bcac@paulbunyan.net

9 a.m.-12:00 noon  Poetry Workshop 1 – Cisewski/Mauch - The poetic axiom “No discovery for the writer, no discovery for the reader” relies on the surprises that language, freed of the shackles of intention, can deliver. This kind of poem-and-poet changing discovery oftentimes requires that a poet be forced to take the sorts of risks with language that aren’t undertaken in solitude by the poet at home writing alone. Participants will play surrealist parlor games, generate some collaborative work, and bring poems-in-progress to the workshop to rediscover. Via various exercises, we will direct poems to walk the diving board of language, wringing new discoveries out of original work pushed to the edge.

1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Poetry Workshop 2 – Hill/Muhm  - Past Inspiration: Using Historical Research in Poetry and Creating Found Poems from Historical Documents.  Finding inspiration for new poems is often a challenge for the poet. In this workshop, will delve into history through poetry and vice versa. The poet Sean Hill will discuss his and other poets’ strategies for creating poetry with the materials provided by history—from the odd language of primary sources to the blunt facts about events and lives lived before us, the lives that made us. These strategies include textual and visual prompts aimed at helping writers to focus on concrete, detail-oriented writing. He will also discuss techniques for exploring local histories to keep the writing relevant and necessary for the writer. The poet LouAnn Muhm will walk the workshop through working with the elements of found poetry, looking to historical documents for nuggets of inspiration we can turn into our own, original poems. Her exercises will include erasures, cut-ups, and chance operations.

The 2012 Spoken Word series is funded in whole or in part by a Region 2 Arts Council Grant through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund passed by the Minnesota Voters on November 4, 2008.

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Shop 426 May Trunk Show

You are invited to the SHOP 426 Trunk Show featuring Artists JoAnn Hovet and Bradley Benn with Special Guest, Althea’s Cakery

Creation by Hovet Artworks

Ceramics by Brad W. Benn

Join us on Thursday May 10^th from 5 to 7pm for an enjoyable evening of art and decadent treats! 

Artist JoAnn Hovet of Hovet Artworks presents her ready-made fused glass and wire wrap jewelry and will be on hand to create a one-of-a- kind piece just for you.

Ceramic Artist Brad Benn is making the trip North to share his unique collection of clay fish, wine vessels and functional pottery.

Althea’s Cakery in Downtown Bemidji is

Althea’s Cakery

“Northern Minnesota’s only Gourmet Cakery – specializing in making uncommonly unique customized cakes and cupcakes for every taste and style.”

THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY – Meet Shop 426 Artists Brad Benn and JoAnn Hovet with Melinda Sandwick- owner of Althea’s Cakery.  Enjoy refreshments and free gift wrap on all purchases.

10% off all Shop 426 purchases May 10^th -12^th!

FIND US AT 426 BEMIDJI AVE N in the Carnegie Building or call 218-444-7570 for more information

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