CLASSES AND EVENTS
These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Region 2 Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Berry Picking Basket Workshop
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm Location: 9 Central Street W Downtown Bagley Cost: $30 Class Size: 10 *Bring your own lunch Join master Basket Maker Shannon Lucas Westrum for a hands-on basket weaving workshop! This workshop includes weaving a round base, adding upright accent spokes, lashing with cord, cutting and riveting your own leather handle. Great for collecting berries and mushrooms, this piece has a lot of versatility. The finished basket will measure 7" across the base, 6 1/4” across the top, and 5” high (not including leather handle). Thanks to an Arts Education Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, participant cost for this workshop has been reduced by more than 60% and all materials are included free of cost. Instructor will provide all necessary tools (shears, weights, towels, wash tubs, etc). Hand dexterity required. Ages 14+. 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 & cultural heritage fund.
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MONTHLY CHILDREN’S ART SERIES
EXPRESSING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH ART with Isabelle Harmon. LEARN ABOUT RECYCLABLES AND ART.
Date: March 21, 2026
Time: 10 am – noon Location: Bagley Area Arts Collaborative Space 9 Central Street West – Downtown Bagley Ages: Grades 5 and Up Class Size Limit: 10 Cost: $15 Includes a complete starting kit (for first time students) & research documents Supported by the Bagley Rotary |
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"Beltrami: A Pilgrim's Providence"Norwood Hall, Director Dr. Janet Rith-Najarian, Producer Date: Saturday, March 28 , 2026 Time: 2:00 pm Location: Bagley Public Library Community Room Free Will Donations Accepted "Beltrami: A Pilgrim's Providence" is an hour-long documentary about the adventurous journey of Italian explorer Giacomo Beltrami during the summer of 1823. Join us as we follow his footsteps (and paddle strokes!) through the wilderness of northern Minnesota on his search for the headwaters of the Mississippi River. This film was made after careful research through primary materials, including his journals and articles, along with sketchbooks and artifacts from his expedition at the museum of his hometown of Bergamo, Italy. Using Minnesota actors on location, the film project reenacts Beltrami's expedition along the route of his "pilgrimage", and examines why he thought the source was at Lake Julia near the continental divide of Buena Vista Hill north of Bemidji. This is the first episode from the locally produced documentary series called "True Source: The Politics and Science of the Search for the Headwaters of the Mississippi River", which is bringing to life the geography and historic journeys of 19th century explorers to the headwaters region. This is a part of a series in production for the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education, and has been created by director Norwood Hall (Moonwood Artisans), and producer Dr. Janet Rith-Najarian (Rivers Edge Geographics). Along with screening of the film, participants can explore a giant floor map of Minnesota, and take part in a question-and-answer session with the filmmakers about Giacomo Beltrami, his travels, and the making of the film. |
Monthly Children's Art Series
EXPRESSING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH ART with Isabelle Harmon. DON’T JUST EAT YOUR GREENS! PAINT GREEN!
Learn about the importance of trees and plants Date: April 4, 2026
Time: 10 am – noon Location: Bagley Area Arts Collaborative Space 9 Central Street West – Downtown Bagley Ages: Grades 5 and Up Class Size Limit: 10 Cost: $15 Includes a complete starting kit (for first time students) & research documents Supported by the Bagley Rotary |
Fun with Yupo Workshop with Jim TurnerDates: April 15-17, 2026
Time: 10 am – 4 pm Location: Bagley Public Library Community Room Class Size Limit: 10 CLASS IS FULL Cost: $150 This workshop is for anyone interested in exploring the unique characteristics of YUPO. YUPO is a smooth inorganic (plastic) surface that accepts paint in a very different way than paper. Because the paint sits on the surface instead of being absorbed, it flows, mixes and can give a very fluid abstract “liquid” look to washes that can be very appealing (and frustrating, if you are trying to “control” it.) The surface also allows colors to be more intense, giving a stained glass look that is amazing, and makes lifting easy, allowing a push-pull method of composition similar to working with opaque paints. This workshop is intended to give you a variety of ways to approach the unique characteristics of YUPO. We will take advantage of the abstract, flowing ‘liquid’ look of wet in wet application and experiment with stamping, texturing, lifting and even texturing with foam rollers. We will talk about design and how to go from the crazy accidental abstraction of YUPO to finished work. We will also talk about “taming” YUPO to do representational work, flattening washes, graded washes etc. Come if you are a beginner and want to have fun playing with paint, if you are an accomplished watercolorist who wants to explore a new surface, or anyone in between who wants to expand their horizons and try something new. I turn to YUPO when I want to “play” with watercolor and just have fun. The participant can expect to finish at least a couple completed or nearly completed paintings in the three days. MATERIALS LIST |
INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE LIGHTROOM AND BEYOND WITH MITCH HILLIARD
Session 1: Saturday, April 25
10 am – 12:30 pm Session 2: Saturday, May 16 10am – 12:30 pm Session 3: Saturday, June 27 10 am – 12:30 pm Session 4: Saturday, July 11 10 am – 12:30 pm Class Size: 10 Cost: $75 (Members) $95 (Non-Members) Location: Bagley Area Arts Downtown - 9 Central Street W * Coffee and Water is available Bring the device you will use during this workshop (Laptop or Phone) In this 4-part workshop you will learn about the basics of Lightroom. In sessions 1 & 2, the topics covered will be system requirements, shortcuts, organizing and importing your photos. In session 3, you will be working with the left side of the Develop Module. You will be introduced to the Navigator, Presets, Snapshots, History, and Collections panels for previewing, saving, and selecting changes you've made to a photo. learning about image quality, tone and color. In session 4, you will be working with the Tone Curve Panel and Extra Software. You will learn about creative editing by adjusting brightness, shadows, highlights and colors. |
Expressive Landscapes In Watercolor - the Damp Paper Method with Dan Mondloch
Dates: May 12 - 14, 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm Location: Bagley Public Library Cost: $150 (Member) $175 (Non Member) Class Limit: 12 Bring your own lunch In this workshop, we will be wetting the front and back of the paper before starting. This allows for longer “open time” to blend colors, get soft edges, and maximize the amazing textures inherent to watercolor. We will complete a minimum of 1 painting per day. I will provide photos for students, and each lesson will be done in a step by step approach, making it easier for students to follow along. As a teacher, my goal is to see the light bulbs come on when students realize that painting isn’t as mysterious as it seems. Of course, it’s still challenging—which is part of the fun—but the visual language is something that I believe we all can learn. In my workshops, I try to teach shortcuts that allow students to make leaps in their understanding and how to avoid many of the common challenges of painting. There’s a charm to painting familiar aspects of our lives and subjects become much easier to paint when we learn to simplify them into large shapes of value and color. With the big shapes planned and an accurate drawing established, it’s easier to loosen up and enjoy fluid washes, expressive brushwork, and bold color. Each morning and afternoon, I begin with a demonstration to illustrate the day’s lesson, leaving a large majority of the time for students to work. If time allows, I will lead a late afternoon critique, which are often very helpful and encouraging for students. Early in the week, we will focus on simplifying scenes into large shapes and value tones. These large value shapes help students understand the sequence and order of how a successful painting is created. Supply List |
Mixed Media Portrait with Golden Open Acrylics and Prismacolor Pencils on Black Watercolor Paper with Pamela EdevoldDate: June 19-21, 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm Location: 9 Central Street W Class Limit: 10 Cost: $150 (Member) $175 (Non Member) Bring your own lunch Students will work along with Pamela Edevold while she demonstrates how to use Golden Open Acrylics and Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils together to create a colorful but natural looking portrait of a subject in highly detailed regalia. Several layers will be laid down over a tracing of the image, going back and forth with the two mediums until the desired look is achieved. The class may also work from their own images when finished with each step of the workshop portrait. They may work from a photo, a good photocopy, or from a phone or ipad, but it must be of a person and in color. Black watercolor paper and Golden Open Acrylics will be supplied by the instructor, but if the student already owns the paint they are asked to bring it. The class will be required to supply their own Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. |
Watercolor Batik with Diane
Date: July 14 – 16, 2026
Location: Faith Lutheran Church, Bagley Time: 10 am – 4 pm Class Size: 15 Cost: $150 (Member) $175 (Non Member) Bring your own lunch Batik is a traditional Indonesian cloth that originated from the island of Java in the late 1800's and is still used today throughout Indonesia. It is said the word batik comes from the words Banyak Titik - meaning many dots. Watercolor batik is done on rice paper. We will use regular paraffin wax melted in a very small crock pot. There is an inking of the drawing that is done with a black permanent marker. Regular watercolors are used and each step of the way waxed. Starting with whites. Then yellows etc. working from light to dark, It's a fun process. When finished with the waxing process, we iron out the wax using an iron and ironing board. The finished product is almost like stained glass when held up t o a light. What to bring:
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Expressive Watercolor Portrait Workshop With Michael Holter
Dates: July 28 – 30, 2026
Location: Faith Lutheran Church – Bagley Time: 10 am – 4 pm Cost: $150 (Member) $175 (Non-Member) Class Limit: 18 - 20 Bring your own lunch Join artist Michael Holter for this fun and fast-paced exploration of people and the way we interact with them. You will work on faces and figures to develop expressive watercolor paintings. Michael will lay the foundation with layers of instruction and assist you to put the pieces together into solid work. You will paint from photographs and explore the use of light and shadow to create interesting compositions and achieve dynamic results. We will examine the fundamentals of watercolor painting to assure that all students are familiar with the techniques. Daily discussions and application of the principles and elements of design will be woven into your painting experience. Each day you will engage in exercises that will solidify the content that you are working on and spend time viewing other artists’ work. We will discuss the methods and the impact that these artists achieve using their techniques. Michael will demonstrate his approach to creating paintings of people and show you several high-speed video demonstrations. |
"Crashing Waves" an Oils made easy workshop with Isabelle HarmonDate: August 12 – 14, 2026
Time: 10 am – 4 pm Location: 9 Central Street W – Downtown Bagley Cost: $150 (Member) $175 (Non- Member) Class Size: 10 All supplies will be provided Bring your own lunch Learn how to master an ocean scene by applying acrylic paint first to “block in” the basic shapes and colors. You will then use oil paint to make your own vibrant masterpiece. I will provide an image to work from and guide you step by step into the process. A fun class open to all levels. |
Three Wire Wrapped Pendant Workshop
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Indigenous Art of Moccasin Making
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