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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SomaYoga Slow: the Art of Self-Care with April Larson
Date: December 23, 2025
Cost: Free Instructor: April Larson Time: 11 am Location: 9 Central Street W - Downtown Bagley * Wear Comfortable Clothing Move with More Freedom: Improve your mobility and find greater ease in your everyday life. Whether you're navigating an injury, living with chronic pain, or simply want to slow down and connect with your body on a deeper level, this class offers a safe and supportive path to feeling better. |
Acrylic Landscape Workshop With Rick Paulin
Date: January 9 & 10, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm Location: Bagley Public Library Cost: $100 (members) $120 (non-member) Class Limit: 10 * Bring your own lunch and beverage. In this two-day workshop, you'll learn how to use color for emotional impact and scenic clarity. This workshop will give you an opportunity to explore color from a new angle. We will discuss how color is used to create depth, atmosphere, and mood and how it can unify and harmonize a painting. Composition, shadow, negative space, color mixing and layering are just some of the skills you will go home with. The instructor will have an image to draw from. The instructor will also bring all materials needed. Materials are included in the class fee. |
Micro Mosaics Workshop with Kathy Sanders
Date: January 24, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm Ages: 14 and up Cost: $50 (Member) $60 (Non-member) Class Size: 10 - 12 Location: 9 Central Street W – Downtown Bagley * Bring your own lunch or you can order lunch from Prelude Coffee Shop Micromosaics are intricate artworks made from thousands of tiny pieces of glass enamel, known as tesserae, that are carefully arranged to form highly detailed images. This class will give you hands-on experience with one of the most mesmerizing art forms of the 18th and 19th centuries. With guidance on color selection, layout, and technique, you’ll discover how these small fragments come together to form a floral motif. Perfect for beginners and seasoned makers alike, you’ll create a one-of-a-kind micromosaic pendant - an enduring work of beauty, blending the permanence of glass with the delicacy of fine art. The instructor will bring all tools and materials needed. Materials are included in the class fee. Kit includes the pendant substrate, three tools (diamond file, tweezers, and pick tool), epoxy adhesive, commercial murrini, and 8-9 lengths of handmade glass filati in petal, leaf, round, and background shapes. Kit also includes the use of safety glasses, tile nippers and miscellaneous supplies during the class. |
Gorgeous Gourds with Kathy Sanders
Date: February 27 & 28, 2026
Time: 10 am - 3 pm Ages: 14 and up Cost: $100 (Member) $120 (Non-members) Class Size: 10 - 12 Location: 9 Central Street W – Downtown Bagley * Bring your lunch or you can order from Prelude Coffee Shop In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to transform simple dried gourds into stunning works of art using techniques such as woodburning, dyeing, and embellishing to bring out each gourd’s natural beauty and unique shape. Kathy will teach basic gourd techniques, gourd safety, and how to use gourd tools. She will then give you options and ideas to adorn your gourd with beads, charms and feathers. Kathy also has a large selection of organic and foraged items to choose from or bring your own. The instructor will bring all tools and materials needed. Materials are included in the class fee. Kit includes a cleaned gourd, dyes and paints to colorize the gourd, and a wide variety of feathers, embellishments, foraged items, and beads. Kit also includes written instructions regarding gourd techniques and safety, and the use of gourd saws and woodburning tools during the class. |
Porch Sign Workshop with Lily HadravaDate: March 21, 2026
Time: 10 am - 4 pm Ages: 14 and up Cost: $65 (Member) $75 (Non-members) *Includes a spring themed luncheon Class Size: 10 - 12 Location: Bagley Public Library Students will learn how to stencil on wood using acrylic paint and a pre-cut stencil. They will learn base coating, stenciling and shading. Students will be able to choose their own colors. Lily will bring several stencils along for your use. All supplies are provided by the instructor. The finished sign will be 4 ft. tall X 7.5 " wide |
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 |
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: 15 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. |
Indigenous Art of Moccasin Making
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