In this workshop, vintage jewelry collector, designer and artist Sherry Ehret will guide participants through creating an upcycled keychain, pendant, magnet or bookmark from vintage components. Thousands of vintage charms, chain, and broken jewelry pieces, will be available for you to create or reimagine unique items. Feel free to bring your own discarded jewelry to supplement your designs.

This workshop includes all materials, tools and instructions. In addition, please feel free to bring your vintage jewelry for evaluation, light repair, rhinestone replacement, and cleaning tips.

Class information:

• Wednesday, April 16, 6-8 pm

• Teaching artist: Sherry Ehret

• Level: Beginner

• Age: 16+

• Class size: 5-10

• Participation fee: $50

• Supplies included with class fee

Artist Bio: Sherry Ehret is 30-year Vintage jewelry collector and designer specializing in upcycling that which is discarded, broken and abandoned.

Ninety minutes of instruction on the pottery wheel! Learn all of the steps of centering the clay and pulling walls to create your own clay bowl or cup! Choose your glaze colors and the instructor will glaze your work for you before firing. Work is fired in our kiln and ready for pick up in 2-3 weeks. Each participant can fire up to two items.

Register online through Red WIng Community Education.

One hour of instructor-supported wheel throwing, with time allotted for prep and clean-up. You can expect to have 1 - 2 finished products at the end of the session.Choose from 8 dipping glazes, completed by staff. Price includes firing 1 -2 pieces which are available for pick-up in approximately 3 weeks.

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

In this class, kids will learn how to make puppets with simple supplies such as paper, scissors, and glue. They will explore various techniques such as cutting, folding, and decorating with bright paper, yarn and other materials to create their own puppet character!

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

The goals of this youth art instruction series for tweens include fostering creativity and self-expression, providing a safe and supportive environment for artistic risk-taking, and encouraging collaboration and social interaction among peers. The classes aim to introduce various art techniques and mediums, allowing young artists to discover their unique styles and interests through art-based games, art challenges, and mini-projects. Additionally, the program seeks to build confidence, enhance problem-solving skills and emphasize the importance of commitment and perseverance in artmaking. We aim to cultivate a community of young artists who support and learn from one another. Student artists will be encouraged to keep a sketchbook of ideas and practice sketches, just as professional artists do.Sign up for one or both sessions! Scholarships available for youth with financial need, generously funded by WINGS. Please contact cherish@redwingarts.org for more information.

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

In this class, kids will learn how to make puppets with simple supplies such as paper, scissors, and glue. They will explore various techniques such as cutting, folding, and decorating with bright paper, yarn and other materials to create their own puppet character!

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

Sgraffito is an artistic technique that involves scratching through a surface to reveal a contrasting underlying layer. In this class,students will apply colorful glazes or slips to leather hard clay tiles then scratch and carve to create contrasting patterns and images. Students can bring their own design/pattern or the instructor will provide some options. Pieces fired in the kiln and ready for pick up in approximately 3 weeks. 

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

From the absurdity of Dadaism in the early 1900's to the more recent stunts of Banksy, there is a long history of pranks in the art world. We will showcase some of the most outrageous and interesting jokes, pranks and scams in art history with a presentation followed by discussion and a hands-on art activity.

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to host free artmaking opportunities for community members to learn, experiment with, and experience different techniques and media. Community Saturdays are free and open to all ages to drop in and stay as your schedule allows. All materials are provided.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In this project, we’ll take inspiration from Georgia O’Keeffe’s style by painting large, close-up views of flowers. We’ll explore how to simplify shapes, enhance contrast, and create a sense of movement in our paintings. The goal is to celebrate the beauty of flowers in a way that feels personal — just like O’Keeffe did!

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a pioneering American artist known for her bold, close-up paintings of flowers, desert landscapes, and abstract forms. Often called the "Mother of American Modernism," she used vibrant colors and flowing shapes to capture the beauty and essence of nature. Her large-scale floral paintings invite viewers to see flowers in a new way—magnified, expressive, and full of life.

The class combines instructor-led demonstrations with hands-on practice on the wheel, allowing students to design and create unique pottery pieces. The rewarding experience of crafting a finished piece by hand culminates in students creating 8-10 finished works while gaining knowledge to continue pottery as a hobby or passion project. Class fee includes clay, all glazing materials, firings and open studio time

Four Thursday evenings May 1st— May 22nd 6pm-8pm

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

Garage sale season is approaching, and Red Wing Arts is participating in the community 100-mile garage sale this year!

On May 3rd from 9 am-3 pm, come discover rescued art and shop from local artists outside the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery +Shop! All proceeds from art sales benefit RWA programming.

Artists are welcome to apply to sell their artwork at the yART Sale using the link below.

Join us for a poetry reading featuring 2025 Poet Artist Collaboration participants: Betty Benson, Elizabeth Curry, Daniel Dietrich, Rob Hardy, Mary Kelly, Loren Niemi, and Pamela Sinicrope.

During the 2025 Poet Artist Collaboration, Red Wing Arts will host 2 Poetry Readings in May. During these events, participating poets will read a selection of their work, including the work featured in the PAC exhibition.

Readings will take place in the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery (418 Levee Street, Red Wing) to experience both the selected poems and the artwork inspired by the poems on exhibit.

No pre-registration required. RWA welcomes all community members to attend these free weekly readings; come enjoy as your schedule allows.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear some of the finest poets in the region read selections of their poetry!

ASL interpretation will be offered at the May 18 reading. Please let us know if additional accommodations are needed for the May 4 reading at least two weeks before.

On exhibit at the RWA Depot Gallery
April 18 - June 8, 2025

May Poetry Readings
Sundays, 1-3 pm
May 4 & 18
RWA Depot Gallery

In this hands-on workshop, children will learn how to sculpt adorable mushrooms and charming snails in clay. Students will decorate their creations with colorful glazes to finish. All work will be fired in the kiln and ready for pick up in approximately 3 weeks.

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

In this hands-on workshop, children will learn how to sculpt adorable mushrooms and charming snails in clay. Students will decorate their creations with colorful glazes to finish. All work will be fired in the kiln and ready for pick up in approximately 3 weeks.

Register online through Red Wing Community Education

Would you like to learn more about best practices for doing utilizing social media as an artist? Come learn tips and tricks from experts. Acclaimed artists Willow Gentile and Sarah Weber-Purves will share their experiences, strategies, and best practices for building and maintaining a strong following on social media. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable tips and tricks to elevate your digital presence!

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-7:30 pm on May 13 for a facilitated educational discussion - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Willow Gentile

After graduating, I taught art classes privately for 8 years. I continued to create myself. In 2020 I switched to full time artist, painting in downtown Rochester and the surrounding areas. I found the joy of plein air painting. I started selling my artworks on Instagram.  In 2022 I purchased a building in Lake City, MN. The space has organically turned into an enchanted blend of my artworks and a curated vintage shop.

10 years ago exploring youtube, creating a channel and after purchasing my gallery 3 years ago I have been creating multiple social media platforms. I enjoy the challenge and creativity that social offers to help grow your following. Social media adds to my creative process as its own art medium.  

Sarah Weber Silversmith

beautiful handmade jewelry

Sarah is enamored by the color, saturation, pattern and texture that is naturally created when mineral or bone is met with water, heat and pressure. Smithing became the medium with which she could play with rocks and honor the art the earth makes. Sarah’s work focuses on simplicity and quality of design, using metal to enhance the stone and to create pieces of wearable art that can be treasured forever. Sarah is a Twin Cities based silversmith. She has been bending, pounding and soldering silver and gold for over seventeen years, using her skills to create one-of-a-kind pieces for people in the Midwest and beyond. Sarah has been an active Instagram and Facebook user since 2014. She uses her social media platform to showcase her work, educate people on the process of making hand fabricated jewelry, and to make connections with people all over the world. She credits her social media success with consistent posting and sharing genuine and educational content. Plus sharing a little of her chaotic real life raising two busy children.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will get an overview of tools, wood best suited for carving, sharpening and getting right into a carved piece to take home. A basswood blank and the basic carving tools needed will be provided. Students are encouraged to bring their own tools if the have them.

Class information:

• Saturday, May 17, 9 am-12 pm

• Teaching artist: Kevin Ewing

• Level: Beginner

• Age: 16+

• Class size: 6-12

• Participation fee: $69

• Supplies included with class fee

Artist Bio: Kevin has been carving most of his life as a hobby but has committed in the last five years to doing commissions and teaching classes. He has carved public pieces in parks in the Rochester area and numerous architectural pieces in private homes. His most recent interest is in Norwegian carvings, portals, relief and ale bowls. His work can be viewed in Instagram at kevinkewing.

Join us for a poetry reading featuring 2025 Poet Artist Collaboration participants: Amelia Colwell, Becky Boling, Tom Driscoll, Catherine Galascione, Kathleen T. Leuschen, Susan Jaret McKinstry, Marcia Savela, Amie Stager, and Steven R. Vogel.

During the 2025 Poet Artist Collaboration, Red Wing Arts will host 2 Poetry Readings in May. During these events, participating poets will read a selection of their work, including the work featured in the PAC exhibition.

Readings will take place in the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery (418 Levee Street, Red Wing) to experience both the selected poems and the artwork inspired by the poems on exhibit.

No pre-registration required. RWA welcomes all community members to attend these free weekly readings; come enjoy as your schedule allows.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear some of the finest poets in the region read selections of their poetry!

ASL interpretation will be offered at the May 18 reading. Please let us know if additional accommodations are needed for the May 4 reading at least two weeks before.

On exhibit at the RWA Depot Gallery
April 18 - June 8, 2025

May Poetry Readings
Sundays, 1-3 pm
May 4 & 18
RWA Depot Gallery

We'll start by examining a variety of flowers and leaves, learning about the different shapes, colors and patterns found in nature. Then kids will press and roll their chosen plants to make beautiful prints. This hands-on activity encourages creativity and helps them appreciate the wonders of nature!

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

We'll start by examining a variety of flowers and leaves, learning about the different shapes, colors and patterns found in nature. Then kids will press and roll their chosen plants to make beautiful prints. This hands-on activity encourages creativity and helps them appreciate the wonders of nature!

Register online through Red Wing Community Education.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, our presentation and discussion will focus on the life and work of contemporary Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama, known primarily for her sculpture and installation and extensive use of dot patterns. Participants will also have a chance to create art inspired by Kusama's work.

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to host free artmaking opportunities for community members to learn, experiment with, and experience different techniques and media. Community Saturdays are free and open to all ages to drop in and stay as your schedule allows. All materials are provided.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Join us for a drop-in artmaking experience that beckons us to sit, pause, connect - in the tradition of mending circles. Slow stitch connects us with past practices of craft and fiber art and our current needs – the practice of slowing down and engaging in an opportunity to reflect and contemplate intentions and become present to ourselves. No previous stitching or making experience is needed to explore, create, reflect, and play. Slow stitching takes hand-stitching and is integrated with intuitive mark-making or mindful doodling – a thread and needle serve as a line, and the fabric is the paper.

In the craft tradition of fiber arts and stitching, these powerful applications invite us to engage in a technique associated with community, care, and mending. By using simple stitches, techniques and materials, layers, thoughts, and meaning develop over time in your own unique stitching practice and style. The stitches and layers accumulate and evolve as you spend time and connect to your process. The process, the presence of it all, rather than an end product.

Honoring ourselves, giving ourselves permission to create and contemplate with slow-stitching as well as any other expressive media promotes:

• Catharsis: The physical release of emotions or stress

• Reflection: Becoming attuned to thoughts and feelings

• Mindfulness: Becoming aware of all the senses and the present moment

Participants will be provided with printed information that describes the Slow-Stitch process, tips and hints, and basic stitches to take with them. 

TEACHING ARTIST BIO: Ann E. Lawton, MS, ATR-BC, is an artist, art therapist, and art educator living and working in River Falls, Wisconsin. She has taught at UW-River Falls since 2011 and currently facilitates in-home art therapy services with neuro-divergent children in the St. Croix Valley of Western Wisconsin. Lawton’s studio practice focuses on mixed media, having had previous collage-intensive artist residencies at BreckCreates in Breckenridge, CO, and at the MERZ Gallery in Sanquhar, Scotland. 

Would you like to connect with area creatives? Do you have a work in progress, or artwork idea you’d like feedback on? Then this event is for you!

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-8 pm on June 10 for a facilitated artwork critique and networking session - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

More information about the facilitator of the June 10 ARTSpeak session coming soon.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

Red Wing Arts Plein Air - Paint out at Flower Valley Orchards Flower Farm

Come grab a coffee and experience the peaceful beauty of Flower Valley Orchards Flower Farm as artists gather for a plein air paint-out. The rolling hills, rustic charm, and countryside colors provide a stunning backdrop for creativity. Join us and explore the serene surroundings while watching artists capture the landscape. This event is free and open to the public.

Red Wing Arts Plein Air - Picnic With the Painters at Vino in the Valley

Join us for a memorable afternoon at Vino in the Valley and experience artists capturing the stunning beauty of the Rush River Valley. Gather your loved ones, enjoy a gourmet Italian meal, and take in the scenic views of the river and surrounding bluffs as painters bring the landscape to life on canvas. Sip on local wine, stroll through the vineyard, and immerse yourself in the creative atmosphere of this picturesque setting.

Red Wing Arts Plein Air - Downtown Day

Discover artists capturing the essence of the city through their art! Experience the live creation of artwork, interact with the artists, and immerse yourself in the artistic energy of the community. Explore local shops, restaurants, and galleries while enjoying the creative atmosphere. Stay and join us in Central Park at 7 pm for our Concert in the Park. This event is free and open to the public.

Creating spatial depth in your paintings can be challenging.   In this workshop; learn how to crack the secrets of perspective, color and composition to create works with depth; atmospheric perspective, and compositional interest. A brief review of color theory and groupings will kick off our workshop and help you create deeper, more spatial compositions.

Class information:

• Friday, June 20, 10 am-12 pm

• Teaching artist: Nina Weiss

• Level: Intermediate

• Age: 18+

• Class size: 6-12

• Participation fee: $65

• See materials list

MATERIALS STUDENTS SHOULD BRING:

PALETTE: you can either use a flat palette, or a mixing palette with paint wells. The main requirement is that your surface area be BIG. You can use a clear sheet of picture glass: tape off edges to be safe, and mount to piece of white cardboard or foamcore. The tear-off disposable palettes are OK too.

REQUIRED PAINT COLORS: Water-based paint, Gouache or Acrylic. Gouache paint, recommended brand Windsor Newton. Do NOT buy Reeves or Savoir Faire gouache; they are not fully pigmented. Tubes, not pans please!For Acrylic paint, 2 oz. Tubes.GOLDEN or Liquitex is the recommended acrylic paint.

Please note that there are a total of 7 tubes:3 Warm of each Primary; 3 Cool of each Primary, + White.Be as accurate as possible when purchasing paint and note that the labels MEDIUM, LIGHT, HUE are DIFFERENT COLORS than the required ones on our list; except where noted.

ACRYLIC GOUACHE
Cadmium Yellow Light                                          Primary Blue/Ultramarine Blue                    
Cadmium Yellow Medium                    Primary Yellow/Cad. Yellow
Primary or Cyan Blue                                             Spectrum Red/Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue                                                     Titanium White
Pyrrole Red  (or Napthol Red)                               
Quinacridone Red (or Alizarin Crimson)
Titanium White (5 oz. Tube)

BRUSHES:  flat barrel (BRIGHT) or round barrel brushes in a variety of sizes.  Sizes range from 1 (small) to 12  (large); sizes 4 –8 are easily adaptable.  Each brand has different size scales!  White nylon brushes are good; bristle brushes can be too stiff.

PAPERS:  Watercolor block 8” X 10” or larger.

PALETTE KNIFE:  not required; but some like to use with an inverted handle for mixing.  You may also choose to mix with your brushes.

MISTER:  This is important for keeping your colors moist; especially if you are working with Gouache.

MISCELLANEOUS:  Jars/cans for water/brushes, color wheel, rags, sketchbook

Artist Bio: Nina Weiss is a nationally renowned artist who has been painting and drawing the landscape for over 40 years.  She holds a BFA from the Tyler School of Art and graduate study at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Further study includes pre-college instruction the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Art Students’ League of New York. Her work is held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States including United Airlines, Aetna Insurance, McDonalds, Eli Lilly, Avon, and United States Customs. 

She taught a combined thirty six years at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College Chicago. Nina currently teaches at the Evanston Art Center, the North Shore Art League, and the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Nina frequently teaches workshops throughout the Midwest and in her Evanston Art Endeavors Studio.  She travels with students every summer to teach her European Landscape Painting & Drawing Workshops. 

See Nina’s work at ninaweiss.com; workshops can be found at Nina’s education website; artendeavors.org

MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO JOIN US - TICKETS GO ON SALE IN APRIL

2025 First Glimpse & Awards Reception - $50 Ticketed event
Friday, June 20, 6-8 pm
Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery

Be the first to experience and buy the paintings created by this year’s artists! Meet the artists and enjoy time in the gallery. Starting around 7:15 pm, this year’s judge will present the awards, recognizing the best work created during the week. Award winners include Best of Show, Second Place, Third Place, Best Sense of Place, Best Collection, and more!

Event Tickets include:

• Your chance to see and buy 120+ freshly painted works of art by renowned regional artists.

• Tasty hors d'oeuvres & beverages

• Live music

• The good feeling that comes from knowing you are supporting artists and Red Wing Arts!

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Red Wing Arts Plein Air - Free Kids Paint

Learn some painting basics and try your hand at plein air painting. For kids of all ages - and kids at heart! Watch artists complete a painting from start to finish in and around the Depot, Farmers Market and Levee Park, capturing the essence of light and shadows in their artwork. Enjoy the opportunity to develop your on artistic abilities or inspire the curious minds of young artists. These events are free and open to all.

• 9-11 am: Free Kids Paint - Try your hand at painting plein air around the Depot. For kids of all ages - and kids at heart!

• 9-11 am: Artist Quick Paint – Watch artists complete a painting from start to finish during the fast-paced event near the Depot and Levee Park. Awards at 12 pm.

• 12 pm: Best Quick Paint will be awarded. View and purchase artworks from Plein Air Artists. 

Red Wing Arts Plein Air - Artist Quick Paint

Watch artists complete a painting from start to finish during the fast-paced event in and around the Depot, Farmers Market and Levee Park, capturing the essence of light and shadow in their artwork. Experience the live creation of artwork, interact with the artists, and immerse yourself in the artistic energy of the community. Paintings will be available for purchase “fresh-off-the-easel”. This event is free and open to all.

• 9-11 am: Artist Quick Paint – Watch artists complete a painting from start to finish during the fast-paced event near the Depot and Levee Park. Awards at 12 pm.

• 9-11 am: Free Kids Paint - Try your hand at painting plein air around the Depot.  For kids of all ages - and kids at heart!

• 12 pm: Best Quick Paint will be awarded. View and purchase artworks from Plein Air Artists. 

Red Wing Arts is pleased to host Culture Bearers from the Honoring Dakota Project to lead this Community Saturday artmaking. Free and open to all ages to drop in and stay as your schedule allows. All materials are provided.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Join us and bring a friend for a unique Community Crafting Circle that explores the power of collaboration and reflection through bilateral mirror drawing. In this engaging activity, participants will pair up to create mirrored drawings using paper and pastels, fostering a sense of presence, resilience, and reflection. 

Working in pairs, participants will experience the joy of creating art together, learning to synchronize their movements and intentions. This exercise encourages individuals to reflect on their collaboration and personal insights, strengthening their connection to both their partner and the broader community. 

Facilitators will be available to guide the drawing process, ensuring that everyone feels supported and inspired. Participants will receive information for self-direction, allowing them to explore their creativity at their own pace. 

Upon completion, each collaborative art piece will be photographed, accompanied by self-reflections from the creators. With permission, these reflections and artworks will be shared with the community, celebrating the collective journey of artistic expression and mutual support. This crafting circle is a beautiful opportunity to connect with others and contribute to the vibrant tapestry of community stories. 

These Community Crafting Circles explore the Honoring Dakota Welcome Home Model, which is an inclusive and holistic framework designed to guide all programming events towards realizing our mission and vision. 

Do you need a new headshot? Would you like to learn how take great photos of your artwork? Here’s your chance to get a new head shot taken and learn best practices of taking artwork photos from a professional photographer.

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-7:30 pm on May 13 for a facilitated educational discussion - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Stay tuned for more information about the July 8 ARTSpeak panelist coming soon.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

Would you like to connect with area creatives? Do you have a work in progress, or artwork idea you’d like feedback on? Then this event is for you!

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-8 pm on Aug 12 for a facilitated artwork critique and networking session - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

More information about the facilitator of the Aug 12 ARTSpeak session coming soon.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

Would you like to learn more about best practices for doing your taxes as an artist? Come learn tips and tricks from experts.

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-7:30 pm on Sept 9th for a facilitated educational discussion - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Stay tuned for more information about the Sept 9 ARTSpeak session coming soon.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

Explore your creativity and experiment with different materials! Use a combination of acrylic ink, watercolor, and wax-resist techniques to create stunning floral paintings. Acrylic ink is a versatile medium that allows for bold and vibrant colors, while watercolor provides a softer and more delicate touch. Wax resistance is a technique where wax is applied to the paper before the paint, creating a unique texture and visual interest. Learn to use these different materials and techniques to create beautiful floral compositions. You will have the opportunity to experiment with color, texture, and layering to create a unique piece of art.

• Date: September 11 from 5:30-7:30 pm

• Teaching artist: Cherish Haskell

• Level: Beginner and above

• Age: 15 +

• Class size: 12

• Participation fee: $50

Online registration opening soon through Red Wing Community Education. Check back soon!

Create your own silly monster face out of clay! Make a unique character by adding eyes, teeth and whatever else you would like, then glaze them with bright colors. We will fire them in the kiln and your creation will be ready for pick up in 3 weeks.

• Date: September 16, 2-3 pm

• Teaching artist: Cherish Haskell

• Level: Beginner and above

• Age: Gr. 2-4

• Class size: 12

• Participation fee: $25

Online registration opening soon through Red Wing Community Education. Check back soon!

Ninety minutes of instruction on the pottery wheel! Learn all of the steps of centering the clay and pulling walls to create your own clay bowl or cup! Paint your creation with colorful underglazes or the instructor can glaze your work for you before firing. Work is fired in our kiln and ready for pick up in 2-3 weeks. Each participant can fire up to two items. Please enter Red Wing High School through door #40. 

• Date: September 16, 6-7:45 pm

• Teaching artist: Cherish Haskell

• Level: Beginner and above

• Age: 8 +

• Class size: 12

• Participation fee: $60

Online registration opening soon through Red Wing Community Education. Check back soon!

Create your own silly monster face out of clay! Make a unique character by adding eyes, teeth and whatever else you would like then glaze them with bright colors. We will fire them in the kiln and your creation will be ready for pick up in 3 weeks. Class is held in the Sunnyside art room, SS 146.

• Date: September 18, 2:15-3:15 pm

• Teaching artist: Cherish Haskell

• Level: Beginner and above

• Age: Gr. K-1

• Class size: 12

• Participation fee: $25

Online registration opening soon through Red Wing Community Education. Check back soon!

Red Wing Arts is pleased to host Culture Bearers from the Honoring Dakota Project to lead this Community Saturday artmaking. Free and open to all ages to drop in and stay as your schedule allows. All materials are provided. Hikes start at 9 am and 11 am.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Join us on the He Mni Can Hike, Storytelling, and Art Experience, where the beauty of nature meets the rich cultural tapestry of the Dakota Oyate. Join us at the Entrance Plaza at the beginning of one of two sessions, 9 am or 11 am.  The Plaza is a testament to the collaborative efforts between the City of Red Wing and the Prairie Island Indian Community, designed to foster connection and community.

This experience begins with storytelling that immerses you in the vibrant history and enduring legacy of the Dakota people. As you hike the sacred paths of He Mni Can, you'll discover the land's profound cultural significance, learn about indigenous plant life, and deepen your appreciation for the interconnectedness of all living things.  Clay will be provided during the hike so you can make impression and provides each participant a keepsake of the experience, grounding them in land. 

While atop He Mni Can you will see and learn more about the Honoring Dakota Mural, which was gifted to the Prairie Island Indian Community on October 9th 2023, Indigenous Peoples' Day. 

This experience will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the interconnectedness of all living beings and inspire you to tread more lightly on the earth. 

These Community Crafting Circles explore the Honoring Dakota Welcome Home Model, which is an inclusive and holistic framework designed to guide all programming events towards realizing our mission and vision. 

Would you like to connect with area creatives? Do you have a work in progress, or artwork idea you’d like feedback on? Then this event is for you!

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-8 pm on Oct 14 for a facilitated artwork critique and networking session - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

More information about the facilitator of the Oct 14 ARTSpeak session coming soon.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

This workshop provides participants with a safe space to explore and express their personal experiences and emotions — the everyday ones and the difficult ones. During this therapeutic art process, you will discover how to authentically express yourself using color to create 4-6 expressive abstract paintings, which will go on speaking to you long after the workshop has ended. Anyone can enjoy and benefit from this wonderful therapeutic art process. You don’t have to consider yourself artistic or even be able to draw a stick figure!

Art & Creativity for Healing will allow you to:

• Achieve a greater self-awareness

• Recognize your ability to process many emotions in a healthy way

• Communicate thoughts and feelings when often words are inadequate

Class information:

• Oct 19, 10 am - 2:30 pm

• Teaching artist: Jane Grant-Abban

• Level: Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced

• Age: 16+

• Class size: 5-12

• Participation fee: $145

• Art Medium: Painting

• Supplies included in class fee

Join us in our Depot Gallery from 6-8 pm on Nov 11 for a celebration for artists and networking session offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

More information about the facilitator of the Oct 14 ARTSpeak session coming soon.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to announce the relaunching our monthly ArtSpeak artist professional development program in 2025!

Join us in our Depot Gallery at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for this program - offered at no cost - which supports both emerging and established artists.

Every other month we will offer panel discussions featuring experts on topics which provide business acumen and growth tailored towards artists. Every other month we will host facilitated artwork critique and networking sessions. See details below on each monthly offering.

Red Wing Arts is pleased to host Culture Bearers from the Honoring Dakota Project to lead this Community Saturday artmaking. Free and open to all ages to drop in and stay as your schedule allows. All materials are provided.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
"Community Quilt: Tell Your Stories" brings the community together to express their unique stories, memories, and identities by piecing together individual quilt squares which were created by community members in May 2024. Together we will piece together each quilt square to form a collective story.

This community crafting project not only celebrates the tapestry of our collective experiences but also fosters a sense of belonging and connection. This crafting circle is a beautiful opportunity to weave your story into the larger narrative of our community. Together we can stitch together our vision for a community of care, utilizing diverse and integrated community resources. 

These Community Crafting Circles explore the Honoring Dakota Welcome Home Model, which is an inclusive and holistic framework designed to guide all programming events towards realizing our mission and vision.