Calendar of Events
Lisa will demonstrate a transparency technique on a frame loom. Transparency weavings are meant to hang in windows allowing the light to become part of the design.
Beth will be demonstrating a weft faced weave (Krokbragd) on a rigid heddle loom. The final project will be a table runner. She started weaving in late 2020.
Peg Hansen’s warp weighted loom.
The upright warp weighted loom has been used in Scandinavia since the 4th century A.D. Early on, it was used to weave linen and woolen cloth for clothing, as well as ryas and varafels used as cloaks for warmth. Peg and Melba will be demonstrating these techniques on two different sizes of warp weighted looms.
Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited!
The Scandinavian Weavers Interest Group is the largest of several interest groups affiliated with the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. Interest groups allow members to delve deeply into specific weaving techniques and traditions through coordinated study, exhibits, publications, and volunteer efforts.
Experience demonstrations on Saturdays during the run of the exhibit:
Weaving demonstrations
Nov 4 /10am by Edi Thorstensson; 1pm by Nancy Ellison
Nov 18 / 1pm by Peg Hansen and Melba Granlund
Nov 25 / 10am by Beth Detlie
Dec 9 / 1pm by Lisa Torvik
Ellison Sheep Farm, Zumbrota, Minnesota
Nancy will demonstrate weaving on a rigid heddle loom. She weaves pillows, chair cushions, and more using locks of gray, black, brown, and white wool from the Icelandic sheep in her flock. Wool mantels (or capes) were woven this way and were historically worn by shepherds to protect them from the weather when out with their flocks.
Edi will be demonstrating weaving a rep band on a Swedish hand-carved rigid heddle.
“Some of the most beautiful woven art has been produced by people living in harsh and often bleak environments and the Scandinavian peoples are no exception. What is more, the production of Scandinavian textiles was never influenced by a commercial marketplace. [Instead] the work was undertaken by the women in the family often to contribute to their dowries, with all the love and care that such an important purpose implied.”
— Flatweaves from Fjord and Forest: Scandinavian Tapestries
of the 18th and 19th Centuries
From the humble beginnings described above, woven textiles from Nordic countries evolved over the centuries into an acclaimed decorative art, both in the home countries of Norway, Sweden, and Finland and wherever immigrants traveled.
The Scandinavian Weavers Interest Group traces this journey in the curated exhibition “Domestic to Decorative: The Evolution of Nordic Weaving,” as each of the twenty weavers present a personal take on the theme. Some are inspired by treasured family heirlooms and traditional techniques, others by the possibilities of modern looms and materials. The exhibit will include demonstrations of weaving and spinning.
Participating Weavers: Lisa-Anne Bauch, Jane Connett, Beth Detlie, Nancy Ebner, Nancy Ellison, Kala Exworthy, Melba Granlund, Peg Hansen, Karen Lundmark Holmes, Judy Johnson, Robbie LaFleur, Judy Larson, Sharon Marquardt, Jan Mostrom, Alma Josefina Norha, Josefina Norhala, Kevin Olsen, Mandy Pedigo, Mary Lonning Skoy, Edi Thorstensson, Lisa Torvik, and Barb Yarusso.
The Scandinavian Weavers Interest Group is the largest of several interest groups affiliated with the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. Interest groups allow members to delve deeply into specific weaving techniques and traditions through coordinated study, exhibits, publications, and volunteer efforts.
The members of the Scandinavian Weavers Interest Group are honored to work with Red Wing Arts to share this exhibit with the Red Wing community.
10am / Edi Thorstensson
Demonstrating weaving a rep band on a Swedish hand-carved rigid heddle.
1pm / Nancy Ellison
Demonstrating weaving on a rigid heddle loom. Nancy weaves pillows, chair cushions, and more using locks of gray, black, brown, and white wool from the Icelandic sheep in her flock. Wool mantels (or capes) were woven this way and were historically worn by shepherds to protect them from the weather when out with their flocks.
1pm / Peg Hansen & Melba Granlund
Demonstrating the upright warp weighted loom which has been used in Scandinavia since the 4th century A.D. Early on it was used to weave linen and woolen cloth for clothing, as well as ryas and varafels used as cloaks for warmth.
10am / Beth Detlie
Demonstrating a weft faced weave (Krokbragd) on a rigid heddle loom. The final project will be a table runner. Beth started weaving in late 2020.
1pm / Lisa Torvik
Demonstrating a transparency technique on a frame loom. Transparency weavings are meant to hang in windows allowing the light to become part of the design.
At this free, public reception, meet and celebrate the artists whose works are showcased in the gallery exhibit: "Mitakuye Owasin | We are all Related". Light refreshments will be provided.
Participating artists include:
Demetria Buck - Rubia Buck - Tori Campbell - Afton Josette Delgado - Jasmine Fiddler - Jeremy Fields - Dennis Gilbert Jr. - Leola - Collins Provost-Fields - Cole Redhorse Taylor - Angela Two Stars - Leona Wells - Blanche White
Since 2020, Red Wing Arts, in partnership with the Prairie Island Indian Community, the City of Red Wing and Goodhue County, has begun collaboratively presenting the Honoring Dakota Project, a process of community conversations and events that provide education to discover our shared stories, bridge our communities, and create a space for healing.
The Honoring Dakota Project developed out of the ongoing need to acknowledge the Dakota people as vital members of the Red Wing Community. Through art, shared experiences, and conversations we will uplift, honor, and celebrate our rich cultures.
As a parallel program to the Honoring Dakota Project, this summer Red Wing Arts will present the Mitakuye Owasin / We Are All Related exhibition which will showcase the artworks of 10 Indigenous artists whose works explore interconnectedness, healing, spirituality and community.
Since 2020, Red Wing Arts, in partnership with the Prairie Island Indian Community, the City of Red Wing and Goodhue County, has begun collaboratively presenting the Honoring Dakota Project, a process of community conversations and events that provide education to discover our shared stories, bridge our communities, and create a space for healing.
The Honoring Dakota Project developed out of the ongoing need to acknowledge the Dakota people as vital members of the Red Wing Community. Through art, shared experiences, and conversations we will uplift, honor, and celebrate our rich cultures.
As a parallel program to the Honoring Dakota Project, this fall Red Wing Arts will present the Mitakuye Owasin | We Are All Related exhibition featuring 13 Indigenous artists whose works explore interconnectedness, healing, spirituality and community.
If you haven’t seen the FRACTURED RAWNESS exhibit yet, November 19 is the last day to experience it!
Meet the artists Nov 19, 3-5pm.
Fractured Rawness features recent cold wax paintings by Rebecca Tolle and hand-dyed textiles and sculptures by Judy Saye Willis.
“These works visualize broken perceptions of the emotional fiber.” - Rebecca Tolle
“Post fossil fuels I found a plant and a bug.” - Judy Saye-Willis
Her fiber art is currently on exhibit in FRACTURED RAWNESS.
About the exhibit: Fiber artist Judy Saye-Willis and oil painter Rebecca Tolle reveal the fractured rawness of culture and the fibers that still hold us together.
Join us for an artist reception: Saturday, Nov 19 from 3-5pm at the Depot Gallery.
Through their work, the artists reveal the fractured rawness of culture and the fibers that still hold us together.
Meet artist Judy Saye-Willis: Saturday, Oct 22 from 1-3pm at the Depot Gallery.
Artist reception: Saturday, Nov 19 from 3-5pm at the Depot Gallery.
GALLERY HOURS:
MON, THURS, FRI & SUN 12-5PM | SAT 9-5PM | CLOSED TUES & WED
Known for his public murals, sculptures and collaborative projects, this solo exhibition will feature work that is a call and response to different people’s truths. Aiken will showcase paintings and collage which celebrate the similarities, differences, and values of our society. Out of more than two thousand applicants, Aiken was recently awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in the Fine Arts category.
My art reflects a successful robust life creating objects and experiences. Over the years art has allowed me to travel nationally and internationally through fellowships, grants, residencies, commissions, exhibitions, lectures and curatorial activities. I create my art to heal the hearts & souls of people and their communities by evoking a positive spirit.
— Ta-coumba T. Aiken
GALLERY HOURS:
MON, THURS, FRI & SUN 12-5PM | SAT 9-5PM | CLOSED TUES & WED
Known for his public murals, sculptures and collaborative projects, this solo exhibition will feature work that is a call and response to different people’s truths. Aiken will showcase paintings and collage which celebrate the similarities, differences, and values of our society. Out of more than two thousand applicants, Aiken was recently awarded a 2022 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in the Fine Arts category.
Ta-coumba T. Aiken
My art reflects a successful robust life creating objects and experiences. Over the years art has allowed me to travel nationally and internationally through fellowships, grants, residencies, commissions, exhibitions, lectures and curatorial activities. I create my art to heal the hearts & souls of people and their communities by evoking a positive spirit.
— Ta-coumba T. Aiken
Join us for an Opening Reception for “Just My Imagination” featuring recent artworks by Ta-coumba T. Aiken on Friday, August 12, 6-8 pm
Featuring over 100 paintings newly created and judged. In 2022, award-winning artist Bob Upton will award $5,000 in cash prizes.
Join us at the Red Wing Depot Gallery for a night of music, hors d’oeuvres, wine and fine art! Meet the Plein Air artists and enjoy time in the gallery to purchase paintings before the exhibition opens to the public. Tickets $50.
This year’s exhibition provides its members to exhibit their best works in competition. Works will be judged by Bonnie Featherstone.
Red Wing Arts is celebrating young talent and creativity through the Student Art Show, with artwork from students of the four Red Wing Public Schools going on display at the Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery from March 11 through April 10, 2022.
Nearly 50 artworks by students from Burnside, Sunnyside, and Twin Bluff elementaries K-6, and Red Wing High School 7-12, will be showcased in this special exhibition. The Student Art Show has been an annual tradition at Red Wing Arts for the past 29 years, featuring a variety of mediums: Watercolor, Ink, Digital, Charcoal, Graphite, Acrylic Paint, Tempera Paint, Oil Paint, Oil Pastel, Crayon, Clay, Mixed Media, and Collage work along with other mediums.
Please join us for an Opening Reception from 3-5 pm on Saturday, February 5 to celebrate the artists in “Darkest Before the Thaw”. This exhibition features paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and photography by 30 regional artists:
Judith Anderson, Lisa Bauch, Gwen Chynoweth, Elvy Day, Nicholas Dolan, Carol Eick, Kelly Flanders, Janell Hammer, Ellen Hutchinson, Jennifer Jesseph, Serenity Kenan, Thomas Kutschied, Paige Lampe, Anne Landreman, Christie Lauer, Jeff Marcus, Steven Carlyle Moore, James Navarro, Katy Kelly Noun, Madeline Orsinger, Jennifer Patterson, Kris Richards, Elaine Sarkela, Clare Schuster, Melissa Slachetka, Kylie Stockton, Montana Strait, Glenn Terry, Dan Volenec, Steve Watson.
Their artwork references the eventual melting of ice and snow and grapples with themes of difficult or hard times with the promise and anticipation of positive outcomes.
Featuring paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and photography 30 regional artists:
Judith Anderson, Lisa Bauch, Gwen Chynoweth, Elvy Day, Nicholas Dolan, Carol Eick, Kelly Flanders, Janell Hammer, Ellen Hutchinson, Jennifer Jesseph, Serenity Kenan, Thomas Kutschied, Paige Lampe, Anne Landreman, Christie Lauer, Jeff Marcus, Steven Carlyle Moore, James Navarro, Katy Kelly Noun, Madeline Orsinger, Jennifer Patterson, Kris Richards, Elaine Sarkela, Clare Schuster, Melissa Slachetka, Kylie Stockton, Montana Strait, Glenn Terry, Dan Volenec, Steve Watson.
Their artwork references the eventual melting of ice and snow and grapples with themes of difficult or hard times with the promise and anticipation of positive outcomes.
Join us January 14th from 6-7pm at the Sheldon Theatre for the artist’s reception then stay for “The Finest Hour” with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown show!
Get tickets now, call (651) 388-8700 or click here
Deadline to submit is December 10, 2021.
Hannah C. Heyer and Andy Evansen will each showcase 26 paintings which document the seasonal shifts in the rural landscape of southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin in this two-person exhibition.
Annie Hejny and Gaylord Schanilec showcase a variety of artworks directly inspired by Minnesota and Wisconsin trees in this two-person exhibition.
Featuring works by Wiley Harang & Juliane Shibata
This Exhibit ends on August 15.
Imagine painters situated along the Seine in Paris and transport them to the banks and bluffs of the beautiful Mississippi and you’ll get Red Wing Arts’ Plein Air. Plein air (which approximates to “open air” in French) is a study of how light and shadow interact with things, creating a snapshot of one moment in time that can never be repeated, Artists come from around the region to paint our Red Wing. Each year over 100 works are hung, judged and exhibited.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
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