UPCOMING EVENTS
To register call 320-632-0960 or visit the Ticket & Class Registration tab
December Painting Class
Thursday, December 19th, 5:00-7:30pm
Member: $25/ Non-member $30
Join us and create a holiday inspired painting. Bar opens at 5pm, class starts at 5:30pm. This class is open to ages 21+. Class size limit 20, pre-registration required.
Paint Pop Art Cowboy Boots
Paint a Pop Art Cardinal
Wheel Throwing 1010
Are you interested in learning how to throw pottery on the wheel?? Or are you looking for some hands on learning/refining of your skills with some extra help from Frances? Well look no further! We have got you covered at Great River Arts in Little Falls!
We have a studio with some beautiful Brent wheels, clay, batts, tools, SPONGES, plastic bags, glazes, brushes and a kiln (fired monthly).
Throwing 101 is offered monthly on the first Saturday of the month,10am-12pm. In each class we will go over some of the basics of clay, the 4 main steps of throwing, as well as tips and tricks along the way. Each participant will be given four 2# balls of clay. There is a class limit of 6 people - pre registration is required. Ages 8 and up are welcome to join.
There is no "trimming" portion of the class. A glazing class (1 hour) will be held after bisque firing.
Paint Your Own Pottery
GRA offer's a monthly Paint Your Own Pottery class. Down in the studio we have a variety of ceramics ready to be painted ranging from $5-$20! Spot reservation is $5 and includes glazes and firing. At the class you choose a pottery piece from a variety of pre-made bisquedware (cost of pottery item not included in reservation fee). Register online at https://greatart.org/products/ceramics-sip-paint-october-12th-5-30pm-6-45pm
Class Dates: First Saturday of the Month, January 2025- May 2025, 12-1pm.
Sketching
Write in the Gallery: 12 Months of Prompts
Annual Poetry Contest and a three time Five Wings Arts Council Grant Recipient. She is on the Lifetime Arts Creative Aging Roster of Teaching Artists and has served on the boards of Great River Arts and The Five Wings Arts Council. A graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, Laura owned an independent bookstore for twenty years and now works at her local library.
Open Ceramics Studio
Check under the shop tab for dates and times!
https://greatart.org/products/open-ceramics-studio
This program is open to ages 16+ with a class size limit of 8.
Member $15, Non-Member $20.
10-punch pass member $100, non-member $150
5- punch pass member $55, non-member $80
Pre-registration required. If you are an open ceramics punch pass holder call 320-632-0960 to schedule your visit.
Time to work in the studio to practice with clay. Pinch pots, slab bowls, throwing, ect. Interested to try clay? Come in and see what's going on, no long-term commitment.
To register call 320-632-0960 or visit https://greatart.org/products/open-ceramics-studio
VIRTUAL OFFERINGS
FREE VIRTUAL TUTORIALS: How to draw a realistic tree step-by-step offered, Emotions - Realistic Acting, Painting Waves with Watercolor, and Three Simple Dance Moves for Beginners (video below).
- FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AT GRA -
What kinds of classes would you like to see in the future at GRA? Email us with your thoughts at info@greatart.org.
What kinds of classes would you like to see in the future at GRA? Email us with your thoughts at info@greatart.org.
Thank you to Five Wings Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, and the Clean Land Water Land and Legacy Amendment for their support.
"These activities are made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota, through a general operating grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
"These activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund."