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UPCOMING EVENTS 

To register call 320-632-0960 or visit the Ticket & Class Registration tab

Photography 101

Saturday, December 14, 11am

Member $25, Non-Member $30

Register online or call 320-632-0960

Holiday Postcards

December 14th, 12:30-1:30pm

All participants: $5

Get 4 postcards to decorate yourself using watercolor paints. Ages 10+.  An adult must be present with youth.

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 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:

June 5th, 5:30-6:30p
August 7th, 5:30-6:30p
October 2nd, 5:30-6:30p
November 6th, 5:30-6:30p
December 4th, 5:30-6:30p
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  Art Journaling: Adult Art Club

Art Journaling: Adult Art Club with classes are held on a monthly basis.  Adult Art Club provides participants the time to work on their creative projects while sharing ideas and creativity with others.  All that is needed is you and your art journal!  An art journal can be an old book, notepad, sketch pad, pieces of paper, or anything that suits your creative expression.  Adult Art Club is FREE to join and so are basic supplies including stickers, pencils, markers, ect.  Please bring your own art journal and any other supplies you may want to use for your creations.  If you do not have an art journal you can make one in class.  No prior art experience required.  This class is not a supervised class and no instructor is present.  No registration required.  For questions or additional information visit www.greatart.org or call 320-632-0960.

Write in the Gallery: 12 Months of Prompts

 

Write in the Gallery: 12 Months of Prompts hosted by Laura Hansen  
2nd Friday of the month, 1:30-3:00pm
Join us at Great River Arts once a month.  Write in the gallery.  Be inspired by the art.  Meet other writers.  A facilitator will provide opening prompts otherwise there will be self directed writing time for you to create.  This program is free and open
to the public and for teens and adults.
Month 1: Free write Presentation
Month 2: Foraged Oracle Cards
Month 3: Sepia/Vintage Photos
Laura Hansen is the author of the Stevens Poetry Manuscript Prize collection, Midnight River. Her most recent books are Waiting Rooms; My Breast Cancer Journey in Poems and The Night Journey; Stories and Poems. Published in numerous regional journals, Laura has judged poetry contests for Central Lakes College, The Talking Stick Literary Journal and Brainerd Writers Alliance among others.  Laura is a two time Grand Prize Winner in the League of Minnesota
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).
    Click HERE for a free PDF with links to other at home art resources for adults.

       

       

       

      - FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AT GRA -

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      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."

       
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