Current Folk Art School Classes

Schedule:  January 26, 2025 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Jane Addams Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Norway has a variety of more than 450 different folk costumes, many of which feature highly embellished aprons, purses, beaded...

Schedule:  January 31 (7:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Malina Bickford   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Discover the art of crafting your own unique aquavit! The practice of DIY infused “snaps” has long been a...

Schedule:  February 2, 2025 (Noon-1:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Nina Granlund Saether   Location:  This is an online webinar hosted on Zoom.    Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives....

Schedule:  Six Tuesdays, February 4 - March 11 (3:15-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Ivy Riggs   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Young students will enjoy starting their fiber arts journey at Vesterheim!...

Schedule:  Six Tuesdays, February 4 - March 11 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​ Let's explore the concept of friluftsliv by spending time together celebrating the outdoors. We will connect...

Schedule:  Six Wednesdays, February 5 - March 12 (3:15-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Rebecca Hanna and Steph Hughes   Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Are you ready to learn woodcarving? Have you...

Schedule:  Six Thursdays, February 6 - March 13 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.  ​​ Explore cultural activities of Norway and learn some Norwegian language! Luther College students in the Nordic...

Schedule:  February 6 (5:00-7:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patrice Johnson   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.  These round Danish pancakes are  called aebleskiver, which means "apple slices," because they were traditionally filled with apples. But In...

Schedule:  February 8 (1:00-2:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Stina Fagertun   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join celebrated Norwegian Arctic cultural presenter and preserver Stina Fagertun to hear folktales from north of the Arctic Circle....

Schedule:  February 8 (11-12:30 pm and 3:00-4:30 pm CT) and February 9 (9:30-11:30 am CT)   Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.  If you’ve ever thought about trying rosemaling, here’s a great opportunity...

Schedule:  February 12 (7:00-8:15 pm CT)   Instructor:  Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director,...

Schedule:  February 15 (10:00-11:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm CT) and Febuary 16 (Noon-1:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Demuth   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Laura Demuth and explore, not only...

Schedule:  February 16 (1:30-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Beth Hoven Rotto Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Beth Hoven Rotto, guest curator for Vesterheim's Hand Me Down the Fiddle exhibit, for the third in a series of...

Schedule:  February 20 (5:00-7:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patrice Johnson   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    The acclaimed Nordic cooking instructor and self-proclaimed “Nordic Food Geek,” Patrice Johnson has done it again preparing an inspiring...

Schedule:  February 22, 2025 (7:00 pm CT) Instructor:  The OK Factor Location:  This is an in-person concert in Decorah, IA. There is no livestream or online option for this concert. ​ Join Vesterheim for a free concert by local favorites...

Schedule:  February 23 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Angharad Thomas Location:  This is an online webinar hosted on Zoom.    Join us for Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring stranded colorwork in knitting from multiple cultural perspectives. Cultural Connections: Stranded Colorwork...

Schedule:  February 28 (7:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Emily Vikre   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    This time everyone from the teetotaler to the amateur mixologist of the family gets the chance to try delicious...

Schedule:  Begins March 1, available all month! Instructor:  Shannon Horton Location:  Online   Join us for this family-fun reading adventure! This book adventure will help your family explore Norway's most famous folk story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff! Decorah schools...

Schedule:  March 1 (11:00 am-Noon and 1:00-2:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Kristi Bissell   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    On Shrove Tuesday and throughout the Lenten season in the Scandinavian countries, people indulge in fastlavnsboller...

Schedule:  Three Saturdays, March 1-15 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    It's time for some delightful, imaginative, needle felting fun! Let your creativity blossom with this fairytale project—as...

Schedule:  March 3 and 10 (1:00-4:00 pm CT) and March 17 (1:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patti Goke   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Patti Goke for an opportunity to paint...

Schedule:  Three Tuesdays, March 4-18 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Shan Rayray   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Hardangersøm is Norwegian drawn thread work. In this online class, you will learn basic Hardangersøm stitches as you...

Schedule:  Three Wednesdays, March 5-19 (6:00-7:30 pm CT)   Instructor:  Charles Banks   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join carver Charles Banks as he guides you through the creation of your very own flat plane...

Schedule:  March 9 (1:30-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Beth Hoven Rotto Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Beth Hoven Rotto, guest curator for Vesterheim's Hand Me Down the Fiddle exhibit, for the fourth in a series of...