Current Folk Art School Classes
2023-03-24 (Rescheduled) – Tropical Aquavit Cocktails (Online)
Schedule: RESCHEDULED - Friday, March 24 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor: Emily Vikre Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Although you may not expect it, aquavit pairs deliciously with tropical fruits! Whether or not you have taken a...
from $25.00
2023-03-26 – FamilieTid: Baking with Kristi Bissell (Online)
Schedule: Sunday, March 26 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Instructor: Kristi Bissell Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Gather the family and join Kristi as you make two classic Scandinavian cookie recipes together: Raspberry Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies (Hallongrottor)...
$0.00
2023-04-13 – Level 1 Introduction to Tapestry Weaving (Online)
Schedule: Thursdays, April 13 - May 18 (5:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor: Laura Berlage Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Curious about how tapestries are made and ready to try your hand at pictorial weaving? This most...
from $305.00
2023-04-14 - Tin Projects from Recycled Tin (Offsite)
Schedule: Friday, April 14 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Kitty Latané Location: This is an offsite class held at Tunnel Mill in Spring Valley, MN. Learn more about Tunnel Mill here. Learn how to repurpose tins into useful small boxes and...
from $75.00
2023-04-14 - Wing Backed Viking Axe (Offsite)
Schedule: Friday, April 14-Sunday, April 16 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Tom Latané Location: This is an offsite class held at Tunnel Mill in Spring Valley, MN. Learn more about Tunnel Mill here. Students will forge a small axe in a...
from $220.00
2023-04-15 - Creating Tin Lights (Offsite)
Schedule: Saturday, April 15-Sunday, April 16 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Kitty Latané Location: This is an offsite class held at Tunnel Mill in Spring Valley, MN. Learn more about Tunnel Mill here. Working from commercial sheets of tinplate, explore and...
from $150.00
2023-04-15 – Introduction to the Basic Strokes of Rosemaling: Telemark Style (Online)
Schedule: Saturday, April 15 (10:00-11:30 am and 3:30-5:00 pm CT) and Sunday, April 16 (10:00 am-Noon 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...
from $125.00
2023-04-15 – Writing Family Stories: Digging Deeper
Schedule: Saturday, April 15-Sunday, April 16 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Kathleen Ernst Location: This is an in-person class hosted at Vesterheim Folk Art School in Decorah. Memories make a wonderful starting point for writers wanting to capture family lore. Inevitably, however,...
from $150.00
2023-04-16 – Level 1 Norwegian Language (Online)
Schedule: Sundays, April 16 - June 11 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) (no class on May 28) Instructor: Nick Rogness Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Hoping to travel to Norway someday? Want to connect with Norwegian friends...
from $140.00
2023-04-16 – Vesterheim Bokprat: Reindeer Hunters by Lars Mytting (Online)
Schedule: Sunday, April 16 (1:00-2:30 pm CT) Instructor: Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson and author Lars Mytting Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. For April's Vesterheim Bokprat, Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies...
$0.00
2023-04-17 – Level 4 Norwegian Language (Online)
Schedule: Mondays, April 17 - June 12 (4:30-5:30 pm CT) (No class on May 29) Instructor: Rachel Peterson Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Take your Norwegian Language skills to the next level! This class is...
from $120.00
2023-04-18 – Level 2 Norwegian Language (Online)
Schedule: Tuesdays, April 18 - June 6 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor: Berit Skogen Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join Vesterheim for a continuing course in the Norwegian language! We will explore a variety of vocabulary...
from $120.00
2023-04-18 – Level 3 Norwegian Language (Online)
Schedule: Tuesdays, April 18 - June 6 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor: Lianna Stewart Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join us for Vesterheim’s Level 3 course in the Norwegian language! We will cover chapters 10-12 of...
from $120.00
2023-04-22 - Hand-Forging Norwegian Laminated Knife Blades (Offsite Location)
Schedule: Saturday, April 22-Sunday, April 23 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm MT) Instructor: Kjetil “KJ” Groven Location: This is an in-person class hosted offsite in Black Hills, South Dakota. Here is your chance to stock up on laminated blades for the winter...
from $150.00
2023-04-22 - Introduction to Timber Framing
Schedule: Saturday, April 22-Sunday, April 23 (9:00 am-Noon, 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Dale Kittleson Location: This is an in-person class hosted at Vesterheim Folk Art School in Decorah, Iowa. Have you ever walked into an old barn and wondered what...
from $150.00
2023-04-22 – Introduction to Kolrosing (Online)
Schedule: Saturdays, April 22 and May 6 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Instructor: Chelsea Bowen Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Kolrosing is an art form practiced by the peoples of Scandinavia. It was used to add embellishments to...
from $110.00
2023-04-22 – New Nordic Spring Meal (Online)
Schedule: Saturday, April 22 (4:00-6:00 pm CT) Instructor: Kristi Bissell Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Gather some friends and family and get ready to prepare a delicious spring soup and sandwich supper! Kristi will walk...
from $25.00
2023-04-26 - Gudbrandsdal Rosemaling: The Evolution of a Style
Schedule: Wednesday, April 26-Sunday, April 30 (9:00 am-Noon and 1:00-5:00 pm) Instructor: Pam Rucinski Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. This class is an outgrowth of Vesterheim’s March 2021 Collections Connection online presentation with...
from $350.00
2023-04-26 – Bowl Turning: Nordfjord Style Ale Bowls (Webinar)
Schedule: Wednesday, April 26 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor: Roger Abrahamson and Patti Goke Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Patti Goke and master woodworker Roger Abrahamson as they discuss historic bowl turning and Nordfjord-style...
$0.00
2023-04-29 – Pick-up Bandweaving with a Bandgrind (Online)
Schedule: Saturday, April 29 (10:00-11:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm CT) and Sunday, April 30 (Noon-1:00 pm CT) Instructor: Laura Demuth Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. The woven band played an important role in traditional Norwegian...
from $135.00
2023-05-01 – Scandinavian Loom Beading: Blue Bookmark (Online)
Schedule: Mondays, May 1-22 (5:30-7:30 pm CT) Instructor: Laura Berlage Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Explore the beauty and fun of beading on a loom in the Scandinavian tradition! Inspired by designs from Nordic bandweaving,...
from $180.00
2023-05-02 – Norsk i Sammenheng: Et Dukkehjem (The Doll's House) (Online)
Schedule: Tuesdays, May 2-23 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor: Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Bli med! (Join us) for further exploration of Norwegian language! As a follow up to Level 4 Norwegian Language, we...
from $60.00
2023-05-06 – FamilieTid: The History of Trolls (Online)
Schedule: Saturday, May 6 (11:00 am-Noon CT) Instructor: Lise Lunge-Larsen Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Once upon a time, strange and dangerous creatures known as trolls roamed freely in the mysterious Norwegian mountains and forests....
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2023-05-06 – Nordic Yellow Pea Soup (Online)
Schedule: Saturday, May 6 (4:00-6:00 pm CT) Instructor: Patrice Johnson Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Across Scandinavia yellow pea soup is a Thursday night standard. How did this centuries old tradition begin? In this class...
from $25.00
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