Current Folk Art School Classes
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2026-05-06 – Painting from the Head or the Heart: Ornament, Identity, and Expression (Webinar)
Webinar Details Schedule: May 6 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Location: This event will be held live in Vesterheim Commons and will be livestreamed on Zoom for an online audience. Speaker: Mona Stenseth Description What does it mean to truly carry a tradition forward?...
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2026-05-09 – Cultural Connections: The Alpine Brettstuhl (Webinar)
Webinar Details Schedule: May 9 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Location: This webinar will be hosted on Zoom. Speaker: Charles Thompson Description Join woodworker and instructor Charles Thompson in a dissection of brettstuhls, or plank chairs, and the decorative techniques used to embellish them....
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2026-05-09 – Scandinavian Almond Cakes (Online)
Class Details Schedule:May 9 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Kristi Bissell Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Get ready to take your almond cakes to the next level with Kristi Bissell as...
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2026-05-13 – May Bokprat: How Iceland Changed the World – The Big History of a Small Island by Egill Bjarnason (Online)
Class Details Schedule: New Date: May 13 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Vesterheim hosts a monthly bokprat (book group) where we discuss Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life....
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2026-05-15 – FamilieTid: Nordic Pizza Family Night (Webinar)
Webinar Details Schedule: May 15 (5:30-6:30 pm CT Location: This webinar will be hosted on Zoom. Speaker: Patrice Johnson Description Get the family together for some surprising tastes and fun twists on Nordic pizzas. Join Patrice Johnson for this family cook-along and...
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2026-05-16 - Carving Basics: Introduction to the Sloyd Knife
Class Details Schedule: May 16 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Alex Clarke Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description In this introductory sloyd knife carving class, students will explore the foundational skills...
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2026-05-16 - Forging Kitchen Utensils: Steel and Copper
Class Details Schedule: May 16-17 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Elizabeth Belz Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Use hammer and fire to create one-of-a-kind forged kitchen utensils! Students will explore...
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2026-05-19 – Concert with Kristian Bugge and WB Reid
Class Details Schedule: May 19, 2026 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Location: This event will be held live in Vesterheim Commons and will be livestreamed on Zoom for an online audience. Instructor: Kristian Bugge and WB Reid Description Kristian Bugge & WB Reid...
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2026-05-29 - Making the Sloyd Knife
Class Details Schedule: May 29-31 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Fred Livesay Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description A carving or “slöyd” knife is a must-have tool for any craftsperson, but...
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2026-06-01 – Family Book Adventure: Just in Case, Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Online)
Class Details Schedule: Begins June 1 (Available All Month) Location: This is an online class. Instructor: Shannon Horton Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join Vesterheim for this family-fun reading adventure! Your family can be any combination of folks as...
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2026-06-04 – Level 1 Introduction to Tapestry Weaving (Online)
Class Details Schedule: Six Thursdays, June 4-July 9 (6:00-8:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Laura Berlage Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Curious about how tapestries are made and ready to try your...
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2026-06-06 – Cultural Connections: Decorative Norwegian Carving on the Tylldal Chair (Webinar)
Webinar Details Schedule: June 6 (10:00-11:00 am CT) Location: This webinar will be hosted on Zoom. Speaker: Lara Reisigl Domeneghetti Description Lara Reisigl Domeneghetti presents From Birch to Walrus Tusk: Reconstructing the Tylldal Chair across Media and Territories. Through practice-based reconstruction and...
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2026-06-06 – Strawberries in the Nordic Kitchen (Online)
Class Details Schedule: June 6 (1:00-3:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Janette Dragvold Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join cooking instructor Janette Dragvold and experience the strawberry season Nordic style with several...
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2026-06-10 Beginning Loom Weaving
Class Details Schedule: June 10-14 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Laura Demuth and Sheila Oberreuter Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description If you are interested in learning how to weave on...
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2026-06-11 – Nordic Salmon Supper (Online)
Class Details Schedule: June 11 (4:00-6:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Kristi Bissell Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Fire up the grill for a fabulous New Nordic late summer supper your guests...
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2026-06-12 - Weaving a Traditional Willow Basket
Class Details Schedule: June 12-14 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Lindsay Lee and Lee Zieke Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description When European immigrants came to North America, they brought...
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2026-06-12 – American Rogaland Style Rosemaling
Class Details Schedule: June 12-14 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Ruth Green Level of Instruction: Intermediate, OR Advanced Description This is a project painting class. The project is a 16”...
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2026-06-13 - Level Up Your Lefse
Class Details Schedule: June 13 (9:30-11:30 am and 12:30-2:30 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Heidi Eger Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Come make lefse fit for a prince! Join Heidi Eger for...
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2026-06-13 – Color Mixing for Rosemalers (Online)
Class Details Schedule: June 13 (9:00-11:30 am, 1:30-3:00 pm, and 4:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Jan Norsetter Level of Instruction: Advanced Beginner through Advanced Description Who needs color charts? Proofing colors before...
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2026-06-17 – June Bokprat: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (Online)
Class Details Schedule: June 17 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Vesterheim hosts a monthly bokprat (book group) where we discuss Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. Join us...
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2026-06-18 - Build Your Own Holmegaard-Style Bow
Class Details Schedule: June 18-21 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Steve Daughton Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Step back over 8,000 years and experience the art of prehistoric bow...
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2026-06-20 – Historical Lichen Dyes (Webinar)
Webinar Details Schedule: New Date – Saturday, June 20 (10:00-11:00 am CT). Location: This webinar will be hosted on Zoom. Speaker: Jane Addams Description Join artist and instructor Jane Addams for an introduction to natural dyes on pieces in the Vesterheim Collection....
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2026-06-25 Rosemaling in the Os style
Class Details Schedule: June 25-28 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Nancy Schmidt Level of Instruction: Intermediate and Advanced Description In this class we will explore the Os style of rosemaling,...
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2026-06-27 Natural Dyeing with Lichen
Class Details Schedule: June 27 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Jane Addams Level of Instruction: Open to all levels Description Orchil dye, a potent purple dye once used all over...
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