In-Person Folk Art Courses
2025-07-28 – Varafell Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-August 1 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Marta Kløve Juuhl Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the ancient art of Varafell weaving, a traditional Viking-age technique closely related to rya...
from $495.00
2025-07-28 – Viking-Style Padlock (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-30 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Tom Latané Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. Students will forge and fabricate a tapered square body with a key...
from $275.00
2025-08-04 – Silversmithing: The Advanced Jeweler’s Palette (In-Person)
Schedule: August 4-8 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Liz Bucheit Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Do you like playing with fire? This course is for jewelers who have some skills but would...
from $455.00
2025-08-07 – Traditional Telemark Style Rosemaling (In-Person)
Schedule: August 7-10 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Tonya Mandy Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the freedom that comes with freehand Telemark painting using round brushes, while finding inspiration from old...
from $365.00
2025-08-15 – Scandinavian Bowl Turning on a Spring Pole Lathe (In-Person)
Schedule: August 15-17 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: David Susag Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Well before the industrial period brought us mechanized power lathes, a foot-powered lathe was an important tool...
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2025-08-21 – Bentwood Box (In-Person)
Schedule: August 21-24 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Hal Bitzer Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Bentwood boxes are made by wetting a strip of wood and then bending it around a form...
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2025-08-22 – Rosemaling in the Style of Sebjørn Kverndalen (In-Person)
Schedule: August 22-24 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Carol Bender Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Join us for an in-depth study of Sebjørn Kverndalen, a masterful rosemaler who also excelled in cabinet...
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2025-09-02 – Forging Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Tuesdays, September 2-October 7 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Andrew Townswick Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. Students are invited to start their forging journey in the...
from $55.00
2025-09-02 – Friluftsliv Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Tuesdays, September 2 - October 7 (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...
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2025-09-03 – Beginning and Intermediate Whittling Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Wednesdays, September 3-October 8 (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 been learning woodcarving and...
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2025-09-03 – Motifs of the Rococo and Baroque Style (In-Person)
Schedule: September 3-7 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Andrea Herkert Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Exploring the traditions of Telemark and Hallingdal rosemaling, this class will cover painting, history, and culture. The early...
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2025-09-04 – Fiber Arts Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Thursdays, September 4-October 9 (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! Participants will be introduced...
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2025-09-04 – Norsk Skole (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Thursdays, September 4-October 9 (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 Studies Program...
from $55.00
2025-09-05 – September Bokprat: I Talk About It All the Time by Camara Lundestad Joof (Online and In-Person)
Schedule: September 5 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Instructor: Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson and author Camara Ludestad Joof Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson...
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2025-09-10-Making Creative Kolrosing Tools and Using Them (In-Person)
Schedule: September 10-14 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Scott Johnson Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. The first two days of the class will be spent making kolrosing tools. The instructor will make a...
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2025-09-11 – Crossings Concert with Laura Loge and Steven Luksan (In-Person and Online)
Schedule: September 11, 2025 (7:00 pm CT) Performers: Soprano Laura Loge and pianist Steven Liksan Location: This concert will be performed at Luther College and livestreamed for an online audience. Join Vesterheim for an evening of song commemorating the...
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2025-09-12 – Forging Fundamentals: Wall Hooks (In-Person)
Schedule: September 12-14 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Paul Nyborg Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. In this course students will learn about the basics of blacksmithing. Some...
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2025-09-25-Crafting the Pjål (In-Person)
Schedule: September 25-28 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: KJ Groven and Fred Livesay Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School and will use both the knifemaking classroom and the new forging classroom. You might...
from $415.00
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