Online Folk Art Courses

Schedule:  Four Thursdays, May 1-22 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Nick Rogness Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Bli med! (Join us) for the further exploration of Norwegian language! As a follow-up to Level 4 Norwegian Language,...

Schedule:  New date: Begins July 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!...

Schedule:  New dates: July 2 and 9 (1:00-4:00 pm CT) and July 16 (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...

Schedule:  July 7, 14, and 15 (6:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Welcome! (Or should we say Velkommen?) Come try your hand at the Telemark style of rosemaling and make...

Schedule:  July 19 (1:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Kristi Bissell   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Blueberries are a classic summer fruit in the north, whether you gather them in the wild or find them...

Schedule:  Starts August 1 (Available All Month)   Instructor:  Berit Skogen   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us for family fun and learn some Norwegian language and culture along the way! Through hands-on activities,...

Schedule:  Eight Tuesdays, August 5-September 23 (6:00-7:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Berit Skogen   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Hoping to travel to Norway someday? Want to connect with Norwegian friends or family in their...

Schedule:  Eight Tuesdays, August 5-September 23 (6:00-7:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Lianna Torres   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Hoping to travel to Norway someday? Want to connect with Norwegian friends or family in their...

Schedule:  August 9 and 10 (10:00 am-1:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patti Goke   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Not all areas of rosemaling have a regional style. A regional style is one that you...

Schedule:  August 10 (1:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patrice Johnson   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    We'll spend our class creating a "farmers market to table" meal, taking seasonal produce and making our own unique...

Schedule:  Four Thursdays, August 21-September 11 (5:30-7:30 pm CT)   Instructor:  Steph Anderson    Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    So many of the Bunad classes are based on the women's Bunad.  In this class, we...

Schedule:  August 22 (7:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Hannah Garry   Location:  Join instructor Hannah Garry (owner and manager of Blazing Star Cafe in Decorah, IA) for a cocktail class that brings the freshness of the herb garden into your...

Schedule:  August 24 (1:00-2:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Becky Lusk   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join folk artist and instructor Becky Lusk on a dive into the work and life of Lars Kinsarvik through...

Schedule:  Starts September 1 (Available all month)   Instructor:  Kate Running   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Learn to knit a mug cozy in the round using two colors of yarn! Made to slide on...

Schedule:  Four Thursdays, September 4-25 (6:00–8:00 PM CT)   Instructor:  Laura Berlage   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Explore and celebrate early medieval wool embroidery with these interwoven Nordic dragons! The Bayeux Stitch (a type...

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...

Schedule:  September 10, 17, and 18 (6:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Lise for a fun exploration of the Os style (Hordeland) of rosemaling with this colorful...

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...

Schedule:  Fridays, September 12-26 (6:00-7:30 pm CT)   Instructor:  Susan Kolstad   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Norway's rich traditions of crafts have been thoughtfully addressed through classes in Norway by Husflidens throughout the country....

Schedule:  September 13 (9:00-11:00 am CT and 12:30-2:00 pm CT) and September 14 (10:00-11:30 am CT) Instructor:  Norma Refsal Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    In this online class, you will learn to make a Sámi-inspired,...

Schedule:  September 13 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patrice Johnson   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us as we celebrate the flavors of the season in this class using ingredients that are available at...

Schedule:  September 20 (Noon-2:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Janette Dragvold   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    In this beginner-friendly class, we will make 6-8" potato lefse rounds on the stove top with basic kitchen equipment....

Schedule:  September 21 (2:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Heather Torgenrud   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us for the second webinar in Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring bandweaving from multiple cultural perspectives.  The...

Schedule:  Three Wednesdays, September 24-October 8 (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...