Online Folk Art Courses

Class Details Schedule:  June 27 (1:00-3:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Patrice Johnson Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join self-proclaimed “Nordic Food Geek” Patrice Johnson in a journey through Nordic cookies and bars....

Class Details Schedule: Begins July 1 (Available all month!) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Rachael Saum Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join rosemaler Rachael Saum and explore basic rosemaling techniques and paint a Dala...

Class Details Schedule: 4 Sundays, August 2-23 (6:00-7:15 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Lianna Torres Level of Instruction: Advanced Description This four-week course offers an engaging introduction to the ins and outs of...

Class Details Schedule: 3 Tuesdays, August 4-18 (3:00-5:00 pm CT)  Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Shan Rayray Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Hardangersøm is Norwegian drawn thread work. In this online class, you will...

Class Details Schedule: 8 Tuesdays, August 4-September 22 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Berit Skogen Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Hoping to travel to Norway someday? Want to connect with Norwegian...

Class Details Schedule: 8 Tuesdays, August 4-September 22 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Lianna Torres Level of Instruction: Intermediate Description Join us for Vesterheim’s Level 3 course in the Norwegian language! We will...

Class Details Schedule: 3 Fridays, August 7–21 (10:00 am-Noon CT)  Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Laura Berlage Level of Instruction: Advanced Beginner Description Embroidery is a beautiful way to make an everyday object feel special—a...

Class Details Schedule:  August 15 (1:00-3:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Patrice Johnson Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join us for an afternoon of meringues with a battle between the Norwegian kvæfjordkake...

Webinar Details Schedule: August 16 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Location: This webinar will be hosted on Zoom. Speaker:  Hugo Nakashima-Brown Description In this talk, Hugo Nakashima-Brown will explore the origins and ornamental language of Ming dynasty furniture and its far-reaching influence on English and...

Class Details Schedule: August 22-23 (9:30-Noon CT)  Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Lise Lorentzen  Level of Instruction: Advanced Beginner or Intermediate Description If you have already tackled one of the Introduction to Basic Strokes of...

Class Details Schedule: Begins September 1 (Available all month!) Location: This is an online program using pre-recorded videos. Instructor: Laura Berlage Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join beloved Vesterheim instructor Laura Berlage for a family journey into the wonderful...

 Class Details Schedule: 3 Thursdays, September 3-17 (6-7:30 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Stephenie Anderson Level of Instruction: Intermediate Description Learn to knit traditional Norwegian bunad socks in this online class designed for knitters...

Class Details Schedule: September 16 (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...

Class Details Schedule:September 17 (5:00-7:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Patrice Johnson Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join Nordic cooking instructor and self-proclaimed “Nordic Food Geek” Patrice Johnson in an exploration of...

Class Details Schedule: September 19 (Noon-2:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Janette Dragvold Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description In this beginner-friendly class, we will make 6-8" potato lefse rounds on the stove...

Class Details Schedule: September 26 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Malina Bickford Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description This class will explore the comforting rituals of Norwegian café culture through the lens...

Class Details Schedule:September 27 (1:00-3:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Kristi Bissell Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Calling all Chocoholics! Join Kristi Bissell in an afternoon of Nordic inspired baking where chocolate...

Class Details Schedule: Three Wednesdays, September 30-October 14 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Charles Banks Level of Instruction: Intermediate Description Join carver Charles Banks as he guides you through the next step in...

Class Details Schedule: June 13 (9:00-11:30 am, 1:30-3:00 pm, and 4:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This was an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Jan Norsetter Level of Instruction: Advanced Beginner through Advanced Description Who needs color charts? Proofing colors before...

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...

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...

Webinar Details Schedule:  May 9 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Location: This webinar was 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. Brettstuhls...

Webinar Details Schedule: April 1 (5:00-6:00 pm CT) Location: This webinar was hosted on Zoom.  Speaker: Lesley Darling Description Are beets best? Is cabbage crazy? In this online workshop, families will learn the basics of festive egg dyeing using natural dyes. Textile...

Webinar Details Schedule:  May 15 (5:30-6:30 pm CT Location: This webinar was 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 spend...