Online Folk Art Courses

Schedule:  September 11, 2025 (7:30 pm CT) Performers:  Soprano Laura Loge and pianist Steven Liksan Location:  This concert will be performed in the Noble Recital Hall in Luther College's Jenson-Noble Hall of Music and livestreamed for an online audience.  ...

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:  September 27 (11:00 am-Noon and 2:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Kristi Bissell   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Get ready for the new school year with a favorite Norwegian baked good, skoleboller or Norwegian...

Schedule:  October 1, 2025 (7:00-8:30 pm CT) Instructor:  Author Lars Mytting and Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson  Location:  This event will be held live in Vesterheim Commons and will be livestreamed on Zoom for an online audience.    Author Lars Mytting...

Schedule:  Eight Tuesdays, October 7-November 25 (6:00-7:00 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 and...

Schedule:  Eight Tuesdays, October 7-November 25 (7:30-8:30 pm CT) Instructor:  Lianna Torres Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Take your Norwegian language skills to the next level! We'll use the textbook Sett i gang and study more...

Schedule:  October 18 (1:00-2:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Maree Hampton Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Maree Hampton is a knitting instructor for Vesterheim Folk Art School and one of the first recipients of a research grant...

Schedule:  October 18 (10:30 am-Noon CT) Instructor:  Kristi Bissell Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Kristi Bissell, founder of True North Kitchen, for a morning of delicious fall-themed baking! We will begin with Swedish Apple Cake,...

Schedule:  October 24 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Malina Bickford Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Raise a glass to the gods with this fun, history-infused class inspired by Norse mythology and Viking-era drinking traditions. We’ll create...

Schedule: November 1 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Instructor: Nevada Berg Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join celebrated cook and author Nevada Berg in making Trøndelag’s most beloved festive dish – sodd! A hearty soup made with lamb, small meatballs,...

Schedule:  Starts November 1 (Available all month) Instructor:  Derek Brabender Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join artist Derek Brabender in an exploration of birchbark weaving using recycled Vesterheim Folk Art School catalogues. Inspired by Nordic...

Schedule:  Four Tuesdays, November 4-25 (3:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Shan Rayray Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Hardangersøm is Norwegian drawn thread work. In this Hardanger embroidery online class, you will gain more experience with common...

Schedule:  Three Wednesdays, November 5-19 (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 plane ornament. This...

Schedule:  November 8 (9:30-11:00 am and 2:00-4:00 pm CT) and November 9 (9:30-11:00 am CT) Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen  Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Challenge your rosemaling skills and hone your linework by exploring your freehand...

Schedule:  November 8 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Steph Anderson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join artist historian Stephenie Anderson in a look at the traditional folk dress component referred to as "pockets". Stephenie recently completed...

Schedule:  November 15 (3:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Patrice Johnson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    "Crepe cakes" have been all the rage for a few years now. Join us to create two Nordic versions of this fun...

Schedule:  November 19 (7:00-8:15 pm CT)   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a monthly bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors...

Schedule:  November 23 (9:30 am-Noon and 1:30-4:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Patti Goke VGM Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    When instructor Patti Goke asked herself, "What am I thankful for?," one of the answers was the...

Schedule:  Two Wednesdays, December 3 and 10 (4:30-6:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Maree Hampton Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    If you know how to knit and are ready for a relatively quick, stylish, and straightforward project,...

Schedule:  Three Thursdays, December 4-18 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Instructor:  Steph Anderson  Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us for a special knitting class inspired by the work of Norwegian immigrant Albertina Dickson, a skilled tailor...

Schedule: Two Saturdays, December 6 and 13 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Instructor:  Mary Erickson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Himmeli-making is a Nordic tradition brought to the U.S. by immigrants from Nordic and European countries. Traditionally...

Schedule: December 6 (1:00-2:00 pm and 3:00-4:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Kristi Bissell Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Celebrate the light during the darkest time of year with a cozy and festive baking class featuring St....

Schedule:  December 10 (3:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Laura Berlage Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Make a cozy and cute heart embroidered with wool yarn and stitched onto a piece of curly sheepskin from the instructor’s...