Online Folk Art Courses

Webinar Details Schedule: April 1 (5:00-6:00 pm CT) Location: This webinar will be 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....

Class Details Schedule: 8 Tuesdays, April 7-May 26 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Maren Johnson Level of Instruction: Intermediate Description Join Vesterheim for a continuing course in the Norwegian language! We will...

Class Details Schedule: 8 Tuesdays, April 7-May 26 (7:30-8:30 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Lianna Torres Level of Instruction: Advanced Description Take your Norwegian language skills to the next level! We'll use the textbook...

Class Details Schedule: April 8 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Level of Instruction: Open to everyone Description Vesterheim hosts a monthly bokprat (book group) where we discuss Scandinavian authors and Scandinavian life. Join...

Webinar Details Schedule: April 12 (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. Jane will share how...

Class Details Schedule:April 18 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Nevada Berg Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join celebrated cook and author Nevada Berg in making one of Norway’s most beloved pastries,...

Class Details Schedule: 3 Thursdays, April 23-May 7 (4:00-6:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Lise Lorentzen Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description If you’ve ever thought about trying rosemaling, here’s a great opportunity...

Class Details Schedule: April 26 (9:30 am-Noon and 1:30-4:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Patti Goke Level of Instruction: Intermediate or Advanced Description High on the ceiling in the Ramburgstuga at Brekkeparken Museum...

Class Details Schedule: May 1 (7:00-8:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Emily Vikre Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Emily Vikre of Vikre Distillery will inspire you with her creative cocktail tips and...

Class Details Schedule: May 2 (9:00 am-Noon and 1:00-4:00 pm CT) and May 3 (10:00 am-1:00 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Darlene Fossum-Martin Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Explore the age-old folk art...

Class Details Schedule:  Three Wednesdays, May 6-20 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Charles Banks Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Charles Banks as he guides you through the...

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...