Woodworking Folk Art Courses

Class Details Schedule:  Six Wednesdays, September 2-October 7 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Steph Hughes and Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction:  Beginning and Intermediate. This program is designed for youth ages...

Class Details Schedule: September 26-27 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Do you have a piece of woodenware or carving but are not sure...

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: October 17-18 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Charlene Lynum Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description The project will be a box made from basswood with black walnut trim....

Class Details Schedule: October 23-25 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: David Susag Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Well before the industrial period brought us mechanized power lathes, a foot-powered lathe...

Class Details Schedule: Six Wednesdays October 28-December 9 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) No Class on November 25 Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Steph Hughes and Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction: Beginning and Intermediate. This program...

Class Details Schedule: Three Wednesdays November 4-18 (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 carver Charles Banks as he guides you through the creation of...

Class Details Schedule: November 6-8 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join this class and learn all about primstavs. The primstav served as a...

Class Details Schedule: November 12-15 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Becky Lusk Level of Instruction: intermediate to advanced Description In June 2025, Becky traveled to Norway through Vesterheim's Study In...

Class Details Schedule: December 11-13 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Ty Scheaffer Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description In this class, you will learn to make a split-wood basket in the...

Class Details Schedule: Four Mondays, January 18-February 8 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Join woodcarving instructor and Vesterheim Gold Medalist Rebecca Hanna in exploring...

Class Details Schedule: Three Wednesdays January 27-February 10 (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 carver Charles Banks as he guides you through the creation...

Class Details Schedule: January 30-31 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Fred Livesay Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description  "Get the Edge" might be another appropriate title for this course! Chisels, planes,...

Class Details Schedule: Six Wednesdays, February 3-March 10 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Steph Hughes, Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction: Beginning and Intermediate. This program is designed for youth ages...

Class Details Schedule: Four Saturdays, February 6-27 9:00 am-Noon CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Rebecca Hanna Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description This is a beginner-friendly woodcarving class that covers the fundamental skills...

Class Details Schedule: March 6-7 (9:00-11:00 am CT) and March 13-14 (9:00-11:00 am CT) Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom. Instructor: Jim Carey Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly. All levels welcome! Description Scandinavian woodcarvers commonly use long-bladed...

Class Details Schedule: March 13-14 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Darlene Fossum-Martin Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Explore the age-old folk art kolrosing (coal-rose-ing), also called kolskurd (coal-skerd), decorative fine-line incising...

Class Details Schedule:  June 18-21 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This was an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Steve Daughton Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description Step back over 8,000 years and experience the art of prehistoric bow...

Class Details Schedule: May 16 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Location: This was an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Alex Clarke Level of Instruction: Beginner Friendly Description In this introductory sloyd knife carving class, students will explore the foundational skills...

Class Details Schedule: August 14-16 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)  Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Instructor: Josh Torkelson Level of Instruction: Intermediate Description Learn to carve one of Norway’s most charming and practical textile tools,...

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: 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: On-demand class content is available for 90 days from the time of purchase. Location: This is an on-demand class. After registering for the class, log into your Vesterheim Museum Store customer account to view the class videos...