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This exhibit includes work by the art apprentices, who graduated in 2011 and were awarded apprenticeships to work on their portfolios for a year.
Flaten Gallery Hours Monday: 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday: 10 am - 5 pm Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm Friday: 10 am - 5 pm Saturday: 2 pm - 5 pm Sunday: 2 pm - 5 pm
In the Members’ Room, Joyce Francis exhibits her ink and watercolor paintings. These works on paper are made using the Zentangle technique, a meditative art form that uses repeating patterns. The Northfield Arts Guild Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10am – 5pm and Saturday 10am – 3pm. Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity is the setting for two new art exhibits opening in January 2012 in the College’s Perlman Teaching Museum. In the Kaemmer Family Gallery, “Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption” presents large but intricate color images based on statistics to visually dramatize aspects of contemporary American culture. In the adjoining Braucher Gallery, “A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art” reveals the ongoing vitality of the Feminist artist movement with works by 17 contemporary women artists exploring aspects of identity through painting, drawing, needlework, photography and other media. Both exhibits will be on display Friday, January 13 through Sunday, March 11, 2012. Gallery admission is free and open to the public.
Arts Guild Member Fred Gustafson shows a series of large-scale plates influenced by traditional Chinese painting styles, including landscape scenes and bamboo motifs. The Allina gallery is located near the lab waiting area of the clinic at 1440 Jefferson Road. Hours are 7am – 8pm Monday through Thursday, 7am –7pm Fridays, and 9am – 3pm Saturdays. William Parry, a London-based photojournalist and auther who contributes regularly to the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA), is launching his new book, "Against the Wall: The Art of Resistance in Palestine," with a U.S. book tour. His stunning book of photos captures the graffiti and street art that has transformed Israel's apartheid wall in the occupied West Bank in to a living canvas of resistance and solidarity. Featuring the work of International street artists including Banksy, Ron English Swoon, Faile and Blu, as well as Palestinian artists and international grassroots activists, these photos express outrage, compassion, solidarity, peaceful resistance and touching humor. On Thursday 23rd February, at 7:00 pm., in Tomson Hall, Room 280, on the campus of St. Olaf College, William Parry will show slides of his photos and tell the stories behind them Start: Feb 10 2012 7:30 pm
End: Feb 11 2012 7:30 pm
Musical theater production directed by Professor of Theater, Karen Peterson Wilson '77 Start: Feb 11 2012 9:00 am
End: Feb 11 2012 12:00 pm
The Northfield Fine Arts Booster Club is seeking donations of new or used band and orchestra instruments for its new “Instruments for All” program. An instrument drive is set for Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Northfield Middle School cafeteria. Drop off instruments, supplies and gently used lesson books and receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation. A matching grant from the Northfield Area Foundation will double the value of the donations. The booster club also is accepting cash donations to repair donated instruments. Start: Feb 11 2012 1:00 pm
End: Feb 11 2012 2:30 pm
Cost: $15/$13 owners Presenter: Joe Gransee-Bowman How does energy performance fit into designing a residential living system while integrating the needs for shelter, energy, and food? Learn about air sealing, weatherization improvements, safety concerns, and the services energy auditors and insulation crews provide. A possible opportunity to participate in a hands-on session in someone's home will also be discussed. This is optional and will be organized by the instructor. Joe is a local Sustainable Design Consultant.
Registration is required. Go to www.justfood.coop to register online or stop by the store at least 72 hours before the event.
Start: Feb 11 2012 1:00 pm
Volunteer Network's annual Fly-In is a child-focused event. The aeronautic related activities are designed to educate children about aviation and engineering. Start: Feb 11 2012 7:00 pm
End: Feb 11 2012 11:00 pm
Interfaith Event Planned in Support of Marriage Equality
Contact: Suzannah Ciernia, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church, 507-786-3366 Rainbow Community Celebration Interfaith Planning Committee, Northfield, MN | ||
