Join Orange Dragon Art Gallery to learn about raising monarch butterflies, butterfly gardening and the incredible migration that monarch butterflies make to Mexico each fall.
Discover ways you can help preserve this species and its endangered migration phenomenon in the Upper Midwest. Meet Amy Miller, who started raising monarchs as a peaceful way to endure some tragic family issues.
Every person can do something to support monarchs and other pollinators – what will you do?
You are invited to participate in an exclusive 2-day workshop with Artist Neil Sherman.
Noted Grand Marais plein air oil painter Neil Sherman will be teaching a workshop in Hastings, MN on June 25 & 26th!
“What I strive to capture in my paintings is the feeling of a particular day. Each day is different, especially on the north shore of Lake Superior where, often, every couple of hours can be different. Those days or hours may never be repeated again, so capturing the essence is important so that people who have known those days and hours can remember and others who have not known can be transported there via the painting.” Read More
The cost is $100 for one-day Sunday the 25th, $150 for Sunday and a half day Monday the 26th. The class will be outdoors, with Evansen Art Studio as a backup in case of poor weather.
Anyone interested can contact Andy Evansen at evansenartstudio@gmail.com or call Neil directly at (612) 716-5733.
Meeting location:
Evansen Art Studio
202 Second Street East
Hastings, MN
Hastings Prescott Area Arts Council (HPAAC) has invited four professional artists to work with all children in the park right after lunch each day. HPAAC raised money at their annual gala to provide exceptional art opportunities for Hastings youth.
Take a look at the SPARK Schedule to attend one or all of the art sessions held Tuesday through Friday each week from June 13-August 9.
Meet the Artists:
Elizabeth Carroll
Alanna Morris-Van Tassel
Katie Rowles-Perich
Marc Anderson
Elizabeth Carroll brings her Art Truck to help children experience creative visual arts activities.
Her program was a hit with kids last summer!
Come to learn Hip Hop and Modern Dance in the park with Alanna Morris-Van Tassel. She comes to us through the COMPAS program based in St. Paul which provides art activities for children throughout the state. She is a terrific professional dancer!
Experience theater in the park with Katie Rowles-Perich who is working with BLACK DIRT THEATER to help children experience exciting theater fun. Play theater games, experience improv, and invent with puppets.
Explore rhythm and music with Marc Anderson who comes to us from the M2 Foundation based in St. Paul where he is the Executive Director. Each child will have their own drum to learn percussion and life lessons. Don’t miss it!
For more information:
Contact Program Coordinator Allen Saunders at 661-226-2912 or email allennsaunders@gmail.com or visit Hastings Community Ed SPARK in the Parks or HPAAC
You are invited to Art Nordstrom’s Opening Reception on Saturday, June 10 from 5 – 8 p.m.!
BreakAway Arts is featuring the “Art’s Art” Exhibit at BreakAway Café.
Exhibit dates: June 6 – July 2
“”Art’s Art” is a wonderful collection of landscapes and country scapes painted by local artist and former Senior High School art instructor, Art Nordstrom. This exhibit highlights some of the places Art has traveled including the Florida coast, and rocky mountains and western North Dakota in addition to beautiful local scenes.”
On June 3, 2017 at 10 a.m., the Friends of LeDuc & Historic Hastings will sponsor their Annual Rhubarb Festival.
“Rhubarb will reign as the main feature of this event – bunches of fresh rhubarb, potted rhubarb plants and baked rhubarb treats will all be offered for sale.”
There will be demonstrations on how to use various herbs in salads and cooking and suggestions for which herbs to include in your own garden to provide sanctuary and food for bees and butterflies.
This family event also offers an opportunity to engage in art projects, story time, games and walks in the woods.
The LeDuc chickens will be providing their usual entertainment and visitors may encounter costumed entertainers as well.
The LeDuc house will be open for guided tours at scheduled times and rates, information available at www.dakotahistory.org
The LeDuc Historic Estate is owned by the City of Hastings and managed by Dakota County Historical Society.
LeDuc Historic Estate
1629 Vermillion Street
Hastings, MN 55033
The reception will be held at Hastings Arts Center on Saturday, June 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be music, hors d’oeuvers and refreshments.
Artist Profile:
“My first experience with a camera was playing around with my Dad’s Polaroid I found in a closet when I was a kid. I couldn’t be separated from my first camera I got for Christmas when I was thirteen.
My interest lead me to a career as a Public Affairs Officer in the United States Coast Guard where I worked as a writer, photographer, news journalist. While in the Coast Guard I was able to work in Alaska, the Bering Sea and entire East Coast.” Read more
The Pleasant Hill Library in Hastings, MN invites you to check out the following upcoming events:
Art Demo Tuesday: Wire Wrapped Jewelry
Tue, May 16, 4-6 pm
See a demonstration by a local artist.
The Jolly Huntsmen
Wed, May 17, 1-3 pm
Put a little oompah in your life with local German polka band the Jolly Huntsmen and enjoy light refreshments.
UFO Minnesota–Watch the Sky
Thu, May 18, 6:30-7:30 pm
Hear author Chad Lewis present some of the most amazing unidentified flying objects and alien encounters in Minnesota. Each year hundreds of people witness something in the sky that they can’t explain and experience encounters they believe are with extraterrestrial beings.
Stop by the Pleasant Hill Library from April 24 – April 30, 2017.
See how local artists interpreted of The Maltese Falcon. The traveling installation will include work by Barbara Riegel Bend (textiles), Alan Honn (glass) and James Shoop (bronze).
Barbara Riegel Bend
As a fiber artist I am drawn to the rich heritage of cloth and the story it tells through its content, color, design, and cultural history. I work with fabrics that have their own integrity and voice. In my fiber sculptures I explore the interplay of cross cultural fabrics stitched side by side with a reconfiguration of contemporary ‘throw away items’ that share the pattern, color or texture. Read more
Alan Honn
A Minnesota native, Al Honn worked as a professional glassblower in Boulder, CO and on Whidbey Island, WA before returning to settle in his home state. Currently, he is a studio artist and instructor at the Minnesota Center for Glass Arts and Foci Cooperative in Minneapolis. Read more
James Shoop
James Shoop has been a professional sculptor since 1983. He first started sculpting at his family’s foundry, Shoop’s American Bronze Casting. At the foundry, he was involved in producing sculptures for the awards and incentives market. For ten years he refined his skills at production molds, casting and finishing. Read more
Sunday, June 25, 1:30 – 3:30 PM
