…can take anywhere from ½ hour to three hours. Johanna and Ruby enjoy the gallery, “The Atlantic Crossing.” Johanna, Claudia, and Ruby love coming to Vesterheim to create a different…
From My Carving Bench to Yours . . . Rebecca Hanna
From Woodworker Rebecca Hanna. (In the series Folk Art In Place, explore and learn with folk artists as they take us through their workspaces and demonstrate their craft.) You might…
National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibit 2018 Winners
…Cheese Bucket Kathryn Evans Lena, IL Old Rogaland-Style Panel Honorable Mentions Kristin Birkeland Salt Lake City, UT Telemark-Style Bucket Sally Stromseth Decorah, IA Rogaland-Style Plate Ronna Thorson Edina, MN Telemark-Style…
Vesterheim Welcomes New Trustees – 2020
…Louise Hanson and her husband Walter own The Nordic Shop, a Scandinavian clothing and lifestyle store in downtown Rochester, Minnesota, which includes an ecommerce website www.thenordicshop.net. They are a Premier…
Silverwork with Liz Bucheit
…your artistic practice or – if you’re a bride-to-be – your accessory game! Liz Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by her Scandinavian ancestry and keeps close ties to…
Oneota Community Food Co-op Supports Vesterheim
…longer able to fulfill portions of its community directive, so when Vesterheim Director of Folk Art Education Andrew Ellingsen contacted Oneota Co-op regarding a possible partnership for its Nordic cooking…
To Make Special
…and that everyone was an artist, while others had differing opinions. How does one even put a definition on what art is (or isn’t), given how expanded our understanding of…
Inside Handwoven Dresses
…collection, including several garments dating from the 1860s. Find out more about what she’s teaching at Vesterheim here. Collection Connections is a series of Vesterheim-hosted conversations between the museum’s collections…
Investigating Norwegian Billedvev
…Collection Connections is a series of Vesterheim-hosted conversations between the museum’s collections staff and folk-art school instructors. Highlighting the incredible folk-art collection at Vesterheim, these conversations are also opportunities for…
Scott Lien Wins Award
…The Year® is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who think big to succeed. Lien was selected by a panel of independent…