…Rick Steves’ Europe. Rick has ancestry in Norway and was featured in Vesterheim’s 2022 exhibit, Innovators and Inventors. Many travel companies purchase “carbon offset credits,” which are managed by brokers…
Folk Art School
…Free Events Instructors Plan your travels to Decorah – Preview List of 2024 In-person Classes PDF of Classes April-Sept. 2024 here PDF of Classes Jan.-March 2024 here Registration for online…
Exploring Møre og Romsdal Style Rosemaling
…in this video recording of a lively conversation with Nancy Odalen, Vesterheim Gold Medalist and recipient a Vesterheim 2022-2023 Folk Art Residency grants. Odalen showcases examples from the Vesterheim Collection…
Awards for “Socially Distanced, Creatively Connected”
Addition on Jan. 5, 2022: Congratulations to the People’s Choice Award winner, Greg Akre, Waukesha, WI, with his piece “Dragons,” a dragon-style deep relief carving made from basswood. Greg said…
Vesterheim Featured Program on Viking.TV Experience Channel
…opportunity in part because it will be a destination option on Viking’s new Mississippi River cruises, which are planned to begin in 2022. “This Viking.TV program will be a great…
Innovator & Inventor Profile: Keith Elwick
…2022. Keith Elwick with his “wig-wag warning light,” a detachable, swinging warning light for farm vehicles. This invention won three First Place awards at the Gadget Show at the National…
Vesterheim Water Quality Award
On September 28, Vesterheim was recognized at the 2022 Iowa Water Conference in Dubuque, Iowa, for a project in the Upper Iowa Watershed. Vesterheim Heritage Park was awarded Stormwater and…
Folk Art Apprentice Program
Enjoy this video of 2022 Vesterheim Folk Art apprentices! Vesterheim Folk Art School has been embracing the historic and contemporary craft traditions of Norway and fostering a community of folk…
An Artist’s Journey: Carl Homstad, 50 Years
In 2021-2022, Vesterheim presented the exhibit An Artist’s Journey: Carl Homstad, 50 Years. Born in Denver, Colorado, Carl Homstad attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. After graduating with a BA…
Syttende Mai 2022
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! We enjoyed celebrating Syttende Mai, Norway’s Constitution Day, on May 17 at Vesterheim with a children’s parade through Vesterheim’s Heritage Park, storytelling, a lunchtime webinar with guests…