…the traveling version of this exhibition. Craig Trygstad is the Site Visitor for Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges in Burlingame, California. As a site visitor,…
A Facelift for Vesterheim Virtual Galleries
A Facelift for Vesterheim Virtual Galleries Exciting update! We’re enhancing the Virtual Galleries on our website with improved pictures of artifacts in the collection. Explore with sharper detail and immerse…
Vesterheim Open Status
…six or more are encouraged to call ahead at 563-382-9681 for best planning. • Vesterheim Folk Art School offers both online and onsite classes. COVID protocol for onsite class students…
Takk Skal Du Ha, Brenda and David Carlson!
…are so many ways to stay connected with Vesterheim, and we hope you’ll be exploring all our website and social media have to offer. Vesterheim’s Folk Art School continues to…
John McGivern’s Main Streets Features Decorah
…Main Streets,” dedicated entirely to Decorah, Iowa, will air on PBS Wisconsin and may be viewed for free on the PBS Wisconsin website. The show – a local public television…
Folk Art Apprentices and Artists in Residence
…find a hobby. Having never taken any type of art class she went to a local craft shop and took a beginning decorative painting class. She knew from the beginning…
Vesterheim Offers Continuing Education for K-12 Educators
…hands-on kolrosing workshop with woodworker Harley Refsal, and provided materials for follow up. This fantastic educational opportunity will help teachers throughout Iowa introduce their students to folk art. Supported by…
Blacksmithing Trunk Locks with Tom Latané
…and Vesterheim Collections Manager Jennifer Kovarik highlight forged chest locks and the different mechanisms locksmiths employed to secure belongings. Tom Latané and his wife, Catherine, have a shop in Pepin,…