THE ARTS CENTER
THE ARTS CENTER NEWSLETTER Issue 157: November – December, 2021
A Word From Our Director Community Dinner Theater New Arts Center Team Member
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Upcoming Art Classes New Exhibit Linda’s New Mural in the Alley Upcoming Events
Mindi Schmitz Executive Director
Just when I thought things would slow down at The Arts Center, I find myself in the thick of meetings. We are planning for our second Perfectly Paired season. It’s a great evening featuring our resident sommelier, Karla Sandness pairing wonderful wine with a gallery experience. The Arts Center has professional art exhibits; this is a great way to get our members and the community in the gallery to meet the artists and have a great evening. The 2022 Gala is on the calendar. “Stepping Out for the Arts” is the theme. So brush off or hit the stores for your best/funkiest/most outrageous shoes, you will be showing them off, Friday, February 4 in the lobby of Newman Arena. Another exciting happening at The Arts Center is a partnership we have with the Stutsman County Human Rights Coalition. We are hosting their monthly meetings; and on November 18 we will be presenting the North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival, check out page 11 for more information. Oh and make sure to stop by and meet Anna Jacobson, our new Director of Education and Exhibitions. You may have met her in the past, as she did a few stints as our artist in residence. Sincerely,
THE ARTS CENTER’S ANNUAL GALA
STEPPING OUT FOR THE ARTS
Friday Night February 4, 2022 Newman Arena
All the normal fan fair. Social hour, dinner, live & silent auctions, live music, etc. Watch for your invitation in the mail.
JOIN US IN USHERING IN THE NEW EXHIBIT IN STYLE Perfectly Paired is a wonderful wine & cheese event coupled with the fine arts and the debut of “The Art of Writing”. Thursday, December 2nd starting at 6:00 pm • $25 per person Reservation required to 701-251-2496 or info@jamestownarts.com
a look inside HELP US WELCOME ANNA JACOBSON! The newest member of The Arts Center team. At the beginning of October we hired Anna Jacobson. Anna grew up on a family-owned organic farm near Wales, ND . Encouraged and influenced by her educator and farmer father, Terry and artist and farmer mother, Janet. Janet is a fiber artist and part of the duo know as North Dakota Wooly Girls. Anna continues to carry the love of the land, and education with her in her 25 year journey in the field of art. Jacobson believes everyone should have the opportunity to experience art. Art should be part of a balanced and life-long education, providing learners of all ages with essential skills and knowledge they need to be productive and caring. As a printmaker, teaching artist, fine art framer and educator Anna has a wide understanding of artistic disciplines. She has taught workshops all over the state; programs for elementary schools and also with the Art for Life program. She was a resident artist for The Arts Center from 2013 – 2015, teaching in the local elementary schools, arts after school program and also adult classes. Along with teaching art Anna is a professional framer of fine art work. Creating innovative was to display and hang artwork of all kinds. Anna received her BA in studio arts from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and her Masters in Fine Arts degree from the University of North Dakota. The Arts Center is excited to have her as we all know she will do amazing work as our Exhibition and Education Director. Stop in and say hello!
upcoming classes providing opportunities for artistic development and exploration
CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS & TEENS Pre-registration required. Details and registration online at: www.jamestownarts.com
BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY with Troy Gunderson Tuesdays: November 9, 16, 23 & 30 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm Held at Teen City • $90 / $80 for Arts Center Members Learn the basics of digital photography, what the terms mean, plus techniques that will improve your compositions. The focus of the class will be using your DSLR camera in a manual mode, learning the “how” and “why” of adjusting aperture, shutter speed and ISO to achieve photos not achievable in automatic modes. Informational handouts will be provided along with homework assignments. To aid in the learning, participants should become familiar with their camera controls and features. (Cameras with adjustable controls for aperture, shutter speed and ISO are preferred).
LET’S ROCK OUT WITH OUR POTS OUT! with Shelly Sayler December 11 – 12 • 3 sessions available 9:00 am – 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm or 6:00 –9:00 pm • $80 / $90 for Arts Center Members (must attend both days). Two days of clay studio fun! Come try the pottery wheel! Is it what you think? Is throwing as much fun as it looks? YUP! This 2 part class of almost all one-on-one instruction. That’s right, small class (6 adult students) helps me share the process with you and guide to some successful throwing practices. On day two you will be refreshed and ready to rock, learning how to trim a foot into your pieces! What’s included? Everything thing you need! I’ll provide the clay, the tools, all you need to bring is a comfortable pair of sneakers (required) and a sense of humor. You get to choose your 4 best pieces; I’ll get them glazed in your choice of colors. Your pieces will be ready at a later date to pick up. Also, get this... all pieces will be food, dishwasher and microwave safe. YEAH!
You can visit www.jamestownarts.com for our latest class updates and offerings. We look forward to helping you get inspired!
CREATIVE AFTER SCHOOL FUN FOR GRADES 3, 4, 5 & 6 Arts After School Program • • • • •
School days from 3:30 – 5:00 pm After school snack included Scholarships available Bus transportation provided (in town only) Pre-registration required
The Arts After School program runs from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. Parents should be prompt in picking up their child at 5:00 pm if not riding the bus. Find all the details at www.jamestownarts.com.
DON’T JUDGE THAT BOOK BY IT’S COVER with Anna Jacobson
November 8 – 19 Students will create an artist book. We will study the design of both the explosion book and the accordion book. Students will write the story, draw the images and also create the shape of the book.
MINI CLASS: WHAT’S THE WORD? with Linda Roesch
November 22 – 24 Students will use the letters in their name, their pet’s name, and other favorite animals or places to create an abstract line drawing; then add additional linework, colors and patterns to create self-portraits, cartoonish characters, and pictorial descriptions of their illustrated words. Students will also try different mixed media coloring techniques to aid in their designs.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG with Mindi & Madison
November 29 – December 3 The students will explore the universe of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the crazy Potts family. After watching the classic, where a down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land, the class will invent and create “All things Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”
HAND BUILDING HOLIDAY CREATIONS with Bill Nybo
December 6 –17 Need some gift ideas…how about a hand-built clay creation. Join Bill in creating using basic clay techniques (slab, pinch, coil, and texture). Kiln firing and glazes are included.
JAMESTOWN OPTIMIST CLUB
Our Arts After School program is supported in part by AAUW, United Way, Hugo’s Marketplace, Walmart, Optimist Club and BNSF Railway.
WOMEN’S POINT OF VIEW Selections from the Minot State University Permanent Art Collection Exhibits: October 14 – November 27, 2021 Women’s Point of View showcases a selection of work by women artists represented in the Minot State University Permanent Art Collection. While the exhibition ranges greatly in medium and style, it is unified by groupings of common themes: portraits, scenes from nature, pop art, and abstract works. The Minot State Art Department began a focused effort to develop a Permanent Art Collection in the early 1970’s and the Arts Center now manages a collection of over 1300 pieces.
Fall in Jefferson County, Mary Craik
The collection originated when a small but energetic faculty, enthusiastic students and volunteers at then Minot State College introduced a national juried exhibition to the art program with the intent of enhancing the visual arts experiences of students, the campus and the regional art community. This “National Print and Drawing Show” would also be the source of a quality contemporary fine art collection, through the presentation of purchase awards. In the 1990’s, the original juried competition was opened to international entries, became Americas 2000: Paperworks, and a second competition for an All Media category was started. Artwork from the collection is used as a resource for teaching, involving students in the hands on study of original works of art and cultural objects. The collection is also displayed on the Minot State campus and showcased in exhibitions that are frequently toured to other galleries as well as being on view at the University. The pieces featured in this touring exhibition stem from purchase awards granted in the two annual juried competitions, or from donations to the Collection. As a special project aimed to utilize the collection and teach about curatorial methods, this exhibit was developed by art students who wanted to highlight art created by women artists. Women’s Point of View was organized and sponsored by the Northwest Arts Center at Minot State University. This project is funded in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ART EXPLOSION
a mural by Linda Roesch From the voice of the artist: “The mural, Art Explosion, has been in the works for over a year. The Arts Center staff wanted to incorporate elements that reflect all that The Arts Center has to offer, including Arts After School classes like painting, drawing and sculpting, live music performances and open mic, and film festivals. We also wanted a design that offered interactive elements for photo opportunities, so I’ve included several markers, crayons and colored pencils falling from the sky and hovering near the ground to “grab”, carry or hold. These elements were designed around the main focal point of the mural—an eruption of paint in every color bursting out from a tube and arcing up into the sky! Passersby might also be inclined to join the trio of musicians located on the extreme left of the mural. Winston, AC office dog, also makes an appearance in the mural. The mural was started in mid August… about the time we started seeing our first rains of the summer. Even in it’s unfinished state, folks from the community and from out of town have already begun taking advantage of Jamestown’s newest photo op, and from my apartment upstairs I can hear passersby comment on the brilliant colors in the design.”
THE ART OF WRITING
December 2, 2021 – January 8, 2022 BisMan Writer’s Guild was started in Feb. 2019. Our mission is to uplift local writers throughout North Dakota by promoting, advancing, and supporting them. We do this by offering workshops, sharing the works of others, and shedding light on the amazing talent of our state. We work hard to bring workshops, write-ins, general get-togethers, as well as go to local events to promote our writers. The BisMan Writers Guild paired with the North Dakota Art Gallery Association to put together a traveling art show, funded by Dakota West Arts Council. The Art of Writing is a project unlike any other. This show brings together writers & artists together to create original pieces based on each other’s already established pieces. Above: Untitled, by Andrea Fagerstrom, acrylic on canvas. From the Cover: Ghosts of the Dawning Light, by Johnathan Campbell, print
The Arts Center Presents
A 2nd Act Community Theater Production SYNOPSIS:
MEN ARE DOGS by Joe Simonelli
Dr. Cecelia Monahan has a serious problem. As a therapist who runs a support group for single and divorced women, she must listen to a number of relationship problems from her unusual cadre of patients as well as dealing with the unsolicited advice of her live in mother on subjects ranging from dating to cooking recipes. The doctor, however, is not above using some unorthodox methods of her own such as hiring out of work actors to role play with her patients. It is only when Cecelia meets the new substitute package delivery man that the doctor must learn to practice what she preaches!
Friday & Saturday Nights. November 12 & 13 Dinner served at 6:00, Curtain at 7:00 pm Tickets are $35 each / $30 for members (Meal included) Available at The Arts Center or online at jamestownarts.com
Shopping For The Holidays The Arts Center has great options to gift your creative friends and family, or to insipre them! f you are looking for unique experiences or authentic artwork come by The Arts Center. We have gift certifates, orignal art pieces, T-shirts, and studio aprons that make awesome gifts.
Open Mic Night
December 30 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall.
Woodcarvers Group Thursdays at 6:00 in the Hansen Studio Stop be and widdel away! The local Woodchippers club meets Thursday nights at 6:00 pm. All skill levels are welcome to join in. If you are just starting out, this group is always willing to share and advise for your development and success work with wood. It is free to attend, no reservations are necessary.
Buffalo City Photo Club Third Tuesday of each Month in the Hansen Studio The local band of photo enthusiasts will be meeting again. You can join them the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio for a photography advenure. Topics are focused primarily for DSLR camera users. Free and open to anyone.
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