Artists for high school show
Submissions from artists are currently being sought for the annual Area High School Art Exhibition, on view April 4-26 in The Galleries. All high school-age students from western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota are invited to submit one recent original work in any media. Art teachers whose students are participating in the show are invited to submit one piece of their own artwork for a concurrent exhibition in The Commons. All submissions must meet the specified guidelines and be dropped off at The Phipps on Tuesday, March 31, or Wednesday, April 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Guidelines are available at www.ThePhipps.org, or by calling Anastasia Shartin at (715) 386-2305, ext. 103. High-schoolers may also apply for the Alice M. Stolpe Scholarship for the Arts.
“Steel Magnolias”
“Steel Magnolias,” a comedy-drama by Robert Harling, will be performed April 17-May 3. The play is about the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. The action centers around Truvy’s Beauty Salon in Chinquapin Parish, La., and the women who regularly gather there. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. on the main stage. Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for all students, with a $2 discount for the opening weekend, and a $2 discount for seniors on the Sunday matinees
Private violin lessons
Private violin lessons for students ages 7-adult are offered throughout the year by Sarah Bertsch, (715) 381-5735.
Private voice lessons
Elizabeth Hawksford Schaefer offers private voice lessons for ages 12-adult. Adults and homeschooled teenagers are especially welcome to call for available daytime openings. For more information, call The Phipps center at (715) 386-2305, ext. 101.
Ballroom dance parties
Tom Larson will offer ballroom dance parties Saturday, March 21 and April 18, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the dance studio. Larson will offer a ballroom dance lesson from 7:30 to 8:30. Dancers of all experience levels are welcome. Refreshments are provided. Admission is $10 per person.
Pottery classes
Pottery classes for teens and adults (eight weeks, $207) and for children (six weeks, $113) begin the week of March 23.
Yoga classes
Vinyasa Flow yoga classes continue Thursdays, 6:30–8 p.m. Beginning yoga is offered Tuesdays and Fridays, 9-10:30 a.m. Classes are ongoing and may be taken at any time. Punch-cards may be purchased for $120 per 10 classes. Punch-cards are good for any of the three classes offered each week. Students only pay for the classes they attend. Students should wear loose, comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat.
Photography club
The Western Wisconsin Photographic Club meets regularly at The Phipps. Photographers of all levels of ability and experience are invited to these meetings. For more information, contact Margaret Strehlo, (715) 386-5048.
Mosaic class
Local mosaic artist Wouterina “Riana” de Raad is offering a Mosaic Workshop ($145) on Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26. The workshop runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. Participants will learn how to cut and break glass and ceramic tile, grouting and more.
Rosemaling
Marlys Hammer is teaching Beginning Rosemaling on March 27 and 28 and Advanced Rosemaling April 17-19. For more details, visit www.ThePhipps.org or call (715) 386-2305.
Theater classes for children
Claudia Haas is teaching theater classes for students in grades 1-6 are offered on four Saturday mornings, April 4, 18, 25 and May 2. Flights of Fancy, for students in grades 1-3, runs from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Characters Wanted, for students in grades 4-6, runs from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Each class fee is $39.
Healing Arts at Hudson Hospital
Currently on display are the works of Teita Amberg, Chuck Avery, Robyn Stoller Awend, Bernel Bayliss, Barbara Bend, Patricia Lange, Andrea Larson, Susan McDonald, Tom McGregor, Chris Meyer, Gregg Rochester and David Sebberson.
Gallery exhibits
“Ordinary/Extraordinary: The Art and Life of Stories,” an exhibition of visual storytelling by artists from across the globe, will be on view in The Galleries through March 29. In this exhibition, artists from Liberia, Russia, Japan, the Midwest, East Coast and Belgium use painting, drawing, mixed media and video to bring to life all sorts of stories, both real and imagined. Artists are Susan Armington, James Disney, Heidi Hafermann, Catherine Kennedy, Tadashi Onoda, Alexandra Rozenman and Marie Simcox. Special events with the exhibition are a performance event (storytellers, musicians) Sunday, March 22, 2 p.m., in the Black Box Theater, for ages $5 and older (tickets $3 to $5); and a free artist roundtable discussion on sources of artistic inspiration, Sunday, March 29, 2 to 4 p.m. in The Galleries. Galleries hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4:30 p.m., as well as one hour before and through intermission of all performances in The Phipps theaters.
The Gift Gallery
The Gift Gallery offers unique fine art and traditional crafts by noted area artists. Gift certificates are also available.
For more information, contact The Phipps Center for the Arts at (715) 386-2305, (715) 386-8409 (box office) or www.ThePhipps.org.
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