Spring into Summer June 2 in New York Mills
Community Art Event at Sculpture Park
The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center invites you to “Spring into Summer” on June 2, 2021 from 5-8pm at the NYM Sculpture Park & Barn.
This outdoor family-friendly, art & garden, collaborative community event will take place from 5-8pm Wednesday evening and will include free children’s activities, pay-as-you-go adult projects, community mural painting, live music, food trucks, cash bar, and live auction. (Rain date June 3rd.)
“Spring into Summer” will feature free children’s activities including music with Rebecca Imsande from 5-6 pm, ECFE sensory fun with dirt and flowers, artist Brad Wegscheid’s Scribbletastic Fun-O-Matic Command Post, and interactive make & take projects by ECFE, NYM Library, and the Cultural Center.
For adults, there will be pay-as-you-go art and gardening projects. Each workshop is $8, or fully embrace your creativity & green thumb in all four projects for just $25! Options include floral arranging with Kellie Smith Floral, plant & learn about succulents with Denise Peltier, create found object owl art with Cheryl Bannes, and make a bookmark or notecard (or BYO item to dye!) using natural flower pressed dyes with Perala + Co.
Nate Luetgers of Park Rapids will lead a “Paint with Nate” community mural project for all ages. There will be live music throughout the event by Rebecca Imsande (children’s music from 5-6pm), Elisa Korenne (6-7pm), and Dave Virnala (following the live auction until 8pm). Enjoy food trucks by Ruby’s Pinoy Foods and Lowriders Tacos & Pizza, plus a cash bar (beer, pop and water) throughout the event from 5-8pm. (Backwoods Woodfire food trailer is pending staff availability.)
The Cultural Center will round out this fun summer evening with a live auction of artist-made items, a one of a kind quilt by Mellie Peach, a variety of outdoor fun and gardening items, and generous donations from local businesses and individuals. The live auction by Perala Bros. Auctioneers begins at 7pm. This auction supports the Center’s summer programming: Think-Off, Fish House Fest, Puppet Pageant, Art in Your Park, and more!
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. The Cultural Center would also like to thank all the artists, businesses, individuals and organizational partners that are helping to make this truly collaborative community event possible!
For more information, call the Cultural Center at 218-385-3339. Rain date for this event is Thursday June 3.
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About the Cultural Center:The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. The Center offers visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in its 80-seat concert listening room, visual art gallery in a historic building, gift shop featuring local artists, artist residency program, sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since its incorporation in 1990, the Cultural Center has been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world. For more information, call 218-385-3339, or visit www.kulcher.org.
