Winter Water-Based Workshop  
Center Hosts Water Media Class

Water is important to the lives of all Minnesotans. In the Land of 10,000 Lakes we appreciate a good canoe trip, water-ski outing, or dip in the local swimming hole! But what of our water play in the frozen winter months?

The Cultural Center in New York Mills has the answer to your winter H2O-cravings: a water media class! Learn lots of creative and interesting ways to use water in your artistic endeavors.

Class launches at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, docking at 2:00 p.m. This gives participants plenty of time to dip their toes in before taking the plunge with water media.

Says Center Education and Outreach Coordinator, Cheryl Bannes (also class instructor), “those in the heart of the lakes will find heart in this colorful use of water.”

In the workshop, students use watercolor pencils, water-soluble oil pastels, watercolor crayons, and water-soluble graphite pencils and markers to draw and paint a simple landscape on watercolor paper. Focusing on media and technique, this lesson is for anyone interested in water media–not just landscape artists.

This class is simple enough for beginners without watering-down the subject matter too much. Anyone above the age of 16 is welcome to attend.

Class fee is $20 or $15 for members of the Center. Pre-registration is requested.

For more information or to register for the class, please call the Cultural Center at (218) 385-3339 or visit the Center’s website at www.kulcher.org.

The Cultural Center in New York Mills is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. We offer visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in our 80-seat concert listening room, two galleries in a historic building, a gift store featuring local artists, an artist residency program, a sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since our incorporation in 1990, we have been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world.