January workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Jan
25
10:00 AM10:00

January workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Family Wheel Throwing is an introductory wheel workshop designed for families and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Learn how to use the potter's wheel in this warm and cozy wintertime workshop! Practice centering, opening, pulling, and shaping the clay, then paint your projects with colored slips. Dress for mess! Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, January 25
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$65 for two people, one adult and one child. $30 for each additional participant.

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February Workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Feb
15
10:00 AM10:00

February Workshop at the Northern Clay Center

CUPid’s Chalice is a handbuilding class designed for family and family. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Celebrate your love of clay and all things Valentine's! Make a cup worthy of Cupid ready to hold your favorite drink, or make a cup for someone you love using paper templates and colored slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, February 15
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$65 for two people, $30 for each additional participant

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March workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Mar
8
10:00 AM10:00

March workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Rise and Shine! is an introductory handbuilding workshop designed for families and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

What fuels your morning? Waffles, toast, coffee, or fruit? Get a jump on your day with handmade ceramics for the most important meal of the day. Learn how to make a variety of forms, such as a dish or mug for your favorite morning food or beverage. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, March 8
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$65 for two people, one adult and one child. $30 for each additional participant.

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November workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Nov
16
10:00 AM10:00

November workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Covered in Coils is an introductory handbuilding workshop designed for families and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Explore rolled, extruded, and slab coils and the different results they produce. Then make a cup, pot, or vase using your favorite technique. You learn to move the clay inward and outward as you join one coil at a time. Paint your projects with colored slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, November 16
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people. $25 for each additional person.

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ART ATTACK: CLAY ACTIVITY
Nov
8
to Nov 10

ART ATTACK: CLAY ACTIVITY

Snack Attack is a free, hands-on clay activity for all ages offered during Art Attack. Use clay to make your favorite food of your own design. Cut out a shape, add embellishments, and then decorate with ceramic paints. Each project is kiln baked to perfection and available for pick up at a later date. Information is provided about pick up during the activity.

This activity is offered on a first come, first served basis during times listed below.

Friday, November 8 from 6 - 9 pm

Saturday, November 9 from 1 - 3 pm & 5 - 7 pm

Sunday, November 10 from 1 - 4 pm

Free to the public. All ages welcome.

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ART ATTACK
Nov
8
to Nov 10

ART ATTACK

  • Northrup King Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Art Attack is hosted by the Northrup King Building. This highly anticipated fall open studio event showcases four floors of amazing art and gifts that will attack all your senses – in a good way! Meet artists, purchase art, and participate in interactive art activities – all featured in a beautiful and historic arts building. Three days full of fun, color and inspiration!

Find Eileen in the Northrup King Building in Studio 431 on November 8 - 10, 2024 and check out her free clay art activity Snack Attack offered for a limited time each day. Art Attack is free and open to the public.

Friday, November 8 from 5 pm –9pm

Saturday, November 9 from noon – 8pm

Sunday, November 10 from noon – 5pm

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October workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Oct
19
10:00 AM10:00

October workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Family Wheel Workshop is a wheel class designed for family and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Learn how to use the potter’s wheel and practice centering, opening, pulling, and shaping the clay. Paint your projects with colored slips. Dress for mess! Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, October 19
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people. $25 for each additional person.

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Art-A-Whirl: Clay Activity
May
17
to May 19

Art-A-Whirl: Clay Activity

  • Northrup King Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Duck, Duck, Clay Duck is a free, hands-on clay activity for all ages. Use clay to make a small bird of your own design. Cut out a pattern, add wings or a beak, and then decorate with ceramic paints. Water fowl, raptors, and songbirds are encouraged. Each project is glaze fired and available for pick up at a later date. Information is provided about pick up during the activity.

This activity is offered on a first come, first serve basis during times listed below.

Friday, May 17 from 6 - 9 pm

Saturday, May 18 from noon - 3 pm & 5 - 8 pm

Sunday, May 19 from 1 - 4 pm

Free to the public. All ages welcome.

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April Workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Apr
20
10:00 AM10:00

April Workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Family Wheel Workshop is a wheel class designed for family and family. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Learn how to use a potter’s wheel and practice centering, opening, pulling, and shaping the clay. Paint your projects with colored slips. Dress for mess! Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, April 20
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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March Workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Mar
30
10:00 AM10:00

March Workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Flora and Fauna is a handbuilding class designed for family and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Make a series of small plates inspired by the anticipation of spring and the awakening of the world around us (perhaps still under a blanket of snow). Use plant and animal shapes as inspiration for form, texture, and pattern as you think of spring. Together, your set of plates will tell a story of what’s to come at every meal. Decorate your projects with colorful slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, March 30
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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March Workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Mar
9
10:00 AM10:00

March Workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Breakfast Buffet is a handbuilding class for friends and families. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Rise and shine! Make plates inspired by your favorite morning foods. Learn handbuilding basics using slabs and decorating techniques to personalize your dish. Ages 6+ and skill levels welcome. Don’t waffle! Sign up today.

Saturday, March 9, 2024
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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February Workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Feb
17
10:00 AM10:00

February Workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Pottery Throw Down is an introduction to the potter’s wheel designed for families and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Learn how to use a potter’s wheel and practice centering, opening, pulling, and shaping the clay. Paint your projects with colored slips. All skills welcomed. Age 9 and up. Dress for mess.

Saturday, February 17
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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January Workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Jan
20
10:00 AM10:00

January Workshop at the Northern Clay Center

Winter Wonderland is a handbuilding class designed for family and family. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Be inspired by the world around you as you make a covered jar topped with a winter scene. Skis, sleeping bears, evergreens, and mittens are encouraged. Learn basic slab construction and paint your projects with colored slips. Ages 6+ and skill levels welcome.

Saturday, January 20
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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November workshop at the Northern Clay Center
Nov
18
10:00 AM10:00

November workshop at the Northern Clay Center

From Kiln to Table is a handbuilding class designed for family and friends. Sign up for the morning or afternoon session.

Design your own serving dish for your next small or large meal as you think about form and function. Use paper templates to plan your project and build it using slabs. At the end of class, decorate your creations with colored slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, November 18, 2023
10 am - 1 pm
2 - 5 pm

$60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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ART ATTACK
Nov
10
to Nov 12

ART ATTACK

  • Northrup King Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Art Attack is hosted by the Northrup King Building. This highly anticipated fall open studio event showcases four floors of amazing art and gifts that will attack all your senses – in a good way! Meet artists, purchase art, and participate in interactive art activities – all featured in a beautiful and historic arts building. Three days full of fun, color and inspiration!

Find Eileen in the Northrup King Building in Studio 431 on November 10 - 12, 2023 and check out her free clay art activity Sweater Weather offered for a limited time each day. Art Attack is free and open to the public.

Friday, November 10 from 5 pm –9pm

Saturday, November 11 from noon – 8pm

Sunday, November 12 from noon – 5pm

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Free Clay Activity
Nov
10
to Nov 12

Free Clay Activity

  • Northrup King Building (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Sweater Weather is a free, hands-on clay activity during Art Attack in Studio 431. Participants use clay to make a small sweater of their own design. Cut out the pattern, add embellishments, and then decorate with ceramic paints. Each project is glaze fired and available for pick up at a later date. Information is provided about pick up during the activity. First come, first serve basis during times listed below. Free to the public. All ages welcome.

Friday, November 10 from 6 - 9 pm

Saturday, November 11 from noon - 3 pm & 5 - 8 pm

Sunday, November 12 from 1 - 4 pm

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Art Stat Exhibition: The Trophy Room
Apr
7
to Sep 7

Art Stat Exhibition: The Trophy Room

  • M Health Mill City Clinic (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Trophy Room is on view at M Health Mill Clinic Gallery located at 901 S 2nd Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The exhibition runs April 7 - September 7, 2023. The reception is Thursday, July 13 from 5:30-7:00 pm.

The public is welcome to visit and view the exhibition during regular clinic hours Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.

The clinic believes patient care is an art, combining science and medicine to develop holistic care plans for each patient. It showcases local artwork and live music, with a modern, calming design.

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Grant Recipient
Mar
1
to Feb 28

Grant Recipient

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Eileen Cohen is a fiscal year 2018 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

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