Photography Show Winners Announced
16 Sep 2011 Comments Off
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The Mandan Art Association is proud to announce the winners of our first annual photography show.
September Photography Show
02 Sep 2011 Comments Off
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Mandan Art Association is hosting its first annual photography show, opening today, at the gallery.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, September 2, 5-7 p.m. Join us for refreshments and an early look at this show.
The gallery is open M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; plus we’ll be open Saturday, Sept 3, noon – 4 pm. Admission is always free!
This show is sponsored in part by the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which is the state agency responsible for the support and development of the
arts throughout North Dakota, and is funded by the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts
The show is also sponsored in part by grants from MDU Resources Foundation and the Mandan Progress Organization.
All Sunflowered Now
09 Aug 2011 Comments Off
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Did you get to the Put a Sunflower On It event? I know some of you did. Our artists stayed overtime putting sunflowers on everything from lawn furniture to candy jars.
Our thanks to the Prairie Rose group and to Charlene Jones for painting the sunflowers on everything you could imagine. Thanks to Charlene for making the giant sunflower frame so people could get a photo with their face in a sunflower. Thanks to all of you who came out and made the day really fun. And especially thanks to our director Rose Heiser who keeps everything running smoothly!
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Barb Nechiporenko featured in August exhibit
29 Jul 2011 Comments Off
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Mandan Art will host an exhibit of the works of Bismarck artist, Barb Nechiporenko at the gallery at 411 West Main Street, Mandan, from August 1-26. Opening reception will be held Friday, August 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Barbara Nechiporenko was raised and atended school in Fessenden, ND. She graduated from University of North Dakota in 1971 and came to Bismarck to teach elementary school. In 1984, she obtained a two-year degree in Commercial Art from Bismarck State College and began a second career as a graphic artist. She was employed for a time at the Bismarck Triune and the North Dakota Living magazine, The past 14 years of her work career were spent designing publications at the N.D. State Department of Health.
Barb has studied drawing and design through night classes at BSC and has studied with several local instructors. She has taken workshops from several nationally known pastel artists, including North Dakota artist, Shiela Rieman. For the last 14 years, Vern Skaug has been her regular instructor in pastel and oil.
Barb has been an active member of the Mandan Art Association for about 12 years. She now works forom er hoe studio north of Bismarck where she lives with her husband, Ken.
Barb paints a variety of subjects but especially enjoys landscapes featuring the North Dakota prairies. She has participated in local and regional art shows for the past 12 years and has won numerous awards.
Lake Louise, oil, by Barb Nechiporenko
PUT A SUNFLOWER ON IT!
23 Jul 2011 Comments Off
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What a summer, huh? Whether you’re impacted negatively by recent weather or just got a case of the doldrums, Mandan Art is ready to Put a Sunflower on It!
That’s right. Bring us an object. Any object. The drearier, duller, plainer, the better. And we’ll Put a Sunflower On It!
See this forgettable candlestick we found at a thrift store?
Now, check it out after Prairie Rose Art Club put a sunflower on it…
See how it works? There’s hardly anything that’s not better with a sunflower on it. Check out this ice bucket:
Prairie Rose Art Club will bring cheer to your objects too. Bring something to our gallery, August 6, 1-4 p.m. and they’ll “put a sunflower on it!” We’ll have prizes, sunflower seeds, a photo booth, refreshements.
It’s all free. Join the fun!
(One item per person, please.)
Call for entries: Mandan Art First Annual Photography Show
12 Jul 2011 Comments Off
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Mandan Art is now accepting entries for our First Annual Photography Show, to be held September 1-29, 2011.
Adults 18 and over are encouraged to submit up to two photos no larger than 24×30″ (including frame). All entries should be available for sale and no older than 2 years.
Jurors will select from among the photographic works and award prizes including a Best of Show, Gallery, and Most Creative. Votes for a People’s Choice prize will also be collected throughout the exhibition.
Download the entry form here (pdf). Entry forms must be submitted by August 15, 2011.
Fiber Arts Show Cancelled
18 Jun 2011 Comments Off
Bad news: Textile (fabric) Art Show cancelled. It’s been a crazy summer, and unfortunately we didn’t receive enough entries to proceed with this show. We’ll be open regular hours with plenty of member art, though. Come on down!
Spinners on a First Saturday
04 Jun 2011 Comments Off
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Just got back from an afternoon of spinning, conversation, and cookies at the Mandan Art Gallery. Guitar, mando, and fiddle music provided by the Mandan Art All Stars. These First Saturday afternoon events are feeling like parties. Watch this space or Like our Facebook page to find out about the next one.
Mandan Art Hosts Yarn Spinner’s Demonstration
30 May 2011 Comments Off
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The Mandan Art Association will host a demonstration of the North Dakota Spinners Saturday, June 4, at the MAA Gallery, 411 W. Main St. 1 – 4 p.m.
Spinners use traditional treadling wheels and spindles to transform fleece and other materials into yarn. “Bamboo, silk, cotton, corn, alpaca—any kind of fiber there is can be spun into yarn,” says spinner Shayne Bjorndahl. In fact, she says some even use plastic bags to spin a material they call plarn.
The group says spinning is quickly rising in popularity, and it’s not just for the homemade yarn.
“The act of spinning itself is highly soothing, meditative and peaceful once you have learned the skill,” says spinner Dawn Wetzein. “It’s very addictive once you get the hang of it.”
The demonstration is free and the public is invited to visit the gallery throughout the afternoon to observe and talk to the artisans.
Later this summer, Mandan Art will continue its celebration of the fiber arts with a month-long exhibit of textile and fabric work in July.
For more information, mandanart.org or call 701.751.4331. Contact the North Dakota Spinners at 701.663.4255 or write Shayne Bjorndahl at shayda@q.com.
Mothers Day Tea and Cookies Revisited
10 May 2011 Comments Off
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Did you miss this year’s Mothers Day Tea and Cookies? Or maybe you attended and wish we would do it again? Well, now you can relive last Saturday. We’ve made a slide show (thanks to JoAnn Z-K and her camera!).
Pour a cup of whatever’s left in your coffee pot, get some crackers from the cupboard, and enjoy:
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