Friday/Sturday June 17th/18th Summer Solstice Celebration
Pottery Demos, Artist Reception, Pottery Tent sale 10% off all pottery, Raku firing
Monday/Tuesday June 20th & 21st Feltmaking
Class 9am - 4pm Students 14 years old +
Monday/Tuesday June 20th & 21st 2 day Drum Making + Playing Class for Summer Solstice Class 10am - 12:300
1st Grade + $30
Tuesday June 21st Summer Solstice Celebration with Drumming, music and welcoming Summer
Wednesday June 22nd K - 3rd Grade Art Class 10 - 11am $15
Wednesday June 22nd 14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday June 23rd Wall Hanging weaving 2nd Grade + $20
Friday June 24th Gallery Reception for Featured Artist Summer Solstice Celebration Pottery Demos, Artist Reception, Pottery Tent sale 10% off all pottery, Raku firing
Tuesday June 28th 2nd - 7th Grade Clay whistles and rattels class (2 day class with outdoor firing on Thursday 30th. $25 10- noon each day
Wednesday Jun 29th K-3rd Grade Art Class 10-11am $15
Wednesday June 29th 14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday June 30th Outdoor raku firing of whisles and rattels
Tuesday July 5th 2nd - 6th Grade Raku pottery jewelry 10-noon
(2 day class with raku firing on Friday July 8th) $20
Wednesday July 6th K - 3rd Grade Art Class 10am - 11 $15
Wednesday July 6th 14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday July 7th 2nd-5th Grade Art class Dream Catchers
10am - noon $20
Friday July 8th Pottery raku firing 10am - noon
Saturday July 9th, 6pm Gallery clossed for Private Party
Monday/Tuesday July 11th/12th Prehistoric Pottery Making Class 9am - 4pm for students 14+
Wednesday July 13th K-3rd Grade Art Class 10-11am $15
Wednesday July 13th 14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday July 14th Handbuilding with clay 9:30 - noon
2nd Grade + (Firing on Friday weather permitting) $20
Friday July 15th Outdoor pit firing
Tuesday July 19th Fairy house class for children 2nd Grade + 10am noon $20
Wednesday July 20th K-3rd Grade Art class 10am 11am $15
Wednesday July 20th 14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday July 21st Painting class for children 2nd Grade 6th Grade 10am - noon $20
Tuesday July 26th Driftwood mobiles art class for children 2nd Grade 6th Grade, 10am noon $20
Wednesday July 27th K-3rd Grade Art class 10am 11am $15
Wednesday July 27h 14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday July 28th Wall Hanging weaving class for children 2nd Grade 6th Grade, 10am noon $20
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Aug 1st 3rd The Tree of Life: Celebration of the Harvest class for families and kids 9:30 noon
Wednesday August 3rd, K-3rd Grade Art class 10am 11am $15
Wednesday August 3rd ,14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday August 4th Driftwood mobiles class for children 2nd Grade 6th Grade, 10am noon $20
Tuesday August 9th Fairy house class for children 2nd Grade + 10am noon $20
Wednesday August 10th, K-3rd Grade Art class 10am 11am $15
Wednesday August 10th,14 years + Exploring drawing 1-4pm $20
Thursday August 11th Painting class for children 2nd Grade 6th Grade, 10am noon $20
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Summer Solstice Celebration at Bell Street Gallery
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Video link with Steve McHugh
Channel 6 TV Station out of Duluth came to Madeline Island and did a small piece about the economy, tourism and the Island. Check it out:
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/95740674.html
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/95740674.html
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Painting by Fredric McCormick
Fredric McCormick is new to Bell Street Gallery, Fred splits his time between Minneapolis, his cabin in Trego, WI and his family's summer cottage on Frenchman Bay, Maine. Fredric's impulse, "to draw things the way they really look," go back to the tender age of seven. Over the years he has worked in a number of media (oil, watercolor, acrylic and pencil) and has taken awards in a large number of national competitions.
New works comes to Bell Street Gallery
Paintings by Fredric McCormick and Terrie Myers, Raku by Steve Hemingway.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Why buy Art?
This is a quote that Holly Tourdot gave me from Liz Simpson,
"The positive emotions and feelings we get from appreciating beautiful things infuses us with a beneficial energy that helps bring our bodies and minds into balance."
What more needs to be said...
"The positive emotions and feelings we get from appreciating beautiful things infuses us with a beneficial energy that helps bring our bodies and minds into balance."
What more needs to be said...
Monday, April 19, 2010
New work from Michael Tonder
Michael Tonder – working with recycled plate glass, kilns, and sandblaster- creates one-of-a-kind glass sculptures. Handcut from flat sheets of glass, each creation is carefully assembled, than fired in an electric kiln. After firing, the fused glass forms are than carved and etched to completion.
Within each form, Mike employs internal lines, altered surface textures, and light reflection, refraction, and diffusion to create tension, stimulate curiosity, and engage the eye. His art reflects the many influeneces of his experience as a forester and park manager, and many excursions into Minnesota’s Boundary Waters canoe area.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Brian + Peggy Lundberg's new mugs
Seems we have a theme today, bears.... Brian and Peggy have come up with what has to be the most comfortable mug I've ever held in my hands, lightweight and beautiful.
Porcelain sculptures from Martye Allen
Some of Martye's new work, she uses porcelain clay giving a clay a bonewhite look and than she fires them in a saw-dust kiln for the brown/black marks. You can see these and many others after the 29th of April.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Steve Hemingway doing Raku firing
Here's Steve and his wife Amy firing some of his new "Eggs" at his studio in Minnetonka, MN.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Website is live
We launched the new website on Monday and it's up and looking, checking it out!
http://www.bellstgallery.com
http://www.bellstgallery.com
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
.... and the winners are.....
The winner of the Fall Fest Minnesota Opera tickets are:
Renee Larson of New Brighton, MN won 4 $100 tickets to MN Opera's 2009/10 season
Becca Fredlund of Taylors Falls, MN won 2 $100 tickets to MN Opera's 2009/10 season.
Congrads to the winners and we'd like to thank all who visited during our final weekend of the 2009 year. We had a great time this year and are already planning next years calendar and artists.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Letter that didn't get published in the Gazette
Bell Street Gallery’s first season
By: Steve McHugh
We’re back to the time of the year where we review what we’ve done over the past season and make plans for 2010 season. It’s been an exciting year for Mary and I. We’ve enjoyed getting to know our year round neighbor’s seasonal guests. We are open for Fall Fest the weekend of October 16th & 17th with artists working at the gallery. The gallery is also open for the Holiday Boutique on Saturday November 28th, from 11am – 5pm for your holiday shopping. So after visiting the Museum, please stop by and check out our specials on kids books, jewelry, and photos from this past season.
Working with our local artists, we’ve enjoyed success in selling paintings of Holly Marie Tourdot, Susan Dexter, Diane Marie and pottery and jewelry by Kristin Lein. Many participants enjoyed our summer kid’s classes. Madeline Island’s galleries co-sponsored The Gallery Crawl during July and August. We had a great time with live music, yummy food, and wine -- meeting all, enjoying local and regional music, and visiting with artists.
Now for next year, we’ve received a grant from the La Pointe Center for kid’s classes next summer. We will be working with the Rec Center offering kid’s art camp one morning per week in July and August. We are looking for visitors and local help in teaching these classes. Some of the artists that we are looking for are: basket weaver, tie-dye, water colorist and/or pastel artist, and ? We will be holding these classes in our backyard in our new larger tent. We will also be holding one additional kids class each week, so we are doubling our Arts out reach for kids next year. We are also looking for teacher(s) to help with these classes and anyone interested should email an résumé to steve@bellstgallery.com. Kids classes are being added to our calendar for next summer already and be found on our website and at www.madelineislandart.org.
We are adding more local artists to our mix with the paintings of Katherine Parfet and Terrie Myers. Additional news of artists will be posted throughout the winter on our website: www.bellstgallery.com that is being rebuilt at this time. Check out the blog for photos and stories from this past season to relive the summer.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Open mic with Steve Mueske - poet
On Desire
If I could burst into bloom, red
with the rose of it, with the rise and swell
of it, called into being through
the deep green, and trembling with light,
I might understand. If I knew
how light touches water
with a tracery of trees, gifts
the world as it is not, I might know
why I am not a rose or water or light
but a man who suddenly believes
in withcraft. What else
but this hollowing fire, this mark
of the thaumaturge, could make
the wild heart, so like a bird, thrash
in its cage? Imagine rain and wind,
portrait of tempest with shed: shivering
silvers of wood, the whole structure
in danger of imploding. Here under
a black sky swirling with clouds
I am ready to be unmade. The air
is charged and blue, and my hands
are burning with light.
- Steve Mueske
www.stevemueske.com
Trip District Rock...
Trip District rocked Bell Street Gallery at Saturdays Gallery Crawl. Check them out at http://www.tripdistrict.com
Friday, August 7, 2009
What's new?
Bell Street Gallery has new pots created by Steve Hemingway. These 3' pots can stay outside and the designs are based on Ojibaway Native American bead designs.We have added Native American artist Donal Carufel (Niizhoogaaboo) from the Lac du Flambeau, WI Ojibaway tribe created out of all natural materials.
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