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Ten students ages 9 to 16 are whittling away at Norwegian folk art traditions dating back to their Viking ancestors. They gather Wednesdays after school, wrap their thumbs in bright turquoise tape ...
"(They) first became active among Nordic-American churches in the 1880s, and, rather than creating folk art, they tended to copy well-known European paintings." ...
The Scandinavian Folk Festival, in its 22st year, will pay special tribute to the artists and artisans of Scandinavian origin ...
DECORAH, Iowa (WLAX/WEUX) – Each year, Vesterheim Folk Art School offers a wide variety of classes and programs for all ages, both in person and online, including forging, Norwegian language ...
Norwegian knifemaking classes at Milan Village Arts School, taught by Jon Roisen, ... the National Norwegian-American Museum & Folk Art School in Decorah, Iowa.
SYMPATHETIC STRINGS highlights the fiddle makers, musicians, dancers and apprentices who have formed an ardent, close-knit community of folk tradition practice around Norway’s beloved national ...
India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim, Norway, with a salmon-pink gift shop and a mandarin-hued staircase.
There were also artists on site demonstrating Rosemaling, a Norwegian folk art, and a performance by the Scandinavian Folk Dancers of Omaha. People are also reading ...