June 27th, 2025
Saint Peter — Three new classes focused on teaching youth and adults to use flowers, leaves, bark, and other natural materials to create art, toys, and games will take place throughout July and August at the Arts Center of Saint Peter.
Dates and classes are as follows:
- Sundays, July 6 and 13, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Natural Pigment Foraging and Painting with Montana Tolzman. Participants will walk to the nearby Mill Pond woods to forage various plants and then return to the Arts Center to turn the raw materials into paint and explore watercolor painting techniques. Cost is $5 per person, and no registration is required. Participants must be age 10+ (ages 10-14 must be accompanied by a paid adult participant).
- Monday-Friday, July 28-August 1, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Handmade Games with Jake Fee. In this week-long class at the Arts Center, youth ages 8-12 will learn basic craft skills using leather, wood, yarn, rope, feathers, and fabric to create a full set of games and toys to take home. The class will involve physical activity such as running, throwing, and jumping, as well as friendly competition. Cost is $275 per person, and registration is required at artscentersp.org. A list of what to bring and other details are also at artscentersp.org.
- Wednesdays, August 6 and 13, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Eco-Printing with Joel Moline and Montana Tolzman. Participants will walk to the nearby Mill Pond woods to forage various plants and then begin the eco-printing process which involves boiling materials to release their pigments onto paper and/or fabric. Facilitators will offer beverages and snacks, and lead conversation, during the hour or more of boiling time. Cost is $20 per person, and advance registration is required at artscentersp.org. Participants must be age 10+ (ages 10-14 must be accompanied by a paid adult participant).
Registration is open and further details are posted on the Arts Center’s website, artscentersp.org.
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These activities are made possible through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.