New & Noteworthy
Join the Good Harbor Hill Players Saturday, December 21 at 6pm on the North House Folk School campus for 2024's Winter Solstice Shadow Puppet Performance!
Make haste, but slowly: in a fast-paced world, Resident Artisan Gabe Strand writes about the power of slow productivity, from making room for creativity to choosing quality over performative production.
Göran Andersson has been making knot baskets for more than six decades in Storvik, Sweden. Join Jane Laurence on a visit to his workshop to show the detailed process.
Equipping craftspeople to be teachers is a core part of the Artisan Development Program. In this blog post, Ty Sheaffer writes about the extraordinarily difficult task of effortless teaching.
When winter settles in, it's the little things that can get us through. In their newest blog post, Riley Kleve shares snapshots of their last month in the Artisan Development Program, and the things they're looking forward to this winter.
Featured Events & Activities
Fiber Week
February 11-17, 2025
Celebrate the fiber arts on the shores of Lake Superior!
Join us for Fiber Week 2025, special week-long event that celebrates all manner of fiber arts, featuring coursework, speakers, demonstrations, and community gatherings.
This year’s Featured Guest Instructor is Emma Ewadotter from Umeå, Sweden, a talented textile artist and crafter who focuses on maximized decor and strong colors.
Fiber Week courses are open for registration now.
Winter Coursework
Winter is a wonderful time to take up a new craft! Whether it's woodworking or leatherwork, food or fiber arts, we're here to help you take the next step in your craft journey. During January and February, you can find courses that are perfect starting points for beginners.
Online School Store
Give the gift of craft this holiday season! Our online store is filled with beautiful handmade items, craft books and tools, one-of-a-kind stocking stuffers, and lots more. You can also find gift certificates for coursework or gift someone a membership.
Add your support for North House
Your gift today helps to keep North House enriching lives and building community through events, coursework, and afterschool programs. North House depends on donor support to keep our programming vibrant year-around, and now through December 31st all gifts will be matched - Give generously today!
Framing the Future
The Campaign for North House
Framing the Future sets the stage for the next 25 years of enriching lives and building community on the shores of Lake Superior. Creating a new front door that welcomes the world to North House, strengthening our core operations, enhancing campus access—this campaign is the critical next step of programmatic and campus evolution.
Construction on the new building has started! Follow along with the progress through our blog and video updates here.
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Resident Artisan Blog
Read what our resident artisans have been up to!
October 22 – So, What’s Your Story, Then?
October 15 – Meet Gabe Strand
October 08 – Meet Ty Sheaffer
October 03 – Meet Riley Kleve