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Framing the Future Hard Hat Tour: Oct 27

Posted October 27, 2023
by Greg Wright

The foundation is poured and the walls of the lake-level classroom are in! Join Director Greg Wright for our latest virtual Hard Hat Tour of the new Welcome Center and see the amazing progress that's been made in the last few weeks.

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Winterers' Gathering 2023

Posted October 26, 2023

The Winterers' Gathering & Arctic Film Festival is just around the corner!  Join us Nov 17-19 to welcome in the chilliest season, with winter-centric films, community events, and our featured speaker Tim Cahill

Introducing Mary Tripoli

Posted October 25, 2023
by Mary Tripoli

In her first blog post as a Resident Artisan,  woodworker Mary Tripoli writes about carving hundreds of spoons, building her first chair as a North House intern, and chasing the questions that craft brings up. 

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High-Touch, Low-Tech: North House featured in MPR article

Posted October 20, 2023

The world is becoming increasingly online. So why are more and more people drawn to traditional craft? North House was recently featured in an MPR article on the burgeoning folk school movement and our flourishing community.

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Introducing Liz O'Brien

Posted October 19, 2023
by Liz O'Brien

Working with "living color" is how Resident Artisan Liz O'Brien describes natural dyeing.  In her introductory blog post, Liz writes about the roots of craft in her life and embracing the slowness inherent to dye work. 

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Introducing Caroline Feyling

Posted October 9, 2023
by Caroline Feyling

From starting her own weaving business to joining the Artisan Development Program, Resident Artisan Caroline Feyling writes about the craft journey that brought her from Oregon to Grand Marais sight unseen. 

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Timber Frame Build Hard Hat Tour, Oct 5

Posted October 6, 2023
by Greg Wright

The timbers are cut and stacked! Join Director Greg Wright for a video update on the construction of the Welcome Center—the building that will be the new front door of North House. 

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North House Adopts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Posted October 6, 2023

For the past year North House has been formulating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement. It was formally approved this fall, charting a course to expand accessibility and continuing work to make more people feel welcome and invited.

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Introducing Tara Austin

Posted October 3, 2023
by Tara Austin

In her first blog post, Tara Austin shares about how she became a rosemaler after a North House class and what lies ahead for her in the Artisan Development Program. 

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Scholarships and Work Study

Posted September 28, 2023

The release of new courses means new Work Study sessions and scholarship applications are opening. Two-week Work Study sessions through June 2024 are now posted. Scholarship applications open on October 5 for January—May 2024 courses.