Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance

Saturday, January 30th 10:00-2:00 Making paper at PRCA– Learn the magic of paper making in this one day workshop designed to teach the process and practice of paper making. Students will learn to separate the fiber, form sheets, press and dry creating beautifully textured, colorful paper. Each piece is unique and a work of art! Tuition for members is $35.00 non-members $40.00. Ages 16 and up.

Friday, February 5th 3:00 to 6:00 Recycled Paper Beaded Jewelry at PRCA Date: Friday, February 5, 2010
Time: 3:00 to 6:00 pm
Fee: Members pay $30.00 Non-members pay $40.00
Limited to 6 participants
Learn the skills needed to make beaded jewelry in this one day workshop designed to teach the process and practice of jewelry making. Students will learn to roll the paper into beads, design the beads and shape into a necklace or braclet. Welcome ages 16 and up

Saturday, February 6th Handmade cards at PRCA
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010
Time: 10:00 to 1:00
Fee: Members pay $20.00 Non-members pay $25.00
Students will have fun using a variety of materials to create new and interesting handmade cards. Sarah McDermott from Hancock will be facilitating the class. Ages 16 and up welcome.

Join the PRCA Board of Directors at our annual Long Range Planning Meeting!

Saturday, February 6th from 8:30 to noon at the Soils Lab.

We start with our famous potluck breakfast and then get into some good fun, wild creative thinking and out-of-the-box problem solving. Topics we’ll cover include fundraising, programming, the center and we envision where the PRCA will be in the future. Bring your vision and ideas and get in on this important day in our calendar. Everyone is welcome to come for some or all of the meeting.

Taking a Closer Look, a collection of photographs and photo montages by Dan Allenspach will open on Dec 16th, 2009 at the Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance, 630 Atlantic Ave, Morris, MN. There will be an opening reception from 4:00 to 5:30 on December 19th at the PRCA. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited free of charge.

Exploring symbolism in contemporary life, the show will consist of photographs printed straight up as well as photographs printed in a montage style. Allenspach has applied his sense of design and color to create an intriguing display of images that are open for interpretation. Come enjoy a refreshing look at the world we live in.

Dan Allenspach graduated from Moorhead State University with a BA in Art and taught Art at Jordan High School for two years before moving to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Allenspach returned to his hometown of Hancock, Minnesota in the early 1990’s and is known to some for his garden full of flowers and sculptures.