Community Felted Mural Project
The symbols have all been made and two beautiful murals are completed! Come Celebrate at North House Folk School, July 27th! ffi scroll down
Be a part of creating a mural with wool instead of paint! This project will bring people together to transform wool into symbols of healing, dreaming and building, making hearts, birds and bees. Three large wool murals will be made with the symbols made in community workshops in Grand Marais MN and Minneapolis MN from April to July, 2021.
Wool transformed into symbols with the cooperative agitation of many hands
North House Folk School students and their wool symbols
6th and 7th graders at ISD 166 school in Grand Marais, learning about wet felting
The Community Felted Mural Project
This project began with three murals painted across the street from the burned out 3rd precinct in Minneapolis after George Floyds death. Sometimes, art is the only response in an impossibly painful situation. One year later, there are signs of positive change and people are gathering to make symbols of healing, dreaming and building as they transform wool into colorful hearts, birds and bees. These symbols made by people of all ages in Northern Minnesota and Minneapolis will be gathered and felted together into three wool murals that will hang in communities north and south.
Workshops for symbols & murals
Everyone is invited to these community making events. Come play with wool and experience how it transforms with water and agitation into a symbol you choose and learn how to needle felt a word on it. No experience is needed. Felting wool is a great example of bonding relationships and change, as your energy of agitation goes into the wool, the bonds become permanent and durable during the process of transformation.
All workshops are free thanks to a grant from Arrowhead Regional Arts Council and North House Folk School.
GRAND MARAIS, MN
Sunday May 16th symbol making North House Folk School
Perfect Lake Superior day an outdoor workshop
June 24, 25, 26, 27 Symbol making and mural making
Location: North House Folk School below the yellow house Grand Marais Mn.
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
July 30-31, Community Mural Workshop and Class. There are a couple of spots left!
Location: North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN
Registration required https://northhouse.org/course-session/community-felted-mural-project-7-30-2021
Celebration of Murals and Fully Felted Finale for Artist Development Program at North House
Location: North House Folk School, Boat Bldg, Grand Marais, Mn
Date: Tuesday July 27th, 7-9, 2021 opening reception. Open for viewing till August 3rd, 10-4 pm.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Saturday May 29th, Symbol making across from the 3rd precinct, corner of Minnehaha and Lake St.
More than 125 people participated!
Beautiful symbols were made!
Community Mural Making Workshop July 10 & 11, 10-4pm
Location: Parking lot across from the 3rd precinct, Minnehaha Ave and Lake St.
This will be a drop in workshop, accomplished only with the help of many people helping to create and felt the mural! Come for an hour, stay as long as you like.
water and patient agitation is transformation!
Celebration of Murals
Location: TBD, Minneapolis, Mn
Date: August date TBD
