Edina Art Center

The Edina Art Center is excited to welcome Jordyn Myrhan as a new instructor of Beginning Drawing and Digital Illustration.

Jordyn is a high school art teacher specializing in drawing and media arts. She has always loved art, and pursued her interests at the Perpich Arts High School in Golden Valley, St. Olaf College and Augsburg University. She finds inspiration in exploring new mediums and techniques and sharing her learnings with others. Her students are surprised to learn that she has two pet rats named Moon-Moon and Rory, and three Great Danes that she shares with her mother (though the aren’t usually models for her own artwork)!

The Pop-Up Art Cart is at the Farmers Market today from 3-7pm at Centennial Lakes Park!

The Pop-Up Art Cart is at Centennial Lakes Park Thursday from 9:30am - 11:00am and the Farmers Market Thursday from 3-7pm at Centennial Lakes Park!

📣 ATTENTION! 📣 We have a brand new class offering! Digital Illustration with ProCreate starts July 23rd.

Learn techniques of digital illustration, color theory, composition and more in this introduction to Procreate. Each week students will incorporate new ideas and concepts into an illustration to build their skill, confidence and creativity. Students need their own tablet loaded with the Procreate app and Apple Pencil.

✍🏽 Week 1 Basics of ProCreate: Learn how to use different tools and techniques, including digital painting basics and workflow tips to make the most of procreate for your creative project.

✍🏽 Week 2 Design and Color: Learn how to use shape and color to communicate emotions and ideas. Students will create a subject or character to star in their illustrations.

✍🏽 Week 3 Backgrounds and Composition: Putting it all together. How do you make the most of your page! Practice creatively using the background to make you finial composition look great!Week 1 Basics of ProCreate: Learn how to use different tools and techniques, including digital painting basics and workflow tips to make the most of procreate for your creative project.

Register here: tinyurl.com/EAC-Procreate-Class

Big shoutout to our Teen Sculpture Intensive class! One of our talented teen artists sculpted a fantastic dinosaur using advanced techniques! 🦖🎨 Their use of color and texture really makes this piece stand out. Excited to see more creativity from these young sculptors. Stay tuned for more impressive work from these young sculptors!

What a blast! Artists that participated in the Matisse camp learned to use color, patterns, and shapes like Henri Matisse. So much fun was had by all!

The rain didn’t stop the Edina Arts & Culture Commission from walking in the Edina Parade on the 4th of July!

The Pop-Up Art Cart is at Centennial Lakes Park today from 9:30am - 11:00am and the Farmers Market today from 3-7pm at Centennial Lakes Park!

Did you know the Pop-Up Art Cart is at Centennial Lakes Park every Thursday morning? Stop by to create art for free from 9:30am -11:00am.

We're also at the Farmers Market on Thursdays from 3-7pm at Centennial Lakes Park!

Check out our interior artists! They brought a sense of design, color, texture and patterns to the spaces inside buildings. Using drawing, painting, and sculpture skills, campers designed walls, furniture and décor to create fun and functional rooms.

Join us for Art Together on Wednesday, July 10th! 🎨 👮‍♀️ 👨‍🚒

Kids, cops, and firefighters come together to create positive impressions though visual arts. Register online so we have a headcount for supplies!

www.tinyurl.com/Edina-Art-Together

We dove into the world of Alcohol Inks! Students learned about these pigment-intense and vibrant, free-flowing inks and experimented with designs on a variety of surfaces. Check out some of the fun we had!

Donte Mearon, a 2024 Art Grant recipient, and members of the Edina Arts and Culture Commission, pose with the community cloth created during the 2024 . Mearon was awarded the grant for a project in the Art Festival’s Kid Zone. 👏

Summer art camps are in full swing! Here, one of our incredible instructors, Pam, is inspiring and enlightening our young artists with the creative concepts behind interior art.

There's still time to sign up for our summer workshops and camps. Check out our camps at: tinyurl.com/Edina-2024-Art-Camps

We’re excited to welcome guest artist Erik Pearson of Shipwrecked Studios in St. Paul this summer! Erik will lead our summer Teen Intensive: Sculpture Boot Camp, June 24-27. Register here ➡️ tinyurl.com/Sculpture-Bootcamp

With Erik’s original sculpting process, everyday materials come to life as expressive figures and characters. He loves working with young people and approaches teaching as collaboration. “It’s really exciting to see what sparks kids’ imaginations and watch the grow as they work with the concepts and materials.”

In addition to sculpture, Erik is a small- and large-scale painter. His murals can be seen from Superior, Wisconsin (his hometown) to Bloomington, Indiana (and Bloomington, Minnesota, too!).

Join us Tuesday mornings at Weber Park or Wednesday mornings at the Cornelia Park for our Art in the Park series! It's a perfect time to drop your kids off and run some errands!

Sign up for one or sign up for all! Staff will share their expertise in the project areas to make this a fun, interactive experience for your child.
Sign up daily| $15 per child | Ages 7-11

Register at: https://bit.ly/EdinaArtinthePark2024

June 18 & June 19: The World Around Me: Nature
June 25 & June 26: Anime! Japanese Cartooning
July 9 & 10: Science and Art
July 16 & 17: Self-Portraits
July 23 & 24: Abstract Art
July 30 & July 31: Woodland Wonders

We have so much fun every Friday with our PreK artists! Use a variety of art materials and techniques, including drawing, painting, sculpture and collage to create unique projects. This class focuses on helping young children develop visual knowledge and vocabulary, as well as fine motor skills and focus. It's also a fun way for kids to spend time with the important adults in their lives!

Register now for the following days & projects!

June 21 - Shape Sailboat
June 28-Ladybug and Duckling Art
July 12- Fantastic Frogs
July 19-Cat in the Hat!
July 26-Music is a Rainbow (Xylophone)

➡️ https://tinyurl.com/EAC-ArtTryItOut

The June Art Together event was a success! The rain stayed at bay and the community came together with law enforcement including the and to create art! Join us for our next two events this summer on July 10th and August 14th.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at Fred Richards Park for Edina Art Together from 5:00pm - 7:00pm! We will keep an eye on the weather and post any cancellations on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

Thanks to everyone that joined us for First Saturday Art Lab today! We love seeing families create together.

First Saturday Art Lab is held the first Saturday of every month. Staff is on hand to assist families with a variety of projects designed to help young people explore art concepts and mediums. This no-cost program is possible thanks in part to a Youth Activities grant from Hennepin County.

REGISTER ONLINE! www.tinyurl.com/EdinaArtLab

Last weekend we hosted a garden mosaic workshop. Artists had a chance to learn about properties of glass and designing beautiful mosaics!

Don’t forget to check out our full catalog of classes and workshops! EdinaArtCenter.com

Meet our newest instructor, Sushila Anderson! Sushila is an award-winning stained glass artist who started Dynamic Glass Design in her home studio in 2008. Her background is in graphic design, which informs her glass and mosaic work.

Sushila finds inspiration in bold colors and art nouveau design. As a parent of a teenager, she enjoys working with people of all ages. She loves seeing what others create and the sense of community that comes from making art together.

You can explore glasswork with Sushila on Thursday, August 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in her class, Try it: Glass Mosaic Coasters. More classes will be offered this fall.

Recreation Supervisor Laura Fulton was interviewed by Edina Magazine for Edina’s Utility Box Art Competition!

All 5 of the metal utility boxes have now been transformed!

You can see them at:

1️⃣ We Are One Family by Shannon Steven (Cornelia Drive and West 70th Street)

2️⃣ Faces Today by Sophia Adams (West 77th Street and Computer Avenue)

3️⃣ Handprints of Our Block by Chelsea Mielke and Family (West 78th Street and Cecelia Circle/Delaney Boulevard)

4️⃣ Rooster by Amy Bounds (West 70th Street and Metro Boulevard)

5️⃣ Urban Spirit by MollieRae Miller (West 78th Street and Cahill Road)

Read more about the Utility Box Art Competition: https://edinamag.com/winning-designs-from-edinas-utility-box-art-competition/

It’s time to start thinking about summer. Mark your calendars and sign up for Art Together! 🎨 👮‍♀️ 👨‍🚒

Kids, cops, and firefighters come together to create positive impressions though visual arts.

Meet some of Edina’s first responders on June 12th, July 10th, and August 14th at Fred Richards Park in Edina.

Register online so we have a headcount for supplies. www.tinyurl.com/Edina-Art-Together

Join us for Make Together: Garden Stone Mosaic on May 18th!

Create real mosaic art for your garden! This spring-inspired project is great for working together, learning about the properties of glass and having fun! Parents will help students create a mosaic design and cut colorful glass to fill the design for your stone paver. If you're an adult who loves enhancing your garden, come alone or with a friend!

No need to bring anything. For adults, and kids ages 10 and up with their adult. Registration is per project -- adult/child pair or individual adult.

Register here: bit.ly/Garden-Stone-Mosaic

Fridays are fun-days with Art: Try it Out! for Preschoolers!

Kids 2-6 and their caregivers use a variety of art materials and techniques, including drawing, painting, sculpture and collage to create unique projects. These classes focuses on helping young children develop visual knowledge and vocabulary, as well as fine motor skills and focus. It's also a fun way for kids to spend time with the important adults in their lives!

Register online at tinyurl.com/EAC-ArtTryItOut

ATTENTION! Mother's Day is coming up! We know what Mom wants... quality time with you! Join us for a super fun experience you can share with Mom! 💐

We're hosting Mother's Day Metal Casting on Saturday, May 11th with WOW Mobile Metal Lab and Show! Create a small sculpture, pendant, keychain, brooch or charm through metal casting!

Space is limited! Register at: tinyurl.com/Mothers-Day-Metal-Casting

Our Gel Printing class was a blast last weekend! Thanks to all that participated.

Come visit us at Edinborough Park for a free art project! We will have our Pop Up Art Cart there on Tuesday and Friday of this week at 10:00am!