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Free Fall Poetry Series: Healing and Restoration

Free

with Patrick Cabello Hansel

Calendar Oct 18, 2025 at 7 pm

Free: Fall Poetry Series: Healing and Restoration

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

 

Beginning Watercolors: Gorgeous Landscapes

$54

with Linda Jensen

Calendar Nov 8, 2025 at 10:30 am

Join artist Linda Jensen to learn beginning watercolor skills and paint beautiful trees of the season! Explore essential watercolor skills of wet and dry brushwork, masking and using a resist along with the application of simple drawing tricks to make your paintings look amazing. Practice your understanding of color mixing and play with ways to use water to intensify or mute your colors.

Fairmount Avenue United Methodist Church 1523 Fairmount Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, November 8th, 10:30 am -12:30 pm

Deadline to register: Nov 1

Tuition: $54

 

Paint and Sip: Painting on Glass

$54

with Heidi Witte

Calendar Nov 8, 2025 at 6 pm

Paint and Sip: Painting on Glass

Glass painting has existed since ancient Chinese and Roman times. Enjoy a fun evening with friends as you learn the technique of glass painting with artist Heidi Witte. Bring your own beverage, roll up your sleeves,  and get creative in this relaxed evening workshop at the ArtScraps store. 

Saturday evening, November 8th - 6:00-8:00 PM

Tuition: $49

Adults must be 21+

Free Fall Poetry Series: Gratitude

Free

with Patrick Cabello Hansel

Calendar Nov 22, 2025 at 7 pm

Free: Fall Poetry Series: Gratitude

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

 

Handmade with Love, Holiday Cards: Art Meets Poetry

$49

with Marie Olofsdotter

Calendar Dec 6, 2025 at 10:30 am

Hand-made greeting cards are often the most cherished. Explore your creative muse as you work with visual artist and poet Marie Olofsdotter to create a variety of greeting cards. Inspired by the season and nature, cards incorporate folding techniques, the pop-up process and collaging techniques. Then add another element that makes your card uniquely yours- your voice captured in lines of poetry generated with Marie. All materials provided. 

ArtStart’s ArtScraps 1459 St Clair Avenue, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, December 6th, 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Tuition: $49

 

Holidays at Hogwarts for Families

$49

with Gustavo Boada

Calendar Dec 20, 2025 at 10:30 am

The holidays are a magical season.  What better time to work together as a family with artist Gustavo Boada to create one of the most magical places there is-Hogwarts Castle, the site of so many of Harry Potter’s adventures. Using tubes, cones, cups, mylar, glue and reciting a single spell, “Decorateum Glueioso” you create a magnificent castle to place in your bedroom or home for the holidays!

Saturday, December 20th, 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Tuition: $49 per person*

*Please register every member in your family seperately

 

Passport to Russia: From Moscow to St. Petersburg (Session 1)

$150

with Jeanette Dickinson and Karen Anderson

Calendar Dec 22, 2025 at 9 am

Ages: 6 - 12

Passport to Russia: From Moscowto St. Petersburg

Russia, or Россия, is one of the largest countries in the world bordering Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Join ArtStart artists for a whirlwind tour of Moscow,the capital of Russia, and St. Petersburg. Then create art inspired by famous Russian composers and artists, as well as beautiful folkart traditions. Grab your passport and a warm coat and join this artistic adventure!

Ages 6-12

SESSION 1: Monday-Tuesday, December 22-23, 2025

9-10:30am: Matryoshka Dolls

A Matroshka doll is also known as a Russian nesting doll. Each doll contains a slightly smaller doll nested inside it. Create your own colorful Matryoshka nesting doll, as you work with Jeanette Dickinson to design and paint your own special set of dolls.

10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Architecture

Join artist Karen Anderson to learn about the colorful onion-shaped domes of St. Basil’s Cathedral and Ivan the Great’s Bell Tower, both built in the late 1500s. Then draw and pain tthese memorable symbols of Moscow glistening in the setting sun.

Payment plan available: $50 deposit plus 4 payments of $25.00, paid every four weeks.

Passport to Russia: From Moscow to St. Petersburg (Session 2)

$150

with Julie Boada and Gustavo Boada

Calendar Dec 29, 2025 at 9 am

Ages: 6 - 12

Passport to Russia: From Moscow to St. Petersburg

Russia, or Россия, is one of the largest countries in the world bordering Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Join ArtStart artists for a whirlwind tour of Moscow, the capital of Russia, and St. Petersburg. Then create art inspired by famous Russian composers and artists, as well as beautiful folk art traditions. Grab your passport and a warm coat and join this artistic adventure!

SESSION 2: Monday-Tuesday, December 29-30, 2025

9-10:30am: Clay

Dymkovo toys are a traditional Russian folk art handicraft made by women.They are moulded and painted clay figures of people and animals. Work with Gustavo Boada to create your own special Dymkovo toy using air-dried clay and acrylic paint pens.

10:45am - 12:15pm: Puppetry

Composer Sergei Prokofiev composed the symphonic fairytale Peter and the Wolf. Each character in the story is represented by an instrument of the orchestra. First listen to the musical tale. Then work with puppeteer Julie Boada to create finger puppets for each character. Share the tale with your family and friends using your finger puppets.

Payment plan available: $50 deposit plus 4 payments of $25.00, paid every four weeks.




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