It’s our last day in the Gallery (we’ll still be online) so stop in and take a last look at original Gene Sharp art and pick up a half price print of your favorite one!
It’s Shop Small Saturday in Elkader and we’re open and looking forward to seeing you! Lots of activities going on in Elkader including a free movie for the kiddos “Elf” (one of my favorites) and carriage rides!
Watercolor Workshop with David Prehm. A watercolor class for all levels. Artist David Prehm will share ideas and techniques to enhance the way we see and paint. Washes of color, edges that get lost and utilizing the negative spaces all are part of the journey in creating a watercolor. A supply list will be sent prior to the workshop. $60 per person.
Sign up at sharpartiowa@gmail.com or call 563-513-5088. Space is limited!
Rock Weaving with Susan Kuennen. Sue has graciously offered to return and teach us rock weaving. Learn the craft of weaving using willow, cane, leather and reed to design and wrap your own rock. Susan will supply the materials needed to create your work of art with the special rock you bring to the workshop. You bring a rock or two (flat, palm size is best) and she’ll bring all the supplies. $15 per person
Sign up at sharpartiowa@gmail.com or call 563-513-5088
Rock Weaving with Susan Kuennen. Sue has graciously offered to return and teach us rock weaving. Learn the craft of weaving using willow, cane, leather and reed to design and wrap your own rock. Susan will supply the materials needed to create your work of art with the special rock you bring to the workshop. You bring a rock or two (flat, palm size is best) and she’ll bring all the supplies. $15 per person
Sign up at sharpartiowa@gmail.com or call 563-513-5088
Paint a Holiday Card with Natalie Campbell. Make a card for someone special! Natalie will lead us in painting a holiday card. Instruction and supplies included. $30 per person.
Sign up at sharpartiowa@gmail.com or call 563-513-5088
It’s “Get Your Jingle On” and “First Friday” in Elkader. Art in the Park’s Silent Auction will be held at the Gallery -- a good gift opportunity!
Bring a special rock or 2 and weaving materials will be supplied. Cost: ONLY $15
Sign up at sharpartiowa@gmail.com or call 563-513-5088. Limited space!
We’re honored to display the work of our award-winning neighbor, the one and only Art Geisert. He’ll be signing newly released “How the Big Bad Wolf Got His Comeuppance” at his home studio across the street from the Gallery on October 23rd, and showing the complete set of original drawings for his next book, "Turkey River Trolls" at Sharp Art in the days surrounding.
Decorate a pint glass with us on Saturday, October 16th; 10 dollars includes the glass and all needed supplies; drop in at any time from 10 am to 2 pm and make a gift for that hard-to-please-someone at home on the couch!
Get your witches (and warlocks) costumes on and stop by the Gallery between 4 - 8 pm. Enter a drawing for a free small print!
From the 1st of October, it’s soon Halloween, but here at Sharp Art there’s a lot in between!
Enjoy the photography of featured artist Jeanette Muller and sign up for one of the October events at Sharp Art.
Jeanette Muller was raised in Clayton County, Iowa on her family’s dairy farm, which dates back to 1847. She grew up loving both wild and domestic animals of all shapes and sizes and could be found feeding cows, gathering eggs and catching toads. She graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelors degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. Jeanette’s photos reflect her love of nature!
Stop in during regular Gallery hours to see Jeanette’s beautiful nature photographs and purchase one for your home…or as a gift!
Join us at the Sharp Art Gallery for “First Friday Elkader” on August 6 from 5pm - 7p then stop back during regular Gallery hours in August: Thursday and Friday from 11am - 5pm and Saturday from 11am - 4pm or by appointment.
Elkader’s “Art in the Park” festival will showcase the art of forty juried artists on August 21-22. Preview the art of several of these artists at the Sharp Art Gallery in August, including Darrel Steege (Wood) Susan Kuennan (Fiber/Weaving Baskets) Elizabeth Long (Jewelry)
Do you have a project you just can’t seem to finish because of all the distractions at home or in your life?
Bring your project or a new idea to the Gallery and spend some time in the company of other creative people. Share your work (or don’t!) and shift your thinking to the right side of your brain!
Look forward to seeing you on Thursdays!
Do you have a project you just can’t seem to finish because of all the distractions at home or in your life?
Bring your project or a new idea to the Gallery and spend some time in the company of other creative people. Share your work (or don’t!) and shift your thinking to the right side of your brain!
Look forward to seeing you on Thursdays!
Do you have a project you just can’t seem to finish because of all the distractions at home or in your life?
Bring your project or a new idea to the Gallery and spend some time in the company of other creative people. Share your work (or don’t!) and shift your thinking to the right side of your brain!
Look forward to seeing you on Thursdays!
Sharp Art Gallery will be open Friday evening, July 2, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. This is your opportunity to stop in and meet David Prehm, our guest artist for July. Stroll through charming Elkader and meet the artists who are exhibiting their work at various locations around town. Enjoy drinks and dinner at our local restaurants and bars!
Do you have a project you just can’t seem to finish because of all the distractions at home or in your life?
Bring your project or a new idea to the Gallery and spend some time in the company of other creative people. Share your work (or don’t!) and shift your thinking to the right side of your brain!
Look forward to seeing you on Thursdays!
Sharp Art is pleased to feature the work of David Prehm from July 1-29 during regular Gallery hours.
Artist, David Prehm, considers all of northeast Iowa his backyard. Whether sitting in the woods chatting with a turkey or kayaking one of the rocky streams, the scents, sounds, sunlight, and color gives him inspiration.
When speaking about his paintings, he says, "It’s not what we see with our eyes, it is what we feel in our hearts.”
2 sessions: June 3 and Jun 10, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
WHERE: Sharp Art Gallery, 129 N. Main St., Elkader
COST: $40 for 2 sessions includes materials, instruction and camaraderie!
DESCRIPTION: Learn some new techniques! Brush up on your strokes and color mixing in this watercolor painting class; reserve a seat by emailing sharpartiowa@gmail.com or in person at Sharp Art Gallery, Elkader.
ABOUT NATALIE HEIRING CAMPBELL: A trained watercolorist, Natalie teaches in the MFL MarMac school district as well as independently through adult classes. She will be exhibiting this summer at Elkader’s Art in the Park, August 21-22!
Rebecca Kobos, fabric collage artist and weaver, spends her summers in Iowa on the Mississippi and her winters on the gulf coast of Florida. She uses fabric to create realistic and whimsical images in her collages. Some of her favorite subjects are cats, birds, plants, faces, and landscapes. She spends time making her larger framed pieces as well as smaller 5x7 mini-collages that she makes into cards. Her work combines strong colors and patterns. Rebecca uses free-motion stitching to draw into these “fabric sketches” to add detail. Her pieces often include both fabric and fibers that she hand-dyes. Rebecca’s focus is largely on surface design in her fiber work. But she also spins yarn, paints, and collaborates with her husband on ceramic pieces.
Sharp Art celebrates two years (although 2020 might not really count!) exhibiting the works of Gene Sharp and hosting the works of local area artists. Please join the celebration and stop by on Saturday, May 29 for a visit, a treat and a chance to win a small print of your choice!
The Gallery is pleased to join the Elkader arts community for its First Friday Art Crawl. Stroll through charming Elkader and meet the artists who are exhibiting their work at various locations around town. Enjoy drinks and dinner at our local restaurants and bars!
“Wild Geraniums” watercolor by Gene Sharp
Julie Grau and Lucy Sharp will lead a relaxing and fun evening at Sharp Art Gallery. Meditation can help you control stress, decrease anxiety, improve cardiovascular health, and achieve a greater capacity for relaxation while awakening your inner creativity. Then create abstract works of art through a collection of patterns that are not meant to represent anything.
WHERE: Sharp Art, 129 N. Main St., Elkader
COST: $20/person
Sharp Art is pleased to welcome artist, Alexis Schramel and photographer, Jeff Tisl for the month of May. Both Alexis and Jeff are local NE Iowans who express their creativity in different ways. Alexis is a mixed media and acrylic painter of abstract compositions and Jeff is a lover of nature, birds, wildlife and landscapes.
4 sessions: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
WHERE: Sharp Art Gallery, 129 N. Main St., Elkader
COST: $80 for 4 sessions includes materials, instruction and camaraderie!
DESCRIPTION: Brush up on your strokes and color mixing in this watercolor painting class; reserve a seat by emailing sharpartiowa@gmail.com or in person at Sharp Art Gallery, Elkader.
ABOUT NATALIE HEIRING CAMPBELL: A trained watercolorist, Natalie teaches in the MFL MarMac school district as well as independently through adult classes. She will be exhibiting this summer at Elkader’s Art in the Park!
Sharp Art Gallery will be open in the Alley (behind the Gallery) from 9:00 am to noon on Saturday, October 10.
Gene Sharp prints, t-shirts, and notecards will be available for purchase.
Guest artist, Rabecca Jayne Hennessey, will be on-site to talk about her art and her prints, notecards and original art will be available for purchase.
Looking forward to seeing you!
