ArtHaus' Winter/Spring 2012 Schedule is now available! Download the PDF here, or pick one up downtown!
POETRY SLAM
DATE: February 24
TIME: Friday, 8pm
COST: $5/$3 students
LOCATION: Decorah Elks Lodge
SPONSORED BY: Dragonfly Books
ArtHaus is pleased to welcome past Slam winner and ArtHaus teaching artist JUNE MELBY as this month's featured artist. Her writing has been heard on NPR and published by Water~Stone Review and National Lampoon Magazine, among others. June will kick off the evening, performing some of her own work, and then it's YOUR turn! Perform two minutes or less of your own poetry in "Original Voices," or compete in the "Slam" (a good-natured contest complete with prizes and Applause-o-Meter). Call ArtHaus to sign up to perform. Recommended for adults, ages 16 and up.
FIRST FRIDAY: TalkStory, featuring John Dingley
DATE: March 2
TIME: Friday, 8pm
COST: $5/$3 students
LOCATION: ArtHaus
Our favorite Welsh stonemason and storyteller John Dingley will start us off with a few of his favorites. Then you're encouraged to put your name in the hat to tell your true story, inspired by the theme of the evening, "Blarney." (Doesn't everyone have a story that sounds invented but is true?) Tell yours in seven minutes or less with no script or notes. Recommended for adults, ages 16 and up. Hosted by Kyra Bellrichard. For helpful tips on telling a story well, visit www.arthausdecorah.org/talkstory. BYOB ok.
CALL FOR ARTISTS: 2nd Annual Emerging Artists' Exhibition at ArtHaus
ArtHaus seeks artists ages 18-23 to submit 2-D and 3-D artwork to the 2nd annual Emerging Artists' Exhibition. The exhibition runs from April 6-27th and is open to residents and students within a 100-mile radius of Decorah. Interested applicants must send digital images with an application form, brief artist statement, and entry fee of $20 by Friday, March 2nd.
For application and information about entering, see the
Emerging Artists' Exhibition page!
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WELCOME TO ARTHAUS
Decorah's Home to the Visual & Performing Arts
ArtHaus is Decorah’s home for the arts bringing visual, performing, and literary art together under one roof and offering creative programs for all ages.
Kristen Underwood and Lea Donhowe Lovelace opened ArtHaus in the fall of 2008 to provide a bright and beautiful venue for quality art education and experiences in the heart of downtown Decorah, IA. Now in two locations, ArtHaus (508 W. Water St.) and ArtHaus Studio (516 W. Water St.), they offer professional instruction in visual, performing and literary arts to students of all ages. ArtHaus also hosts free and low-cost events throughout the year such as film showings, poetry slams, gallery openings, wine tastings, theatre, dance, and live music.
Home to Little Masters Art Studio and Upstart Crow Theatreworks, ArtHaus functions as a non-profit organization under the sponsorship of Driftless Art Collective (formerly Decorah Regional Art Council). All contributions in support of ArtHaus are tax deductible. Driftless Art Collective (D.ART Co.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
ArtHaus is a member of the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce. To learn more about Decorah and the Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.decoraharea.com.
