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Hemlines, silhouettes highlight May meeting
Published 06:00 a.m., May 24, 2008
"Length and Width: Hemlines and Silhouettes from the 1920's through the 1970s" was the topic of the program at the Battle Lake Art of the Lakes May meeting. It was a fun and informative evening with pictures and descriptions of women's clothing styles from the past several decades.
Jean Crandall McElvain, assistant curator of the Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota, was the speaker. The museum in St. Paul has a collection of 15,000 pieces.
The next meeting of Art of the Lakes is June 17 at 7 p.m. with David Hagen doing a woodturning presentation. The public is invited.
The featured artist for June 1-15 is Jan Smith.
The art workshops schedule is available online at artofthelakes.org, and at the Art of the Lakes gallery in Battle Lake. 218-864-8606.
June Workshops: June 9,10,11 - Stained Glass with Bev Parks. Contact Karen Aakre at 218-495-3106.
June 12 and July 17 - Clay Sculpture with Mary Williams. Learn elements first day, finish piece the second day. Contact Gretchen Farnberg at 218-998-0917.
June 18 - Sketchbook Day with Grace Haverty. Contact Arlene Sherman at 218-367-3280.
Gallery Hours: Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend - every day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art of the Lakes is funded in part by a grant from Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation.
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