Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. In this class, we will explore all of the seasons Minnesota experiences and learn about weather patterns. Students will also learn about movement in art, and how to […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. In this class, students will create cardboard looms in the shapes of different animals. They will then learn about simple weaving techniques, and use yarn to create an […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. In this class, students will create a small bird out of air-dry clay and some small clay eggs. Then, students will learn simple basket-weaving techniques to create a […]
Event Details: Open Mic Night Returns! Please join us in our newest endeavor—Open Mic Night at Central Square! At these events we will create a safe space for all to share openly, inspire each other, and support one another in mutually respectful ways. Our philosophy, is based upon the transformative power of art and writing that allows us to express, […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. Students will look at artwork by author and illustrator Eric Carle, then design their very own nature-inspired artwork inspired by him. We will use crayons, watercolors, and cut […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. In this class, students will learn about creating comics. We will talk about what makes a good story, how to take inspiration from your own life, and how […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. Students will use air dry clay to create a variety of fun clay fish and will have the option to later assemble their fish into a wind chime […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. In this class, students will learn about and practice drawing different birds’ heads and eyes, studying shape and texture. Students will then create a unique bird eye sculpture, […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. This class will be a continuation of Week 6, and students will paint their dried Clay Fish and do the final assembly into mobiles or wind chimes. For […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. This class will be a continuation of Week 6, and students will paint their dried Clay Bird Eyes and attach the painted glass eye. For the rest of […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. Join us for a fun class outdoors at the park. Students will participate in several art activities, including plein-air landscape painting, chalk art, nature-resist paintings, texture rubbings, and […]
Welcome to Art Adventures! Register your child in our classes and Carson Thorson, our licensed art instructor, will guide them in exploring the magic of art and nurture their creativity and imagination. Join us for a fun class outdoors at the park. Students will participate in several art activities, including plein-air landscape painting, chalk art, nature-resist paintings, texture rubbings, and […]
Event Details: Open Mic Night Returns! Please join us in our newest endeavor—Open Mic Night at Central Square! At these events we will create a safe space for all to share openly, inspire each other, and support one another in mutually respectful ways. Our philosophy, is based upon the transformative power of art and writing that allows us to express, […]
This multi-award-winning, 3x Juno-nominated and Billboard charting band creates “energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick, UK). For more than a decade, Sultans of String have thrilled audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, Flamenco, Django-jazz, Arabic, Cuban and South Asian rhythms. The group celebrates musical fusion and human creativity with warmth and virtuosity, with world […]
Join us for Willow Brae, along with guest percussionist, Michael Bissonnette, this Saturday, September 16th, at 7pm, at Central Square! Willow Brae is the duo of Andrea Stern, Celtic harpist and multi-instrumentalist Laura MacKenzie on traditional wind instruments and voice. Together they bring to life the airs, dance tunes and songs of the Irish and Scottish countrysides, conveying the warm […]
Let Cheryl Larson be your guide into the world of alcohol ink. With her help, you'll learn the basics, techniques, and how colors work together in this unique artform. All supplies included. Registration is $25 and scholarships are available. Call Central Square at (320) 634–0400 for details. Register by visiting the Central Square office or our online Box Office here: https://ticketpeak.co/centralsquare […]
Event Details: Open Mic Night Returns! Please join us in our newest endeavor—Open Mic Night at Central Square! At these events we will create a safe space for all to share openly, inspire each other, and support one another in mutually respectful ways. Our philosophy, is based upon the transformative power of art and writing that allows us to express, […]
Have fun learning the basics of theater performing with Art and Drama instructor, Marit Salveson! For kids, grades 1–6. Cost is $35, for all five sessions on Oct 10th, 12th, 17th, 24th, and 26th, after school until 4:45pm. Snacks and transportation available from Minnewaska Area Schools to Central Square! Buses will bring students from Glenwood Elementary and Minnewaska to Central […]
Additional class added by popular demand! Let Cheryl Larson be your guide into the world of alcohol ink art. With her help, you'll learn the basics, techniques, and how colors work together in this unique artform. All supplies included. Registration is $25 and scholarships are available. Call Central Square at (320) 634–0400 for details. Register by visiting the Central Square […]
We are thrilled to collaborate with Minnewaska Area Schools this fall to bring the community a unique and immersive gallery exhibit brought to you by Glenwood area high school students. Student works will feature all types of artistic mediums, with one unifying theme, they must each have an audible component that corresponds with their piece. This could be any sound—a […]
Saturday, October 14th at 7pm, the George Mauer Quintet, sponsored by FAST Global Solutions. “This show is guaranteed to be a good time. There’s music and banter, storytelling, and jokes. The music, much of it written and arranged by Maurer and other band members, ranges from bop to pop, jazz to blues, gospel to musical theater, ballet to settings for […]
We are delighted to introduce our next exhibiting gallery artist—Danielle Lien! Lien is a multi-talented local artist who will exhibit her photography in the Art in the Square Gallery for an eight-week exhibition this November and December. Her captivating work features subjects that range from Minnesota's seasonal beauty and wildlife to rustic scenes of vintage automobiles. We invite you to […]
Thank you for your patience as we worked to reschedule this previously postponed performance. We are SO excited to host The Great DuBois for their fast-paced, high energy circus show for all ages...showcasing incredible feats of juggling, hula hoops, unicycle, aerial, circus stunts, contortion, magic and audience interaction all wrapped up in a blanket of comedy. Simply put...the most unique […]
Cheryl Larson will instruct her Suncatcher-Making Class on Thursday, November 16th, from 5:30–8:00pm. In this class, attendees will learn the basics of wire wrapping, a useful skill needed for jewelry crafting, and bring home their own beaded suncatcher. When placed in a window, sunlight travels through these unique suncatchers and projects beautiful patterns of rainbow light throughout the room. Class […]
Office Hours
Mon–Thur: 10 AM–3 PM
Fri-Sun: Closed
Building Hours
Daily: 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM
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105 2nd Ave NE
Glenwood, MN 56334
320–634–0400
info@centralsquare.org
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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