Office Manager Lindsey Brockman
October 27, 2022

Welcome to our new Office Manager!

We are excited to welcome Lindsey Brockman as our new Office Manager at Duluth Folk School! Lindsey grew up in a small town in Northern Minnesota and was always busy with art and craft projects. She has continued that love of the handmade and shares that tradition with her children and husband now.  Lindsey hasContinue Reading
Concrete Sculpture by Ann Kleftsad
August 22, 2022

Making a Concrete Sculpture, with Ann Klefstad

Local artist Ann Klefstad recently offered a ‘Make Your Own Concrete Sculpture’ class with the Duluth Folk School. The class was supported in part by a grant from the Minnesota Arts Board, which also included funding to create an online tutorial. Here are those tutorials (filmed by Ian MacEneany), where you will learn how toContinue Reading
Duluth Folk School Logo PNG
August 5, 2022

Hiring: Office Manager

We’re hiring an office manager! To apply: please send a cover letter and resume to info@duluthfolkschool.com. Position Office Manager Compensation $15/hr. Work Hours 20 hrs/wk. Schedule Tuesday through Saturday, 9am – 1pm. Benefits Paid time off (accrual-based), discounts, flexible, and a crafty-fun work environment. Summary The Office Manager is an all-around position which responds toContinue Reading
Art at Duluth Folk School: In The(ir) Element
March 3, 2022

Art: In The(ir) Element

About this collection Originally, we had planned to show new work in 2020. We were aiming for April of 2020 to present our work, right here in this space. Obviously, that didn’t happen. As everything closed and life changed – and then changed again – we filed the exhibition away in the “someday” category ofContinue Reading
Build a Canoe with Duluth Folk School
December 30, 2021

Build a Canoe – Youth Program!

Our next Youth Canoe Build is coming soon – things get started on Tuesday, January 4! This canoe build takes place after school Mondays through Thursdays, from January 4 through February 17th at the First Covenant Church in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. This is a free program for youth in the area, from ages 13-18Continue Reading
Give to the Max for Duluth Folk School
November 3, 2021

Give to the Max!

November has been a month of organized charitable giving in Minnesota since 2009, when ‘Give to the Max Day‘ began. We’re thrilled to join the fun of Give to the Max this year! The folk school started as a great idea, and a labor of love. Tim Bates, Bryan French, and Carmel DeMaioribus have spentContinue Reading
MEA Weekend Craft Camp at Duluth Folk School
September 28, 2021

MEA Weekend Craft Camp!

During the Thursday and Friday (Oct 21 & 22) of Minnesota’s MEA weekend, the Duluth Folk School will be offering a Craft Camp for kids in the 3rd – 5th grades! Duluth Folk School’s Craft Camp provides campers with an opportunity to use new tools and materials to create their own take home projects! CraftsContinue Reading
Canoe Building with Duluth Folk School
August 2, 2021

Building a Canoe, Day 6

After a restful weekend, we were back to canoe building today! There were a few new faces helping us today, but mostly, everyone had already put in several days, and knew how to work on the canoe, and what needed to be done. Today, we installed the inwales, trimmed the ribs, and riveted the ribsContinue Reading
Canoe Building with Duluth Folk School
July 29, 2021

Building a Canoe, Day 4

Our canoe is really taking shape! Today we did some fine-tuning, and then we did a lot of lashing, where we tied the ribs to the stringers using an artificial sinew. We still have a couple more stringers to go, and then tomorrow, we’ll get to do more steaming! This program is made possible withContinue Reading

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1917 W Superior St
Duluth, MN 55806

Duluth Folk School
Office: 218-216-6929 or info@duluthfolkschool.org
Office Hours: Monday-Friday (9 am – 1 pm)

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Cafe: (218) 481-7888 or kitchen@dovetailcafe.com
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Hours: Wednesday-Sunday (8 am – 8 pm); Monday & Tuesday (8 am – 3 pm)

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