When: Tuesday, 10-06-2026 to 10-20-2026 at 6-8 pm
Where: Codington County Heritage Museum Classroom
Additional Details:
One registration covers all three evenings. This class meets:
October 6
October 13
October 20
Discover the creative world of wood carving with Steve Hunter. A Toronto, SD-based carver that has been carving since 1998. This beginner-friendly course is designed both for absolute beginners and for those coming back to carving after a pause. Learn core safety and carving fundamentals using one knife, plus a complete end-to-end project. The atmosphere is relaxed, fun, and supportive, with patient coaching.
Your registration includes a full personal carving kit to keep:
Minimum age is 16 or 14 if accompanied by an adult in all sessions.
This is a single class held over 3 Tuesday evenings - October 6, October 13, and October 20. Location is the Codington County Heritage Museum basement.
View Wood Carving 101 flyer (PDF)
$150 for members, $165 for non-members
Become a member at northernprairiearts.org/memberships
Registration closes October 4, 2026 or when class is full.
Questions - call Ann at 605.882.1780
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When: Saturday, 10-24-2026 at 2-4 pm
Where: Watertown, SD (More details will be emailed after you register)
Additional Details:
Find the poetry in your own life when Northern Prairie Arts presents “Your Life in Lines: An Introduction to Free Verse Poetry” with Bruce Roseland, Poet Laureate of South Dakota, on Saturday, October 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. Join us for an inspiring introduction to free verse poetry—a form that frees you from rhyme and rigid rules and invites you to write from genuine emotion, memory, and experience. Discover how the people, places, moments, and stories that matter to you can become powerful poetry.
Roseland invites participants to experience a “funshop” rather than a traditional workshop as they explore how memories, experiences, people, places, and meaningful moments can become poetry. Through engaging instruction and creative exploration, you’ll learn to bring your experiences to life through vivid description, imagery, rhythm, sound, and voice. Whether you are new to poetry or looking to deepen your writing practice, you’ll discover how to capture a moment so vividly that your readers can see it, hear it, and feel it. As Roseland says, “Find your creative voice & tell your stories. Let’s inspire each other!”
No previous writing experience is necessary—just curiosity and a willingness to explore. Open to ages 12 and older, the class provides a welcoming, encouraging space to explore creativity and discover the poems within everyday life. Each participant will receive a blank notebook to begin writing their stories.
Roseland is the eighth Poet Laureate of South Dakota. A fourth-generation rancher from Seneca, he is a Prairie Poet whose work explores people, work, and nature in modern rural life. He has published eight books of poetry, received six national awards, served three times as President Emeritus of the South Dakota Poetry Society, and is a South Dakota Humanities Scholar.
Your memories are yours. Your experiences are yours. Your voice is yours.
Come discover the joy of creative expression, connect with others through the written word, and leave with poems you'll be proud to share. Space is limited, so reserve your place today and begin writing your story in poetry!
View Your Life in Lines flyer (PDF)
$25 for members, $30 for non-members
Become a member at northernprairiearts.org/memberships
Register for Your Life in Lines
Questions - call Ann at 605.882.1780
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When: Thursday, 11-05-2026 to 11-19-2026 at 6-8 pm
Where: Codington County Heritage Museum Basement
Additional Details:
One registration covers all three evenings. This class meets:
November 5
November 12
November 19
Wood carver Steve Hunter and Northern Prairie Arts invites all graduates of Wood Carving 101 to enhance their skills by enrolling in the next step: Intermediate Wood Carving!
This class project will feature carving human faces/wood spirits. Steve will teach rules and techniques of the proportions of the face. This is a three-session class, each session lasting two hours.
Prerequisites include completion of the beginner-level class (or prior carving experience—see below), a sharp knife, a cut-resistant glove, a thumb guard, and the desire to have fun and make cool stuff. Undeniably a great value and a great time!
Option 1 — Expand Your Toolkit
Intermediate Wood Carving: Expanding Your Toolkit
$150 for members, $165 for non-members
(Become a member at northernprairiearts.org/memberships)
Continue building your carving skills while learning to use two additional carving tools, in addition to the tools you learned to use in the previous class. Also included are the necessary wood for the project, a study stick, and other reference materials to enhance the course.
Option 2 — Build on Your Skills
Intermediate Wood Carving: Continue with Your Original Tool
$110 for members, $125 for non-members
(Become a member at northernprairiearts.org/memberships)
Continue developing your carving skills using the carving tool you learned with in the previous class; no additional tools are provided. Included are the necessary wood for the project, a study stick, and other reference materials to enhance the course.
The second option is intended for those that may have already added some tools to their carving kits, or if there are students that want to tackle the project with just a knife. If you decided you'd like to try the new tools, the two additional tools will be available for purchase during the course for $20 each.
This is a single class held over 3 Thursday evenings, Nov. 5, Nov. 12, and Nov. 19. Location is the Codington County Heritage Museum basement. Class size is limited! Registration is now open to both graduates of Wood Carving 101 and people with previous wood-carving experience.
View Intermediate Wood Carving flyer (PDF)
Registration closes November 3, 2026, or when the class is full.
Register for Intermediate Wood Carving
Any questions? Call Jen at 605-881-3120 or Ann at 605-882-1780. We hope you'll come carve with us!
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