Artist Open House

Series produced by WTIP

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Cook County and the Grand Marais Minnesota area is filled with visual artists. This series spotlights some of them.

Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior is a haven for artists. "Artist Open House" is a series that lets artists talk about their work in their own words.


25 Pieces

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Caption: Old Norway by Marcia Casey Cushmore
In July and August Hazel Belvo and Marcia Casey Cushmore’s latest paintings grace the Johnson Heritage Post in Grand Marais. Their work is grounded...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:54
Caption: Amy Woschek Schmidt
Amy Woschek Schmidt is a published poet who lives in Hovland. When not writing poems, she works as a registered nurse at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2015
  • Length: 08:28
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Metal sculptor Tom Christensen and assistant Josh Rice are building a new installation for the Grand Marais Library through funding by the Minnesot...

  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 09:50
Caption: David MacLean at the drums
David MacLean taught biology at Youngstown State University, with a special interest in lepidoptery. He has also played drums for most of his life....

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Primary Care
Jo Wood moved away from Cook County nine years ago. Jo does more than stitch with beads -- she paints with beads. The long hours she spent creating...

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  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 1
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After years of writing and teaching, Grand Marais poet Ralph Latham has produced a slim volume of poems. WTIP North Shore Community Radio’s Jay And...

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  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jerry Riach, Credit: Grand Marais Art Colony
Jerry Riach is a printmaker who uses the medium to explore all the ways he can express ancient rocks of the North Shore of Minnesota. He studied dr...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:19
  • Purchases: 1
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Lenna Stever dances, choreographs and teaches. She also loves all three. In this edition of Artist Open House, Jay Andersen, with WTIP North Shore ...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cedar Waxwing, Credit: David Brislance
David Brislance photographs birds and animals in the forest near his home in Lutsen, Minnesota. In this edition of WTIP North Shore Community Radio...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 08:06
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Caption: Anna's studio
Anna Hess has lived in many parts of the country, and painted when she was there. She now lives in Cook County and WTIP’s Jay Andersen recently vis...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 1