SOU’WESTER EVENTS!

See what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!

Aug
3
Tue
Workshop: NATURE ANIMATION with Laura Medina @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Aug 3 @ 10:00 am – Aug 5 @ 5:00 pm
In this workshop, students will collect natural elements from their surroundings to create interesting patterns and designs that will come alive through animation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Aug
10
Tue
Workshop: REPURPOSED OBJECTS ANIMATION with Cynthia Star (Youth only) @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Aug 10 @ 10:00 am – Aug 12 @ 5:00 pm
In this workshop students will work with simple apps to make unique stop motion animations using everyday objects like LEGO’s, clay, and more! On our last day we will end with an animation festival of our creations. Instructor Cynthia Star has fabricated for Laika movies Coraline, ParaNorman and Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Aug
17
Tue
Workshop: PIGMENT AND WATER with Daniela Molnar @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – Aug 19 @ 5:00 pm
Weekly workshops are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Youth (7-14) program is 10 AM – 5 PM.
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In this workshop students will explore the two main elements of watermedia painting: pigment and water. We will play with questions such as: What does it mean to work with different water sources? Where do pigments come from and how are they made? We will explore the ecological, sociopolitical, historical, chemical, material, emotional, and spiritual aspects of these questions. Students will create at least one finished painting and several smaller experiments to inspire future work.
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Aug
24
Tue
Sou’Wester Summer Camp Workshop: MASK MAKING with Kaitlyn Nelson @ Sou'wester Arts Center
Aug 24 @ 10:00 am – Aug 26 @ 5:00 pm
Weekly workshops are held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Youth (7-14) program is 10 AM – 5 PM.
Adult workshops (15+) are 3 PM – 5:30 PM.
 
In this workshop, students will create a wearable soft sculpture mask using the processes of armature building, patterning, gathering, refining, and adornment. In addition to the project essential supplies, students are invited to bring personal supplies and sentimental materials to incorporate into the mask-making process. Items such as family heirloom fabrics, stones, and favorite textural materials are a few examples of great additional elements to include.
 
 
Youth Weekly– $200 + materials fee
Adults Weekly– $150 + materials fee
Sign up for more than 3 sessions for a 10% discount!
or 20% off when you sign for all summer sessions – $1600 + materials fees.
Sibling discount an additional 10% off.
*Scholarships Available
Mar
24
Thu
Three Films by Anouk De Clercq @ Sou'wester red bus micro cinema
Mar 24 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Belgian filmmaker Anouk De Clercq is our featured Artist-In-Residence in the lead up to Sou’wester Arts Week 2022. Anouk’s residency will culminate in daily screenings of One (2020), OK (2021) and We’ll find you when the sun goes black (2021); on rotation beginning Thursday, March 24th in the Sou’wester’s red bus micro cinema. Free and open to the public 5-9 p.m. daily.

Mar
25
Fri
Three Films by Anouk De Clercq @ Sou'wester red bus micro cinema
Mar 25 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Belgian filmmaker Anouk De Clercq is our featured Artist-In-Residence in the lead up to Sou’wester Arts Week 2022. Anouk’s residency will culminate in daily screenings of One (2020), OK (2021) and We’ll find you when the sun goes black (2021); on rotation beginning Thursday, March 24th in the Sou’wester’s red bus micro cinema. Free and open to the public 5-9 p.m. daily.

Mar
26
Sat
Three Films by Anouk De Clercq @ Sou'wester red bus micro cinema
Mar 26 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Belgian filmmaker Anouk De Clercq is our featured Artist-In-Residence in the lead up to Sou’wester Arts Week 2022. Anouk’s residency will culminate in daily screenings of One (2020), OK (2021) and We’ll find you when the sun goes black (2021); on rotation beginning Thursday, March 24th in the Sou’wester’s red bus micro cinema. Free and open to the public 5-9 p.m. daily.

Apr
1
Fri
Sou’wester ARTS WEEK 2022: Weekend Events
Apr 1 @ 5:00 pm – Apr 2 @ 10:00 pm

The Sou’wester Lodge is hosting a full weekend of in-person performances, music and installations, free and open to the public*, on Friday 5-10pm and Saturday 12-10pm April 1st and 2nd as part of the 3rd Annual Sou’wester ARTS WEEK.

Over the past 9 years we have held an event around this time of year to highlight the creative process and the experiential nature of the Sou’wester Residency Program. Each year this event brings amazing artists to this neck of the woods and shines creative light into the darkest heart of winter.

Performances, Installations and Events

Free and Open to the Public*

Friday April 1st 
5:00pm – 10:00pm

and

Saturday April 2nd
12:00pm – 10:00pm

 

All are invited to pick up map and schedule at The Sou’wester and tour the grounds, experiencing in-person what 33+ artists and artist collectives have created after their week-long Sou’wester Artist Residency.

 

*The entirety of this event will be held in a manner that meets all state mandates and Covid-19 precautions. This event is free and open to the public within safety guidelines.

 

book a stay at The Adrift or Salt Hotel using promo code “artsweek”

 

Arts Week 2022 Artists and Art Collectives

Anthony Alvarado & Jason Walker

Ana Anu

Rachel Blumberg

Laura Halsey Brown

Julia Canfield

Lindsay Clark

Brea Currey

Anouk De Clercq

Breana DePriest

Carolyn Hazel Drake

Ophir El-Boher

Elizabeth Goltz

Mikey Kampmann

Una Kim

Gino M Kline

Nicky Kriara & Cory Gray

Chris Lael Larson

Anis Mojgani

Phoebe Moore

Kaitlyn Nelson / The Gyer V Project

Emily Newton

Emily Pacheco

Jane Paik

Bobbie Robinson & Jordan Badger

Anna Rogers

Tracy Schlapp & Danny Wilson

Alison Segura

Adrian Shirk & Erin Adair

Andie Sterling

Jen Tam

Daren Todd

Kelda Van Patten

Fox Whitney / The Gender Tender Experiment

 

Jul
12
Tue
Clay Creatures and Miniature Things with Kaitlyn Nelson – Summer Camp Series
Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Students will use clay and underglaze to develop hand-building skills and make small clay objects such as coil pots, tiles, and animal figurines.

Youth can sign up for the entire camp week M-F 9-4PM, or just the Sou’wester Arts Artist-led Workshops in the afternoons on T, W, Th from 1-4PM. If students would like to only sign up for artist-led workshops, they can email claire@djhcc.org to make arrangements. Please visit DJHCC.org for more information.

Jul
13
Wed
Clay Creatures and Miniature Things with Kaitlyn Nelson – Summer Camp Series
Jul 13 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Students will use clay and underglaze to develop hand-building skills and make small clay objects such as coil pots, tiles, and animal figurines.

Youth can sign up for the entire camp week M-F 9-4PM, or just the Sou’wester Arts Artist-led Workshops in the afternoons on T, W, Th from 1-4PM. If students would like to only sign up for artist-led workshops, they can email claire@djhcc.org to make arrangements. Please visit DJHCC.org for more information.