Seven artists are painting scenes of the Oliver Kelley Farm with the intention of selling them and donating a portion of the proceeds to improve the farm.
The date of the sale coinciding with the annual making of sorghum molasses at the farm will be Sept.26 from noon to 5 p.m. Elk River, MN -- Seven artists are painting scenes of the Oliver Kelley Farm with the intention of selling them and donating a portion of the proceeds to improve the farm.
The date of the sale coinciding with the annual making of sorghum molasses at the farm will be Saturday, Sept.26 from noon to 5 p.m.
The original oil paintings will be available for sale to the public, with 40 percent going to support the farm.
This project is sponsored by the Friends of the Kelley Farm who promote and help fund the farm, which has scaled down its staff due to fewer state dollars.
The seven artists are: Shirley Hove, St. Cloud; Sue Wipf, Rogers; Roxanne Current, Dayton; Joan Ruprecht, Rogers; Mary Jo Burk, Zimmerman and Nancy Gongoll and Mark Haglund of Elk River. They are all members of the Elk River Arts Alliance.
For more information call: Haglund at 763-856-5092; Robert Quist at 612-725-3501.
The Kelley Farm, which is a national historic site, is an interactive living history farm restored to the 1850-1876 era, and is one of the historic sites of the Minnesota Historical Society.
The date of the sale coinciding with the annual making of sorghum molasses at the farm will be Sept.26 from noon to 5 p.m. Elk River, MN -- Seven artists are painting scenes of the Oliver Kelley Farm with the intention of selling them and donating a portion of the proceeds to improve the farm.
The date of the sale coinciding with the annual making of sorghum molasses at the farm will be Saturday, Sept.26 from noon to 5 p.m.
The original oil paintings will be available for sale to the public, with 40 percent going to support the farm.
This project is sponsored by the Friends of the Kelley Farm who promote and help fund the farm, which has scaled down its staff due to fewer state dollars.
The seven artists are: Shirley Hove, St. Cloud; Sue Wipf, Rogers; Roxanne Current, Dayton; Joan Ruprecht, Rogers; Mary Jo Burk, Zimmerman and Nancy Gongoll and Mark Haglund of Elk River. They are all members of the Elk River Arts Alliance.
For more information call: Haglund at 763-856-5092; Robert Quist at 612-725-3501.
The Kelley Farm, which is a national historic site, is an interactive living history farm restored to the 1850-1876 era, and is one of the historic sites of the Minnesota Historical Society.
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