Workshops

Minnesota jewelry artist Andrea Turini brings audiences inside the living traditions of Czech glass and beadmaking in Heirloom Fire: Czech Glasswork — a cultural heritage presentation drawn from her firsthand experiences in Jablonec nad Nisou, a region long recognized as a world center of bead and button production. Through original photos and video, she explores the cultural history of the Czech glass industry, generational craft traditions, and the resilience of a cottage industry that once fed an entire region. Audiences get a hands-on look at the process — handling sample beads at different production stages and examining the massive iron button molds that appear in Andrea's factory footage. Learn more about the presentation here.

Upcoming Presentations:

📍 Cannon Valley Senior Center
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Time: 10:00AM
Location: 120 State St W
Cannon Falls, MN 55009
Cost: Free - sponsored by SEMAC
More details can be found here

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.