Teresa McDowell is the guest host for Circles held on April 1, 8, 15, & 22 from 11am to 3pm.
Teresa McDowell is a Treaty 3 Ojibwe artist. Born in Baudette, Minnesota, to Canadian parents, she was raised in Rainy River, Ontario. Teresa started drawing at a young age and it was her main artform until her mid-twenties, when she started painting with acrylics. She is a self-taught beadwork artist who makes a variety of leather items including traditional moccasins, mukluks, and mittens.
Teresa has received several Individual Artist grants, and the Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Fellowship through Region 2 Arts.
She currently lives in Williams, Minnesota and is the Vice-president of the Lake of the Woods Art Guild.
The 2025-26 Intercultural Creative Circles begin November 5, 2025 through mid April, 2026 (may be extended) on MOST Wednesdays from 11am – 3pm. Please check our Events Schedule for updates or specific information regarding guest artists.
Learn how to start a project or bring a project you’ve already started. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Drop in only, no fee or registration required. Participants should provide their own supplies or get started with limited materials.
Watermark galleries are accessible, free and open to the public Tuesday (through March) – Saturday from 10 to 5pm and located at 505 Bemidji Avenue N. in Bemidji, Minnesota, 218-444-7570.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota, through grant from the Region 2 Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Each series or workshop will focus on a particular medium or skill, such as birch bark, basketry, loom-weaving, quilting, embroidery or other embellishment techniques. Participants will learn about the craft and its importance or use in this region. In this way, the programming will highlight and invigorate community connections through experimental opportunities.
Says Nokomis Paiz, Watermark staff member, “What we see in providing multi-faceted, multi-cultural creative circles is a significant opportunity to build community with ethnic diversity as the infrastructure of the circle. We want to have an open door that encourages people to come to the circle as they are able, without a sense of obligation or having to sign up and commit to a workshop. People’s lives are busy. COVID changed how we think and act in the world. We want to be accessible and consistent in our availability.”
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota, through a grant from the Region 2 Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
