The Grünewald Guild

For over 30 years the Grünewald Guild has served as a creative and innovative example to the world of the transformative power of art and the sacred within the context of community. We are an ecumenical Christian community that embraces people of all journeys and traditions, serving as a sanctuary for their exploration of art, faith and the mystery of creation.

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  • Neighborhood...
    May 20, 2012
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      Join us for food, fun and relaxation at the Grünewald Guild in Plain!   POTLUCK & GAMES Bring your family, lawn chairs and a dish to...
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  • Spring Work Weekend...
    June 1-3, 2012
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    Come join us as we prepare the Guild campus for summer and get the garden started for growing!     Work weekends are free of charge (...
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  • History of Plain
    June 2, 2012
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    Join us on Saturday evening, June 2, at 7 PM for a talk and slideshow on the history of our valley with Byron Newell, local author of Looking Back: A...
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  • Sacred Rhythms...
    June 7-10, 2012
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      Let your body become the music.Let her sing. Let your pen walk in the twilightbetween consciousness and unconscious.There, it will findsuch...
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  • Drawing Techniques...
    Jun 25-Jul 1, 2012
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    Instruction will cover strategies for drawing from observation. Participants will practice techniques for making interesting marks using pencils,...
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  • Guild Happenings -...

    posted on: May 03, '12
            Spring is here at the Grünewald Guild and we couldn't be more excited (yes, that is a look of excitement on our...
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  • neighborhood...

    posted on: May 03, '12
    Sunday, May 20 (1-4 pm)   Join us for food, fun and relexation at the Grünewald Guild in Plain!   POTLUCK & GAMES Bring your family,...
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  • Guild Happenings -...

    posted on: Apr 10, '12
        "Every spring is the only spring -- a perpetual astonishment." -Ellis Peters       Beer, Bread & Coffee...
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  • Guild Happenings -...

    posted on: Mar 01, '12
          "Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush." -Doug Larson     The ponderosa...
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  • Guild Happenings (...

    posted on: Feb 01, '12
        "The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size."-Gertrude S....
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  • Guild Happenings -...

    posted on: Jan 05, '12
      "There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow.  It is the still ecstasy of...
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  • Guild Happenings -...

    posted on: Dec 01, '11
        "The cold was our pride, the snow was our beauty. It fell and fell, lacing day and night together in a milky haze, making...
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  • 2012 Calendar Now...

    posted on: Nov 30, '11
    The 2012 Grünewald Guild Faculty Calendar is now available!  Featuring art from 13 of faculty artists, our 12-month calendar follows prominent...
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  • Advent and...

    posted on: Nov 21, '11
      May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love...
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  • Guild Happenings -...

    posted on: Nov 01, '11
        "Even if something is left undone, everyone must take the time to sit still and watch the leaves turn." - Elizabeth...
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guild blog

  • no room for form
    Apr, 30, 2012
    This morning we received an e-mail from a Guild friend with photos and a description of the memorial service for Guild faculty member and friend,...
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  • just us at work
    Apr, 20, 2012
    Below is a project by Deb Doering, artist and wife of Guild faculty member Glenn Doering, which she is seeking grassroots funding for.  We wanted to...
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  • some thoughts on the role of the...

    Apr, 20, 2012
    Yesterday I (Ron) received the quarterly publication from my alma madder.  To be honest, I normally don’t spend much time reading the thing…maybe a...
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  • on the role of art
    Apr, 10, 2012
    The role of art, its function and therefore its value have all changed radically over the last couple of centuries. The pace of change is greater...
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  • offering imagination
    Mar, 08, 2012
    Some thoughts shared with us by longtime Guild community member, Jack Evert:   Recently, while attending a Quaker Meeting for Worship, I was...
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  • a tale of alcohol and God
    Feb, 29, 2012
    Yesterday we received an e-mail from longtime Guild member and volunteer Sue Ahrens, who has spent the better part of this last year in South Africa...
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  • Final Days
    Feb, 13, 2012
    This flurry of this past week began and ended with encounters with our longtime faculty member and friend, Joseph van Hester.  If you are not yet...
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  • Words from a Volunteer
    Jan, 30, 2012
    I have been a volunteer at the Guild for a little over a week and will stay for a little more than a week more. I have traveled west from Minnesota...
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  • For Auld Lang Syne
    Dec, 30, 2011
    A post from Dan…             As 2011 comes to a close, it does so soon after my 50th year on this earth. Is it typical for folks my age to become...
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  • Grunewald Guild in Haiti (Pt. III)...

    Dec, 28, 2011
    The third installment of Scott’s recent trip to Haiti: After a long weekend of working the Guild food booth at the Leavenworth Christmas Lighting...
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