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Welcome to MVAS

The Milan Village Arts School, founded in 1988, is a non-profit, member supported organization dedicated to promoting the arts. Each year, the school hosts a diverse range of classes, reflecting the rich heritage of arts within the community. Although traditional Scandinavian Folk Arts have been the foundation of the school, classes are also offered in the fabric, book, silver and other mediums.


The Spoon Gathering

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Burns Park, Milan, MN

Click here for more information about the 2009 Spoon Gathering.

The Spoon Gathering is an annual event sponsored by Minnesota spoon carvers in collaboration with the Milan Village Arts School.


MVAS Classes

Click here for information about the 2009 classes.

Register now for 2009 classes!

2009 Classes
All classes are scheduled from October 2008 through October 2009. Gift certificates are available. Contact mvas@fedteldirect.net for details.


Meander Art Crawl

The 2009 Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl will take place October 2-4, 2009. The award-winning Meander is a free self-guided tour of artist studios featuring 45 local artists from the Upper Minnesota River Valley. For more information, visit the Meander website.


Northern Lights Capital Campaign

MVAS is raising funds to install traditionally designed windows on the north wall of the school to provide more natural light for our many classes. Click here to learn how you can help us meet our goal of $10,000 by summer 2009.



MVAS thanks the Southwest Minnesota Arts & Humanities Council for financial assistance in building this web site. Learn more about the Southwest Minnesota Arts & Humanities Council.