Current Events:

“Invitation to Wonder”
On ZOOM: Author Readings and Stories from the new book: 
DRAWING CLOSE, ENCOUNTERING JOY — AN ARTIST’S PSALMS & PRAYERS FOR THE EARTH 
By Janice E Kirk (Resource Publications, 2022)
7-8 pm, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 
Faith Lutheran Church, Winona, MN 55987
To get the link, interested readers can contact the church at 507-452-4242.  

Cherish the Earth
Janice E Kirk, video interview/display
Abbey Kline, artist, Senior Art Show 2022
Winona State U., Winona, MN
Laird Norton Gallery, 125 W 5th St.
10 – 3 pm week days through May 6
Closing reception May 6, 12:00 pm

The Quilt and the Creation
What do Plant Communities have in common with a quilt?
April 24, 2022, 5:30 pm
Lutheran Campus Center, Winona, MN 

Creation Care Bible Study
Wednesdays, Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021
8-9 am, Faith Lutheran Church, Winona, MN
Masks required
Text: Cherish the Earth, the Environment & Scripture, by J.E. & D.R. Kirk (Wipf & Stock: 2016)
Leaders: Pastor Katherine Chatelaine – Samsen & Janice E. Kirk
Come join us!

October 15-18, 2020
Climbing Higher: Endless Vistas, Unlimited Vision
26th Annual Women Writing the West Virtual Conference
Colorado Springs, Colorado
www.womenwritingthewest.org 

June 22-27, 2020
Attended the (virtual) Northwoods Writers Conference
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota

………………………………………..

Janice E. Kirk is available for Podcasts, BOOK CLUB ZOOM meetings, Radio Interviews, Readings, and Book Events. See below for interview Q&A for Milton the Mouse, The Road to Beaver Park. 

Contact Janice Kirk

Topics include:

  • Readings from:
    • Milton the Mouse 
    • The Road to Beaver Park, Painting, Perception, and Pilgrimage
    • Cherish the Earth, the Environment & Scripture
    • The Christmas Redwood, a Forest Parable
  • Conversations with the Artist/Author about The Road to Beaver Park Camping Year
  • Painting En Plein Air: Ticks, Techniques, and Murphy
  • Nature and Faith: The Earth is a Witness
  • The Gospel Lifestyle
  • The Cure for Nature Deficit Disorder
  • Nature Writing Mini–Workshop

Interview Q & A for “The Road to Beaver Park” PDF

Interview Q & A for “Milton the Mouse” PDF

Past Events:

Oct. 10-13, 2019
Attended the 25th Annual Conference, Women Writing the West
San Antonio, Texas — womenwritingthewest.org

Nature Sketchbook No. 3, Drawing Trees and Landscapes
Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
East End Rec Center (note change of location)
Winona, MN 55987

Nature Sketchbook No. 2, Drawing animals
Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Winona Friendship Center
251 Main St., Winona, MN 55987
Members: $10, Non-members: $15

River Arts Alliance article, January 11, 2019: https://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/column/janice-kirk-through-nature-i-found-the-artist-within-me/article_b2b53301-e278-5d15-b22a-6249616745ce.html

An Art Show of Watercolor Paintings:
“A Sense of Place, A Private View, and Something More”
January–February, 2019
The Friendship Center, 251 Main St., Winona, MN
January 30th, 1 p.m., Artist Talk, “Nature Sketchbook”
Register by calling The Friendship Center at 507-454-5212
The paintings illustrate her memoir,
The Road to Beaver Park, Painting, Perception, and Pilgrimage
(Resource Pub/Wipf & Stock: 2016)

October 25-28, 2018
Workshop: Set Your Compass to N for Nature Writing
Presenters: Janice E. Kirk and Evelyn Searle Hess
24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
http://WomenWritingtheWest.org

Lutheran Campus Center, Behold! The Drawing Lesson
The Learning Club, Winona MN, reading The Road to Beaver Park

Wabasha Public Library, Wabasha MN, reading and signing, Beaver Park

Faith Lutheran Church, Winona MN, Advent reading of The Christmas Redwood

St. Marys University of Minnesota, Arts Core Lecture, 2017

Winona Public Library Author Fair, 2017, Nature Writing Mini–workshop

23rd Annual Conference, Women Writing the West, Tucson, AZ

Art Show, Winona Public Library, Paintings from The Road to Beaver Park

Readings at Open Mic, 1st Tuesday Poet Laureate Author Nights, Blue Heron Coffee House

Faith Lutheran Church, Winona MN, Taking Care of Creation

Eco–Justice Workshop, Minnesota Council of Churches, Minneapolis

SE Minnesota Synod ELCA, Care for Creation resolution

Reprinted: The Christmas Redwood, A Forest Parable (Wipf & Stock, 2017)

Reprinted: Cherish the Earth, the Environment & Scripture (Wipf & Stock, 2016)

1st Tues. Poet Laureate Author Night, Blue Heron Coffee House, Winona MN, Reading & Book Signing

St. Marys University of Minnesota, Arts Core Lecture, 2016

Paperbacks & Pieces Bookstore, Winona MN, Reading & Book Signing

Winona Public Library Author Fair 2016

22nd Annual Conference, Women Writing the West, Santa Fe, NM, October, 2016

Photos from Past Events