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Outdoor Gallery Exhibit: Pam Spicer

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

The vibrant paintings of Traverse City artist Pam Spicer is the 2021-2022 installation in the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Outdoor Gallery. Five of Pam’s paintings will be reproduced on 5-foot-square weather-resistant aluminum panels by Image360 of Traverse City.

Exhibit: Woodland Studies

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

The Glen Arbor Arts Center is exhibiting Woodland Studies, a small exhibition of black and white photographs by Grand Rapids photographer Rodney Martin

PaperWork Exhibition

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

PaperWork is an exhibition about works on paper, and works made from paper. It focuses on paper used in a wide array of applications...

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Nature Journaling: Science and Art

Virtual

Date: January 30, February 13 and 27 Time: 1:30-3:00 pm Registration Deadline: January 30 @ 12 pm Location: Livestream via Zoom (a Zoom link will be sent two days before […]

Purchase $20.00 – $65.00 7 tickets left
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Manual Photography Basics

Virtual

Date: January 24, 31, and February 7 Time: 5 - 5:40 pm (Eastern Standard Time) Registration Deadline: January 21 @ 1pm Location: Online via Zoom Take your photos to the […]

$75 – $85
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After School Arts: Winter Session

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Dates: February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 3 Time: 4:00pm - 5:30 pm Registration deadline: January 31 Through thoughtful instruction and engaging, process-oriented projects, the GAAC hopes to inspire […]

Purchase $65.00 – $75.00 2 tickets left

Wintery Worlds, Ink & Watercolor Session 2

Virtual

Date: February 6 Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: February 3 Location: Livestream via Zoom Indigo shadows fall across the snow, a fresh stomped trail leads to a cozy cabin, […]

Purchase $18.00 – $22.00 3 tickets left

Wintery Worlds, Ink & Watercolor Session 3

Virtual

Date: February 20 Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: February 17 Location: Livestream via Zoom Indigo shadows fall across the snow, a fresh stomped trail leads to a cozy cabin, […]

Purchase $18.00 – $22.00 4 tickets left

Copper Enameling – Kiln and Torch Fired

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: February 26 Time: 10 am - 3 pm, with a lunch break Registration Deadline: February 23 Explore all the possibilities of enameling, which uses both a kiln and a […]

Purchase $110.00 – $125.00 8 tickets left
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Exploring Japanese Pottery

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Dates and Times: March 4 and 11; 1-3 pm; March 18 and 25; 12:30-3:30 pm Registration Deadline: March 1 Location: GAAC This workshop is for all levels - from absolute […]

Purchase $175.00 – $195.00 7 tickets left
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Knitting: Just the Basics

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: March 8 and 15 Time: 12:00-3:00 pm Registration Deadline: March 5 Location: GAAC We will briefly discuss yarn: fiber, yarn weight (what the numbers mean), needles (what the numbers […]

Purchase $65.00 – $75.00 7 tickets left

Packaging and Handling Artwork

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: March 12 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: March 9 Location: GAAC Learn the basics of properly handling and packing artwork to have confidence that your artwork […]

Purchase $65.00 – $75.00 8 tickets left

Moving Metal: Fold Forming

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: April 13 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: April 10 Location: GAAC Fold Forming is an exciting technique of metalworking where metal is folded, annealed (softened with […]

Purchase $95.00 – $110.00 8 tickets left
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Sashiko Embroidery: Mark Making with Thread

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: April 22 and 29 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: April 19 Location: GAAC This course will explore the traditional art of Japanese Sashiko style embroidery by encouraging […]

Purchase $90.00 – $105.00 10 tickets left
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Exploring Cold Wax and Oil

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: April 23 and 24 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Sat and 10 am - 3 pm Sun Registration Deadline: April 20 Location GAAC This two-day workshop will introduce […]

Purchase $225.00 – $250.00 8 tickets left

Exploring Linocut Printmaking and Monotype

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: April 30 Time: 10 am - 3pm (one-hour lunch break) Registration Deadline: April 27 Location: GAAC This class is designed to explore relief printmaking AND monotype. Students learn how […]

Purchase $125.00 – $140.00 8 tickets left

Watercolor Botanicals

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: May 14 Time: 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: May 11 Location: GAAC Pick up your paintbrush and experiment with watercolor. Practice basic techniques and learn tips for layering color […]

Purchase $75.00 – $85.00 7 tickets left
2018 pottery on the wheel
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Open Pottery Studio

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: June 15 - October 27 Times: Wednesdays 1-4 pm and Thursdays 6-9 pm Registration Deadline: October 2 Location: Thoreson Farm This is an opportunity for those with prior clay […]

Purchase $150.00 – $165.00
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 1

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: June 20, 21 and 23 Time: 9:30am-12pm  Registration Deadline: June 17 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00

Solstice Plein Air – Sundown at the Beach

Glen Haven Beach Glen Haven Rd, Glen Arbor

Date: June 21 Time: Sundown - exact time TBD Registration Deadline: June 18 Location: Glen Haven Beach Paint the longest day of the year–the Summer Solstice. We’ll meet at sundown […]

Purchase $55.00 – $65.00 12 tickets left

Enameled Jewelry

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: June 25 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: June 22 Location: GAAC Explore all the possibilities of enameling, which uses both a kiln and a torch to […]

Purchase $110.00 – $215.00 8 tickets left

Pottery Sampler

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: June 26 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: June 23 Location: Thoreson Farm In this class we will explore throwing on the wheel, extruding, and slab building. Experience three fun […]

Purchase $75.00 – $90.00 6 tickets left
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 2

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: June 27, 28 and 30 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: June 24 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00

Sketching on the Go

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: June 28 Time: 9 am - 2:30 pm Registration Deadline: June 25 Location: GAAC Enjoy the outdoors more deeply by sketching--even if it's in your own backyard. This one-day […]

Purchase $80.00 – $95.00 10 tickets left

Nature Journaling 1: Science and Art LIVE!

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: June 29 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (break for lunch) Registration Deadline: June 26 Location: Thoreson Farm Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and […]

Purchase $10.00 – $50.00 8 tickets left
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Plein Air at the Farm

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 6, 7, and 8 Time: 9 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: July 3 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience Plein air oil painting in the historic Port Oneida landscape. […]

Purchase $210.00 – $245.00 12 tickets left

Dimensional Collage

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: July 9 Time: 9:30 am - 12 pm Registration Deadline: July 6 Location: GAAC Collage is one of the most accessible forms of creative expression. In this class, we […]

Purchase $35.00 – $50.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 9 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 6 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left

2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 3

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: July 11, 12 and 14 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session A

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 11, 12 and 15 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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Glazes – Problems and Solutions

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 11, 12, and 15 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Successful and consistent glazing can sometimes seem mysterious and […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 7 tickets left
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Pottery on the Wheel 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 Time: 6 - 9 pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and […]

Purchase $250.00 – $275.00 7 tickets left

Nature Journaling 2: Science and Art LIVE!

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 15 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (break for lunch) Registration Deadline: July 12 Location: Thoreson Farm Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and […]

Purchase $10.00 – $50.00 8 tickets left

Collage Portraits

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: July 16 Time: 10 am - 2pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: July 13 Location: GAAC Have you ever looked at a picture of a pear and […]

Purchase $45.00 – $55.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 16 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 13 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 4

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: July 18, 19 and 21 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 15 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session B

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 18, 19 and 22 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 15 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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Tiny Houses

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: July 18, 19 and 22 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 15 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm In this popular class we will be constructing tiny […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 8 tickets left

Abstract AND Representational Painting on YUPO

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: July 23 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 20 Location: GAAC You will love the forgiveness and workability of YUPO paper. There are no mistakes that […]

Purchase $155.00 – $175.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 3

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 23 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 20 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 5

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: July 25, 26 and 28 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 22 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session C

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 25, 26 and 29 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 22 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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Beyond Glaze – Surface Decoration

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: July 25, 26 and 29 Times: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 22 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Go beyond your comfort zone and learn Sgraffito, Slip-trailing, […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 8 tickets left
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The Fundamentals of Composition for Painters

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 27 and 28 Time: 9 am - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 24 Location: Thoreson Farm Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make […]

Purchase $175.00 – $195.00 12 tickets left

Raku Saturday 4

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 30 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 27 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 6

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: August 1, 2 and 4 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 29 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session D

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 1, 2 and 5 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 29 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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Slab Build Tableware

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: August 1, 2 and 5 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 29 @ 1 pm Produce pots for the foodie in all of us. Use several forming and decorating […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 5

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 6 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 3 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left

2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 7

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: August 8, 9 and 11 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: August 5 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session E

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 8, 9 and 12 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: August 5 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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Pottery on the Wheel 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: August 8, 15, 22 and 29 Time: 6-9 pm Registration Deadline: August 5 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. […]

Purchase $250.00 – $265.00 8 tickets left
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Pastels Plein Air – Art of Observation

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 10 and 11 Time: 10am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: August 7 Location: Thoreson Farm Pastels are made for plein air. The immediacy of the medium makes them […]

Purchase $295.00 – $315.00 10 tickets left

Cyanotype Printing

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: August 12 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 9 Location: GAAC Learn to make cyanotype prints from the original 1842 formula created by photographic pioneer Sir […]

Purchase $125.00 – $140.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 6

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 13 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 10 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 8

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: August 15, 16 and 18 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: August 12 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years […]

$105.00 – $120.00
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Kurinuki

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 15, 16 and 19 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 12 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Kurinuki is a traditional method of Japanese handbuilding. The […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 7

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 20 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 17 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 8

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 27 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 24 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left

Night Photography at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: August 29 - September 2 Time: Approx 4 hours/day in the classroom + outdoors/onsite 7 pm - nightfall Registration Deadline: August 8 Location: GAAC and Sleeping Bear Dunes National […]

Purchase $675.00 – $725.00 4 tickets left

Raku Saturday 9

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: September 3 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 31 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 10

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: September 10 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 7 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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Plein Air Painting Workshop

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: September 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Time: 10 am - 5 pm (roughly) Registration Deadline: August 22 Location: Start at GAAC / locations TBD This guided immersive workshop […]

Purchase $625.00 – $675.00 6 tickets left

Raku Saturday 11

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: September 17 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 14 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left

Block Printed Tea Towels

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: September 24 Time: 11 am - 3 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: September 21 Location: GAAC Students will design, carve and print their own designs and […]

Purchase $65.00 – $75.00 8 tickets left

Raku Saturday 12

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: September 24 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 21 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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Travel Photography

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: September 30, 10 am - 3 pm and October 1, 3 pm - 8 pm Time: see above Registration Deadline: September 27 Location: September 30 @ GAAC and October […]

Purchase $200.00 – $220.00 6 tickets left
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Macro Photography

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI

Date: October 5 and 12 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: October 2 Location: GAAC Are you looking to get up-close and personal with the natural world? Learn […]

Purchase $150.00 – $170.00 6 tickets left

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