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Japanese Poetry
(Exploring the Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Tuesday, April 11 Time: 1 pm - 4 pm Registration Deadline: April 8 This class is right for you if you appreciate the crystal simplicity of Japanese poetry forms, […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 11 tickets left
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Exploring Cold Wax and Oil

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

Date: Friday and Saturday; April 14, 15 Time: Friday 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: April 11 This workshop offers demos and hands-on […]

Purchase $250.00 – $275.00 5 tickets left

Earth Day Assemblages

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

Date: Saturday, April 22 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: April 19 In celebration of Earth Day, we will be creating art from — quite literally — TRASH. […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 9 tickets left
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Introduction to Photoshop

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

Date: Thursday and Friday; April 27, 28 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: April 24 Used by photographers, graphic designers, digital artists, and illustrators alike, Adobe Photoshop allows […]

Purchase $225.00 – $240.00 8 tickets left

Introduction to Mokuhanga
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Saturday, April 29 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: April 26 Mokuhanga means “woodblock print” in Japanese. It is a water-based printmaking method that involves planning a […]

Purchase $105.00 – $120.00 9 tickets left

Slippery Surface Watercolor

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

Date: Saturday, May 6 Time: 9 am-3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: May 3 This class is for all skill levels and will explore three "slippery" surfaces in […]

Purchase $145.00 – $165.00 9 tickets left

Watercolor Birds and Branches

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

Date: Saturday, May 13 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: May 10 Spring is here, and so are the birds! So celebrate spring's great return with your paintbrush. […]

Purchase $75.00 – $90.00 9 tickets left
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Grief: A Loss for Words

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

Date: 2 Wednesdays; May 17, 24 Time: 4 - 6 pm Registration Deadline: May 14 Let us address the emotional journey of grief through poetry, fiction, and non-fiction select readings. […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 14 tickets left

Gyotaku Printing
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Saturday, May 20 Time: 10 am -1 pm Registration Deadline: May 17 Join Artist instructor Mark Mehaffey for a fun introduction to the art of Gyotaku fish printing. This […]

Purchase $55.00 – $65.00 5 tickets left

Beginning Printmaking and Collage

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

Date: Saturday, June 3 Time: 9 am - 4 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: May 31 In this workshop, we'll print our unique, colorful, patterned papers and use […]

Purchase $125.00 – $140.00 4 tickets left
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Open Pottery Studio

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 14 - November 1 Times: Wednesdays 1 - 4 pm and Thursdays 6 - 9 pm (choose any eight sessions) Open Studio is an opportunity […]

Purchase $150.00 – $165.00

Exploring Assemblage with Found Objects

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

Date: Saturday, June 17 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: June 14 In this class, you will use an Altoid tin and a cigar box to create an […]

Purchase $65.00 – $80.00 9 tickets left

Solstice Plein Air – Sundown at the Beach

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

Date: Wednesday, June 21 Time: Sundown - exact time TBD Registration Deadline: June 18 Paint the sunset on the longest day of the year – the Summer Solstice. We'll meet […]

Purchase $55.00 – $65.00 11 tickets left

Art of Nature Journaling

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Glen Arbor, MI

Date: Saturday, June 24 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: June 21 Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations […]

Purchase $45.00 – $55.00 8 tickets left

Pottery Sampler

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Sunday, June 25 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: June 22 This class will explore throwing on the wheel, extruding, and slab building—experience three fun ways of making […]

Purchase $75.00 – $90.00 12 tickets left

Visual Storytelling: Allegory

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

Date: Monday, Wednesday, Friday; June 26, 28, 30 Time: 10 am - 12 pm Registration Deadline: June 23 Art is how we make sense of the world around us. This […]

Purchase $95.00 – $110.00 8 tickets left

Pastels Plein Air – The Art of Observation

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Thursday, June 29 Time: 10 am - 4 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: June 26 Pastels are made for Plein air. The medium's immediacy makes them […]

Purchase $150.00 – $165.00 9 tickets left

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Fast and Efficient Coil Building

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Fri-Sun; July 7, 8, & 9 Time: Fri 6 - 9 pm; Sat 10 am - 2 pm; Sun 10 am - 2 pm Registration Deadline: July 4 In […]

Purchase $275.00 – $325.00 10 tickets left

Writing in the Wild

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, July 8 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: July 5 Why is nature writing important? When we understand more about the natural world, we will likely […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 14 tickets left
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Glazes – Problems and Solutions

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Mon, Wed, and Thurs; July 10, 12, 13 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 7 Successful and consistent glazing can sometimes seem mysterious and very frustrating. Problems […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 12 tickets left
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Pottery on the Wheel Session 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: (4) Mondays; July 10, 17, 24 and 31 Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 7 Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. Enjoy one-on-one […]

Purchase $250.00 – $275.00 7 tickets left
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Plein Air Painting: Landscape and Abstraction

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Wednesday-Friday; July 12, 13, 14 Time: 9 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 9 Experience Plein-air landscape painting in the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This workshop will teach […]

Purchase $210.00 – $245.00 1 ticket left

Raku Firing 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, July 15 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 12 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

Collage Portraits

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

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

Purchase $45.00 – $55.00 8 tickets left

Camera Basics

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

Date: Friday, July 21 Time: 10 am - 3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: July 18 Whether you use a digital or film camera, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, […]

Purchase $135.00 – $150.00 7 tickets left

Raku Building 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: July 22 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 19 This workshop is designed for those wishing to create their pottery piece for a Raku firing. The instructor […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 7 tickets left
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Fundamentals of Composition

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Wednesday and Thursday; July 26, 27 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 23 Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make you […]

Purchase $175.00 – $195.00 11 tickets left
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Painting and Printing with Natural Dyes

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

Date: Friday & Saturday; July 28, 29 Time: 10 am - 4 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: July 25 Print and paint on cloth with vibrant and complex […]

Purchase $225.00 – $240.00 10 tickets left

Raku Firing 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, July 29 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 26 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 Firing 3

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, August 5 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: August 2 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

Sippers with Tray

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: Monday, August 7 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 4 Juice, wine, espresso: anything goes with this little slab-built set of sippers and serving tray. In this […]

Purchase $55.00 – $65.00 8 tickets left
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Pottery on the Wheel Session 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: (4) Mondays; August 7, 14, 21 and 28 Time: 6 - 9 pm Registration Deadline: August 4 Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. Enjoy one-on-one […]

Purchase $250.00 – $275.00 8 tickets left
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Surface Decoration: Marks on Clay

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Mon, Tues, and Fri; August 14, 15, 18 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 11 Learn new techniques or refresh your skills in surface decoration using sgraffito, […]

Purchase $190.00 – $210.00 12 tickets left

Raku Building 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: August 19 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: August 16 This workshop is designed for those wishing to create their pottery piece for a Raku firing. The instructor […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 8 tickets left
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Capturing Light & Vibrancy in Watercolor

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

Date: Wednesday-Friday; August 23, 24, 25 Time: 10 am - 3 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: August 20 Discover exciting, step-by-step techniques for capturing the beauty of […]

Purchase $320.00 – $345.00 10 tickets left

Raku Firing 4

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, August 26 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: August 23 Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the West today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 7 tickets left

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Pottery on the Wheel Session 3

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Dates: (4) Wednesdays; September 6, 13, 20 & 27 Time: 6 - 9 pm Registration Deadline: September 3 Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. Enjoy one-on-one […]

Purchase $250.00 – $275.00 8 tickets left

Raku Firing 5

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, September 9 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: September 6 Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the West today. Glaze, decorate, and […]

Purchase $50.00 – $60.00 7 tickets left

Raku Firing 6

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, September 16 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: September 13 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 Firing 7

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, September 23 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: September 20 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 Firing 8

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI

Date: Saturday, September 30 Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: September 27 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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