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, […]
Exploring Cold Wax and Oil
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Earth Day Assemblages
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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. […]
Introduction to Photoshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
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 […]
Slippery Surface Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Watercolor Birds and Branches
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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. […]
Grief: A Loss for Words
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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. […]
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 […]
Floral Fusions: Exploring Japanese Floral Design
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)
Glen Arbor Arts Center
6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI
Date: Sunday, May 21 Time: 1 - 3 pm Registration Deadline: May 18 Join Fresh Cut Design for this introductory course that presents the history and basic design concepts used […]
Beginning Printmaking and Collage
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
How I Paint – A Process for Creative Flow and Authentic Style
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: Monday - Thursday; June 5 - 8 Time: 9:30 am - 4 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: June 2 Get to the heart of your authentic […]
Open Pottery Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDates: 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 […]
Exploring Assemblage with Found Objects
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Solstice Plein Air – Sundown at the Beach
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Art of Nature Journaling
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Pottery Sampler
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Visual Storytelling: Allegory
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Pastels Plein Air – The Art of Observation
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Fast and Efficient Coil Building
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Writing in the Wild
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Glazes – Problems and Solutions
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Pottery on the Wheel Session 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDates: (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 […]
Plein Air Painting: Landscape and Abstraction
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Collage Portraits
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Camera Basics
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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, […]
Raku Building 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Fundamentals of Composition
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Painting and Printing with Natural Dyes
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 3
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Sippers with Tray
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDates: 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 […]
Pottery on the Wheel Session 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDates: (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 […]
Surface Decoration: Marks on Clay
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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, […]
Raku Building 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Capturing Light & Vibrancy in Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 4
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Night Photography at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Glen Arbor, MIDate: 5 sessions: Saturday-Wednesday; September 2-6 Time: 12 pm - 4 pm classroom; 7 pm - 1 am shooting Registration Deadline: August 30 National Parks at Night Co-Founder Gabriel Biderman […]
Pottery on the Wheel Session 3
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDates: (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 […]
Raku Firing 5
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 6
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 7
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
Raku Firing 8
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MIDate: 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 […]
