Resident /Associate ClassThrowing for Handbuilders

Think of throwing not as an end in itself but a way to make the forms you need to fit your creative vision. Forget making a pretty little bowl, use throwing as a means to make parts for what you envision you want to make. Once you take that off your shoulders you will see it as a help and not a roadblock. I will show you several techniques you will find helpful and freeing.

Sun June 28th  , 10-1pm

Flameworking Sampler Workshop

Sunday, June 28th

12:00pm - 3:00pm

Curious about flameworking? This sampler workshop offers a little bit of everything! Students will get hands-on experience working both on and off the mandrel while creating beads and marbles using soft glass.

This class is ideal for anyone wanting to explore the possibilities of flameworking in a fun, supportive environment before diving deeper into specific techniques.

Art Together invites families to experience art in a new way through guided gallery visits and hands-on creative activities. For many participants, this may be their first experience visiting a professional art gallery. While some families regularly engage with the arts, others may find gallery spaces intimidating or unfamiliar. This program was intentionally created to ensure every family feels comfortable, welcomed, and inspired.

This FREE art experience is geared towards families with children 10 and under.

All are welcome. 

 This program is funded by The Sigmund Foundation and Adrian Noon Rotary. 

You are welcome to come anytime between 1 pm and 4 pm. 

TINY LINO PRINT SERIES - PINK ERASER STAMPS with Kadi Franson

Sunday, June 28th * 1:00pm - 4:00pm * Ages: 15+

Anyone who attended elementary school knows the classic pink eraser - but have you ever carved one? In this workshop, we’ll use traditional linocut tools to transform these everyday school supplies into creative stamps for relief printing. This will be a fun, enjoyable process that will provide a low-stakes introduction to linocut printmaking.

Everyone will leave with pink eraser stamps for cards, zines, labels, or anywhere that needs a stamp! Feel free to bring a few images to use in your designs. If you need ideas, consider simple shapes of plants, animals, or small objects that inspire you.

The workshop fee covers all material costs. Beginners welcome!

2D Flower Vase with Laura VanCamp

Sunday, June 28th * 2:00pm - 4:00pm

In this class we will be combining the 2D with the 3D! You will create your own vase silhouette in the 2D. We will then add a pocket to the back of the silhouette, making it capable of holding freshly picked or dried flowers.

Paint and Pour Landscape with Tayleen Theisen

Sunday June 28 * 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us for a paint and pour class inspired by the paintings of Shirley VanBenschoten.  A fine arts graduate of Sienna Heights University art program, she resided in Tecumseh and was president of the Lenawee Council for the Visual Arts when it became the Adrian Center for the Arts. Using acrylic paint mixed with pour medium you will create an abstracted landscape. This class is perfect for those who love nature and thinking outside the box.

Ages 13+

Monthly Metalsmith Studio Pass with Annemarie Kallenbach

Fully equipmented metalsmithing studio with Butane, propane, natural gas/oxygen torches

Plentiful Hand tools

Giant shear

Flex shats, buffers and lathe

Hydraulic press 

Rolling mill

Assorted textures, disc cutters, domers, pancake dies, impression molds

Monitor on site 

Daytime, evening and weekend hours by appt by texting director (phone number on follow up email) 

Ages 18+

4 hour pass $20.00 You may purchase additional as needed. 

Open hours expire at the end each month so come on in. Participants can use tools with which they are competent and comfortable.  All safety precautions are to be followed and are posted.  Looking forward to great times together making wearable art.  

First Thursday Open Print Studio with Kadi Franson

Thursday, July 2nd * 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Do you have a printmaking idea you’ve been wanting to try, or an existing project you're waiting to finish? Come to the studio to enjoy relaxed, open creative time alongside other local printmakers.