One Fish, Two Fish, Green Fish, Blue Fish

In this funny fish class you will learn to cut tin, hand paint eyes, body and fins using basic tools such as vice grips and tin snips. Most of all you will have fun giving your one-of-a-kind fish life and decking out your house with your creation.

Date: Tues March 24 and Thurs March 26, 6-8pm

How to Photograph Your Art

Saturday, April 4th -- 10am to 1pm

This 3-hour workshop can be for iPhone or digital camera users. We will start with some basic camera and lighting concepts. Lad will structure the workshop around the needs and wants of those taking part in the workshop. Workshop participants should bring a couple pieces of their art to photograph. Depending on physical space we will set up a few stations to take pictures. Lad will provide different types of lights to experiment with. Lad’s objective is to give class participants hands-on experience photographing their own art. You will need to have your own camera or camera phone that you know how to use.

Paint and Pour Landscape

Join us for a paint and pour class inspired by the paintings of Shirley VanBenschoten. A fine arts graduate of Siena Heights University 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.Shirley’s paintings will be on display in the ACA’s Gallery May 3rd-31st

Date: Sunday May 17, 2-4 pm

 Ages 13 and up

Dorodango: Japanese mud balls

Explore a natural, down- to- earth art that looks beautiful, is surprisingly easy and calms your soul. We will create together a sphere made from dirt which holds together on its own and resembles shiny marble. This class is great for all ages and ability levels. Class participants will create a one- of- a kind meditative mud ball.

May 23, 2026

10:00 to 12:00

Step into a night where creativity shines as brightly as the stars. Starry Starry Night for the Arts is an enchanting fundraising evening inspired by Van Gogh’s iconic masterpiece—celebrating imagination, community, and the transformative power of the arts. Join us beneath a swirl of lights as we raise vital support for programs that spark inspiration, nurture artists of all ages, and keep our creative community thriving.

Thursday, June 18th 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm