Local artist Pam Meland leads the way to painting unique wine glasses! 

Each registrant may complete two glasses. Choose stem or stemless. Using the pictures provided or bringing your own, you will learn how to transfer the picture to the glass, apply the paint, dry and toast with your neighbor!

Feel free to enjoy refreshment from Paddle Hard during this session! 

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions. 

Painting is so FUN for little kiddos!  Especially if they can experiment, explore and create!

In this class experienced preschool teacher Valerie Whaley will guide young children in using a variety of materials to paint on paper.  This includes using forks, marbles, straws, sponges, and paintbrushes.  They will also mix colors to create new ones.  

Parents are asked to join the two-year-old children.  

It will probably get messy, so dress with play clothes!

June 17

9:30-10:15

Designed for ages 2, 3, and 4 year olds

Max 6 students

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Springtime means birds are everywhere!  

Join retired teacher, Val Whaley, to learn how artists have fun observing the object they want to work with and then use the observations in their work. On Day 1 students will meet at the Grayling City Park Pavilion and spend time "slow birding".

The students will learn to collect their sights and information that is used later to draw, paint and sculpture the subjects - BIRDS!

On the following three days of camp, students will use the sights and information gathered to create  a variety of bird related artwork.  

June 19-22

10:00-11:30 a.m.

6-12 year olds

Max class size -  8

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Create a beautiful pair of earrings and a necklace from the skins (drips) from an acrylic pour painting.  Experienced teacher Clare Spaulding will teach registrants to shape the acrylic pour skins and place them artistically in jewelry settings. 

Leave class wearing a smile and your own unique jewelry!

You can see Clare's Acrylic Pour Jewelry at the Ausable Artisan Village!

June 21, Wednesday   6:00pm-7:30pm

Max 10 registrants

Min 4 registrants

All materials provided

Downstairs

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions. 

How beautifully soft and muted are pastel compositions!  How does one do that with earth pigment sticks?

Preston King, an award winning pastel artist, lives in Georgia but has relatives in West Branch. And, because he is coming north to visit, he's offering a beginner/intermediate class in pastels in the Creativity Center at the Artisan Village.  

In six hours of classtime Preston will teach the basics and then guide registrants as they produce two to three original works.  In a relaxed and supportive environment and using reference images, he will address both the basics and composition.  Expect lots of individual attention.

Registrants will need the right tools to be successful with pastels, so Preston will bring materials for you to use.  This will include special paper, pastels, easels, backboards and tape.  Please bring $10 cash to class to reimburse him. Of course, you will take home your compositions, but he keeps the other things for other classes.

Class will include the history of pastels, composition and color theory, practical application using reference images, mounting paper, and more practical application.

NOTE:  Students are encouraged to bring their lunch or may choose to leave to get something but there will not be a scheduled lunch break.

In the afternoon, students will be assigned a photo reference image and work independently with individual instruction.  Finally, students will experience in process group critique and end of day critique.

Please note: 

Friday, June 23 rd:  Please join Preston as he demonstrates his pastel techniques on Friday from 3:00-5:00 upstairs at Artisan Village.

Saturday, June 24: Six hour class

Sunday, June 25: Preston will be available for a continuing Optional Pastel class from 10:00-1:00.  Registeration is required and only open to those taking the Introduction to Pastels class.  Register for Optional Pastel Class at

artisanvillageclasses.coursestorm.com/Optional Pastel

10:00-4:00 Class (Please arrive so you are ready to go at 10:00.)

Minimum 6 students

Maximum 12 students

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Only open to students who have completed the June 24th Experiencing Pastels class.

Please join Preston to continue building on the basics learned in the June 24th class.  His professional guidance will move your work to a new level.

Minimum 3

Maximum 12 students

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Join in the active fun!  No sitting around in your seat and listening for an hour and a half.  Get involved in this hands on activity of creating three works that are unique to YOU!

Each day student artists will create imaginative, unique works of art while exploring different techniques, colors, and materials.  

10:00 - 11:30

Elementary age +

$45.00 

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions. 

Drama many times begins with children playing with puppets.  Your fingers can work, but my how grand it is if you can breathe life into your own creative art ideas! 

In this class children will learn to create a variety of puppets from paper bags, wooden spoons, socks, felt and more materials. 

When complete each child will bring their puppet to life by using their "puppet voice" and talk like their puppets.

July 5-7

Time:  10:00-10:45 a.m.

Ages   3-5 year olds

Max class size:  6

All materials are provided.

Full refunds if AAV cancels the class. Refunds minus the processing fees up to seven days before class begins. No refunds after that time.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.