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Our Classes

Learning the Potter's Wheel

$65

with Lindsey Samotis

Calendar Jan 26, 2025 at 5 pm

January 26, 2025 5:00-7:30

This two and a half hour workshop (January 26 and Glazing Day Feb 2)  is designed to give registrants instruction on successfully using a potter's wheel.  Each registrant will choose one of their creations to have kiln dried and then to glaze and complete to take home.  

- Learn Mud Room basics including emergency procedures, room rules, and clean up expectations.

- Learn to cut & prepare your clay for the wheel

- Watch a demo of correct usage of the wheel with guided discussion of what is happening. Then use wheel time to get the feel of the clay and to create your form

- Learn to trim, and texturize your piece in preparation for glazing.

All materials and supplies will be there for you. Registration includes the supplies and materials, wheel time and two firings in the kiln.

Join us for this enjoyable learning event!

 

Sunday January 26, 2025

5:00 pm - 7:30pm 

Adult

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

Creations must be picked up within four months of the class.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Full Course

Winter Art for Ages 3-5

$28

with Valerie Whaley

Calendar Feb 1, 2025 at 10 am

Ages: 3 - 5

Winter is here! Join teacher, Val Whaley for a fun time experiencing art materials and techniques to create art works to enjoy. Each child will create unique pieces to take home. 

First, children will paint using a scraper to blend winter colors together.  Once that is done, they will glue snowflake confetti to the painting.  After that, studnets can choose to stamp snowflakes with paint and cookie cutters, decorate a snowflake with sequins, or use beads with pipe cleaners to make a snowflake ornament.

Snack and juice will be provided as well as all the supplies for the class.

Be sure to wear play clothing, it could get really messy!

Feb. 1

Time:  10:00 am -11:30 am

Class size:  5

Use the PROMO CODE sent to Grayling students by the school to reduce the cost.  Enter it on the final payment page in the upper right.  Contact the school or the Artisan Village Gallery for assistance.

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.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Northern Lights In Oil Pastels - Age 6-13

$35

with Valerie Whaley

Calendar Feb 1, 2025 at 1 pm

Ages: 6 - 13

Wow!  Who didn't love to see those Northern Lights in the sky? 

Join teacher Val Whaley for a fun two hours as the students learn to capture their beauty while experiencing oil pastels.  Each student will create at least two unique works of art to take home and enjoy.

If you child doesn't know about the Northern Lights, perhaps a bit of research on Google before class would be fun!  A movie will be shown at the beginning of class to inspire these young artists.

Snack and juice will be provided as well as all the supplies for the class.

Be sure to wear play clothing, it could get really messy!

 Feb. 1 

Time:  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Class size:  8

 

Use the PROMO CODE sent to Grayling students by the school to reduce the cost.  Enter it on the final payment page in the upper right.  Contact the school or the Artisan Village Gallery.

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.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Learning the Potter's Wheel

$65

with Lindsey Samotis

Calendar Feb 2, 2025 at 5 pm

February 2, 2025 5:00-7:30

This two and a half hour workshop (February 2 and Glazing Day Feb 9)  is designed to give registrants instruction on successfully using a potter's wheel.  Each registrant will choose one of their creations to have kiln dried and then to glaze and complete to take home.  

- Learn Mud Room basics including emergency procedures, room rules, and clean up expectations.

- Learn to cut & prepare your clay for the wheel

- Watch a demo of correct usage of the wheel with guided discussion of what is happening. Then use wheel time to get the feel of the clay and to create your form

- Learn to trim, and texturize your piece in preparation for glazing.

All materials and supplies will be there for you. Registration includes the supplies and materials, wheel time and two firings in the kiln.

Join us for this enjoyable learning event!

 

Feb 2, 2025

5:00 pm - 7:30pm 

Adult

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

Creations must be picked up within four months of the class.

AAV is handicapped accessible.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Full Course

Intermediate Clogging - February Series

$40

with Melissa Roebuck

Calendar Feb 5, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks

February Series - intermediate level, 5:30-6:30pm

Original Gallery, 219 Michigan Ave

How fun honing your clogging skills with M&M Clogger, Melissa Roebuck! Join our fun group on Wednesday evenings to extend your skills and become a better dancer. This series runs for three Wednesdays.

 

$15 for walk ins. Please bring correct cash. 

NOTE  Clogging shoes required.

Ages 14+

Max 25

February 5, 12, 19, 26

5:30-6:30pm

 

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.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

 

Intermediate + Clogging - February Series

$40

with Melissa Roebuck

Calendar Feb 5, 2025 at 6:45 pm, runs for 4 weeks

February Series - Intermediate + level, 6:45-7:45pm

How fun while honing your intermediate + clogging skills with M&M Clogger, Melissa Roebuck! Join in Wednesday evenings to extend your intermediate skills and become a better dancer. This series runs three Wednesdays.

$15 for walk ins. Please bring correct cash.

NOTE  Clogging shoes required.

Ages 14+

Max 25

February 5, 12, 19, 26

6:45- 7:45pm

 

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.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.

Painting Trees in Winter - February

$120

with Terry Dickinson

Calendar Feb 8, 2025 at 9:30 am, runs for 2 weeks

February 8 and 15  from 9:30-11:30am  MUD ROOM

Join Terry Dickinson to explore how to paint realistic trees of winter.

This image of a snow covered spruce tree will give students the opportunity to become more comfortable with values and edges. The drawing is rather straightforward and the color is a limited pallet consisting of Blue (either Cobalt or Ultramarine), a medium Orange and yellow ochre. A proper handling of values and edges is what gives a painting its emotional punch. 

This class is open to all ages.  It is open for those at all stages of learning art - beginner to experienced.  Registrants only need to be able to remain engaged for the full class period.

 

February 8 and 15   Saturdays

9:30-11:30am

Max 5 registrants

Min 3 registrants

In the Michigan 122 Performing Arts Center, Mud Room

 

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. 

Will run

Heart Art for Ages 6-13

$35

with Valerie Whaley

Calendar Feb 8, 2025 at 10 am

Ages: 6 - 13

Valentine's Day is a terrific opportunity to do fun art! Join teacher, Val Whaley to experience art materials and techniques to create art works to enjoy and take home. 

First the children will learn about the heart art of Romero Britto.  He is a well-known pop artist and has many ways to "play" with hearts.  Romero Britto loves bright colors in his art and has even created sculptures, including Disney characters.

After that, students can choose to make a thumbprint heart magnet, paint with Q-Tips to decorate hearts, paint hearts in Andy Worhol's style, or make a simple heart using nails and string.

Snack and juice will be provided as well as all the supplies for the class.

Be sure to wear play clothing, it could get really messy!

Feb. 8

10:00 am -12:00 am

Class size:  8

 

Use the PROMO CODE sent to Grayling students by the school to reduce the cost.  Enter it on the final payment page in the upper right.  Contact the school or the Artisan Village Gallery.

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.

AAV takes precautions to provide a safe environment and our instructors are educated in providing options for individual limitations.

Please make your own individual decisions regarding health precautions.





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