Special Programs Archives - Shiawassee Arts Center

SAC: Class Schedule

Mondays 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

RSVP to (989) 723-8354

October 1 – Autumn monotype – with Jan Johnson of Perry. Jann is currently exhibiting her clay sculptures, paintings and a Monotype at the Shiawassee Arts Center. Water soluble blockprinting inks will be used with an acrylic printing plate and mono indicates one print will be pulled from the printing plate. Think small pumpkins, gourds, and fall flowers as subject matter. Come early and view the exhibit in the gallery! Dress for mess!

October 15 – Blue Bird of Happiness – Painting in Acrylic with Artist/Instructor Rich Tesner of Flushing. Rich is also a featured artist in the current exhibit at the Shiawassee Arts Center. Learn a few new acrylic painting techniques while celebrating the Blue Bird! Come early to view the exhibit in the gallery!

October 29 – Open Studio – Open studio time to finish a previous project or experiment with watercolor or acrylic on your own. There will be a studio instructor available, but not necessarily the instructor from your project day. When registering, mention what project you plan to work on. Angela Hamilton, Artist/Instructor

Owosso Senior Center: Class Schedule

Tuesdays 10 am- 11:30 am

RSVP to (989) 723-8875

October 9 – Chickadee with a Pumpkin Watercolor Painting – One of our favorites to paint is the black capped Chickadee, a small non-migratory songbird. Linda Van Cise, Artist/Instructor

October 23 – Pears in Acrylic – A single still life can dazzle and delight! Cézanne and Monet both painted pears in Paris! More lessons in color mixing! Karreen Bird, Artist/Instructor

Morrice Senior Center: Class Schedule

Wednesdays 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

RSVP to (517) 625-4270

October 3 – Glazing Clay Leaf Dish – Put the finishing touch on the clay leaf bowls created at the September Class. Leaves will be fired a second time and ready for pick up at the next October Morrice class. Linda Ruehle, Artist/Instructor.

October 17 – Let’s Celebrate Fall! – Create a Fall Ribbon Wreath for your door. It starts with a simple idea! Linda Van Cise, Artist/Instructor.

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The Shiawassee Arts Council, in partnership with the Arc Shiawassee, offers an arts program for young adults with developmental disabilities called The Creative Arc. Working together SAC provides hands-on creative arts experiences to 50 students between the ages of 16 and 26 in art classes throughout the year. Disabilities represented among these students include mental retardation, epilepsy, autism and cerebral palsy. The goal of the program is that the students will enjoy the multi-media classes and will become aware of the value of artistic achievement and encourage their cultural growth. All participating students are residents of Shiawassee County.

Some art projects are designed for completion during a single session, while others are worked on during successive sessions. Students thereby gain experience of creativity not just as a single act, but also as an ongoing process that unfolds over time, requiring planning, sustained attention, and evolving ideas. Activities are conceived in a variety of media providing students with diverse creative experiences and allowing them to explore which medium they may prefer to pursue in subsequent endeavors.

The SAC offers tours during the week to groups of all sizes and ages. Learn about the Frederick Frieseke Gallery, experience the artwork in the main exhibit, and peruse the consignment galleries for art of all media. The SAC can arrange specialty tours aimed at individual ages and grade levels where students work on a project after having a guided tour. Contact the SAC for more information. We can tailor our tours and projects to fit your needs!

Celebrate your child’s birthday with an Arty Party at SAC

– 2 hours for 10 children
– SAC provides the space, art project, instructor and all the materials needed
– Family provides cake, refreshments, beverages & plastic table covering

Booking the party is a piece of cake:

– Please call Linda Ruehle, Arts Education Director at 989-723-8354
– Schedule a minimum of 2 weeks prior
– Available times are 3-5pm or 4 pm – 6 pm after school or on Saturdays.
– Saturdays after any scheduled classes
– Fee for 10 children is $130 for SAC Members and $140 for non-members (some projects may require additional costs per child)
– $10.00 per additional guest

The Shiawassee Arts Center is teaming up with Wendy’s Restaurant in Owosso for the 20th Annual “Celebration of Youth Arts Month” during March. Students who participated in the SAC’s Home School and after-school art classes created the current exhibit of Under the Sea Paper Mache.

Students spent the month of February constructing the frame, covering it in layers of paper mache and decorating their creatures. While it was a sticky process, it challenged our young artists to think about their work in a 3-dimensional space and in a larger scale than we usually do in class.

The instructors for the project were Brian Bruff, SAC board member, Linda Ruehle, Arts Education Director and Cora Walby, Arts Education Assistant Director. All of the instructors and student artists appreciate Wendy’s for sharing their “gallery” space and supporting arts education in the community.

Participating students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade are: Jolene Arnett, Addison Balzer, Skyler Birchmeier, Michael Dwyer, Kinsley Friend, Amora Ford, Frankie Gauthier, Beverly Kneale, Hank Kneale, Adalynn Osantoski, Ella Osantoski, Owen Osantoski, Arianna Ross, Olivia Ross, Ben Sparks, Emerson Teremi, Harvey Teremi, June Tenoff, Von Turhune, Marrah Zruna. Stop into Wendy’s for a Frosty or a Chili and view the student exhibit!

SMARTS Senior Program

SAC: Class Schedule

Mondays 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Owosso Senior Center: Class Schedule

Tuesdays 10 am- 11:30 am

Morrice Senior Center: Class Schedule

Wednesdays 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Creative ARC

Guided School Tours

SAC Arty Birthday Party

Youth Arts Month at Wendy’s

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