Register for a class by calling us at 989-723-8354, visiting in person, or  visiting our online store by clicking on the following link: https://shiawassee-arts-center.square.site/shop/classes/

(Visiting the online store allows you to add multiple classes to your cart for faster checkout and registration)

Instructors are Linda Ruehle – Arts Education Director,  Cora Walby – Arts Education Director,  Brian Bruff – SAC Board Member,  and Class Instructors otherwise noted*

Children’s After School Art Classes

Thursdays 4pm – 5:30pm

$10 SAC Member/$12 Guest  Student annual memberships are $20 (Note: A 3% processing fee is applied to all online purchases of SAC classes)

Artwork not picked up within two weeks of completion or notification of completion by SAC will be disposed of.

March 12 & 19 – Two Week Spring Themed Glue Batik – Must be able to attend both sessions. Using glue as the resist, students will create a design then let it dry until next week for painting with fluid acrylics. When dry, the glue will be washed out. CLASS FULL–CALL TO BE PUT ON A WAITLIST

March 26 – Glass Fused Dish – Create a spring design on a 6inch square glass tile that will be fused flat and then fired a second time, slumped in a mold (Finished dish will be 5.5 inches) CLASS FULL–CALL TO BE PUT ON A WAITLIST

*April 2* – Spring Break Art Workshop – Join us for an art workshop on April 2 from 1-5 to celebrate Spring Break! We will be working on a variety of projects –from Zentangle Bunny Art to acrylic painting to a Mystery Bag Art project!

The workshop will run from 1-5pm.  $20 for SAC Members/$24 for Non-Members. Snack will be provided.

April 9 – Clay Handbuilding Sheep Sculptures – Students will use basic handbuilding techniques of rolling slab and coils to create the cutest sheep! Students will need to sign-up for the next glazing session on April 30 to finish their sculpture.

April 16 & 17 – Pottery on the Wheel – Turning eARTh into ART! Learn the basics of throwing on the pottery wheel an make two functional dinnerware pieces. Students need to sign-up for the next glazing session on April 30 to finish pottery. Limited class size.

April 23 – Watercolor Painting of Your Favorite Stuffed Animal – Create a custom painting of your favorite stuffy while learning about watercolor!! Be sure to bring either your favorite stuffed animal or a color reference photo of it to work from.

April 30 – Glazing – Finishing the two clay projects from April 9 and April 16/17. Clay projects will be fired a second time and available at the next class.

May 7 – Mother’s Day Gift – Surprise art piece for mom, grandma or a special person

May 14  – Pop Art Donut Painting – (Students will paint an acrylic picture of their donut…before eating it!! Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the min-to-late 1950’s. The movement presented a challenge to the tradition of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, including advertising, comic strips, product packaging, celebrities and everyday consumer goods–into painting, sculpture and printmaking.