Visual Arts Classes

Current and upcoming classes (ages 16-Adult):


Summer Adult Pottery (Mondays)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
June 22, 2018
Begins
Time
Mondays from 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Learn and use the potter's wheel, slab roller, clay extruder & kiln!
Instructor
Jim Beckering

Kids Summer Pottery: Grades 7-9 (Mondays)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
June 22, 2018
Begins
Time
Mondays from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Grade Range
7th grade - 9th grade
Just for teens!
Instructor
Jim Beckering

Summer Adult Pottery (Tuesdays)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
June 22, 2018
Begins
Time
Tuesdays from 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Learn and use the potter's wheel, slab roller, clay extruder & kiln!
Instructor
Jim Beckering

Exploring Paper Making with Mami Takahashi

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
June 25, 2018
Begins
Time
Tuesday from 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Grade Range
9th grade - Adult
Learn to create postcard size hand-made papers.
Instructor
Mami Takahashi

Plein Air and Studio Watercolor Painting at Sleeping Bear Dunes

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
June 19, 2018
Begins
Time
9:30-4:30 with a one hour lunch break; day of field trip we will depart CTAC at 9:00 AM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Only two spots remain! Register by June 19!
Instructor
Cedar Kindy

Sketching Your Way to Watercolors

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
June 27, 2018
Begins
Time
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM with a one hour break for lunch.
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
The perfect class to start using your sketchbook with watercolors!
Instructor
Adam VanHouten

Dan Burkholder: iPhone & iPad Artistry

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
June 26, 2018
Begins
Time
Thursday-Saturday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Learn to take photos from casual captures to serious artwork.
Instructor
Dan Burkholder

Watercolor Workshop with Tony Couch

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
June 30, 2018
Begins
Time
Monday-Thursday, 9:00 PM-4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
A comprehensive workshop for beginners and professionals alike.
Instructor
Tony Couch

Woven Shibori and the Organic Indigo Vat

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
July 03, 2018
Begins
Time
Friday-Sunday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Instructor
Catharine Ellis

Painting Light & Shadow

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
July 06, 2018
Begins
Time
Monday & Tuesday, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Focus on the qualities of light and shadow as the foundation of how we perceive form in space.
Instructor
Patrick Wise

Painting the Evening Light

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
July 09, 2018
Begins
Time
1:00 - 8:00 PM with a one hour break for dinner.
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Learn how to capture the setting sun with watercolors.
Instructor
Adam VanHouten

Pine Needle Basket Weaving with Donna Jarvis

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
August 06, 2018
Begins
Time
Tuesday from 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Grade Range
9th grade - Adult
Learn to weave a one-of-a-kind pine needle basket.
Instructor
Donna Jarvis

Plein Air Painting: Bringing It All Together

Good Morning Laguna
Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
July 07, 2018
Begins
Time
9:30-4:30 with a one hour lunch break
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Plein Air painting with Suzie Baker
Instructor
Suzie Baker

The Kinetic Landscape

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
July 08, 2018
Begins
Time
Wednesday & Thursday, 9:30 PM-5:30 PM (with one hour lunch break)
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
How do we communicate the dynamic aspects of our surroundings in paint?
Instructor
Eve Vaterlaus

Plein Air Painting with Heidi Amenda Marshall

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
July 10, 2018
Begins
Time
Friday & Saturday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Join Heidi Marshall for a fun two-day workshop that demystifies the art of plein air.
Instructor
Heidi Amenda Marshall

The Mural Project Camp (Grades 7-12)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
August 13, 2018
Begins
Time
Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Grade Range
7th grade - 12th grade
Want to work as part of a team to create something BIG?
Instructor
Äbby Kent

Fearless First-Timers

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
August 13, 2018
Begins
Time
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Grade Range
10th grade - Adult
An introductory workshop to plein air painting.
Instructor
Eleonora Hayes

Plein Air Painting for Fearless First Timers

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
August 03, 2018
Begins
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
An instructor-guided plein air experience for new painters!

Plein Air Painting Without Borders

First Rays at Badlands
Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
July 20, 2018
Begins
Time
9:00-4:00 with a one hour lunch break
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Learn to paint with a 2018 Paint Grand Traverse Plein Air Painter!
Instructor
Patrick Saunders

The Art of Seeing: Making a Painting Work

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
July 20, 2018
Begins
Time
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Instructor
Ned Mueller

Abstract Painting: Composition and Contrast

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
July 27, 2018
Begins
Time
9:30-4:30 with a one hour lunch break
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Four day workshop with Jane Davies
Instructor
Jane Davies

Watercolor Waterfalls

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Register by
August 07, 2018
Begins
Time
Friday, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Experience the joy of free-flowing watercolor painting.
Instructor
Betty Bea Washburn

Collect and Connect

Presented by
CTAC Traverse City
Register by
August 17, 2018
Begins
Time
9:30-4:30 with a one hour lunch break
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Experimental fiber arts
Instructor
Jackie Abrams