Visual Arts

Name: CANCELLED – Ikebana Workshop
Start: 2023-09-23T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-23T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Hessel School House – Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center

August 2023
CANCELLED – Elementary Art – Landscape Painting
Featured August 16, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Due to lack of registrants, this class has been cancelled. Come paint your own masterpiece! Students ages 6-11 years old will discover acrylic paints while creating a beautiful landscape scene. This class will teach young artists how to mix paints, handle brushes, and translate what they see onto the canvas. All materials and instruction included. […]
$20
CANCELLED – Shadowbox Collage
Featured August 19, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Create a unique shadowbox collage with vintage magazines, printed objects, scrapbook paper, and found odds and ends. Participants are welcome to bring personal objects to put into their shadowbox. You will learn the basics of collage and design to create your one-of-a-kind work of art. Class Fee: $45.00
Make It On Monday – Watercolor Notecard
Featured August 21, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Join us on Monday's through out the summer for Make It On Monday! Learn basic watercolor techniques to create unique note cards. We will be creating up to 4 cards during this fun and easy Make It on Monday session. Adults and teens are welcome to attend. $15 per person includes all materials. 10:00 AM - 12:00 […]
Pastel Sunset (Elementary Art)
Featured August 23, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Students ages 6-11 years old will use pastels to create a colorful sunset. Using an easy stencil technique to create a mountain background with beautiful rays of color as the sun goes down. All materials and instruction included. Instructor: Cheryl Gordon Class Size: Min. 4 / Max. 12 Class Fee: $20/student REGISTER ONLINE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/568387802217
CANCELLED – Bim Willow Furniture Workshop
Featured August 26, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
The Bim Willow Furniture Workshop has been CANCELLED for this year and will not be rescheduled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Come learn how to create a stunning piece of furniture with natural materials. Many of the pieces to choose from are historic Americana designs. Noted furniture builder Bim Willow will teach you how to […]
Landscape Painting in the Vintage National Park poster style
Featured August 26, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Inspired by the iconic WPA-commissioned National Parks poster artwork of the early 1900s, we will create a landscape painting. Starting with basic landscape stencils, you will learn to work from the background, to middle ground, then foreground to create a one-of-a-kind scene. You will use your own color combinations to create your frame-worth work of […]
Make It On Monday – “It’s Tea Time” Bird Feeder
Featured August 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Join us on Monday's through out the summer for Make It On Monday! Cheryl Gordon will show you how to repurpose mismatched or slightly damaged tea cups and saucers by transforming them into a whimsical bird feeder. Adults and teens are welcome to attend. $15 per person includes all materials. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Class size […]
September 2023
CREATING the Northern Lights
Featured September 8, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
The Northern Lights have captured the imaginations of cultures for generation. To catch a sight of the lights is to witness something so surreal, so beautiful that it seems to border on the supernatural. Come celebrate this magnificent phenomenon in art, observation and photography during the Northern Lights Weekend, September 8 & 9, 2023 at […]
$40.00
CANCELLED – Elementary Art Class – String Painting and Pastels
Featured September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Elementary students ages 6-11 are invited to join us for a captivating artistic experience as we explore the mesmerizing beauty of the Northern Lights through string painting and pastels. Discover the unique technique of string painting, where vibrant colors are blended and intertwined to create stunning visual effects. Learn how to use pastels to capture […]
$20.00
Botanical Printing Class (Shawl)
Featured September 9, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Learn the beautiful art of botanical printing! In this four-hour workshop led by instructor Diane Keighley, you'll gain an understanding of how to work with foraged leaves as you explore the process of bundle printing. Each student will leave with a printed shawl (approx.24 x 76") and the know-how to design and create more pieces […]
CANCELLED – Handmade Paper Houseplants
September 22, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Join us on September 22, 2023, at 6:30 PM for a fun-filled evening where we'll teach you how to craft adorable handmade paper houseplants! Part nature, part art, your paper plant will brighten any corner of your home. This art class includes leaf patterns, paper, paint, wire, and step-by-step instructions to create the sweet potato […]
$40.00
CANCELLED – Ikebana Workshop
September 23, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Hessel School House - Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center 3206 West Cedar Street, Hessel, MI, United States
Have you ever wanted learn the ancient art of Ikebana Japanese flower arrangement? Join Dolly Smith, member of Ikebana International Organization of Traverse City, for a two-hour hands-on workshop to learn this traditional craft. Dolly will demonstrate and assist you in making a beautiful seasonal Ikebana arrangement. In Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, […]
$75.00

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