
Art Classes in Downtown Ann Arbor
Spend a day or evening in downtown Ann Arbor! View upcoming A2AC classes featuring:
Drawing, Painting, Watercolor, Ceramics, Jewelry, Printmaking, Textiles, 3D Printing, Laser Engraving, Digital art, and more!
We offer art classes for youth, teens, and adults at both beginner and advanced skill levels.
- Art class lengths vary and commonly include 1-day, 4-week, and 8-week art class options.
- Upcoming art classes and workshops at the A2AC range between $35 to $355.
- Please read the course summary to see if art supplies are included or if students must bring their own art materials.
Education Updates
We do not currently offer A2AC Gift Certificates but continue to offer the opportunity to directly purchase a class or workshop for a friend, coworker or loved one as a gift.
To purchase a class or workshop as a gift for someone:
1. Please visit A2AC | Upcoming Classes and select the class in which you'd like to give.
2. Please enter the contact information of the participant or the recipient of the gift.
3. Once payment is submitted, you will be given the option to send the receipt to a different email address. Please enter your email address for this step.
For assistance with registration or to apply a existing Gift Certificate towards a class or to use a credit issued before October 27, 2023, please Contact the Education Team.
About Camp & Class Manager registration system Read FAQ.
SPRING ART CLASSES
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Introduction to Figure Drawing | Ages 13-17
April 11 to June 6
Saturdays, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Instructor: Eve Bratten
Ages 13 - 17
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Continuing Printmaking
April 8 to May 27
Wednesdays, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Lena Ellis-Boatman
Ages 18+
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Stop-Motion Animation
May 5 to May 26
Tuesdays, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Instructor: Kyle Lee
Ages 18+
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Sip & Print: Sunflower Sky | 21+
April 24
Friday, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Tricia Hampo
Ages 18+
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Resin Gaming Dice Workshop
April 16 to April 23
Thursdays, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Nicole Witzleben
Ages 18+
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Pearl-on-Pearl Earrings
May 29
Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Charlotte Allen
Ages 18+
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Paint Like Bob Ross: Springtime Sunset Mountain
April 17
Friday, 6:00pm- 9:00pm
Instructor: Ted Simpson
Ages 18+
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Oil Painting with the Masters
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Tricia Hampo
Ages 18+
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Introduction to Water Casting
April 11 to May 2
Saturdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Instructor: Charlotte Allen
Ages 18+
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Introduction to Handbuilding
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 18+
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Intermediate Jewelry
April 6 to June 1
Mondays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Nina DiMambro
Ages 18+
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Independent Studio: Jewelry | 30 Hour Pass
Begins Saturday, April 11, 2025
Ends Sunday, June 7, 2025
No Instructor
Ages 18+
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Family Friday: Painted Hunny Pot
April 24
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Chloe Robberts
Ages 5+
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Wheel Throwing 101 | Mondays with Faith
April 6 to June 1
Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing 101 | Mondays with Jon
April 6 to June 1
Mondays, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Instructor: Jon Van Eck
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing 101 | Saturdays
April 4 to May 30
Saturdays, 9:00am - 11:30am
Instructor: Jon Van Eck
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing 101 | Thursdays
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Instructor: Julie Madden
Ages 18+
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Figure Drawing Drop-In
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Monitor: Chloe Robberts
Ages 18+
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Family Friday: Mini Pottery
May 15
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 6+
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Family Friday: Clay Mushroom Fairy Houses
April 17
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 8+
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Family Friday: Clay Mugs
May 29
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 5+
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Family Friday: Clay Games
April 10
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Sarah Ward
Ages 5+
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Family Friday: Clay Fairy Doors
May 1
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 5+
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Family Friday: 8bit Botanicals
May 8
Friday, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Instructor: Chloe Robberts
Ages 6+
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Experimental Casting
April 8 to May 27
Wednesdays, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Instructor: Alina Goryaeva
Ages 18+
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Date Night: Give It a Whirl | Ages 21+
May 15
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 21+
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Date Night: Give It a Whirl | 21+
April 10
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 21+
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Date Night: 3D Scanning Keepsake
April 24
Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Kyle Lee
Ages 18+
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Thrown Together | Session 2 | 8+
April 12 to June 7
Sundays, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Instructor: Sarah Ward
Child must be 8-17 years old, Adult must be age 18+
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Thrown Together | Session 1 | 8+
April 12 to June 7
Sundays, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Instructor: Sarah Ward
Child must be 8-17 years old, Adult must be age 18+
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Clay Your Way
April 11 to June 6
Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Instructor: Jenneva Kayser
Ages 18+
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Stop-Motion Animation | Ages 8-12
April 8 to April 29
Wednesdays, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Instructor: Kelsey Hofe
Ages 8-12
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Beginning Watercolor | Saturdays
April 11 to June 6
Saturdays, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Instructor: Tristan Surre
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing 101 | Tuesdays
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Instructor: Amanda Bialk
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing 101 | Wednesdays
April 8 to May 27
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Rose Pengelly
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing Studio | Saturdays
April 4 to May 30
Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Instructor: Jon Van Eck
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing Studio | Thursdays
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Julie Madden
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing Studio | Tuesdays
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Rose Pengelly
Ages 18+
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Wheel Throwing Studio | Wednesdays
April 8 to May 27
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 18+
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Fundamentals of Drawing
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Instructor: Tristan Surre
Ages 18+
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All Things Ceramics
April 12 to June 7
Sundays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 18+
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Clay Together | Session 2 | 5+
May 10 to June 7
Sundays, 9:30am - 11:00am
Instructor: Alyssa Wilcome
Ages 5+
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Clay Together | Session 1 | 5+
April 12 to May 3
Sundays, 9:30am - 11:00am
Instructor: Alyssa Wilcome
Ages 5+
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Digital Painting | Ages 10-17
April 11 to June 6
Saturdays, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Instructor: Eve Bratten
Ages 10 - 17
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Creative Mix | Ages 8-12
April 11 to June 6
Saturdays, 10:00am-12:00pm
Instructor: Simone Leath
Ages 8-12
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Beginning Ceramics | Ages 10-17
April 10 to June 5
Fridays, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 10 - 17
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Clay Workshop: Candle Stick Holders
May 8
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 18+
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Clay Workshop: Coil Built Serving Bowl
May 1
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Faith Nesbitt
Ages 18+
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Block Printed Greeting Cards | 21+
May 1
Friday, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Chloe Robberts
Ages 21+
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Clay Workshop: Garden Markers
May 1
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Liz Wylde
Ages 18+
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Date Night: Give It a Whirl | 21+
April 24
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 21+
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Clay Workshop: Mushroom Fairy Houses
April 17
Friday, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Deanne Neiburger
Ages 18+
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Beginning Jewelry | Thursdays
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Nina DiMambro
Ages 18+
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Advanced Stone Setting
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Instructor: Doug Bowman
Ages 18+
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Intro to Drawing | Classical Method
May 7 to May 28
Thursdays, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Alex Trajkovski
Ages 18+
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Introduction to Printmaking
April 9 to June 4
Thursdays, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Chloe Robberts
Ages 18+
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Creative Studio | Ages 13-17
April 9 to May 28
Thursdays, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Instructor: Levi Hubbel
Ages 13 -17
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Beginning Stone-Set Jewelry
April 8 to May 27
Wednesdays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Doug Bowman
Ages 18+
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Advanced Ceramics with Daria | Wednesdays
April 8 to May 27
Wednesdays, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Instructor: Daria White Paik
Ages 18+
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Beginning Jewelry | Tuesdays
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Nina DiMambro
Ages 18+
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Bundle Rate: Figure Drawing Drop-In
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Monitor: Chloe Robberts
Ages 18+
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Functional Clay Objects
April 7 to May 26
Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Jon Van Eck
Ages 18+
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Creative Mix | Ages 5-7
April 6 to April 27
Mondays, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Instructor: Alyse Guenther
Ages 5 - 7
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Introduction to Figure Drawing
April 6 to June 1
Mondays, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Instructor: Eve Bratten
Ages 18+
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Beginning Watercolor | Mondays
April 6 to June 1
Mondays, 3:30pm - 6:00pm
Instructor: Susan Mankowski
Ages 18+
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Advanced Ceramics with Daria | Mondays
April 6 to June 1
Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Instructor: Daria White Paik
Ages 18+
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Independent Studio: Ceramics
Begins Saturday, April 11, 2026
Ends Sunday, June 7, 2026
No Instructor
Ages 18+
