Looking to take an art class in Downtown Ann Arbor? Join A2AC Art Classes!
We offer a variety of courses, from classics like painting, drawing, printmaking, and ceramics, to more contemporary arts like jewelry, screenprinting, fiber, and digital arts. The A2AC upcoming classes cover a wide range of ages and topics from youth and teens to adults, beginner to advance, 1- day to 4-week, and even weekday to weekend classes.
There’s something for everyone! You and your family can all share in the fun of learning and developing an artistic skill.
All of A2AC’s upcoming classes and workshops range between $35 to $295. Course descriptions will list if supplies are included in the cost or if students must provide them.
If you have other questions, don’t hesitate to email us at education@annarborartcenter.org, or by phone at 734-926-4131.
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Intro to Portrait Sculpture | Ages 18+
Monday thru Thursday, June 26 to June 29 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 18+
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Teen Studio | Intro to Watercolor &
Monday thru Thursday, June 26 to June 29 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Soyeon Kim | Ages 13-17
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Teen Studio | Digital Worldbuilding
Monday thru Thursday, July 24 to July 27 from 1:30pm-4:30pm | Instructor: Deb Scott | Ages 13-17
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Resin Jewelry
Tuesdays, August 2 to August 22 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Daniel Michelsen | Ages 18+
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Resin Serving Board
Tuesdays, June 27 to July 25 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Daniel Michelsen | Ages 18+
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Intro to Drawing | Classical Method
Thursdays, August 3 to August 24 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Alex Trajkovski | Ages 18+
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Teen Studio | Intro to Jewelry-Making
Tuesdays, July 18 to August 8 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Kristine Haddox | Ages 13-17
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Teen Studio | 3-D Digital Character Desi
Monday thru Thursday, August 7 to August 10 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 13-17
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Intro to Acrylic | Feathered Friends
Thursdays, June 29 to July 27 from 6:00pm-8:30pm | Instructor: Andrea Lozano | Ages 18+
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Beginning Jewelry & Metalsmithing |
Tuesdays, July 18 to August 29 from 9:30am-12:30pm | Instructor: Kristine Haddox | Ages 18 and up
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Family Fridays: Paint Your Own Mug
Friday, Aug 11 from 6:00pm-8:00pm | Natalie Johnson | Ages 5 and up
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Teen Wheelthrowing
Tuesdays, August 1 to August 22 from 5:00pm-7:30pm | Instructor: Natalie Bultman | Ages 13-17
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Teen Studio | 3-D Digital Vehicle
Monday thru Thursdays, August 14 to August 17 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 13-17
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Date Night: Painted Soup Mugs
Friday, August 25 from 6:30pm-8:30pm | Instructor: Staff | Ages 18+
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Independent Studio: Ceramics – 26
Independent Studio begins Saturday, July 1, 2023 Independent Studio ends on Sunday, September 3, 2023 | No Instructor | Ages 18 and up
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Independent Ceramics At Home
Independent Studio begins Saturday, July 1, 2023 Independent Studio ends on Sunday, September 3, 2023 | No Instructor | Ages 18 and up
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Date Night: Painted Mugs
Friday, July 7 from 6:30pm-8:30pm | Instructor: Staff | Ages 18+
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Intro to Intaglio Printmaking
Mondays, June 26 to July 24 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Sajeev Visweswaran | Ages 18 and up
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Urban Sketching | Drawing with Mixed Med
Saturdays, July 1 to July 29 from 9:30am-12:00pm | Instructor: Andrea Lozano | Ages 18+
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Figure Sculpture
Fridays, August 4 to August 25 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 18+
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Beginning Watercolor | Fridays
Fridays, June 30 to July 28 from 2:30pm-5:00pm | Instructor: Andrea Lozano | Ages 18+
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Intro to Acrylic | Woodland Animals
Thursdays, June 29 to July 27 from 2:30pm-5:30pm | Instructor: Andrea Lozano | Ages 18+
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Plein Air | Painted Landscapes
Fridays, July 7 to August 25 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Michael Garguilo | Ages 18+
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Multi-Color Screen Printing
Wednesdays, June 28 to August 2 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Sajeev Visweswaren | Ages 18 and up
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Intro to Digital Sculpture & 3D Pri
Monday thru Thursday, August 7 to August 10 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 18+
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Date Night: Clay Garden Stakes, Signs, &
Friday, July 28 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Liz Mitchell | Ages 21+
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Date Night: Clay Decorative Leaf Dishes
Friday, August 18 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Liz Mitchell | Ages 18+
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Intro to Smartphone Photography
Monday thru Thursday, May 18 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Padrick Ritch | Ages 18+
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Beginning Jewelry | Saturdays | 7-Week
Saturdays, July 8 to August 26 from 10:00am-1:00pm | Instructor: Kristine Haddox | Ages 18 and up
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Independent Jewelry Studio- 26 Hour Pass
Independent Studio begins Sunday, July 23, 2023 Independent Studio ends on Sunday, August 27, 2023 | No Instructor | Ages 18 and up
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Wheelthrowing 101 | Wednesdays
Wednesdays, June 28 to August 23 from 7:00pm-9:30pm | Instructor: Liz Mitchell | Ages 18+
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Teen Studio | Intro to Stop-Motion Anima
Monday thru Thursday, July 24 to July 27 from 9:30am-12:30pm | Instructor: Deb Scott | Ages 13-17
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Teen Studio | Intro to Portrait Sculptur
Monday thru Thursday, June 26 to June 29 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 13-17
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Intro to Monoprinting
Thursdays, June 29 to July 27 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Sajeev Visweswaran | Ages 18 and up
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Family Fridays: Paint Your Own Bowl
Friday, August 18 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Natalie Johnson | Ages 5 and up
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Anatomy and the Figure
Fridays, June 23 to July 14 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 18 and up
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Intro to Polymer Clay | Skull Anatomy
Monday thru Thursday, August 14 to August 17 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Josh Harker | Ages 18+
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Thrown Together: Parent and Child Clay |
Saturdays, July 1 to August 27 from 9:30am-11:30am | Instructor: Deanne Neiburger | Child must be 8-18 years old Adult must be age 18 or older
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Teen Studio | Intro to Oil Painting
Monday thru Thursday, August 7 to August 10 from 10:00am-12:30pm | Instructor: Janet Szeto | Ages 13-17
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Hardcover Coptic Binding | Handbound Boo
Tuesday, July 18 from 6:00pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Kim DeBord | Ages 18+
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Family Stop-Motion Animation
Saturday, August 5 from 10:00am-1:00pm | Instructor: Deb Scott | Ages 8+
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Plein Air Painting | Abstract Landscapes
Fridays, July 7 to August 25 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Michael Garguilo | Ages 18+
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Date Night: Block-Printed Totes
Friday, July 14 from 6:00pm-8:30pm | Instructor: Amanda Moore | Ages 18 and up
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Wheelthrowing 101 | Tuesdays at 12:00
Tuesdays, June 27 to August 22 from 12:00pm-2:30pm | Instructor: Marc McCay | Ages 18 and up
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Wheelthrowing 101 | Saturdays
Saturdays, July 1 to August 26 from 12:00pm-2:30pm | Instructor: Marc McCay | Ages 18 and up
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Thrown Together: Parent and Child Clay |
Sundays, July 9 to August 27 from 12:30pm-2:30pm | Instructor: Deanne Neiburger | Child must be 8-18 years old Adult must be age 18 or older
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Thrown Together: Parent and Child Clay |
Sundays, July 9 to August 27 from 10:00am-12:00pm | Instructor: Deanne Neiburger | Child must be 8-18 years old Adult must be age 18 or older
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Exploring Ceramics with Daria
Wednesdays, June 21 to August 16 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Daria White Paik | Ages 18 and up
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Basic and Continuing Ceramics With Daria
Wednesdays, June 21 to August 16 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Daria White Paik | Ages 18 and up
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Advanced Ceramics With Daria | Saturdays
Saturdays, June 24 to August 19 from 12:00pm-2:30pm | Instructor: Daria White Paik | Ages 18 and up
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Date Night: Painted Bowls | August 4
Friday, August 4 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Staff | Ages 18+
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Beginning Drawing
Monday thru Thursday, July 10 to July 13 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Blythe Miles | Ages 18 and up
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Watercolor 102
Fridays, June 30 to July 28 from 6:00pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Andrea Lozano | Ages 18+
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Beginning Jewelry | Mondays | 7-Week
Mondays, July 17 to August 28 from 6:00pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Kristine Haddox | Ages 18+
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Continuing Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Saturdays, July 8 to August 26 from 2:00pm-5:00pm | Instructor: Kristine Haddox | Ages 18+
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Beginning Watercolor | Saturdays | Ages
Saturdays, July 1 to July 29 from 1:00pm-3:30pm | Instructor: Andrea Lozano | Ages 16 and up
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Family Fridays: Paint Your Own Soup Mug
Friday, Jul 28 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Natalie Johnson | Ages 5 and up
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Intro to Oil Painting
Wednesdays, June 28 to August 23 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Douglas Bosley | Ages 18 and up
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Multi-Color Linocut Printmaking
Tuesdays, June 27 to July 25 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Sajeev Visweswaran | Ages 18 and up
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Intro to Embroidery | Delicious Stitches
Tuesday, July 25 from 6:00pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Kim DeBord | Ages 18+
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Intro to Sashiko | Japanese Embroidery
Tuesday, July 11 from 6:00pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Kim DeBord | Ages 18 and up
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Date Night on the Wheel | Ages 21+ | Aug
Friday, August 11 from 6:00pm-9:30pm | Instructor: Marc McCay | Ages 21 and up
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Advanced Ceramics With Daria | Mondays
Mondays, June 19 to August 14 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Daria White Paik | Ages 18+
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Intro to Handbuilding: Basic Clay Forms
Thursdays, June 22 to August 17 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Daria White Paik | Ages 18 and up
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Wheelthrowing 102 | Thursdays
Thursdays, June 29 to August 24 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Julie Madden | Ages 18 and up
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Wheelthrowing 101 | Tuesdays at 6:30
Tuesdays, June 27 to August 22 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Marc McCay | Ages 18 and up
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Wheelthrowing 101 | Thursdays
Thursdays, June 29 to August 24 from 2:30pm-5:00pm | Instructor: Julie Madden | Ages 18 and up
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Date Night on the Wheel | Ages 21+ | May
Friday, May 26 from 6:00pm-9:30pm | Instructor: Marc McCay | Ages 21 and up
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Date Night: Clay License Plate Mugs | Ma
Friday, May 26 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Instructor: Jon Van Eck | All participants must be 18 or older.
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Date Night: Pet Portraits | May 19
Friday, May 19 from 6:30pm-9:00pm | Instructor: Sonimar Maldonado-Alvarado | Ages 18 and up
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Hammered Metal Bangles | May 27
Saturday, May 27 from 2:00pm-6:00pm | Instructor: Dave Dziedzic | Ages 18+
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Simple Rings | May 27
Saturday, May 27 from 9:00am-1:00pm | Instructor: Dave Dziedzic | Ages 18 and up