Kick up your heel at our popular line dance classes that are fun and good exercise, too! Three skill levels.

This class is for dancers-to-be, those with no ballroom experience. Learn the basics with high-energy, but easy-to-follow instructions.

Must have beginner level class to participate. Take the next step in high excitement ballroom lessons.

Advanced Ballroom High intensity and high excitement ballroom lessons with a Latin flair. Fast pace, prior experience required.

Flamenco Dance is the passionate and lively dance of Spain. A group class includes a warm up for strong posture, practice of fluid arm movements, practice of footwork and rhythm. Simple dances are learned at first and they increase in complexity as students' progress.

Kick up your heel at our popular line dance classes that are fun and good exercise, too! This class is a step up from the beginner class. New dances are introduced.

Kick up your heel at our popular line dance classes that are fun and good exercise, too! This class is a step up. Learn new dances and keep the fun going!

This class is for those who are just starting out with no previous experience. Learn the basic steps to have fun at this popular line dance class.

Have fun, learn favorite party hustles, and keep fit with low impact dance steps. Geared for line dancers who have some experience with the basics; patterns will generally be longer and more complex. Experience is encouraged but not required. Routines are a mix of current and classic hustles. Recommended attire: comfortable clothing and smooth soled shoes or sneakers. You may want to bring a sweat towel and water.

Have fun, learn favorite party hustles, and keep fit with low impact, easy to learn dance steps. The hustles are simple and short, no experience is required. Recommended attire: comfortable clothing and smooth soled shoes or sneakers. You may want to bring a sweat towel and water.

The Hawk's Club Create is an arts and social group for adults ages 18+ with disabilities, in collaboration with Michigan Arts Access. One Friday per month, we look forward to spending time with you while create beautiful art, move our bodies, and feel the music. Performing Arts dates will feature either dance and movement or music.

All Dates are Fridays from 4-5:30 PM.

January 24 – Visual Arts
February 21 – Performing Arts
March 21 – Visual Arts
April 25 – Performing Arts
May 23 – Visual Arts
June 20 - Performing Arts
September 19 – Performing Arts
October 24 – Visual Arts
November 14 - Visual Arts
December 12 - Year End Celebration!

We will contact participants shortly before each session to confirm attendance. You will be contacted by the email address used for registration.

Acrylic paint is a desired medium for many artists due to its drying time and flexibility. In this class, participants will explore techniques and materials to further develop their skills. This is a great class to take more than once to deepen your understanding of the medium and further develop your personal style. Students must provide their own supplies.

Learn the basics of screen printing through accessible processes that can be easily replicated at home. In this course, students will explore color and image using paper stencils and the drawing fluid/screen filler methods for screen printing. Students will create a series of single and multi-color prints on paper while learning the potential of screen printing as a means of artistic expression for creating editions, monoprints, and artist books. Guided by their own interests, ideas, and images, students will investigate the printing process, exploring different methods to bring their vision to life on paper. All materials provided.

Build your skills in drawing with various media to create an emphasis on expressive line, shading, proportion, perspective, and other elements and principals of design. Students will work from scale model art figures, personal observation of self-portraiture and of peers, and from photographic references, learning how to translate 3-dimensional figures and faces into 2-dimensional images.

This class encourages you to bring your passion for color, texture, imagination, and creativity to the table. You will learn about the materials used in mosaic and safe methods for applying them to your craft. The instructor will guide you in finding the combination of elements that feels right to you while providing the perfect amount of contrast by adding and eliminating pieces along the way. Bring your old dishes and colorful glass to smash up and repurpose into something exquisitely yours. The instructor will review the materials you will need to provide on the first day of class.

Taught by artist Alessandra Lipman, and inspired by her personal work, this class teaches students how to create mixed media collages with fabric as the primary material. Students will learn to nurture their curiosity and intuition within this artform and bring new life to the richly patterned materials through this class.

Some materials are provided. Students will be asked to provide their own additional materials with Instructor guidance.

This class encourages participants to take their art through a whirlwind of materials, exploring how they interact with each other. Drawing, painting, sewing, scraping, printing, collage, and more – the possibilities of what you are able to create are endless. All supplies are included in the registration fee.

Our youngest class age, this is a great introduction to art for your littlest artist. Rooted in play and exploration, each student must be in attendance with a grown up. Team up to foster their creativity and help your little one develop problem solving and fine motor skills.

The methods taught in this class will support young artists in further developing the skills needed to create dynamic drawings. Learn about the elements and principles of design while applying them to your drawings using a variety of media. Students will work from photographic references and/or still-life observation, learning how to translate a 3-dimensional object into a 2-dimensional image. All materials supplied.

You asked and we answered. We're pleased to introduce this "You & Me" class for older youth and their grown up. During this fun, hands-on art class both youth and adult participants will get to work on individual, or maybe even collaborative, works of art. We'll explore, painting, drawing, and so much more. This is a great fun, encouraging, and low-pressure bonding experience for you and your child, or another grown up of their choosing.

When registering, please enroll the CHILD that will attend every week. A different grown up may attend each week, but they must be over 18+.

Students are guided in understanding the functional abilities of their digital SLR camera and using creative manipulations to produce exciting results. This digital photography class will help you to take your images to the next level as you learn about camera functionality, composition, additional photography accessories or equipment, and file storage. Participants will photograph natural outdoor images enabling instructor assistance when capturing in the moment.

Whether you are new to wheel throwing or already have an established skill-set, this class will help you improve your technical abilities for creating functional work on the wheel. In addition to laying the foundational ground work for your wheel throwing education, you will also have opportunity to explore decorating and glazing techniques to apply to your work.