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

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.

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. Routines 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.

This class is for the dancers-to-be, those with no ballroom experience. learn the basics with high-energy, but easy to follow instructions. Must have your own partner.

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

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

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.

Kick up your heel at our popular line dance classes that are fun and good exercise, too! This class is for beginners, but welcomes everyone.

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 26 - Visual Arts
February 23 - Performing Arts
March 22 - Performing Arts
April 26 - Visual Arts
May 24 - Visual Arts
June 28 - Performing Arts
September 27 - Visual Arts
October 25 - Performing Arts
November 15 - Visual Arts
December 13 - 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.

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 photographic references and/or still-life observation, learning how to translate a 3-dimensional object into a 2-dimensional image. Students must provide their own supplies.

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+.

2D Open Studio provides an average of 15-20 access hours per week to work in the 2D Studio. Participants MUST be simultaneously enrolled in an adult class occurring in the 2D Studio. Please note that while a staff member will be present, this is non-instructed access to the studio and should be for individuals that can be mostly self-directed. Staff are available for questions, but are not able to provide instructional support. You may enroll for open studio at any time during the duration of your course, but fees are not prorated.

Schedule is subject to change. Please check in the studio for the most recently updated schedule from week to week.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS A SHORTENED PERIOD OF OPEN STUDIO AT THREE WEEKS, as the follow two weeks are needed to do a deep clean of studios in prep for summer programming.

TENTATIVE: Mondays & Wednesdays 1-5:30 PM; Fridays 11 AM-5 PM; Saturdays 1:30-6 PM
Schedule is subject to change, but an updated weekly schedule will always be displayed in the studio.

For students that have taken our other wheel throwing classes more than once, we invite you to attend our intermediate/advanced Wheel Throwing class. This class will help you improve your technical abilities for creating work on the wheel and taking your skills to the next level. Building upon your existing knowledge base to explore more advanced methods and delve more into more complicated decorating, finishing, and glazing techniques to apply to your work.

3D Open Studio provides an average of 20-25 access hours per week to work in wet class, on greenware, and glazing. Participants MUST be simultaneously enrolled in an adult ceramics class. Please note that while a staff member will be present in the studio, this is non-instructed access to the studio and should be for individuals that can be mostly self-directed. Staff are available for questions, but are not able to provide instructional support. You may enroll for open studio at any time during the duration of your course, but fees are not prorated.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a shortened session of 3 weeks so that we may prep the studios for summer programming. Fee has been reduced as a result.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS A SHORTENED PERIOD OF OPEN STUDIO AT THREE WEEKS, as the follow two weeks are needed to do a deep clean of studios in prep for summer programming.

Schedule is subject to change. Please check in the studio for the most recently updated schedule from week to week.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Mondays 1-5:30 PM; Tuesdays 1-4 PM; Wednesdays 1-5:30 PM; Fridays 11 AM-5 PM; Saturdays 1:30-6 PM
Schedule is subject to change, but an updated weekly schedule will always be displayed in the studio.

Workshop Themes
January 28 - Trinket Boxes
February 25 - Dragons
March 17 - Peacock Tea Lights
April 21 - Lotus Flowers
May 19 - Octopus Pots

The Hawk Ceramics Studio Lab is excited to offer month Students will focus on the vocabulary of clay, slab construction, pinch pots, surface texture, clay impression and more. Monthly themed youth workshops for kids ages 5-8 and 9-12. Sign up for one or for all! Participants will get their hands dirty and have loads of fun working on special project that they will build and glaze before the end of class. Please note that pieces are not fired until after the class ends, and may take up to three weeks before they are ready to be picked up. Families will be notified when work is ready. All supplies are included in the registration fee.

What could be more fun than getting your hands in some clay and enjoying some wine at the same time? During this social evening, you will learn how to create a small vase using foundational handbuilding techniques. Your first glass of wine is included in the price of registration, but the cash bar will be available in the ceramics studio should you care to partake in one more.

All materials are included in the registration fee. Upon completion of the workshop, we will fire your vase. Processing of work may take 2-3 weeks, and we will notify you when it is ready to be picked up.
This workshop is for adults ages 21+. You must present photo ID prior to being served at the bar.

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.

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 photographic references and/or still-life observation, learning how to translate a 3-dimensional object into a 2-dimensional image. Students must provide their own supplies.

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+.

For students that have taken our other wheel throwing classes more than once, we invite you to attend our intermediate/advanced Wheel Throwing class. This class will help you improve your technical abilities for creating work on the wheel and taking your skills to the next level. Building upon your existing knowledge base to explore more advanced methods and delve more into more complicated decorating, finishing, and glazing techniques to apply to your work.

Please note that there is no Open Studio Add-On Option for this session.

An introductory class for our youngest dancers. This class is a great way to get your little one moving and working on balance, coordination and fine motor skills. Proper ballet shoes and attire required.

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 walk through Heritage Park to capture natural outdoor images enabling instructor assistance when capturing in the moment. This class is offered in the Stables Art Studio for access to the stunning nature of Heritage Park.