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

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

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; hustle 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 . 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

These youth centered, foundational ceramics classes have tailored lessons and projects for each age group. Students will create functional and sculptural works in clay utilizing fundamental hand building techniques like pinch, coil, slabs, and more. All participants will learn about the process of ceramics, from working in clay, to applying texture and color, and finally learning about the firing process. These are great classes to take more than once! All supplies are included in the registration fee.

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.

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.

September 29 - Leaf Printmaking
October 20 - Spooky Mansions
November 17 - Fall Lanterns
December 15 - Detroit Art

The Hawk 2D Art Studio Lab is excited to offer youth workshops where we can experiment and explore by getting our hands dirty. Participants will use various materials to explore the unique theme of each workshop. Whether they will paint, collage, sculpt or more - they're sure to have a great time and end with a piece they are proud of. Sign up for one or for all! All supplies are included in the registration fee.

September 20 - Wine & Weaving
October 4 - Fired & Fused Glass
October 18 - Sip & Spin Wheel Throwing
November 1 - Cocktails & Collage
November 15 - Vino & Vases
December 6 - Wine & Weaving
December 13 - Sip & Spin Wheel Throwing
December 20 - Fired & Fused Glass

Join us for a fun experience working with fused glass! You will learn how to cut and nip colorful pieces of glass that you will stack on a 4”x12” base piece of glass to create your own unique design.
You will have choices on shapes. You can choose to keep it flat and we will add a hook to make it a wall hanging or you can have it slumped into a wave mold so you can display your creation on a shelf. If you wish to have a functional piece we will slump it into a long sushi mold so you can use it for serving. Pieces will be fused in a kiln and participants will be notified when pieces are ready to be picked up. Please allow 2 weeks.

This workshop is for adults ages 21+. You must present photo ID prior to being served at the bar.

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.