Programs and Tours

Ann Arbor Art Center Workshops at UMMA

Create your own masterpieces at UMMA. This fall the Ann Arbor Art Center will offer art-making workshops on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. With a wide variety of subject matters, there is a class for everyone.

Thursdays

Painting Studio

Thursday, November 5, 6:30–9 pm
$76 members/$85 non-members.

Students will learn basic painting skills, including the fundamentals of color, color mixing, composition, and brush handling. Bring personal photos, sketches, and ideas to realize in a finished painting or come and get inspired by UMMA’s outstanding collection. (All levels welcome.)

Exploring the Portrait

Thursdays, November 12 – December 10 (no class 11/26, 4 weeks), 6:30-9 pm
$76 members/$85 non-members, $20 model fee
Multipurpose Room

This introductory class begins by examining portraits from the UMMA collections. Then you will learn to create your own expressive portraits as you study the basic techniques of drawing the human head while exploring the line, gesture, value, and mass of the face. (All levels welcome.)

Saturdays

Create a Pinhole Camera

Saturday, November 21, 1:30-4:30pm
$25 members/$28 non-members, $10 lab fee
Multipurpose Room

Pinhole cameras have a long history of being used in both science and art. Even with the advanced technology available today, many contemporary artists still opt to use pinhole cameras to create fascinating and often mysterious photographs. Learn to make your very own pinhole camera with simple materials and a little patience!

Youth Workshop: Mask Making

Saturday, December 12, 1:30-3 pm
$12 members/$15 non-members (Ages 6-12)
Multipurpose Room

UMMA’s impressive African Art collection includes a rich variety of masks. After exploring the African Gallery you will work from an array of mixed media and found objects to create your own unique mask.

Free Drop-In Family Workshops

Seascapes: Exploring the Horizon

Instructor: Harold E. Philbrook III
Saturday, November 7, 1:30–4:30 pm
Saturday, November 14, 1:30–4:30 pm
Saturday, December 5, 1:30–4:30 pm

Come and create your very own seascape painting inspired by paintings and photography from the exhibit The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874. You’ll explore a variety of painting techniques to create the sea and sky, and discover how the horizon line can be used to give your image the illusion of depth.

Presented with support from the University of Michigan Credit Union.

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