Youth and Adult Classes in Petoskey

CTAC - Petoskey offers year-round classes, lectures, and other special opportunities for all ages, including culinary arts, ballet and dance fusion, youth music education, and visual arts. 

Summer Kids Camps & Adult Workshops 2025: Registration will be up mid-late February!

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Acrylic Painting: Big Skies and Wild Water

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Thursday, August 07 - Friday, August 08

Time
Thursday and Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Learn how to paint a stunning sky and abstract landscape in this two-day immersive workshop.

Painting Water Scenes with Kurt Anderson (WAITLIST ONLY)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Saturday, August 09 - Saturday, August 09

Time
Saturday, 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Join painter Kurt Anderson for this plein air workshop focused on water scenes

Summer Kids Camp: The Art of Nature (Grades 1-3)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15

Time
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grade Range
1st grade - 3rd grade
Age Range

6 - 9

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Get inspired, be creative, and spend time in the beautiful Northern Michigan woods.

Summer Kids Camp: Watershed Explorers with Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council (Grades 4-6)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15

Time
Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Grade Range
4th grade - 6th grade
Age Range

9 - 12

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Through hands-on creative projects, kids will learn all about water resources in Northern Michigan.

iPhoneography

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Tuesday, August 12 - Wednesday, August 13

Time
Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Focus on the fundamentals of using your smartphone camera with this class.

Introduction to FlyTying - Hosted by Trout Unlimited (free, registration required)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Thursday, August 14 - Thursday, August 14

Time
Thursday, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Grade Range
12th grade - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Learn to tie flies for fly fishing

Contour Drawing Workshop

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Thursday, August 14 - Friday, August 15

Time
Thursday and Friday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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In this class, you will work with blind contour, closed contour, and, if there is time, open contour

Into the Depths: Archetypes II

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Friday, August 15 - Friday, August 15

Time
Friday, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Explore images of water in art and depth psychology through archetypes, myths and dreams.

Early Morning Cattails with Lori Feldpausch

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Saturday, August 16 - Saturday, August 16

Time
Saturday, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Join Lori Feldpausch in this plein air workshop focused on relationships between flora and water.

Summer Kids Camp: Summer Breeze (Grades K-3)(WAITLIST ONLY)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22

Time
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grade Range
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Age Range

5 - 9

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Mrs. Flynn will help young artists capture their experiences of fresh summer breezes in art form.

Summer Kids Masterpiece Series: Palette Pioneers (Grades 4-6)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Monday, August 18 - Friday, August 22

Time
Monday - Friday, 1:00-4:00PM
Grade Range
4th grade - 6th grade
Age Range

9 - 12

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Artists pioneered self-expression through bright colors and bold brushstrokes.

The Essence of the Animal in Art- with Master Painter, Elizabeth Pollie - Summer Workshop

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Tuesday, August 19 - Friday, August 22

Time
Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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This workshop will invite students to explore the idea of animals as their primary subject matter.

Into the Depths: Myths II

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Friday, August 22 - Friday, August 22

Time
Friday, 9:30 - 11:30 am
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Explore images of water in art and depth psychology through archetypes, myths and dreams.

Getting into the Flow: The Art of Creative Immersion with Dr. Elizabeth Fergus-Jean (free, registration required)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Thursday, August 28 - Thursday, August 28

Time
Thursday, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Grade Range
12th grade - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Getting into the Flow: The Art of Creative Immersion with Dr. Elizabeth Fergus-ean

Into the Depths: Dreams II

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey

Friday, August 29 - Friday, August 29

Time
Friday, 9:30-11:30am
Grade Range
Adult - Adult
Age Range

18 - no maximum age

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Explore images of water in art and depth psychology through archetypes, myths and dreams.

Beginning/Intermediate Ballet Mondays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Monday, September 08 - Monday, December 08

Time
Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

6 - 8

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This class provides the foundation to a young dancer's ballet technique.

Pre-professional Ballet 5-7 classes per week

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Monday, September 08 - Saturday, December 13

Time
See the full schedule below.
Grade Range
-
Age Range

-

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By audition only.

Pre-professional Ballet 8-10 classes per week

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Monday, September 08 - Saturday, December 13

Time
See the full schedule below.
Grade Range
-
Age Range

-

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By audition only.

Intermediate Ballet Mondays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Monday, September 08 - Monday, December 08

Time
Mondays 4:00-5:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

8 - 12

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For ballet students with a minimum of two years ballet training.

Beginning Ballet Mondays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Monday, September 08 - Monday, December 08

Time
Mondays 3:45-4:25 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

4 - 6

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This class is designed to be a dancer's first dance class.

Intermediate Contemporary

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Tuesday, September 09 - Tuesday, September 09

Time
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

8 - 12

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This class will work in a variety of contemporary and modern dance techniques.

Beginning/Intermediate Ballet Wednesdays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Wednesday, September 10 - Wednesday, December 10

Time
Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

6 - 8

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This class provides the foundation to a young dancer's ballet technique.

Intermediate Ballet Wednesdays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Wednesday, September 10 - Wednesday, December 10

Time
Wednesdays 4:00-5:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

8 - 12

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For ballet students with a minimum of two years ballet training.

Beginning Ballet Wednesdays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Wednesday, September 10 - Wednesday, December 10

Time
Wednesdays 3:45-4:25 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

4 - 6

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This class is designed to be a dancer's first dance class.

Intermediate Ballet Thursdays

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Thursday, September 11 - Thursday, December 11

Time
Thursdays 4:00-5:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

8 - 12

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For ballet students with a minimum of two years ballet training.

Adult Ballet

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Thursday, September 11 - Thursday, December 11

Time
Thursdays 6:00-7:30 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

-

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For adults interested in the art form. No experience required!

Beginning and Beg/Int Contemporary

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Thursday, September 11 - Thursday, December 11

Time
Thursdays 4:00-5:00 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

4 - 8

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This class provides an introduction to a variety of contemporary and modern dance techniques.

Special Needs Artistic Movement (SNAM)

Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet

Monday, October 06 - Friday, December 12

Time
Mondays and Fridays 12:30-2:00 pm
Grade Range
-
Age Range

14 - no maximum age

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An all abilities dance and movement class.