Art Activities for Kids and Families in Traverse City

Time

Monday, 9:30am–10:30am

May 19, 2025

Grade Range

Preschool - Preschool

Preschoolers and their grown-ups can drop in for hands-on activities, Mondays & Thursdays.

Instructor

Laura Adams

Preschool Process Art (May 22)

Thursday, May 22 - Thursday, May 22

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Time

Thursday, 9:30am–10:30am

May 22, 2025

Grade Range

Preschool - Preschool

Preschoolers and their grown-ups can drop in for hands-on activities, Mondays & Thursdays.

Instructor

Laura Adams

Art Able: Art for All Abilities & Ages (May 22)

Thursday, May 22 - Thursday, May 22

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Thursday, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

May 22, 2025

Grade Range

Kindergarten - Adult

Drop in at our art program designed for people with disabilities and their families and friends!

Preschool Process Art (May 29 Last Thursday until September

Thursday, May 29 - Thursday, May 29

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Time

Thursday, 9:30am–10:30am

May 29, 2025

Grade Range

Preschool - Preschool

Preschoolers and their grown-ups can drop in for hands-on activities, Mondays & Thursdays.

Instructor

Laura Adams

Art Able: Art for All Abilities & Ages (May 29)

Thursday, May 29 - Thursday, May 29

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Time

Thursday, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

May 29, 2025

Grade Range

Kindergarten - Adult

Drop in at our art program designed for people with disabilities and their families and friends!

Instructor

Kristy Kurjan

Workshop: Fun With Watercolors: Birds - With Janet Oliver

Tuesday, June 03 - Tuesday, June 03

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Time

Tuesday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

May 28, 2025

Grade Range

Preschool - Adult

Family-friendly! Learn from an accomplished book illustrator how to paint birds in watercolor.

Instructor

Janet Oliver

Workshop: Unique Alcohol Ink Jewelry - With Julie Tibus

Friday, June 13 - Friday, June 13

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Time

Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm

June 09, 2025

Grade Range

8th grade - Adult

Learn to use dynamic and vibrant alcohol inks to create beautiful one of a kind art jewelry.

Instructor

Julie Tibus

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): All About You: Amazing Stories

Wednesday, June 25 - Friday, June 27

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Time

Wednesday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

June 18, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Explore your own amazing stories and unique identity in this class full of self-expression.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 3-5): Fashion Design

Wednesday, June 25 - Friday, June 27

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Wednesday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

June 18, 2025

Grade Range

3rd grade - 5th grade

Learn how to think like a fashion designer! Bring your styles to life on a mini dress form.

Instructor

Kristy Kurjan

Summer Art Camp (Grades 3-5): Fiber Art Exploration

Wednesday, June 25 - Friday, June 27

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Time

Wednesday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

June 18, 2025

Grade Range

3rd grade - 5th grade

Explore a variety of fiber-based media such as fabric, felt, and yarn to make fiber masterpieces.

Instructor

Alyssa Brieanne Jordan

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): All About You: Amazing Stories

Wednesday, June 25 - Friday, June 27

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Wednesday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

June 18, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Explore your own amazing stories and unique identity in this class full of self-expression.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): Japanese Art Inspirations: Nature and Light

Monday, July 07 - Friday, July 11

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Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

July 01, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Craft unique, light-inspired artworks such as a paper lantern and mobile, using nature as a guide.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): Wearable Art: Patterns, Statements, & Embellishments

Monday, July 07 - Friday, July 11

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Time

Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

July 01, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Create wearable works of art decorated with your own patterns, designs, and more.

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): Japanese Art Inspirations: Nature and Light

Monday, July 07 - Friday, July 11

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Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

July 01, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Craft unique, light-inspired artworks such as a paper lantern and mobile, using nature as a guide.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): Wearable Art: Patterns, Statements, & Embellishments

Monday, July 07 - Friday, July 11

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Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

July 01, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Create wearable works of art decorated with your own patterns, designs, and more.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): Frida Kahlo's Mexico

Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18

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Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

July 08, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Celebrate the vibrant world of Mexico through mixed media art, using Frida Kahlo as inspiration.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): The Middle Ages: Knights, Princesses, Castles, and Wizards

Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18

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Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

July 08, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Enter a world of royalty, whimsy and enchantment in this imaginative mixed media class!

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): Frida Kahlo's Mexico

Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18

Presented by

Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

July 08, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Celebrate the vibrant world of Mexico through mixed media art, using Frida Kahlo as inspiration.

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): The Middle Ages: Knights, Princesses, Castles, and Wizards

Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18

Presented by

Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

July 08, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Enter a world of royalty, whimsy and enchantment in this imaginative mixed media class!

Instructor

Hal Papcun

Alyssa Brieanne Jordan

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): Cosmic Creations: Outer Space and the Constellations

Monday, August 04 - Friday, August 08

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Time

Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

July 28, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Explore outer space in a mixed media space adventure combining art and astronomy!

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): Da Vinci and Art Explorers of the Renaissance

Monday, August 04 - Friday, August 08

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Time

Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

July 28, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Journey back to a time of new inventions and exploration with star maps, "flying" mobiles, and more!

Instructor

Eleonora Hayes

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): Cosmic Creations: Outer Space and the Constellations

Monday, August 04 - Friday, August 08

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Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

July 28, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Explore outer space in a mixed media space adventure combining art and astronomy!

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): Da Vinci and Art Explorers of the Renaissance

Monday, August 04 - Friday, August 08

Presented by

Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

July 28, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Journey back to a time of new inventions and exploration with star maps, "flying" mobiles, and more!

Instructor

Eleonora Hayes

Summer Art Camp (Grades 1-3): Into the Wild: Prints Inspired by Nature

Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15

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Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

August 04, 2025

Grade Range

1st grade - 3rd grade

Prepare for a printmaking extravaganza - nature will be our inspiration!

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 3-5): The Infinite World of Eye-Popping Prints & Patterns

Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15

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Time

Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

August 04, 2025

Grade Range

3rd grade - 5th grade

Discover limitless ideas using "gelli" plates to make amazing designs with colors that POP!

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 4-6): Into the Wild: Prints Inspired by Nature

Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15

Presented by

Time

Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

August 04, 2025

Grade Range

4th grade - 6th grade

Prepare for a printmaking extravaganza - nature will be our inspiration!

Instructor

Summer Art Camp (Grades 6-8): The Infinite World of Eye-Popping Printmaking

Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15

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Monday - Friday, 1:00 - 3:30 pm

August 04, 2025

Grade Range

6th grade - 8th grade

Explore traditional printmaking with monoprints, embossing, linocuts, & more!

Instructor

Hal Papcun