Community Calendar

Mini Masters is a delightful monthly acrylic painting class designed to inspire creativity in young artists. With step-by-step guidance, participants will create an 8x10 canvas masterpiece to take home. Perfect for beginners, this class offers a welcoming environment where no experience is necessary, and all supplies are included. Whether you’re discovering art for the first time or nurturing a growing passion, Mini Masters is a wonderful way to enjoy a fun and fulfilling creative experience.

Mini Masters will be held from 5:30-7 pm, Wednesday, March 11, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Recommended age: 6 and up

Please note: An active membership is not required to register. Active members receive a 15% discount on classes.

The Fundamentals of Drawing is a series of four 12-week skill-building courses with acclaimed artist and instructor Julie Tyslicky, designed to teach you to draw from the ground level. You’ll be provided a solid foundation in the essential techniques that every artist needs to know, and help you develop much more advanced skills that can help enhance your art vocabulary, painting skills, or coach you in entering juried shows.

Fundamentals of Drawing 1 starts the process at the ground level, teaching how to translate observation to line and form. You’ll learn proportion and composition to gain confidence in your mark-making. This course also teaches technical knowledge such as layering, understanding values, highlights and shadows, and negative space. Weekly assignments and critiques will progressively build technical skill and visual understanding.

This 12-week course will be held from 6-9 pm on Wednesdays, January 7-March 25, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Recommended age: Adults only

Please note: An active membership is not required to register. Active members receive a 15% discount on classes.

Please let us know you are coming the day prior.
Fridays, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm / $8 each day

Wish you had the studio space to really create? You do - right here at Creative 360! Join us on Fridays to spread out and make art in our fantastic new space. Come alone or bring your friends, there is LOTS of room! You can work in any medium as long as you 'leave no trace'. Please bring your own table/floor protection as needed. Bring tea or snacks and your supplies.

Celebrate the first signs of spring with color, creativity, and a flock of feathered inspiration! Led by instructor Cheryl Meyer, you’ll focus on capturing the charm, movement, and personality of birds through expressive painting techniques. Each week in this 4-session course will feature a different feathered friend, and this class will guide you in bringing them to life on paper.

Perfect for beginner to intermediate artists, we’ll explore watercolor fundamentals such as wet-on-wet, layering, and texture while also learning how to sketch dynamic bird forms, render feathers, and create harmonious backgrounds. This series helps build your skills and confidence in watercolor.

This 4-week course will be held weekly from 1-3 pm on Thursdays, March 5-26, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Select from the discounted full course or individual sessions.

March 5: Chickadees
March 12: Bluebirds
March 19: Wood Ducks
March 26: Red-winged Blackbird

Recommended age: 16 and up

Please note: An active membership is not required to register. Active members receive a 15% discount on classes.

Young artists are invited to hone their drawing skills with instructor Jason Correia in this 8-week skill-building course. Students will sharpen their observational skills while becoming more confident in their drawing abilities. Each class will focus on a still life that all will draw from. Each session will begin with a short demonstration, followed by dedicated drawing time from the still life, during which each student will receive one-on-one feedback. Students will cover gesture drawing, contour drawing, value, and mark-making, giving students a full range of drawing techniques using different media, such as graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, and ink. This course is perfect for setting a solid foundation in drawing techniques that can enhance art skills in other media.

This course will be held weekly from 4-5:30 pm on Thursdays, March 5- April 30 (skipping April 2 for Spring Break), in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at 111 E. Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI.

Recommended age: 10 and up

Please note: An active membership is not required to register. Active members receive a 15% discount on classes.

Each week provides a unique creative experience for all children ages 7 - 13. We make our own unique art as we learn about artists and their techniques. Experiences include visual arts, culinary arts, movement and music, theater, and writing with a caring group of expert instructors who love to teach. Seats are limited, please pre-register or call ahead if you are a pass holder, to ensure a seat!

Thursdays / 4:15 - 5:30 pm / $17.50 per class, or $150 for 10 class pass

1/01 - No Creative Kids
1/08 - Make a Winter Snow Globe
1/15 - Make a Snail Clay Pinch Pot (Part 1 of 2 for this project)
1/22 - Neon Pop Art Painting with Special Guest Artist Alexis Bearinger
1/29 - Make a Snail Clay Pinch Pot (Part 2 of 2 for this project)
2/05 - Make a Cardboard Animal
2/12 - Dance the Afternoon Away with Special Guest Kelli Jolly
2/19 - Join the Shadow Theatre
2/26 - Make a Watercolor and Ink Illusion Painting
3/05 - In the Kitchen: Make a Crazy Pizza Person
3/12 - Make a Funny Folded Portrait
3/19 - Make a Dragon for the Chinese New Year
3/26 - Make Your Own Treasure Box
4/02 - No Creative Kids
4/09 - Make Your Own Card Game
4/16 - Learn to Weave a Bracelet
4/23 - Make Your Own Zines
4/30 - Make a Secret Yarn Wrap

What's included
Materials and fun included.

Club Create is a program created in partnership with Michigan Arts Access for adults with disabilities. Club Create offers adults with disabilities hands-on experiences in the arts, led by professional artists. Club members participate in an art experience at each meeting and also have time to socialize with other club members. Club Create of Mid Michigan meets 5:30-7 pm on the second Thursday of each month. Caregivers are welcome to participate as well.

Club Create of Mid Michigan members will meet from 5:30 pm-7 pm, Thursday, March 12, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Scoops & Spreaders – Thursday, March 12 / 6:30 – 8:30 pm / $35

You will begin carving fun and useful items in no time with Jordan Walmsley! Jordan is a carpenter at Camp 3 Woodworks and you’ve probably seen him at art fairs around the Great Lakes Bay region with his rustic lathe and enormous carved mushrooms! Take home as many projects as you can make in class.

Age 17+, 14 and up with a caregiver. Preregistration required by 3/5.

Friday, March 13
9:30 am – 3:30 pm / $60

Campers will be immersed in the fantastical world of stop-motion animation for this day long dive into the creative world of movie making. The process of creating stop-motion animation includes planning the narrative and developing character and set designs to effectively tell their story. It’s a ton of fun!
Ages 7 – 13. Bring a lunch!

The students will premier their movies at 3pm. Everyone is welcome!

Please let us know you are coming the day prior.
Fridays, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm / $8 each day

Wish you had the studio space to really create? You do - right here at Creative 360! Join us on Fridays to spread out and make art in our fantastic new space. Come alone or bring your friends, there is LOTS of room! You can work in any medium as long as you 'leave no trace'. Please bring your own table/floor protection as needed. Bring tea or snacks and your supplies.