Welcome to the Michigan Art Center!
Ceramics and jewelry classes; tools, glazes, and clay. Garden City, MI
Here's What's Happening at the MAC!
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Registration for Fall classes is open through October 5, 2026
Gift Certificates
Gift certificates make great gifts! Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, appreciation, etc.
We Sell Clay — Including Reclaim!
We offer 11 different Standard Ceramic clay bodies, and reclaim.
Purchase Tools and Glazes
Shop local, right here in Garden City, MI
Est. 2013 — Community. Craft. Clay.
About Us
About Us
The Michigan Art Center, established in 2013, is a family-owned art center and we strive to offer a fun, educational, and relaxing atmosphere where students ages 16 and up can express their artistic ability in community with other like-minded artists. Our students come from all over southeastern Michigan to attend our ceramics and jewelry classes, and we have several couples and families taking classes together. We hope you can join us!
Classes
The Michigan Art Center offers ceramics, jewelry, and fibers classes: kid's classes, workshops, private parties, and occasional classes in watercolor painting, pastels, and glass fusion. We welcome students of all skill levels from first-timers to advanced artists. Now: We're excited to offer Kids classes, Workshops, and Private Parties!
Email info@michiganartcenter.com or Call 734.748.2035 to discuss dates, details, and custom options.
Our Studio
In our ceramics studio, students will use a variety of tools and equipment such as slab rollers, extruder, spray booth, over 30 pottery wheels. Our heated and air-conditioned facility is over 5,400 square feet and allows you to enjoy a spacious glaze and cleanup area, over 70 glaze choices, large wheel-throwing area, cone 10 gas reduction kiln, cone 6 electric kilns, Raku kiln, retail store, lots of shelving space, and more. We offer regular open studio time for registered students to practice what they've learned.
Studio Hours & Location
Hours of Operation
| Monday–Thursday | 10am–10pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 10am–5pm |
| Sunday | 10am–1pm |
Retail store open to public during regular studio hours; by appointment only during semester breaks
Regular Open Studio Hours
Registered students only
| Monday–Thursday | 1pm–6pm |
| Saturday | 1pm–5pm |
Location & Directions
Getting Here
Block Street is off of Merriman Road, 4 blocks north of Ford Road and south of the traffic signal at Maplewood. There is an old, white rectangular schoolhouse on the corner of Block and Merriman. Turn west at the schoolhouse. We're after the stop sign; turn left into the driveway at 32125 Block Street (at the RL Sheridan Construction sign) and take the driveway all the way back to the third building.
News & Announcements
Registration for Winter classes is open on Saturday, Nov 14th at 10AM, 2026
MAC Pottery Class Calendar 2026–2027 (11 weeks): Spring: 4/6/26–6/21/26 | Summer: 7/6/26–9/20/26 | Fall: 10/5/26–12/20/26 | Winter: 1/4/27–3/16/27
Ready to create? Register today.
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Our Retail Store
We carry the following tools and glazes:
- Pottery Tools: Diamond Core, Xiem, Gare, Skutt/Brent, Kemper, Dirty Grip, Tidy Butler, GR Pottery Forms, other specialty items
- Clays / Underglazes: Mayco, Coyote, Speedball
- Supplies: Wax Resist, Liquid Latex, Sodium Silicate
Production Pottery
We also welcome opportunities for production potters. Production potters are defined as artists who create work for the purpose of resale at places such as galleries, boutiques, stores, internet, art fairs, Potter's Market, etc., regardless of the quantity made. As such, production potters have separate prices for enrollment. These prices will show up in the drop-down menu when you register for classes. If you pick the wrong price you will be expected to make up the difference.
Our Policies
See our Policies page for details. Michigan Art Center reserves the right to refuse service, terminate registrations and memberships in its discretion, including, without limitation, if Michigan Art Center believes that customer conduct violates our policies, applicable law or is harmful to the interests of the Michigan Art Center. Violation of any of the terms and conditions herein and/or studio policies and/or guidelines may cause immediate dismissal from all classes, workshops, and other studio activities, and forfeiture of registration and membership fees.
