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Michigan Art Center!
32129 Block Street
Garden City, Michigan 48135
734.266.3500
info@michiganartcenter.com
www.michiganartcenter.com
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Hours of Operation
Monday 10a-10p, Open Studio 1p-6:30p
Tuesday 10a-10p, Open Studio 1p-6:30p
Wednesday 10a-10p, Open Studio 1p-6:30p
Thursday 10a-10p, Open Studio 1p-6:30p
Friday Closed for Special Events
Saturday 10a-5p, Open Studio 1p-5p
Sunday Closed
Open Studio Note: although there will be a staff member on site to answer questions and troubleshoot, open studio is a non-instructional time for enrolled students to work independently on their projects. No demos will be given.
Directions
Block Street is off of Merriman Road in Garden City, 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 and then turn left into the driveway at 32125 Block Street (at the RL Sheridan Construction sign) and take the driveway back to the third building.
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MAC Bucks!
Students - refer a friend, get a $25 credit good towards upcoming class or workshop registration, clay, tools, and MAC merchandise when your friend registers and attends classes. Offer valid for new students only and your name must be given at registration. See Mike or Carol for details
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Take advantage of our discounts:
- Get our Early Bird Discount by registering within two weeks of registration opening.
- Become a MAC member and receive discounts on classes, workshops, clay and tools.
- MAC Bucks - if you're a current student and you refer a friend who signs up and takes a class, you'll get $25 in MAC Bucks for future use toward class and workshop registration, clay, and tools. New students must give your name at registration.
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Thank you for visiting the Michigan Art Center
and we hope to see you soon!
What's happening at the MAC:
(Click HERE to register)
In this class, each student will receive all of the necessary fundamentals to create wearable works of art, a.k.a jewelry! Students will be guided through a serious of projects that will allow them to learn the techniques of sawing/piercing, texturing, patination, forming, soldering, riveting, chain making and stone setting. Every student will be able to create rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings by the end of this course. Tools will be provided in this course, and class cost includes a $30 materials fee. Materials list will be provided at first class. Class size is limited to 8 so register early!
October 3 - December 5, 2018
Intermediate Metals and Jewelry
Students in this course should already have a basic knowledge of soldering, sawing, texturing, patina, etc. This course will challenge students to hone in the skills that they already have, and will teach them more complex fabrication and stone setting. In this class, students will learn how to set stones in a variety of ways. They will take a deeper look at the mechanical elements of jewelry such as clasps, bails, and hinges to create more sophisticated pieces. Students will also be challenged to step outside of the jewelry realm to create a metal container for storing objects. Class cost includes a $30 materials fee and list of materials will be provided at first class.
Saturdays 11a-2p, 10 weeks
October 6 - December 8, 2018
Click HERE for details and to register!
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The Michigan Art Center is a family-owned art center and we welcome students of all skill levels from first-timers to advanced artists.
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.
The Michigan Art Center offers morning, evening, and Saturday ceramic classes; workshops; private parties; and occasional classes in watercolor painting, pastels, jewelry, and glass fusion. We're always looking for enthusiastic, qualified instructors for classes and workshops, so if this is you, we'd love to talk to you!
In our ceramics studio, students will use a variety of tools and equipment such as the slab roller, extruder, spray booth, over 20 pottery wheels, and hundreds of texture items such as mats and rollers. Our heated and air-conditioned facility is over 4,500 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 a generous amount of open studio time for students to work on their projects.
In our retail store we carry MKM, Xiem, MudTools, Groovy Tools, Kemper, and Dirty Girls pottery tools; GR Pottery Forms, Coyote glazes, Speedball glazes and underglazes, as well as other supplies needed for class projects.
You don't have to be a MAC Member to take a class, but a MAC Membership will give you awesome discounts on classes, 50% off of workshops, 15% off of clay and retail purchases, as well as a free promotional item.
We also offer opportunities for production potters, who are defined as artists who create work for the purpose of resale (galleries, internet, art fairs, Potter’s Market, etc.).
Our students come from all over southeastern Michigan - Milford, Troy, Royal Oak, Taylor, Commerce Township, Grand Blanc, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Trenton, Dexter, Bloomfield Hills, Huntington Woods, Northville, West Bloomfield,Farmington Hills, Flat Rock, etc. - to attend our classes and workshops and we have several couples taking classes together as well as families!
We hope you can join us!
We offer beginning pottery classes on Monday mornings (10a-1p) and Monday & Thursday evenings from 7p-10p.Beginning /Intermediate Wheel - MON AM
For details and to register, click HERE!
Beginning Wheel Throwing - MON PM
For details and to register, click HERE!
Beginning | Intermediate Ceramics - THU PM
For details and to register, click HERE!
Gift Certificates
MAC gift certificates make great gifts!
Purchase one of our gift certificates and enable someone special to attend one of our classes
on you! MAC gift certificates make great gifts
for birthdays, Christmas, Mother's Day,
Father's Day, or any other special day.
Click on the title to purchase!
Past Workshops:
August 2013 - Naked Raku
September 2013 - Tom Krueger
January 2014 - Daniel Johnston Demo
April 2014 - Daniel Johnston Workshop
September 2014 - Marie Woo Lecture
October 2014 - Steve Olszewski Sculpture
January 2015 - Jeri Hollister Demo
May/June 2015 - Naked Raku Workshop
July 2015 - Steve Hansen Workshop
October 2015 - Phil Rogers Workshop
March 2016 - Brian Beam Demo
May 2016 - Frank James Fisher
July 2016 - Fong Choo Workshop
February 2017 - Troy Bungart Brush Workshop
April 2017 - Michael Kifer Workshop
November 2017 - Robert & Gail Piepenburg
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Contact Us
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MKM
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Xiem
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Dirty Girls
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MudTools
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Kentucky Mudworks
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Kemper
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GR Pottery Forms
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Coyote Glazes
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Speedball Glazes and Underglazes
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Black Ice Porcelain
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Blue Ice Porcelain
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White Porcelain
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And more!
Friday Night Special Events
Girls Night Out
Birthday Parties
Tired of doing the same old things? Looking for a creative, different, and fun experience for birthdays, Girl's Night Out, Mom's Night Out, or Family Night?
Join us at the MAC on a Friday evening for a pottery extravaganza! During this 3-hour event, participants will make a total of 3 clay projects: either wheel thrown or hand-built, or a combination of each. Participants will then select glazes for their pieces before they sit down and enjoy their meal. The MAC will finish the pieces and call when they're ready for pickup.
Friday evenings only,
3 hours, 6p-9p or 7p-10p
Group size: Minimum: 8; maximum: 15
Click on the links above for details.
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Supply Donations
If you have pottery tools or equipment,
or other art
supplies that you're no longer using or needing, we may be interested!
Please give us a call first @ 734.266.3500.
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New membership benefits!
You don't have to be a member to take classes here, but membership does have its benefits. Our MAC Members enjoy:
- Discounts on classes
- Workshops 50% off
- 25 lbs. of MAC Clay
- 15% discount on merchandise
- Free promotional item
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Links
Daniel Johnston Pottery
www.danieljohnstonpottery.com
Fong Choo
www.fongchoo.com
Frank James Fisher
www.frankjamesfisher.com
Jeri Hollister
www.jerihollister.com
Marie Woo
www.mariewoo.net
Michigan Ceramic Artists Association
www.michclay.com
Phil Rogers
http://www.philrogerspottery.com/
TroyBungart
www.troybungartstudios.com
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