~Watch for our Fall 2024 class and program schedule~
CCCAC members receive a discount on classes!
Are you a member of the of the Copper Country Community Arts Center? Members receive discounts on classes! Your annual membership supports the CCCAC mission, gets you a 10% discount on Member Days in our Artists Market Sales Gallery, monthly newsletter with art postcards, early entry into our annual Poor Artists Sale, and discounts on all art classes. Join for or renew for 2024 and support the arts in our community! Visit our membership page for more information, call us, or stop by to become a member.
Want to schedule a class for you and your friends? Depending on instructor availability, we can schedule adult classes in letterpress printing, printmaking, watercolor, and more! Just ask us! We can also work with you to schedule special youth classes too. Minimum 4-5 students; maximum amount of students depends on the class. Email [email protected] to inquire.
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YOUTH & ADULT CLASSES
Classes are for adult students ages 16 and up (14 if accompanied by a paying parent or legal guardian) unless otherwise specified as a Youth art class. REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS Cancellation by student: In the event of a cancellation, the student will be refunded in full one week prior to the start of class, then half the amount after. No refunds will be given to cancellations made the day before class starts, the first day of class, or after class begins. Fees cannot be transferred to future classes. Cancellations due to emergencies will be considered on a case by case basis. Low enrollment cancellation: Students will receive full refunds for classes that are cancelled due to low enrollment, instructor cancellation, or changed covid restrictions. |
Vegan Mounts: Hand-building Animal Heads in Clay with Kim Cook
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2024 SUMMER CLASSES & PROGRAMS
To register email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com or call 906-482-2333.
Watch for additional classes or request a group class for you and your friends!
To register email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com or call 906-482-2333.
Watch for additional classes or request a group class for you and your friends!
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Drawing Camp 101: How to Draw What You See with Linda Lohmann for 5th-8th grades
June 11th-14th from 12:30-2pm In four sessions learn tips and tricks to draw better using basic supplies and drawing pencils. Students will learn about proportions of the human face, one point perspective, light and shadow (still life), and field sketching. Students receive a sketchbook. Pencils and graphite will be provided for use, but students are welcome to bring their own favorite drawing pencils. Class Fee: $105 per student for CCCAC member families; $115 non-member Deadline to register: Deadline extended to Friday, June 7th! |
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Field Sketching with Cynthia Cote
Mondays from 10am-noon June 3 Meet across from the Dredge on M-26 between Hancock and Hubbell July 1 location TBD August 5 location TBD September 9 location TBD .Bring your own supplies, no instruction, just drawing and fellowship. No fee. |
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Qigong with Mary Ann Geda
Every Wednesday in the CCCAC Ballroom Advanced Qigong: Noon-1pm; Beginning Qigong 1:15-2:15pm Drop in class with Mary Ann Geda in our upstairs ballroom at the Arts Center. Mary Ann has taught TaiChi and Qigong for over 40 years. She studied with Ben Lo and Carol Yamasaki. “Qigong is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation…Qigong practice typically involves moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind.” -wikipedia Class fee: $5 payable to the instructor, students should bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes. |
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Sterling Silver Stacking Rings- Intro to Basic Silversmithing with Rachel Lamson
Wednesday, June 12 from 5-7pm In this class each student will learn to cut, file, form, texture, and solder sterling silver. They will learn the basic knowledge it takes to create a set of stacking rings. Class is geared for adults and youth 15 & up or youth 12-14 if accompanied by an adult who is also taking the class. All tools and materials will be provided by the instructor. Class Fee: $100 CCCAC members; $110 non-members Deadline to register: Deadline extended to June 8th! |
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Minor Roses & American Stumping Power: Printing Wood Type Specimens as Story Starters
Letterpress class with Daniel Schneider Saturday, July 6 from 10am-3pm During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the manufacturers of wood type for letterpress printing advertised their products in catalogs displaying combinations of two or three words printed using different styles of type. Taken out of context, these short phrases often strike the eye as arcane and absurd. In this workshop, students will choose phrases from type catalogs, set them in wood type, and print them on the Vandercook No. 4 proofing press in the CCCAC letterpress studio. Then, they will write short stories using their chosen phrases as prompts. Participants will leave the class with printed type specimens and at least a partial first draft of their stories. And they will have the opportunity to have their stories published in a collaborative zine with other workshop participants. All materials included. Students should bring a lunch. Class fee: $75 CCCAC members; $85 non-members Deadline to register: June 29. Deadline extended to July 5 |
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Introduction to Wheel Throwing for Adults with Ellie Resendiz
Tuesdays & Thursdays: July 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, and 30 from 4-6pm (FULL) Our introduction to wheel throwing course provides a total of 14 instruction hours, and provides the essentials for wheel throwing to prepare a student to create simple and complex forms by the seventh week. Beginning with the foundation of all vessels, we will learn to center clay on the wheel and make our way to forming a cylinder. Once students are able to build a cylinder, we will learn to manipulate this form to create a mug with a pulled handle, a bowl, and the third project will be a lidded vessel. Students are encouraged to join the Copper Country Community Arts Center Cooperative to work on their pieces outside of instruction hours. Students should expect to learn how to trim their thrown pieces, and glazing of pieces will be covered in the third class, and includes learning to dip-glaze as well as use of underglazes. This course is aimed for adults, or youth 16+. Class is limited to 3 students. Class Fee: $225 CCCAC members; $235 non-members Deadline to register: July 2 |
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Introduction Light Painting with Linda Lohmann
Thursday, July 11th for 5th-7th grades from 1-4pm Thursday, July 18th for 8th-12th grades from 1-4pm In this three hour workshop learn the basics of using flashlights and light sources (laser pointer, colored lights) to make your own glowing light drawing. Explore and collaborate with others. Optional: Bring a digital camera and tripod. Class Fee: $40 per student for CCCAC member families; $50 non-member Deadline to register: July 5 for 5th-7th grades Deadline to register: July 12 for 8th-12th grades |
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Vegan Mounts: Hand-building Animal Heads in Clay with Kim Cook
Saturdays, July 27, August 10 & 24 Class 1: July 27 from 11 am–3 pm, Class 2: August 10 from 11 am-1 pm Class 3: August 24 from 11 am-noon Students will hand-build one to two (depending on their skill level and clay experience) animal heads, suitable for wall-hanging during Class 1. I will demonstrate how to cut the pattern out, bond the clay together, form the beaks on the birds, add the eyes, add interest to the crown as well as the use of oxides and underglazes for those that wish to incorporate these finishes into their final design. Class is geared for adults. Class 2 will be spent decorating their bisqued pieces with glazes, underglazes, and oxides.Class 3 will be utilized for students to pick up their finished work, view other student’s work, and ask questions. Class is geared for adults and high school students. Class fee: $110 CCCAC members; $120 non-members Deadline to register: July 20 |
Free Isle Royale Art Programs for Youth and Adults at the Copper Country Community Arts Center in Hancock with Visiting Artist Allison Clarke
The Copper Country Community Arts Center in partnership with Isle Royale National Park is offering a series of free programs for youth and adults with visiting artist Allison Clark. Allison Clark is a former Isle Royale teen artist in residence and recent returning artist in residence. Allison is a painter with a passion for portraiture and realism. She is a graduate of Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin with a bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy and a minor in Psychology. Her preferred mediums are water soluble oils and watercolors. She has dabbled in a variety of media including photography, pottery, papermaking, drawing and colored pencil work. In addition to free art programs, Allison will give a talk on Thursday, August 22 at 6pm to speak about her experience as a teen artist in residence and recent returning artist in residence. She will share photos of Isle Royale and of her own artwork.
All programs take place at the Copper Country Community Arts Center. The CCCAC is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. Free programming is made possible by support from Isle Royale National Park. Register early, as space is limited. All supplies included. To register, contact the CCCAC at 906-482-2333, stop by, or email [email protected] by the deadline.
All programs take place at the Copper Country Community Arts Center. The CCCAC is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock. Free programming is made possible by support from Isle Royale National Park. Register early, as space is limited. All supplies included. To register, contact the CCCAC at 906-482-2333, stop by, or email [email protected] by the deadline.
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*SESSION I: Painting Isle Royale National Park with Allison Clarke for TEENS Saturday, August 10 from 10am-Noon ------------------------- *SESSION II: Painting Isle Royale National Park with Allison Clarke for 3rd-6th Grades Tuesday, August 20 from 1-3pm (3rd-6th class FULL WITH WAITLIST) Paint a landscape of Isle Royale national park inspired by the Isle Royale Artist-in-Residence Brianna Keeper with acrylics on canvas. The class will examine Brianna's work and apply her colorful style to draw and paint a landscape together. Fee: This is a FREE program supported in part by Isle Royale National Park. Deadline to register: August 3rd for Teens class and August 13 for 3rd-5th grades class. Register early, space is limited. |
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Wildlife Cyanotypes with Allison Clarke
Tuesday, August 13 from 2-3:30pm for 6th Grades & Up Tuesday, August 13 from 4:30-6pm for Adults Explore the fascinating process of cyanotypes and create photographic prints of plants and wildlife inspired by Isle Royale National Park. Students will create three experiment prints before creating a larger scene. Process requires the sun. In the event of a cloudy or rainy day, class will be rescheduled. The youth class is is geared for 6th grade and up. Fee: This is a FREE program supported in part by Isle Royale National Park! Deadline to register: August 6. Register early, space is limited. |
Animals of Isle Royale with Allison Clarke for 3rd-6th Grades
August 14th-17th from 12:30-1:30pm
**Option to sign up for single classes or all classes**
Join visiting artist Allison Clarke for a series of free art classes for youth! Learn how to draw animals of Isle Royale in step by step processes. Each session features a different animal. Free programming is made possible by support from Isle Royale National Park. Register early as space is limited! All supplies included. Sign up for any or all programs. Please indicate which programs when registering. Fee: This is a FREE program supported in part by Isle Royale National Park!
Deadline to sign up for any Animals of Isle Royale class for 3rd-6th grades: August 10
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Loon (FULL)
Wednesday, August 14 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw an American Marten (FULL)
Thurs, August 15 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Wolf (FULL WITH WAITLIST)
Friday, August 16 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Moose (4 SPOTS AVAILABLE AS OF 8/15/24)
Saturday, August 17 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Wednesday, August 14 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw an American Marten (FULL)
Thurs, August 15 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Wolf (FULL WITH WAITLIST)
Friday, August 16 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Moose (4 SPOTS AVAILABLE AS OF 8/15/24)
Saturday, August 17 from 12:30-1:30 for 3rd-6th grades
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Animals of Isle Royale with Allison Clarke for TEENS
OR ADULTS August 21-23 from 12:30-2pm **We have opened up these classes to adults due to low enrollment. Option to sign up for single classes or all classes** Join visiting artist Allison Clarke for a series of free art classes for youth! Learn how to draw animals of Isle Royale in step by step processes. Each session features a different animal. Free programming is made possible by support from Isle Royale National Park. Register early-space is limited! All supplies included. Sign up for any or all programs. Please indicate which programs when registering. Fee: This is a FREE program supported in part by Isle Royale National Park! Deadline to sign up for any Animals of Isle Royale class for Teens: August 16 Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Loon and Study other Waterfowl Wednesday, August 21 from 12:30-2pm for Teens or Adults Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Wolf and Study Martens & Foxes Thursday, August 22 from 12:30-2pm for Teens or Adults Animals of Isle Royale: Draw a Moose Friday, August 23 from 12:30-2pm for Teens or Adults |
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Intermediate Portrait Workshop with Allison Clarke
MON/WED/FRI August 12, 14, 16 from 6-8pm Learn how to apply painting and drawing skills to a portrait of yourself or a loved one. Students will grid and sketch their portrait in the first session, apply their first layer of water soluble oil paint in the second session, and finish their last painting layer in the third session. Class is geared for Adults and youth 15 and up. * This class is not part of the free programming. Class Fee: $105 CCCAC members; $115 non-members Deadline to register: August 6 |
Talk with Allison Clarke: From Teen Artist in Residence to Returning Artist at Isle Royale National Park
Thursday, August 22 at 6pm
Join us as visiting artist Allison Clarke will speak about her time as a teen artist in residence and recent returning artist in residence. She will share photos of her artwork and time on Isle Royale.
Thursday, August 22 at 6pm
Join us as visiting artist Allison Clarke will speak about her time as a teen artist in residence and recent returning artist in residence. She will share photos of her artwork and time on Isle Royale.
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Printer's Devil Workday & Pied Type Print Day
TBD for Fall 2024 Join us at the Copper Country Community Arts Center letterpress studio for a day of printing history and 19th-century-style print shop work. In the morning, we'll clean and prep donated type, equipment, and printing materials to get them ready for use in the letterpress studio. In the afternoon, we'll print postcards on a table top platen press, and proof some cool old printer's (image blocks) on the Vandercook No. 4 proofing press. This volunteer workday is a good, hands-on opportunity to experience letterpress printing! No fee: This is a volunteer workday and not a class. Participants will help with some “printer’s devil” tasks then we will break for lunch. After lunch there will be a printing demo of pre-set type and images. Deadline to register: TBD |
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Watercolor classes with Madhura Mehendale will be announced in August!
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Want to schedule a class for you and your friends? Depending on instructor availability, we can schedule adult classes in letterpress printing, printmaking, watercolor, and more! Just ask us! Minimum four students; maximum amount of students depends on the class. Email [email protected] to inquire.
STUDIOS
The CCCAC is also home to a black & white photography darkroom, clay studio & clay co-op, and letterpress studio. Individuals that are interested in utilizing any of the spaces must be current 2023 CCCAC members, have previous experience, taken a class, and/or pass a certification test.
STUDIOS
The CCCAC is also home to a black & white photography darkroom, clay studio & clay co-op, and letterpress studio. Individuals that are interested in utilizing any of the spaces must be current 2023 CCCAC members, have previous experience, taken a class, and/or pass a certification test.
Clay Co-Op
Love clay and need a space to work on your upcoming projects? Join our Clay Co-Op! Visit our Clay Studio Page for more information! The fee to join is $45 for each 15 hour punch card and $1.50 per pound of clay. The fee includes existing glazes, tools, firings, and studio usage. Previous experience with clay and becoming an annual Arts Center member is required before joining the Co-Op. Arts Center membership starts at $25 for students/seniors/artists and $50 for individuals.
Beginning Monday February 6, Clay Co-Op starts their rotating "Late Night in the Clay Studio" events for 2024.
Late Nights February & March - Mondays (starts Feb 6) from 5-7pm
Late Nights April, May & June - Tuesdays (starts April 2) from 5-7pm
Late Nights July, August & September - Wednesdays (starts July 3 or 10) from 5-7pm
Contact [email protected] or volunteer clay co-op manger Tammy Gajewski at [email protected] about how to join.
Love clay and need a space to work on your upcoming projects? Join our Clay Co-Op! Visit our Clay Studio Page for more information! The fee to join is $45 for each 15 hour punch card and $1.50 per pound of clay. The fee includes existing glazes, tools, firings, and studio usage. Previous experience with clay and becoming an annual Arts Center member is required before joining the Co-Op. Arts Center membership starts at $25 for students/seniors/artists and $50 for individuals.
Beginning Monday February 6, Clay Co-Op starts their rotating "Late Night in the Clay Studio" events for 2024.
Late Nights February & March - Mondays (starts Feb 6) from 5-7pm
Late Nights April, May & June - Tuesdays (starts April 2) from 5-7pm
Late Nights July, August & September - Wednesdays (starts July 3 or 10) from 5-7pm
Contact [email protected] or volunteer clay co-op manger Tammy Gajewski at [email protected] about how to join.
Photography Darkroom
Update 2024: We do not have a volunteer darkroom manager to oversee the space. The darkroom is currently only available for limited use as project-based rental for experienced b/w film photographers. Experience requirements: you have developed your own film within the past 5 years, will purchase your own supplies and paper, and know how to properly use darkroom equipment without assistance.
The CCCAC darkroom is available to experienced photographers for black and white developing. Individuals must provide their own chemicals and supplies, know how to use the equipment, are expected to clean up after themselves, and follow CCCAC darkroom rules and procedures. The darkroom is run by volunteers and those interested in using the space will need an orientation from a current darkroom volunteer. Read more on our Darkroom page.
Letterpress Studio
Take a certification class to use the CCCAC Letterpress studio during open studio hours. Fee: $35 per 3 hours press time, you provide your own paper and contribute to the ink supply. Payment required before a project begins. See more on our Letterpress Studio page.
Update 2024: We do not have a volunteer darkroom manager to oversee the space. The darkroom is currently only available for limited use as project-based rental for experienced b/w film photographers. Experience requirements: you have developed your own film within the past 5 years, will purchase your own supplies and paper, and know how to properly use darkroom equipment without assistance.
The CCCAC darkroom is available to experienced photographers for black and white developing. Individuals must provide their own chemicals and supplies, know how to use the equipment, are expected to clean up after themselves, and follow CCCAC darkroom rules and procedures. The darkroom is run by volunteers and those interested in using the space will need an orientation from a current darkroom volunteer. Read more on our Darkroom page.
Letterpress Studio
Take a certification class to use the CCCAC Letterpress studio during open studio hours. Fee: $35 per 3 hours press time, you provide your own paper and contribute to the ink supply. Payment required before a project begins. See more on our Letterpress Studio page.
ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS
TOM BLESSING is a local poet that lives and writes in Calumet, Michigan.
KIM COOK is a Hancock resident, proud parent of two rescue pups, and a lifelong student of art. Her mediums include photography, pottery, fiber, printmaking, and mixed media. Kim is the former owner of Grace Art Gallery in Atwood Michigan. She has worked with over 50 local artists to promote and develop their work. As a former Librarian Kim ran monthly arts classes for children.
CYNTHIA COTÉ is the founding director of the CCCAC. She balances her work as a studio artist and an arts administrator. Her art is a mix of drawing, collage and re-assembled books as well as fiber art and beadwork.
STEPHANIE FLINT graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in photography and a minor in creative writing. She merged the two interests into book cover design and photographic illustration, but she particularly enjoys writing speculative fiction. She’s currently writing The Wishing Blade, a fantasy series, and she co-authored Distant Horizon and Glitch, a YA science fiction series.
TERRI FREW is a Canadian artist and educator based in the Keweenaw. Frequent themes found in her work include nature, animals, and the occult. Terri holds a Master’s of Fine Art degree from Concordia University, Montréal Canada.
PAIGE LEWANDOWSKI is an intermedia artist and a certified K-12 art teacher with a BFA and two years of teaching experience. She is working to obtain an MA in education.
LINDSEY HEIDEN recently moved back to the U.P. with her family from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Her work is sculptural and for the past couple of years, she has worked in a miniature scale. Through her work, she tells stories with a cast of modified animal characters that show up through a variety of narratives and forms.
EMILY LANCTOT lives and works in Marquette. She is the Director and Curator of Northern Michigan University’s DeVos Art Museum and a Contingent Assistant Professor at NMU’s School of Art and Design.
LINDA LOHMANN has been an art teacher since 1981 after receiving her BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and her teaching certification from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has taught workshops on 0-3 art to preschool teachers and ceramics workshops to Chicago area H.S. art teachers. Linda recently retired from L’Anse Area Schools where she was the K-12 art teacher for 10 years.
BONNIE LOUKUS is an interdisciplinary artist and Assistant Director of the CCCAC. Her media mainly includes oil painting, printmaking, and letterpress printing. She was awarded a three-month artist’s residency at the TYPA Center for Paper and Printmaking in Tartu, Estonia in 2019.
MADHURA MEHENDALE is an artist who focuses on watercolor and acrylic painting.
KAY OLIVER loves teaching and clay. She hopes to share this excitement with students who are interested in exploring their design ideas in a malleable medium.
THOMAS OLIVER has been a photographer for 20 years, focusing on wildlife, the outdoors, and nightscapes– he has been photographing the northern lights in the Keweenaw for the past 3 years. Tom is an educator and wildlife biologist who helps others understand and appreciate the natural world, especially regarding the Upper Peninsula. Tom is currently the Director of MTU’s Center for Science and Environmental Outreach.
MADELINE PINTAR is a certified psychosynthesis life coach certified through the Psychospiritual Institute in Florida.
DANIEL SCHNEIDER is a book artist and industrial archaeologist. He has taught numerous classes and workshops in letterpress printing and zine making at the Copper Country Community Arts Center. He completed a book arts apprenticeship at Deep Wood Press outside Mancelona, Michigan. He has been awarded two international artist residences, a three-month artist’s residency at the TYPA Center for Paper and Printmaking in Tartu, Estonia in 2019 and a two-month residency at Vanha Kaivos in Outokumpu, Finland in 2023.
TAMMY TOJ GAJEWSKI has been drawing, painting, and doing clay since 1970. She graduated from UW-River Falls with a BFA in 1988, and earned her MPA in 2007 from Northern Michigan University. She has volunteered at CCCAC for over 15 years running the clay co-op. She has a great sense of humor and believes anyone can be creative.
CHRISTA WALCK is a happily retired art enthusiast and art tourist. She taught for 30 years at Michigan Tech and became a snowbird when she retired to Philadelphia where she can walk to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Barnes Foundation or hop a train to New York City.
The CCCAC does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission, access, or employment in regard to its programs and activities.
