SUMMER 2025 CLASSES & PROGRAMS
Doodle Bootcamp with Cassidy Johnson
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Established in 1992, the Copper Country Community Arts Center works to bring education-based arts classes and programs to the public in an inspirational and supportive environment.
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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 2025 and support the arts in our community! Visit our membership page for more information, call us, or stop by to become a member.
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 2025 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.
YOUTH & ADULT CLASSES
Unless specified as a youth class, classes are for adult students ages or ages 16 and up or 14 & up if accompanied by a paying parent or legal guardian.
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.
Unless specified as a youth class, classes are for adult students ages or ages 16 and up or 14 & up if accompanied by a paying parent or legal guardian.
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.
2025 SUMMER CLASSES & PROGRAMS
Questions? email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com or call 906-482-2333.
Watch for additional classes or request a group class for you and your friends!
Questions? 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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Stop Motion Animation for ages 6-14 with Ian Raymond Thursdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 from 4-6pm (Four sessions total) CLASS IS FULL! Learn how to animate frame by frame and create short stop-motion clips. Using the material of the week, students will create their own objects to animate and bring them to life by using instructed stop-motion techniques. Each student will work individually or with others to create a short animation movie. Week 1: Animating paper Week 2: Animating clay Week 3: Animating toys Week 4: Animation Collaboration Ian Raymond worked making stop-motion television shows for 10 years. He currently teaches Photography and other digital media courses at Michigan Tech. His passion is telling stories using images. Deadline: May 31 Class fee: $60 per student; $50 for CCCAC student family member TO REGISTER: CLASS IS FULL! Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or email [email protected]. |
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Cheryl Perkins Painting Demonstration
Friday, June 6 at noon Cheryl Perkins will be the exhibiting artist in the Kerredge Gallery in June with her automotive illustrations in pastel, and landscapes and portraits in oil. On Friday June 6th she will give a demonstration on pastel painting with a work in progress. Free and open to the public! Cheryl Perkins earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1991 from the College for Creative Studies, After graduation, she began her illustration career at Skidmore Studio in Troy, Michigan. She worked as a production free-lance artist for marketing groups and in-house design studios in the Detroit-Metro Area. In 2002-2008 she was hired at College for Creative Studies as an adjunct faculty member. After a temporary move overseas, she continued her career with commissions and teaching workshops in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. In 2011, she was rehired to teach at College for Creative Studies where she continues to teach today. Corporate clients include, Corvette Quarterly, Campbell Ewald, and Crain Publications. She is a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, the Portrait Society of America, and the Palette and Chisel Brush Club. |
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Kids Make Art! Youth Art Classes for Ages 6-12 with Charlotte Haanela
Tuesdays in June from 4:30-5:30PM 3 Mountain Paintings! We will use acrylic paint to create the highest mountain, Chimborazo. 10 Pen Sketches! We will create detailed drawings learning various pen techniques. 17 Draw your Favorite Animal or Pet! Draw animal portraits using charcoal and graphite. 24 Water Surface Study! We will create beautiful paintings of glistening water using mixed media . Fee: $20 per student per class OR $15 per student for member families. Deadline: Students must be registered by the prior Friday for each class. TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or email us to pay online at [email protected] |
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Field Sketch Group with Cynthia Cote
Mondays from 10am-noon June 9 Hungarian Falls, Hubbell July 7 Nara Trails, Houghton August 11 Gardners Creek Nature Trail, Calumet No fee, no instruction. Bring your own drawing supplies. Optional show and tell afterwards. Email [email protected] for more info! |
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Welcome to Mud 2 with Tammy Gajewski
Mondays June 9, 16, 23, 30 from 5-7 pm CLASS IS FULL! Mud 2 students will explore wheel throwing, addressing issues with drying and trimming clay, increase knowledge of complex hand building, and adding lids or handles to their work. We will try numerous techniques for getting clay to like mud and vice versa. We will also explore mixing glaze, applying glaze and understanding the glazing process. Prior clay experience (Mud 1 or equivalent) required. Students can expect to improve wheel throwing skills and planning clay projects. After four weeks students can attach a handle and throw a form on the wheel, trim that form, and glaze the item. Tammy Gajewski has a BFA degree from University of Wisconsin- River Falls and a MPA from Northern Michigan University. She has numerous continuing education coursework from Suomi College, Holy Wisdom Monastery and workshops in Florida and Italy. Tammy has taught art to children, prisoners, adults and elderly. Deadline: June 3 Fee: $135 or $125 for current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: CLASS IS FULL! |
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Research Talk and Reading with Stephanie Carpenter, Author of Moral Treatment
Thursday, June 12 at 6pm Author (and CCCAC board member) Stephanie Carpenter will read excerpts from her novel, Moral Treatment, and discuss her inspirations and research process for the book. The winner of the inaugural Summit Series Prize from Central Michigan University Press, Moral Treatment is set in 1889-90 at a psychiatric hospital modeled after the former Northern Michigan Asylum in Stephanie's hometown of Traverse City. In alternating sections, the novel tells the stories of the hospital’s aging medical superintendent and of a newly-admitted seventeen-year-old woman, Amy Underwood. Diagnosed with “pubescent insanity,” Amy is initially overwhelmed by life at the hospital, but she gradually forms friendships there (and antagonisms). The novel unfolds across the course of a year, as the characters navigate a space that’s intended to heal yet often causes harm. Stephanie is also the author of Missing Persons: Stories, which won the 2017 Press 53 Award in Short Fiction. Her work has been published in literary journals including Copper Nickel, Ecotone, The Missouri Review, Big Fiction, Crab Orchard Review, and Witness. She’s Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Michigan Technological University. |
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Qigong with Mary Ann Geda
Every Wednesday in the CCCAC Ballroom Advanced Qigong: 11am-noon; Beginning Qigong 12:15 pm 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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Introduction to Letterpress Printing with Daniel Schneider
June 20-21 and 27-28 (6-9 pm Fridays, 9am-noon Saturdays) 1 SPOT LEFT as of 6/13/25 This class will introduce students to the basic skills involved in letterpress printing using hand-set lead and wood type. Students will set type, compose printing forms, and print using hand-operated tabletop platen presses. The class emphasizes technical competency but will also explore the history of letterpress printing, which goes back to the fifteenth century, and the craft’s place within contemporary books arts. Students in this class can take a test to become certified to use the Arts Center’s letterpress studio, where they can work on independent printing projects during regular open studio hours. 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, TYPA Printing and Paper Arts Center in Tartu, Estonia. He completed a book arts apprenticeship with Chad Pastotnik at Deep Wood Press outside Mancelona, Michigan. Deadline: June 13 Fee: $185 non-members, $175 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Fun: Paint a Starfish
Youth Watercolor Classes for ages 9 -13 with Madhura Mehendale Wednesday, June 25 from 5-6 pm Learn watercolor basics while having fun painting cute critters. Deadline: June 20 Fee: $25 or $20 per student for current CCCAC member families TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Stitch Circle
Friday, June 27 from Noon-1:30pm Anyone working in any handwork medium including embroidery, sashiko, slow stitch, mending, knitting or crochet can bring their own project to work on in the friendly company of others. This activity is free and open to all! No RSVP needed. |
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Glass Objects in Watercolor with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, June 28 from 10 am-1 pm In this class students will learn how to paint a simple glass objects like a bottle and vase using watercolors. This class can be completed by all skill levels. Madhura will demonstrate various watercolor techniques in this class, such as the wet on wet, glazing etc to complete the glass objects. Deadline: June 21 Fee: $60 or $50 for current CCCAC Members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Demonstration and Coffee Talk with CCCAC
Artist-in-Residence Alexander Lee Landerman Saturday, July 5th @11am Join us for a coffee talk and printing demo with our Artist-in-Residence Alexander Lee Landerman! Alexander is the Area Head of Graphic Design at Indiana University, and my research focuses bon letterpress printing. The majority of my work revolves around the production of event posters through a combination of handset type and relief printing. This program is free and open to the public! |
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Hand-building Bud Vases with Kim Cook
July 5 from 10 am-3 pm, July 19 from 10 am-1 pm, August 2 from 10-11am (three sessions) This class is focused on introducing and/or improving hand-building skills for everyone with an exercise in design and execution. In the first class, students will design and make templates for their desired vases and master making solid joint connections, refining their pieces, and finish up by adding any desired details. During our second class, we will discuss different glazing effects and how to achieve them before glazing our pieces for the glaze firing. The last class will be for students to pick up their finished work, ask questions, and view the class’s work as a whole. Geared for High school students to adult. All skill levels are welcome. All materials will be included. 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. Deadline: June 28 Fee: $155 or $145 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Fun: Paint a Beetle
Youth Watercolor Classes for ages 9 -13 with Madhura Mehendale Wednesday, July 9 from 5-6pm Learn watercolor basics while having fun painting cute critters Deadline: July 2 Fee:$25 or $20 current CCCAC member families TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Introduction to Darkroom Photography with Ian Raymond
Saturdays from 10am-12pm July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, & 16 (6 weeks) Introduction to using the darkroom. Students learn the process of black and white photography: exposing the negative, developing the negative, and finishing by printing images. Each student must have their own analog camera. Ian Raymond worked making stop-motion television shows for 10 years. He currently teaches Photography and other digital media courses at Michigan Tech. His passion is telling stories using images. Deadline: July 5 Class fee: $125 non members or $115 current CCCAC member TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Printing Show Poster Workshop with Alexander Lee Landerman
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday July 15, 16, & 17 from 6-9pm 2 SPOTS LEFT! Students will create a single-color linocut show poster for an event of their choosing. Instructor has donated his time and low class fee covers materials and overhead! Class 1: Mount lino, work on moodboard/brainstorm, + designing poster Class 2: Transfer designs to a block + begin to safely carve poster Class 3: Print + edition posters, clean press, + trade prints with class participants Alexander Lee Landerman is the Area Head of Graphic Design at Indiana University, and my research focuses on letterpress printing. The majority of my work revolves around the production of event posters through a combination of handset type and relief printing. Alexander is the Copper Country Community Art Center's Artist-in-Residence for the month of July. Deadline: July 8 Fee: $65 or $55 for current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. 2 SPOTS LEFT! |
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Sterling Silver Stacking Ring Workshop with Rachel Lamson
Friday, July 18 from 6-7:30pm 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. Adult class 16+, open to youth 12 & up if accompanied with a paying adult Fine motor skills are needed as well as finger and wrist strength. All material, tools, and handouts will be provided by the instructor. Please bring a writing utensil and notebook for note taking if you wish. If you wear reading glasses, those are a MUST for this class. Rachel Lamson learned the art of metalsmithing in 2012 and has been making sterling silver jewelry ever since. In 2018 she and her husband opened a brick and mortar store in downtown Baraga to showcase her work. In 2021 they expanded their space and started offering jewelry making workshops. Deadline: July 11 Fee: $110 non-members or $100 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Landscape Painting Basics with Madhura Mehendale: Paint a Barn and Farm
Saturday, July 19 from 1pm-3pm In this class students will learn how to paint a simple landscape using watercolors. Class is perfect for beginners but can be completed by all skill levels. Students will paint a beautiful green field, with a vibrant sky and a cabin and learn composition and aerial perspective. Madhura will demonstrate various watercolor techniques in this class, such as the wet on wet, splatter, dry brush amongst others to finish the painting. Deadline: July 12 Fee:$60 or $50 for current CCCAC Members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Sterling Silver Hoop Earring Workshop with Rachel Lamson
Tuesday, July 22 from 6-8pm In this workshop students will learn how to cut, bend, file, and solder sterling silver wire into a hoop style earrings. Students will also learn how to set a cabochon stone into a prefabricated setting. All material, tools, and handouts will be provided by the instructor. Please bring a writing utensil and notebook for note taking if you wish. If you wear reading glasses, those are a MUST for this class. Class is geared for adults 16+ or 12 if accompanied with a paying adult. Fine motor skills are a must for this class, as well as finger and wrist strength. Deadline: July 15 Fee: $130 non-members or $120 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. Rachel Lamson learned the art of metalsmithing in 2012 and has been making sterling silver jewelry ever since. In 2018 she and her husband opened a brick and mortar store in downtown Baraga to showcase her work. In 2021 they expanded their space and started offering jewelry making workshops. |
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Journaling for Memory & Meaning with Rehema Clarken
Thursday, July 24 from 5:30-7pm Whether you're brand new to journaling or want to deepen your writing practice, this one-time workshop invites you to reconnect with your inner voice. Through playful prompts, guided reflections, and creative techniques, we’ll explore journaling as a joyful habit, a way to preserve personal memories, and a starting place for creative writing. Come with your favorite notebook, pen, and a curious heart—you'll leave with fresh pages and inspired ideas Age 15+ Rehema Clarken is a writer, educator, and lifelong journaler. She teaches at Michigan Technological University and runs the Keweenaw Learning Center, where she supports aspiring writers and fosters creativity with heart. With over 20 years of experience teaching writing across age groups and cultures, Rehema brings a deep love of learning to every classroom. Wherever she goes, she carries her pen, notebook, and passion for meaningful stories. Deadline: July 17 Fee: $30 or $25 for current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Landscape Painting Basics with Madhura Mehendale: Paint a Lighthouse
Saturday, July 26 from 10am-1pm This class is perfect for beginners but can be completed by all skill levels. We will, paint a vibrant sky and lighthouse building and create a fun textured foreground. You will learn composition and aerial perspective and I will demonstrate various watercolor techniques in this class, such as the wet on wet, charging, dry brush amongst others to finish a beautiful painting. Deadline: July 19 Fee: $70 non-members, $60current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Fun: Paint a Jellyfish
Youth Watercolor Classes for ages 9 -13 with Madhura Mehendale Wednesday, August 6 from 5-6 pm Learn watercolor basics while having fun painting cute critters. Deadline: July 30 Class fee: $25 or $20/student for current CCCAC member families TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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The Ideal Model with Madeline Pintar
Saturday, August 9 from 1-3pm The Ideal Model is an art exercise for adults of any skill level. Students will do guided meditations with Psychosynthesis Life Coach Madeline Pintar on ways in which they under evaluate themselves and over evaluate themselves while doing free drawings that emerge from the meditations. Students will also have time to write anything that comes through or feels important for each step. It is encouraged to repeat the Ideal Model exercise more than once because we are constantly evolving. Students will learn the Ideal Model exercise with the goal of bringing awareness to the limiting, one sided, and false models we carry of ourselves. The exercise utilizes the creative art making process and gives space to shake off those false models in order to step into the ideal way we want to show up in the world. Paper and drawing supplies will be provided. Participants may bring any favorite drawing supplies if desired.This class is geared toward adults and youth 16 and up. The instructor is offering this class at no cost! Deadline: August 2 Fee: No fee, but students must pre-register! |
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Doodle Bootcamp: Creative Fitness for Artmakers
with Cassidy Johnson Wednesday August 13, 20, 27 from 6-8pm Creativity by definition means the use of original ideas, but coming up with something truly new can be incredibly difficult. Like any muscle it requires regular exercise. This workshop is designed to serve as a full body fitness class for creative endurance using one of the most underrated artistic techniques: doodling. The goal is to give students a refreshed and elevated approach to doodling that fosters ongoing creative habits and nurtures future projects. The class explores unexpected sources for inspiration, and includes technical instruction on a variety of common drawing media including graphite, ink, pen, and colored pencil. Students can expect to walk away with one or two drawings per class, along with the beginnings of many new ideas. Geared for adults and youth 16+ Class 1: Collaborative drawing--Creature trading cards & Exquisite Corpses; Class 2: Using what’s available--Ballpoint pens & other unexpected materials; Class 3: Music Babyyy--Intuitive drawing with music Cassidy Johnson is a multidisciplinary artist with a unique interest in drawing, illustration, and other works on paper. She studied studio art and photojournalism at Western Kentucky University and taught high school art and photography in Nashville, TN before relocating to the U.P. in 2022. She is now a working artist and serves as the local Copper Country Coordinator for Michigan Arts Access. Deadline: August 6 Class fee: $85 for non-members; $75 for current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Fun: Paint a Tree Frog
Youth Watercolor Classes for ages 9 -13 with Madhura Mehendale Wednesday Aug 13 from 4-5pm (note earlier time) Learn watercolor basics while having fun painting cute critters. Deadline: August 6 Class fee: $25 or $20/student for current CCCAC member families TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Watercolor Flowers with Madhura Mehendale
Thursday August 14 and 21 from 4:30-7 pm (two sessions) Let’s paint bright and beautiful summer blooms, morning glories and hollyhocks. In each session I will demonstrate basic watercolor techniques for painting flowers. Geared for adults and youth 16 and up. Deadline: August 7 Class fee: $105 or $95 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Collaborative Letterpress Printed Alphabets
with Daniel Schneider Saturday, August 16 from 10am-3:00pm (break at noon for lunch) Print large letters using bright inks and wood type from the CCCAC letterpress studio collection. Participants will mix ink and choose multiple fonts of wood type to lock up and print on the CCCAC’s Vandercook No. 4 proofing press. Each student will make multiple prints of a portion of each alphabet, then exchange prints among themselves to assemble their alphabets, leaving some complete alphabets at the CCCAC to help document the letterpress studio’s collection. 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, TYPA Printing and Paper Arts Center in Tartu, Estonia. He completed a book arts apprenticeship with Chad Pastotnik at Deep Wood Press outside Mancelona, Michigan. Deadline: August 9 Class fee:$95 non-members; $85 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Sterling Silver Stacking Ring Workshop with Rachel Lamson
Tuesday, August 19 from 6-7:30pm 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. Adult class 16+, open to youth 12 & up if accompanied with a paying adult Fine motor skills are needed as well as finger and wrist strength. All material, tools, and handouts will be provided by the instructor. Please bring a writing utensil and notebook for note taking if you wish. If you wear reading glasses, those are a MUST for this class. Rachel Lamson learned the art of metalsmithing in 2012 and has been making sterling silver jewelry ever since. In 2018 she and her husband opened a brick and mortar store in downtown Baraga to showcase her work. In 2021 they expanded their space and started offering jewelry making workshops. Deadline: August 12 Fee: $110 non-members or $100 current CCCAC members TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Create a Pinhole Camera with Ian Raymond
Pinhole Camera Photography for Youth 10 & Up Saturday, August 30 from 12:30-2pm Make a camera and learn how to use light to create an image. Each student will construct a pinhole camera, and then use that camera to create a black and white images on photographic paper. The instructor will develop and make the images available for pickup. Students need to bring an oatmeal container or other obx that can be made light tight. Ian Raymond worked making stop-motion television shows for 10 years. He currently teaches Photography and other digital media courses at Michigan Tech. His passion is telling stories using images. Deadline: August 23 Fee: $45 per student or $35/student for current CCCAC member families TO REGISTER: Stop by, call us at 906-482-2333, or pay online by the deadline. When paying online, please note which classes & pay at the member/ non-member rate. |
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Printer's Devil Workday & Pied Type Print Day
TBD 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 |
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 2025 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 2025 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.
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.
Contact [email protected] or volunteer clay co-op manger Tammy Gajewski at [email protected] about how to join.
Photography Darkroom
Update 2025: 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 2025: 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
LYNN ANDERSON grew up on the Leelanau peninsula and was trained as a teacher and teacher-educator. She became a maker when her grandmother taught her to knit. Much later when she retired, she started signing up for classes, beadwork, stained glass, weaving, and she kept on exploring her many interests.. Lynn will have an exhibition in the Kerredge Gallery in April 2025 titled, “I Don’t Cook” featuring her work in various fiber art mediums and techniques.
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.
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.
CASSIDY JOHNSON is a multidisciplinary artist with a unique interest in drawing, illustration, and other works on paper. She studied studio art and photojournalism at Western Kentucky University and taught high school art and photography in Nashville, TN before relocating to the U.P. in 2022. She is now a working artist and serves as the local Copper Country Coordinator for Michigan Arts Access.
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 Associate Director of the CCCAC. Her media mainly includes oil painting, printmaking, and letterpress printing.
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.
IAN RAYMOND worked making stop-motion television shows for 10 years. He currently teaches Photography and other digital media courses at Michigan Tech. His passion is telling stories using images.
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.
The CCCAC does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission, access, or employment in regard to its programs and activities.
LYNN ANDERSON grew up on the Leelanau peninsula and was trained as a teacher and teacher-educator. She became a maker when her grandmother taught her to knit. Much later when she retired, she started signing up for classes, beadwork, stained glass, weaving, and she kept on exploring her many interests.. Lynn will have an exhibition in the Kerredge Gallery in April 2025 titled, “I Don’t Cook” featuring her work in various fiber art mediums and techniques.
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.
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.
CASSIDY JOHNSON is a multidisciplinary artist with a unique interest in drawing, illustration, and other works on paper. She studied studio art and photojournalism at Western Kentucky University and taught high school art and photography in Nashville, TN before relocating to the U.P. in 2022. She is now a working artist and serves as the local Copper Country Coordinator for Michigan Arts Access.
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 Associate Director of the CCCAC. Her media mainly includes oil painting, printmaking, and letterpress printing.
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.
IAN RAYMOND worked making stop-motion television shows for 10 years. He currently teaches Photography and other digital media courses at Michigan Tech. His passion is telling stories using images.
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.
The CCCAC does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission, access, or employment in regard to its programs and activities.
