Summer 2021 Classes and Programs
COVID 2021 UPDATE-NOTE TO ALL PARTICPANTS: We are offering our first limited in-person sessions this summer and will continue to take precautions. All participants must be fully vaccinated. We continue to practice social distancing and expect our students to do the same. Classes will be limited to 6 individuals; one per table. Our classroom features a new HEPA filter to assist with air quality.
To register for a class: email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com
or call 906-482-2333
To register for a class: email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com
or call 906-482-2333
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 now discounts on art classes. Join for the introductory rate of $25 for 2021 (or renew) and support the arts in our community! Visit coppercountryarts.com/give for more information, call us, or stop by to become a member.
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
In the event of a cancellation, students 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. Students will receive full refunds for classes that are cancelled due to low enrollment or changed covid restrictions.
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
In the event of a cancellation, students 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. Students will receive full refunds for classes that are cancelled due to low enrollment or changed covid restrictions.
Field Sketching at Historic Sites
with Cynthia Coté
Saturday, July 17 from 10am-noon
Houghton County Historical Museum in Lake Linden
Meet up and sketch together. Optional show and tell. No fee.
Email Cynthia@coppercountryarts.com or call 482-2333 by July 16.
Field Sketching at Historic Sites
with Cynthia Coté
Saturday, July 17 from 10am-noon
Houghton County Historical Museum in Lake Linden
Meet up and sketch together. Optional show and tell. No fee.
Email Cynthia@coppercountryarts.com or call 482-2333 by July 16.
22Illustrate a Special Recipe with Emily Lanctot
Saturday, July 24 from 10:30-noon
They say you are what you eat. In this one and half hour workshop, we will reflect on recipes that bring us joy, the ingredients that we share with those we love, and the food we return to mark special times, holidays, or everyday occasions. We will examine different kinds of recipes and create our own illustrated concoctions using ingredients like color, patterns, shapes, pens, markers, colored pencils, and paper. Please bring a recipe or a photo of the food you plan to illustrate.
Provided supplies include paper, glue, colored pencils, and markers. Bring materials, scraps of fabric, paper, letters, or photos to incorporate into your space. Additional materials are optional, not required.
Supplies to bring: recipe and or photo of food to illustrate
Optional: bring a copy of your recipe to share
Fee: $45 current 2021 members/ $50 non-members
Deadline to register: July 22. Class is limited to 6 vaccinated participants.
Register: Call 906-482-2333, email ccarts@coppercountryarts.com
Saturday, July 24 from 10:30-noon
They say you are what you eat. In this one and half hour workshop, we will reflect on recipes that bring us joy, the ingredients that we share with those we love, and the food we return to mark special times, holidays, or everyday occasions. We will examine different kinds of recipes and create our own illustrated concoctions using ingredients like color, patterns, shapes, pens, markers, colored pencils, and paper. Please bring a recipe or a photo of the food you plan to illustrate.
Provided supplies include paper, glue, colored pencils, and markers. Bring materials, scraps of fabric, paper, letters, or photos to incorporate into your space. Additional materials are optional, not required.
Supplies to bring: recipe and or photo of food to illustrate
Optional: bring a copy of your recipe to share
Fee: $45 current 2021 members/ $50 non-members
Deadline to register: July 22. Class is limited to 6 vaccinated participants.
Register: Call 906-482-2333, email ccarts@coppercountryarts.com
Creating a Collaged Space: Real or Imagined with Emily Lanctot
Saturday, July 24 from 2-3:30pm
This one and half hour workshop will begin with an introduction to the history of collage, or the combination of various things. We will look at how collage has been used to reflect the society in a variety of examples from the past one hundred or so years and how we can use it to reflect our experience, create new spaces in artworks and journals. In the second half of the class, we will experiment and play with materials including pattern and color, and use collage to create our own ideal real or imagined spaces.
Provided supplies include paper, glue, colored pencils, and markers. Bring materials, scraps of fabric, paper, letters, or photos to incorporate into your space. Additional materials are optional, not required.
Fee: $45 current 2021 members/ $50 non-members
Deadline to register: July 22. Class is limited to 6 vaccinated participants.
Register: Call 906-482-2333, email ccarts@coppercountryarts.com
Astro and Nightscape Photography Basics with Nate Bett
August 11th or 12th and August 13th, 2021
First session (Choose ONE of two options):
In-person in the CCCAC Classroom: Wednesday August, 11th 6-7pm (LIMITED to 6 vaccinated adults) OR
Online: Thursday, August 12th, 6-7pm
Second session: Friday, August 13th, 11pm
Both in-person and online sessions meet outside at 11pm at a location in the Keweenaw TBD. Note: This date may change due to weather as a clear sky is needed for this nighttime session.
August 11th or 12th and August 13th, 2021
First session (Choose ONE of two options):
In-person in the CCCAC Classroom: Wednesday August, 11th 6-7pm (LIMITED to 6 vaccinated adults) OR
Online: Thursday, August 12th, 6-7pm
Second session: Friday, August 13th, 11pm
Both in-person and online sessions meet outside at 11pm at a location in the Keweenaw TBD. Note: This date may change due to weather as a clear sky is needed for this nighttime session.
This August, join photographer Nate Bett in a night sky photography class. Participants will learn how to make dynamic night sky and nightscape images. Camera specifications, functions, settings, necessary equipment, basic shooting and post processing technique will all be covered in the slide presentation. For the outdoor workshop, participants will meet at a prearranged location in the Keweenaw at 11pm, where they will get hands-on experience and instruction in night time photography.
While the class will cover beginner material, there will be opportunities to engage all skill levels, especially during the field workshop. Participants will use the camera equipment they already have. While a modern DSLR or mirrorless camera is ideal, we will discuss ways to use older gear and even smartphones to capture the world at night. Recommended for the workshop: a camera or advanced smartphone and a tripod.
The first session is a presentation and available to take in a limited in-person session at the Copper Country Community Arts Center, Wednesday, August 11 from 6-7pm or the following day online, Thursday, August 12 from 6-7pm. Both sessions will then meet outdoors on Friday, August 13 at 11pm. Location TBD in the Keweenaw. Please note the outdoor evening session is dependent on a clear sky and may need to be rescheduled due to weather.
Class fee: $75 for 2021 members of the Copper Country Community Arts Center; $85 for non-members. Space is limited; the deadline to register is August 4. To view Nate Bett’s work visit @natebett on Instagram.
Register: Call 906-482-2333, email ccarts@coppercountryarts.com
While the class will cover beginner material, there will be opportunities to engage all skill levels, especially during the field workshop. Participants will use the camera equipment they already have. While a modern DSLR or mirrorless camera is ideal, we will discuss ways to use older gear and even smartphones to capture the world at night. Recommended for the workshop: a camera or advanced smartphone and a tripod.
The first session is a presentation and available to take in a limited in-person session at the Copper Country Community Arts Center, Wednesday, August 11 from 6-7pm or the following day online, Thursday, August 12 from 6-7pm. Both sessions will then meet outdoors on Friday, August 13 at 11pm. Location TBD in the Keweenaw. Please note the outdoor evening session is dependent on a clear sky and may need to be rescheduled due to weather.
Class fee: $75 for 2021 members of the Copper Country Community Arts Center; $85 for non-members. Space is limited; the deadline to register is August 4. To view Nate Bett’s work visit @natebett on Instagram.
Register: Call 906-482-2333, email ccarts@coppercountryarts.com
To register for "Sketching to See" please do so via the Keweenaw Land Trust Website - Upcoming Events.
Contact jill@keweenawlandtrust.org for more information.
Contact jill@keweenawlandtrust.org for more information.
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 2021 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 2021 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! The fee to join is $30 for each 15 hour punch card and $1 per pound of clay. The fee includes existing glazes, tools, and studio usage. Previous experience with clay is required before joining the Co-Op.
Play with Clay Every Monday from 5-7pm. Need some time to de-stress and re-introduce yourself to clay? Stop by Play with Clay on Mondays from 5-7pm. $12 for two hours of clay time. No firing, no glaze-just play and clean up! Contact CCCAC Clay Co-Op Manager Tammy Gajewski at tojgajewski@gmail.com for more information.
Photography Darkroom
The CCCAC darkroom is available to experienced photographers for black and white developing. Punch cards are available for purchase, $25 for 15 hours. E-mail ccarts@coppercountryarts.com for more information.
Letterpress Studio
Take a certification class to use the CCCAC Letterpress studio during open studio hours. Fee: $35 per 3 hours press time; payment required before a project begins. See more on our Letterpress Studio page.
The CCCAC darkroom is available to experienced photographers for black and white developing. Punch cards are available for purchase, $25 for 15 hours. E-mail ccarts@coppercountryarts.com for more information.
Letterpress Studio
Take a certification class to use the CCCAC Letterpress studio during open studio hours. Fee: $35 per 3 hours press time; payment required before a project begins. See more on our Letterpress Studio page.
ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS
JOHN ARNOLD is an Architect with broad interests in developing and maintaining healthy cultural landscapes. John hails from Alaska (which is mostly nature) and has practiced in Washington, Oregon, and California (which are mostly people), and moved to the Keweenaw to live and work in a place which balances the two just about perfectly.
NATE BETT is a local photographer. Visit @natebett on Instagram.
TOM BLESSING is a local poet that lives and writes in Calumet, Michigan.
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 GWYN 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.
BONNIE LOUKUS is an interdisciplinary artist and Assistant Director of the CCCAC. She has recently returned from a three-month artist’s residency at the TYPA Center for Paper and Printmaking in Tartu, Estonia.
MADHURA MEHENDALE is an artist who focuses on watercolor and acrylic painting.
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, and recently returned from a three-month artist’s residency at the TYPA Center for Paper and Printmaking in Tartu, Estonia.
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.
