2023 SPRING CLASSES & PROGRAMS
Applique beadwork by Cynthia Cote
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 2023 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! Minimum four students; maximum amount of students depends on the class. Email bonnie@coppercountryarts.com to inquire.
COVID 2023 UPDATE-NOTE TO ALL PARTICPANTS:
We will follow any CDC recommendations at the time of class. Currently classes run with a minimum of 3 students and a max of 6-8 students.
We will follow any CDC recommendations at the time of class. Currently classes run with a minimum of 3 students and a max of 6-8 students.
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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. |
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2023 SPRING CLASSES & PROGRAMS
To register email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com or call 906-482-2333
To register email ccarts@ coppercountryarts.com or call 906-482-2333
Intro to Letterpress Printing with Daniel Schneider
Feb. 17 & 18 and 24 & 25 (6-9 pm on Fridays, 9am-noon on Saturdays, four sessions total)
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.
Class fee: $175 members, $185 non-members
Deadline: February 10
Feb. 17 & 18 and 24 & 25 (6-9 pm on Fridays, 9am-noon on Saturdays, four sessions total)
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.
Class fee: $175 members, $185 non-members
Deadline: February 10
Watercolor Winter Cabin Snowscape with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, February 25 from 10am-1pm
Watercolor is perfect medium to create soft snowy winterscapes. Learn tips and tricks to create sparkling snow paintings.
Class fee: $60 members; $70 non-members
Deadline: February 18
Saturday, February 25 from 10am-1pm
Watercolor is perfect medium to create soft snowy winterscapes. Learn tips and tricks to create sparkling snow paintings.
Class fee: $60 members; $70 non-members
Deadline: February 18
Collaborative Letterpress Printed Alphabets with Daniel Schneider
Saturday, March 4 from 1 -5pm
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.
Class fee: $45 CCCAC members, $55 non-members
Deadline: February 26
Saturday, March 4 from 1 -5pm
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.
Class fee: $45 CCCAC members, $55 non-members
Deadline: February 26
Spring-themed Sketches with Pen and Watercolor with Madhura Mehendale
Wednesdays, March 15, 22, & 29 from 5-7 pm
Spring themed sketches using pens and watercolor washes. We will use a combination of sketching techniques and light watercolor washes to create fresh sketches.
Class fee: $120 members; $130 non-members.
Deadline: March 8
Wednesdays, March 15, 22, & 29 from 5-7 pm
Spring themed sketches using pens and watercolor washes. We will use a combination of sketching techniques and light watercolor washes to create fresh sketches.
Class fee: $120 members; $130 non-members.
Deadline: March 8
Crafting Your Fictional World for Storytellers workshop with Stephanie Flint
Wednesday, April 5 from 6pm to 8pm
Stephanie will have a presentation on world-building with a special emphasis on fantasy and science fiction worlds, as it relates to writing fiction. These will include topics such as geology, climate, culture, and resources, as well as potential pitfalls to avoid. She will also include short writing activities for participants to help them develop and brainstorm their own story world.
Free workshop! For youth and adults ages 14 & up.
Wednesday, April 5 from 6pm to 8pm
Stephanie will have a presentation on world-building with a special emphasis on fantasy and science fiction worlds, as it relates to writing fiction. These will include topics such as geology, climate, culture, and resources, as well as potential pitfalls to avoid. She will also include short writing activities for participants to help them develop and brainstorm their own story world.
Free workshop! For youth and adults ages 14 & up.
Beginner/Intermediate Watercolor Class with Madhura Mehendale
Thursdays, April 6, 13, & 20 from 5-7:30pm
Students will paint cute birds, such as owls, and beautiful blossoms including iris and hibiscus flowers in this series of classes to welcome spring.
Class fee: $150 members, $160 non-members
Deadline: March 30
Thursdays, April 6, 13, & 20 from 5-7:30pm
Students will paint cute birds, such as owls, and beautiful blossoms including iris and hibiscus flowers in this series of classes to welcome spring.
Class fee: $150 members, $160 non-members
Deadline: March 30
April is National Poetry Month! Join us for a poetry reading on Wednesday, April 12 from 6-7:30.
Read your own poem, bring a favorite, or just come to listen!
Read your own poem, bring a favorite, or just come to listen!
Fold & Attach Clay: Soft and Firm Slab Construction Basics
with Tammy Gajewski and Kay Oliver
April 17, 18, 19, & 24 (working sessions, **plus additional sessions 22 & 26)
from 6-8pm
Students will explore soft and firm clay slab building techniques through one to three suggested projects. Featured projects will include a choice of rolled phone or business card holders, folded wall pockets and/or rigid-walled boxes. Students might choose to complete all options, or focus on a limited selection from the options. Beginning and intermediate clay artists will gain the most benefit from this class.
**Additional/optional class meetings: Saturday April 22 (to see how the kiln is loaded and fired for bisque) and Wednesday, April 26 class meets to pick up and discuss finished work.
Class fee: $155 CCCAC members; $165 non-members. Deadline: April 11
with Tammy Gajewski and Kay Oliver
April 17, 18, 19, & 24 (working sessions, **plus additional sessions 22 & 26)
from 6-8pm
Students will explore soft and firm clay slab building techniques through one to three suggested projects. Featured projects will include a choice of rolled phone or business card holders, folded wall pockets and/or rigid-walled boxes. Students might choose to complete all options, or focus on a limited selection from the options. Beginning and intermediate clay artists will gain the most benefit from this class.
**Additional/optional class meetings: Saturday April 22 (to see how the kiln is loaded and fired for bisque) and Wednesday, April 26 class meets to pick up and discuss finished work.
Class fee: $155 CCCAC members; $165 non-members. Deadline: April 11
Food Illustration in watercolor with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, April 22 from 10am-1pm
Explore the wonderful world of food illustration. Have fun painting luscious desserts and treats using watercolors.
Class fee: $60 members; $70 non-members
Deadline: April 15
Saturday, April 22 from 10am-1pm
Explore the wonderful world of food illustration. Have fun painting luscious desserts and treats using watercolors.
Class fee: $60 members; $70 non-members
Deadline: April 15
Paint a Mother’s Day Floral Bouquet in Watercolor with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, May 6 from 1-4 pm
Learn how to paint a variety of flowers in watercolor. Create a beautiful bouquet while practicing several watercolor techniques.
Class fee: $60 members; $70 non-members
Deadline: April 29
Saturday, May 6 from 1-4 pm
Learn how to paint a variety of flowers in watercolor. Create a beautiful bouquet while practicing several watercolor techniques.
Class fee: $60 members; $70 non-members
Deadline: April 29
Make an Appliqué Beadwork Picture with Cynthia Coté
Mondays, May 8, 15, & 22 from 1-3 pm
Learn appliqué stitch to make a luminous 4X4 inch picture with glass seed beads. In this three-session class students will learn about color, composition, and creating texture with various stitches and types of size 11 seed beads. Some experience with needle and thread is helpful. Manual dexterity is important. Bring a sketch or reference photo for a 4X4 inch picture.
Class fee: $100 members; $110 non-members
Materials fee: $5 includes fabric, beads, needle and thread.
Deadline: May 2
Mondays, May 8, 15, & 22 from 1-3 pm
Learn appliqué stitch to make a luminous 4X4 inch picture with glass seed beads. In this three-session class students will learn about color, composition, and creating texture with various stitches and types of size 11 seed beads. Some experience with needle and thread is helpful. Manual dexterity is important. Bring a sketch or reference photo for a 4X4 inch picture.
Class fee: $100 members; $110 non-members
Materials fee: $5 includes fabric, beads, needle and thread.
Deadline: May 2
Basic Hand Building Clay Methods for Adults with Linda Lohmann
Wednesdays, May 10, 17, 24, & 31 from 6-7:30pm
Join Linda Lohmann for an introduction to hand building with clay. Students will cover wedging, pinching, coil building, slab construction, sgraffito, and glazing techniques.
Class fee: $110 members; $120 non-members.
Deadline: May 3
Wednesdays, May 10, 17, 24, & 31 from 6-7:30pm
Join Linda Lohmann for an introduction to hand building with clay. Students will cover wedging, pinching, coil building, slab construction, sgraffito, and glazing techniques.
Class fee: $110 members; $120 non-members.
Deadline: May 3
Basic Hand Building Clay Methods for 5th-8th Grades with Linda Lohmann
Saturdays, May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 10:30-Noon (4 weeks, 1.5 hour sessions)
Join Linda Lohmann for an introduction to hand building with clay. Students will cover wedging, pinching, coil building, slab construction, sgraffito, and glazing techniques.
Class fee: $90 member families, $100 non-member families.
Deadline: May 6
Saturdays, May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 10:30-Noon (4 weeks, 1.5 hour sessions)
Join Linda Lohmann for an introduction to hand building with clay. Students will cover wedging, pinching, coil building, slab construction, sgraffito, and glazing techniques.
Class fee: $90 member families, $100 non-member families.
Deadline: May 6
Field Sketching with Cynthia Coté
Monday, May 22 from 10-noon. *Meet at Quincy Mine parking lot.
Join us for some relaxing drawing time. Bring your own pad, pencils, pens, or watercolors. No instruction and no fees, just come and draw!
Monday, May 22 from 10-noon. *Meet at Quincy Mine parking lot.
Join us for some relaxing drawing time. Bring your own pad, pencils, pens, or watercolors. No instruction and no fees, just come and draw!
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 bonnie@coppercountryarts.com 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 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.
Play with Clay Clay Co-op members meet every Thursday from 5-7pm. Need some time to de-stress and re-introduce yourself to clay? Come to Play with Clay on Thursdays from 5-7pm. $12 for two hours of clay time. You do not keep your clay projects. No firing, no glaze-just play with clay, recycle your clay project, and clean up! Contact volunteer clay co-op manger Tammy Gajewski at tojgajewski@gmail.com to schedule a Thursday Play with Clay session.
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 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.
Play with Clay Clay Co-op members meet every Thursday from 5-7pm. Need some time to de-stress and re-introduce yourself to clay? Come to Play with Clay on Thursdays from 5-7pm. $12 for two hours of clay time. You do not keep your clay projects. No firing, no glaze-just play with clay, recycle your clay project, and clean up! Contact volunteer clay co-op manger Tammy Gajewski at tojgajewski@gmail.com to schedule a Thursday Play with Clay session.
Photography Darkroom
Update 2023: 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 2023: 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
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.
KATHY CARLTON JOHNSON is a local artist and has taught art on all levels. Her work has been in local and international venues and she has been represented in publications such as as Aji, Diner, MacGuffin, Origami Press, Pacific Review, and Rattle.
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. 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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
