Watch for our 2026 spring schedule in February!
Watercolor classes with Madhura Mehendale
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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.
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. |
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 FALLCLASSES & 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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Nature Inspired Abstract Watercolor & Pen with Madhura Mehendale
Youth class for Ages 10+ Saturday, September 13 from 10am-1 pm Deadline to register: September 9 Fee: $60 non-members; $50 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. Registration is now closed. Watercolor Flowers with Madhura Mehendale
September 18th, Thursday 5-7:30 pm Teenagers 15+ and adults Deadline to register: September 13 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. Registration is now closed. |
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Pinhole Camera Photography for Adults with Ian Raymond
Saturday, September 20 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. All ages welcome but geared for adults. Youth 13 & under may sign up with a paying adult. Deadline: September 13 Class Fee: $45 or $40 for current CCCAC members 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. 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. Registration is now closed. |
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Introduction to Darkroom Photography with Ian Raymond
Wednesdays from 5-7pm, September 24-October 29 (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. Class is geared for adults. Students Need: -Camera that can exposure 35mm negatives -B&W Film Rolls -Photographic Paper (Recommended) -Portfolio Folder (Recommended) Deadline to register: September 17 Class fee: $210 or $200 for current CCCAC members 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 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. Registration is now closed. |
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Watercolor Flowers with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, September 27 from 10am-1pm Adults & youth 15+ Deadline to register: September 23 Fee: $75 or $65 for 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. Registration is now closed. |
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Watercolor Landscape Painting with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, October 4 from 10am-1pm Teenagers 15+ and adults Deadline to register: September 30 Fee: $75 or $65 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. Registration is now closed. |
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Get Ready to Write a Novel Workshop with Rehema Clarken
Tuesday, October 7 from 6-7:30pm This ninety-minute workshop will help you discover what you want to share by writing your story. This will fuel you through the entire writing journey which is often convoluted and cantankerous. Each student will complete short activities in a workbook. Rehema will provide workbooks, but students should bring a computer and/or a journal and pens. Geared for Adults and youth 15+ Deadline to register: September 30 Fee: $25 or $20 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. Registration is now closed. |
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Watercolor Landscape Painting with Madhura Mehendale
Thursday, October 9 from 5 -7:30 pm Teenagers 15+ and adults Deadline to register: October 4 Fee: $75 or $65 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. Registration is now closed. Fall Foliage Watercolor with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, October 11 from 10am-1pm Deadline to register: October 7 Fee: $75 or $65 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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Ideal Model with Madeline Pintar
Saturday, October 11 from 2-4pm 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: October 7 Fee: No fee, but students must pre-register! Please call 906-482-2333 or email [email protected] to register by the deadline. |
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Intermediate/Advanced Qigong with Mary Ann Geda
Every Thursday at 11:15am in the CCCAC Ballroom 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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Fall Foliage painting in watercolor with Madhura Mehendale
Youth class for ages 10+ Tuesday, October 14 from 5-7:30pm Deadline to register: October 7 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. |
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Animating for Stop Motion Production Workshop with Ian Raymond
Youth class for ages 6 & up Friday, October 17 from 4-6pm In this one session class, students will animate using paper and stickers! Each student will create paper puppets, and animate them together. Deadline: October 10 Fee: $60 or $55 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. Animating for Stop Motion Production for Adults
with Ian Raymond Saturday, October 18 from 10am-2pm Learn how to animate for Stop-Motion photography. Using paper, clay or toys each person will learn how to work with their chosen medium to create a 5-10 seconds stop motion clip. Class is for adults 18 &up. Deadline: October 11 Fee: $85 or $75 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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Cobweb Broom with Sandy Lindblom Tuesday, October 21 from 4-7pm We’ll create a Cobweb Broom for your spider cleaning! We will use full broom corn and attach it to a broom stick of your choice. We'll use basket reed to decorate your broom, and that will be the color of your choice also. Some arm and hand strength is required. Broom making is an old craft. You'll learn how to make a broom that will be a functional piece of art. Geared for adults and youth 16+ Deadline: October 14 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. |
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Tap into 2D Cardmaking with Tammy Gajewski
Saturday, October 25 from noon-2pm Tap into 2D! Make 5 cards, all materials provided. Papers, punches, cards/envelopes provided. Instruction sheets for 3 different types of cards. Envelope templates–how to make envelopes from used calendars. Washi tape, special patterned scissors for use too! Deadline to register: October 18 Fee: $55 non-members, $45 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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Fall sketches with Pen & Watercolor Wash with Madhura Mehendale
Thursday, October 30 from 5-7 pm Adults and youth 15+ Deadline to register: October 23 Fee: $55 or $45 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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Linoleum, Letterpress & Evergreen Trees with Daniel Schneider
Monday, November 3 from 5-8:30pm Learn basic linocut carving techniques for relief printing and print your holiday-oriented blocks on the tabletop platen press. Pair your blocks with hand-set type to increase the vintage letterpress vibes. Deadline to register: October 28 Class fee: $75 or $65 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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Nature Inspired Abstract Watercolor & Pen with Madhura Mehendale
Thursday, November 6 from 5-7 pm Youth class for ages 10 and up Deadline to register: November 1 Fee: $55 or $45 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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Introduction to Letterpress Printing with Daniel Schneider
Fridays 6-9pm and Saturdays 9am-noon November 14, 15, 21, & 22 (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. 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 to register: November 7 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 Holiday Cards I with Madhura Mehendale
Saturday, November 15 from 10am-1 pm Teenagers 15+ and adults Deadline to register: November 8 Fee: $75 or $65 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. Watercolor Holiday Cards II with Madhura Mehendale
Tuesday, December 2 from 5-8pm Teenagers 15+ and adults Deadline to register: November 25 Fee: $75 or $65 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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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.
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.
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.
