A2AC PlayLab is a new no-fee family program in the A2AC Gallery. Join us Sunday, August 13, for the “Colors in the Jungle” storytime program with Ann Arbor storyteller Laura Raynor, then stay and create a sound and color-based art project. This program is best for ages 3-6, alongside their caregivers. A2AC PlayLab is free, and pre-registration is required. Limit Continue Reading
Fall Art Classes are now open for A2AC Members. Secure spots in the classes for you and your family before the term opens to the general public on Friday, August 18, at 7am. Become a member today and be a part of a community that supports the visual arts in Ann Arbor.
Registration is now open for A2AC Fall Art Classes! Find the perfect class for you and your family today! Explore courses for all skill levels focused on ceramics, date nights, digital art, drawing/painting, printmaking, and more today!
Join us in the A2AC Gallery for a conversation with the artists from Wavelengths alongside A2AC Exhibitions Director and curator Thea A. Eck. Learn more about each artist's studio practice and how the use of color adds complexity or simplicity to their design practice. Coffee and tea will be available and are generously provided by our neighbors at Hyperion Coffee Continue Reading
Step into the Art Center as we bring five talented artists together for a mesmerizing Live Drawing Event, where they'll be turning planter pots into their canvas to create limited edition works. You will have the opportunity to observe their creative process up close, interact with the artists, ask questions, and gain insight into the techniques that have shaped their Continue Reading
Join us for the Opening Reception of the next A2AC Gallery exhibition, We are here because you were there. This event features DJ Manan Desai and will coincide with the opening of the Spotlight Gallery exhibition, Talismanic: The Collected Collages of Amy Sacksteder. We are here because you were there explores the socio-political and cultural impact of post-colonial migration on Continue Reading
Join us for the Opening Reception of Talismanic: The Collected Collages of Amy Sacksteder in the Spotlight Gallery on the 2nd floor of the A2AC. This event coincides with the opening of We are here because you were there in the A2AC Gallery. Talismaniac: The Collected Collages of Amy Sacksteder presents four collage series created by the artist over the Continue Reading
Join us Saturday, September 9 at 11am for a fun morning of Japanese songs and movement with local performer and music teacher Momo Sensei (Momo Kajiwara)! We will explore singalongs, finger plays, shakers, scarves, movement, and stories! September's A2AC PlayLab is best for babies through 6 years of age alongside their caregivers. This is a bi-lingual event and is a Continue Reading
A University of Michigan Community Event to Support Ann Arbor Businesses! Free & public welcome!!! Students can collect a unique wristband in the three downtown districts when they show their MCard at the tables noted in the map below (students, faculty & staff included). Receive a gift card when you collect all three wristbands (while supplies last)!
The A2AC Gala: Thriving in Transition will be on September 14, 2023, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Venue 4M in Ann Arbor, with proceeds directly supporting the organization’s art education and scholarship program. New for this year, the event's cocktail happy hour is available as a stand-alone opportunity to support the A2AC, with a ticket price of $100. Tickets for Continue Reading
Come downtown and experience the potential of public space activated by and for people instead of cars. A standard parallel parking space is 24 feet long by 8 feet wide, that's 192 square feet. 2 parking spaces could be a similar footprint to a studio micro apartment. Come see how we are dedicating city space to private car storage while Continue Reading
Take in an evening downtown with friends and family, and stop by the A2AC to make your own customized clay tile! Each participant will carve and stamp their own unique designs, names, words, symbols, drawings, etc., into a soft clay tile. Tiles will remain at the Art Center to be processed and fired in our kiln. The fired and finished tiles may be picked up from the Continue Reading
