Buckham Gallery exhibits national and international artists of varied media monthly.In tandem with these exhibitions, the gallery also offers between 1 and 3 events per month that adhere to the exhibition’s overarching theme.These events include poetry readings, live music, theatrical performance, film viewings, workshops and other similar performance-oriented art forms.

In 2014-early 2015, there were over 23,000 people touched by a Carnegie program: an exhibit of quilts or glass or watercolor or pastel, a fun interactive Empty Canvas concert, the crowd-pleasing Adams Family concert, our Summer Full or Art kids day camp, or the annual Regional Juried Arts Competition!

The Center for the Arts of Greater Lapeer, Inc. provides an extensive array of educational programming aimed at enriching students' artistic and academic experiences. Here's a breakdown of the offerings available at both The PIX Theatre and Gallery 194: At The PIX Theatre: 1. Plays: Students have the opportunity to watch various theatrical productions, exposing them to different genres, themes, and styles of performance. 2. Music Concerts: Concerts featuring diverse musical genres provide students with exposure to live performances and music appreciation. 3. Animal Shows: Educational animal shows offer students a chance to learn about wildlife, biology, and conservation in an engaging and interactive environment. 4. STEM Presentations: STEM presentations introduce students to concepts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through entertaining and informative demonstrations. 5. Plays about Historical Figures: Historical plays bring history to life, allowing students to gain a deeper understanding of key historical figures and events.

The UAG is free and open to the public. There is never an admission charge.

How to get here: The UAG is located on the heart of the Central Michigan University Campus in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, across from Park Library and next to the Bovee University Center on the corner of Franklin and Preston Streets. CMU is located just off I-127 in the cental Michigan corridor. We are an easy 45 minute drive west from Midland and the Midland-Bay City-Saginaw airport (MBS), and an hour drive north from Lansing. For a campus map click here. Public parking is available in the metered lot directly behind the building. Public transportation is available in Mount Pleasant by calling the Isabella County Transportation Commission (ICTC) at 989-772-9441

Tours and Group Visits: Tours are available at no cost to school groups or other visitors. To schedule tours or group visits of over 15 people contact 989-774-3800. ​​

The Aesthetic Education (AE) Program functions within the collaborative partnership between EFA Teaching Artists and Aesthetic Education-trained classroom teachers. Working together, classroom teachers and Teaching Artist develop and implement inquiry-based, experimental units of study around specific works of art that students view. These units are designed to highlight the possible relationships between an artist's choices and the viewer's aesthetic response. Through participatory activities and reflections, students further develop their capacities for observation, analysis, questioning, and meaning making allowing them to deeply engage with and experience works of art while making connections to their personal lived experiences, the outside world, and beyond.

Every person has individual needs and desires. Health, personal, and social preferences are all addressed in the CIR programs. By creating a wide variety of activities for the mind and body, it encourages participants to be their best in all aspects of life.

Our services range from individual support to fully inclusive community activities. By guiding healthy activity choices, providing accessible transportation, financial assistance, and connections to a variety of fun activities, CIR strengthens the body and feeds the creative soul.

The Cook Arts Center offers different classes in a variety of artistic mediums including dance, clay, visual arts, music, sewing and theater. One time field trips can be arranged as workshops in any of these classes and sometimes weekly/monthly recurring field trips are set up so students can take classes over the course of a semester or other time period.

Since its inception the CCCAC has grown from a group of people that cultivated artistic exchange to a multifaceted arts organization that owns and operates an arts center with a large sales gallery representing local and regional artists, exhibition galleries, classroom and letterpress studio. The CAC provides opportunities for residents and visitors of all ages to experience art and art making.

Cranbrook Art Museum would like to welcome your class to the Cranbrook campus! From its outset, the Cranbrook Educational Community has fostered a spirit of innovation and creativity in the fields of art, architecture, and design. It is from this legacy of ingenuity that Cranbrook Art Museum has developed a multifaceted range of educational programming that caters to learners of all ages and abilities, from kindergarten through collegiate.

Through object-based inquiry, students will engage with a selection of works drawn from current exhibitions, the Art Museum collection, and the Cranbrook campus. In the programs listed below, museum educators will lead students in compelling discussions that provoke critical thinking and facilitate enriched learning experiences.

For 21 years, Creative 360 has been a vital and unique destination within the Great Lakes Bay Region. Every class, event and outreach program has at its core a focus to provide wellness through experience, expression and expansion of the creative self. The mission, written in 1994 when cofounders Cynthia Keefe and Linda Z. Smith were Alden B. Dow Creativity Fellows at Northwood University remains essentially the same.