With arts and culture programming that spans from introductory painting for youth to wine education for adults, the ARS Gallery and Arts & Culture Center offers experiences, engagement, and winter classes.
Beginning February 2nd, ‘Enjoy the soothing experience of painting, while continuing to develop your style’. This Adult Painting Class with Susan Henshaw will be offered as a six week course on Wednesdays. Class time is 1pm -3pm, and continues through March 16th. Registration is $160 per person and will provide some of the required art materials.
From February 9th through March 23rd, the six week Young Teen Mixed Media Painting Class will be available with Mary Broccolo Derr, on Wednesdays from 4pm – 5:30pm. This class is for ages 11 – 15, and registration is $140 per person. This class will offer downtime to create, explore, and develop your personal style and technique, in a comfortable environment where you’re free to be you.
Resuming January 20th, the College Prep & Portfolio Class, a continuation from the Fall semester, provides instruction for advanced art students preparing for college. The registration fee is $200 per semester, and includes education from various teachers. Please contact ARS Gallery with interest, as this class requires an application to be submitted and accepted.
ARS Gallery and Arts & Culture Center offers many forms of art to the community. Part of their mission statement showcases their dedication to the community and the life-changing programs you can find here: “We foster personal growth for youth through positive interaction and social development. We use fine, applied, and cultural arts, along with the powerful vehicle of public art to educate our youth. We have a distinct focus to bring youth with diverse, social, racial, and economic backgrounds together.”
Along with the mentioned art classes, ARS will be debuting Well Red, a wine and books Book Club this year, and currently has a sold-out Italian Coffee Cooking & Culture class that dives into Italian culture in art, language, food, and region to region experiences. For more information on offerings at ARS and to stay up to date with the addition of new classes, please visit arsartsandculture.org
The ARS Gallery and Arts & Culture Center is located at 147 Fifth Street, in the Arts District of Benton Harbor.
By Jocelyne Tuszynski, MOTM contribtuor
