Join us for a directed drawing activity for youth with artists from the Ann Arbor Art Center!  

Find inspiration in the autumn harvest as we draw portraits in the style of famous artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

Instruction for this popular program begins at 1pm and your artwork will take the entire class to complete.

Come draw with us!  This week we will explore the basics of portraiture with pencil.  No prior experience is required. 

Instruction for this popular program begins at 3pm and your artwork will take the entire class to complete.  This program is a partnership with the Ann Arbor Art Center.

Use Sharpie markers and paint pens to decorate seashells! 

Share and trade them with your friends and family, or hide them for others to find as a special surprise! 

Join us for this annual Latino-focused family event and health fair!

This year’s Día de la Familia (Family Day) features an opportunity to contribute to a mural painting led by muralist Hector Trujillo. Health information addressing mental, physical, and social issues in the Latino/a community with a talk in Spanish led by Dr. Mikel Llanes.

Our weekly Letterpress Lab introduces the process and materials for printing by hand with wood type on a selection of antique printing presses, including a Vandercook cylinder proof press.

We'll show you the basics and help get you started on projects, and together, explore more advanced printing techniques with special guests.

No experience necessary.

All supplies provided. 

Note: This program may involve direct handling of lead-based type and is not suitable for small children.

Join us for a special Saturday Letterpress Lab!  This weekly lab will introduce you to the process and the materials for printing by hand on a cylinder proof press and small platen press. AADL staff will show you the basics and we’ll explore more advanced printing techniques with special guests. No prior experience necessary. Supplies are provided. You can return every Wednesday to work on multi-week projects. This program involves direct handling of lead-based type and is therefore not suitable for small children.

Join us for a special Saturday Letterpress Lab!  This weekly lab will introduce you to the process and the materials for printing by hand on a cylinder proof press and small platen press. AADL staff will show you the basics and we’ll explore more advanced printing techniques with special guests. No prior experience necessary. Supplies are provided. You can return every Wednesday to work on multi-week projects. This program involves direct handling of lead-based type and is therefore not suitable for small children.

Kick back, relax, and color a mandala on a mid-summer eve!

October 29th is Bob Ross's birthday. Paint a happy little fall scene and celebrate the birthday of everyone's favorite permed public television art instructor. All supplies are provided, although participants may want to bring an apron or old t-shirt for painting.

Starting at 9am on October 29th, advance tickets for lobby seating will be available at the tools desk in the lobby of the downtown library. One ticket per person, please.

Olivia Arau-McSweeney, artist and student at the Penny Stamps School of Art and Design at U–M, discusses and demonstrates non-toxic and sustainable techniques for printmaking and analog photography.

This event is in partnership with the Penny Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. Olivia Arau-McSweeney's art will be on view as part of the 2019 Stamps Senior Show from April 12th-May 4th at the Stamps Gallery (201 Division St.)