MAY NEWS
Join us for the Opening Night of " Storytelling Through Music."
REACH is thrilled to host Lansing artist, Mila Lynn and her newest body of work: Slavery to Freedom “Storytelling Through Music”. All are welcome to join us for opening night: Friday June 7th from 7 - 8 pm.
This collection was created by Artist, Mila Lynn for the 24th year of Dr. William G. Anderson's Lecture Series, Slavery To Freedom: An American Odyssey. The artwork explores both Black Culture and Black History using oil paint, watercolor, and ink on various backgrounds like vinyl records and cassette tapes.
The collection will be available for viewing June 1 - June 30th, however we invite you to attend our Opening Night to see the artwork, mingle with guests, ask questions to the artist, and buy prints!
This will be the final chance to see the artwork before it is permanently housed inside MSU's Osteopathic College of Medicine.
Countdown to REACH Summer Camp 2024!
We are less than 2 weeks away from Summer Camp 2024 at REACH, and we’re thrilled to welcome your children as campers in our studios. If you are still looking for a creative camp option for your child, select spots are still available! With camps in printmaking, fashion, drama, digital art, and more, there's a creative camp for everyone. Explore our June options below or click the button to see our full 2024 camp lineup running through August.
Week 1 Camp: June 10th - 14th
- Fun In The Forest (Ages 6-10) - AM Camp
- Bird's Eye View Cityscape (Ages 6-10) - PM Camp
- 3D Scrap Wood House (Ages 10-13) - AM Camp
- Upcycled Fashion (Ages 10-13) - PM Camp
Week 2 Camp: June 17th - 21st
- Tent Making and Team Building (Ages 6-10) - AM Camp
- Creature's Features (Ages 6-10) - PM Camp
- Everything is so Dramatic! (Ages 10-13) - PM Camp
Week 3 Camp: June 24th - 28th
- Summon a Sea Serpent (Ages 6-10) - AM Camp
- Cardboard Masks Making (Ages 6-10) - PM Camp
- What Do You Meme? (Ages 10-13) - AM Camp
- Creepy Selfies and Photo Editing (Ages 10-13) - PM Camp
Chalk of the Town in Old Town Lansing
The REACH team is excited to take part in Old Town’s ‘Chalk of the Town’ event this year. Join us on June 1st from 12pm - 4pm for vibrant fun in the streets of Old Town. Watch local artists make the streets more colorful. Find the REACH booth and participate in a free, all ages art activity.
Summer Classes for Teens & Adults
Keep creating through the summer with classes for teens and adults at REACH. Make room in your week to relax and unwind with creative classes like Adult Clay, Acrylic Painting, Life Drawing and more. Seats are filling up but there is still time to signup, classes start June 6/12. Explore our summer term below:
- Acrylic Painting Basics - Summer 8-Week Class - Starting June 13th
- Adult Clay (A) - Summer 8 Week Class - Starting June 12th (WAITLIST ONLY)
- Adult Clay (B) - Summer 8 Week Class - Starting June 13th
- Teen Clay Wheel - Summer 8-Week Class - Starting June 13th
- Life Drawing - Summer - Starting June 12th
Summer Walk-In Wednesday
Walk-In Wednesday summer classes begin on 6/12 from 4:30 pm to 6 pm. We have 8 sessions running from June 12th to August 7th. Explore watercolor, printmaking, bracelet making, and more. Walk-In Wednesday is open to artists aged 5+, and children 7 and under must attend with an adult. Registration for Walk-In Wednesday classes opens 3 weeks prior to class, you can register for the first class now.
Thank You Margo Barber
This week we are celebrating the retirement of our Education Coordinator, Margo Barber. You may recognize Margo from her cheerful smile at Walk in Wednesday or helping students during summer camp. Margo has been an amazing part of the REACH family and a mentor to our teaching artists over the last two years. We are so grateful for the time Margo spent at REACH sharing her creativity and her extensive expertise as an arts instructor. Although she is retiring, we know this is just the start of Margo’s next big adventure and hardly a goodbye. We look forward to having Margo at REACH this summer as a teaching artist with our summer and neighborhood camp programs.
June Teen Night at REACH
We have had an absolute blast making art with the REACH teen community. Our third installment of Teen Night will take place June 20th from 6-8 pm. Teens will participate in fun warm-up games, an art activity, and snack on pizza with creative teens. This workshop is for ages 12-16 and is free for Lansing residents. These sessions tend to fill up quickly, with 25 teens participating, it’s a great place to meet friends.
Quality Scary: ‘Serial Mom’ Showing at REACH
We are thrilled to host Lansing’s ‘Quality Scary’ group Friday June 21st at 8PM. They will showing John Water’s ‘Serial Mom’. This showing is open to the public, all are welcome.
About the film: "Serial Mom," directed by John Waters, is a dark comedy about Beverly Sutphin, a seemingly perfect housewife who secretly becomes a serial killer. Driven by her obsession with good manners and social etiquette, Beverly's murderous antics escalate, leading to a humorous and satirical exploration of suburban life and morality.
Make sure to grab your tickets ahead of time here.
