Family & Children's Art Classes
- Mudslingin’ Camp - $150.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start July 28, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 3:00pm *Please Bring A Sack Lunch*
Description: Spend all day in the pottery studio creating 3-D art in wet clay, polymer and modeling clays. Learn to use all the equipment designed for clay. Fired pottery must be picked up within 30 days. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Great Masters Camp - $150.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 25, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 3:00pm *Please Bring A Sack Lunch*
Description: Each day, students will create art works, participate in art games, meet artists, learn about Great Artists and tour a real art gallery. Children learn from working artists who are experienced in art education. Small class sizes afford an imaginative, playful nurturing experience. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Mud Pies Clay Camp - Half Day Camp (Morning Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Cancelled
- Classes start July 7, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 11:30am
Description: Experience a real clay studio! Let the mud fly! Learn how to wedge clay, center and form shapes on the pottery wheel, hand build, use all the special equipment in the Citizen's First Pottery Studio and finish your work with colorful glaze. We're not afraid to get messy! Pick up glazed pieces with in 30 days of the end of camp. We can not store art work. Kids Should wear mud-friendly clothes to this camp. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Clay Critters & Insects Camp - Half Day Camp (Afternoon Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start July 7, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Description: Use different types of clay to make animals both real and fictional. Pick up glazed pieces within 30 days of the end of camp. Kids should wear mud-friendly clothes to this camp. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Shake, Splatter, Stamp and Squirt - Half Day Camp (Afternoon Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start July 14, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Description: There are no limits to the messes we'll make and the fun we'll have in this thrilling camp! Kitchen tools, spray bottles, shakers and other ordinary household objects will take on new roles as art making tools in this thrilling camp designed to explore unconventional paint effects. We will spatter, spill and spray our way toward unconventional masterpieces. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Crafty Camper - Half Day Camp (Morning Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start July 7, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 11:30am
Description: Do you have a crafty, creative child? Then half day camp is for them. Create your own crafts, design fantastic accessories, and take home great projects. Every thing from painting to bead work! There will be something for everyone. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Wonderful World Art - Half Day Camp (Morning Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start July 14, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 11:30am
Description: The diverse and fascinating arts found in different world cultures will inspire campers to create dynamic artwork of all types...with a worldly flair! If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Cartooning Around - Half Day Camp (Afternoon Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 11, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Description: Combine the skills of drawing and storytelling to create cartoons and comics. Hands-on introduction to the world of comic strip art. Learn about developing characters, writing, and crafting humor. Students will have the opportunity to create a comic strip of their own. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Altered Books - Half Day Camp (Morning Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 18, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 11:30am
Description: Learn to recycle a book into a creative unique piece of art using old books and maps. Then display your book in the September Fire & Ice Art Educational festival. Some books may be chosen to be displayed at a local Library in St. Clair County. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Wearable Art - Half Day Camp (Afternoon Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start July 21, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Description: Learn to create and wear altered clothing such as T-shirts, hats, shorts, dresses, or backpacks. You supply the garment and we supply the rest. Embellish, paint and glue. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Magical Mystery Art - Half Day Camp (Morning Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 11, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 11:30am
Description: For those who love adventure and suprises! We will suprise the students each day with a new, captivating activity...Expect the unexpected! If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Make Art like the Masters! - Half Day Camp (Morning Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 4, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 11:30am
Description: Who ever said art history had to be boring? The artwork we create in this camp will be anything but dull as we experiment with captivating techniques used by famous artists. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Ink, Press, Print! - Half Day Camp (Afternoon Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 4, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Description: Explore the art of printmaking. Survey print techniques by creating stamps, relief prints, and etchings on a variety of surfaces. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- 3-D Art Camp - Half Day Camp (Afternoon Session) - $90.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 18, 2008 and will be held Mon - Fri, 12:30am - 3:30pm
Description: Do you enjoy working in 3-D? This camp combines mixed medias in art, sculpture, papier machie, jewelry, clay, and collage. If you sign up for three or more Half Day Camps, you will receive $10.00 off each camp. - Ages: 6-12 - More details
- Children’s Watercolor Class - Session 3 - $75.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start June 23, 2008 and will be held Mon / Wed, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Description: How can we spend the summer not painting outdoors during part of this class? We will paint on the balcony at the studio, visit a local garden, and meet at the seaway terminal weather permitting. Learn about perspective, landscape and outdoor drawing and painting. - Ages: 7-14 - More details
- Children’s Watercolor Class - Session 5 - $75.00 - Registration: Open
- Classes start August 11, 2008 and will be held Mon / Wed, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Description: How can we spend the summer not painting outdoors during part of this class? We will paint on the balcony at the studio, visit a local garden, and meet at the seaway terminal weather permitting. Learn about perspective, landscape and outdoor drawing and painting. - Ages: 7-14 - More details
- Make Art Family Sunday - Free - Registration: Open
- Classes start June 22, 2008 and will be held Sundays, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Description: Stop in with your family to make a wide array of creative projects. Please register one week in advance. Children must be accompanied by an adult. - Ages: All Ages - More details
- Hand/Paw Prints in Clay - Free - Registration: Open
- Classes start June 22, 2008 and will be held Sundays, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Description: Create a memory for a lifetime. Makes a great gift. You must pre-register. - Ages: All Ages - More details
Scholarships are available for ages 20 and under! Download the Scholarship App, complete and mail to Studio 1219 to apply.
Building Use
Studio 1219 is a multi-purpose building open to the public. Space can be rented out for birthday parties, receptions, meetings, bridal showers, baby showers, and much more. Prices vary.
Please call (810) 984-ARTS or email Lorrie Shepley at lorrie@studio1219.com for details.
Shops inside the Studio

- Artistic Images
- Custom portrait painting through a wide variety of mediums.

- Oftbeat Percussion
- Specializing in drums and didgeridoos...

- The Spiral Studio
- SC4 art instructor or alumni artist is featured working in the studio.
Flickr Gallery
- Studio Hours:
- Mon ~ Closed
- Tues-Wed ~ 12-5
- Thurs-Sat ~ 12-8
- Sun ~ 12-5
- No admission charge
