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Be Smart, Add Art!
Art Lessons for Kids • One-To-One Tutoring • Birthday Parties • Private Lessons
The Artist’s Apprentice offers the creative youth an opportunity to explore his/her individual talents through a variety of medium, subject matter and techniques. Classes are taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner/Entrepreneur of The Artist’s Apprentice established in 2002.
View our Class Schedule to find out what’s being offered right now. We also offer private art classes as well as home school lesson, (group and individual) at the Independence Library, Depot Park, The Corner Cafe in Nieman’s Family Market or at your home in Clarkston!
If you are a Metro Trading Association Member
Note: Due to third party involvement, trade dollars can not be used for scheduled classes.Your trade dollars are able to be used in a number of ways:
- To purchase a series of private lessons.
- To purchase a birthday private party art activity.
- To purchase lessons for home school for your children or home school group.
- To pay for the material fee for scheduled classes or private lessons. (Note: Excludes Brandon Schools)
- To pay for boy/girl scout art badge requirement lesson.
- To pay for travel fee for out of an area location.
Latest News
Sign up today! This will be fun!🎨 Register Now for "Monday is My Painting Day"! 🎨
Unleash your inner artist and join us at Friendship Park from February 10-March 3, every Monday from 4:30-6:30 pm. This exciting class is open to all ages 7+, with registration fees at $65 for residents and $68 for non-residents.
Did you know that creative expression is a fantastic way to support mental health and well-being? Let’s get artsy together! Dive into the world of chain pull art, a fun and innovative painting technique that blends beautifully with traditional brushwork. Perfect your fine motor skills as you maneuver ball chains and yarns around your canvas, creating incredible works of art featuring fish, flowers, and other flora and fauna.
Collaborate with fellow budding artists, share ideas, and seek inspiration in this wild adventure. Plus, don't miss the Gallery Show for families on the final day of class! Siblings of any age are welcome to join. A $20 material fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Register now at www.orionparks.com or by calling 248.391.0304 x3500.
🎨 Instructor: Pamela Palmer with The Artist's Apprentice
Spaces are limited, so sign up today for this creative frolic in February! 🖌️✨
Clarkston School Parents, take a look!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Hope to see you soon!!Join us for a Jolly Holiday Animal Art class with the The Artist's Apprentice! Classes begin this Friday. Register early to keep this FUN and FESTIVE class on the schedule at www.slpr.net
Upcoming Lessons
- February 18, 2025
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Drawing & Painting & Clay, OH MY!
February 18, 2025 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Hart Community Center, 495 Broadway, Davisburg, MI 48350, USADrawing & Painting & Clay , OH MY!
Our young artists will be taking on LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS in this fun mini art series! Kids love animals, especially the big and powerful ones with artwork that we will be developing in acrylics, chalk pastels, and self drying clay. Emphasis will be placed on proportion and detail as we learn the various techniques necessary to improve as artists. A Gallery Show will be presented to families following class on the final day. By artist/instructor Pamela Palmer BFA.
Please wear clothes that are not precious
Ages 7 & up (As always, siblings of any age are welcome) 5:00 to 6:30
Tuesdays 5:00-6:30 02/18, 02/25, 3/04 $45 plus $15 material fee payable to instructor on the 1st day of class.
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- March 11, 2025
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Live Goldfish Art Workshop
March 11, 2025 3:50 pm - 5:50 pm
Oakwood ElementaryLet's go fishing! Each child will receive a little aquatic friend in our live animal lesson of 'How to Paint a Goldfish'. (Keeping it as a pet is optional, parent consent required.) Kids will also have a chance to sculpt a new species of sea creature, using their imaginations in selecting colors and fantails of their choosing. Sign up today and create a splashing sensation! A Gallery Show will be presented to families following class on the final day. Taught by artist/instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A. owner entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice.
Ages 7 & up (As always, siblings of any age are welcome) Tuesday 3:50 to 5:50
$30 (All materials included.)
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- March 12, 2025
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Live Goldfish Art Workshop
March 12, 2025 3:40 pm - 5:40 pm
Harvey-Swanson ElementaryLet's go fishing! Each child will receive a little aquatic friend in our live animal lesson of 'How to Paint a Goldfish'. (Keeping it as a pet is optional, parent consent required.) Kids will also have a chance to sculpt a new species of sea creature, using their imaginations in selecting colors and fantails of their choosing. Sign up today and create a splashing sensation! A Gallery Show will be presented to families following class on the final day. Taught by artist/instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A. owner entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice.
Ages 7 & up (As always, siblings of any age are welcome) Wednesday 3:40 to 5:40 $30 (All materials included.)
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- March 13, 2025
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Drawing & Painting & Clay, OH MY!
March 13, 2025 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Hart Community Center, 495 Broadway, Davisburg, MI 48350, USADrawing & Painting & Clay , OH MY!
Our young artists will be taking on LIONS & TIGERS & BEARS in this fun art series! Kids love animals, especially the big and powerful ones with artwork that we will be developing in acrylics, chalk pastels, and self drying clay. Emphasis will be placed on proportion and detail as we learn the various techniques necessary to improve as artists. A Gallery Show will be presented to families following class on the final day. By artist/instructor Pamela Palmer BFA. owner entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice.
Please wear clothes that are not precious
Ages 7 & up (As always, siblings of any age are welcome) 5:00 to 6:30
Thursdays 5:00-6:30 3/13, 03/20, (Skip 3/027 spring break), 4/3, 4/10 $65 plus $20 material fee payable to instructor on the 1st day of class.
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22 years and counting! All of our fine art experiences are instructed by Pamela Palmer, an artist who was born and educated in Canada. Pamela has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a major in painting and a minor in drawing from the University of Windsor and a Diploma of Interior Design from St. Clair College. Her works have been accepted into the government collection of Ontario and into juried shows at the Windsor Gallery of Art. Currently she is one of the regular artists displaying work at The Cause and Affect Gallery in Fenton. Palmer has been the 4th grade art teacher at the Independence El. and art instructor at the Early Childhood Learning Center for the Young 5’s program in Clarkston.
The Artist’s Apprentice has received a huge amount of recognition since its beginnings through the Youth Enrichment Program in Clarkston, Michigan and has branched out into Lake Orion, Fenton, Davisburg and Rochester.
As part of The Artist’s Apprentice program, students will be working to improve upon their personal best, an ongoing mindset that, hopefully continues throughout a lifetime.
Classes
How Do I Enroll?
For group classes, go to the Class Schedule and click on the desired class for information on how to enroll and make a payment. Note: For ‘Schedule’ classes please do not pay through this website. Click here to enroll in private classes, art parties, or to pay online.🎨 The Artist's Apprentice
If you have a question, call Pamela Palmer at
Or text (248) 842-1349
For the fastest response, simply use the form to the right, and we'll get back to you soon!
