Composer Brad Sayles will focus on the art of audio capture for creating a sound scape encompassing music and effects…and more importantly how the two ultimately imitate and complement themselves. Sayles will plan to focus on the sounds of the island and show how they not only create an environmental perspective, but also create a […]

Theater artist Kamryn Marck will host a program at the Station 256 Conference Room, located above the Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center. More information to come soon!

This two-hour workshop will introduce participants to the natural power and beauty of water using watercolor paints and inks on paper, in both a traditional and a non-tradition approach. After a brief slideshow showing watercolor images and basic color theory practice, participants will learn to choose specific colors to create an image they enjoy. In […]

'The Role of Needlework Samplers in Early American Femail Education' will discuss a brief history of needlework and how it went from a daily activity based on need, to an educational tool, to a hobby craft enjoyed millions, and finally to a contemporary artform. The presentation will review the many different types of needlework (cross […]

Join botanical artist Cara Cummings for a free program at the Station 256 Conference Room, located above the Mackinac Island State Park Visitor's Center. Welcome and Introduction -Brief personal introduction (background as a botanical artist and educator) -Overview of the presentation and its focus on observing and illustrating plants from Mackinac Island 2. Observing the […]

Calligrapher Jane Ewing will give a PowerPoint presentation, The Fine Art of Calligraphy, to share their knowledge of and spark interest in the evolution and practice of calligraphy and to explain what distinguishes it from ordinary handwriting. The slides and Ewing's narrative are an overview of writing systems and scripts from different cultures and periods […]