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for all the good that art can do.

Delve into art your way

A painted portrait of a young woman with dark hair, wearing a white collared shirt, and a black blazer, looking slightly to the side with a serious expression.

‍ ‍Classes

5 weeks of ongoing instruction and practice with experienced teachers.

Abstract painting with warm colors including pinks, oranges, yellows, and purples, featuring various shapes like circles, rectangles, and lines.

Workshops

Learn a new technique or material in a few hours. Take home a keepsake. Weekends and weekdays.

Event poster for 'Unwritten Rules,' an abstract art exhibition, with dates November 1 to November 28, and location in Berkley, Michigan, featuring colorful abstract painting background.

Exhibits

Next up: Abstract Art Show November 1-28,

Opening Nov 1st!

New! Bundle Bonus Series:

  1. Creative Writing

  2. Lunchtime Art Project

  3. Drawing Series

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Welcome to Articipate

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O u r S t o r y 2 0 1 3 —

Articipate is a place where confidence expands as creativity gains ground. We believe that art is a valuable means of self expression and we want to share it. If you need permission or encouragement to step onto the creative path, here it is. Join us.

We welcome the beginning artist as well as the practiced artist. Classes, workshops, Art Lab and small group art parties are all available for your exploration and entertainment.

We welcome spectators! Join us to celebrate art at our gallery shows. Sign up for the Newsletter to keep current. (Below)

floral pastel painting workshop
outside, new look of century old building
body tracing with sumi ink
apple study, part of Intro to Art Class
pastel workshop, flowers
Intro to Art Class, copy the masters
Zentangle and bamboo
Liz Frankland Gallery Show
veiling in watercolor painting
Drumming at Articipate
Liz Frankland Exhibition
Glass Fusion fun
sculpture for Black & White
Gallery Show
Liz Frankland
glass fusion workshop
student's landscape in pastels
pastel lesson from Intro to Art
window scape at Articipate
Pet Portraits by Mary Jane Erard
covid coping with mandalas
People browsing art and crafts at an art gallery, with various artwork displayed on walls and shelves, and colorful lighting fixtures hanging from the ceiling.
Multiple blue and white fabric pieces hanging on a clothesline outside a building.
Colorful abstract ceramic sculpture with green, black, and brown patches, standing upright on a white background.
alcohol ink painting workshop
glass fusion fun

Meet the Team

  • An older woman with short gray hair sitting on a wooden dock by a stream in a wooded area.

    Deb Kobayashi

    FOUNDER

  • A woman with long blonde hair smiling in front of four painted portraits of old men with white hair and beards displayed on a white wall.

    Liz Frankland

    INSTRUCTOR

  • A woman with long curly dark hair and glasses smiling outdoors with green leafy background.

    Tracey Ladd

    INSTRUCTOR

  • A man wearing sunglasses and a hat, sitting on a red chair in a room with bookshelves in the background.

    Ron Rutherford

    Instructor

  • Person in a business suit holding a frame with a large question mark in front of their face.

    You?

    GUEST INSTRUCTOR

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