Join Patrick Clark Tuesdays at the Holland Area Arts Council for a drop-in improv class that’s all about laughter and connection. Whether you're new to improv or have some experience, this welcoming class offers a supportive space to explore spontaneous storytelling, quick thinking, and collaboration. No scripts, no pressure, just fun! Pay what you can at the door.

Join us at the Holland Area Arts Council, 150 E 8th St, Holland MI to celebrate Magdalene Feast Day and awaken your spirit with our Blue Rose Meditation Sound Bath. Immerse yourself in a transformative experience designed to ignite your inner light.

• Guided meditation and sound bath promoting spiritual connection.

• Awaken each of your senses and ignite your inner light

• Celebrate the way of love as Mary Magdalene would have, from our heart space.

Join like-minded individuals in a serene setting to ignite peace and inspire harmony. This unique ceremony inspires connection with yourself and to human kind, leaving you rejuvenated and inspired.

Participants are also invited to take a moment of connection and reflection while enjoying a small Magdalene “feast” after the sound journey.

Register for the class here hollandarts.org/adult-art-classes

Join Patrick Clark Tuesdays at the Holland Area Arts Council for a drop-in improv class that’s all about laughter and connection. Whether you're new to improv or have some experience, this welcoming class offers a supportive space to explore spontaneous storytelling, quick thinking, and collaboration. No scripts, no pressure, just fun! Pay what you can at the door.

Time to Sketch and Strum!
Holland Area Arts Council
150 E. 8th Street Holland, MI 49423
7pm-9pm

All Acoustic Instruments welcome. Songsheets and lyrics projected on a large screen.

Come play, sing, sketch or be a great audience. Refreshments and snacks are available or you are welcome to bring beverages and/or snacks to share.

Join Patrick Clark Tuesdays at the Holland Area Arts Council for a drop-in improv class that’s all about laughter and connection. Whether you're new to improv or have some experience, this welcoming class offers a supportive space to explore spontaneous storytelling, quick thinking, and collaboration. No scripts, no pressure, just fun! Pay what you can at the door.

Improv is more than just goofing off and being funny! Come and catch the excitement! Pay-what-you-want.

We have joined forces with Out On The Lakeshore, CultureWorks, Herrick Library, and Saugatuck Center for the Arts for an immersive community art project at Kollen Park Saturday, June 28th from 1pm-6pm.

Out On The Lakeshore is proud to present the 2025 Holland PRIDE Festival! Join us for an afternoon of fabulous entertainment, food trucks, merchandise vendors, resource booths, and activities for all ages. https://www.outonthelakeshore.org/holland-pride

Grand Haven artist Honore Lee presents a new body of work inspired by the dynamic landscape of Lake Michigan's dunes and shoreline. Through layered ink wash, colored pencil, wax, indigo-dyed papers, stitching, printmaking, and collage, Lee documents the natural forms shaped by wind and water, observed during her contemplative walks along the beach. This exhibition reflects Lee's ongoing exploration of connection – to place, memory, and the interplay between personal and universal experiences. A longtime educator and collaborator, Lee's art practice embodies a profound dialogue with the natural world and the process of discovery.

Improv is more than just goofing off and being funny! Come and catch the excitement! Pay-what-you-want.

Come join the Arts Council at Books and Blooms on Windmill Island, Monday, June 23 from 10:00am - 11:30am for a make and take of our iconic tulip wand! Herrick District Library will kick off the Books and Blooms event with a story time before our activity.

Immerse yourself in the diverse perspectives of eight passionate artists in the Nine Easels Exhibition. Through bold color, energetic brushwork, and intimate viewpoints, one artist offers a fresh vision of familiar landscapes, exploring the tension between nature's resilience and human encroachment in their "Industrial Landscape" series. Another artist, inspired by years of plein air painting, interprets the visual poetry of the Michigan landscape in oils and pastels, capturing the mood and movement of nature. Experience a collection that celebrates the beauty and complexity of our changing world.

Exhibiting Artists: Karen Michmerhuizan, Elaine Dalcher, Lynn Anderson, Sue Ellison, Barbara Schilling, Kathleen Kalinowski, Judy Tummino, and Joy Richmond.

Improv is more than just goofing off and being funny! Come and catch the excitement! Pay-what-you-want.

Time to Sketch and Strum!
Holland Area Arts Council
150 E. 8th Street Holland, MI 49423
7pm-9pm

All Acoustic Instruments welcome. Songsheets and lyrics projected on a large screen.

Come play, sing, sketch or be a great audience. Refreshments and snacks are available or you are welcome to bring beverages and/or snacks to share.

Holland Area Arts Council’s First Fridays presents -
UKEn and Friends

UKEn will perform covers solo and with some of his musical friends. Two hours of songs you will tap, clap and sing too!!

Friday•JUNE 6•2025 • 6pm-8pm

FREE for Arts Council annual members and students
Tickets - $10 at the door or online hollandarts.org

Lil’ Rev is a Wisconsin-based, award-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, storyteller, poet, author, and entertainer, whose deep commitment to the traditional arts keeps him busy teaching and performing at music camps, festivals, and folk societies all over North America.  

He regularly performs at temples, theaters, music stores, festivals, house concerts, acoustic venues, traditional arts organizations, Jewish community centers, retirement homes, libraries, and schools all over North America and Canada.  

Performing on Ukulele, Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, and Banjo, Rev’s performances have become legendary for his ability to draw the listener into his stories of love, loss, travel, work, play, and social justice.  $20 at the door or online https://www.hollandarts.org/shop/p/lil-rev-world-renowned-ukulele-ace

SHHH! PRODUCTIONS is bringing the laughs with "A Court Jester's Guide to Improv" this Sunday at 6:00 PM at the Holland Area Arts Council!

Always cracking jokes? Think fast? Obsessed with comedy? This pay-what-you-want workshop is calling your name!

But wait, there's more! Improv isn't just funny business – it:
Boosts brain power and melts stress (science says so!)
Builds killer teamwork and listening skills
Skyrockets your confidence for interviews and presentations

Don't let the fear of missing out win! Join us this Sunday at 6:00 PM at the Holland Area Arts Council (150 E 8th St, Holland, MI 49423).

Partner up with a family member or friend for a lesson in slab building, where the two of you will create, decorate with textures and add your own personal touches to these pottery pieces together. These pieces will become keepsakes to treasure and remember this amazing time. An Email will be sent when items are ready after firing. No experience necessary. All materials included. Cost of class is for 2 people. Register here

Make it a memorable Friday-night playing in clay! Bring a family member or a friend and let loose creating on the potter's wheel. *No previous experience required. Light refreshments served! Register here

Age: 18+
Friday, May 16
6:00pm-8:00pm
$140 for 2 people

Anna Vinten (nee: Vinten-Johansen) grew up in Connecticut and Michigan, with degrees in Scandinavian studies, vocal performance, and fine arts. A Fulbright scholar, she studied folk music and poetry in Norway. Marriage sparked her artmaking, leading to a BFA in Art Education and teaching/performing in Austria with her family before their 2019 move to western Michigan. Inspired by a Dutch children commission, I explored archival images, drawn to the strength of a past culture despite it not being my own. The original black and white photos shifted my focus from color to light, dark, line, form, tone, and pattern, blending abstract and real. Using varied media on canvas or wood, each piece was a learning process, sometimes involving sketches. I value this deep dive into another world.

SHHH! PRODUCTIONS is bringing the laughs with "A Court Jester's Guide to Improv" this Sunday at 6:00 PM at the Holland Area Arts Council!

Always cracking jokes? Think fast? Obsessed with comedy? This pay-what-you-want workshop is calling your name!

But wait, there's more! Improv isn't just funny business – it:
Boosts brain power and melts stress (science says so!)
Builds killer teamwork and listening skills
Skyrockets your confidence for interviews and presentations

Don't let the fear of missing out win! Join us this Sunday at 6:00 PM at the Holland Area Arts Council (150 E 8th St, Holland, MI 49423).

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Celebrate Tulip Time by painting bisqueware pottery in traditional Delft patterns! Using glaze, you'll create a functional and beautiful piece to be kiln-fired and ready for pickup in about three weeks. This one-day, drop-in workshop is a fundraiser for the Arts Council. Each piece is $20. Open to all ages—bring your family and join the fun! Bisqueware available whilst supplies last.

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes. 

Come in and vote for the Viewers Choice Award from the vibrant collection of top twenty artworks celebrating tulips, each crafted in unique styles and techniques. As part of the annual poster competition, this exhibit showcases diverse interpretations of tulip themes.