The Art Experience

Due to a staffing shortage, The Art Experience will be closed today, Sunday, May 31.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. We know many of you look forward to your time in the studio, and we’re disappointed to miss the opportunity to create with you today.

Thank you for your patience and support. We look forward to seeing you back in the studio soon.

❤️ The Art Experience

☀️🎨 Looking for a creative summer activity for your child? Summer Camp registration is now open at The Art Experience!

Join us this summer for hands-on art camps designed to encourage creativity, self-expression, exploration, and fun in a welcoming environment for all skill levels.

Campers will create new projects each day, explore different art materials and techniques, and enjoy everyone’s favorite Friday traditions, pizza + tie-dye! 🍕🌈

📍 Pontiac, MI
🖌️ Ages 5–14
⏰ Monday–Friday | 10 AM – 12 PM
👩‍🎨 Small class sizes
✨ All skill levels welcome

This summer’s sessions include:
💧 Water
☀️ Sun
🌈 Rainbow
🖨️ Printmaking
🧵 Fiber Arts
🎬 Animation

Weekly and daily registration options are available.

Registration is officially open:
https://theartexperience.networkforgood.com/events/100283-2026-summer-camp

💛 Scholarships are available for families needing financial assistance. Please email [email protected] for scholarship information or questions.

Please help us spread the word by sharing with families, schools, friends, neighbors, and community groups who may be interested!

🎨☀️ Summer Camp at The Art Experience is back! ☀️🎨

Join us this summer in downtown Pontiac for creative, hands-on art camps designed for kids of all experience levels. Each themed week includes new art projects every day, opportunities to explore different materials and techniques, and a Friday pizza party + tie-dye activity to wrap up the week!

📍 Location
175 S. Saginaw St., Suite 109
Pontiac, MI 48342

🖌️ Camp Sessions

🎨 Ages 5–9
💧 Water: June 22–26
☀️ Sun: July 20–24
🌈 Rainbow: August 17–21

🎨 Ages 10–14
🖨️ Printmaking: June 29 – July 3
🧵 Fiber Arts: July 27 – 31
🎬 Animation: August 24 – 28

🕙 Camp Details
• Monday–Friday
• 10 AM – 12 PM
• Small class sizes (8–15 students)
• All skill levels welcome
• Please register at least one week in advance

💲 Pricing
• $30/day
• $35 Friday-only rate
• $125 full week

🍕 Fridays include pizza + tie-dye!
(Shirt sizes are selected during registration.)

SIGN UP TODAY --> https://theartexperience.networkforgood.com/events/100283-2026-summer-camp

✨ Scholarships are available.
For scholarship information or questions, please contact:
📧 [email protected]

At The Art Experience, we believe creativity should be accessible, welcoming, and fun for every child. We can’t wait to create with you this summer!

🎨🐟 SAVE THE DATE! 🐟🎨

The Art Experience is excited to once again be part of the 12th Annual Art Fish Fun at Beaudette Park in Pontiac on Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 11am–4pm!

This FREE family-friendly community event is packed with:
🎣 Fishing
🎨 Arts & crafts
🌿 Environmental education
🎯 Games & activities
🌭 Free BBQ lunch
…and so much more!

We’ll be onsite creating art with the community and would love to see familiar faces and meet some new ones too. It’s always such a fun day filled with creativity, connection, and outdoor fun for all ages.

☀️🌧 Rain or shine, the fun goes on!

📍 Beaudette Park
786 Orchard Lake Rd, Pontiac

Mark your calendars now and plan to join us this June. More details to come as we get closer to the event! 🖌️💙

We’re out in the community today 💚

The Art Experience is proud to be part of the 5th Annual “My Mental Health is My Business” Mental Health Awareness Summit happening right now in Pontiac!

Stop by our table and create with us—we’re making painted rocks and buttons designed to uplift, encourage, and remind you (or someone else) that they matter. Sometimes the smallest messages carry the biggest impact.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and events like this are such an important reminder that none of us are alone. Healing, connection, and expression can take so many forms—and art is one of them.

✨ FREE community event
🕛 Today from 12–4 PM
📍 UWM Sports Complex – 867 South Blvd E, Pontiac

There are so many incredible resources, activities, and experiences here for all ages—come through, bring your people, and take a moment for yourself.

You are enough. You are worthy. And your story matters.

✨ We’re still feeling this one. ✨

Last Sunday, we didn’t just celebrate a milestone — we celebrated 30 years of lives changed through creativity, connection, and healing at The Art of Giving.

The energy in the room was something special. A powerful reminder of what happens when a community comes together with purpose. Because for 30 years, The Art Experience has been a place where people find their voice, build confidence, and experience the healing power of art.

💛 To everyone who joined us, supported, donated, and showed up — thank you.
You are part of this story.

🎨 The Art Experience Honors

We were proud to recognize three incredible honorees:

• Shared Impact Award – Oakland County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
• Creative Expression Award – Tarlton Small
• Founders Legacy Award – honoring the visionary founders:
Ann Jantz, Sharon O’Hara-Bruce, Barbara Overdier, Marilyn Secatch, Katie Serewicz, and Judy Wilson

Your impact continues to shape this community in meaningful ways.

🌟 A heartfelt thank you to our Presenting Sponsor,
Patrick & Associates, PLLC and Dean Patrick

🎤 And to our incredible emcee, Mike McGuinness — thank you for your leadership and support.

👏 And to our Board, staff, and volunteers — this celebration would not have been possible without you.

💫 Together, we also came together to support summer camp — helping ensure more children have access to creativity, confidence, and belonging.

30 years ago, a vision was created.
Sunday was proof of its impact.

✨ And we’re just getting started. ✨

🎨 It’s Art Crawl night in Pontiac!

Join us tonight at The Art Experience for a creative, hands-on evening as part of the Pontiac Arts Crawl ✨

🧶 Tonight’s featured project: Woven Wall Hangings
Come play with color, texture, and design—and leave with something uniquely yours. No experience needed, just show up and create.

📍 175 S Saginaw St
🕕 6–9 PM
💵 $6 per person (all materials included)

Make it a night—explore downtown, stop into local spots, and swing by the studio to get creative with us.

Bring a friend or come solo… either way, you’ll be in good company 💛

Today, we’re taking a moment to celebrate something special—30 years of creativity, connection, and community at The Art Experience 🎉

In honor of this milestone, our studio is closed today as we celebrate with our community and reflect on the incredible impact made possible by all of you.

We’ll be back and ready to create again during Open Studio on Tuesday at 12:30pm—and we can’t wait to see you then.

Thank you for being part of our story over the past 30 years. Here’s to what comes next 💛

🎨✨ TONIGHT in Downtown Pontiac! ✨🎨

The Pontiac Arts Crawl is happening from 5–9 PM — and you do not want to miss this one.

🖤 Stop by The Art Experience (175 S. Saginaw) from 6–9 PM for a relaxing and creative Zentangles session — no experience needed, just come in, unwind, and create.

🌆 The entire downtown will be alive with:
🎶 Live music
🛍️ Local shops + pop-ups
🎨 Hands-on art experiences
🍸 Food, drinks, and fun stops all along the crawl

✨ It’s FREE, it’s local, and it’s the perfect way to spend your Friday night.

Bring a friend (or come solo!) and explore everything Pontiac has to offer 💛