"Artist of the Month" for July

The Gift Shop "Artist of the Month" for July is Bette Prudden.

Bette's paintings are all over the USA, plus a few in Europe. She has won many prizes in national, regional, and local art shows and is a member of the Portrait Society of America, the Great Lakes Pastel Society, the Michigan Watercolor Society, and the Grosse Pointe Artists Association,The Detroit Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.

The Bette Prudden Art Studio in the City of Grosse Pointe is an exciting place to learn portrait painting, landscape, or still life in oil, watercolor or pastel.  

"Decorative Cabbage" by Bette Prudden

"Poppies" by Bette Prudden

"Happy Cat" by Bette Prudden

"Sleeping Cat" by Bette Prudden

"Stargazer Lilies" by Bette Prudden

Anton Art Center and The Gift Shop are temporarily closed, to do our part during the public health crisis. In the meantime, until we can be together again, stay safe, stay healthy, and keep creating!

Showing Now at Anton Online: Worldwide Online Art Exhibit (*due to the size of the Exhibit the link will be a bit slow. Be patient...it is worth it!)
"Conversations with our Mentor" A virtual exhibition featuring artwork by artists Linda Allen, Nanci LaBret Einstein, Christina Haylett, Claudia Hershman, and Charles McGee, with 49 selected featured artworks in the show.
Super SatARTday @ Home! Packed with live-stream demos and performances, virtual art tours, and opportunities to join our instructors in classes to make art at home. Watch again, or see them for the first time.

Summer in Michigan

Summer in Michigan! Sun, water, gardens, and long warm evenings. Things are very different this year, but we can still enjoy this glorious weather.

Let's see how some of our Gift Shop artists reflect on Summer.

"Jon Boy and Seagull" original work by illustrator Jon Buechel

"Stargazer Lily" watercolor by Bette Prudden

"Hummingbird" alcohol ink by Antonietta Woerner

"Coneflower" painting by Kelly Wojdyla-Gray

"Sun Tile" alcohol ink by Kathryn Bruce

photo of a speed boat on Lake Michigan by Catherine Firmbach

"Laughing Whitefish Falls" by David Dinsdale

Anton Art Center and The Gift Shop are temporarily closed, to do our part during the public health crisis. In the meantime, until we can be together again, stay safe, stay healthy, and keep creating!

Showing Now at Anton Online: Worldwide Online Art Exhibit (*due to the size of the Exhibit the link will be a bit slow. Be patient...it is worth it!)
"Conversations with our Mentor" A virtual exhibition featuring artwork by artists Linda Allen, Nanci LaBret Einstein, Christina Haylett, Claudia Hershman, and Charles McGee, with 49 selected featured artworks in the show.
Super SatARTday @ Home! Packed with live-stream demos and performances, virtual art tours, and opportunities to join our instructors in classes to make art at home. Watch again, or see them for the first time.

Father's Day at The Gift Shop

Father's Day is right around the corner. We will celebrate differently this year, but we all want to honor the men in our lives.

Let's look at some of Dad's favorite things created by our Gift Shop artists.

hand-made fishing lures by Ron Cracciolo

fish painting by Kelly Wojdyla-Gray

rustic carved bowl by Russ Manasse

wooden treasure box by Al Sadaj

"Native Bot" by Tenchi Wayner

"Ten foot Amphibious Sailboat" by Daren Dundee

Michigan stepping stone mosaic by Mary Abbott

"Tiger Stadium" by Jeff Joseph

Happy Father's Day!

Anton Art Center and The Gift Shop are temporarily closed, to do our part during the public health crisis. In the meantime, until we can be together again, stay safe, stay healthy, and keep creating!

We may be closed, but staff, teachers, artists, and volunteers have been very hard at work creating online content for Anton Art Center. Take a look:

Showing Now at Anton Online:
Worldwide Online Art Exhibit (*due to the size of the Exhibit the link will be a bit slow. Be patient...it is worth it!)
"Conversations with our Mentor" A virtual exhibition featuring artwork by artists Linda Allen, Nanci LaBret Einstein, Christina Haylett, Claudia Hershman, and Charles McGee, with 49 selected featured artworks in the show.
Super SatARTday @ Home! Packed with live-stream demos and performances, virtual art tours, and opportunities to join our instructors in classes to make art at home.

Gift Shop "Artist of the Month"

The Gift Shop "Artist of the Month" for June is Sharon Parker.

Sharon has been a popular clay artist in The Gift Shop and in Holiday Markets for years. Many of her pieces have Michigan or garden themes, and her signature colors of turquoise and copper combine to create beautiful work.

Michigan plate by Sharon Parker

bird house by Sharon Parker

Anton Art Center and The Gift Shop are temporarily closed, to do our part during the public health crisis. In the meantime, until we can be together again, stay safe, stay healthy, and keep creating!

Showing Now at Anton Online: Worldwide Online Art Exhibit (*due to the size of the Exhibit the link will be a bit slow. Be patient...it is worth it!) In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and resulting closure of physical spaces where artists may show their work, the Anton Art Center launched a global call for artists to submit their work for a juried international online exhibit. A total of 1,524 entries were received from 518 artists (youth, teen and adults) across the globe, representing 30 U.S. states and 44 countries.

Coming Soon to Anton Online:  Opening June 6: "Conversations with our Mentor" A virtual exhibition featuring artwork by artists Linda Allen, Nanci LaBret Einstein, Christina Haylett, Claudia Hershman, and Charles McGee, with 49 selected featured artworks in the show. Visit our website to see the Artist Statements, Artist Biographies, Exhibition Program, and artwork images at www.theartcenter.org/exhibits

Super SatARTday @ Home!  on Saturday, June 13, 2020, 11 am-4 pm.
The 2nd Annual SUPER SatARTday is going virtual! Join us online to celebrate art and artists in Macomb County and beyond!
Just like last year, this all ages event will have something for everyone. The day will be packed with live-stream demos and performances, virtual art tours, and opportunities to join our instructors in classes to make art at home, We can't wait to celebrate the arts with you and your family. Supply kits will be made available for participants.

The Gift Shop will soon be opening an online store, offering shipping and curbside pick-up! Stay tuned for details.