Go Van Gogh

Mobile paint your own pottery studio. Great for homes or places of business for any occasion: birthday parties, baby showers, scout troops, or any other event.

Handz On Art

Paint your own pottery. Located in slab town, downtown Traverse City.

Instinctive Art Studio

Located in the Tru Fit Trouser building on Woodmere, Instinctive Art Studio is an integrative center for the creation of art and music. Offering workshops for all ages and experiences.

Kidz Art

Art classes for children of all ages.

Cherryland Center Traverse City

Little Artshram

A collection of artists, musicians, environmentalists and social justice workers committed to learning, celebrating and co-creating with children, youth and their families in the Grand Traverse community.

Michigan Legacy Art Park

Offering an unparalleled experience of art, nature and history. More than 40 major works of art line 1.6 miles of hiking trails that wind through a 30-acre preserve of wooded hills. Admission to the Michigan Legacy Art Park is by donation, with a suggested amount of $3 per person or $10 per family.

12500 Crystal Mountain Drive Thompsonville MI

Studio 7 Arts

Artistic opportunities for teens and tweens, including art workshops, performing arts, visual arts, film/video and culinary experiences. Located at 225 W. 14th St. Traverse City.

Dance Arts Academy

Offering classes in Mommy and Me, Creative Movement (starting age 2), Pre Ballet, Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern, & Irish.

Soul Step

An urban dance studio offering a wide range of classes including: hip hop, street jazz, basic grooves, urban contemporary, house, Nia, break dancing and children's rhythm and motion.

The Dance Center

Offering quality dance education in a supportive environment including pre-school dance (beginning at age 18 months) and ballet, tap, jazz, modern, Latin, lyrical, hip-hop, Celtic, adult fitness & Ballroom.

Dennos

Located at the entrance to Northwestern Michigan College, the Dennos Museum Center features an ongoing series of art exhibitions and concerts with family programs offered throughout the year. The Discovery Gallery features unique "hands on" and interactive experiences for children and families in the arts and sciences. Open daily - admission $6 adults, $4 child, $20 family, members free. 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City, MI

Grand Traverse Heritage Center

Traverse City History Museum. Hours: Mon. - Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $3 per adult; $1.50 per child; children 6 and under are free

Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum

Located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, 9 miles north of Northport, and inside the Leelanau State Park. The lighthouse museum offers tours, exhibits and a restored inn keepers home with original furniture and household items from the 1920s and 1930s. Summer Hours: Daily 10am-6pm Admission: $4.00 per adult $2.00 per child (ages 6-18) 5 & under free * please note: because the lighthouse is located inside a State Park, a State Park Motor Vehicle Permit is required to enter *

Great Lakes Children's Museum

The Great Lakes Children's Museum is a hands-on, interactive museum for young children that provides programs and exhibits that invites curiosity, allows exploration, and encourages participation. Regularly scheduled Museum programs are Interactive Story Time, Toddler Time, and Music and Movement Time. A variety of memberships are available making Museum attendance very affordable for area families.

13240 S. West Bayshore Drive (M-22) Greilickville MI

Guntzviller Spirit of the Woods Museum

The Spirit of the Woods Museum showcases taxidermy animals native to the Grand Traverse area, as well as native artifacts. Some hands-on displays of the animals are available. Located just south of Elk Rapids on US31

The Music House

A one-of-a-kind collection of rare antique musical instruments and music- making machines, from 1870 through 1930.

7377 U.S. 31 North Acme MI

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Concerts and Events.

Jeff Haas

Performance workshops in K-12 public schools. These engaging workshops use Jeff's original music as a springboard for interactive discussion about gaining more awareness and understanding of people from different cultures and backgrounds.

Kindermusik

Music and movement program for children birth through age seven.

Rhythmic Adventures

Offering workshops and private classes covering basic hand drum techniques, understanding rhythm, playing multi-part rhythms in a group, improvisation, finding rhythms to play on your own and meditative drumming.

Tinkertunes

Traveling Instrument Petting Zoo, piano lessons with Miss Rose and information about the The Kelly Kirby Method.

Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Saturday Family Symphony. "For children ages 4 to 9 and their families, the Saturday Family Symphony is a series of concerts, each featuring specific components of orchestral music. Pre-concert activities, organized with partner organizations, such as the Great Lakes Children's Museum and Kindermusik, include opportunities for children to further explore the music."

David Chown

Piano lessons.

Don Julin

Guitar lessons.

Jeff Haas

Composition for young composers and song writers.

Marshall Music

Lessons available for practically every instrument.

Sun Radius

Academy of music.

Traverse Community Music

Traverse Community Music is a collaborative group of individual music teachers dedicated to music instruction and performance. Our gifted teachers are professionally trained musicians who offer a wide range of experience and expertise. Lessons are available to students of all ages and levels, beginning through advanced. Music studies include classical, folk/fiddling, jazz, and more. Methods of teaching include Suzuki, traditional, and improvisational. Private and group lessons offered.

Zamar Guitar Studios

Guitar lessons.

Traverse City Children's Theatre

Theatre classes available for children ages 3-21. Summer programs and day camps offered at Olde Town Playhouse. Schedule available on their website.