Election Day Fine Arts Workshop 2026: Full Schedule

9:10am EST

Boxes to Brilliance: Puppets, Props, and Possibilities

Tuesday November 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:25am EST

Through simple techniques and imaginative design, cardboard becomes a low-cost, accessible material for storytelling, performance, and visual art. Participants will discover how one everyday material can inspire creativity, problem-solving, and hands-on learning across multiple art forms.

Presenters

Amanda Miller

Lake Orion

My BA is in Art, my minor is education. I have a master's in Learning, Design and Technology from Cental Michigan. I've taught visual arts since 2006 - spanning young 5s -8th grade, center based buildings and post secondary special education students. In high school and college I... Read More →

Beth Simms

Lake Orion

Beth Simms holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. She has over 13 years of experience teaching general music to students in grades DK–5. Currently, she teaches choir and theater arts to middle school students at Waldon Middle... Read More →

Tuesday November 3, 2026 9:10am - 10:25am EST
Room

Theatre, Middle School, High School | Visual Art, Middle School, High School

12:40pm EST

Awesome Architecture

Tuesday November 3, 2026 12:40pm - 1:55pm EST

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Are you looking for a fantastic art lesson that every student k-12 is successful? Discover how much fun building a cardboard house is with artist Molly McNeece. No prior skills needed, only a passion for problem solving and fun.

Presenters

Molly McNeece

Southfield Public Schools

Molly McNeece has been an educator in Southfield Public Schools starting her 27th year of teaching this fall. She is a national, state and local award winning artist, children's book illustrator, and president of Skep Space and the Honeycomb Gallery. Molly holds a bachelors degree... Read More →

Tuesday November 3, 2026 12:40pm - 1:55pm EST
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Theatre, Elementary, Middle School, High School | Visual Art, Elementary, Middle School, High School

2:05pm EST

Spiral Body Techniques for Middle and High School Students

Tuesday November 3, 2026 2:05pm - 3:30pm EST

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Developed by choreographer Molly Shanahan, SBT is a dynamic movement philosophy that taps into the energetic/physical connectivity of all six limbs through the mobile center & ball and socket joints. This class will be predominantly movement research / exploration through given and improvised movement. Wear clothes you can move in.

Presenters

Amy Guilmette

Oak Park

Amy J. Guilmette received her MFA in Choreography from the University of Michigan. She holds a BS in Dance Education K-12 and a BS in English Secondary Education from Wayne State University. Guilmette is building a district-wide Dance Program for Oak Park Schools in Oak Park, MI... Read More →

Tuesday November 3, 2026 2:05pm - 3:30pm EST
Room

Dance, Middle School, High School | Theatre, Middle School, High School

2:05pm EST

From Idea to Script: A Student Screenwriting Workshop

Tuesday November 3, 2026 2:05pm - 3:30pm EST

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We will be discussing the process of putting together a screenplay as a class, how to utilize student impute and how to put on a show written and produced by you!

Presenters

Connor Bentley

Pontiac School District

Connor Bentley: Band Choir & Theater Director for Pontiac High School. B.A.

Tuesday November 3, 2026 2:05pm - 3:30pm EST
Room

General Music, Middle School, High School | Theatre, Middle School, High School

Election Day Fine Arts Workshop 2026

9:10am EST

Amanda Miller

Beth Simms

12:40pm EST

Molly McNeece

2:05pm EST

Amy Guilmette

2:05pm EST

Connor Bentley

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