Food, Wine & Art Experience
Saturday, November 2, 2024, 5:30-9pm
Mason Jar Cafe, 210 Water St, Benton Harbor, MI
This lively annual fundraiser is in support of ARS Arts & Culture Center located in the heart of the Benton Harbor Arts District. The evening will be filled with delectable Mexican cuisine, lush wines, live music, live and silent auction experience, art, and more!
When: Saturday, November 2, 2024, 5:30-9pm
Where: Mason Jar Cafe, 210 Water St, Benton Harbor, MI
The event is casual evening dress to cocktail attire. Please note that the art auction is separate from the price of admission. Guests will have the opportunity to stroll through the gallery previewing the available pieces, so be sure to pick out your favorites!
A Food, Wine, and Art Experience helps fund art and cultural programming including program sponsorships for underserved youth during crucial after-school hours. Come support the arts and our community with us!
For more information, including how to sponsor this event, contact Anna at 269.208.4409 or arsieber@sbcglobal.net
Summer Arts Camp 2024: PORTUGAL
We are excited to announce Summer Art Camps at ARS Arts and Culture Center! Join us in June (YOUTH) and July (TEEN) as we explore the creative & cultural history of Portugal. Class size is limited, register now!
Women Empowering Women 2023
Join ARS Arts & Culture Center for WEW, where thought leaders in our community will speak on various topics ranging from careers to personal stories, and inspirational subject matters. Small bites and refreshments will be served.
Speakers & Topics include:
- Juliana Sieber-Enders with Wilson Human Capital Group will be our lively MC for the evening!
- Tami Miller-Fauver with the Krasl Art Center: “From Assisting to Leading in Real Time.
- Soroya Pierre-VanArtsen with Corewell Health: “Can Women Have it All?”
Date & Time
Wed, Apr 12
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Location
ARS Gallery, Arts and Culture Center
147th Fifth Street
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Tickets
$30 per person
Payment accepted at the door or pay online here.
100% of the proceeds go to ARS underserved youth programming.
Non-Violence Program
The goal of the non-violence camp is to give visual symbols and language for the five steps of conflict resolution. And to empower kids by giving them tangible ways to calm down through making art.
Steps that are modeled and utilized during camp:
- Calm Down- Develop visual symbols (example: a sunset or a person sitting) that means “calm”. Create a monoprint of the decided-upon symbol.
- State the Problem- Develop a symbol (example: a person with a conversation bubble) and create a monoprint of the symbol.
- Apologize Well- Develop a symbol (example: text symbol such as the word “sorry” in bubble letters) and create a monoprint of the symbol.
- Find a Solution- Develop a symbol (example: hand holding a small present) and create a monoprint of the symbol.
- Follow Up- Develop a symbol (example: road with a person walking) and create a monoprint of the symbol.
ARS Arts & Culture Center
Our mission is to Encourage Enlighten & Engage in the Arts! A vital part of this mission is to offer arts and cultural education to a diverse group of youth, bringing them together under one arts program.
Our purpose is to provide a local community Art Center, which promotes, develops, and implements cultural, visual fine arts, and arts education to our community with a focus on at-risk youth.
Your generous support provides critical unrestricted funding that allows for showing films, offering after school youth programs, summer camp sponsorship, and other art center events throughout the year. Thank you for supporting the arts!
ARS Arts & Culture Center Board of Directors
- Anna Russo-Sieber, Founder & President
- Stan Whitaker Jr., Vice President
- Kevin Kellenberger, Secretary
- Meredith Schmidt, Board Member
- Diane Bartley
Honorary Board Member
- Tiffany Butzbaugh
Past Board Members
- Dawn Yarbrough
- Diane Genovese
Anna Russo-Sieber in Michiana Life
ARS Arts & Culture Center
ARS Arts & Culture Center is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization with a mission to Encourage, Enlighten & Engage in the Arts! Our purpose is to provide a local community Art Center, which promotes, develops, and implements cultural, visual fine arts, and arts education to the community with a focus on at-risk youth in Benton Harbor and surrounding communities.
