JRAC Sketchbook Group
Sketchbook Group is a casual meet-up for artists with an interest in sketching, exploring various media, trying new techniques and sharing tips and tricks. This is a drop-in format with no registration required. Artists bring their own materials.
The Group meets from 2-4 pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, generally at JRAC; however, the group occasionally meets at other locations. If you’re attending for the first time, you may want to contact Cynthia Tschudy at ctschudy@torchlake.com or call JRAC at (231) 536-3385 in advance.
JRAC Plein Air Painters Group
For 2025, the Plein Air painting group will gather on the first and third Tuesdays of May, June, July, and August. Meet at the designated site at 9:30 am and stay as long as you want. If it is rainy, the group will not meet until the next scheduled date. Contact for questions is Jo Princinsky at 517-927-1816 or joprincin2@gmail.com.
2025 Schedule
May 6: Rex Beach-Antrim Creek Natural Area, 9890 Old Dixie Highway, Ellsworth
May 20: Fisherman Island State Park sand dunes area. No bathrooms. Park along Clipperview Road.
June 3: Michigan Beach Park, 95 N Grant St. Charlevoix. Bathrooms available. Ideas to paint: the lighthouse, beach, channel, Lake Michigan
June 17: Spring Lake Park, M-119, Petoskey. Bathrooms available.
July 1: Norwood Township Park. Beach on Lake Michigan, US 31 to Norwood Road; take to the end. Runs into the park. Bathrooms available.
July 15: Royal Farms, 10445 US-31, Ellsworth. Bathrooms available.
August 5: King Orchards, 4620 M-88, Central Lake. (Not the King Orchard on US 31)
August 19: Dahlia farms in East Jordan; location to be announced.