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Are you looking for more ways to be involved in your community? Do you have an interest in or appreciation for art? The Arts Council of White Lake-Nuveen Center is looking for you! The ACWL-Nuveen has a very small staff so we rely on loyal volunteers to pull off all the diverse programming we provide for the White Lake community. We are incredibly grateful for the time and effort our multi-generational volunteers have contributed to our organization, some of which have been w

As a nonprofit, the ACWL-Nuveen relies on a volunteer Board of Directors to make the critical decisions necessary for ensuring the organization is fulfilling its mission in a responsible way. This year, we are excited to be welcoming Richard Vanderputte-McPherson into the fold! Richard has been involved with the ACWL-Nuveen for many years. He started as a class participant and just last year had artwork accepted into our annual Juried Exhibition. (His photograph received an h

At the ACWL-Nuveen we like to schedule thematic art classes that relate to our exhibits. In our current exhibition – Grand Gestures II – several artists chose to render the figure on their large format drawing paper. We were inspired by these drawings so we reached out to experienced Urban Sketcher Mary Jo Ernst to see if she would offer her Quick Sketch: People class. MJ offered the class to help students get over the “fear of sketching people”. She provided a helpful summa

Good news – if you haven’t been in to see our first exhibit of 2026 – Grand Gestures II  – you still have time!  We had planned our reception for the show in January but due to extreme cold and snowy weather we moved the date to Saturday, February 28th, the last day of the exhibit. We hope that you stop by the ACWL-Nuveen from 1:00 - 3:00pm on the 28th and say hello to the artists and find out more about their artwork. The artists participating in the show are: Tatsuki Hakoya