If it's paint or clay, fiber or glass, wood or beads or any other medium that captures your fancy, you can find it in the shape of artwork in and around East Jordan with the Jordan River Arts Center. Similar to their counterparts in better known art metropolises, the Arts Center occupies renovated space - in a reclaimed Carnegie Library building.

The Jordan River Arts Center has been home to an array of exhibits featuring a spectrum of artistic media. Much material is culled from the area's rich assemblage of local artists, many of whom create from their own home studios tucked in and around the pristine and inspiring Jordan Valley.

The center itself includes a fine arts gallery with a small stage, workshop, educational library and office space.

Seen as the area's cultural leader, the Jordan River Arts Council - now in its 13th year - is home base for several fine art activities including exhibits, art fairs, tours, workshops, classes, theatre productions, and educational outreach to schools.

The council, an all-volunteer organization, also provides scholarships, supports area artists and related community activities and brings professional performing arts groups to the schools and community with an extra push this year on providing programs for school-age children at schools and the center.

The council's reach encompasses the Jordan River Valley which includes most of Antrim and a portion of Charlevoix counties. It has a large membership base with a variety of membership levels available.

The Jordan River Arts Center is located at 301 Main Street and is open during exhibits daily from 1-4 p.m., except Thurdsays when it is open from 1-8 p.m. Guided tours can be arranged. When open for other events, it is publicized.

Call for more information at 231-536-3385 or 231-582-6399 or go online to www.jordanriverarts.org.

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