The Classroom
We’re not sure if it’s a gallery first or a classroom first, nor are we sure that it matters. It’s a place to engage with artwork and a place to gather - a place to exchange, learn, share, and grow. It is home to occasional workshops, frequent classes, and regular exhibitions, so there is always some new craft, art form, or idea to engage. There are always reasons to return.
The space is filled with a rotating exhibition of work from invited artists, mostly from Michigan, but sometimes from further afield. Inviting artists to show their work is our way of establishing connections to the world beyond our little neck of the woods, specifically through artists grappling with climate change and the uncertain future, conveying quintessentially human responses from grief and reconciliation to adaptation and transformation.
The work shown in the Classroom rotates with the seasonal rhythms of the planet, opening new exhibitions around the Equinoxes and Solstices; a small celebration of the one aspect of our climate that will remain steady as far into the future as we can see.
***Please remember that all of the art is made by real, living, working artists. We are moved by the generosity of those who fill our place with art. If it moves you, we strongly encourage you to purchase and take it home.***
Visitation by appointment.
Write us at cedarnorthtc@gmail.com.
‘thanks, i made it’
Green Door Folk School
student exhibhition
https://greendoorfolkschool.com/
Exhibition Open:
October 24 - December 20
Cedar North Classroom Gallery
2312 E Kasson Rd
Cedar, MI 49621
Visitation by appointment - email us at cedarnorthtc@gmail.com
Thanks, I Made It is a collection of mixed folk art and functional craft created by students of the Green Door Folk School.
Each piece holds the pride of making with one’s own hands and the vulnerability of beginning again as an adult.
In a culture where much of our effort vanishes into screens, these objects insist on being felt. Shaping wood, stitching fabric, coaxing color from plants: such work leaves visible traces of time and touch. To hold what you have made is to feel a pride both ordinary and profound.
Folk art, too, may seem deeply ordinary. Born of necessity, it resists polish and exclusivity to affirm that beauty and function can belong to everyone. Thanks, I Made It carries that ethos forward, showing what becomes possible when adults reclaim the role of beginner and embrace the messy, brave, and deeply human act of making.
Green Door Folk School teaches hands-on skills in Cedar, Michigan that connect people to tradition, the land, and each other. Groups of up to ten students gather nearly every weekend, as learners and makers. Learning happens here, and out on the goat-grazed land and homemade trails of J2 Farms. Since opening in March 2025, the school has welcomed over 200 adults to explore folk skills and traditional rafts that build curiosity and connection.
Background Image: Jake Boeve Cyanotypes
Anja Reeber You Come From Poppies, I Come From Milkweed
Anja Reeber Autumn Olive Tension Tray
Harvey Hespa Naturally Dyed Textile
Al Booney & Claire Erwin
Spoon Carving Sloyd & Wooden Spoon Carving
Sara Reilly
Neighborhood Quilt