Instructor: Natasha Beste

Biography:

Natasha Beste is a video director, installation artist, animator, performer, and educator whose work has been showcased at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Media City Film Festival, MOCAD, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. Since 2006, Beste has taught media arts at Wayne State University, Marygrove College, Y-Arts at the Boll Family YMCA, and Ladybug Studios. Since 2010, she's been co-director of Gold House Media and has been commissioned by Kresge Arts in Detroit and Cranbrook Art Museum. She teaches at the College for Creative Studies and Living Arts (Detroit).

Classes by this instructor

FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Capture the vibrant people and places that make Detroit unique in still images and video. Experiment with lighting and fashion models in the studio. Work with digital tools, music and sound effects to enhance your projects.
July 12-31, 2026, T*610

FILM: INTRO TO FILMMAKING

Discover visual storytelling through hands-on projects covering cameras, editing, sound, and lighting. Create short films in fiction, non-fiction, and experimental formats. In Person.
January 12, 2026 to May 7, 2026, W*009