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Creativity Q+A Video Interview with 2025 Manitou Music Poster Artist Barbara Reich
Exhibit: The Sky Is Always There

Dates: January 10 - March 20, 2025
Opening Reception:
January 10, 5-7 pm
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Main Gallery

The Glen Arbor Arts Center looks overhead with its first exhibit of 2025, The Sky Is Always There.

Exhibit: Reflections In Water

Dates: January 6 – April 24, 2025
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Lobby Gallery

Reflections In Water is a small exhibit of colored pencil drawings depicting a vital life force by Judith Shepelak. The exhibit is in the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Lobby Gallery January 6 – April 24, 2025.

Gallery Walk and Talk: Two New Exhibits

Date: March 8, 2025
Time: 1 pm
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Main Gallery

The Sky Is Aways There and Reflections In Water, two new exhibits worth exploring during this Walk + Talk. A conversational discussion of the exhibitions with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC Gallery Manager. FREE.

Embroidery Inspired by Latin America

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time: 9 am–11 am
Registration Deadline: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Location: GAAC Classroom

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Mission

The Glen Arbor Arts Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching community life through the arts.

Vision

Art Everywhere! The Glen Arbor Arts Center is a destination for creativity and a catalyst for community collaborations that engage and inspire.

Classes

GAAC offers diverse and exciting classes for all skill levels. Some are taught in the center of Glen Arbor, tucked away in our wooded location. Others are taught in the beautiful pastoral setting of Thoreson Farm, located in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Our instructors have impressive credentials and extensive teaching experience. We have a generous scholarship program for persons who qualify; please inquire.

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Events

You don't have to be a creator to benefit from the arts. Research shows that exposure to painting, dancing, singing, writing, and theater is good for our emotional well being. GAAC invites you to appreciate and benefit from the creativity of others all year long through our diverse events.

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Exhibits

The GAAC galleries offer year-round exhibits using the visual, performing, written, and spoken arts as a way to explore a range of ideas. Companion programs – artist interviews, art history talks, classes, theater performances, music, poetry — round out each exhibit and offer dynamic opportunities to dig deeper into a theme and to explore it from many unexpected angles.

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Artists

GAAC provides a wide variety of opportunities for our community of artists to show and sell their work, connect with other artists, and encourage others through teaching.

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What we do
Serving the Glen Lake area in Leelanau County, the GAAC offers year-round enriching art and entertainment with something for everyone. The organization is a vital, active, multidimensional center for the arts, art making, and creativity – thanks to our many volunteers and staff. Join us for the variety of events and classes we have to offer. New members, volunteers, and visitors are always welcome.

Glen Arbor Arts Center Diversity & Inclusion Statement
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, students, artists, volunteers, and community stakeholders.

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