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The Why and How of Seed Saving

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Humans have saved seeds since the beginning of time. The Grow Benzie Seed Saving Guild has been saving seeds since its formation in 2008. Two citizen seed savers who tend this project are in conversation. This outdoor program is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition Food Is Art / Art Is Food, in the […]

AIR Presentation: Susanna Lang

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Susanna Lang talks about a new writing project. This work is a series of poems in response to the landscapes in which she finds herself; and the interdependency of humans and the natural world. The Illinois poet returns to these theme during her residency.

AIR Presentation: Janet Dunbar

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Janet Dunbar will discuss how her residency was focused on the Leelanau flora and fauna for inspiration. This Michigan potter hand builds pots and fires them in the tradition of Japanese raku.

Lecture (AM): ‘Everyday Objects: Common Things, Uncommon Art’

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Time: 10:30am
The world is swimming in material goods – the stuff of landfills as well as the stuff of a rich body of work by visual artists. “Everyday Objects: Common Things, Uncommon Art” is a survey of work created during the 20th and 21st centuries...

$10.00 – $15.00

Lecture (PM): ‘Everyday Objects: Common Things, Uncommon Art’

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Time: 1:00pm
The world is swimming in material goods – the stuff of landfills as well as the stuff of a rich body of work by visual artists. “Everyday Objects: Common Things, Uncommon Art” is a survey of work created during the 20th and 21st centuries...

$10.00 – $15.00

AIR Presentation: Dana Falconberry

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Michigan artist Dana Falconberry talks about her work in a variety of media – from watercolor to embroidery. Falconberry’s residency focused on a series that examines the effects of climate change on the local landscape.

Lecture: ‘Everyday Objects: Common Things, Uncommon Art’

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The world is swimming in material goods – the stuff of landfills as well as the stuff of a rich body of work by visual artists. “Everyday Objects: Common Things, Uncommon Art” is a survey of work created during the 20th and 21st centuries...

$10.00 – $15.00

AIR Presentation: Gail Wallace Bozanno

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Gail Wallace Bozanno discusses how she worked to complete a short story collection during her residency. Learn more about her work on Tsunami. Gail lives in Illinois.

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: David LeGault

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2022 Suzanne Wilson Artist-in-Residence program begins May 1 with the arrival of writer David LeGault.

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: Rosalie Sanara Petrouske

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The geography and geology of the Sleeping Bear Dunes will be the focus of writer Rosalie Sanara Petrouske’s work during her May 15 - 28 artist residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center.

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: Quinn Faylor

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The flora and fauna of the Sleeping Bear Dunes will be the focus of Detroit artist Quinn Faylor’s work during their Glen Arbor Arts Center residency May 29 – June 11.

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: Valerie Mann

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

iber artist Valerie Mann will explore and fabricate a new body of work based on grief, both personal and global, during her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency June 12 - 25.

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: Amanda Kendrick

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Indiana artist Amanda Kendrick will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to switch gears. Kendrick has built a studio practice based on painting. During her June 26 – July 9 residency...

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: Kimberly Stoney

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Mixed media artist Kimberly Stoney turns to the world of music for a new series of collaged paintings during her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency August 28 – September 10.

Artist-In-Residence Presentation: Ana Spencer

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Illinois potter and teacher Ana Spencer will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to get “a fresh take” on her materials and process. Spencer’s residency is Sept. 25 – October 8.

Coffee With The Authors Book Discussion

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts Leelanau County writers Jacob Wheeler and Anne-Marie Oomen for coffee and conversation about their newly published nonfiction books.

Telling Stories Walk + Talk

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of this exhibit about visual storytelling.

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Mark Mehaffey

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

How do artists think, work, and practice? Those questions are explored during Creativity Q+A LIVE, a series of conversations with Northern Michigan artists at the Glen Arbor Arts Center.

Telling Stories Walk + Talk

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of this exhibit about visual storytelling.

Walk And Talk Through Swimming, A Feral Housewife

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Glen Arbor Arts Center Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a conversational walking tour of the SWIMMING and the A Feral Housewife exhibits.

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Artist Angela Saxon

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Leelanau County artist Angela Saxon talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager.

AIR Presentation: Nathan Lipps

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Ohio writer Nathan Lipps will use his Glen Arbor Arts Center artist’s residency to take a deeper dive into a manuscript-in-progress, a group of poems titled Seiche.

Walk And Talk Through Swimming, The Birds Are Watching

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Glen Arbor Arts Center Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a conversational walking tour of the Swimming and The Birds Are Watching exhibits.

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Blacksmith Scott Lankton

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Leelanau County artist Scott Lankton talks about his practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager.

AIR Presentation: JoAnn Deuel Shelby

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Marquette, Michigan, artist JoAnn Deuel Shelby will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to document Leelanau County plant biomes – their biological communities – and then contrast them with those native to the Upper Peninsula.

Coffee With The Authors: Mardi Jo Link

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Traverse City Record-Eagle journalist, essayist, and author Mardi Jo Link is in conversation about memoir writing with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager.

AIR Presentation: Ruth Trok

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Pennsylvania artist Ruth Trok will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to produce a body of porcelain pots and vessels that explore the interaction between native and invasive species in Leelanau County.

Coffee With The Authors: Jerry Dennis and Glenn Wolff

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Author Jerry Dennis and artist/illustrator Glenn Wolff, both of Traverse City, in a conversation about working collaboratively. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion.

Coffee With The Authors: Holly Wren Spaulding

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Poet Holly Wren Spaulding in a conversation about keeping and banning words. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion.

AIR Presentation: Ian Kennelly

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Massachusetts artist Ian Kennelly will use his Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to “further my observations” of the ephemeral space that exists where water, land and sky meet.

Coffee With The Authors: Sarah Shoemaker

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Novelist Sarah Shoemaker in a conversation about historical fiction. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion.

Walk + Talk The Exhibitions

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s new exhibit, In Translation, takes place September 2, 11 am.

AIR Presentation: Kathy Mohl

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Caledonia, Michigan, artist Kathy Mohl will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to create a plein air immersion project. Mohl, an experienced plein air painter, will push her practice into new areas.

AIR Presentation: Susan Moran

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, fiber artist Susan Moran will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to begin a body of work “specifically inspired” by Leelanau County.

Theater As Mirror? A Discussion

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

In his 2000 play The Laramie Project, playwright Moises Kauffman asked: How can theater reconstruct history? Also: How does it translate current events? Social issues?

Creativity Q+A LIVE with Fiber Artist Meg Staley

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Leelanau County artist Meg Staley talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager.

AIR Presentation: Sara Maurer

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, writer Sara Maurer will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to complete a third draft of her novel, Claybaby.

Walk + Talk The Exhibitions

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s exhibit, In Translation, takes place October 14, 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of the exhibit.

Lecture: Artists In The Shadows: Women Who Turned Gardens Into Art

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Gardens have always been a favorite subject for artists. Yet the most familiar works are by men. Were women not painting them or sculpting them or photographing them?

$10.00 – $15.00

Northern Lights Presentation

Glen Arbor Town Hall 6394 W Western Ave, Glen Abor, MI, United States

The venue for this event has changed to the Glen Arbor Town Hall.
Realize your dream and catch the Northern Lights! Join Melissa F. Kaelin, the founder of the Michigan Aurora Chasers and the author of "Below the 45th Parallel...

Free – $10.00

Coffee With The Authors: Heather Spooner

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Heather Spooner Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. The 2024 series kicks off April 6, […]

Architecture By Hand

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

In an age of machine dominance, the Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the human hand in its By Hand project. On April 13, Traverse City architect Ken Richmond, and Steve […]

Music By Hand

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates human handwork in its By Hand project. On April 20, musicians Martha Meek and Laura Hood will talk about the value and joy of making music by hand.

AI + The Arts: Just A Tool?

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates human handwork in a time of machine dominance in its By Hand project. On May 4, the GAAC will host a panel discussion of […]

Coffee With the Authors: Brittany Cavallaro

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Brittany Cavallaro Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. On […]

Coffee With the Authors: Jennifer Sperry Steinorth

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Jennifer Sperry Steinorth Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On August 18 Traverse City poet […]

Coffee With The Authors: Teresa Scollon

Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United States

Teresa Scollon Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On September 14 Traverse City poet and […]

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