Exhibit: Amy L. Clark-Carels
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborA CELEBRATION: THE PAINTINGS OF AMY L. CLARK-CARELS
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates Amy L. Clark-Carels’s love of watercolor painting in a small exhibition of work May 3 - August 31.
Exhibit: Food Is Art / Art Is Food
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborVisual artists throughout time have found food a rich, inspiring subject. Food Is Art / Art Is Food takes an expanded view of the subject.
Outdoor Gallery Exhibit: Pam Spicer
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborThe vibrant paintings of Traverse City artist Pam Spicer is the 2021-2022 installation in the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Outdoor Gallery. Five of Pam’s paintings will be reproduced on 5-foot-square weather-resistant aluminum panels by Image360 of Traverse City.
Drawing Birds Together – Outdoor Family Class
Sleeping Bear Heritage TrailDate & Time: June 25; 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Registration Deadline: June 22 Let's draw birds— but first, a field trip! Participants will go on a bird outing at […]
Hummingbirds in Watercolor
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: June 25, 1 - 3 pm Registration Deadline: June 22 Ruby-throated hummingbirds are one of our state's most unique birds, flying across the Gulf of Mexico to […]
6ft Apart Art: Artist Pop-Up + Demos
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborThe Artist Pop-Ups + Demos turn the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s front yard and parking area into open-air exhibition and music venues. Participating studio artists will demonstrate what they do, talk about their work, and exhibit.
Thoreson Farm Pottery Sampler
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: June 27, 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: June 24 Students explore throwing on the wheel, extruding, and slab building in this class—experience three fun ways of making with […]
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 1
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: June 28, 29, and July 1 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: June 25 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is […]
Open Pottery Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityStarts June 8 and ends October 27 Tuesdays 6-9 pm and Wednesdays 1-4 pm A studio opportunity for students with prior clay experience to renew their work with clay and […]
Have Pencil, Will Travel
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: June 30, 9 am-2:30 pm (45-minute break for lunch) Registration Deadline: June 27 Enjoy the outdoors more deeply by sketching—even if it's in your backyard. This one-day […]
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 2
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: July 5, 6 and 8 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: July 2 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Kurinuki 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 5, 6 and 9; 1:30-4:30pm Registration Deadline: July 2 Kurinuki is an excellent introduction to clay for those new to clay, as well as a challenge […]
Pottery on the Wheel 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 5, 12, 19, and 26; 6-9 pm Registration Deadline: July 2 Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. Enjoy one-on-one interaction as you […]
Plein Air at the Farm
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 7, 8, and 9; 9 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 4 Experience Plein Air oil painting in the historic Port Oneida landscape. This workshop will introduce […]
Cartooning to Comics – Draw AND Sculpt
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 8, 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 5 Explore comics from around the world and develop your characters and ideas. Learn ways to draw them for big […]
Linocut Printmaking Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 9, 10am-4pm Registration Deadline: July 7 In this daylong workshop, participants go through the basics of linocut printmaking step-by-step. We will begin by talking about the […]
Writing About Food: In Conversation With Chef Nancy Krcek Allen
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborLeelanau County chef and author Nancy Krcek Allen talks about food, recipes and writing about both.
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 3
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: July 12, 13, and 15 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: July 9 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Art Camp: Clay Cubs Session A
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate and Time: July 12, 13 and 16 @ 10am - 12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 9 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Clay Cubs camp will immerse […]
The Fundamentals of Composition for Painters
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 14, 9am-4:30pm Registration Deadline: July 11 Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make you a better painter. Explore the basics of […]
Drawing for Beginners
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 14, 21 and 28; 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: July 11 This class focuses on developing observational skills and drawing techniques, employing a wide […]
Portrait and Personal History
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 14 and 21; 2-5 pm Registration Deadline: July 11 Many of us have an old shoebox full of photos or a family photo album or a […]
One day Screen Printing Workshop
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 16, 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 13 From custom clothing to posters, art prints, and more, screen printing is a fun way to explore your […]
Documentary: Gather
VirtualGather, a 2020 documentary by director Sanjay Rawal, depicts the growing movement among Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty...
Native Food Sovereignty: Amanda Weinert and Joe VanAlstine
VirtualAmanda Weinert and Joe VanAlstine, both of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, talk about their work toward native food sovereignty. Video will appear on this page below […]
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 4
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: July 19, 20, and 22 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: July 16 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Art Camp: Clay Cubs Session B
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate and Time: July 19, 20 and 23 @ 10am - 12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 16 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Clay Cubs camp will immerse […]
Tiny Houses 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 19, 20 & 23; 1:30-4:30 Registration Deadline: July 16 In this popular class, we will be constructing tiny clay houses using extruded and slab-rolled parts. John […]
Plein Air Landscape Painting
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 22, 9 am-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 19 This popular one-day Plein Air class is designed for the emerging painter who desires to further their skill […]
Gnome Homes
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 22, 1:30-3:30pm Registration Deadline: July 19 The forest is filled with gnomes, fairies, toads, and wood sprites—and they all love a fun home environment. Design a […]
Bird Tiles, Creating with Clay
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 23, 1:30-4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 20 Taking inspiration from Charley Harper's work, participants will choose a bird design to create a colorful ceramic tile. Participants […]
Clothesline Exhibit
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborThe Glen Arbor Arts Center is moving art outdoors. The Clothesline Exhibit is an open-air exhibition of small work.
6ft Apart Art: Artist Pop-Up + Demos
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborThe Artist Pop-Ups + Demos turn the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s front yard and parking area into open-air exhibition and music venues. Participating studio artists will demonstrate what they do, talk about their work, and exhibit.
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 5
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: July 26, 27, and 29 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: July 23 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Art Camp: Clay Cubs Session C
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate and Time: July 26, 27 and 30 @ 10am - 12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 23 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Clay Cubs camp will immerse […]
Painting the Figure in the Landscape
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: July 28 and 29, 9 am-2 pm Registration Deadline: July 25 Learn and practice building your skills for observing and capturing the figure when painting outdoors. Through […]
Solar Dye-Printing on Clothing
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: July 30, 10 am-12 pm Registration deadline: July 27 Combining photography, the sun's power, and the colors of the rainbow, we'll create artistic prints on clothes and […]
The Why and How of Seed Saving
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborHumans 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 […]
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 6
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: August 2, 3, and 5 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: July 30 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Art Camp: Clay Cubs Session D
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate and Time: August 2, 3 and 6 @ 10am - 12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 30 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Clay Cubs camp will immerse […]
Kurinuki 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: August 2, 3 and 6; 1:30-4:30pm Registration Deadline: July 30 Kurinuki is an excellent introduction to clay for those new to clay, as well as a challenge […]
Pottery on the Wheel 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: August 2, 9, 16, and 23; 6-9 pm Registration Deadline: July 30 Learn and practice wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. Enjoy one-on-one interaction as you […]
Plein Air Bootcamp
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: August 5, 9am-1pm Registration Deadline: August 2 Warm-up for the Plein Air weekend, or hone your skills with a morning of painting. David Westerfield demonstrates his process […]
Plein Air Weekend: Save the Dates
Glen Arbor, MI Glen ArborThe 2021 Plein Air Weekend will be held August 6 and 7.
What Binds Us Together – Exploring The Braided Essay
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: August 9 and 11, 9 am-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 6 Do you wish to write about the world around you but doubt whether your limited perspective […]
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 7
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: August 9, 10, and 12 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: August 6 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Art Camp: Clay Cubs Session E
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate and Time: August 9, 10 and 13 @ 10am - 12:30pm Registration Deadline: August 6 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Clay Cubs camp will immerse […]
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 8
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate and Time: August 16, 17, and 19 @ 9:30am - 12pm Registration Deadline: August 13 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Art Rangers camp is the […]
Art Camp: Clay Cubs Session F
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate and Time: August 16, 17 and 20 @ 10am - 12:30pm Registration Deadline: August 13 @ 12pm Early Bird Rate Deadline: May 1 The Clay Cubs camp will immerse […]
Tiny Houses 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple CityDate & Time: August 16, 17 and 20; 1:30-4:30 pm Registration Deadline: August 13 In this popular class, we will be constructing tiny clay houses using extruded and slab-rolled parts. […]
Writing the Personal Essay and Poetry
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: August 20, 3-4:30pm Registration Deadline: August 17 In this workshop, we will gather ideas for writing, craft the ideas into personal essay and poetry formats, and end […]
Simple Rings
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: August 21, 10 am-6 pm Registration Deadline: August 18 Simple Ring building is a follow-up class for students who have completed the Basics in Silversmithing class or […]
Night Photography – At Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborLevel up your night photography skills and better understand how to create long exposures under the moon and stars!
Exhibit: Everyday Objects
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborWestern art before the 20th Century, primarily still life paintings, is filled with everyday objects. But in the 20th Century, things shifted. The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s exhibition Everyday Objects explores this territory.
AIR Presentation: Susanna Lang
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborSusanna 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.
Everyday Objects Opening Reception
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborThe Glen Arbor Arts Center is bringing back opening receptions, a popular tradition that launches a new exhibition. Please join the celebration of the Everyday Objects exhibition on Friday, August […]
Watercolor Sunflowers
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborDate & Time: August 28, 9 am-12:30 pm Registration Deadline: August 25 Pick up your paintbrush and interpret the beauty and wild energy of summer sunflowers. Working with a still-life […]
AIR Presentation: Janet Dunbar
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborJanet 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.
6ft Apart Art: Artist Pop-Up + Demos
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborThe Artist Pop-Ups + Demos turn the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s front yard and parking area into open-air exhibition and music venues. Participating studio artists will demonstrate what they do, talk about their work, and exhibit.
AIR Presentation: Dana Falconberry
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborMichigan 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.
AIR Presentation: Gail Wallace Bozanno
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen ArborGail 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.
