April After School Art Grades K-4
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesA snack and art supplies are included in the $50 for all four sessions. Tuition assistance is available. Transportation to the GAAC is available via the Glen Lake School bus. Parents must complete and return to the Glen Lake Schools a permission form, which is available here. Sarah Cheek-Toomey holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts […]
April After School Art Grades 5-8
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesA snack and art supplies are included in the $50 for all four sessions. Tuition assistance is available. Transportation to the GAAC is available via the Glen Lake School bus. Parents must complete and return to the Glen Lake Schools a permission form, which is available here. Sarah Cheek-Toomey holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts […]
Wood Assemblage
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesInstructor Jesse Hickman will show adult students how to make, or begin constructing, a two or three dimensional object with wood. The class begins with an overview of artists’ assemblages that he has found inspiring to prompt students to think and see beyond their current context and experience. Completing a wood assemblage that you can […]
Little Artists (Drop-In)
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesEach "Little Artists" session is geared towards pre-school age children and includes interactive, process-based projects that nurture natural creativity. Each session starts with a short discussion, a story, and then an interactive, hands-on project. Parents and children will work together to make and take home amazing art each week. Each class is 90 minutes, and […]
Exhibit: Exposures
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the 31st edition of Exposures, an annual exhibition of creative work of nearly 100 Leelanau County students...
Reception: Exposures
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesAn opening reception to honor the exhibitors for the Exposures exhibit.
Little Artists (Drop-In)
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesEach "Little Artists" session is geared towards pre-school age children and includes interactive, process-based projects that nurture natural creativity. Each session starts with a short discussion, a story, and then an interactive, hands-on project. Parents and children will work together to make and take home amazing art each week. Each class is 90 minutes, and […]
Yarn Bomb Maker Day
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day. This is the first of four Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation in Glen Arbor.
PL*ART Basics
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesFrustrated by the amount of single-use, post-consumer plastic bags and packaging that stream through your life?
Reception: The CATS on the Prowl
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesA reception to meet their artists for “The Cats on the Prowl: A Superior Adventure.”
Soft Pastel for Beginners
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesMay 14 – 15: This two-day class is designed to take the mystery out of interpreting and painting from your favorite landscape photos using soft pastel. A broad explanation of this marvelous medium and its related materials and products are covered. Through lecture, demonstration, and handouts, Barbara helps students discover how to create studio landscapes […]
Talk About Art: The Cats
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesIn 2016 five Leelanau County painters followed in the historic footsteps of seven Canadian painters. The result is a visual record of “The Cats on the Prowl: A Superior Adventure.”
Artist-in-Residence Talk: Susan Wink
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesSusan Wink, a Big Rapids resident, shares stories from her 2019 Glen Arbor Arts Center residency, which focuses on a mixed media project called “Grace + Despair.”
Yarn Bomb Maker Day #2
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day. This is one of several Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation at the GAAC.
Lecture: Picasso in Paris, Matisse in Nice (with Luncheon)
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesGlen Arbor Arts Center present “Picasso in Paris, Matisse in Nice,” an art talk about the creative genius of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse
Lecture: Picasso in Paris, Matisse in Nice (Lecture Only)
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesGlen Arbor Arts Center present “Picasso in Paris, Matisse in Nice,” an art talk about the creative genius of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
Fairy House Building Day
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe Glen Arbor Arts Center is offering a fairy house building day. Cost is $20 per fairy house. Families are encouraged to build a fairy house together. Glue guns will be used, so children under the age of 10 should bring an adult to assist them. Natural materials including sticks, moss, stones, bark, wood, and […]
Artist-in-Residence Talk: Jessica Kovan
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJessica Kovan, the GAAC’s second 2019 artist-resident, talks about a new series of mixed-media paintings titled “Art In Nature” – the focus of her AIR residency work.
Acrylic Painting Sessions Class
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesTake your painting to the next level! The best way to improve is by practice. Learn, refresh, or refine the basics of using acrylic paint...
Exhibit: New Views: Home/Place
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe GAAC’s annual New Views exhibition focuses on a topical issue of interest and concern to the community.
Reception: New Views: Home/Place
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesMeet the artists whose work brings the GAAC’s 2019 New Views: Home/Place exhibition to life.
Yarn Bomb Maker Day #3
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe Glen Arbor Arts Center is hosting a yarn bomb Maker Day on World Wide Knit In Public Day. This is one of several Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation at the GAAC.
Talk About Art: Kathleen Stocking
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesTraverse City author Kathleen Stocking’s new book, From the Place of the Gathering Light...
Summer Members Potluck
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesGlen Arbor Arts Center Board Members invite you to the annual Summer Members Potluck.
Panel Discussion: Housing in Northwest Michigan
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesHow does a shortage of housing in Northwest Michigan take its toll on residents and businesses?
Pottery Open Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesThis is an opportunity for those with prior clay experience to renew their work with clay and those taking GAAC clay classes to practice their newly learned skills in a […]
Pottery Open Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesThis is an opportunity for those with prior clay experience to renew their work with clay and those taking GAAC clay classes to practice their newly learned skills in a […]
Pottery Open Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesThis is an opportunity for those with prior clay experience to renew their work with clay and those taking GAAC clay classes to practice their newly learned skills in a […]
Pottery Open Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesThis is an opportunity for those with prior clay experience to renew their work with clay and those taking GAAC clay classes to practice their newly learned skills in a […]
The Meaning of Home & Place
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe idea of “home” is as central to our well-being as “love.” But what do we mean by “home”? By “place”?
Artist-in-Residence Talk: Rebecca Casement
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesRebecca Casement is a graduate student at Michigan State University, and the GAAC’s third 2019 artist-resident.
Everyone Is Creative
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesWhat is creativity? Who is creative? We are all creative, by choice and by necessity, as we respond to our daily lives solving problems, making beauty, and shaping meanings.
Summer Singers Rehearsal Begins
Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThe Summer Singers Community Choir is looking for a few good voices. People who love to sing are invited to join this 40-plus, mixed-voice choir.
Introduction to the Figure
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThis class is perfect for the artist of any age that understands the importance of knowing how to draw the human form.
Marks on Clay: Slip, Sgraffito, Overglaze, and More
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesExpand your pottery decoration beyond simply glazing in this hands-on workshop with the GAAC’s resident potter John Huston.
Panel Discussion: Place and Home
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThree Northern Michigan authors discuss the different ways Leelanau County, its homes and places figure into their fiction and non-fiction writing.
Art Rangers Camp Session 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesAre you looking for an art adventure? Art Rangers is the perfect choice for the young artist who wants to explore...
Clay Cubs Camp Session 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesClay Cubs will immerse campers in a variety of hand building techniques while discovering how exciting it can be to create in a real ceramic studio.
Tiny Houses
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJune 24, 25, 28: In conjunction with the GAAC Gallery show, New Views: Home/Place, this 3 day class will be constructing tiny clay houses using extruded and slab-rolled parts. The […]
Introduction to Abstraction
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesThis class will guide you through the process of abstraction by referencing the work of famous abstract artists...
Plein Air to Studio
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDevelop your plein air study into a larger, finished painting.
Thoreson Farm Pottery Sampler
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJune 30: In this class we will explore throwing on the wheel, extruding, and slab building. Experience three fun ways of making with clay in a positive environment and beautiful […]
iPhone Camera Magic
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJuly 1: Looking for a way to take your iPhone Photography to a new level and create some magic? This photo adventure is for you. The workshop includes basic photography […]
iSmartphone/iPhone Photo Art
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJuly 1: This workshop covers editing and artistic apps to make your picture POP! After working through Dr. West’s Snapseed formula, a common response heard at her workshops is, “Wow!” […]
iPhoneography
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJuly 2: iPhoneography opens the creative potential of digital photography on the iPhone. This workshop covers apps that include masking, layering, filters, effects, tools and others to create amazing digital […]
NMC Concert Band
Glen Arbor Old School House Lawn 6363 Western Avenue, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesNorthwestern Michigan College students and community musicians kick off Manitou Music 2019 with a concert of wide-ranging favorites for the whole family.
Raku 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJuly 6: Experience the excitement and wabi-sabi of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced today. Glaze and decorate already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a […]
Talk About Art: Historic Cottages of Glen Lake
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesMore than 20 years ago Barbara Siepker, a Glen Arbor book publisher with a keen interest in local history, began a project to memorialize...
Introducing Color
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJuly 8 - 9: In this 2 day introductory workshop students will learn to see, identify, and mix color. Students will gain an understanding of the language of color and […]
Art Rangers Camp Session 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesAre you looking for an art adventure? Art Rangers is the perfect choice for the young artist who wants to explore...
Clay Cubs Camp Session 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesClay Cubs will immerse campers in a variety of hand building techniques while discovering how exciting it can be to create in a real ceramic studio.
Kitchen Capers 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJuly 8, 9, 12: Produce pots in this 3 day class for the foodie in all of us using several forming and decorating techniques to make functional, food-safe pots. Pitchers, […]
Pottery on the Wheel 1
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesLearn wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming basic forms. Enjoy one-on-one interaction as you learn the skills needed to become comfortable working on the potter’s wheel.
Family Studio: Wild About Wildlife
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJoin in the fun and learn about the local wildlife that calls the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park home.
Plein Air on the Town
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesExperience plein air oil painting in the beautiful town of Glen Arbor. This workshop will focus on painting architecture in the landscape.
Gallery Talk: The Anishinaabek People At Home, In This Place
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJoAnne Cook – practicing attorney, past Vice-President of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians – teaches the history of her people...
Nature & Landscape Photography – Moving Beyond Snapshots
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesLet an award-winning pro take the mystery out of landscape and nature photography, helping you understand light, exposure, composition, camera settings, filters, and much more.
Raku 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJuly 13: Experience the excitement and wabi-sabi of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced today. Glaze and decorate already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a […]
2019 Dune Climb Concert: Bumpus
Dune Climb – M-109 6748 South Dune Highway, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesSUNDAY, JULY 14 @ 7PM
Bumpus and their powerful brand of soul music channels the uplifting energy of Sly & the Family Stone, the energy of James Brown and the reflective cool of Marvin Gaye.
Basic Drawing – Let’s start with a line
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJuly 15, 22, 29: This three-session class will help you develop basic drawing skills. Starting with a line, we explore the use of dark and light values as we focus […]
Art Rangers Camp Session 3
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesAre you looking for an art adventure? Art Rangers is the perfect choice for the young artist who wants to explore...
Clay Cubs Camp Session 3
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesClay Cubs will immerse campers in a variety of hand building techniques while discovering how exciting it can be to create in a real ceramic studio.
Teen Studio: Batik at the Barn
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesExperiment with the exciting art of wax-resist dyeing. Create your own design on cotton while learning about the history and inspiration behind traditional Batik.
Figure in the Landscape
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesDrawing and painting the figure has been an important part of the artistic practice of all serious artists throughout time.
Raku 3
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesJuly 20: Experience the excitement and wabi-sabi of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced today. Glaze and decorate already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a […]
Talk About Art: “A Sign of the Times”
Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesAn historic wind storm ripped through Leelanau County in early August 2015, leveling acres of woodland, forest, and residential structures.
Jazz North
Studio Stage at Lake Street Studios 6023 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, United StatesJazz North is a “little” big band. The horn section gels with the rhythm section to perform everything from funk to swing to rhythm and blues, from Latin to bebop.
Art Rangers Camp Session 4
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesAre you looking for an art adventure? Art Rangers is the perfect choice for the young artist who wants to explore...
Clay Cubs Camp Session 4
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesClay Cubs will immerse campers in a variety of hand building techniques while discovering how exciting it can be to create in a real ceramic studio.
Kitchen Capers 2
Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United StatesSorry, this class has been cancelled. July 22, 23, 26: Produce pots for the foodie in all of us using several forming and decorating techniques to make functional, food-safe pots. […]