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Exhibit: On the Precipice

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center is showing On The Precipice, a collaborative exhibition of paintings and poems by Linda Alice Dewey and Anne-Marie Oomen.

Outdoor Gallery Exhibit: Carrie Hensel

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

Ann Arbor artist Carrie Hensel's impressionistic landscape paintings will be the 2022-23 Outdoor Gallery installation at the Glen Arbor Arts Center.

Exhibit: Flags

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

Flags represent everything -- from a nation to a world view to one’s affinity and allegiance to a sports team. They’re objects that are saturated with meaning.

Mini Masterpieces

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s annual Mini Masterpieces outdoor exhibit is on display. Mini Masterpieces are 3 x 3” canvases illustrated and painted by community members in Leelanau County.

Clothesline Exhibit: Prayer Flags

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center looks to the East for inspiration for the 2022 Clothesline Exhibit. This year’s theme is prayer flags.

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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 1

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

Date: June 20, 21 and 23 Time: 9:30am-12pm  Registration Deadline: June 17 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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Open Pottery Studio

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Dates: June 15 - October 27 Times: Wednesdays 1-4 pm and Thursdays 6-9 pm Registration Deadline: October 2 Location: Thoreson Farm This is an opportunity for those with prior clay […]

$150 – $165

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.

Enameled Jewelry

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

Date: June 25 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: June 22 Location: GAAC Explore all the possibilities of enameling, which uses both a kiln and a torch to fire finely ground glass with pigments and minerals onto metal. This class covers preparing and cutting the base metal, sifting the enamel onto the surface, […]

$110.00 – $125.00

Pottery Sampler

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: June 26 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: June 26 Location: Thoreson Farm 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 setting.

$75.00 – $90.00
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 2

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

Date: June 27, 28 and 30 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: June 27 Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers camp is […]

$120.00 – $135.00

Sketching on the Go

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

Date: June 28 Time: 9 am - 2:30 pm Registration Deadline: June 28 Location: GAAC Enjoy the outdoors more deeply by sketching--even if it's in your own backyard. This one-day session will take place at two sites—one will focus on the outdoor urban environment and the other on the natural landscape. Participants will practice quick […]

$80.00 – $95.00

Nature Journaling 1: Science and Art LIVE!

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: June 29 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (break for lunch) Registration Deadline: June 26 Location: Thoreson Farm Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook using words, pictures, and numbers. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin! […]

$10.00 – $50.00

Ice Cream Bowls

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

Date: June 30 Time: 1:30-3:30 pm Registration Deadline: June 30 We LOVE ice cream around here and think delightful handmade bowls go perfectly with our favorite scoop! So join us for this fun afternoon of hand-building from a slab of clay. Jessica will teach all the tricks to using a slab to create a personalized […]

$35.00 – $45.00

QuinTango

Glen Lake School 3375 W Burdickville Rd, Glen Arbor, Maple City

QuinTango’s woman-powered quintet plus their male Argentine bandoneon player re-imagine traditional tango using classical chops, jazz harmonies, and arrangements. Get you free reservations for the June 30th concert.

Free

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Monsterpieces

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

Dates: July 5 and 6 Time: 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: July 1 Two heads? Spiked tail? Six eyes? Young artists explore the fantastical figures that many of us dream and read about. Students look to stories and animals for inspiration and create mythical creatures of their own using their imagination and fiber art techniques, […]

$65 – $75
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Plein Air at the Farm

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 6, 7, and 8 Time: 9 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: July 3 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience Plein air oil painting in the historic Port Oneida landscape. This workshop will introduce Plein air painting techniques and teach strategies for depicting natural and rural landscapes. On day one, we will cover the introduction, […]

$210 – $245

Prayer Flags

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

Date: July 7 Time: 10 am-2 pm Registration Deadline: July 7 Prayer Flags are a Tibetan tradition where prayers and mantras are printed on fabric flags and hung outside, allowing the wind to spread goodwill and compassion to all. We will create our personalized mixed-media versions on paper to hang outside and blow in the […]

$55.00 – $65.00

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...

Dimensional Collage

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

Date: July 9 Time: 9:30 am - 12 pm Registration Deadline: July 6 Location: GAAC Collage is one of the most accessible forms of creative expression. In this class, we springboard off the flat surface. Students will make several collages, then try techniques that can add three-dimensional interest to the collage: color choices and value, […]

$35.00 – $50.00

Raku Saturday 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 9 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 6 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50 – $60

July Artist PopUP + Demo at the GAAC

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s second, 2022 artist PopUP is July 10, 11 am – 3 pm at the GAAC.

2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 3

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

Date: July 11, 12 and 14 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session A

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 11, 12 and 15 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Clay Cubs […]

$120 – $135
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Glazes – Problems and Solutions

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 11, 12, and 15 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Successful and consistent glazing can sometimes seem mysterious and be very frustrating. Problems and defects in class are many. In this class we will take an in depth look at the mid-range glazes (cone […]

$190.00 – $210.00
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Pottery on the Wheel 1

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Dates: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 Time: 6 - 9 pm Registration Deadline: July 8 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Learn and practice 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. Class will include basics of […]

$250.00 – $275.00

Alternative Books: You Do You!

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

Date: July 13 Time: 10 am-3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: July 8 Create your fun, unique and soulful one-of-a-kind art book. We will be using "tossed out" hardcover books. Come prepared to play and experiment, as Claudia will teach various techniques. This fun-filled class is for all skill levels! Bring your hardcover […]

$45.00 – $55.00

Nature Journaling 2: Science and Art LIVE!

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 15 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (break for lunch) Registration Deadline: July 15 Location: Thoreson Farm Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook using words, pictures, and numbers. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin! […]

$10.00 – $50.00

Collage Portraits

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

Date: July 16 Time: 10 am - 2pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: July 13 Location: GAAC Have you ever looked at a picture of a pear and thought it looked like a nose? Or a car grill that looked like teeth? Or fried eggs that looked like eyes? In this workshop you […]

$45.00 – $55

Raku Saturday 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 16 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 13 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00

2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 4

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

Date: July 18, 19 and 21 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 18 Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers camp is […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session B

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 18, 19 and 22 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 15 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Clay Cubs […]

$120 – $135
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Tiny Houses

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Dates: July 18, 19 and 22 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 15 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm In this popular class we will be constructing tiny clay houses using extruded and slab-rolled parts. Various decorating techniques will be used to finish the houses. Weather permitting, we will Raku fire the houses […]

$190.00 – $210.00
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Writing Table: A Creative Writing Workshop

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

Dates: July 19, 20 and 21 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 14 Does writing bring you joy? This workshop will help you create and sharpen your fiction or poetry. We will write each day and hold peer discussions and insights to help make our writing better. Use motivational prompts to create new work or […]

$125.00 – $140.00

Abstract AND Representational Painting on YUPO

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

Date: July 23 Time: 9 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 20 Location: GAAC You will love the forgiveness and workability of YUPO paper. There are no mistakes that cannot be easily fixed. This surface is forgiving and perplexing at the same time. Made of Polypropylene, this surface is non-absorbent and offers exciting textural […]

$155.00 – $175.00

Raku Saturday 3

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 23 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 20 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 5

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

Date: July 25, 26 and 28 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 24 Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers camp is […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session C

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 25, 26 and 29 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 22 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Clay Cubs […]

$120 – $135
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Beyond Glaze – Surface Decoration

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Dates: July 25, 26 and 29 Times: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: July 22 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Go beyond your comfort zone and learn Sgraffito, Slip-trailing, and Over glaze brushwork. These three techniques will add to your pottery experience while bringing new depth to your work.

$190.00 – $210.00
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The Fundamentals of Composition for Painters

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: July 27 and 28 Time: 9 am - 4:00 pm Registration Deadline: July 24 Location: Thoreson Farm Have fun learning how the simple fundamentals of artistic composition will make you a better painter. Explore the basics of scene selection and design; the easy to understand principles of visual perspective; massing and building of form; […]

$175 – $195

Raku Saturday 4

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Sorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: July 30 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 27 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00

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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 6

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

Date: August 1, 2 and 4 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: July 29 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session D

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: August 1, 2 and 5 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: July 29 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Clay Cubs […]

$120 – $135
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Slab Build Tableware

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Sorry, this class has been cancelled. Dates: August 1, 2 and 5 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: July 29 @ 1 pm Produce pots for the foodie in all of us. Use several forming and decorating techniques to make functional, food-safe pots. Pitcher, taster sets, and more. Monday and Tuesday will be spent making and […]

$190.00 – $210.00

Beach Bards Bonus Bonfire: FLAGS Edition

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

An evening of poetry, stories and music about flags takes place at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, August 2, 7 – 9 pm.

2022 Plein Air Weekend

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

Painters from across Michigan and the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor August 4, 5, and 6  for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 13th Plein Air Weekend.

Raku Saturday 5

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Sorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: August 6 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 3 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00

2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 7

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

Date: August 8, 9 and 11 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: August 8 Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers camp is […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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2022 Clay Cubs Camp Session E

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: August 8, 9 and 12 Time: 10am-12:30pm Registration Deadline: August 5 @ 1pm Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Clay Cubs […]

$120 – $135
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Pottery on the Wheel 2

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Dates: August 8, 15, 22 and 29 Time: 6-9 pm Registration Deadline: August 5 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Learn and practice 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. The class will include the basics of decorating, […]

$250.00 – $265.00

Garden Printmaking

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

Date: August 9 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 4 Learn the basics of block printing with artist Cindi Ford and create a linoleum cut to print botanical patterns, vegetables, and garden designs onto paper. This introductory workshop explores one of the many techniques of printmaking. Linocut is a relief printing technique in which a […]

$65.00 – $75.00
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Pastels Plein Air – Art of Observation

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: August 10 and 11 Time: 10am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: August 7 Location: Thoreson Farm Pastels are made for plein air. The immediacy of the medium makes them perfect for field work with no drying time or color mixing. The class will concentrate on the process of being out of doors, choosing a […]

$295 – $315

Cartooning to Comics – Draw AND Sculpt!

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

Date: August 11 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 11 Explore comics from around the world and develop your characters and ideas. Learn ways to draw them for big impact, create comic trading cards and matchbox comics using pen and ink, illustration markers, etc. Create a 3-D character out of modeling clay to go with […]

$35.00 – $45.00

Cyanotype Printing

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

Sorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: August 12 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 9 Location: GAAC Learn to make cyanotype prints from the original 1842 formula created by photographic pioneer Sir John Herschel. The workshop will introduce cyanotype and its various uses—from photography to printmaking to collage to fiber arts […]

$125.00 – $140.00

Painting Pollinators

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

Sorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: August 13 Time: 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: August 10 Do you want a chance to practice your sketching skills and watercolor whimsy? Join us for this Painting Pollinators workshop. We'll be drawing hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies during our time together. We'll work with watercolor and ink, learning […]

$45.00 – $55.00
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2022 Art Rangers Camp Session 8

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

Date: August 15, 16 and 18 Time: 9:30am-12pm Registration Deadline: August 15 Location: GAAC GAAC's Art Camps bring together two unique visual arts opportunities for artists 6-12 years old. Classes include all art materials. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity, self-expression, art techniques and offer a real FUN time! The Art Rangers camp is […]

$120.00 – $135.00
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Kurinuki

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: August 15, 16 and 19 Time: 1 - 4 pm Registration Deadline: August 12 @ 1 pm Location: Thoreson Farm Kurinuki is a traditional method of Japanese handbuilding. The word means “carving out.” A solid block of clay is minimally shaped and then carved to create the interior and exterior spaces. Spontaneous and showing […]

$190 – $210

Art After Hours In Glen Arbor

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

Nine Glen Arbor galleries and artists’ studios will keep the night light burning this summer as part of Art After Hours.

Raku Saturday 7

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: August 20 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 17 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00

Exhibit: Vessels

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center takes an out-of-the-box look at bowls, baskets, urns, pods, and other objects that store and carry things, in its fall exhibit, VESSELS.

Drummunity

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

Join percussionist Lori Fithian for Drummunity! A “Drummunity” circle is a high-energy, fun, and empowering drumming activity for all age groups.

Raku Saturday 8

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: August 27 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: August 24 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00

Printmaking Made Easy

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

Date: August 28 Time: 10 am-3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: August 27 Come explore the magical world of printmaking using a gelatin "Gelli" plate. No art experience is needed! You'll learn to use the printmaking plate to create beautiful and unique patterned papers. We'll use the printed papers to make book covers, […]

$95.00 – $110.00

Night Photography at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Pine Street Studios 5710 N Pine St, Glen Arbor

Date: August 29 - September 2 Time: Approx 4 hours/day in the classroom + outdoors/onsite 7 pm - nightfall Registration Deadline: August 28 Location: GAAC and Sleeping Bear Dunes National […]

$675.00 – $725.00

Exhibit: Ropes, Ribbons, Twigs, and Things

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s fall, Lobby Gallery exhibition is Ropes, Ribbons, Twigs, and Things, a series of intaglio prints by Traverse City artist Dorothy Anderson Grow.

Raku Saturday 9

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: September 3 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 3 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00

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.

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Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

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

Dates: September 10, 17, and 24 (Open Reading October 1) Time: 10 – 11 am Registration Deadline: September 30 Location: GAAC Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday […]

Free

Forging For Peace Project: September Demo

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

The Forging For Peace Project blacksmiths return to the Glen Arbor Arts Center Forge on Saturday, September 10, 11 am - 3 pm.

Raku Saturday 10

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: September 10 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 10 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00
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Plein Air Painting Workshop

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

Date: September 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 Time: 10 am - 5 pm (roughly) Registration Deadline: September 9 Location: Start at GAAC / locations TBD This guided immersive workshop invites painters to experience painting outdoors in and around Glen Arbor. We will discuss methods for choosing a painting site, organizing what we see into […]

$625.00 – $675.00

Block Printed Tea Towels

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

Date: September 17 Time: 11 am - 3 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: September 16 Location: GAAC Students will design, carve and print their own designs and patterns on tea towels. Learn how to use linocut tools, experiment with mark making, transfer a drawing to linoleum, carve the linoleum, roll ink and […]

$65.00 – $75.00

Raku Saturday 11

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: September 17 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 14 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50 – $60

Materials Exploration Workshop

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

Date: September 24 Time: 10 am-3 pm Registration Deadline: September 24 This workshop explores soft materials and basketry methods used to make 3-dimensional forms from fibers. Topics include making cordage from various materials, twining, coiling, and knotless netting. We will work with various things to make cordage, then use that cordage to make three-dimensional forms. […]

$110.00 – $125.00

Raku Saturday 12

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Date: September 24 Time: 1-4 pm Registration Deadline: September 24 Location: Thoreson Farm Experience the excitement of traditional Japanese Raku pottery as practiced in the west today. Glaze, decorate, and fire already made pots in this one-day workshop. We may even write a haiku!

$50.00 – $60.00
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Travel Photography

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

Date: September 30, 10 am - 3 pm and October 1, 3 pm - 8 pm Time: see above Registration Deadline: September 29 Location: September 30 @ GAAC and October […]

$200.00 – $220.00

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Macro Photography

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

Date: October 5 and 12 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: October 4 Location: GAAC Are you looking to get up-close and personal with the natural world? Learn […]

$150.00 – $170.00
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After School Arts: Session 1

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

Ride the bus to create with us! After School Arts registration is open.

$75.00 – $85.00

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.

Vessels Walk + Talk

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 VESSELS exhibition takes place Saturday, October 8, 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of this dynamic exhibit.

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Creepy Creatures

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

Dates: October 22 and 29 Time: 12-2 pm Registration Deadline: October 20 Explore the creepy creatures of the season. Two heads? Spiked tail? Giant fangs? Young artists explore the macabre figures that many of us dream and read about. Students look to stories and animals for inspiration and create unique creatures of their own using […]

$65.00 – $75.00

Exhibit: 2022 Small Works

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2022 Small Works Holiday Exhibition is an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art at affordable prices, $150 or less.

Holiday Kickoff Open House

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

Join us for our Holiday Kickoff! November 4 from 5 – 7pm. Enjoy holiday music, refreshments, and morsels while holiday shopping our gallery and pop-up store!

Paper Ornaments

Virtual

Date: November 12 Time: 1-3 pm Registration Deadline: November 5 Format: Online via Zoom + mailed art kit Family class: adults and adults with children 10+ years Construct beautiful paper ornaments using decorative papers. Fold and glue papers to create two different kinds of ornaments. Each participant will receive enough materials in their art kit […]

$45.00 – $55

Clay Ornaments

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

Date: November 19 Time: 2-4pm Registration Deadline: November 16 Celebrate the arrival of winter by creating ceramic ornaments that will last a lifetime. Cozy up with hot chocolate, design your ornament, then work with clay slabs and coils to make it come to life. Pieces will be fired in the kiln and ready for pickup […]

$45.00 – $55.00

Clay Ornaments

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

Date: November 19 Time: 5-7pm Registration Deadline: November 16 Celebrate the arrival of winter by creating ceramic ornaments that will last a lifetime. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas— or just enjoy working with your hands— come explore the fun of creating with clay! Beginning with clay slabs, learn all the techniques and tricks […]

$45 – $55

Artful Wreaths

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

Date: November 21 Time: 3-5 pm Registration Deadline: November 18 Embrace the holiday season with Fresh Cut Design with a wreath workshop at Glen Arbor Art Center! This introductory course presents basic design principles and tools used to design a unique holiday wreath. All supplies and a variety of fresh winter greens will be provided. […]

$115.00 – $125.00

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.

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After School Arts: Session 2

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

Ride the bus to create with us! After School Arts registration is open.

$75.00 – $85.00

Handmade Holidays

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

Sorry, this class has been cancelled. Date: December 10 Time: 10am-4pm Registration Deadline: December 7 Join GAAC for a fun-filled handmade holidays workshop — just for the younger set. Creating and giving handmade gifts has a long tradition and is a great treat for everyone. Here’s a sneak peek at some gifts we’ll be making… needle-felted […]

$110.00 – $125.00

Exhibit: A Feral Housewife

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

Leelanau County artist Mary Beth Acosta’s collages occupy the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery January 6 – April 21, 2023.

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Manual Photography Basics

Virtual

Date: 3 Tuesdays, January 17, 24, 31 Time: 6 - 6:40 pm (EST) Registration Deadline: January, 13 Format: Online via Zoom Take your photos to the next level and enter […]

$75.00 – $85.00

Beyond the Frozen Pines – Watercolor and Ink – Session 1

Virtual

Date: Sunday, January 22 (week 1) Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: January 19 Format: Online via Zoom Don't brave the cold this winter; stay inside and create art with this three-week course (take one or all three). We will learn about watercolor, ink, and sketching out a well-balanced composition. In week one (Jan. 22), […]

$18.00 – $22.00

Beyond the Frozen Pines – Watercolor and Ink – Session 2

Virtual

Date: Sunday, January 29 (week 2) Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: January 26 Format: Online via Zoom Don't brave the cold this winter; stay inside and create art with this three-week course (take one or all three). We will learn about watercolor, ink, and sketching out a well-balanced composition. In week one (Jan. 22), […]

$18.00 – $22.00

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After School Arts: Session 3

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

Dates: 5 Thursdays; February 2, 9, 23, March 2, 9 Time: 4 - 5:30 pm Registration deadline: January 30 Through thoughtful instruction and engaging, process-oriented projects, the GAAC hopes to inspire and support all children in building their own creative confidence. Our five-week sessions offer students an engaging visual arts experience that focuses on technique, […]

$75 – $85

Bluesbusters – February Art Play Day

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

Date: Saturday, February 4 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: February 3 Need a day to play and let go of those February blues? Join local artists Jessica Kovan and Lauren Everett Finn in this fun, collaborative, fast-paced day of art play and camaraderie especially designed to beat the February blues! Beyond the […]

$95.00 – $110.00

Beyond the Frozen Pines – Watercolor and Ink – Session 3

Virtual

Date: Sunday, February 5 (week 3) Time: 10 am-12 pm Registration Deadline: February 2 Format: Online via Zoom Don't brave the cold this winter; stay inside and create art with this three-week course (take one or all three). We will learn about watercolor, ink, and sketching out a well-balanced composition. In week one (Jan. 22), […]

$18.00 – $22.00

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.

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Bead Embroidery

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

Date: 2 Fridays; March 3,10 Time: 12 - 2 pm Registration Deadline: February 28 Explore the art of embroidery by creating your expressive pattern ideas. Various techniques will be taught, including how to make a repetitive design, design motifs, and the benefits of working with embroidery. We will then decide how to transform our drawings […]

$120.00 – $135.00

Kurinuki: Japanese Carved Pottery
(Exploring the Arts of Japan Series)

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

Dates: Saturday, March 4 Time: 10 am - 2 pm (with a break for lunch) Registration Deadline: March 3 Kurinuki is a traditional Japanese pottery technique carving from a single block of clay. The word means "carving out." A solid block of clay is minimally shaped, then carved to create the interior and exterior spaces. […]

$65.00 – $80.00

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.

Creative Wellness: Exploring Grief through Creativity

Pine Stree Studios Pine St, Glen Arbor, MI

The death of a loved one can have a profound effect on our mental and physical health. Creativity is a powerful tool that can support navigating this emotion and bring new understanding and insights into the process of grief.

$175.00

Stitching for Mindfulness: Sashiko and Boro
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)

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

This class has been be postponed. A new date and time will be posted here once it has been confirmed. Date: TBD Time: TBD Registrations Deadline: TBD Explore the traditional art of Japanese sashiko-style embroidery by creating your expressive pattern ideas. We will discuss the benefits of working with embroidery and the relaxation it can […]

$90.00 – $105.00

Parallel 45 “Smokefall”

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

Parallel 45 returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center with a dose of magical realism. A performance of “Smokefall” takes place in the GAAC Main Gallery.

$10.00

Exhibit: Swimming

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

Swimming is an activity that puts bodies into bodies of water. It is also a universally-understood metaphor for moving through water, literal and symbolic

Swimming Exhibit Opening Reception

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center takes a deep dive into creative waters with Swimming, an exhibition. The exhibit opens March 31 with a reception, 5-7 pm in the GAAC Main Gallery.

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After School Arts: Session 4

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

Dates: 5 Thursdays; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4 Time: 4 - 5:30 pm Registration deadline: April 3 Through thoughtful instruction and engaging, process-oriented projects, the GAAC hopes to inspire and support all children in building their own creative confidence. Our five-week sessions offer students an engaging visual arts experience that focuses on technique, […]

$75.00 – $85.00

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.

Japanese Poetry
(Exploring the Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Tuesday, April 11 Time: 1 pm - 4 pm Registration Deadline: April 11 This class is right for you if you appreciate the crystal simplicity of Japanese poetry forms, from haiku to tanka. We will read and reflect on some of the historical masters like Basho, Miyazawa, Soga, and contemporary Japanese poets as well. […]

$50.00 – $60.00
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Exploring Cold Wax and Oil

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

Date: Friday and Saturday; April 14, 15 Time: Friday 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: April 13 This workshop offers demos and hands-on experience with cold wax medium and oil paint. Manning, a former art teacher and now professional painter, shares methods with participants to explore the basic […]

$250.00 – $275.00

Earth Day Assemblages

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

Date: Saturday, April 22 Time: 10 am - 3 pm Registration Deadline: April 21 In celebration of Earth Day, we will be creating art from — quite literally — TRASH. Participants will be invited to try some warm-up exercises to help them work intuitively with more fun and ease. What about those cut-off jean shorts […]

$50.00 – $60.00

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.

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Introduction to Photoshop

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

Date: Thursday and Friday; April 27, 28 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: April 26 Used by photographers, graphic designers, digital artists, and illustrators alike, Adobe Photoshop allows […]

$225.00 – $240.00

Exhibit: The Birds Are Watching

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

In her GAAC Lobby Gallery exhibit, The Birds Are Watching, Jessica Kovan “asks viewers to pay attention from the vantage point of local bird species, in hopes of establishing a sense of interconnectedness between all beings.

A Little Lunch Music

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

Pianist Tyler Faruzzi brings music to the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Main Gallery April 28, for a lunch hour two-fer: his take on some pop standards with the GAAC’s SWIMMING exhibition as the backdrop.

Introduction to Mokuhanga
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Saturday, April 29 Time: 10 am - 4 pm Registration Deadline: April 26 Mokuhanga means “woodblock print” in Japanese. It is a water-based printmaking method that involves planning a graphic image, transferring the outlines to woodblocks, and carving and printing it. This one-day workshop will introduce a short history of Mokuhanga and take participants […]

$105.00 – $120.00

Taiko Drumming

Glen Lake School 3375 W Burdickville Rd, Glen Arbor, Maple City

Feel the heartbeat of the drums pulsing with the moving spirit of the Midwest Taiko arts ensemble Raion Taiko's "sound of thunder drummers," embracing the rhythms of rain and energy of light...

Free

Slippery Surface Watercolor

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

Date: Saturday, May 6 Time: 9 am-3 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: May 3 This class is for all skill levels and will explore three "slippery" surfaces in watercolor. We will bravely paint Gesso on paper, Watercolor Board, and Yupo paper. All these surfaces lead to unlimited corrections and manipulations. There are no […]

$145.00 – $165.00

Character Design Workshop

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

Date: 2 Tuesdays; May 9, 16 Time: 5:30 - 7 pm Registration Deadline: May 8 This class will teach basic concepts of Character Design, Character Development, and Character Drawing for Animation and Illustration. Through studying classical and modern drawing techniques, students will explore ways to make characters appealing, dynamic, interesting, and animated, emphasizing solid construction. […]

$40.00 – $50.00

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.

Outdoor Gallery Exhibit: Debra Howard

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

Michigan and Maryland painter Debra Howard’s work has been chosen for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2023-24 Outdoor Gallery exhibition.

Watercolor Birds and Branches

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

Date: Saturday, May 13 Time: 10 am - 1 pm Registration Deadline: May 12 Spring is here, and so are the birds! So celebrate spring's great return with your paintbrush. As we discuss birds returning to our backyards, we'll look at artist and ornithologist John James Audubon's great works — depicting birds in their natural […]

$75.00 – $90.00

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.

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Grief: A Loss for Words

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

Date: Wednesday May 17 & Tuesday May 23 Time: 4 - 6 pm Registration Deadline: May 17 Let us address the emotional journey of grief through poetry, fiction, and non-fiction select readings. Then, we will write our own experiences with grief--to be shared or not. The workshop aims to tap into our expressions of grief, […]

$50.00 – $60.00

Gyotaku Printing
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Saturday, May 20 Time: 10 am -1 pm Registration Deadline: May 17 Join Artist instructor Mark Mehaffey for a fun introduction to the art of Gyotaku fish printing. This Japanese art form was first used to depict and preserve the wondrous fish the Japanese fishermen caught. We will discuss the history, materials, and techniques […]

$55.00 – $65.00

Forging For Peace Project: May Demo

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

The Forging For Peace Project blacksmiths return to the Glen Arbor Arts Center Forge on Saturday, May 20, 11 am - 3 pm. The demonstration is free and open to the public.

Free Antoni Gaudi Workshop

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

Community members are invited to free, hands-on workshops on May 13 and 20 at the Glen Arbor Arts Center from 2:30 - 4:30 pm.

Floral Fusions: Exploring Japanese Floral Design
(Exploring Arts of Japan Series)

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

Date: Sunday, May 21 Time: 1 - 3 pm Registration Deadline: May 12 Join Fresh Cut Design for this introductory course that presents the history and basic design concepts used in Japanese floral design. Gain experience by designing your seasonal arrangement. Participants can bring their container (BYOC), or Fresh Cut Design will provide one for […]

$120.00 – $135.00

Gaudi-Inspired Fairy Garden

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

Dozens of community members attended two free workshops during which they watched a brief introduction to Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi then transformed ordinary bird houses into Gaudi-inspired fairy houses.

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.

Beginning Printmaking and Collage

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

Date: Saturday, June 3 Time: 9 am - 4 pm (with a lunch break) Registration Deadline: May 31 In this workshop, we'll print our unique, colorful, patterned papers and use them to make small collages. We'll spend the first day learning to use the "Gelli plate." Printing with a Gelli plate is a great introduction […]

$125.00 – $140.00

Family Art Fun in the Grove 1

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

Animal Mosaic Art inspired by Anton Gaudi. We will look at the wonderful works of Gaudi to inspire our animal mosaics.

$10.00 – $12.00

Exhibit: 2023 Members Create

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

For longer than anyone can remember, the Glen Arbor Arts Center has presented an annual exhibition of work created by its members. As diverse as the GAAC’s members are, so, too, is the work they make.

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.

Late Night Fridays

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

We’re keeping the lights on a little longer on Friday nights this summer during Late Night Fridays. On June 9: An opening reception for Members Create, an exhibition of work by 49 GAAC members.

2023 Manitou Music Musicians-in-Residence: The PULSE Saxophone Quartet

Multiple Locations Glen Arbor, MI

The PULSE Saxophone Quartet is willing to do anything to make music a part of people's lives. While this unique chamber ensemble performs and records at the highest levels, it also brings its talent to pubs, take-out windows, libraries, and gas stations...

Free
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Open Pottery Studio

Thoreson Farm 3694 S Thoreson Rd, Maple City, MI, United States

Dates: Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 14 - November 1 Times: Wednesdays 1 - 4 pm, Thursdays 6 - 9 pm, Sundays 1 - 4 pm (choose any eight sessions) Open Studio allows those with prior clay experience to renew their work with clay and those who have taken GAAC Pottery on the Wheel to practice […]

$150.00 – $165.00

Late Night Fridays

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

The Glen Arbor Arts Center is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer on Friday nights. Late Night Fridays continues June 16 with a front porch concert featuring the PULSE Saxophone Quartet, 7 – 8 pm.