Week of Events
Outdoor Gallery Exhibit: Pam Spicer
The 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.
Exhibit: Everyday Objects
Western 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.
Exhibit: Denise Samuels
Traverse City artist Denise Samuels exhibits sculptural, geometric constructions with recycled papers...
Knitting Your First Cardigan
Knitting Your First Cardigan
Date and Time: October 4, 11, 18 and 25; 1:30-4:30 pm Registration Deadline: October 1 Knitting your first sweater can seem a bit daunting, but it needn’t be. The pattern used for this class is a simple cardigan knit top-down in one piece using simple raglan shaping. Students will then pick up stitches along the […]
Acrylic Sessions
Acrylic Sessions
Dates and time: October 5, 12, 19, and 26; 10 am-1 pm Registration deadline: October 2 Take your painting to the next level! The best way to improve is by practice. Learn, refresh, or refine the basics of using acrylic paint in this multi-session class. This class will meet once a week for four weeks, […]
Open Pottery Studio
Open Pottery Studio
Registration closed for 2021. Starts 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 those who are taking GAAC clay classes to practice their newly learned skills in a supportive and nurturing environment. Participants not […]
Open Pottery Studio
Open Pottery Studio
Registration closed for 2021. Starts 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 those who are taking GAAC clay classes to practice their newly learned skills in a supportive and nurturing environment. Participants not […]
Looking Both Ways: The Interconnection Between Representation and Abstraction
Looking Both Ways: The Interconnection Between Representation and Abstraction
Dates and Time: September 30, October 7, 14 and 21; 1-3:30 pm Registration deadline: September 27 Whether you’re drawn to realism or abstraction, this class will examine the interconnection between both. This class will explore the continuum between abstraction and realism through a discussion of Western Art over the last 200 years and studio time […]
Beginning Spindle Spinning
Beginning Spindle Spinning
Date and Time: October 22; 10 am-1 pm Registration Deadline: October 19 Twisting fiber into yarn is arguably the oldest of all technologies. For most of human history, all yarns were spun using a very simple tool: the drop spindle. In this workshop, we will use drop spindles to create yarn from wool fiber. We […]
Knitting Petoskey Stones
Knitting Petoskey Stones
Date and Time: October 22; 2-5 pm Registration Deadline: October 22 In this workshop, we will knit a medallion inspired by the state stone of Michigan, the Petoskey stone. The medallion is a flat circle knitted from the center out. When a series of these medallions are crocheted together, you can change the circular shape […]
