Sharing my 50 years of pottery experience is very satisfying. Seeing my students’ “AHA moments” as each step of the making process clicks for them, is exciting. The sense of place the farm provides and the accomplishment of making that students experience will stay with them.
My greatest success at the Arts Center are my student’s accomplishments. Artists I teach exhibit in group and solo shows, succeed in painting sales, participate in painting competitions, win awards, paint with joy, and share the love of art with others!
As part of it’s mission to instill a sense of art into the community the Arts Center maintains a solid program of art classes throughout the year. I am proud to be associated with such a program.
I love volunteering and meeting the artists involved in our Plein Air Weekend, or a gallery show. Surrounding and immersing myself in art, whether by purchasing art or volunteering for an event, makes me a part of the creative community.
For me, supporting the arts means believing in spaces that foster our spirit of curiosity and play. The Arts Center creates spaces and experiences where people can be curious and take risks in a supportive environment.
One of my first workshops for the Glen Arbor Arts Center brought in various levels of artists who eagerly took on visual problem-solving, color theory, composing a painting to working on-location agenda with enthusiasm.
Every year I look forward to participating in the Glen Arbor Arts Center shows, especially the Plein Air Weekend Paint Out.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center board members, staff and volunteers are talented and committed friends and neighbors of the arts center. It has been a rewarding and fun opportunity to serve on the board.
Joanne’s approach to mapmaking is not conventional, and what she ultimately produced from her residency was a dynamic, dimensional map of the area she staked out in Glen Arbor Township.
Being a member of the Glen Arbor Arts Center provides opportunities to stretch my artistic muscles to make pieces for the interesting show themes.