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The Auction is April 22-24, 2025

All five panels from the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2024-2025 Outdoor Gallery exhibition will be available for acquisition. The GAAC is holding an online auction April 22-24, 2025. The 5-foot square artworks are reproductions of original painted paper collage by Margo Burian of Maple City and Grand Rapids, Michigan, winner of the 2024-2025 Outdoor Gallery invitational.

The panels are lightweight aluminum finished with a weather-resistant coating. They now hang on the GAAC’s exterior walls, and may be viewed at any time. Proceeds from the auction benefit the GAAC’s Outdoor Gallery project.

Purchasing

Online bidding begins April 22, 9 am, and concludes on April 24, 2 pm. Opening bids begin at $600/panel minimum on these five panels: Beach Run; Pebbles and Plover; Royal Gardeners; What, The Fox!;  Who’s There?

You must be registered or logged in to your account before you are able to place a bid. On each auction product page, there are information tabs about:

• bidding [how to place your bids]
• artwork details [technical information about the panels, pick-up, winner responsibilities]
• artist’s bio

You may want to read this information in advance of your bidding. When the bidding opens, there will also be a history of bids tab you can view.

Take A Look

You can get nose-to-nose with the Outdoor Gallery panels anytime of the day or night. They’re always on view on the exterior walls of the GAAC.

Read about Margo Burian, and the 2024-2025 Outdoor Gallery exhibition here.

The Outdoor Gallery Project enjoys the support of Image360, Leelanau Enterprise, Northwoods Hardware, Saxon Design, the Amy L. Clark-Carels Family Fund, the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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New for 2023

In a series of classes, we teach a variety of Japanese art forms — from ceramics and printmaking —to poetry and floral design.

-A brief history of Japanese art form
-Hands-on experimentation and skill building
-Insight into contemporary Japanese art practices

Performance

TAIKO DRUMMING

Classes

GYOTAKU PRINTING

INTRODUCTION TO MOKUHANGA

FLORAL FUSIONS: EXPLORING JAPANESE FLORAL DESIGN

STITCHING FOR MINDFULNESS: SASHIKO AND BORO

JAPANESE POETRY

KURINUKI: JAPANESE CARVED POTTERY

Auction is April 26 – 28, 2022

All five panels from the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2021 Outdoor Gallery exhibition will be available for acquisition. The GAAC is holding an online auction April 26-28, 2022. The 5-foot square artworks are reproductions of original, acrylic paintings by Traverse City artist Pam Spicer, winner of the 2021 Outdoor Gallery competition.

The panels are lightweight aluminum finished with a weather-resistant coating. They now hang on the GAAC’s exterior walls, and may be viewed at any time. Proceeds from the auction benefit the GAAC’s Outdoor Gallery project.

Purchasing

Online bidding begins April 26, 9 am, and concludes on April 28, 2 pm. Opening bids begin at $600/panel minimum.

You must be registered or logged in to your account before you are able to place a bid. On each auction product page, there is tabbed information about bidding [how to place your bids], artwork details [technical information about the panels, pick-up, winner responsibilities], and an artist’s bio. You may want to read this information in advance of your bidding. When the bidding opens, there will also be a history of bids tab you can view.

Take A Look

You can get nose-to-nose with the Outdoor Gallery panels anytime of the day or night. They’re always on view on the exterior walls of the GAAC.

Read about the 2021-22 Outdoor Gallery exhibition of Pam Spicer’s work here.

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The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions of original paintings for its 2022 Manitou Music poster competition. The deadline for on-line submissions is September 16, 2021. This call-for-submissions is open to all current GAAC members. There is no application fee.

Each year, the GAAC selects an original painting for this limited edition poster. It is sold through the GAAC and at selected shops and art galleries in Leelanau County. To see the work of previous poster winners, go to GlenArborArt.org Shop page.

Read the application criteria and apply here.