Date: June 5 – August 13, 2026
Location: Glen Arbor Arts Center Main Gallery
Opening Reception: June 5, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
American Tree is an exhibit that explores the role trees played in the formation of the United States 250 years ago — and the role trees will play moving forward into this nation’s next 250 years. This exhibition features the work of 28 artists.
Thank you to our sponsor for helping to make this exhibit possible!
Set in Glen Arbor — named Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in February 2026 — the exhibit celebrates trees in a wide variety of media, styles, and materials. It interprets the pivotal role trees played in the history of this nation. At the same time, American Tree is an exhibition that asks what our relationship with the forests and woodlands looks like today? Is it purely transactional and commercial? Is there respite and renewal to be found in the woods? And what is our blueprint for the forest ecosystem in the next two centuries? What does a United State of Trees look like? Why should we care?
GO DEEPER: Click on the GO DEEPER tab to read about the American Tree companion programs lined up. Four different ways to explore the exhibit.
Tree City USA: Read more about how Glen Arbor, Michigan, received this designation in the Glen Arbor Sun.
https://glenarborsun.com/glen-arbor-designated-as-tree-city-usa/
Want to explore the exhibit from other avenues? We offer four companion programs.
June 13 | 11 am — Leelanau’s Old Growth Forests: Living History. Becky Hill talks about protecting ecosystems and habitat in which these trees live. FREE.
June 21 | 1 pm — Exhibition Walk + Talk. A conversational exploration of the American Tree exhibit with Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal. FREE.
July 25 | 1 pm — Exhibition Walk + Talk. A conversational exploration of the American Tree exhibit with Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal. FREE.
August 1 | 1 pm — Woodland Home: A History Of A Place. Two forest stewards bring to life the world of Northern Michigan’s woodland. FREE.