June 2020
Gallery Talk: Katharine Crawford Robey
This interview is in the process of being converted to a video presentation, and will be available for viewing in late Spring on the GAAC’s Youtube channel.
Find out more »Drawing: Embracing the Basics Cancelled
Due to the corona virus, this class has been cancelled.
Find out more »Gallery Talk: Saving Birds Thru Habitat
Due to the corona virus, this event has been cancelled.
Find out more »Exploring Watercolor Cancelled
Dive in and explore various types of water-based media e.g. paint, pencils, and water-soluble pastels while learning the basics of painting with water-based media.
Find out more »Live Raptor Drawing Cancelled
The Glen Arbor Arts Center offers a chance to draw raptors – wild birds of prey.
Find out more »July 2020
Art Camp: Art Rangers Session 2 Cancelled
Due to the corona virus, this class has been cancelled. Dates: July 6, 7, & 10. Join us for a trek into a colorful world of discovery and imagination with our Art Camp programs. GAAC’s Art Camps will bring two unique visual arts opportunities to artists 6-12 years of age under the backdrop of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. All classes are at our picturesque Thoreson Farm studio within Sleeping Bear National Park. Instructors will help campers foster natural creativity,…
Find out more »Plein Air on the Town Cancelled
Strengthen your plein air skills while painting in the beautiful town of Glen Arbor.
Find out more »Gallery Talk: Birds of the Sleeping Bear Dunes
Due to the corona virus, this event has been converted to an online interview. Read it here >>.
Have Pencil, Will Travel Cancelled
Due to the corona virus, this class has been cancelled. Date: July 14 Learn to adventure more deeply into your journeys by sketching while you travel. This one-day session will focus on both the urban environment and the natural landscape. Participants will practice quick drawing techniques that include evaluating composition and value range. Various drawing materials and approaches will be explored. The class will begin with a presentation of sketch examples from history, as well as contemporary artists.
Find out more »Linocut Printmaking Workshop Cancelled
In this daylong workshop, participants go through the basics of linocut printmaking, step- by- step. We will begin by talking about the specific challenges of drawing for linocut printing.
Find out more »Mono printing with the Gelli Plate Cancelled
Have you heard of the Gelli Plate? It’s a permanent durable gel plate that can be used to make prints over and over again without the need for a press.
Find out more »Virtual Exhibit: Members Create
An annual tradition returns! The GAAC Members Create exhibition is a showcase of members’ talent. The exhibition is open to current GAAC members.
Find out more »August 2020
Collage 1 Cancelled
Explore the world of color and shape in this two-day acrylic painting/collage workshop.
Find out more »Collage 2 Cancelled
Explore the world of color and shape in this two-day acrylic painting/collage workshop.
Find out more »Writing the Personal Essay and Poetry Cancelled
In this workshop, we will gather ideas for writing; learn about crafting the ideas into personal essay and poetry formats, and end with a celebration read-around.
Find out more »Morning Coffee Klatsch Still Life Painting Cancelled
Start your day with coffee and creativity! This popular two-morning class is designed for the emerging painter who desires to further develop their skill...
Find out more »September 2020
Figure drawing Cancelled
Learn the foundations for understanding and drawing the figure. Working from a live model, the class will include demonstrations and one-on-one instruction...
Find out more »Image to Abstract Cancelled
This workshop is designed for the realist painter interested in adding elements of abstraction to his or her work while remaining firmly rooted in traditional representational techniques.
Find out more »Virtual Exhibit: Power Tools
A multifaceted exhibition built on the belief that the arts provide us with powerful tools of expression: power tools.
Find out more »Exhibit: Art In A Time Of Coronavirus | A Postcard Response
Art In A Time Of Coronavirus is an exhibition of postcards created in response to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic...
Find out more »Take Amazing Photos Using Your IPhone Cancelled
Learn to shoot amazing photos using your iPhone! Composition and lighting will be discussed and demonstrated.
Find out more »Lecture: The Power of Art in 28 1/2 Minutes
Studio artist Hank Feeley returns with another lecture in his recurring series “Art in 28 ½ Minutes.” This time, Feeley takes with a look at “The Power of Art,”
Find out more »Gallery Talk: How Art Transforms Community: Three Approaches
Three Northern Michigan groups have pressed the arts into the service of creating better communities. A conversational discussion of the role of the arts and community building...
Find out more »October 2020
Lecture: Creative Resistance — Political Art + Craftivism
Politics – past and present – provide ample fodder for creative inspiration. Sarah Bearup-Neal, Glen Arbor Arts Center gallery manager, surveys some of these powerful examples...
Find out more »Acrylic Sessions Class 2 Cancelled
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.
Find out more »Found Paper Collage Cancelled
If you have ever thought about “painting” with paper, this class is for you. If you are a painter and want to try something different, this class is for you.
Find out more »Personal Power Tools Cancelled
Sculptor Louise Nevelson said, “It’s a hell of a thing to be born, and if you’re born, you’re at least entitled to yourself.” What is personal power?
Find out more »Finding Courage: Painting for Deeper Self Expression Cancelled
In this three-day workshop, Jessica Kovan encourages and challenges participants to find their language in their paintings.
Find out more »Gallery Talk: The Power of Theater
Parallel 45 Theatre of Traverse City produces cutting-edge interpretations of classic plays, giving familiar stories new life – and fresh relevance. A conversational discussion with two of Parallel 45’s key players about how theater is especially suited to examine a wide range of issues. Guests Erin Anderson Whiting, Parallel 45 Executive director, and Artistic Director Kit McKay discuss how the theater not only creates work that amuses, but how it is able to tell topical, issue-oriented stories, true and imagined…
Find out more »November 2020
Exhibit: Small Works
The GAAC celebrates the holidays with an exhibition of original art. This holiday show features 2D + 3D work that’s 12” square or smaller, all priced at $150 or less.
Find out more »Paper Ornaments Cancelled
Construct Beautiful paper ornaments using book pages, sheet music, maps, and commercially printed papers. Fold and glue papers to create three different kinds of ornaments.
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