Glen Arbor Arts Center Launches Creative Wellness Month This September

The Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) is proud to introduce Creative Wellness Month, a new, expanded initiative launching this September. A month-long series of art, movement, mindfulness, and community programs designed to support well-being and inspire reflection, renewal, and creative exploration.

Building on their former Creative Wellness Retreat, this reimagined, month-long series invites participants to slow down, reflect, and reconnect through visual arts, writing, movement, meditation, and nature-based practices. Program offerings will take place at both the Glen Arbor Arts Center in Glen Arbor and the GAAC Ceramics Studio at historic Thoreson Farm, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

“Creative expression can be a transformative tool for personal healing and community connection,” said Kristie McCaw, Program Manager at GAAC. “Creative Wellness Month brings together artists, wellness practitioners, and neighbors to explore how art and mindfulness can help us care for ourselves and each other.”

Programs are open to adults, with a mix of paid and free events available throughout the month. A full schedule and registration information is available at https://glenarborart.org/introducing-creative-wellness-month-in-september/

Creative Wellness Month includes:
Autumn Gratitude

Creating a Stitch Journal: The Art of Meditative Stitching

Forest Bathing & Expressive Arts in Nature

Creativity Bootcamp: Re-energizing Your Creative Practice

Healing Words: Writing Through Grief

Yoga Nidra for Creativity (Free, in the gallery)

Yoga for Artists’ Muscles (Free, in the gallery)

Mindful Messages: Creating Personal Affirmation Cards

Painting With Nature

Raku Firing Saturdays (at Thoreson Farm)

Touchstones: A Clay Wellness Drop-In (Free, at Thoreson Farm)

Through Your Own Eyes: A Healing Art Experience

Gallery Walk + Talk: Visual Art = Good Health (Free, in the gallery)

For more information, please contact:
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Kristie McCaw, Program Manager
[email protected]
About the Glen Arbor Arts Center
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching community life through the arts by providing educational programs, exhibitions, performances, and more.