Sunday, September 29 | 2 pm Before big box retailers and the omnipresence of factory-manufactured clothing, people made clothes by hand. Two local artisans have taken up the mantle of slow fashion, and are creating garments and hats one piece at a time. They’ll talk about their studio work and show their wares at the
The Glen Arbor Arts Center takes a short look back, and a long look forward, at contemporary fiber and textile arts on Sunday, October 6, 2 pm. This visual survey is part of the GAAC’s exhibition Fiber Without Borders, and is presented without charge. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager and studio fiber artist, will facilitate
The Plein Air Painters of Northwest Michigan Just Great Art Exhibit and Sale will be held at the City Opera House, 106 E. Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49684. Exhibit will be open Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fifteen artists will be over 100 pieces of art on display. The opening reception
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the holidays with Small Works, an exhibition of original art that opens Friday, November 15th. This holiday show features art work 12” x 12” and smaller, all priced at $150 or less. A 6 pm reception launches the show. Small Works continues through December 18. The Glen Arbor Arts
You're Invited! Becky Thatcher Designs to hold a special event as they launch their new collection "Impressions" Thursday, Nov. 21st from 5-8pm at the Traverse City store. 20% of the nights sales will be donated to the Leelanau conservancy. 234 E Front St, Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 947-5088
Glen Arbor Arts Center will host a "Gallery Talk" on November 24th at 2 pm. Titled "Thanks + Gratitude – A Year-round Practice." presented by JoAnna Pepe, a counseling psychologist in Leelanau County, explores simple practices that can enrich how one’s sense of gratitude during a conversational discussion. This Talk is part of a "Small Works
Shop an amazing breadth of handcrafted, locally made goods from 30+ Artisans during the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace. Also featuring a variety of beautiful Holiday Greenery for sale!!! Meet Santa from 11am-1:30pm. They will be at the Glen Arbor Holiday Market with some little toys and goodies! Bring the kids and your own camera for some
The Glen Arbor Arts Center injects COLOR into the new year with an exhibition celebrating chroma, hue, tone, tint and value by 29 artists. COLOR opens Friday, January 10, 2020 with a reception from 6 - 8 pm in the gallery. Color – both the thing and the idea – is more than a seasonal picker-upper. COLOR exhibitors explore how
The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes Brian Zimmerman, a third-generation landscaper from Traverse City, to discuss ways to bring more color to home gardens with native plants and pollinator-friendly blooms. Color In The Garden takes place Sunday, January 19, 2 pm in the GAAC gallery. Native plant are those that occur naturally in a region in which
A Short History of Color in Painting Wednesday, February 12 | Noon Art educator Linda Young traces how artists have used color -- from the luscious pigments used by 16th century Renaissance artists to the color-drenched canvasses of the 1960s Color Field painters – on Wednesday, February 12 at the Glen Arbor Arts Center,
CURTAIN UP! PARALLEL 45 THEATRE PERFORMS The Thanksgiving Play AT GAAC Parallel 45 Theatre performs a staged reading of The Thanksgiving Play, a contemporary, comedic satire about the beloved national holiday, February 13, 7:30 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This encore performance is followed by a community talk-back session
GALLERY TALK: A ‘COLOR’ TOUR Art educator Linda Young leads a conversational tour of COLOR, an exhibition of 2D and 3D color art work on February 29, 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. There is no charge. Using selected works from the COLOR exhibition as examples, Young will
