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
Due to social distancing restrictions and public safety, the Glen Lake Women's Club Art Fair has been cancelled for this year. 49th Annual Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 from 10 am - 4 pm, outside at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. The Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair hosts 100
A public celebration and dedication of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s new Outdoor Gallery are July 30, 5:30 – 8 pm. The GAAC unveiled its new Outdoor Gallery on May 12. The inaugural exhibition features work by Empire painter Mark Mehaffey. Five of Mark's acrylic paintings were reproduced on 5ft X 5ft aluminum panels and
Please join us for something new and different during this unusual summer. This August, 55 artists will participate in a special, invitation-only event for the Glen Arbor Arts Center. On August 1 and August 2, these talented artists will each create one or two works from wherever they happen to be: here in Leelanau County
The GAAC parking lot becomes a pop-up gallery and demonstration site. An opportunity to watch studio artists demonstrating how they work and create – part of the 6ft Apart Art series. They’ll be showing some wares, too. Come meet, talk and watch. Free. Participating artists are: Margo Burian, painter. Acrylic painting. John Huston, potter. John
Glen Arbor Arts Center Exhibits Take On Coronavirus, Contemporary Times EXHIBIT: POWER TOOLS EXHIBIT: ART IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS | A POSTCARD RESPONSE September 11 – November 5, 2020 The Glen Arbor Arts Center explores the upheaval that characterizes contemporary times in two, new exhibitions beginning September 11. Power Tools is a multifaceted, juried
Pop-Up Exhibition + Artist Demos Saturday, September 19, 10 am – 2 pm | Rain Date: Sunday, September 20 FALL OUT!, a pop-up gallery and day of artists demonstrations, takes place at the Glen Arbor Arts Center on September 19, 10 am – 2 pm. The Pop-Up Exhibition + Artist Demo is an opportunity to
Video Lecture: The Power of Art in 28 1/2 Minutes Viewable on-line September 20 – November 7, 2020 “Any form of art is a form of power. It has impact. It can affect change. It not only moves us, it makes us move.” Ozzie Davis Studio artist Hank Feeley returns with another lecture in his
Video Lecture: Creative Resistance – Political Art + Craftivism Viewable on-line September 20 – November 7, 2020 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 during a slide lecture. Tickets for this on-line program are $10 GAAC
