Painters from across Michigan and the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor August 4, 5, and 6 for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 13th Plein Air Weekend. This year the event will be highlighted by three outdoor painting competitions and two exhibitions of original work. The Sundowner is Thursday, August 4th. The artists will work to capture the
Sprout: Nourishing Young Minds through Nature and Art will pop up at M22 in Glen Arbor on August 4 from 10 am - 12 noon or until supplies run out. Two crafts and a prize for $15. Stop by and check us out!
Nine Glen Arbor galleries and artists studios will keep the night light burning this summer as part of Art After Hours. Art After Hours takes place June 15, July 20, and August 17, 5-7 pm. It offers visitors a chance to take a self-guided walking tour of galleries located in Glen Arbor’s art district –
The Forging For Peace Project blacksmiths return to the Glen Arbor Arts Center Forge on Saturday, September 10, 11 am - 3 pm. These Northern Michigan artists and craftsmen use the ancient art of blacksmithing as part of a world-wide project to raise funds for non-profits focused on peacemaking. Visitors are able to watch, and
Empire Area Heritage Group and the Empire Area Community Center present: "Fun, Fairs & Tragedy in Empire" on Friday, September 30th at the Empire Township Hall at 7pm. Join with friends and neighbors for interesting history, great company and delicious museum popcorn. Program includes "The Last Flight of Deborah De Costello - 1920 Empire Fair"
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2022 Small Works Holiday Exhibition is an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art at affordable prices, $150 or less. The exhibition takes place November 4 – December 15, 2022, and features over 100 works of art, 12” x 12” or smaller, by 17 artists
Shop a beautifully variety of artisan goods during the Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace Thanksgiving weekend in Glen Arbor, MI. Friday, November 25th Tree Lighting & Caroling @ 6:15pm outside the Town Hall with Carols led by members of Glen Lake Church. Be among the first to shop artisan goods during the Holiday Market Preview Party from 6:30-8pm. Saturday, November
The Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts Leelanau County writers Jacob Wheeler and Anne-Marie Oomen for coffee and conversation about their newly published nonfiction books. The Coffee With The Authors book discussion is November 26, 11 am at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Both writers have won recognition for their writing, but their
A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Telling Stories and A Feral Housewife exhibitions takes place February 11 and, again, on March 4. Both programs begin at 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of these exhibits about visual storytelling. No one walks into a gallery and fully understands
How do artists think, work, and practice? Those questions are explored during Creativity Q+A LIVE, a series of conversations with Northern Michigan artists at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The first, 2023 conversation is February 25, 11 am with Leelanau County resident Mark Mehaffey. The program is free. No reservations are required. Doors open at
A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Telling Stories and A Feral Housewife exhibitions takes place on March 4 at 11 am. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of these exhibits about visual storytelling. No one walks into a gallery and fully understands what the exhibiting artists intended to say
Monday, March 20th is the final day to complete the vendor application for the Glen Lake Woman’s Club Art Fair. Vendors can register at https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=10666. For more information, contact [email protected] or (231) 412-0214. The Art Fair will be held on July 19th, 2023. View the event
