Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce

Center Gallery: Joseph Lombardo's Glen Arbor Studies
2017-07-14 11:00 - 2017-07-20 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo continues his study of Glen Arbor with a series of new paintings July 14-20 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The show opens with an artist’s reception Friday, July 14, 6-8 p.m.
Lombardo, an adjunct professor at Columbus College of Art and Design, first visited Glen Arbor in 2009 and executed the first of his Michigan-in-Summer paintings. Through this evolving group of oil paintings Lombardo explores the Leelanau landscape, light, and color as well as its houses, trees, bicycles, farm houses and night scenes.
As part of his exhibition, Lombardo conducts a demonstration at Center Gallery on Sunday, July 16, 1 p.m. This demonstration is an opportunity to watch the artist work, and to talk with him about his process and technique. For more information please call 231/334-3179. Center Gallery is open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Painting Demonstration
2017-07-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Ohio artist Joseph Lombardo conducts a painting demonstration at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, on Sunday, July 16, 1 p.m. This demonstration is an opportunity to watch the artist work, and to talk with him about his process and technique. The demonstration is open to the public without charge.
The demonstration is offered in conjunction with Lombardo’s exhibition of Glen Arbor studies at Center Gallery. He began visiting Glen Arbor in 2009, and executed the first of his Michigan-in-summer paintings. Through this evolving group of oil paintings Lombardo explores the Leelanau landscape, light, and color as well as its houses, trees, bicycles, farm houses and night scenes. Lombardo is an adjunct professor at the Columbus, Ohio, College of Art and Design. For more information please call the gallery at 231/334-3179. Center Gallery is open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday Tea and Talk Series July 18
2017-07-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
Tuesday Tea and Talk Series
Explore the backgrounds of unique gemstones while enjoying tea in Becky’s garden.
Bring a friend and join us, this is a free event.
Tuesday afternoons at 3pm from July 11-August 8th.
Becky Thatcher Designs
in Glen Arbor, Michigan
R.S.V.P. (231) 334-3826

46th annual Glen Lake Woman's Club Art Fair
2017-07-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
The Art Fair organized by the Glen Lake Woman’s Club features approximately 100 artists, carefully chosen to represent a variety of art mediums. What originally began in front of the Town Hall has expanded to both inside and out – a great place to showcase unique art.
Lunch is available, including our famous “walking tacos.” In addition to the art, there is popcorn, face painting, raffle, bake sale and returning this year, a table of used jewelry.
All proceeds from this event go to Glen Lake student scholarships. Scholarship recipients assist by carrying supplies, giving breaks to the exhibitors and helping with the concessions.
Free Admission | No smoking and no pets allowed on the premises.
For registration or application info/submission, please contact: Janice Freeman at (231)334-3428 and glwcartfair@gmail.com, plus you may now submit your application online!

Center Gallery Celebrates A Decade of Margo Burian
2017-07-21 11:00 - 2017-07-27 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Paintings of Leelanau County’s land and water – as processed through the imagination of Grand Rapids artist Margo Burian – are on display July 21-27 at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A public reception opens this 10th anniversary show on July 21, 6 p.m.
2017 marks the 10th consecutive, Center Gallery exhibition of Burian’s lush, atmospheric oil paintings of the region. The painter’s work is an interpretation of experience and memory, rather than a strict record of natural features and landmarks. She takes liberties with place and nature to move the painting from an accounting to an interpretation. After the initial on-site point of contact with her subject, she then returns to the studio to distill and develop the field notes into works that distinctly speaks to her love of the natural world.
This exhibition continues through July 27. For more information please call 231/334-3179. Center Gallery is open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday Tea and Talk Series July 25
2017-07-25 15:00 - 16:00 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States

Pastel Painting Demonstration
2017-07-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Pastel painter Amy Gamble will demonstrate her technique and tools on Sunday, July 30, 1 p.m. at Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor. The demonstration, in conjunction with her Center Gallery exhibition, is open to the public.
Gamble, a resident of Beverly Hills, Michigan, creates and tends gardens for her southeastern Michigan clients during the summer. The rest of the year, she channels the shape, line and color of this vegetation into pastel paintings that celebrate the landscape and nature’s many details. She approaches her landscape painting as a full-sensory experience fueled by her working environment. Gamble’s work remains on view at Center Gallery until August 3. For more information, please call the gallery at 231/334-3179. Center Gallery is open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday Tea and Talk Series Aug 1
2017-08-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States

Center Gallery Home + Table Show
2017-08-04 11:00 - 2017-08-10 15:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Center Gallery hosts the Home + Table Show Aug. 4-10 at the gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A reception to open this group show is Aug. 4, 6-8 p.m.
Home is where the art is, and Home + Table celebrates artist-made objects for the abode – from artisan cutting board, hand built ceramic tableware, hand-pulled woodblock and fish prints, to forged barbecue and picnic implements, and paper ornaments. The exhibition features work by studio artists represented by Lake Street Studios, and invited friends. A list of exhibitors is at www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com.
As part of the show, exhibiting potter John Huston will conduct a raku firing on Sunday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m. on the gallery’s side yard. Raku is an ancient Japanese method of firing clay objects using natural materials — paper, dried vegetation – to fuel the fire. A raku firing is underscored by centuries of tradition and ritual, making it a full-senses experience. For more information, please call Center Gallery, 231/334-3179.

Tuesday Tea and Talk Series Aug 8
2017-08-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Becky Thatcher Designs, 5795 Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States

Auditions: Remember the Night / Reader's Theater
2017-10-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
The Glen Arbor Art Association [GAAA] Readers’ Theater will hold auditions for “Remember The Night,”
AUDITIONS:
Monday, October 23, 7 p.m. at the Glen Lake Community Reformed Church 4902 W. MacFarlane Road in Burdickville.
This Readers’ Theater production offers roles for 4-6 men, 4-6 women, and other miscellaneous characters. Some roles may be cast regardless of gender. “Remember The Night” is a love story that starts in a court of law. It’s a heartwarming Christmas-time show that skillfully blends touching drama with comedy. Moved to pity by the Christmas season, New York District Attorney John Sargent lets pretty shoplifter Lee Leander out on bail and offers her a ride home to Indiana. They end up meeting each others’ parents, and then Cupid becomes judge and jury. The 1940’s film version was written by playwright Preston Sturges, who elevated the romantic, screwball comedy genre to new levels of intelligence and maturity; and starred Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck.
Readers’ Theater veteran Teddy House directs “Remember The Night.” Scripts are available to review at the GAAA offices during business hours. Digital scripts are now available.
STAGED:
At Glen Lake Community Reformed Church on December 8 – 9, 2017
The GAAA is open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 231/334-6112

Tree Lighting & Holiday Market Preview Party
2017-11-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Township Hall
Friday November 24th, 2017
Tree Lighting & Caroling | 6:30-7
Holiday Market Preview Party | 7-8pm
at the Glen Arbor Township Hall
Glen Arbor’s annual Tree Lighting and Caroling, located outside in front of the Town Hall, off of M-22/Western Ave. in downtown Glen Arbor happens promptly at 6:45pm.
The Holiday Market “Preview Party” is located inside the Town Hall immediately following the tree lighting. Mingle, shop and get first picks of all the artisan goods during the Holiday Marketplace preview party, from 7-8pm!
No admission fee for any event, and open to the Public.

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This Saturday is also the national #shopsmall Saturday, presented by American Express. Enjoy the benefits of local shops and restaurants that participate!

Remember the Night / GAAA Reader's Theater performance
2017-12-08 19:00 - 2017-12-09 21:00 | Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, 4902 W MacFarlane Rd, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636, United States
The Glen Arbor Art Association [GAAA] Readers’ Theater to perform “Remember The Night”
This Readers’ Theater production offers roles for 4-6 men, 4-6 women, and other miscellaneous characters. Some roles may be cast regardless of gender. “Remember The Night” is a love story that starts in a court of law. It’s a heartwarming Christmas-time show that skillfully blends touching drama with comedy. Moved to pity by the Christmas season, New York District Attorney John Sargent lets pretty shoplifter Lee Leander out on bail and offers her a ride home to Indiana. They end up meeting each others’ parents, and then Cupid becomes judge and jury. The 1940’s film version was written by playwright Preston Sturges, who elevated the romantic, screwball comedy genre to new levels of intelligence and maturity; and starred Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck.
Readers’ Theater veteran Teddy House directs “Remember The Night.”
STAGED:
At Glen Lake Community Reformed Church on December 8 – 9, 2017
The GAAA is open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 231/334-6112

Winter Songs & Carols by Manitou Winds
2017-12-08 19:30 - 21:00 | The Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
The Manitou Winds presents its annual “Winter Songs & Carols” concert on Friday, December 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Leelanau School, 1 Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor. This performance is sponsored by the Glen Arbor Art Association’s [GAAA] Manitou Music Festival.
This year’s program features songs of Advent, Winter Solstice, and Christmas intertwined with readings of poetry and prose. Manitou Winds is comprised of five musicians playing 12 different instruments to create a collage of music textures and styles. Joining the Manitou Winds are guest vocalists Christy Burich and Emily Curtin Culler. More than a concert filled with holiday themed music, “Winter Songs & Carols” explores a holiday season enriched by many traditions.
The concert is free. Reservations are not required. A goodwill offering will be taken, proceeds from which will be directed to the Leelanau School arts program and future Manitou Winds recording projects.
For more information about the “Winter Songs & Carols” concert, please contact the Glen Arbor Art Association at 231/334-6112; or go to the GAAA website: www.glenarborart.org

New Gallery/New Work GAAA
2018-01-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Glen Arbor Art Association [ GAAA ] inaugurates its new gallery and exhibitions space with “New Gallery/New Work,” on Friday, January 12, 2018, 6-8 p.m. A reception to open the exhibition begins at 6 p.m.
“New Gallery/New Work” is an invitational show that showcases the work of 25 visual artists from Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Manistee counties. Exhibitors were invited to contribute a piece of work created between May 2016 and November 2017. This time frame mirrors the period during which the GAAA undertook a campaign to expand its building at 6031 S. Lake St. in Glen Arbor.
As part of the exhibition, the GAAA will offer two different “Talk About Art” interviews with two different sets of “New Gallery/New Works” exhibitors on January 21 and February 11, 2 p.m. in the gallery. Both events offer a chance to hear these artists talk about the process and challenges of keeping their work fresh and new. “Talk About Art” is free and open to the public.
For more details about these programs, go to: glenarborart.org, and click on the “For Artists” tab. “New Gallery/New Work” is supported by Northern Building Supply. The exhibition continues through February 22.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. during the week, and noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call the GAAA, 231/334-6112; or go to: glenarborart.org

National Youth Art Month Exhibit
2018-03-01 09:00 - 2018-03-23 14:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
March is national Youth Art Month. The Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] celebrates the work of young creatives with an exhibition by Glen Lake Elementary School sixth graders taught by Leah Lawson, Glen Lake Elementary art teacher, and the GAAC’s After School Art kids led by instructor Sarah Cheek-Toomey. The show runs from March 1 – 23.
Started in 1961 by the Art & Creative Materials Institute, Youth Art Month focuses on the importance of art education in citizenship, as a contributors to quality of life for all, and directs attention to the value of art education as a strategy for developing critical and divergent thinking skills. Working collaboratively with the Glen Lake Schools, the GAAC exhibition is not only a showcase of art work, but provides the students with an exhibition experience that gives them insights into the professional process.
The Youth Art Month exhibition continues through March 23. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. during the week, and noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call the GAAA, 231/334-6112; or go to: glenarborart.org

In Bloom Art Exhibition
2018-04-05 09:00 - 2018-05-17 17:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The wildflowers return to Northern Michigan in April and May – both outside and inside. The Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] presents “In Bloom,” an exhibition exploring the different ways five local artists interpret the subject of flowers in paint, mixed media and porcelain. “In Bloom” opens April 6, 6 p.m. with an artists’ reception.
Painters Lauren Everett Finn of Honor and Kasson Township resident Carol C. Spaulding look to their gardens and the woods for inspiration. Working in acrylic and mixed media, Finn brings to “In Bloom” work from her 100 Bouquets series. Spaulding paints in watercolor paint create dream-like impressions of her subject. Rounding out the exhibition is an installation of Forest Flowers, the award-winning porcelain sculptures created by the late Ananda Bricker, and her daughters Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege, both Glen Arbor residents.
In addition to the exhibition, the GAAC offers a series of programs that explore in more depth the subject of flowers, and the “In Bloom” artists’ thinking and creative processes:
• Talk About Art with Lauren Everett Finn and Carol C. Spaulding on Sunday, April 15, 2 p.m. Free.
• “Art In Bloom,” an art historical tour of flowers in painting led by Linda Young on Wednesday, April 18, noon. Tickets for this Brown Bag BYO talk are $10/ members, $15/non-members. Please register on line.
• Talk About Art, “The Family That Makes Flowers Together …..,” a conversation with the Bricker Sisters about Forest Flowers, Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. Free.
• “In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
For more information about the exhibition or any of its programs, please go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org

In Bloom - Artist Reception
2018-04-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The wildflowers return to Northern Michigan in April and May – both outside and inside. The Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] presents “In Bloom,” an exhibition exploring the different ways five local artists interpret the subject of flowers in paint, mixed media and porcelain. “In Bloom” opens April 6, at 6 p.m.with an artists’ reception.
Painters Lauren Everett Finn of Honor, and Kasson Township resident Carol C. Spaulding look to their gardens and the woods for inspiration. Working in acrylic and mixed media, Finn brings to “In Bloom” work from her 100 Bouquets series. Spaulding paints in watercolor paint create dream-like impressions of her subject. Rounding out the exhibition is an installation of Forest Flowers, the award-winning porcelain sculptures created by Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege, both Glen Arbor residents, and their late mother, Ananda Bricker.

“In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information about the exhibition or any of its programs, please go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org

Talk about Art - In Bloom
2018-04-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Flowers are one of the most enduring and beloved subjects in the painting world, but what’s their attraction? As part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s “In Bloom” exhibition, two local painters who have created large bodies of work based on flowers will explore the attractions at the next “Talk About Art.,” Sunday April 15, 2 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal will talk with “In Bloom” exhibitors Lauren Everett Finn of Honor, and Kasson Township resident Carol C. Spaulding about their attraction to flowers. Finn brings to “In Bloom” work from her “100 Bouquets” series, a self-assigned project to depict flowers – both real and imaginary – in acrylic paint, oil stick, pencil and a range of other media. Spaulding draws inspiration from her large, home flower garden. For this painter, flowers provide a ready subject and a chance to explore the wide range of color and shape they naturally offer.
“Talk About Art” is free and open to the public.
“In Bloom,” an exhibition of floral paintings and sculpture, continues through May 17. The GAAC is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., and noon – 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, please call (231)334-6112

Art in Bloom History Talk Lunch
2018-04-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Art lecturer Linda Young explores how artist have depicted flowers in paintings throughout the history of Western Art in “Art In Bloom,” a Brown Bag BYO art history talk on April 18, at Noon at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
“Art In Bloom” is a lunch hour talk. Young will highlight paintings from the early Renaissance to contemporary times, with stops along the way to view work by the Dutch Masters, Monet and the Impressionists, as well as Georgia O’Keeffe, Miriam Shapiro, and Andy Warhol. Young’s talk will include a gallery tour of works in the GAAC’s “In Bloom,” an exhibition of floral paintings and sculptures by five local artists.
Linda Young, a Glen Arbor resident, was director of Museum Education at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts for 20 years. She has presented art history lectures and docent trainings in museums and art center throughout the Midwest.
Seats for “Art In Bloom” are $10/GAAC members, and $15/non-members. Reservations may be made on-line, at the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org/lectures/. “In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 2p.m., and noon – 4 p.m. on Sundays. For information, please call 231/334-6112

Talk about Art: Manitou Winds
2018-04-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
The Manitou Winds bring song and good conversation to the Glen Arbor Art Association on Sunday, April 22, 2 p.m. in the next installment in the GAAC’s “Talk About Art” series. Leelanau County musician Norm Wheeler leads the conversation with the members of this chamber music group. The event is free and open to the public.
Founded in May 2014, the Manitou Winds is a versatile chamber ensemble, which doesn’t confine itself to performing solely as a wind quintet. The group often explores unexpected genres, and spotlights new or obscure composers. Norm Wheeler will engage members of the group in conversation about their collaborative process, and explore how these working musicians integrate their lives with their art. Time is always
left for questions from the audience.
Seating is limited. Doors open at noon.
For more information, please go to the GAAC website, glenarborart.org

Talk about Art: "Forest Flowers" "In Bloom"
2018-05-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
As part of the “In Bloom” exhibition, the Glen Arbor Arts Center [GAAC] goes into the woods to talk about “Forest Flowers” with Glen Arbor artists and sisters Beth Bricker and Cherrie Bricker Stege on Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. at the next “Talk About Art” conversation.
In the 1980s the Brickers and their mother, the late Ananda Bricker, created porcelain sculptures of local woodland flowers known as “Forest Flowers.” They were exhibited throughout the Midwest, and at the Smithsonian Museum, and became the basis for a home- and art-based business that supported three families. Along the way, the Brickers found a way to translate their deep love of this area’s flora into an object of beauty. A selection of “Forest Flowers” are part of the “In Bloom,” an exhibition of flower paintings and sculptures by five local artists.
“Talk About Art” is free and open to the public. “In Bloom” continues through May 17. The GAAC is located at 6031 S. Lake St., in Glen Arbor. It is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., and noon – 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, please call 231/334-6112, or go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org

Artist in Residence: Brenna K Murphy
2018-05-17 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in- Residence [AIR] program resumes in May. Ann Arbor resident Brenna K. Murphy is the GAAC’s first resident in 2018. During her residency, Murphy will create an installation honoring the memory of a late friend. This piece, which will be documented, is an extension of the work she has done toward her MFA at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art, and is inspired by the creation myth of the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Murphy will share highlights from her residency on Thursday, May 17, 7:30 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: GlenArborArt.org

Center Gallery Artist Reception: Barbara Cochran and Margie Guyot
2018-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Center Gallery hosts an artists’ reception to open its first exhibition of the 2018 season on Friday, May 25, 6-8 p.m. at the gallery: 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. A celebration of the region’s rural life — as seen by painters Barbara Cochran and Margie Guyot — launches Center Gallery’s 2018 season.
Cochran lives on a Leelanau County cider apple farm. Her oil paintings reflect the view outside her studio window, and celebrate the pastoral beauty of her home county. Although the region is best known for its beaches and lakes, Cochran chooses to zero in on farmstead life — from its fruits and vegetables to its farmyard creatures.
Guyot is well known for her atmospheric depictions of farms and fields found along the iconic backroads in Antrim Country, her home base. She also works in oil, and paints en plein air, a technique that challenges the painter to record scenes quickly and on the spot. Center Gallery’s opening exhibition continues through June 28. For more information and Spring gallery hours go to: www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com

Artist In Residence: Stephanie Craig
2018-05-31 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in- Residence [AIR] program resumes in May. This program of working residencies was established in the 1990s, and now attracts applicants from throughout the United States. Ohio resident Stephanie Craig works with clay, and will be using her May 20 – June 2 residency to prepare for an upcoming exhibition, “Crafting a Safe Home,” at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, Ohio.
At the end of each residency, the artist-resident makes a public presentation at the GAAC, and talks about the work accomplished during this two-week stay. Craig’s talk is Thursday, May 31, 7:30 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St. Glen Arbor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, please go to: GlenArborArt.org

GAAC Artist Reception, New Views: Water
2018-06-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Water surrounds us in Northern Michigan. And the Glen Arbor Arts Center looks to the Big Lake, the streams, wetlands and ponds for a “New View: Water = Life = Art,” an exhibition
running June 1 – August 4 in the GAAC gallery, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
An artist’s reception to open “New Views: Water” is Saturday, June 9, 6 – 8 pm. The public is welcome.
New Views: Water is a juried exhibition of 2-D and 3-D work that offers an interpretative exploration of the many ways in which we intersect with water: ecologically, economically, creatively, through the lens of tourism, as a contributor to regional identity, and the basis for a dynamic and enduring creation myth symbolized by a mother bear and her cubs. In addition to the exhibition, New Views: Water offers a full complement of programs that approach the exhibition’s theme from a range of different directions.
For more information go to the GAAC website, www.glenarborart.org, or call 231/334-6112.

Artist in Residence: Kramer Elwell
2018-06-14 19:30 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
After a year’s hiatus for construction, the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in-Residence [AIR] program resumes in 2018. Composer Kramer Elwell comes to Glen Arbor from Washington State in June to participate in the AIR program. During his residency, Elwell will complete a series of recordings based on sounds collected in Glen Arbor that will be part of his composition “Spectromisms.”
Elwell will share highlights from his residency on Thursday, June 14, 7:30 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: GlenArborArt.org

Talk about Art: The Lake Michigan Mermaid
2018-06-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI, 49636
Two Michigan poets have cast Lake Michigan as the setting for a new telling of an ancient struggle in the The Lake Michigan Mermaid. Poets Linda Nemec Foster of Grand Rapids, and Anne-Marie Oomen of Empire created an epic poem in book form about coming of age in a troubled world. They read from their 2018 work and talk about the process of collaboratively crafting this tale on Friday, June 15 at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This author reading and interview begins at 7 pm.
Accompanied by Meridith Ridl’s illustrations, The Lake Michigan Mermaid explores family relationships and generational bonds. The book was crafted over a decade of back-and- forth emails between Foster and Oomen, of their drafts poems and ideas. GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal will talk with the poets about this process. The Lake Michigan Mermaid reading is offered at no charge as part of the GAAC’s exhibition “New Views: Water = Life = Art,” which continues through August 4 in the GAAC gallery. For more information go to GlenArborArt.org

Sprout Kids Art Station at M22 Glen Arbor
2018-06-26 09:30 - 11:30 | M22 Glen Arbor, Western Ave W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan, 49636
Sprout: Nourishing young minds through art & nature.
Tuesdays in the Summer, outside at M22 Glen Arbor, there will be a Kids Art Station from 6/26 – 8/14 from 9:30 – 11:30. Come Create with us! $15 for 3 take-home items. The kids can create, while you get to shop!
For this event info, you may visit: sproutnatureandart.wordpress.com

Center Gallery | Exhibition and Sundown Reception
2018-06-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Center Gallery at Lake Street Studios
Painter Robert Ross likes “to paint ordinary, often overlooked scenes and subjects.” Ross takes viewers on a tour of these places and things in an exhibition of new work at
Center Gallery, 6023 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The show opens Friday, June 29 with a 6pm – sundown reception, and continues through Thursday, July 5.
Born and raised in Michigan, Ross now lives in Florida and makes annual visits to northern Michigan to renew his relationship with the local landscape. “My theme is the ongoing visual conversation between the abandoned farm buildings and surrounding fields, hills, trees and sky in the Port Oneida district of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore,” he said. “The classic shapes of these sentinels from the past are altered subtly by changing light and weather, giving them a sense of mystery and movement.” Ross works in oil paint, and combines plein air studies with studio work.
For more information and Spring gallery hours go to www.lakestreetstudiosglenarbor.com, or call 231-334-3179
