Caledonia, Michigan, artist Kathy Mohl will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to create a plein air immersion project. Mohl, an experienced plein air painter, will push her practice into new areas. She’ll experiment with different paints and media, and explore the quality and changes in light when she paints at different times of
Ann Arbor, Michigan, fiber artist Susan Moran will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to begin a body of work “specifically inspired” by Leelanau County. Using photographs and sketches of mosses, fungi, and rock surfaces, Moran plans to create a series of hand-dyed, printed and stitched textile collages. She will talk about her project
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. On September 30, 1 pm Leelanau County artist Meg Staley talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, writer Sara Maurer will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to complete a third draft of her novel, Claybaby. She will talk about her project -- a series of edits and revisions intended to tighten and ready the manuscript for publication -- during a public presentation October 6, noon, at
Join us for our Holiday Open house on November 17, 5–7 PM. Enjoy live music from the Suttons Bay Ukulele Orchestra. Find that perfect gift with our Small Works exhibition with over 120 local art works, refreshments, a bonfire, and a special Holiday Popup Store with handmade gifts!
Celebrate the season with a community tree lighting and caroling, followed by shopping the opening of the anticipate Holiday Artisan Marketplace.
Shop a curated variety of local artisan goods during the 2023 Glen Arbor Holiday Marketplace, Thanksgiving weekend in Glen Arbor, MI.
Empire Artisan Marketplace - Saturday after Thanksgiving in Empire, MI from 10am-4pm. Tabletop Space Available $50. For Application, Contact Linda Payment at [email protected]
Painter Ellie Harold will discuss her new book, an account of her 2022 pilgrimage to Paris, seeking inspiration from a special exhibition of works by Claude Monet and Joan Mitchell. Her travels continued along the Seine River and the towns and countryside of Normandy. Equal parts travelogue and personal meditation, the book explores her ongoing
Join us for an open house with local artist Pam Spicer, whose paintings are now on display in our Program Room. Her paintings translate shadow, light and vivid color found in nature into landscapes and still-lifes layered with subtlety and depth. Pam earned a BFA in design from Alma College, and worked for many years
The Glen Lake Library will host local artist Pam Spicer, whose paintings are now on display in the library's Program Room. Light refreshments will be served.
Opening Reception The happiest place on Earth might well be Disney World. In its first 2024 exhibit, HAPPY, the Glen Arbor Arts Center is vying for that title. HAPPY opens January 12 with a reception, 5-7 pm. The public is welcome. HAPPY features the work of 26 artists who explore and interpret the many facets
