The Glen Arbor Arts Center invites the community to a Holiday Open House on Thursday, December 9, 5 - 7 pm. This seasonal celebration begins with the 2021 Small Works Holiday Exhibition, an annual showcase of 2D + 3D work that offers small, original art for $150 or less. The exhibition features the work of
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is exhibiting Woodland Studies, a small exhibition of black and white photographs by Grand Rapids photographer Rodney Martin. The exhibition runs January 7 – April 13, 2022 in the GAAC Lobby Gallery. Martin focuses his lens on the landscape. For the images in Woodland Studies, he zeros in on rivers, woods
Paper is a ubiquitous material that’s the foundation of much visual art. The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s exhibition, PaperWork, focuses on works on paper, and works made of paper. The exhibit runs January 14 – March 24, 2022. PaperWork is juried exhibit. It features the work of 21 artists from throughout Michigan, Massachusetts, Missouri, and
Puppet Adventures / A Free Puppet Show Saturday, March 5, 1 - 2 pm Puppet Workshop, 2 - 3 pm A Puppet Master’s epic characters are magically brought to life through world-class puppetry. Join Jack on an epic adventure up the magical beanstalk to the Giant’s castle. Jack learns that doing your part and following
Parallel 45 Theatre and Glen Arbor Arts Center present “Lungs,” a staged reading about life, love, hope and change at the GAAC on May 6, 6 pm. “Lungs” is a smart, funny drama that follows a couple through the surprising lifecycle of their relationship. They grapple with questions of parenthood, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s 2022 Suzanne Wilson Artist-in-Residence program begins May 1 with the arrival of writer David LeGault. A resident of Westland, Michigan, LeGault will work on and revise a collection of essays on the subject of board games, and the history of games. Each of the GAAC’s residents offer a conversational presentation
The geography and geology of the Sleeping Bear Dunes will be the focus of writer Rosalie Sanara Petrouske’s work during her May 15 - 28 artist residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Petrouske, a resident of Grand Ledge, Michigan, will spend two weeks working on a series of haiku poems inspired by the area’s
The Glen Arbor Arts Center launches its summer exhibition, FLAGS, with a reception on May 27, 5 – 7 pm in the Main Gallery. Flags represent everything -- from a nation to a world view to one’s affinity and allegiance to a sports team. They’re objects that are saturated with meaning. The GAAC’s FLAGS exhibit
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s inaugural musicians-in-residence, Interlochen Public Radio’s Sound Garden Quintet, breaks down barriers to classical music by bringing conversation and a community spirit to music-making. They will present dozens of free performances in Glen Arbor throughout the month of June. The Sound Garden Quintet will be hosted by the GAAC’s community partner,
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s inaugural musicians-in-residence, Interlochen Public Radio’s Sound Garden Quintet, breaks down barriers to classical music by bringing conversation and a community spirit to music-making. They will present dozens of free performances in Glen Arbor throughout the month of June. The Sound Garden Quintet will be hosted by the GAAC’s community partner,
June 4 | 11 am – 3 pm | Glen Arbor Arts Center Rain date: June 5 Application Deadline: May 15, 2022 The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s first 6ft Apart Art Artists PopUP + Demo event of 2022 is June 4. The GAAC will collaborate with Up North Pride to create the Unconditional PRIDE Artists PopUP +
The flora and fauna of the Sleeping Bear Dunes will be the focus of Detroit artist Quinn Faylor’s work during their Glen Arbor Arts Center residency May 29 – June 11. Faylor will spend two weeks creating paintings and textile works that continue their exploration of home, and human relationships to land and the natural
