Pennsylvania artist Ruth Trok will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to produce a body of porcelain pots and vessels that explore the interaction between native and invasive species in Leelanau County. Trok, a ceramist, will talk about her project during a public presentation June 9, noon, at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St.,
An annual tradition returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Members Create, an exhibition showcasing GAAC members’ talent, opens in the GAAC Main Gallery with a reception June 9, 5- 8 pm. The exhibit features the work of 49 current members, in an array of work: 2D + 3D media including: clay, collage, fiber, mixed
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer. Late Night Fridays kicks off Friday, June 9 with an opening reception for Members Create. This annual exhibition showcases the talents of 49 GAAC members, including painting, mixed media, sculpture, clay and more in the GAAC Main Gallery, 5 –
The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes its 2023 musicians-in-residence, Interlochen Public Radio’s The PULSE Saxophone Quartet. PULSE will be performing in Glen Arbor June 12-25 in off-stage places creating intimate experiences that close the gap between audiences and classical musicians. The first concert will be Friday, June 16, 7pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center
B-Side Growlers make their Manitou Music debut on Friday July 7, at 5 pm on the Glen Arbor Arts Center front porch, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The B-Side Growlers are an acoustic trio from Grand Rapids, MI, who focus on what’s become their tagline: “Tradition inspired, toe-tapping fired, vintage acoustic blues, jazz, and
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. This Glen Arbor Arts Center series continues July 22, 11 am with author Jerry Dennis and artist/illustrator Glenn Wolff, both of Traverse City, in a conversation about working collaboratively. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager,
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the writing craft and process. This Glen Arbor Arts Center series continues July 29, 11 am with poet Holly Wren Spaulding in a conversation about keeping and banning words. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion. Spaulding, a Northern
Percussionist Lori Fithian brings her collection of hand drums and percussion instruments to the Manitou Music series on Saturday, August 19, 1 - 3 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. The public is invited to join Fithian in a “Drummunity” circle, a high-energy, fun, and empowering drumming activity
Massachusetts artist Ian Kennelly will use his Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to “further my observations” of the ephemeral space that exists where water, land and sky meet. This is familiar territory for the painter. In the last two years, Kennelly has created works that explore the human relationship to the boundaries created by water.
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the writing craft and process. This Glen Arbor Arts Center series continues August 26, 11 am with novelist Sarah Shoemaker in a conversation about historical fiction. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads the discussion. Shoemaker, a Leelanau County resident, published
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
