• Creativity Q+A LIVE with Mark Mehaffey

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    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

    Free
  • Walk + Talk The Exhibitions

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    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

    Free
  • COFFEE WITH THE AUTHORS BOOK DISCUSSION

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    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

    Free
  • Artist In Residence Presentation – Ana Spencer

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Illinois potter and teacher Ana Spencer will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to get “a fresh take” on her materials and process. Spencer’s residency is Sept. 25 – October 8. During that time she’ll explore process issues such as glazing, and surface design techniques. Each of the GAAC’s artist-residents offer a conversational presentation

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free
  • Forging For Peace Project

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    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

    Free
  • Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis

    Glen Arbor Arts Center 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor, MI

    Writing the Arts: Object + Words = Ekphrasis September 10, 17, 24 + October 1 Writing the Arts is a collaborative project of the Glen Arbor Arts Center and Michigan Writers. Using the upcoming GAAC Vessels exhibit as foundation (August 26-October 27), Michigan Writers will lead four, one-hour Saturday morning sessions in the GAAC gallery.

    Free