All five panels from the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s inaugural Outdoor Gallery exhibition are now available for acquisition. The GAAC is holding an online auction April 28-30, 2021. The 5-foot square artworks are reproductions of original, acrylic paintings by Empire artist Mark Mehaffey, winner of the 2020 Outdoor Gallery competition. There are two options for
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates Amy L. Clark-Carels’s love of watercolor painting in a small exhibition of work May 3 - August 31. This exhibition, a visual remembrance, is the GAAC’s second Lobby Gallery exhibit of 2021. It will also be viewable on the GAAC website beginning May 3. Carels’s long, loving history with
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s annual Mini Masterpieces outdoor exhibit is on display. Over 100 tiny works have been hung on trees along the GAAC’s gravel walkway from Lake Street to the gallery and in the GAAC’s Grove behind the building. This self-guided experience runs through May 26. Mini Masterpieces are 3 x 3” canvases
The Cottage Book Shop and the public libraries of Leelanau County will host Irish author, Ronan Hession for a virtual interview. In his debut novel "Leonard and Hungry Paul", Hession shares the story of two 30-something friends, unique in their kindness and normalcy, as they strive to make their way in an increasingly jaded world.
Thursday May 13 at 2:00 p.m. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvd-6urTkqGtXYXaCDu5rqZ29yMYFW5tye In partnership with the libraries of Leelanau County and Cottage Book Shop, we are pleased to welcome Ronan Hessian to our virtual space where we will talk with him about his book Leonard and Hungry Paul (just released in paperback). Pull up a chair and grab
Since the 1990s, the Glen Arbor Arts Center has welcomed visiting artists who want to immerse themselves in their work. The GAAC’s Suzanne Wilson Artist-in-Residence program offers up to seven, creative practitioners a two-week respite from their daily lives in order to focus on a new idea that needs space and time to develop, to
Estate Sale- Sat May 29, Sun May 30, 9 am to 9 pm. 8317 West Skyline Drive, Empire, Mi Featuring Tools Fine Furnishings Collectibles Outdoor furniture Household goods Art and more! Please bring truck for large furniture pieces. No delivery available. 5 groups allowed in every 45 minutes. Please bring your own bags for smaller
Estate Sale- Sat May 29, Sun May 30, 9 am to 9 pm. 8317 West Skyline Drive, Empire, Mi Featuring Tools Fine Furnishings Collectibles Outdoor furniture Household goods Art and more! Please bring truck for large furniture pieces. No delivery available. 5 groups allowed in every 45 minutes. Please bring your own bags for smaller
A ceremony to dedicate the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s new Outdoor Gallery exhibition takes place Sunday, May 30, 1 pm. The public is welcome to attend this event celebrating the work of Traverse City artist Pam Spicer. Five, vibrant paintings by Pam Spicer have been reproduced on 5-foot-square, weather-resistant aluminum panels by Image360 of Traverse
Taylor Moore, program manager of Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan, is in conversation about how this Traverse City organization feeds people and supplies food pantries with fresh, healthy food. This outdoor program is offered as part of the GAAC’s exhibition Food Is Art / Art Is Food, in the GAAC gallery through August 19. Since
The Glen Arbor Farmers Market is held every Tuesday morning from 9 AM – 1 PM. The market location is behind the Glen Arbor Township Hall at 6394 W. Western Ave, Glen Arbor, Michigan 49636. Market dates of operation: June 8 – September 14, 2021 This event is organized by Leelanau Farmers Market Association. A full
Poets and writers are challenged to create a short, original poem about feeding the mind, body and soul. Feed Me! is part of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s exhibition Food Is Art/Art Is Food, which runs May 28 – August 19 in the GAAC gallery. These works will be performed or read outdoors on Friday,
