The Plein Air Weekend opens August 2 with the Quick Draw. Artists have a 3-hour window of time to paint. The 2024 theme for this popular, timed event is “COUNTRY ROADS, TAKE ME HOME.” Be inspired by one of our local country roads or pathways and see where it takes you. Does it take you
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Bouma Executive Director Glen Arbor Arts Center 231/334-6112 [email protected] GLEN ARBOR ARTS CENTER TO HOST 15TH ANNUAL PLEIN AIR WEEKEND AUGUST 2 & 3 (July 18, 2024) - Over 75 talented artists from across Michigan and throughout the Midwest will converge on Glen Arbor on August 2 & 3 for
For the day-long Paint Out, artists may paint anywhere in the area, including the villages of Glen Arbor and Empire, the beautiful water of Glen Lake, and in the National Park. General admission for the sale is 5:30 – 7:00 PM in the Glen Arbor Town Hall.
Shrines + Altars Exhibition: August 16 – October 24, 2024 The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s next exhibit, Shrines + Altars, is an exploration of what we hold sacred: To whom are we building shrines? At what altars are we worshipping? This exhibit opens August 16 with a 5-8 pm reception. In the most conventional sense,
Late Night Fridays August 16 The Glen Arbor Arts Center is keeping the lights on a little longer this summer. Late Night Fridays continues August 16 with the opening of a new exhibition, Shrines + Altars. The reception is open to the public, and runs 5 – 8 pm. Shrines + Altars is a juried
The Glen Arbor Arts Center welcomes back the B-Side Growlers, an inventive, engaging acoustic trio from Grand Rapids, Michigan. This open air, Manitou Music concert takes place August 17, 5-7 pm on the GAAC’s Front Porch stage. Admission is free. In the event of rain, this concert moves indoors to the GAAC’s Main Gallery. Seating
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On August 18 Traverse City poet and teacher Jennifer Sperry Steinorth discusses Her Read, a book-length collage poem. In the tradition of reusing canvases, Steinorth appropriates a seminal text, The Meaning of Art by
Late Night Fridays August 23 The Glen Arbor Arts Center bids a fond farewell to Summer 2024 with an upbeat Front Porch Concert. This year’s final Late Night Fridays event features The Lofteez on August 23, 5-7 pm. The concert is free. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring their own seating and refreshments. The Lofteez are
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On September 14 Traverse City poet and teacher Teresa Scallon talks about To Embroider The Ground With Prayer, a collection of poems considering her father’s illness, death, and the Michigan farming community in which
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. On September 14 Traverse City poet and teacher Teresa Scollon talks about To Embroider The Ground With Prayer, a collection of poems considering her father’s illness, death, and the Michigan farming community in which
Frankfort painter Ellie Harold traveled to Paris in 2022, a pilgrimage to view an exhibition of paintings by Impressionist Claude Monet and Abstract Expressionist Joan Mitchell. The souvenirs from that trip weren’t T-shirts and tote bags, but questions, including: What does it mean to be a “real” artist? Harold explores that question in the resulting
New to the 2024 Small Works exhibit is a preview week, November 1 - 7, for leisurely online or in-gallery perusal of the exhibition. Small Works objects will be ready for acquisition during the Grateful Gathering open house on November 8, 6 - 8 pm. Enjoy music, refreshments, and morsels while perusing the exhibit, and the pop-up holiday store.
