The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions of original paintings for its 2021 Manitou Music poster competition. The deadline for on-line submissions is September 17. This call-for-submissions is open to all current GAAC members. There is no application fee. Each year, the GAAC selects an original painting for this limited edition poster. It is
Glen Arbor Arts Center Exhibits Take On Coronavirus, Contemporary Times EXHIBIT: POWER TOOLS EXHIBIT: ART IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS | A POSTCARD RESPONSE September 11 – November 5, 2020 The Glen Arbor Arts Center explores the upheaval that characterizes contemporary times in two, new exhibitions beginning September 11. Power Tools is a multifaceted, juried
Pop-Up Exhibition + Artist Demos Saturday, September 19, 10 am – 2 pm | Rain Date: Sunday, September 20 FALL OUT!, a pop-up gallery and day of artists demonstrations, takes place at the Glen Arbor Arts Center on September 19, 10 am – 2 pm. The Pop-Up Exhibition + Artist Demo is an opportunity to
Video Lecture: The Power of Art in 28 1/2 Minutes Viewable on-line September 20 – November 7, 2020 “Any form of art is a form of power. It has impact. It can affect change. It not only moves us, it makes us move.” Ozzie Davis Studio artist Hank Feeley returns with another lecture in his
Video Lecture: Creative Resistance – Political Art + Craftivism Viewable on-line September 20 – November 7, 2020 Politics – past and present – provide ample fodder for creative inspiration. Sarah Bearup-Neal, Glen Arbor Arts Center gallery manager, surveys some of these powerful examples during a slide lecture. Tickets for this on-line program are $10 GAAC
Personal Power Tools Karen Anderson returns to the GAAC to explore how the arts give us tools for expressing our power in “Personal Power Tools” October 14, 10 am – noon. In this workshop, students will engage in discussion and visit the “Power Tools” exhibition to discover how it enlarges one’s vision of personal power.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions for its 2021 Outdoor Gallery. The exhibition space is the south and west exterior walls of the GAAC’s building at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Original work by a single artist will be selected by a jury, and exhibited from May 2021 to April 2022. Deadline
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the holidays with Small Works, an exhibition of original art – painting, photography, fiber, mixed media, jewelry and more. The exhibition opens November 13. It features art work 12” x 12” and smaller, all priced at $150 or less. Exhibitors are: Jill Ault, Kimberly K. Bazemore, Sue Bowerman, Mark
We are inviting all business, organizations, community members, and visitor to create an ornament for our outdoor, community tree. On Saturday, December 5 we will light the path from Lake Street to GAAC and present our community tree. The tree will remain lit for the season. Stroll by throughout the holiday season to take a
A Community Project at GAAC Come one, come all! Help light up our corner of Glen Arbor for the holidays. The Glen Arbor Arts Center will be lighting up its neck of the woods and you are invited to participate. On Saturday, December 5 we will light the path from Lake Street to GAAC and
Glen Arbor Arts Center January 15 – March 25, 2021 The Glen Arbor Arts Center begins 2021 with You Are T/Here, an exhibition that asks exhibitors to visually explore and describe what their own, personal “here” or “there” looks like. What IS “t/here”? Is it a concept? An ideal? An abstraction? Or, a real place?
Traverse City artist Joan Richmond exhibits collages at the Glen Arbor Arts Center. Paper + Scissors + Glue = New Collages, an exhibition of 12 new works, is on display in the GAAC Lobby Gallery January 15 – April 22, 2021. Richmond is more widely known for her distinctive, spare gouache paintings depicting land- and
