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. On September 30, 1 pm Leelanau County artist Meg Staley talks about her practice with Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager. The program is free. No reservations
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, writer Sara Maurer will use her Glen Arbor Arts Center residency to complete a third draft of her novel, Claybaby. She will talk about her project -- a series of edits and revisions intended to tighten and ready the manuscript for publication -- during a public presentation October 6, noon, at
Due to popular demand, the location for Thursday night's Northern Lights presentation has been moved to Glen Arbor Town Hall, located at 6394 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636. Northern Lights Presentation November 9, 7 pm https://glenarborart.org/.../northern-lights-presentation/ Realize your dream and catch the Northern Lights! Join Melissa F. Kaelin, the founder of the Michigan
How can creativity help one navigate the experience of caregiving for other humans? The Glen Arbor Arts Center's HeARTful Care: Nurturing the Caregiver's Soul Through Art is the second in a series of Creative Wellness retreats focused on increasing wellness through art practice. This retreat occurs on Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 9 am -
Join us for our Holiday Open house on November 17, 5–7 PM. Enjoy live music from the Suttons Bay Ukulele Orchestra. Find that perfect gift with our Small Works exhibition with over 120 local art works, refreshments, a bonfire, and a special Holiday Popup Store with handmade gifts!
Opening Reception The happiest place on Earth might well be Disney World. In its first 2024 exhibit, HAPPY, the Glen Arbor Arts Center is vying for that title. HAPPY opens January 12 with a reception, 5-7 pm. The public is welcome. HAPPY features the work of 26 artists who explore and interpret the many facets
A guided walk-and-talk through the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s new exhibit, Happy, takes place January 27, 1 pm. Sarah Bearup-Neal, GAAC gallery manager, leads a conversational tour of the exhibit. Happy explores how 26 visual artists interpret the many facets and meanings of happiness: literal to metaphorical, in 2D + 3D. The Walk + Talk
Creative Wellness - Exploring Grief Through Creativity How can a creative practice help one navigate the grief that accompanies the death of a loved one? This topic is explored during Exploring Grief Through Creativity, the third in a series of retreats hosted by the Glen Arbor Arts Center and focused on increasing wellness through a
Human hands with their dexterous, opposable thumbs have allowed us to innovate, to use tools, to become nimble, skillful, creative, and artful makers. The Glen Arbor Arts Center By Hand project is a consideration of the myriad ways in which the human hand is intrinsic to creative work; and a demonstration of what human hands
Coffee With The Authors is a live, conversational interview with local and regional authors about the craft and process of writing. The 2024 series kicks off April 6, 1 am at the Glen Arbor Arts Center with Heather Spooner, owner of Ampersand Lettering Lab, an art and hand lettering business in Traverse City. Spooner will
In an age of machine dominance, the Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates the human hand in its By Hand project. On April 13, Traverse City architect Ken Richmond, and Steve Stier, a Benzie County resident who is an expert in historic barn restoration, talk about the relevance of hand work in the creation of contemporary
The Glen Arbor Arts Center celebrates human handwork in its By Hand project. On April 20, musicians Martha Meek and Laura Hood will talk about the value and joy of making music by hand. Meek is the director of the Martha Meek Music Studio in Suttons Bay. Hood teaches music, and chairs The Leelanau School
