Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts artists in residence
From staff reports
Ohio artist Nicholas Hill brings the 19th century to his Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) residency in September. Hill, a resident of Granville, Ohio, has developed a practice around the combining of intaglio printmaking and cyanotype photography, a plein air approach to camera-less photography. Hill will talk about the resulting collages he’ll make while in Northern Michigan at a presentation on Sept. 18, at 10 am. The program takes place at the GAAC and is open to the public at no charge.
“I use the concept of ‘plein air’ in a distinctive manner,” he said. “I work outside when creating plates and cyanotypes. I use the studio for the printing phase. I return to outside to create the finished collages. This use of direct observation is unique because I am creating the finished images as ‘printerly’ collages in nature.”
Boyne City artist Shanna Robinson’s GAAC residency is an exploration of two familiar materials that don’t usually go together: clay and fiber, woven. Robinson talks about her reasons why, and how she brings both together in this during a public presentation on Oct. 2, at 10 am at the Arts Center. The talk is open to the public at no charge.
“My goal for this residency is to explore opportunities to connect two bodies of knowledge, fibers and ceramics,” Robinson said. “I plan to pursue two approaches to connecting these materials. The first is to delve into the possibility of ceramic forms as looms, or less formally, structures that can act as supports for weaving. The second is to make a series of smallish clay pieces that can be woven into my fiber work adding texture and sound.”
The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program is now accepting applications for its 2026 program. A program prospectus and an on-line application can be found on the GAAC website.
The deadline for submissions is January 5, 2026.
Since the 1990s, the GAAC has welcomed visiting artists who want to immerse themselves in their work. With the Leelanau Peninsula as a backdrop, artist-residents enjoy two weeks of focused work time. The GAAC residencies provide artists with the time, space and support for the creation of new work, and the exploration of new ideas. Residencies are considered in the disciplines of creative writing, visual arts, photography, sculpture, fiber arts, ceramics and music. Housing and a studio space are provided.
For more information about the GAAC’s artist in residency program, visit GlenArborArt.org/ARTISTS.
