Before big box retailers and the omnipresence of factory-manufactured clothing, people made clothes by hand. Two local artisans have taken up the mantle of slow fashion, and are creating garments and hats one piece at a time. They’ll talk about their studio work and show their wares at the September 29 Talk About Art interview at 2 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
It’s back to school for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) popular After School Art program, which begins Tuesday, September 24.
Knitting and crocheting, long dismissed as home hobby and granny-craft, are at the forefront of the current revolution in fiber arts. As part of its “Fiber Without Borders” exhibition, the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC) will host a screening of the 2016 documentary Yarn,and audience talk-back discussion on Sept. 19 at 7 pm at the Empire Township Hall, 10088 W. Front St., Empire.Yarn is presented in collaboration with the Glen Lake Community Library.
Yarn bombs are set to drop on the Glen Arbor Arts Center on Sunday, September 15, at 9:30 am. Volunteers are needed to help install hand-knit “bombs” on trees in the GAAC’s backyard grove as part of the newly-opened exhibition “Fiber Without Borders,” a juried exhibition of contemporary fiber art.
Emily Bate will discuss the music she made as part of her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The presentation is September 13, noon at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Come celebrate Fiber Without Borders, a juried exhibition of 2D- and 3D-work exploring fiber materials in fresh, original ways. A reception to launch the exhibition is Friday, Sept. 13, from 6-8 pm at the Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake Street, Glen Arbor.
Painter Patricia Schaefer will discuss a new series of paintings that explore the human body and bodies of water she plans to create as part of her 2019 artist’s residency with the Glen Arbor Arts Center (GAAC). The presentation is at noon on August 30 at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The Glen Arbor Arts Center hosts a yarn bomb Maker Day on Sunday, August 18, from 1-3 pm at the GAAC, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. This is one of several Makers Days leading up to a September 15 yarn bombing/installation at the GAAC.
If Maria Ulrich is the wizard at the sound board (or more likely these days, at the tablet and monitors), then lucky listeners and presenters alike can relax under her professional support. Ulrich will run Glen Arbor’s Manitou Music series starting next year.
An annual tradition returns to the Glen Arbor Arts Center. The GAAC’s “Members Create” exhibition opens Friday, August 16, with a reception from 6-8 pm in the gallery. This exhibit showcases the talents of more than 50 GAAC members working in 2D and 3D media.