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.
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The Manitou Winds bring song and good conversation to the Glen Arbor Arts Center on Sunday, April 22, a 2 p.m. in the next installment in the GAAC’s “Talk About Art” series. Leelanau County musician Norm Wheeler leads the conversation with the members of this chamber music group. The event is free and open to the public.
From staff reports Traverse City painter Joan Richmond spent Spring 2015 and 2016 as a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome. She reflects on these experiences at the next “Talk About Art” interview, Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Richmond’s month-long residencies […]
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series opens its 2016 season Sunday, Jan. 17 in conversation with Fox Television animator Jim Feeley. The interview begins at 2 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. There is no charge.
Contemporary artist E.J. Fitzpatrick talks about her icon- and media-rich painting in the final 2015 “Talk About Art” interview April 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Pianist/composer Jeff Haas is the next “Talk About Art” interview on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA), 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Haas, a Traverse City resident, has spent his adult life making music work. He’s a classically trained pianist who has become the voice of jazz and blues in this region thanks to his long-running public radio program “The New Jazz Archive”, a weekly series that explores jazz’s place in the American story.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series continues in conversation with sculptor Julie Kradel, March 26, 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
The Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA) “Talk About Art” series opens its 2015 season with Traverse City author Doug Stanton on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the GAAA, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor.
Leland resident Scott Craig tells the story of his life and the backstory of his public radio program “The Story Next Door” at the next “Talk About Art” interview, April 24, 7:30 p.m., at the Glen Arbor Art Association (GAAA), 6031 S. Lake St.
Singer-songwriter Blake Elliott makes some of her signature music at the Glen Arbor Art Association’s next “Talk About Art” interview. This versatile musician writes the music — a rich fusion of funk/blues/indie folk — and the lyrics she sings. Elliott, a Traverse City resident, creates music inspired by the natural beauty of her home and “this big adventure called ‘Life.’” Her instrument of choice is the guitar, and she and Talk About Art host Sarah Bearup-Neal will talk about how it’s helping her make her way through a maze of concert dates and the brave new world of recorded music.