Telling Stories, a juried exhibition about the power of visual storytelling, opens January 13 in the Glen Arbor Arts Center Main Gallery.

Human beings have told stories with images since the beginning of time. Some visual stories are personal. Others are communal. Visual stories record history, respond to and interpret events, comment on the state of humanity and the world. The GAAC’s exhibitors tell their own stories in the media of photography, fiber, clay, paint, wood, collage, and more. This show runs through March 23.

The themes behind the Telling Stories exhibit are explored in two video interviews with three Northern Michigan residents. Star Lore Historian Mary Stewart Adams talks about the night sky’s ancient stories and the importance of darkness; and Tina Mehren and Barb Siepker talk about a new documentary that tells the story of the Leelanau County Poor Farm. Both videos may be viewed, along with an online version of each exhibit: GlenArborArt.org | EXHIBITS. The GAAC located at 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor. Winter hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am – 3 pm, and Saturday noon – 4.