Community Calendar

Images and poetry are the essence of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s current Lobby Gallery exhibit. Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine is a series of oil paintings and corresponding poems created by Grand Traverse County artist Wendy McWhorter. This exhibition is in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery through August 27, 2026.

Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 9am – 3pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

“Jubilee!” is an ode to the cherry in all its glory. In northwest Michigan, we celebrate cherries – both tart and sweet – as a major crop, a summer delight, and a shared heritage.

Exhibit Hours:
Monday - Friday 10am-4pm

American Tree is an exhibit that explores the role trees played in the formation of the United States 250 years ago — and the role trees will play moving forward into this nation’s next 250 years. This exhibition features the work of 28 artists. Set in Glen Arbor — named Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in February 2026 — the exhibit celebrates trees in a wide variety of media, styles, and materials. It interprets the pivotal role trees played in the history of this nation.

At the same time, American Tree is an exhibition that asks what our relationship with the forests and woodlands looks like today? Is it purely transactional and commercial? Is there respite and renewal to be found in the woods? And what is our blueprint for the forest ecosystem in the next two centuries? What does a United State of Trees look like? Why should we care?

Monday thru Friday: 9am – 3pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

More than 20 juried participating artists and craftspeople will create a unique shopping experience on the shores of Betsie Bay. Support local artisans and take home a treasured, one-of-a-kind piece!

The fair is free and open to the public from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Food, drinks, live music, and family-friendly activities will be on hand to round out the day of fun! Come early for our OAC Bloody Mary Bar!

Step back in time at the 1842 Dougherty Mission House built by Chief Agosa, the Odawa and Ojibwe people and Rev. Peter Dougherty. Explore life from 1842 to 1917 through the house, outbuildings and demonstration garden.

See unusual pure American chestnut trees. Docent led tours Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11am to 4pm. Discover the Mission House that gave Old Mission Peninsula its name.

Tours:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults
(12 and under free)

What’s the backstory on some of the artwork created for the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s American Tree exhibit? Four artists represented in this show will talk about the inspiration behind, and creation of, their work on July 25, 11 am in the GAAC’s Main Gallery.

American Tree explores the role trees played in the formation of the United States 250 years ago — and the role trees will play moving forward into this nation’s next 250 years. Featured exhibitors in this discussion are Carolyn Swift, Best of Show; Royce Deans and Lisa Yontz, Merit Award winners; and Rebecca Robbe. Each artist approached the show’s theme from different thematic avenues, materials and processes: printmaking, collage, mixed media and painting. These artists will discuss how they developed the ideas that became their American Tree entries; and how themed exhibits inspire or impede creativity.

The American Tree exhibit may be viewed in the GAAC Main Gallery, or online: https://glenarborart.org/product/exhibit-american-tree/ The July 25 program is open to the public without charge.

Join a conversational tour of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s current exhibits on July 25, 1 pm.

GAAC Gallery Manager Sarah Bearup-Neal leads a Walk + Talk of "American Tree," and "Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine."

In memory of Joe and Jane Muer, this giant community collage with over 200 canvases, created by local artists, is on display beginning June 6th. Each piece is priced at $40.00 with all proceeds benefiting programming at the Oliver Art Center.

Summer Hours:
June 1 – September 30:
Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 4:00pm

Come to the museum and join an informal tour of our current exhibitions with one of our docents.

Tours are free with museum admission and will begin at 12:00 PM. Please meet by the front desk a few minutes before the tour begins.

Images and poetry are the essence of the Glen Arbor Arts Center’s current Lobby Gallery exhibit. Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine is a series of oil paintings and corresponding poems created by Grand Traverse County artist Wendy McWhorter. This exhibition is in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery through August 27, 2026.

Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 9am – 3pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm