MICHIGAN LEGACY ART PARK PRESENTS: SELF-GUIDED ART & NATURE TOURS May 1, 2008 From morels to trilliums, from poetry to sculptures, Michigan Legacy Art Park is a place to appreciate nature and art this spring. It is a safe outdoor space where children can explore and imaginations can run wild; where art stimulates meaningful conversation, creativity is nourished and families and friends reconnect. |
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DENNOS MUSEUM PRESENTS: CALCULART: MATHEMATICS AS ART IN A 3-D VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT January 20 – June 1, 2008 (closing date is subject to change) Museum visitors will be invited into a gallery featuring a 3-screened, back-projection portable virtual-reality environment called CANVAS. A creation of the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana, CANVAS allows the visitor to call up 3-D projected imagery from a computer and to also create their own imagery in planned workshops. Featured installations will include CalculArt, an art and mathematics based exhibition. More information on CANVAS can be found at http://www.isl.uiuc.edu/canvas |
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DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE CITY PRESENTS DOWNTOWN ART WALK May 2, 2008, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Art will be adorning the walls of Downtown Traverse City during the bi-annual Downtown Art Walk, slated for Friday, May 2 from 5 – 9 pm. The event will be promoting the arts within our community. Downtown Traverse City invites you to enjoy art, wine, food and music. Experience art from sculpture and oil paintings to glass and watercolor. Attendees have an opportunity to win a $500 Downtown Shopping Spree. Walking maps will be available at each participating gallery and the Downtown Traverse City office. For more information call (231) 922-2050 or www.downtowntc.com. |
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CRYSTAL LAKE ART CENTER PRESENTS:8TH ANNUAL BENZIE COUNTY STUDENT ART SHOW & FREE FAMILY ART DAY Show Open-Saturday, May 3, 2008 8th Annual Benzie County |
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DENNOS MUSEUM PRESENTS: THE LIGHTPAINTINGS OF STEPHEN KNAPP April 13 – August 31, 2008 The internationally renowned artist Stephen Knapp will present an exhibition of his spectacular light paintings. Using mirrors, dichroic filters and a single focused light source he fills walls with vibrant color producing paintings created entirely of light. The exhibition will feature a broad selection of his stunning creations in light. To learn more about his work go to http://www.lightpaintings.com and http://www.lightpaintings.com/videos. |
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INTERLOCHEN ARTS CENTER PRESENTS: “THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE” Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 7:30pm The Interlochen Arts Academy’s acclaimed high school theatre company presents the Tony Award-winning musical. This high-spirited romp takes audiences back to the height of New York City’s Jazz Age, when flappers were bobbing their hair, raising their hemlines, entering the workforce and rewriting the rules of love. |
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DOWNTOWN TRAVERSE CITY PRESENTS: SARA HARDY DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET May 10, 17, 24, 31 Sara Hardy Downtown Farmers Market: Farmers and gardeners from around the local region bring their fresh produce, flowers and baked goods to this Downtown Farmers Market. Located between Cass and Union Streets across from the Clink Park. For more information call (231) 922-2050 or www.downtowntc.com |
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ARTCENTER TRAVERSE CITY PRESENTS: “TWO BEST BUDDIES NAMED BOB” May 16 through June 15, 2008 Featuring the art of Bob James and Bob Stehouwer. Multiple Grammy winner Bob James has enjoyed an illustrious and critically acclaimed musical career from his first album, Bold Conceptions, in 1963 through his latest release in February 2006, Urban Flamingo (cover art by Bob Stehouwer). |
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