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07/10/2010 Artists' Market

LCCC Staff — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:27:03 +0000

14th annual art fair with 70 art booths on the lawn and inside the building, featuring fine art paintings, photography, pottery, tiles, hand-blown glass, jewelry, woodcarving, basketry, fiber, folk art, sculpture, quality artisan wares, and gourmet food items.

The event takes place Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

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07/23/10-07/28/10-Art Leelanau Benefit & Exhibition

LCCC Staff — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:31:05 +0000

Join us for the 18th annual benefit art exhibition and sale for support of the Old Art Building. The exhibit promotes the artwork of more than 100 Leelanau artists, with 40% of art sales to benefit the operating fund.

To view some of the participating artist's work CLICK HERE.

The opening Friday night gala is from 5:00-8:00 pm with live music by the John Lindenau Quartet, hors-d'oeuvres, and cash bar.

Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

The exhibit continues through July 28 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm.

Sunday hours 12:00-4:00 pm.

09/18 – 09/21/09 – Leland Heritage Day Celebration & Exhibition

LCCC Staff — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:59:12 +0000

This is the Leelanau Community Cultural Center’s sixth year of participating in the Heritage Celebration with a historic exhibit at the Old Art Building.

Friday, September 18 Students from area schools will be invited to preview the exhibit. Reception 5:00-8:00 pm

Saturday, September 19 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday, September 20 12:00 – 4:00 pm.

The theme for this year's Heritage Day will be announced at a later date.

Other events on Saturday, September 20 are the Leelanau Historical Museum's "Wooden Boats on the Wall", Van's Garage antique car show, a presentation by the Leelanau Conservancy on the Village Green, music and festivities in Fishtown and a historic cruise on the Manitou Island Transit.

For more information call 231-256-2131.

10/8/10-10/9/10-2010 Fiber Festival

LCCC Staff — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:57:49 +0000

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center is sponsoring the tenth annual Fiber Festival on Friday, October 8 from 5 to 8 pm and Saturday, October 9from 10 am to 5 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland. Artists with original fiber art will exhibit and sell their work in mediums of paper, wearable art (clothing), textile bags, weaving, art quilts, fiber sculpture, knits and yarns. Admission is free.

This is a juried show. Fiber Artist interested in submitting their work can print the application from the link below and turn in the application by April 1, 2010.

For Submission information CLICK HERE

For the Fiber Festival Application CLICK HERE

Opening: Friday, October 8
5:00-8:00 pm

Exhibition: Saturday, October 9 11:00 am-5:00 pm

2010 Artist-in-Residence-Charles R. Murphy

LCCC Staff — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:20:57 +0000

Charles R Murphy Artist-In-Residence 2010

Charles Murphy grew up in southern Minnesota and remembers always wanting to be a painter. His grandfather, who was fluent with a pencil, served as his earliest inspiration.

Graduating from Minnesota State University with his BFA in Studio Art, he set off for Cape Cod to immerse himself in a community of artisits. After his first taste of apinting and exhibiting on the East Coast, he settled in the Grand Traverse Bay area of northern Michigan where he again found himself in a large community of artists. For several years, Murphy exhibited in art fairs around the state, garnering award and a large audience of collectors. With additional assistance from galleries and dealers who represented him, his work found its way into many large corporate collections such as Kraft, General Motors, Prudential, Mead Corporation, International Harvestor, Us Gypsum and Joh Hancock.

While his career as a painter took form he supplemented his income through another of his interests, woodworking. Murphy spent a number of years designing furniture and cabinet making for shops in the Grand Traverse region. Seeking greater fulfillment from his painting, he set the woodworking aside and began teaching painting classes and workships at regional art centers. Expanding on this experience he has undertaken more travel for his own painting as well as the opportunity to teach in a variety of environments. These pursuits have taken him around the US , France, Spain, Italy, Nova Scotia, Hawaii and the Caribbean.

A couple of excursions into illustration have resulted in two books. The first book, the award-winning "Reach for the Moon" was a collaboration with a young learning disabled writer. The second bood, a children's book titled "Smokey the Raccoon", published by PF Publishing. In 2002 Charles was flatter to have his work selected for publication in Artists' Magazine's 2002 limited edition calendar. The calendar features 13 artists juried from a field of 13,000.

Charles Murphy curently teaches painting programs at the Grand Traverse Art Center in Traverse City, Michigan. His works are in the 143rd Annual International Traveling Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society.

June 11-13, 2010-Reception and Exhibit

Meet the artists and view a mixed media presentation of a lifetime collection of original artwork in oils and watercolor. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, June 11 from 5 to 8 pm. The exhibit continues Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 12 to 4 pm.

June 24 & August 9-Intensive All Day Workshops

This workshop is designed to engage the student watercolorist in a wide variety of watercolor applications. Woven into these exercises will be sound principles of “picture making” including formats, value pattern schemes and organized color palette use. Class size limited, registration required. 10 am – 4 pm. $25

July 12-Lecture and Demonstration

Charles will give a presentation on the history and development of the watercolor medium. The paint and its behavioral properties will be clearly laid out. Paired with this discussion will be active demonstrations to illustrate the examples. 1 – 4 pm. $10