Calendar – The Old Art Building

Masks in the Time of the Covid Pandemic

Monday, May 17 – Thursday, May 27
Mondays – Sundays: 10 am – 4 pm

OAB will host an in-person exhibit to share the work of over 360 Leelanau County middle and high school students and volunteers from Michigan Legacy Art Park.

Free

May

Sun

Leland Air 2021 (virtual)

Sunday, May 30 – Sunday, June 13
Early bird: May 30, 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Public viewing: May 30, 6:00 PM

Come to our 9^th annual plein air exhibition and sale. Artists will have painted in various locations en plein air. The show will display these works "fresh off the easel" – for your enjoyment as well as to purchase.

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Jun

Fri

Leelanau Artists 2021

Opening reception:
Friday, June 4: 5 PM – 7 PM
Saturday, June 5: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, June 6: 10 AM – 4 PM

The Leelanau Artists Open Studio 2021 Exhibition displays works of a group of visual artists who meet weekly to paint at the Old Art Building.

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Jun

Thu

Exploring Watercolor for Beginners/Intermediate

Thursday, June 17
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Through the exploration of small studies, access your creative side and develop two finished watercolor pieces. This class is perfect for beginners or anyone looking to brush up on their approach to watercolor.
Teacher: Susan Lingg.

Jun

Mon

Wild Beasts

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Monday, June 21 - Thursday, June 24
Daily

In this class we will paint with colors that express our emotions, using wild colors. We will use color theory to learn how colors mix together and how color makes us feel. We will learn to use a paintbrush to make big wild marks, little tiny marks, and marks that swirl. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
Teacher: Brianne Farley.

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Jun

Thu

Art of the Garden

Thursday, June 24 – Sunday, June 27
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Leelanau Community Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Little Garden Club, is pleased to announce a virtual/online presentation of the Art of the Garden Exhibit and Sale.

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Jun

Mon

Explore the Creative Process Through Coloring

Monday, June 28 - Thursday, July 1
2-4 pm daily

This class is an opportunity for kids 8 – 12 to playfully explore some of the principles of the creative process through coloring.
Guided by: Richard Stocker.

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Jul

Wed

Japanese Arts & Crafts

Wednesday, July 7 – Thursday, July 8
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Daily

Explore how to make Japanese crafts, write in calligraphy, experience a Japanese tea ceremony and a traditional meal!
Teacher: Karen Kirt.

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Jul

Sat

Artists’ Market 2021

Saturday, July 10
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The 23^rd annual art fair consists of 60 art booths on the OAB lawn. The 'Artists' Market' features all kinds of fine arts and crafts. Gourmet food items are also available.

Free

Jul

Mon

Adventure in Watercolor

Monday, July 12 – Wednesday, July 14
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

One of the easiest and least understood ways to make your watercolor paintings stand out is through the use of color. In this class you will be shown how to see new colors and to apply them to your paintings.
Teacher: Charles Passarelli.

Jul

Fri

2021 Art Leelanau Benefit Exhibition

Friday, July 23 – Wednesday, July 28
Opening night, Friday, July 23

This show features work from invited artists who reside in the Leelanau County area. The event helps raise money to continue the OAB programs and maintain the Old Art Building. Visual art, jewelry, ceramics and sculpture will be featured in the exhibit.

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Jul

Mon

Our Town Collage

Monday, July 26 – Thursday, July 29
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Daily

When you walk through your town, what do you see? A building, a tree, a person, a dog, a fish, a bench? In this class we will work together to make a giant collage of our favorite parts of Leland.
Instructor: Brianne Farley.

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Aug

Mon

Wake Up Your Brain with Your Pencil: Drawing with Royce

Monday, August 2
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Artists realize the important role drawing plays in developing ideas, concepts that become more involved works of art. As well, compositions are also often worked out with a pencil.
Teacher: Royce Deans, 2020 Ann Hall Visiting Artist.

Aug

Tue

Fairytastic Fairy Garden Camp

Tuesday, August 3 – Thursday, August 5
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Daily

Join us for some magical fairy fun with our fairy garden camp! Bring your creativity, unleash your imagination and make lots of fairy friends. To help bring the fairies to Leland, we'll be creating a fantastical fairy garden at the Old Art Building.
Instructor: Heather Harrington.

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Aug

Tue

Abstracting What We See: Painting with Royce

Tuesday, August 3
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Painting by its very nature is a form of abstraction. In order to avoid the built-in frustration we constantly face as artists we need to adjust our perception and the way we see.
Teacher: Royce Deans, 2021 Ann Hall Visiting Artist.

Aug

Wed

Inspired by Nature – Collage and More

Wednesday, August 4
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

We will explore textures in nature. We will look at the world in new ways and observe relationships that trees have to each other and how the sky meets the trees. It all means something, and we are going to figure it out.
Teacher: Royce Deans, Ann Hall Visiting Artist.

Aug

Thu

Exploring Watercolor – Intermediate Workshop

Thursday, August 5
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Join watercolor artist Susan Lingg for a full-day intermediate workshop, and take your painting to the next level by learning the intricacies of painting waterways and foliage.
Teacher: Susan Lingg.

Aug

Mon

Pastel Painting with Richard McKinley

August 9 – 13, 2021
Daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Learn to transform the landscape from prosaic to poetic by capturing a piece of the spontaneous dance of light across the palette of nature.
Teacher: Richard McKinley.

Waitlist Only

Aug

Wed

Abstract Acrylic Painting

Wednesday, August 18
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

This course is for students who are interested in learning to paint in a different abstract way by exploring and experimenting with non-traditional mixed media techniques to enrich the painting surface.
Teacher: Debbie Orthner Lamson.

Aug

Mon

Adventures in Acrylic & Colored Tissues

Monday, August 23 – Tuesday, August 24
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

This two day workshop will allow you to use your creative artistic talents to render a subject more loosely in the combination of acrylic paint and your color tissue. You will create colors you never used before as well as surfaces and textures that will also will allow new dimensions for your artistic repertoire.
Teacher: Charles Passarelli.

Masks in the Time of the Covid Pandemic

Leland Air 2021 (virtual)

Leelanau Artists 2021

Exploring Watercolor for Beginners/Intermediate

Wild Beasts

Art of the Garden

Explore the Creative Process Through Coloring

Japanese Arts & Crafts

Artists’ Market 2021

Adventure in Watercolor

2021 Art Leelanau Benefit Exhibition

Our Town Collage

Wake Up Your Brain with Your Pencil: Drawing with Royce

Fairytastic Fairy Garden Camp

Abstracting What We See: Painting with Royce

Inspired by Nature – Collage and More

Exploring Watercolor – Intermediate Workshop

Pastel Painting with Richard McKinley

Abstract Acrylic Painting

Adventures in Acrylic & Colored Tissues

Leelanau Community Cultural Center at the Old Art Building

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