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Artists! We're accepting submissions for the 2015 MI Arts Competition
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$3000 in awards!
Every year the Arts Council hosts MI Arts, the All Michigan, All Media Visual Arts Competition. Artists from all over the state submit paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and ceramics. A juror narrows the submissions down and selects winners. This is a popular exhibit, and a great opportunity for artists to get exposure.
We'd like to introduce our juror,
Lisa Walcott!
Lisa Walcott is a Midwest based installation artist and kinetic sculptor whose work explores relationships to space and cycles of deterioration and growth, through various subtle gestural objects. Walcott received her MFA in Sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2010 and has continued to create and exhibit nationally. Her work explores mundane, extracted moments from familiar spaces ultimately giving lyricism to the unseen and visual articulation to the unsaid.
Click here for more information, a printable prospectus and to make your submission payments.
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New MI Academy of Folk Music at the Arts Council
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Michigan Academy of Folk Music
Instructors: Nate Roberts (Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Songwriting), Kyle Nester (Fiddle), Jared DeMeester (Bass), Angelee Berrian (Voice)
Develop and grow as a musician! Learn to play traditional American folk music in an informal, social setting. All ages and skill levels are welcome. In this eight week course you will learn to make music with anyone in any situation. You'll receive expert instruction as well as an original method book and play-a-long tracks. The summer session will culminate in a concert featuring student ensembles. You will need to provide your own instrument. For more detailed information about the class or about renting and purchasing instruments, please contact Nate Roberts at [email protected].
Choose from seven tracks: Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Banjo, Bass, Voice and Songwriting.
Basic Schedule:
Group Lesson - Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
String Band Rehearsal - Wednesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Jam Sessions - Alternate Thursdays, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
8 weeks * All ages and skill levels * June 23 - August 15 * $185
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Bluegrass Jam this week!
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Thursday, May 21
5:30 - 8:00 pm
Padnos Gallery
The Holland Area Arts Council and the Hope College Music Department have cooked up another partnership idea!
You've loved the Brown Bag Lunch concerts, and now, under the leadership of Hope's Nate Roberts, we are offering the community the opportunity to experience American folk music with our new series, Bluegrass Jam Sessions!
On the third Thursday of every month, a House Band of area musicians will play in our Padnos Gallery for backup. We welcome you to bring your own instruments and join in. The first hour (from 5:30 to 6:30) will be designated specifically as a "Slow Jam," so musicians of all levels should feel welcome to come and play! There will be lots of sharing musical traditions, but most of all - lots of fun!
This program is FREE and we encourage all ages to attend. There is no requirement to participate in the jam - you can just come and enjoy the music.
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Paint Holland
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Douglas David Oil Painting Workshop
Experience hands on the classic principles of painting. Each day Douglas will give a short demonstration with discussions on composition, massing, building form, light and shadow, depth, atmospheric images and how to know when your piece is finished. You'll study these principles of design and paint while creating a landscape or seascape painting, working in your own style. Most importantly, you'll have class time to put paint to canvas, ask questions, and get one-on-one feedback on your oil painting practice.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday * July 24, 25 and 26 *
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. lunch breaks * $325
Click for more information and to register.
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Spring and Summer Classes are online! Print catalog coming soon.
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Our Spring and Summer classes, camps and workshops are online and open for registration now!
Browse our offerings here.
Our printed catalog will be available soon as well!
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New Summer Camps to Consider
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Digital Animation Camp
Learn and create in this collaboration with Zipper Labs, an organization focused on design thinking, rapid prototyping and digital storytelling. In this camp, your students will learn about 3D-design and creative storytelling while practicing techniques from traditional and digital animation. We will study the history of animation, introduce the fundamentals of good storytelling, and teach students to use computer software to develop a character for an animated short film. Then our 3D printer will bring their creations to life!
Ages 9-18 * Tuesday - Friday * July 7-10 *9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. * $100, $90 siblings
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Current Exhibitions
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The Human Canvas
Armstrong Gallery
May 16-30
Since around five thousand BC, humans have been toying with the most permanent form of self-expression - tattoos. They hold a place on nearly every surface of the globe, embedded in different cultures, and rich with varying perspectives. Sammi Frankhouse and Ella Rocker, seniors at Black River Public School, decided to delve deep into this trend. Their exhibit offers extensive research on tattoos; specifically, the history of tattoos, the role they play in different cultures, the science behind this permanent form of art, and how they are perceived socially.
In addition to their research, the students will display the results of a social experiment they have been conducting over the past month and a half. The Human Canvas
will deliver a unique perspective on what is beneath the surface of tattoos, as well as the people they are displayed on.
Artists: Sammi Frankhouse and Ella Rocker
Chroma and Copper: A Fusion of Sculpture and Paint
Padnos Gallery
May 24 - June 8
Bette DelVecchio
worked as a bank loan officer to pay the bills, but hoped to find an outlet to feed her eclectic soul. After a varied career that spanned the steel industry, single motherhood, real estate and banking, Bette began searching for a medium of expression that harkened back to her days in the artistic areas of Pennsylvania where she grew up. She spotted her vision in a lump of clay after moving to the shores of Lake Michigan. Soon she was working to hone her craft as a potter. Several years ago, Bette began to explore the wonderful world of acrylic painting.
Daryl Bruischat studied printmaking and sculpture as a graduate student with Takashi Takahara. He has traveled the world extensively, mostly for his work designing and engineering environmental chambers. After a horrific accident left him fighting for life, he has turned his attention to art. He traces his mobility and current health on the physical and spiritual healing qualities of art. Bruischat's sculptural work is created from heating and cooling variously shaped copper pieces in a series of rapid movements, then assembling the various brilliant colored pieces into works that gather the eye then the mind around the abstract composition.
Their contrasting backgrounds and varied methods of creating blend in this short exhibition -- not one to miss!
We're In. Barry Elz Studios celebrates the Boys of Girls Club of Greater Holland
Mainstreet Gallery
May 21 - May 25
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 21, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Nationally renowned photographer Barry Elz and his wife, Carolyn, have generously partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland to highlight our members through this unique exhibit. Barry and Carolyn have worked closely with BGCGH Art Director, Beth Seifert, to bring the collection of 18 selected Club members' portraits to life. With these 2' x 4' black and white mounted photographs, we hope to share our Club's mission with the community and honor the incredible young people we serve.
The opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Mainstreet Gallery. Refreshments will be served.
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Experience an Exhibition Opening
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We have three exhibition openings coming up! Our opening are free and open to the public. They provide an opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy food and refreshments. Join us!
We're In. Boys and Girls Club Exhibit
Opening Reception:
Thursday, May 21, 6:00 p.m.
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