The Young Michigan Filmmakers Festival (YMFF) is open to anyone, 29 years of age or younger, that is a resident of Michigan or has attended a school in Michigan. Films can be live action or animated and must be under an hour in length. Submit Entry

Filmmakers must submit their entries by July 19, 2013 in either DVD or Blu-ray format. Entry details and forms are available on the OAB website at www.oldartbuilding.com also online at www.YMFF.org. A panel of film industry professionals and OAB Film Committee members will view and finalize the entries submitted to the festival. Awards will be given for Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Film, and People’s Choice.

Prior to the showing, the WT Best Theater will feature
live music by Olivia Millerschin
from 5:30 to 6 pm and during the films' intermission

To view some of last year's 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 31 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm.

Sunday hours 12:00-4:00 pm.

The 17th annual art fair will be held Saturday, July 13, 2013 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. It features 100 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.

If you are a vendor and would like to be part of this event click here to get an application to print and send.  Booths are available on a first come first serve basis and new vendors must submit photos of their artisan wares.

To apply for the 2013 show below for:

• Online application
• To print and mail the application

PLEASE NOTE:  Jewelry Spaces are full.  If you are a jeweler, you may apply and be added to a waiting list.  Spaces for potters are limited.  Please email us first if you are a potter!

Food Vendors we are adding an area for you!  If interested call us at 231-256-2131 or email linda@oldartbuilding.com

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center is sponsoring its Thirteenth annual Fiber Festival on Friday, October 11 from 5 to 8 pm and Saturday, October 12 from 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 wearable art, textiles, batiks, weaving, art quilts, fiber sculpture, knits and yarns.  Admission is free.

To apply to the juried event, Fiber Artistist must apply by April 1, 2013.  For application details click here.  To apply: The application process is closed for the 2013 show.  Check back in February 2014, for the 2014 Application.

MERRY MARKETPLACE

A Christmas arts & crafts show will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland.

This year's show features 20 local artisans with fresh and dried holiday wreaths, herbal soaps and lotions, jewelry, specialty foods, pottery, woven wheat, cards, pillows, clothing for children, and many hand knit items.

Join us for complimentary cookies and coffee and a delightful holiday market!

This event is sponsored by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center. For more information please call 231-256-2131.

“Our performance at the Leland School will be our first opportunity to share some of my new music with our hometown audience,” enthuses Haas. “My quintet has been performing together for over a decade now and each of these in-demand musicians brings so much heart and soul to my music. It is always an adventure for me as a composer to put new music in front of these deeply talented and committed musicians.  

The Jeff Haas Quintet consists of Detroit bassist Marion Hayden, Ann Arbor drummer Sean Dobbins, Grand Rapids trumpeter Chris Lawrence, Traverse City favorite Laurie Sears on sax & flute, and composer/bandleader Haas at the grand piano.  Jazz icon Dave Brubeck said of Haas’ music, “In combining these great musical traditions, [Haas] has created a soulful music that transcends ethnic barriers. I congratulate him and his colleagues for their fine playing!" The Detroit Free Press called Haas’ music, "extending backward to his familial and religious roots and extended forward to his burgeoning career as a jazz musician”.

A new CD release will honor Jeff’s father, Karl Haas, known and loved worldwide for his popular syndicated radio show, Adventures in Good Music, heard for almost 40 years on over 650 public radio stations with a worldwide daily listenership of over 16 million people. There will be 100 advanced copies of this Karl Haas CD for sale at the June 21 concert at the Leland School Performing Arts Center.”

The $20 tickets are available at mynorthtickets.com, by calling 231-256-2131, or at the door.  Tickets include an hors d’oeuvre reception (cash bar) at the newly renovated Leland Lodge on 565 Pearl Street, walking distance from the Leland School at 200 N Grand Avenue. 

This concert is sponsored, in part, by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center, the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

"LELAND AIR”
PLEIN AIR EVENT
MAY 25, 2013

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center (LCCC at The Old Art Building in Leland, Michigan) invites artists to participate in a day of painting and drawing on locations in and around picturesque Leland. The subject matter found in the surrounding area is historic Fishtown, panoramic views of orchards and vineyards, spectacular terrain, and beautiful beaches. Your imagination will be supercharged by what you see. After the plein air painting, that evening we will have a wonderful reception and public exhibition to show and sell your work!

1. Entry limited to the first 100 artists that apply. Entry fee is $25.00

 2. All work submitted for the evening exhibit must be created en plein air on May 25, 2013. Your paper, canvas, or board will be stamped at the 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. registration confirmation at the Old Art Building in Leland.

 3. Artwork media is limited to paintings and drawings.  The size limit, as framed, cannot exceed 36” x 36”. All items must be submitted at the Old Art Building by 4:00 p.m. ready to be hung. Note: you must arrive with frames ready for your artwork. No wet exterior edges. We will provide tables for artists to get work ready for hanging.

 4. The LCCC will hang and exhibit a maximum of two works per artist, and will charge a commission of 40% on all sales. All artwork submitted must be for sale.

 5. Prizes will be awarded at the evening reception and exhibition.

Click here for an online application

Click here for a printable application

Celebrating our 25th Year!

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center will host the Exposures 2013 exhibit to celebrate the art and creative writing of Leelanau County students in grades 7-12 chosen for this year's publication.

Friday, April 26-4:30-7:30 pm - Opening Reception featuring original artwork, essay and poetry readings, and live music. Hors d'oeuvres provided courtesy of coordinator Martha Ryan and Leelanau County business owners.

Saturday, April 27- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Exhibit continues

All students whose work is included in the book will receive a complimentary copy of Exposures 2011. Additional copies will be on sale at the Old Art Building and at area book stores for $5 per copy.

Artists Cece Chatfield and Lee Cheadle will be holding an art exhibit called “For the Trees” to benefit The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive. There will be many, many paintings of trees with a percentage of sales to benefit the Champion Tree project.

The opening reception at the Old Art Building in Leland is on Friday, May 17 from 5 to 9 pm and is open to the public.  The exhibit continues Saturday, May 18 from 11 am to 7 pm.

After 15 years of studying & practicing color therapy, and then volunteering for The Ancient Tree Archive, Lee Cheadle has been painting trees, nonstop, for the last two years.

Cece Chatfield is a well-known Leelanau County artist who has been painting & showing her work for 25 years. Her paintings are also a reflection of her love for trees.

ATTA is a Michigan based non-profit organization working on a global mission. They collect, propagate, and archive Ancient Champion trees from around the globe. Some of the local champion trees that have been archived include the Acme Black Willow & the Leland Cottonwood.

BASTA! Sally Neal

The Leelanau Artists at the Old Art Building in Leland 

will host their eleventh Annual Exhibition May 31 - June 2.

This exhibition represents the work of a group of visual artists who meet weekly to paint at the Old Art Building.  Some work in oils while others use watercolors, pastels, acrylics and other media. The purpose of the group is to participate in the imaginative and challenging creative process and to enjoy the camaraderie and inspiration of fellow artists.

The opening reception is Friday, May 31 from 5 to 7:30 pm and is open to the public.  The exhibit will continue on Saturday, June 1 from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, June 2 from 11 am to 5 pm.

The public is invite to the reception and sale of paintings “fresh off the easel” from 6 to 8:30 at the Old Art Building in Leland.  40% of art sales will be donated to the Old Art Building.  Prizes for best of show and people’s choice will be awarded. There is no ticket charge for the reception but donations are greatly appreciated.

2013 Kick-off Reception, Tuesday July 2, 5-6pm

As we embark on our third season of Leelanau Summinars, we are pleased to offer another interesting lineup of courses. We welcome a number of new presenters whose insights are bound to stimulate thoughtful discussion at the seminars themselves and, later, around the dinner table.

The first seminar on the schedule will feature writer/historian Dan Stewart who will lead a discussion about memoirs and autobiographies - two of the most robust genres in publishing today.

This year, you will note an emphasis on the creative process; we are presenting Creative Spirits, four seminars that will explore the creative process as it has evolved over the years in art, dance, photography, music, architecture, writing, and sculpture. Professionals in the fields will help us understand the creative impulse that exists in all of us and how it can be harnessed to enliven every moment of our consciousness.

Along similar lines, we are pleased to welcome Richard Kooyman, an artist with roots in Northern Michigan who will present his seminar on art history and what makes art what it is today.

Those of you who attended last year’s seminar series organized by Fishtown on the Great Lakes fishing industry and the declining health of Lake Michigan, will recognize the name of Hans Vansumeran of the Freshwater Studies program at Northwestern Michigan College. Hans is returning to give a seminar on the creation of the Great Lakes and the impact of the expanding invasive species population. His presentation will utilize striking subsea video footage.

We will again this season be privileged to watch and discuss the extraordinary television documentary works of Tom Skinner and Scott Craig. Tom’s presentations will focus on the global history of money in the world and the clash of free speech and religion. Scott’s sessions will focus on two award-winning films he produced for HGTV : Extreme Homes and Living on the Edge.

We will close this season with a two session course Post 2014 Afghanistan presented by Professor Amjad Kahn, native of Northern Pakistan and chair of the Economics Department at Northwestern Michigan College. Professor Kahn will lead a panel discussion on the challenges facing Pakistan and Afghanistan today.

In general, it is our mission to continue to attract people who have a vigorous interest in continuing their intellectual growth and are dedicated to the concept of learning with and from their peers. We will welcome any suggestions for future seminar themes and presenters.

I want to acknowledge the work of Judy Livingston and Linda Broughton of the Leelanau Community Culture Center, and David Sprout, our Treasurer, for their efforts behind the scenes. We are again grateful to the Olson Foundation for its generous grant which will help us make the 2013 Summinars affordable to all.

Frank Mead, Founder and President

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Cole Porter is one of the most widely recognized writers of American Songbook repertoire within the jazz community. Love for Sale, Night and Day, I Love You, and other classics are performed on a consistent basis in countless styles and ensemble configurations. The goal of this project is to select and arrange seven compositions by Cole Porter that have never been played on a jazz stage. Arranged by Matt Vashlishan, the selected compositions were chosen from Broadway shows that never made it or from some familiar shows where these tunes never caught the eye of the jazz community. The arrangements also offer a modern harmonic twist that bridges the generation gap of two different generations of American music.

Gillian Bell grew up in Lake Leelanau, Michigan with a great deal of musical influence from family members, singing in choirs, and her involvement in many community theatre productions. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy as a vocal major and then continued her vocal studies at Eastman School of Music and holds a Bachelor and Master Degree in Vocal Performance. Upon graduation from Eastman, Gillian moved to New York City to pursue her performance career.

This performance is made possible by a grant from the Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affair, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Leelanau Community Cultural Center.  All proceeds benefit the Old Art Building in Leland.

Paintings by Lynn Uhlmann, Angela Saxon, Royce Deans,  and Anne Corlett.

3rd Annual Exhibit: PAINTING LEELANAU
Landscape Paintings at the Old Art Building, Leland
Friday, August 9 – Sunday, August 11, 2013

PLEASE JOIN US for an exhibition of landscape paintings of Leelanau county by artists Anne Corlett, Royce Deans, Angela Saxon and Lynn Uhlmann will be shown at the Old Art Building.  A portion of sales from this exhibit will be donated to the Fishtown Preservation Society in Leland.

Show hours:
Friday, August 9 from 3-9 pm
Saturday, August 10 from 10 am - 9 pm
Sunday, August 11 from noon - 4 pm
Join the artists for receptions Friday and Saturday evenings from 6-9pm.

Lynn Uhlmann’s education includes a BFA and MFA. Over the past 30 years, she has participated in numerous national exhibitions of work in ceramics, painting, and photography. She has 23 years of teaching experience, including Colorado Mountain College and was an Adjunct Professor at Shippensburg University in PA. She has vacationed in this area for the past 29 years. The uniquely diverse landscape offers countless locations that inspire her work.

Angela Saxon paints landscapes that surrounds her--for the past 25 years that has been Leelanau County. Primarily a plein air painter, her landscapes offer an expressive perspective on the views and vistas we all know and love. She holds a BFA in Painting from Indiana University, and has lived and worked in Leelanau County since 1987.

Royce Deans has lived in Northern Michigan for 23 years. Working in this environment has informed his paintings in a very special way. Painting "the county" is where he rediscovered a love of capturing the landscape in paint, from painting the shapes and contours in its skies and rolling hills. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from the American Academy of Art. He has spent much of the last 5 years working in different parts of the world working on large scale abstract expressionist projects.

Anne Corlett is from the Saugatuck area and has studied at Oxbow in Saugatuck, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Royal Academy of Art in London. She holds a BA of Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. She paints in oils and pastel and prefers to work outdoors in order to connect to the landscape. "I paint because I love the feel of spreading thick oil on an untouched canvas.  I am primarily a plein air painter; being outside, painting in real time, brings me closer to the pulse of life. As a visual artist I aspire to use my training and experience to impart to the viewer the enthusiasm that I feel for life."

About Fishtown Preservation:

Fishtown is one of the few surviving Great Lakes commercial and sport fishing villages, where a community made up of fishermen, year-round residents, summer residents, merchants, artists and tourists embrace their history and natural environment to sustain an active, authentic, historic, and accessible village. We're proud to be supporting their efforts. www.FishtownMi.org

For more information: www.paintingleelanau.com OR angelamsaxon@gmail.com or 231 929 0979

Old Art Building: 111. S. Main, (corner of Main and Cedar Streets) Leland, MI

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contact

Angela Saxon
231 929 0979 studio
231 631 5079 cell
angelamsaxon@gmail.com
angelasaxon.com

Harry Goldson’s musical roots go back to Chicago’s West Side during the 1930’s . . . home to such Jazz legends as Benny Goodman, Bud Freeman, Jimmy McPartland, Gene Krupa and Dave Tough. Attending the famed Austin High, considered by many music scholars to be the birthplace of swing, Harry became so immersed in this music . . .  that he made it his mission to hone his skills working with such luminaries as Jess Stacey, George Brunis, Art Hodes and Mike Riley.  During the Big Band heydays, Harry moved on to tour with many of the country’s leading dance bands, culminating with     his being featured with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra -- the band that influenced Miles Davis -- and     played a major role in the creation of the ‘cool sound’ of modern jazz.

Returning to civilian life following service in the army during the Korean Conflict, Harry embarked          upon a highly successful career in finance and banking  . . . not touching his horns again for some 40 years . . . and not until encouraged by his wife Piper . . . did he even consider playing once again.

After moving to Northwest Michigan in the 1980’s, Harry picked up his horns to return to jazz,     enjoying music now more than ever!  Recording under his own name, Harry has produced nine CD’s        ranging from small groups, ie, “What’s New” and “Never So Cool”  to his Hollywood-based 32-piece   orchestra’s “Big Band Sessions” and “Swing Swing Swing”.  Jazz Times magazine describes Harry as     “maintaining a high level of musicianship . . . emerging as a jazz clarinetist with an affinity for Artie

Shaw, Buddy DeFranco, and Benny Goodman”.  He has made frequent local appearances, including      performances with the Encore Wind Ensemble and the Traverse Symphony Orchestra as soloist.  In      recent years, returning to his Windy City origins, Harry has been featured on numerous recordings by    The Royal Chicagoans.

Harry  Goldson  Quintet    

DAVE HAY, piano, is a ‘first-call’ performer, recording artist, and educator based in Grand Rapids . . .         and has been a very prominent part of the Michigan Jazz scene for many years.  An exceptional multi-talented musician adept on all keyboard  and percussion instruments, as well as bass, Dave is the pianist featured on several of Harry Goldson’s recordings that were made in Chicago - including ‘Let’s Dance’, ‘Never So Cool’  and ‘Flirtations’.   Dave also leads his own group with several CDs to his name.

ELGIN VINES has been described as one of the most sought-after jazz bassists in Western Michigan,  playing  professionally since the late sixties.   Most notably, Elgin maintained an eight-year stint as a member of the ‘New Direction’, appearing on The Tonight Show, The Mike Douglas Show, and the Ed Sullivan Show.  During his years on the road he backed up such performers as Ruth Brown, Bobby Darin, Eddie Daniels, Bobby  Shew, Steve Allen,  and both Frank Sinatra Sr. and Jr.   The West Michigan Jazz Society named him ‘2005 Jazz Musician of the Year’ with a cover story in their June-July publication, ‘Jazz Notes’.  He also leads his own group, Elgin Vines & Company, composed of first quality West Michigan musicians and vocalists.

MIKE VAN LENTE, noted  drummer , and percussionist . . . has performed with Clark Terry,  Bill Carrothers,  and the John Shea Trio, among others.  He is a valued member of the Cooper, Hay, Van Lente Group which has several CDs to their name.  Mike is also a dedicated music educator on the faculty of Hope College.

JIM COOPER, vibraphonist, pianist, and composer has been playing for more than 30 years . . .  leading       numerous groups and making appearances as soloist and sideman.  A Delmark recording artist and      long-time music educator, Jim has performed with Ira Sullivan, Barrett Deems, the Art Van Damme    Quintet, and the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra, among others .  He has toured worldwide and has three     CDs under his own name.

Sunday September 22, 3 PM

Tickets $20

Tickets available at mynorthtickets.com or by calling 231-256-2131.  Tickets are also available at the door

The show will start at 4 pm ---- prior to the show Stu will be doing "close up" Magic from 3 pm till showtime.

Tickets are $3 for students, $5 for adults, and $10 for a family of 4 (2-adults, 2-children).  Tickets can be reserved by calling 231-256-2131 or purchased at the door

WHAT ABOUT STU?

Stu aka Stuart MacDonald started magic early just like any kid but never let it go. By the time Stu was in high school he was competing in magic contests and winning. In 1982 he won the Society of American Magician's national competition and was awarded the Chavez Cup for manipulation (now in the hall of fame of magic). Stu ended his competitive career when he competed in the World Championships of Magic (F.I.S.M) in Madrid Spain then went on to realm of professional magician. Stu's professional career got its boost from The Kramer Agency in the college market. From 1985-1995 Stu and his wife Lori (then called The Magic of Stuart and Lori) toured 1000 colleges and were nominated campus variety entertainers of the year. Once Stu left the college market it was on to corporate life as a trade show magician. Stu now tours all venues from corporate to classroom.   Stu's high energy act is a one of a kind. He moves better than anyone and to boot he's quite funny. Everything he performs has an organic quality. He's never above his audience and every volunteer feels special.

The ArtisTTable in conjunction with Figure On Saturday is presenting a
Figure Drawing Marathon Sunday, September 29, 2013

10am to 6pm

The Old Art Building - Leland, Michigan

Welcome to the Volunteer Palette. 

Like the many colors on an artist's palette that are applied to  a canvas to create a painting, the Leelanau Community Cultural Center has many volunteers that help to create the programs and events that are offered at the Old Art Building. 

If you would like to volunteer please Register here or give us a call at 231-256-2131 and we will send you our Volunteer Registration form.