A gigantic SALE of ‘gently used’
handmade textile art at BARGAIN prices!
to benefit The Old Art Building in Leland

We are looking for:
Gently used, handmade, one of a kind,
Ready to wear, fiber art garments
Textile art for interiors
Fiber arts supplies

If you have items to donate, start stashing them away!

2015 DROP OFF DATES:

May 14, 2015, 11-6 pm
May 15, 2015, 9-12 noon

2015 EVENT DATES:

Sneak Preview Friday, May 15, 5 – 8 pm
Saturday, May 16, 10 am – 3 pm

Call 231-256-2131 for more information.

A monthly event–the second Monday of the month at 4 PM.

Each month The LWV will present a thought provoking film or documentary at the Old Art Building in Leland.

Attendance is open to the public and FREE but donations are greatly appreciated.

LWVLC Big Picture March 14, 2016

After Laura Poitras received encrypted emails from someone with information on the government’s massive covert surveillance programs, she and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong to meet the sender, who turned out to be Edward Snowden. This Film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2015 Oscars.

There is no fee for the movie but good will donations to the LWVLC will be accepted. You may bring refreshments to share. No alcohol allowed. 

MERRY MARKETPLACE

A Christmas arts & crafts show will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 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.

Merry MarketPlace

NOTE:  Vendors, the 2015 show is full.  If you would like to more information, contact linda@oldartbuilding.com.

This one-day Plein Air Painting Event and Exhibit, hosted by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center at the Old Art Building, will be held Saturday, May 28, 2016.  The public can view artists painting “LIVE” from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, in and around picturesque Leland capturing images of historic Fishtown, views of orchards and vineyards, spectacular terrain, and beautiful beaches.

The public is invite to the reception and sale of paintings “fresh off the easel” from 6 to 8:00 pm 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.

ARTISTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT may click the link below, call the office at 231-256-2131 or email linda@oldartbuilding.com.
Artist Application

Leelanau Community Cultural Center is happy to present the opening of a photography exhibit – HAVANA 2015.   Four photographers from Northern Michigan recently travelled to Cuba – a country poised for change. They photographed strangers met in chance encounters on the streets of Havana and in the lush Cuban countryside. This exhibit will take place at the Old Art Building in Leland with an opening Reception on Thursday, April 21 from 6 – 8:30 PM.  At 7 pm the artistswill share their stories and share the excitement of their journey.  The HAVANA 2015 Exhibit will Continue on Friday, April 22 through Sunday April 24 from 10 am – 4 pm.

Last October, four photographers, Kathy Silbernagel, Kathie Carpenter, Emmy Holman and Babs Young from the Traverse City and Suttons Bay area traveled to Cuba. They photographed strangers met in their encounters while also doing street photography of Havana and the countryside.

“We had this preconceived notion about Cuba with their cigars and bright colors but we didn’t go as tourists. We went as street photographers and we were talking with the locals. It was a unique experience,” Silbernagel said.

“I think the thing for me was I had those preconceived notions which were all dispelled once I sat down and talked with people. The Cuban people where joyful, and hospitable. You could go up and talk to them and they’d invite you into their house for coffee,” she said.

While the four photographers went together, they didn’t always travel or photograph together. They would split up in the morning and go their own ways and meet up mid-day to look at each other’s work. Some of the photographers focused strictly on street photography, while others focused on landscapes.

“I’ve always enjoyed photographing Northern Michigan and tended to not put people in my photographs. I wait for the people to leave to take my picture and I am in love with the photos I took in Cuba. I am over the top with them,” said Babs Young.

The group encountered all sorts of people and situations. “Another group we visited were transvestite prostitutes and that was really fun,” Silbernagel said.“They called themselves the lady boys and we went to one of their apartments to photograph them. They are vivacious and animated, and even invited us to go out to a show with them afterwards.”

The photos the group took not only capture the culture and people, but help break down stereotypes and some preconceived notions people outside of Cuba may think of.

“If you look in the faces of the people we photographed, you’ll see the joy and the openness of the people. I expected the people to be a little less open themselves and it’s exactly the opposite,” Silbernagel said.

For more information contact the office at 231-256-2131 or go to oldartbuilding.com

A gigantic SALE of ‘gently used’
handmade textile art at BARGAIN prices!
to benefit The Old Art Building in Leland

We are looking for:
Gently used, handmade, one of a kind,
Ready to wear, fiber art garments
Textile art for interiors
Fiber arts supplies

If you have items to donate, start stashing them away!

2015 DROP OFF DATES:

May 14, 2015, 11-6 pm
May 15, 2015, 9-12 noon

2015 EVENT DATES:

Sneak Preview Friday, May 15, 5 – 8 pm
Saturday, May 16, 10 am – 3 pm

Call 231-256-2131 for more information.

Artist: Hunter Kellogg

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center will host the “Exposures 2016” exhibit to celebrate the art and creative writing of Leelanau County students in grades 7-12 chosen for this year’s publication. This year is the 28^th Anniversary of the Exposures Magazine.

The opening reception is on Friday, April 29 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm featuring original artwork, essays and poetry.  Hors d’oeuvres are provided courtesy of the LCCC Board, local grocery stores and restaurants.

Artist: Gabe Kennis

All students whose work is included in the book will receive a complimentary copy of Exposures 2016. Additional copies will go on sale for $5 per copy at area book stores.  The exhibit continues on Saturday, April 30 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland.  For more information call 231-256-2131.

Mary E. Andersen and Carla Sutton will be sharing their art with the public at an exhibit at the Old Art Building in Leland on July 29 through July 31.

Opening Reception:  Friday, July 29, 5:00 to 7:30 PM
Exhibit Continues:  Saturday, July 30, 10:00 to 7:00 PM &  Sunday, July 31, 12:00 to 4:00 PM

A native of Traverse City, Mary E. Andersen will be showing oil landscapes that capture the beauty of west and northwestern Michigan including the Lake Michigan shoreline.  More of Mary’s work can be viewed at maryeandersen.com.

Carla’s offerings will naturally include the Michigan oil landscapes she is known for, but also a selection of her California scenes and vintage pastels.  To see more of Sutton’s work visit carlasutton.com.

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center and the Little Garden Club of Leland are co-sponsoring an exhibit of “Art of the Garden” at the Old Art Building in Leland June 20 through June 22. The exhibit will open at 10 am on Monday.  An opening reception will be held that evening from 5:30 – 7:30.  The exhibit will continue through Wednesday June 22 from 10 am to 5 pm daily.

Artists are invited to display up to 3 paintings inspired by gardens—flora or fauna. 40% of sales will be split with the LCCC and the Little Garden Club.  The funds will support the LCCC with the many programs, classes, and events and for the Little Garden Club, to fund the grants offered to local organizations to help educate and propagate the beauty of gardening.

This exhibit is in conjunction with the Little Garden Club of Leland’s Garden Tour which takes place on Wednesday June 22 from 11am – 5 pm.  The tour visits six inspiring gardens in Leland and points south.  Tickets for this tour are $10 and can be purchased at the following outlets.

At Home, Four Season Nursery, Garden Goods, Greystone Gardens, Leelanau Books, Leland Lodge, Northport Nursery and S&J Landscaping, Pennington Collection, Plantmasters, Two Fish Gallery, and Wildflowers.

Artists interested in participating Click Here

Pyramid to Whaleback by David Westerfield “Best in Show” 2016 Leland Air

Join us in 2016 for the 24rd 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.

The opening Friday night gala is from 5:00-8:00 pm with live music,  hors-d’oeuvres, and cash bar.

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

The exhibit continues through July 27 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm.

Sunday hours 12:00-4:00 pm.

Celebrate our freedom in Leland’s 4th of July Parade.  Starting at 1 pm there will be festive materials  for  kids and adults to decorate their bike for the parade.  Also, live music will be performed right here. . . on the lawn . . . by the Leland River by Jazz Nort.  This year Glenn Wolff’s band will be performing patriotic songs and other favorites. They will start at 1 and end before the parade.

Thank you to Glenn Wolff for creating the beautiful poster for the event this year.  We have extra posters—-interested in one?  See us on the 4th.

Enjoy the day and the parade right here at the Old Art Building!!!  The concert and decorating are free, donations appreciated.

Thank you to the 2016 Sponsors
of the 4th of July at the Old Art Building

Hansen Foods
VAN’S Garage
Becky Thatcher Designs

 2015  Young Michigan Filmmakers Festival

August 15, 2015

The Third Annual Young Michigan Filmmakers Festival (YMFF) will take place on Saturday night, August 15, at the Old Art Building in Leland from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. The festival was created to showcase the extraordinary talent of Michigan’s budding young filmmakers. This year there were over 50 films submitted from all over the State of Michigan.

The entry criteria are; filmmakers must be under 25 years of age, currently live in Michigan, and the films cannot exceed 30 minutes in length. Films were submitted via YouTube, Vimeo, or on DVD.

There will be a meet and greet at 5:30 pm with live music and an intermission. The awards reception will immediately follow the film screenings. Awards are presented in the categories of Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Animated Film, Best Music Video, Best Experimental/Avant Garde film, Best Film, and the Audience’s Choice Award. A panel of jurors, consisting of industry professionals and film aficionados, has screened the films and the final presentation will be approximately three hours in length. Admission is free, but contributions are greatly appreciated.

Seating in the Old Art Building is limited to 200. The Old Art Building’s W.T Best Theater features HD digital projection and surround-sound capabilities to provide a state-of-the-art big screen experience for the young filmmakers. Schools represented last year were the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Alma College, The College for Creative Studies, Northern Michigan University, Grand Valley State, Mott Community College and Leland High School.

The film festival is sponsored, in part, by the Leelanau Community Cultural Center, Michigan Arts & Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Award Winning Films
2014 Young Michigan Filmmakers Festival

Animation
Journey of Two (Joshua Mulligan) – First place
Intestiney (Cole Cummings) – Second Place
Gaia (Casey Follen) – (Tie) Third Place
Fanuc Happy Holidays (Ryan Sundberg) – (Tie) Third Place
The Fair (Casey Follen) – (Tie) Third Place

Documentary
Quickstep to Columbus (Sally Davis) – First Place
To the East (Kirk Rasmussen) – (Tie) Second Place
Slow Roast (Nate Weber) – (Tie) Second Place
Binc Foundation – Clarey Rudd (Ryan Sundberg) – Third Place

Comedy
CORPSE Incorporated (Jamie Bartkowicz) – First Place
Working Title: The Movie (Jason Pauli) – Second Place
Corey is a Psycho (Jeremy Borison) – Third Place

Experimental
Phoney People (Alex Maier) – First Place
Constellations, in Motion (Alex Maier) – Second Place
Absence (Olivia Crawford) – (Tie) Third Place
There Will Come Soft Rains (Sara Bliesener) – (Tie) Third Place

Music Video
White Snow (Ryan Sundberg) – First Place
Fertile Brainsoil (Steven VanMaele) – Second Place
Antivirus “Toxic Waste” (Joshua Liimatta) – (Tie) Third Place
Don’t Go (Emily Chen) – (Tie) Third Place

Drama
Still (Jesse Routhier) – First Place
Ex Tempore (Jeremy Borison) – Second Place
Residual Dreams (Kenneth Moffitt) – Third Place

Best Film
Still (Jesse Routhier) – First Place
CORPSE Incorporated (Jamie Bartkowicz) – Second Place
Residual Dreams (Kenneth Moffitt) – Third Place

The dynamic circus duo of Maggie Racich & Jimmy Linenberger, professional,

touring cirque performers,

 always deliver stunning displays of physical ability.

For this performance Maggie and Jimmy will be showcasing new stunts, original music and brand new choreography. Acrobatics, juggling, stilts, LED props, and more!

All ages appropriate.

For tickets visit www.thirdspacemovement.com or Plum Blossom Tea Co.  at 106 Adams Street, Suttons Bay

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One of Irish traditional music’s leading exponents, Téada is driven by a fascination for the timeless, expressive force of music inherited from previous generations of musicians.

An Irish band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Israel and Australia. Highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, along with performances at Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia, Edmonton Folk Festival in Canada, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, and Campeche International Festival in Mexico. The group also received an invitation from the Irish Embassy in Rome during 2008 to perform at a commemorative event marking the 400th anniversary of the landmark event in Irish history known as “The Flight of the Earls.”

Winner of ‘Best Young Irish Traditional Act’ at Ireland’s Music Awards, Téada released a long-awaited fourth album – Ceol & Cuimhne / Music & Memory in 2010 on the Gael Linn label, described by The Irish Echo’s Earle Hitchner as “the best album of Irish instrumental music I’ve heard so far this year “. 2011 sees Téada mark its’ 10th anniversary with a busy season of touring and other special projects.

Founded by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, Téada first came together in 2001 to make an appearance on the innovative Irish television series ‘Flosc’. With engaging textural arrangements, Téada, meaning “strings” in the Irish language revels in the vibrant traditional music of Ireland. Deftly playing up its structural intricacies while preserving the contagious energy inherent in the repertoire, the group strives to capture a sense of the rawness and individuality of the solo artist, within a modern group context.

The reAwakening Tour

Inspired by the remarkable artistic flourishing of the Irish at home and abroad in the 100-year period from 1916 onwards, reAwakening sets historic musical and song material beginning from the early 20th century.

A traditional band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Russia, the Middle East, and Australia. Highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, along with performances at Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia, Edmonton Folk Festival in Canada, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe, and an extensive 7-week tour of Japan and Taiwan in 2014 playing to audiences of 40,000 people. The band recently received a Yeats 2015 WDC Funding Award for a show production celebrating the Sligo-inspired poetry of W.B. Yeats. Téada’s latest addition to the line-up is legendary West Kerry singer and accordionist Séamus Begley, winner of 2013 TG4 Traditional Singer of the Year.

Performers: 

Oisín Mac Diarmada – fiddle
Séamus Begley – voice / button accordion
Sean Gavin – uilleann pipes / flute
Brian Cunningham – sean nós dance
Samantha Harvey – piano / dance
Patrick Doocey – guitar

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Limited Edition, Signed and numbered Art Leelanau Poster.

These Giclee prints are signed by the artists.  Each year over the Memorial Day “Leland Air” event an artist is chosen as best in show.  Their wining piece is used to produce these limited edition prints for the Annual Art Leelanau Benefit and Sale. All are 16 x 20.    Sale price: $35

2016 Artist David Westerfield

2015 Artist Heidi Marshall

2014 Artist Angela Saxon

Glenn Wolff Posters.

We have two posters created by Glenn Wolff.  The 4th of July, 2016 poster and the Holidays at the Old Art Building 2016.  Price $10. 

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Leland film producers Jim Carpenter and Rebecca (Becky) Reynolds have a new true crime audio series called Hollywood and Crime debuting nationwide on January 6th on the Wondery Podcast Network. That’s right – audio series!  It’s a true crime docu-drama that you listen to on your iPad, iPhone, online, or on your Bluetooth device. 

Artist: Hunter Kellogg

The Leelanau Community Cultural Center will host the “Exposures 2017” exhibit to celebrate the art and creative writing of Leelanau County students in grades 7-12 chosen for this year’s publication. This year is the 29^th Anniversary of the Exposures Magazine.

The opening reception is on Friday, April 28 from 4:30 to 7:00 pm featuring original artwork, essays, musical acts and poetry reading.  Hors d’oeuvres are provided courtesy the local schools, local grocery stores and restaurants.

Artist: Gabe Kennis

All students whose work is included in the book will receive a complimentary copy of Exposures 2017. Additional copies will go on sale for $5 per copy at area book stores.  The exhibit continues on Saturday, April 29 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Old Art Building in Leland.  For more information call 231-256-2131.

The 20th annual art fair will be held Saturday, July 8, 2017 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.

Artists interested in participating CLICK HERE