May 12, 2026

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2026 Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Summit: "Against the Current"


Downtown TC
Art

May 14-15. Creatives from across the region will gather for two days of connection, learning, & shared momentum. In a culture driven by productivity & profit, the arts move differently, traveling upstream to protect what is human, inclusive, & deeply rooted in community. Featuring inspiring keynote sessions, practical workshops for arts workers, live performances, hands-on experiences, & structured opportunities to build real relationships.

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May 12 - May 12

Tuesday 12

Members Create
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Poetic Visions Of Port Oneida: Painting And Poems That Reimagine
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

"350: Imagining the World in 2126"
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC

Connections & Flow
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, West Gallery, TC

Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Terrie Collins
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Libragallery, TC

Local Color A to Z
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Plein Air Adventures: Students of Susan Glass
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

The Art of Connection
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, East Gallery, TC

Tomorrow's Artists Today
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Carnegie East, TC

17th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Impressions of an Era: Prints from the Denison Museum Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

NMC Hosted High School Art Exhibition
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

New Perspectives: Recent Aquisitions from the Dennos Permanent Art Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, McFarlane Gallery, NMC, TC

Trilobite Treasures
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Return to Light
12:00 p.m.
Boyne Arts Center, Boyne City

Attia's Book Launch Party: Never Settle!
5:00 p.m.
The Alluvion, TC

Author Matt Dinniman: SOLD OUT
6:00 p.m.
Odawa Casino Resort, Ovation Hall, Petoskey

Cadillac Footliters Junior Players Auditions
6:00 p.m.
Footliters' Clubhouse, Cadillac

Garden Classic Movies: "Lillies of the Field"
6:00 p.m.
The Garden Theater, Frankfort

You & Ukulele
6:00 p.m.
Traverse Area District Library, TC

Birding in Northern Colombia - Early Mornings & 4x4's in the Mountains
7:00 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Petoskey, conference room

Whose American Revolution Was It - And Whose Is It Now?
7:00 p.m.
Old Art Building, Leland

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