Art in a Time of Coronavirus - A Postcard Response: Call-for-entry. Exhibit runs Sept. 11 – Nov. 5. This an exhibition of postcards created in response to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Postcards will be installed in the GAAC’s Lobby Gallery, & exhibited in tandem with the Power Tools exhibition in the main gallery. The submission deadline is Aug. 12.
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Wed - Aug 12, 2020

Call for Artists: 33rd Rubber Ducky Festival Arts & Crafts Fair: The arts & crafts fair will be held on Aug. 15. Handmade items only. Register.
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Fri - Jul 31, 2020

Creative Space To Go!: Bags of craft ideas & supplies designed for ages 3-7 will be available for pick up at Oliver Art Center, Frankfort starting June 25, until supplies run out.
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Sun - Jul 5, 2020

Free Virtual Online Art Classes: Starting June 29, kids can log into Google Classroom & join Meg Louwsma, OAC’s art instructor, for lessons on historic periods of art & artists, face to face teaching & assistance, how-to videos of several art projects & a story time segment with Kaitlin from Benzie Shores District Library. Each class will last 1 week & will conclude with an online exhibition of student work. Classes ...
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Sat - Aug 15, 2020

Make a Mask, Make a Difference Contest: Now through July 6 Oliver Art Center is accepting donations of handmade masks from crafters, designers, seamstresses & artists of all ages. The masks need to be latex free, made of breathable fabric, & washable. Submissions will be judged on overall creativity & originality. There will be both youth & adult brackets with cash prizes. Adults first place receives $250 & Youth first place receives $75. ...
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Mon - Jul 6, 2020

Manitou Music Poster Competition: The Glen Arbor Arts Center is accepting submissions of original paintings for its 2021 Manitou Music poster competition. The deadline for on-line submissions is Sept. 17. Open to all current GAAC members.
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Thu - Sep 17, 2020

Michigan Artists Gallery Virtual Spring Show 2020: "Out of the Woods: Mammals, Memories and Mud": Featuring six Michigan clay artists. Runs through July.
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Fri - Jul 31, 2020

New Views: Birdlandia: This virtual juried exhibition focuses on birds, both the literal & symbolic ways they help to describe our inner & outer lives, home, relationships, the state of the ecology & more.
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Thu - Jul 16, 2020

Power Tools - A Juried Exhibition: Seeking submissions for this exhibit through Aug. 12. The exhibit runs Sept. 11 – Nov. 5 & is built on the belief that the visual arts provide powerful tools of expression.
Glen Arbor Arts Center
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Wed - Aug 12, 2020

TADL Virtual Art Exhibition: "Local Creations": Runs June 29 - July 12.
Traverse Area District Library, TC
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Sun - Jul 12, 2020

Tvedten Fine Art's Summer Openings: Featuring art by Rick Ford. The opening is held on July 3 from 5-7pm. Exhibit runs through July 10.
Tvedten Fine Art, Harbor Springs
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Fri - Jul 10, 2020

Youth Art Show 2020 ONLINE: Runs through Sept. 1. Featuring over 1,250 images from young artists working throughout the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District.
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 10:00a.m. - Tue - Sep 1, 2020

Calling Michigan Photographers: Photographers should be based in Michigan. Subject matter is open to anything. Monochromatic or black & white only. Up to three images may be submitted & considered for inclusion. Deadline to submit is July 20. Exhibit will run Aug. 14-30.
Higher Art Gallery, TC
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 11:00a.m. - Mon - Jul 20, 2020

40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World: Runs through Aug. 16. Featuring the photography of Howard G. Buffett & 40 photographs that document the world hunger crisis as part of a global awareness campaign. Check web site for days & hours.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 1:00p.m. - Sun - Aug 16, 2020

Ergo Sum: A Crow a Day: Runs through Aug. 16. On Aug. 1, 2014 artist Karen Bondarchuk set out to mark the passing time that her mother – diagnosed with dementia in 2010 – no longer could. For 365 days, she produced a crow a day on a hand-cut, hand-gessoed panel, remembering her mother as she once was & grieving her loss. See web site for days & times.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 1:00p.m. - Sun - Aug 16, 2020

Pulped Under Pressure: Runs through Aug. 16. With traditional hand papermaking at its core, this exhibition underscores important contemporary issues steeped in history & craft. See web site for days & hours.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC
Fri - Jul 3, 2020 - 1:00p.m. - Sun - Aug 16, 2020

Calling Artists:: Reserve a space to share & sell your art for a cause in the Imprés parking lot during the Imprés Art Walk held on July 12 from 12-5pm. All entry donations benefit Women's Resource Center, TART Trails, & Black Lives Matter. Contact: madsvo@alumni.usc.edu.
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 8:00a.m. - Fri - Jul 10, 2020

Kids Art Contest: "Michigan at Play": Submit your 8x10 inch, horizontal artwork depicting the active & fun lifestyle the beautiful region of the state offers. Nine entries will be chosen for display in the Frankfort Medical Group, a primary care office located inside Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital. Include your name, age & submission title. Pieces due to Oliver Art Center by July 10. For info, email: info@oliverart.org
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 8:00a.m. - Fri - Jul 10, 2020

Open Call for Submissions: "Citizen's Coping": Artists of all mediums are invited to examine how the last four years have changed them personally (or not), & express how the actions of this administration has affected them. NEW: Examine the effects of COVID-19 as well. Deadline to apply & enter submission is: 9/5/2020. Show Opens: 10/9/2020.
Higher Art Gallery, TC
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 8:00a.m. - Sat - Sep 5, 2020

6FT APART ART: Clothesline Exhibit Call-for-Entries: The Glen Arbor Arts Center is moving art outdoor as part of its 6ft Apart Art series of creative, pop-up events. The first event is the Clothesline Exhibit, July 24 – Aug. 27. Create an unframed painting, drawing, photograph or collage on a single sheet of paper that creatively interprets northern MI’s landscape & woodlands. Each work will be placed in a sealed plastic envelope & ...
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 9:00a.m. - Wed - Jul 15, 2020

The Woodland: A digital exhibit. You can also view the exhibit in the Higher Art Gallery, downtown TC showcase window. Featuring the artwork of Kristen Egan & Brian Sostrom, through July.
Higher Art Gallery, TC
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 9:00a.m. - Fri - Jul 31, 2020

Boyne City Virtual Arts & Crafts Show:
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 10:00a.m.

Exhibit: Summer Salon: Charlevoix Circle of Arts' first annual salon-style exhibit showcasing regionally inspired work by local & area artists. Runs through Aug. 15.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts
Sat - Jul 4, 2020 - 11:00a.m. - Sat - Aug 15, 2020

Tips for Drawing Birds with Marge Long: A free online workshop presented by Gaylord Area Council for the Arts. Held on GACA's Facebook page & web site. Call or email for a list of materials needed. 989-732-3242.
Mon - Jul 6, 2020 - 1:00p.m.