On-Display
SEPTEMBER 8 - OCTOBER 23
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Opening Reception
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PEOPLE's CHOICE...CAST YOUR VOTE!
A People’s Choice Award will also be given this year. All are welcome to participate by casting their vote between Wednesday, September 8 – 11th in person at the art center. Awards will be announced at the opening reception.
Awards will be given in each Category of 2-D and 3-D:
- First Place: $125
- Second Place: $100
- Third Place: $75
- Honorable Mention
WAYS TO VIEW
In-Person at the Gallery: W-F 1:00 - 4:00 or S noon - 2:00
125 E. Main St. |Gaylord
125 E. Main St. |Gaylord
ABOUT JUROR: Armin Mersmann
Although Mersmann is mainly known for his intense naturalistic graphite drawings, he also works in photography and encaustic wax, which is much more abstract than his drawings. “My interests have become exceedingly experimental with more attention placed on the surfaces of the work itself. Discovering and rediscovering my chosen medium is the everlasting stimulus that keeps me interested and excited. Accidental process and meticulous planning co-mingle in all my work. Texture, either real or illusionary, and that one ever-elusive brushstroke, the one that says it all; this keeps me searching and exploring.”
Mersmann has taught drawing, the Creative Process, iPhoneography and Advanced Critique at the American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL; the Colorado Academy of Art, Boulder CO; Northwood University, Midland, MI; the Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI; and countless workshops within the United States. He lives in Midland, MI, where he is the Senior Visual Art Curator and Artist in Residence at Midland Center for the Arts. He shares a studio with his wife, Valerie Allen, who is an accomplished artist in her own right.
Mersmann has taught drawing, the Creative Process, iPhoneography and Advanced Critique at the American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL; the Colorado Academy of Art, Boulder CO; Northwood University, Midland, MI; the Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI; and countless workshops within the United States. He lives in Midland, MI, where he is the Senior Visual Art Curator and Artist in Residence at Midland Center for the Arts. He shares a studio with his wife, Valerie Allen, who is an accomplished artist in her own right.
Recent Past Exhibits
2021 Discovery You...100-Days of Creativity
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Creating art isn’t just for artists, art is for everyone! Within each of us lies a spark of creativity. The 100 Day Creative Empowerment Exhibit celebrates the creativity found within everyone. It is a Multi‐Media Exhibition open to any Michigan full-time or part-time resident age 16 and older of artwork that captures the creative endeavors that have been completed over the last 100‐Days.
Congratulations to this year's People Choice Winners!1st Place: "The Peninsulas" by Michael Valuet
2nd Place: "Colorful Canyon" by Betsy Yusko 3rd Place: "Good Day Sunshine" by Jan Kellogg |
2021 Photography
Traditional Category |
Hybrid Category |
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Funday Mondays - Winter 2020
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100-Day Project Participants 2020
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Figure Drawing 2020
Various paintings from Nina Gee's
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Kids' Activity at Alpenfrost '20
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