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We are delighted to bring to you our annual Black and White Exhibition. Color has a powerful impact on how messaging, meaning and mood are expressed and received, for example, yellow captures feeling associated with happiness, hope and spontaneity.  Then there are colors that also have metaphorical or symbolic meanings, such as black and white. Actually black and white are not even colors, rather they are representations of light, white is all light and black is the absence of light. This exhibit explores the play between black and white and the contrasting shadows that are created that inspire artists.  The nature and meaning of the use of black and white with added color remain open to personal interpretation and imagination.  Each piece, however, represents a particular perspective of light or the absent of light as seen through the eyes of the individual artist and are just one facet of a more complex story. 
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Please Join us
January 14 | 5:00 - 7:00
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As we celebrate and honor the 20+ Michigan Artists and their work.   You will have an opportunity to:
  • Meet the artists and discuss their work in detail
  • Enjoy live music and light refreshments
  • Engage with and experience each artists interpretation of their work.
  • Cast your vote for the People's Choice Award.  
Location: Gaylord Arts Gallery | 125 E. Main St., Gaylord
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​​Prefer to experience the exhibit from the comfort of your own home?

Partial Virtual Viewing
Experience the complete exhibition in-person at the Gaylord Arts' Gallery

Gallery Hours:  W-F 1:00 - 4:00 or S noon - 2:00
125 E. Main St. |Gaylord

Past Exhibits 

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For this annual exhibit, artists throughout the state of Michigan were invited to submit work of all media and subject matter. Steven Parkhurst, a former faculty member for the Midland Center for the Arts and juror for Art festivals in Midland, Brighton and Tawas, served as this year’s juror. A total of 98 art pieces were submitted with more than 50 being selected for this year's exhibition.  Works of art were selected in both 2D and 3D, which include: acrylic, watercolor and oil painting, pastel, drawing, ink, printmaking, ceramic, wood, and mixed media.  ​
2D Category Winners:
  • 1st Place: The Watchers - Dorothy Kolhoff
  • 2nd Place: Color Mist - Jody Meyer
  • 3rd Place: Life on the Edge - Nina Gee
  • Honorable Mentions:
    • On the Table - Nina Gee
    • Up - Dee Gutowski-Smith
    • The Keeper - Stephen Normand
    • Untitled - Stephen Normand
    • Country Road - Janice Lampert
  • ​Peoples Choice: As Soon as the Ice Melts - Sharon Wade​
3D Category Winners:
  • 1st Place: Catch a Wave - Jody Meyer
  • 2nd Place: Long Legged Horn - Betsy Yusko
  • 3rd Place: My Girl Ida Mae - Dorothy Kolhoff
  • Honorable Mentions: 
    • Birdhouse - Sharon Wade
    • The Three Bears - Michael Valuet
    • Orbit - Debra Grant
  • Peoples Choice: The Three Bears - Michael Valuet​
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The 2022 exhibition showcased more than 45 pieces of art that celebrated the long established artistry of fiber.  This form of artistry is associated with material that consist of natural or synthetic fiber, and other components, such as fabric or yarn. This creative form was first recognized after the war to characterize original art developments in textiles and to help define works being done in fiber since 1920.  Fiber art  focuses on the materials and the manual labor on the part of the artist, aesthetic value over utility is typically prioritized. ​
Congratulations to this year's Peoples' Choice award recipients
Fashion Designer Category:
  • Lady in Red -Karen Von Oppen
Traditional Category:
  • Confetti Forest -Susan Thiel
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This year’s exhibition featured over 30 photographers and included traditional and hybrid photography. It highlighted the unique diversity that is captured through the artistry of photography.  Juror Armen Mersmann selected recipients that received awards in two categories: Traditional and hybrid.   

Congratulation to the 2022 award recipients

Traditional Category:
  • 1st Place: October's Chisel
  • 2nd Place: Heart of the Machine
  • 3rd Place: In Awe of the Tree of Life - Portland, Oregon​
  • Honorable Mention: Hawk Dance
  • Honorable Mention: піаніно
  • Honorable Mention: Early Morning Coffee
  • Honorable Mention: November Birch
  • Honorable Mention: Paris
Hybrid Category:
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  • 1st Place: Royalty
  • 2nd Place: Arachnid
  • 3rd Place: Floral Arrangement
  • Honorable Mention: 
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEARS WINNER!

2D Category:
  • 1st Place: Venetian Passageway inspired by John Singer Sargent by Jo Kwapis-Cox
  • 2nd Place: On My Walk Today #2 by Sharon Wade
  • 3rd Place: Summer Flowers by Nancy Capers
  • Honorable Mention: Gray Sky by Betsy Yusko​
3D Category:
  • 1st Place: Raven by Jody Meyer
  • 2nd Place: The Chase by Sharon Wade
  • 3rd Place: Olive Dome by Michael Valuet
  • Honorable Mention: Vampire Masquerade by Karen Von Oppen​.  

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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 

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Congratulations to this year's Awardees!

Click Here to View Award Reception

Traditional Category

Hybrid Category

  • ​1st place: "The waiter by Amie Crawford 
  • 2nd place: "Toronto Rooftop" by James Pratt 
  • 3rd place: "Maine Blueberry Fields" by Hal Willens 
  • Honorable Mention: "Gravel Road" by Jerry Baseirbe 
  • People's Choice: "Winter Pasture" by Lori Cleland​
  • 1st place: ​"Ruminate" by Judith Harrison Kalter 
  • 2nd place: "Cabo" by Gretchen Dorian 
  • 3rd place:  "Molt" by Eve Elden
  • Honorable Mention: "Stormy Travels on Lake Michigan" by Linda Gall
  • People's Choice: ​"Molt" by Eve Elden
Funday Mondays - Winter 2020
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 100-Day Project Participants 2020

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Figure Drawing 2020

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Various paintings from Nina Gee's
​Inspired by Masters class

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Kids' Activity at Alpenfrost '20

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The Mission of Gaylord Area Council for the Arts is“to nurture and promote a creative community by facilitating, sharing and encouraging individual expression through the arts”.
All GACA programs, activities and services are provided equally, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or disability.

Regarding Art News and other GACA projects: These activities are supported in part by an award  from the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL, the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS and the SKERRATT FAMILY FUND OF THE OTSEGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Gaylord Area Council for the Arts
125 E. Main St. | Gaylord, MI  49735
989.732.3242 | gaylordarts@gaylordarts.org
Gallery Hours:   Wed-Thur-Fri  1 - 4 pm   Sat 12 - 2 pm or by appointment
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