This summer, Michigan Legacy Art Park will be offering weekend art drop-ins and Sunday workshops. Every Saturday, the park will offer visitors a chance to participate in the ongoing public art installation, “Raindrops,” by providing wooden rounds and art supplies to the public from 9:30 a.m -12:30 p.m. On Sundays, visiting artists will host a series of workshops from 2-4 p.m. limited to 20 participants. Both Saturday and Sunday events cost the price of admission to the Art Park which is $10. The upcoming list of workshops is as follows:
June 2 – Mobile Device Photography with Troy DeShano
Artist, curator, and social media guru Troy DeShano has taken many of the awesome photos on the Art Park’s website and social media channels. He invites you to learn some of the tricks to create better outdoor photos of nature and art, with your group, or just on its own.
The course will include opportunities to walk the trails at the Michigan Legacy Art Park to photograph the flora and art present there. Golf-cart transportation is available for those with mobility issues.
This event is free with general admission to the Art Park, but space might be limited. Please purchase your admission in advance to secure your spot for this activity.https://michlegacyartpark.donorwrangler.com/donate/?id=32
June 9 – Wild Things Nature Hike with Angie Quinn
Join Angie Quinn as we explore the Art Park’s trails and treasures on this family-friendly hike. General admission to the Art Park is $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 and up, and $20 for the whole family.
June 16 – Indigo Dye Art Experience with Terry Tarnow
Learn techniques of Shibori, tie dye, fold & dye and more!
Register here: https://michlegacyartpark.donorwrangler.com/donate/?id=27
Fiber Artist Terry Tarnow will bring the dye and equipment.
Students bring any white item you’d like to dye, such as a T-shirt, pillow case, napkins, clothing, yarn. Must be a natural fiber: cotton, linen, wool, silk, rayon.
Bring Rubber gloves, wear dark clothes in case you splash dye or an apron.
Child-size gloves will be available.
The instructor will bring silk scarves, $4. each.
Terry Tarnow has been a fiber artist for over 50 years. She loves to weave, spin, dye, felt, and quilt. Terry is co-President of the Northland Weavers and Fiber Art Guild. She is past president of the Michigan Legacy Art Park and ran the Dennos Museum Store for 27 years.
June 30 – Natural Walnut Dye Workshop with Patricia Innis
Join environmental artist Patricia Innis, and learn how to make your own natural dye with walnuts and create an art project.
July 7- Altered Art Books Workshop with Pam Yee
Take an old book, and create a work of art!
Altered book artist Pam Yee is a past president of the ISABA (International Society of Altered Book Artists). She has taught at art centers, libraries and as a guest artist in schools. She currently teaches at the Gathering Place in Honor.
This event is free with general admission to the Art Park, but space might be limited. Please purchase your admission in advance to secure your spot for this activity.
https://michlegacyartpark.donorwrangler.com/donate/?id=34
July 14 – Spinning and Weaving Workshop with the Northland Weavers
Join the Northland Weavers and Fiber Arts Guild for an introduction to weaving and spinning.
There will be a hands-on weaving project and demonstrations in weaving and spinning. Guests will have an opportunity to try weaving on a 4 harness loom and try their hands at spinning on drop spindles and spinning wheels.
The Northland Weavers and Fiber Arts Guild meets in Traverse City the third Thursday of the month. The guild offers presentations and lectures at meetings and sponsors workshops. The guild recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an exhibition at the Dennos Museum Center.
Please reserve your seats: https://michlegacyartpark.donorwrangler.com/donate/?id=35
July 21 – Altered Art Books Workshop with Pam Yee
July 28 – Nature Photography using Manual Settings with Vance Marshall
Retired pro photographer Vance Marshall will present an approximately two hour course on using either a digital or a film based 35mm SLR camera set to the manual exposure setting for taking more creative outdoor photos.
The course will include opportunities to walk the trails at the Michigan Legacy Art Park to photograph the flora and art present there. Golf-cart transportation is available for those with mobility issues
This class will be moved indoors if there is inclement weather. Attendees will be notified.
Please register here:https://michlegacyartpark.donorwrangler.com/donate/?id=26
Aug 4 – Sound Meditation Walk and Workshop with Kelsey Taylor
Please purchase your admission in advance to secure your spot for this activity.https://michlegacyartpark.donorwrangler.com/donate/?id=37
Vibrations, and music are healing in themselves. When you add nature to that, it takes that healing energy to a whole new level.
Kelsey Taylor is a director on the board for Spirit of the Woods Conservation Club, and a homeschool mom local to Manistee, Mi. She moved to the area with her husband from Detroit in 2018 to get away from the city, start her family, simplify her life, and forge a deeper connection to nature and Mother Earth. She is a certified reiki practitioner, professional tarot reader, herbal healer, and leader of NoMi Forest School homeschool group in Manistee County. She believes that nature is healing in many ways- whether it’s energetically, or physically by making medicine from natural materials. She found growth and healing through nature, tarot, and reiki, & wants to do all that she can to help others heal and grow through these modalities, so that they can reach their fullest potential & be the most authentic versions of themselves.
Aug 11- Cyanotype Photography with Lindsay Greer
Aug 25 – Nature Photography using Manual Settings with Vance Marshall
