On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 the Michigan Global Awareness Consortium offers the first presentation of its 2013-14 academic year’s series. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Timothy Fitzgerald Young, who is the founder and president of Food for Thought. He also serves on the Foundation Board of NMC and was honored as NMC Alumni of The Year in 2012. (more…)
NMC Outreach Services’ Passport Student Lecture Series continues in October with international student Iris Perederiy who will speak to attendees about Russia.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, October 17 from 12:15 – 1:00 pm in Founders Hall, room 110. Guests are invited to bring lunch and/or coffee to enjoy while they listen.
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the Rhythmic Circus’ current touring production, Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!, on Saturday, October 26 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $35 advance, $40 at the door and $30 for museum members plus fees. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553 or on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com . (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center is pleased to announce the acquisition of two important contemporary Asian art works for the collection. (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will continue its tradition of exhibiting the Cape Dorset Annual Graphics Collection October 13 through December 1, 2013 with the sale of prints beginning Friday, October 18 at 6 PM reception that is free and open to the public. (more…)
Want a different kind of spring break? Alternative Spring Break is a great way to get out of Michigan and experience something amazing. Join a team of volunteers that will help rebuild the tornado-devastated Oklahoma. Alternative Spring Break has extended their deadline and is accepting applications until Monday Oct 14th, APPLY NOW! http://www.
NMC Soccer Club completed a 3-game weekend sweep by defeating Cornerstone University Reserves 3-1 on Saturday and defeating Lake Superior State University Soccer Club 2-1 and 4-3 on Sunday. NMC Soccer Club travels to Ferris State University and Grand Valley State University this weekend to play against club teams from both schools. (more…)
NMC Soccer Club hosts two home soccer matches this weekend. On Saturday, October 5th, NMC plays Cornerstone University Reserves at 3:30 pm. On Sunday, October 6th, plays Lake Superior State University Soccer Club at 11 am and 1:30 pm. All matches are free to attend and played at the Coast Guard Soccer Complex at 1200 Access Rd, Traverse City.
The Virtual Tourist Eighth Wonder of the World contest is in the final stretch with September 30 the last day for voting. Sleeping Bear Dunes is still in the top 25 of about 350 submissions so we would like to finish strong. Please remember to vote and encourage your employees, friends, family and guests to vote too. If you are involved with social media add this information as a post to get more people involved. Remember, you can vote once per day!
To make your voting simple just click on this link Eighth Wonder of the World and type “sleeping” into the search box and click on “Search” and Sleeping Bear Dunes will come right up to click on and register your vote.
Thanks for your support.
Brad Van Dommelen
President and CEO
Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Student Government Association officer elections will be held Friday, September 27 from 1pm – 2pm in Health Science building, room 100. Voting is open to the entire NMC student body. Student Government Association officers are the face of the student body, make your voice heard by coming out to vote!
Want to travel and help out those in need during your spring break? The Alternative Spring Breaks student group is seeking applicants for 2014 Spring Break!
Past trips have gone to New Orleans, LA to help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. This year the group plans on traveling to a new part of the country that has been devastated by a natural disaster such as Moore, OK or the New Jersey Coast.
TIME is RUNNING OUT! Applications are due this Friday, September 27.
For more information and to apply visit: http://www.
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present several workshops and public programs in relation to the 2013-2014 exhibition season. Public programs are open to visitors with paid museum admission. Workshops range from half-day to multiple days and feature local and regional artists who will demonstrate and teach techniques in a variety of media. Registration is open to the public, and all are welcome to participate. Registrations may be made by calling the 231-995-1573, or online at www.dennosmuseum.org; click on “Box Office,” then “Buy Tickets Now.” Questions about workshops should be forwarded to the Dennos Education Department at 231-995-1029 or jdake@nmc.edu.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 – 6:00-8:00pm
POETRY SLAM: A Poetry Reading and Writing Workshop with Ann Bardens-McClellan
Janis Room at the Dennos Museum Center
FREE with paid admission ($4 for children and college students with ID; $6 adults; Free for members and NMC students with ID)
Join us for a reading and signing of Journey to the Centre with poet Ann Bardens-McClellan, followed by a workshop for anyone interested in writing a poem inspired by artwork in the galleries. Light refreshments will be served. Groups of 4 or more please call ahead, 231-995-1029.
Wednesday & Thursday, October 16-17, 2013 – 10:00am – 4:00pm
PAINTING WORKSHOP: “Do a Landscape, Then Do Something to the Landscape” with Hank Feeley
Janis Room at the Dennos Museum Center & NMC Grounds
Bring your lunch
$40 members / $50 non-members (includes $2 ticket fee)
The exhibition, Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes, features many works that were painted outdoors or “en plein air.” Artist Hank Feeley will present a two day workshop incorporating traditional landscape techniques as well as exercises in creative exploration. With the instructor’s guidance you will paint a vivid landscape in an outdoor setting, and then add imaginative or unexpected elements to your work. This workshop is great for those just learning or artists who need to change things up.
Billy Collins writes, “If Hank Feeley were not so strikingly original, I would say that he stands at the intersection of Magritte and Marvel Comics, but as it is, he has his own way of disorienting the viewer so we can see again, now with our perception refreshed.”
Paradoxically, Feeley is a graduate of both Harvard Business School and The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). He is a lecturer and visiting artist at both Ox-Bow and SAIC, and is represented by First Street Gallery in New York and Packer/Schopf Gallery in Chicago. Feeley’s work is held in public and private collections nationally and internationally. His best-selling book, Painting the Magic of Sleeping Bear Country, was published recently by Leelanau Press.
Sunday, October 20, 2013 – 4:30pm – 7:30pm
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: An Introduction to the View Camera with Gregory D. Seman
At the Good Harbor Dock Pilings
(location: Off M-22 at the northern end of Good Harbor Trail/Co. Road 651)
$17 members / $22 non-members (includes $2 ticket fee)
In conjunction with his book and exhibition, Shine On, photographer Gregory D. Seman will demonstrate the use of his 8×10” film view camera during twilight hours on the Lake Michigan shoreline at Good Harbor. Participants are encouraged to bring their own camera for use on location. The fee for this workshop includes a boxed meal; menu is available online when you register. Participant will be responsible for paying admission to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, based on applicable rates, found at http://www.sleepingbeardunes.com .
Born and raised in Flint, Michigan in 1959, Traverse City became Gregory D. Seman’s adopted hometown in 1990. Greg’s lifelong fascination of black and white photography began at age twelve, when he taught himself to develop film and contact print; a passion that has continued to this day. He now photographs with 4×5 and 8×10 inch film cameras, exposing and developing each sheet of film individually, and printing the black and white negative himself on silver gelatin paper in the darkroom. The effort applied to each negative and print reflects Greg’s respect and passion for Michigan and his intention to portrait its uniqueness.
The Dennos Museum Center is open daily 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursdays until 8 PM, and Sundays 1-5 PM. Admission is $6.00 adults, $4.00 for children and free to museum members. For more information on the Museum and its programs, go to www.dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1410 College Dr., Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
Northwestern Michigan College’s own iDance Group will be hosting a “Spanish Masquerade!” Saturday, October 26. Participants can come and loose themselves to the magic of Dance, with hours of partner dancing and an optional Tango workshop beforehand.
The iDance group has been hosting Opera House Dances for over least nine years now, and they hope to continue this tradition for many years to come. All profits received from ticket sales will help fund future and current iDance events such as this one, along with any other events the group hosts.
Hors D’oeuvres will be provided.
Tango Workshop:
Time: 6:00-7:30p p.m. Doors open at 5:30.
$2.00 Students (Seniors 62+) $5.00 Public
Spanish Masquerade:
Starts at 8 p.m. Ends at 12:30 a.m.
$5.00 Students (Seniors 62+) $12.00 Public
Optional Unveiling of Masks at 10 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the City Opera House Box Office, online, or at the door. Please be aware that tickets will be sold separately the night of, and you will be asked to go back downstairs to purchase your ticket for the dance after 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit their Facebook group!
Click the link in the Event section to access the event page, or click here.
NMC and UpNorthLive.com are teaming up for the Great Big Giveaway again this year to offer some lucky winner a $2,500 back to school shopping spree.
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will host two significant exhibitions that take their origins from the northern Michigan landscape. They will be on view from October 13 – January 5, 2014. The two exhibitions are:
Shine On: Photographs of Northwest Michigan by Gregory D. Seman
This exhibition features new work and selected works from the collection of the Dennos Museum Center by photographic artist Greg Seman, and is presented in association with the publication of his monograph, Shine On – Northwestern Michigan Region, A Portfolio of Photographs by Gregory D. Seman cataloging many of the works in this exhibition. Seman’s black and white photographs are at once beautifully rendered, intimate portraits and haunting documentaries of the Northwest Michigan landscape. Shine On will be available for purchase in the museum store.
Born and raised in Flint, Michigan in 1959, Traverse City became Greg Seman’s adopted hometown in 1990. Greg’s lifelong fascination of black and white photography began in junior high school, when he taught himself to develop film and contact print; a passion that has continued to this day. He now photographs with 4×5 and 8×10 inch film cameras, exposing and developing each sheet of film individually, and printing the black and white negative himself on silver gelatin paper in the darkroom. Living in the northern Michigan region has been essential to his body of work; observing the shoreline transition from season to season and photographing on his daily commute or lunch hour, witnessing moments of dramatic change. Evenings allow for a time of exploration and becoming intimate with areas on the coast of Lake Michigan.
Greg has studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology and with photographers, Howard Bond and John Sexton. Greg’s work is represented by photography dealer, Tom Halsted, and has been exhibited and held in the permanent collections of the Dennos Museum Center, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, University of Michigan Museum of Art, and the Toledo Institute of Arts.
Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into Art
Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into Art brings together over 100 local and regional artists presenting their interpretations of one of the most beautiful places in America. The exhibition coincides with the publication of the book Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into Art by Leelanau Press, cataloging the work shown in the exhibition. Edited by Linda Young, the book includes essays by Jerry Dennis and Kathleen Stocking and was designed by Angela Saxon.
The book is underwritten by Arts Tavern, Cherry Republic, and Cottage Book Shop. It will be available for purchase in the museum store.
The publication and exhibition celebrate the remarkable beauty of this unique northern Michigan gem. Drawn for decades to the majestic beauty and ever-changing landscape of the Sleeping Bear Dunes, artists have long been inspired to interpret the diversity and vastness of this region—towering dunes, clear waters, pristine forests, historic farmlands and meandering trails—all found within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s boundaries. Artists were invited to share their interpretations of this special environment by submitting entries for inclusion in both the exhibit and the publication.
The works included in the exhibition and publication were selected by Mary McNichols, professor of Art History at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and EW Ross, retired program director for Ox-Bow School of Art in Saugatuck and former Dean of Continuing Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Leelanau Press, a nonprofit publishing company, was established by Barbara and Frank Siepker and Suzanne Wilson. Run by a volunteer staff and working with local graphic designers and editors, its sole purpose is to publish books on Leelanau County subjects, writers and artists.
Reception and Program for Invited Artists and Guests, and Museum Members
There will be a preview reception for invited artists and guests, and museum members on Saturday October 12 at 7:00 PM at the Dennos Museum Center with a program at 8:00 PM in Milliken Auditorium. The program will include a reading of The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Mary Anne Rivers followed by a panel discussion, At the Intersection of Art & Nature, with photographer Greg Seman, Linda Young, former president of the Glen Arbor Art Association, and Tom Ulrich, Deputy Superintendent of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
A book signing for Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into Art and Shine On will follow the program.
Educational Programming
The Dennos Museum Center’s Education department will be presenting a series of educational programs in association with these two exhibitions. For more information contact Jason Dake at 231-995-1029 or Jdake@nmc.edu.
Exhibitions at the Dennos Museum Center are supported in part by grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Local support comes from the Robert T and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Endowment Fund, TV 7&4 and WCMU Public Broadcasting.
The Dennos Museum Center is open Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursday until 8 PM and Sundays 1-5 PM with admission charged. For more information on the Museum and its programs, go to www.dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1410 College Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College presents several family programs in conjunction with the 2013-2014 exhibition season. Family programs are held throughout the year to offer family-friendly educational opportunities in Traverse City. All programs are open to visitors with paid museum admission.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
SUNDAY WITH A RANGER
1:00pm & 2:00pm
Dennos Museum Center Galleries
Museum admission ($4 for children and college students with ID; $6 adults; Free for members and NMC students)
Join a park ranger from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on a tour of the exhibition, Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into Art. Learn about the history, geography, and ecology of one of the most spectacular places on Earth while viewing paintings and other artworks by local and regional artists. And you won’t get sand in your shoes!
Friday, November 29, 2013
BLACK FRIDAY FUN DAY
10:00am – 5:00pm
Dennos Museum Center
Museum admission ($4 for children and college students with ID; $6 adults; Free for members and NMC students)
Whether you are shopping for the holidays in the Museum Store, or looking for something educational and entertaining for the family, the Dennos Museum Center is the place to be! Spend a day at the Dunes during the off-season by completing a scavenger hunt of the museum, including the exhibition, Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes: Transforming Nature into Art. Children, ages 16 and under, will receive a special prize for finishing the scavenger hunt.
The Dennos Museum Center is open daily 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursdays until 8 PM, and Sundays 1-5 PM. Admission is $6.00 adults, $4.00 for children and free to museum members. For more information on the Museum and its programs, go to www.dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1410 College Dr., Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
Paige Jehnke is a student at NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy. She is completing a sea project for the fall semester of her junior year in the engine room of the M/V Taku, a ferry which travels the Alaska Marine Highway. Paige is blogging about her adventures and has graciously allowed us to share her updates. View her first blog post here!
And be sure to check out the other interesting things NMC students, staff and faculty are doing in Traverse City and beyond!
Tickets are now available for students to attend Letters Home, a performance presented with NMC Outreach Services at the Dennos Museum’s Milliken Auditorium on October 19, 2013. Letters Home brings to life letters written by soldiers serving in the Middle East.
Students can show their Student ID at the Student Life office (lower level of West Hall) to receive their FREE tickets up until the day of the event. FREE student tickets are also available by visiting the Box Office at the Dennos Museum and presenting your Student ID during regular office hours.
