Ken Scott’s photography to be featured at the Dennos Museum Center

The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the exhibition The Leelanau Conservancy through the Lens of Ken Scott, September 21 – October 26, 2014. The exhibition is being presented in collaboration with the Leelanau Conservancy.www.LeelanauConservancy.org

In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Leelanau Conservancy commissioned landscape photographer Ken Scott to take pictures of the natural areas and farm land it has preserved on the Leelanau peninsula. Ken, self-taught, has been photographing nature for more than twenty years. (more…)

Art Prize winner Ann Loveless shows Art Quilts at the Dennos Museum Center

SunflowersThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the exhibition Ann Loveless: Art Quilts August 31–October 5, 2014.

Ann Loveless is a Northern Michigan textile artist who captures the beauty of Northern Michigan in her art quilts. Working from photographs Ann creates realistic landscape scenes using any three of her quilting techniques she has developed. Most recently Ann was awarded first place in the 2013 Art Prize Competition with her four-paneled art quilt “Sleeping Bear Dune Lakeshore.” (more…)

NMC Magazine Call for Submissions

People find community in many places — online, in church, in their families, even across the globe. Book lovers, movie fanatics and musicians build community. Connections flourish in the LGBT community. International students enrich community. NMC students and faculty participate in community.

Plug into our campus community by contributing to the NMC Magazine this fall. Submit your examples of and experiences with community through essay, short story, poetry and artwork of all mediums. Submit in person or by email. (more…)

TEDxTraverseCity 2014 Reprised

Did you miss out on TEDxTraverseCity back in May? Here’s your chance to catch the best talks of this year along with some of the top TED videos in the comfort of the State Theater. Join other TED enthusiasts on Friday, September 12 from 9 a.m. to noon for this inspiring event. You’ll learn about Game Changers and perhaps be inspired to change the game yourself!

Tickets for the event are $5 and can be purchased here: www.tedxtraversecity.com.

Kudos!

Todd Haines in Maintenance has been nominated for a Kudos award. Congratulations, Todd, for a job well done! (more…)

Community Cinema from the Dennos and WCMU

Muslim MuhammadThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College and WCMU present the 2014-2015 Community Cinema Series. Events take place on second Thursdays, September 2014 through May 2015, at 7:00 p.m., free of charge. Each program features a documentary film followed by discussion with community leaders and scholars. Visit http://www.dennosmuseum.org/events/community-cinema.html for more information and a full schedule.

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The Big Draw – Grand Traverse celebrates drawing for everyone!

The Big Draw - Press 03 - 300 ppiThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College, in partnership with many educational organizations and businesses throughout the region, presents The Big Draw – Grand Traverse. This series of events in October 2014 will put the Grand Traverse Region on the global scene as a participant in the annual Big Draw.

An impressive collection of organizations in the Grand Traverse Region are working together for the first ever Big Draw – Grand Traverse, offering a calendar of arts events for all ages and abilities. Partners include the Dennos Museum Center, Artcenter Traverse City, Blackbird Arts, SCRAP TC, Oliver Art Center, NMC Art Club, NMC Extended Education Services, SEEDS, Grass River Natural Area, Art Rapids!, Jordan River Arts Council, and Grand Traverse Conservation District, with events happening at several venues as well as local schools. (more…)

You are invited to a retirement open house for Deb Kalchik

DebYou are invited to a retirement-launch open house for Deb Kalchik on Thursday, Aug. 21, 3:30-5 p.m. at the Extended Education office at the University Center. Deb has been with NMC and EES for 35 years. Wow! Where does one find the words to express adequate appreciation for the commitment and contributions she has made to NMC over the years. Thank you, Deb!

Come share your good wishes. (more…)

Appraise your treasures and heirlooms

DonButkovichThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will host local art appraiser Don Butkovich on Saturday, September 6, 2014, 10am – 3pm. Proceeds benefit educational programming at the Museum.

Do you have a family heirloom, work of art, or historical artifact that you want more information about? Local art and antique appraiser Don Butkovich will be at the Dennos Museum Center to verbally appraise your hidden treasures. Each person can bring one item per session at a fee of $10. Sessions are up to 15 minutes each. Each additional item requires registration for a separate session at an extra $10 fee. All proceeds support the Museum’s education programming fund. Subscribe to our email newsletter for notification of upcoming Appraisal Days. (more…)