Upcoming Events


Alumni Art Exhibition

“Art + Place + Community: 10 Years with Good Hart Artist Residency” is an art exhibition hosted by Crooked Tree Arts Center – Petoskey.

Good Hart Artist Residency alumni artists, writers, and composers come together in this eclectic exhibition to recognize the unique breadth of creative work that has been supported by Good Hart Artist Residency over the past decade.

Opening September 16th

Exhibition runs from, September 16 – November 4, 2023

Gina Balibrera at Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

  • September 23rd at 12:30 – Reading at Holy Childhood Parish Hall
  • September 24th at 10:30 – Moderator for “Exploring Other Cultures” at the Lyric Theatre

View the full schedule for the Festival of the Book

A Woman’s Truth

Writing Workshop with Karolina Letunova

Let’s locate our rage, our disappointment, our hope. A generative class for writers who self-identify as women. We’ll read short examples of compelling prose, take inspiration from what works, and generate our own embodied prose. This class will focus on using the tools of fiction and welcomes writers of all experience levels, high school age and above. Bring a notebook and your writing instruments of choice. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Advanced registration required

Past Events

Open Studio with Nathalie Miebach

Please join us for the final Open Studio Saturday we are offering this summer. Meet Nathalie and see her work, and catch up with your neighbors.

August 26th, 10:00am – 2:00pm

at the residency – 910 N. Lamkin Rd. in Good Hart.
 
Please help us to be good neighbors and do not park along N. Lamkin Rd.

Artist Talk with Nathalie Miebach

August 22nd, 7:00 pm

at the University of Michigan Biological Station

9133 Biological Rd, Pellston, MI
 

Artist Talk with Nathalie Miebach

August 17th, 1:00 pm

at the Friendship Center of Emmet County – Petoskey

1322 Anderson Road – Petoskey
 

Hands-on Drop-in Leather Workshop with Alexa Allen

Stop in at the Farmers Market on July 22nd for a hands-on workshop with resident artist Alexa Allen.

This workshop is open to all ages. All materials provided.

July 22nd, 9:00am – 1:00pm

at the Harbor Springs Farmers Market

Artist Talk with Mary Coss

Mary is interested in collecting stories through the female lens. She will facilitate a discussion on how this area has changed over time both physically and socially. Topics for the discussion will include changes in the local climate/weather, Lake Michigan, wildlife and activities experienced in these environments.

June 22nd, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

at the Harbor Springs Friendship Center

305 W. Main Street in Harbor Springs
 
Please help us to be good neighbors and do not park along N. Lamkin Rd.

Open Studio with Tylonn Sawyer

Please join us for the second of three Open Studio Saturdays we are offering this spring/summer. Meet Tylonn and see their work, and catch up with your neighbors.

June 17th, 10:00am – 2:00pm

at the residency – 910 N. Lamkin Rd. in Good Hart.
 
Please help us to be good neighbors and do not park along N. Lamkin Rd.

Coffee @ Ten with Tylonn Sawyer

June 15th, 10:00 am at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey

Crooked Tree Arts Center and the Good Hart Artist Residency are sponsoring an Artist Talk with Artist-in-Residence, Tylonn Sawyer. This presentation will be in person and broadcast live on Zoom and Facebook.

Please see the Crooked Tree Arts Center website for additional details.

Rhythm & Roots: Celebrating LGBTQ & Two Spirit Voices
Saturday, June 10th 2pm - 4pm
@Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey

Rhythm & Roots: Celebrating LGBTQ & Two Spirit Voices

Saturday, June 10th 2pm – 8pm

@Crooked Tree Arts Center – Petoskey

Join us at Crooked Tree Arts Center and the Carnegie Building for Rhythm & Roots: Celebrating LGBTQ & Two Spirit Voices, a safe, welcoming space with an afternoon/evening full of art, community, discussion, and music.

Open Studio with Elgin Cleckley

Stop in and meet resident artist, designer and architect Elgin Cleckley. See the models that he is developing for his upcoming international exhibition, Brookes (Revisited) an installation that accurately humanizes the British Slave Ship Brookes.

10:00am – 2:00pm

at the residency – 910 N. Lamkin Rd. in Good Hart.
 
Please help us to be good neighbors and do not park along N. Lamkin Rd.

Open Studio with Elgin Cleckley.
Brookes Revisited - A talk by Elgin Cleckley 

In this talk, Good Hart Artist Resident, Elgin Cleckley will outline his journey to developing Brookes (Revisited), an installation/exhibition that accurately humanizes the iconic drawing Stowage of the British Slave Ship Brookes under the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788 through models, drawings, and interactives. Cleckley, an architect, designer, educator, and visual artist will detail how the work melds art, architecture, history, and storytelling, incorporating three decades of research and compiled data.

Artist Talk: Brookes (Revisited)

Thursday, May 25th 5:30pm

at Charlevoix Circle of Art

109 Clinton Street
Charlevoix, MI 49720

Elgin Cleckley headshot - black and white photograph - black man, with glasses, wearing a sport coat with a white shirt.

You are invited to a talk by Elgin Cleckley, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, on his upcoming exhibition, Brookes (Revisited), a humanisation of the iconic drawing “Stowage of the British Slave Ship Brookes under the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788”

Representation Matters

A Writer Reading and Panel Discussion

May 9th @ 7:00pm EST – Live on Zoom

Listen to five Good Hart alumni as they share some of their writing and discuss why representation matters. The panel will be moderated by Rebecca Lynn, leader of the Waganakising Nagwaagan Two-Spirit Group.

The event is free but registration is required.

Writing Workshops

Writer-in-Residence Laura Citino will lead writing workshops with teacher Kacey Riley and the 9th-grade students at Petoskey High School on March 22nd.

This event is not open to the public

Alumni Writer Reading and Panel Discussion

March 14, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. ESTWatch Recording

Hear how several of the residency alumni writers have been inspired by their time in Good Hart. The panel will be moderated by board member, Trina Hayes.

Inspired by Good Hart Alumni writer panel discussion featuring; Michael Fischer, Steph Sorenson, Erin Langner, and Michele Battiste.
What is it like to be a composer? at Crooked Tree High School in Petoskey, MI with resident composer, Daniel Henri Emond.

Career Talk: What is it like to be a composer?

Composer-in-Residence Daniel Henri Emond will be sharing his experience as a composer at Crooked Tree High School on March 6, 2023. Daniel will be playing a few tunes and then his talk is about what it takes to have a career as a musician/composer.

This event is not open to the public

Writing Workshops

Writer-in-Residence Erin Langner will be leading writing workshops working with teacher Rachel Kwiatkowski and the students at Pellston High School on February 6, 2023.

This event is not open to the public

Pellston High School and resident writer Erin Langner
A group of people walking in the snow covered woods with the Little Traverse Conservancy and Petoskey District Library logos.

Walk & Write: A Winter Forest Bathing and Writing Experience

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Offield Family Viewlands and Petoskey District Library.

Join Writer-in-Residence Christina ClancyLittle Traverse Conservancy staff, and Petoskey District Library for a unique winter afternoon experience.

We will begin with a one-hour winter walk at the Offield Family Viewlands, where forest bathers will be provided with several prompts designed to help them generate and/or interrogate ideas for their work. We’ll meet after the walk at the Petoskey District Library lower level classroom to write, discuss, and share our experiences. Registration is required.

To see older events please review alumni artists’ profiles.