Upcoming Events
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.
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.
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.
Past Events
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.
Artist Talk: Brookes (Revisited)
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. EST – Watch 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.
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
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 Clancy, Little 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.
Public Concert – November 12th
Resident Composers Natalie Wildgoose and Matt Robinson will be participating in Lamb’s Retreat for Songwriters including the public concert on
Saturday, November 12th at 8:00pm
Birchwood Inn
7291 S Lake Shore Dr.
Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Tickets: $20.00 at the door or in advance online.
Beards Brewery – November 5th at 6pm
Join Natalie Wildgoose and Matt Robison (Wanderland) with Charlie Millard at Beards Brewery in Petoskey on November 5th from 6:00 – 8:00pm
History, Culture, and Art Along Lake Michigan
Rescheduled to Wednesday, October 19th, 4:00pm – 5:30pm at the Woollam Family Nature Preserve
Join Goodhart Artist Residency artist Jana Harper and Eric Hemenway, Director of Repatriation, Archives, and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians for an early evening autumn walk exploring different ways to view this gorgeous nature preserve just south of Cross Village along M-119. Eric will share Native American historical information about this area, and Jana will share a few drawing exercises that highlight the five senses. All ages are welcome. Stay longer to enjoy the sunset if you desire!
Open Studio Saturday – October 15, 2022
Please join us for the last Open Studio of 2022. This open studio will feature Jenna Wood and Jana Harper. Stop by and meet the artists and see their work.
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.
Sports Writing Workshop
Writer-in-Residence Calina Duan will be leading a sports writing workshop with the students at Harbor Springs High School on September 29th.
This event is not open to the public
Food/Memories Writing Workshop
Writer-in-Residence, Ella Jacobson will be leading a Food/Memories Writing workshop during the Good Hart Artist Residency Community Advisory meeting on September 27th.
If you are interested in attending the meeting and workshop please contact Sue Klco at sue@goodhartartistresidency.org
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book
September 23 – 25, 2022
Writer-in-Residence Carlina Duan will be participating in this year’s Festival of the Book.
- Friday, September 23rd – 3:30 at the Lyric Theatre
- Saturday, September 24th – 2:00pm at the HS Library
- Sunday, September 25th – 9:00am at the Lyric Theatre
The full program can be found on the Festival’s website.
Crooked Tree Arts Center – June 3 – September 3, 2022
Come and see the works by Lynn Bennett-Carpenter (Resident Artist in August 2022) in this unique solo show.
Details on the exhibition are on Crooked Tree Arts Center website.
There will be a reception on June 18th, details to follow.
Crooked Tree Arts Center – September 1st at 10am
Crooked Tree Arts Center and the Good Hart Artist Residency are sponsoring an Artist Talk with Artist-in-Residence, Rashaun Rucker. This presentation will be in person and broadcast live on Zoom and Facebook.
Please see the Crooked Tree Arts Center website for additional details.
Good HART Art Show @ the Residency
Saturday, August 20, 2-8pm
Sunday, August 21, 10am-2pm
@ the residency – 910 N. Lamkin Rd in Good Hart
Come and enjoy works by local community artists.
Crooked Tree Arts Center – August 4th at 10am
Crooked Tree Arts Center and the Good Hart Artist Residency are sponsoring an Artist Talk with Artist-in-Residence, Lynn Bennett-Carpenter. This presentation will be in person and broadcast live on Zoom and Facebook.
Please see Crooked Tree Arts Center website for additional details.
Crooked Tree Arts Center – July 28th at 10am
Crooked Tree Arts Center and the Good Hart Artist Residency are sponsoring an Artist Talk with Artist-in-Residence, Samantha Modder. This presentation will be in person and broadcast live on Zoom and Facebook.
Please see Crooked Tree Arts Center website for additional details.
To see older events please review alumni artists’ profiles.
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