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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Image of Good Hart Art Show Announcement.

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.