COFFEE @ 10
THURSDAYS 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Coffee @ 10 lectures are free events and all are welcome to join us for a complimentary cup of coffee, pastry, and inspiring conversation. JIIMAAN JOURNEY WITH LTBB JUNE 6 Each summer, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) offers a youth summer camp focused on the traditional birch bark canoe, or jiimaan. Learn more in this presentation coordinated by LTBB’s Amanda Weinert. GOOD HART ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: GENEVIEVE RAMOS JUNE 13 Artist and disability activist Genevieve Ramos’ creative practice wields art as a tool for activism and resistance, challenging audiences to explore their preconceived notions about what and who women with disabilities should be. ARTIST TALK WITH AUTOMOBILE DESIGNER JOHN PERKINS JUNE 20
CREATIVITY AS MEDITATION WITH ELIZABETH FERGUS-JEAN JULY 18 Elizabeth Fergus-Jean, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized and award-winning transdisciplinary artist, educator, and occasional writer whose focus is on the transformative and healing power of the creative spirit. Robert Perrish is an award-winning designer, sculptor, and painter whose love of nature is evident in everything he creates. Robert’s work will be on display May 23 through August 31 in the Bonfield Gallery. A WEAVER'S JOURNAL OF ENDANGERED WILDFLOWERS WITH CAROL IRVING AUGUST 1 Michigan has many unique habitats and is ARTIST TALK WITH ROBERT PERRISH JULY 25 home to many endangered and special species of plants. Upper Peninsula artist Carol Irving’s woven series of Michigan’s endangered wildflowers will bring attention to their threatened and sometimes endangered status.
CREATIVE CONNECTIONS: TIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL AUGUST 8 This summer, CTAC-Petoskey has partnered with Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council on interdisciplinary programs for kids. Learn more about the important work the Watershed is doing, and how art can be an important way to learn about the world around us. INDIGENOUS BITES: MANOOMIN, MICHIGAN’S STATE GRAIN AUGUST 15 As of December 2023, Manoomin is now officially the state grain of Michigan. This presentation by Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians curriculum specialist, Amanda Weinert, shares the history of the grain and why it is important. MICHIGAN: AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT AUGUST 22 Learn more about the CTAC-Petoskey exhibition and the PBS film documentary that inspired it. GOOD HART ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: BAKPAK DURDEN AUGUST 29 Bakpak Durden is a self-taught artist from Detroit. Through extensive research, introspective examination, and an anti-disciplinary approach, Durden creates work exploring human consciousness and spiritual existence, fusing narrative and visual elements of the baroque and afro-surrealist movements.
Automobile designer John Perkins will share information about his career designing cars in Detroit. ARTIST TALK WITH BILL SCHWAB JUNE 27
Detroit-born photographer Bill Schwab shares his photographs of the iconic city of Detroit.
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