Crooked Tree Arts Center is a community-based arts organization serving Northern Michigan. Our gallery exhibits are always free and open to the public.
Our mission is to create ways for people to connect, learn, and grow through the arts. With locations in Traverse City and Petoskey, Crooked Tree Arts Center offers artistic and cultural experiences in northwest lower Michigan.
06/12/2026
๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ฎ! Join us for a a ๐๐ฅ๐๐ Family-Drop In class where kiddos and their families can make heart-shaped paper chains using every color of the rainbow! ๐
Every second Saturday of the month, we host a free art event for families to participate in at CTAC-TC; always from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
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๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ! Check out some of our June camps that still have openings available. Our June 15 - 17 camps are three-day classes, built with fun projects and exciting creative activities in the afternoons and mornings each day. Below, read some info about the current June camps still open:
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ (๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ) | ๐ญ - ๐ฏ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฑ
Kiddos will explore creating pigments, playing with vibrant natural dyes, and building hand-made paintbrushes while exploring the beauty of the world outside!
๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ) | ๐ต:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ - ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ ๐งถ
Explore the medium of fiber art! Campers will create miniature looms, learn simple weaving techniques, and create fun personalized fiber projects.
Visit crookedtree.org/tc to find more information about these camps + the rest of our Summer camps from July - August! โ๏ธ
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ! Check out some of our June camps that still have openings available. Our June 15 - 17 camps are three-day classes, built with fun projects and exciting creative activities in the afternoons and mornings each day. Below, read some info about the current June camps still open:
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ & ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ (๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ) | ๐ญ - ๐ฏ:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฑ
Kiddos will explore creating pigments, playing with vibrant natural dyes, and building hand-made paintbrushes while exploring the beauty of the world outside!
๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ) | ๐ต:๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ - ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ ๐งถ Explore the medium of fiber art! Campers will create miniature looms, learn simple weaving techniques, and create fun personalized fiber projects.
Visit crookedtree.org/tc to find more information about these camps + the rest of our Summer camps from July - August! โ๏ธ
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ! Just like during our regular Fall - Spring semester, from 6-9 PM at CTAC-TC, you can join our open-studio-format life drawing evenings featuring a live n**e model to study from. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ญ (coming up this week!), ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ. For more information + to register, please visit crookedtree.org/tc โ๏ธ
06/04/2026
Do you ever feel stuck when it comes to presenting your work as an artist? Do you struggle when writing statements to go along with pieces you submit to shows? In this class, work with artist Karon Leigh () as she guides you through the difference between an artist statement vs. a bio, how to write each, and how to tailor your written statements for different audiences. To sign-up, visit crookedtree.org/tc ๐
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๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ โ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ- meet artist Fred Jackson! Jackson led a 30-year career in landscape architecture before transitioning to now being a full-time painter.
Have you gotten your tickets yet for special PGT 2026 events, like the Fresh Paint Party? You donโt want to miss your chance to participate! For more information about Paint Grand Traverse 2026, visit crookedtree.org/paint-grand-traverse ๐จ
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๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ โ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ- meet artist Lisa BurgerLentz! BurgerLentz is an outdoor painter and an indoor printmaker, with a formal background working in illustrative design.
Have you gotten your tickets yet for special PGT 2026 events, like the Fresh Paint Party? You donโt want to miss your chance to participate! For more information about Paint Grand Traverse 2026, visit crookedtree.org/paint-grand-traverse ๐จ
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๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ'๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐! At any level of CTAC membership, you can get 20% off purchases from our gallery shop at both the TC and Petoskey locations ๐จ Sale goes until tomorrow, during regular hours!
Tickets are ๐๐๐ฉ๐ for the PGT 2026 Fresh Paint Party! ๐จ The Fresh Paint Party is the grand finale of Paint Grand Traverse, and the only opportunity to see all of the artwork created throughout the week in one place. This lively evening brings together artists, collectors, and art lovers for a celebration filled with live music, great conversation, and exceptional art.
As artwork is purchased, it leaves with its new owner and is no longer on view, ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐-๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐. Our 2026 evening takes place on ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ; ๐ฒ - ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ .
Please visit crookedtree.org/tc and head to our Paint Grand Traverse page for all of the event info + ticket options ๐๏ธ
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๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ โ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ- meet artist Julio Suarez! Suarez is currently the Department Chair and Associate Professor of Art at Hillsdale College, and has had work awarded and exhibited nationally. (juliocsuarezpainting)
Have you gotten your tickets yet for special PGT events like the Fresh Paint Party? Snag them before itโs too late! For more information about Paint Grand Traverse 2026, visit crookedtree.org/paint-grand-traverse ๐จ
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| Tuesday | 11am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 11am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 5pm |
| Friday | 11am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 4pm |