Copper Community Arts Center Events 2024
Party with the Arts is an annual celebration hosted by the CCCAC board at the Arts Center. The evening also features the opening reception for The SHAFT exhibition! Enjoy live music by Bob Hiltunen, put a bid in the silent ART auction, meet other members, renew your membership or join, and cast your vote for your favorite piece in the SHAFT! We'll have delicious food and refreshments too!
The SHAFT is an annual community exhibition where artists are invited to submit art inspired by mining history, not just the visible elements, but the effects of the industry on the people and the land and how it shaped the Copper Country. This year’s call for participation inspired 23 artists to respond with 32 pieces in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, graphic arts, ink, collage, mixed media, and assemblage. The artists are: Julie Badel, Julie Bakkala, Chevalier Daniel C Boyer, Beth Cook, Cynthia Cote, Bob Dawson, Jim Dee, Charlie Eshbach, Tammy Toj Gajewski, Charlotte Haanela, Pamela Hecht, Cynthia Hodges, Jeanne Houle Peters, Nancy Kromer, Bonnie Loukus, Madhura Mehendale, Clyde Mikkola, Brenda Ochodnicky, Tom Oliver, Chris Schmidt, Daniel Schneider, Barbara Summersett, and Fredi Taddeucci.
The public is invited to vote for their favorite pieces throughout November. Votes will be tallied and the Community Choice Awards for Shaft winners will be announced in December. Come out and support the arts in our community!
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NORTHERN WOODS YOUTH CALL FOR ART
Northern Woods is a new open call by the Copper Country Community Arts Center to all youth 18 and under to create work about their favorite outdoor place in the Upper Peninsula. Living in the UP we get to be among beautiful lakes, forests, rivers, and valleys. This art call encourages youth to wander in the nature that surrounds us and create art that conveys its impact, importance, or beauty. Consider visiting any of the wonderful Keweenaw Land Trust properties for an outing! Paintings, drawings, and sculptures are all welcome. Work will be displayed in the Youth Gallery. DETAILS: No entry fee. Tag the back of each piece with your name, age/grade, title, medium, and contact information. Work must be picked up the first week of December. DEADLINE: Submit 1-3 works by October 5th. Exhibition Dates: October 10-November 30 |
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Featured Artist Series: Tammy Gajewski
Watercolor Demonstration Friday, May 3 @ Noon Tammy's goal is to make art that brings happiness and promotes connectivity. She started working with watercolors while waiting for her oil paintings to dry. Watercolors are also easier to travel with which she does frequently. Her spontaneous approach to watercolor features people caught in curious situations, highlighting the entanglement of humans and their animals, focusing on the endearing nature of dogs, horses, and wild animals. She is influenced by Lionel Feininger, Georgia O’Keefe, Albrecht Durer, and many others. Her love of the southwest cliff dwellings and the beauty of Japanese design come through stylistically in her landscapes. Her series “the relatives” emerged as many of her family members started passing away and she strove to capture their unique personalities from memory. The series “a girl and her horse” emerged when her friend who had raised dogs for years decided to rescue a horse named Crazy. Tammy stated, “I am inspired by random things and looking back at everything I have created in the last fifty-odd years, there is an underlying wire of connectedness that is me.” |
Tammy Gajewski will be on site at the Community Arts Center in Hancock demonstrating watercolor painting on Friday, May 3rd starting at noon. Everyone is invited to come and meet her while she is working in the gallery. Questions will be encouraged. Refreshments will be served.
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Featured Artist Series: Rob Kangas
Oil Painting Demonstration Friday, April 5th @ Noon The Featured Artist in April is Rob Kangas. Rob returned to the Keweenaw upon completing his studies at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids. In his statement, Rob says that he often finds inspiration from bodies of water and memories attached to them to make his atmospheric abstract paintings. He builds layers of paint and works into them using brushes, rags, and palette knives to sculpt, scratch, and scrape the paint to best reflect his relationship with the world around him. Rob will be on site demonstrating oil painting on Friday, April 5th starting at noon. Everyone is invited to come and meet him while he is working in the gallery. Refreshments will be served. |
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Featured Artist Series: Robert Viele, Silver Thumb Jewelry
Friday, February 9th @ Noon The Copper Country Community Arts Center’s Artists Market will feature the jewelry of Lake Linden artist Robert Viele for the month of February. Join us for a works in progress talk and free program with Robert on Friday, February 9th at noon. Robert will bring examples of works in progress and will explain the process of setting stone cabochons in silver. We will also have a large selection of his pieces for sale. Coffee, tea, and special Valentines sweets from Griffin Café will be served. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
CALL FOR ART: ANIMAL LIFE, ART FROM THE KALEVALA
DEADLINE: Drop off work through December 23rd OR on Saturday, January 20th between noon-4pm
Art from the Kalevala is an annual exhibition in coordination with the City of Hancock’s Heikinpäivä mid-winter celebration on January 27 and Kalevala Day on February 28.
The Kalevala is a 19th century work of poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology. It is the national epic poem of Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala is rich with imagery of animals including pike, swan, stag, bear, and many others.
Artists are invited to delve into the Kalevala and find a reference to one of the many animals that are integral to the stories. Artists may submit up to three works in any medium and are asked to provide the lines or passages from the Kalevala that inspired the work. No entry fees. The Arts Center retains a 40% commission on all work sold. Mark entries with the retail price or NFS.
Deliver submissions any time up to December 23 or on Saturday, January 20 between noon and 4 p.m. For questions or to make special arrangements please contact Cynthia Cote at [email protected] with “Kalevala” in the memo line.
**The Arts Center is closed to the public December 24-January 26th**
Public reception with Finnish fare on Saturday, January 27 from 2:30-4pm.
The Copper Country Community Arts Center is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan and is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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DEADLINE: Drop off work through December 23rd OR on Saturday, January 20th between noon-4pm
Art from the Kalevala is an annual exhibition in coordination with the City of Hancock’s Heikinpäivä mid-winter celebration on January 27 and Kalevala Day on February 28.
The Kalevala is a 19th century work of poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology. It is the national epic poem of Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala is rich with imagery of animals including pike, swan, stag, bear, and many others.
Artists are invited to delve into the Kalevala and find a reference to one of the many animals that are integral to the stories. Artists may submit up to three works in any medium and are asked to provide the lines or passages from the Kalevala that inspired the work. No entry fees. The Arts Center retains a 40% commission on all work sold. Mark entries with the retail price or NFS.
Deliver submissions any time up to December 23 or on Saturday, January 20 between noon and 4 p.m. For questions or to make special arrangements please contact Cynthia Cote at [email protected] with “Kalevala” in the memo line.
**The Arts Center is closed to the public December 24-January 26th**
Public reception with Finnish fare on Saturday, January 27 from 2:30-4pm.
The Copper Country Community Arts Center is located at 126 Quincy Street in Hancock, Michigan and is supported in part by a grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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6x6 Fundraiser
Exhibition
CCCAC Kerredge Gallery: December 7-16, 2023
Thank you to all artists near and far created who created 51 original 6x6 inch works of art as a fundraiser for the Copper Country Community Arts Center! If you bought a ticket or a piece before the drawing, work is available for pick up through December 23rd. If you missed this year's fundraiser show, view all the works online HERE.
Exhibition
CCCAC Kerredge Gallery: December 7-16, 2023
Thank you to all artists near and far created who created 51 original 6x6 inch works of art as a fundraiser for the Copper Country Community Arts Center! If you bought a ticket or a piece before the drawing, work is available for pick up through December 23rd. If you missed this year's fundraiser show, view all the works online HERE.
Thank you to all the amazing artists and huge crowd at this year's Poor Artists Sale on December 2nd, 2023. If you're an artist and would like to apply next year, join our mailing list to be notified of all events and upcoming opportunities.
Party with the Arts at the CCCAC!
Thursday, November 9th from 6-7:30pm
Enjoy live music with Bob Hiltunen and Tim Havens, food, cake, and the opening reception for The Shaft community exhibition. Become a CCCAC member or renew your membership to win a prize and cast a vote for your favorite Shaft entry! This year's SHAFT participating artists are Julie Bakkala, Leona Blessing, Cynthia Cote, Bob Dawson, Charlie Eshbach, Diane Eshbach, Tammy Toj Gajewski, Kathleen Harter, Kirstin Hensley, Pamela Hecht, Kaisa Holmstrom, Chad Johnson, Joyce Koskenmaki, Nancy Langston, Madhura Mehendale, Clyde Mikkola, Tom Oliver, Jeanne Peters, Barb Summersett, and Fredi Taddeucci!
Thursday, November 9th from 6-7:30pm
Enjoy live music with Bob Hiltunen and Tim Havens, food, cake, and the opening reception for The Shaft community exhibition. Become a CCCAC member or renew your membership to win a prize and cast a vote for your favorite Shaft entry! This year's SHAFT participating artists are Julie Bakkala, Leona Blessing, Cynthia Cote, Bob Dawson, Charlie Eshbach, Diane Eshbach, Tammy Toj Gajewski, Kathleen Harter, Kirstin Hensley, Pamela Hecht, Kaisa Holmstrom, Chad Johnson, Joyce Koskenmaki, Nancy Langston, Madhura Mehendale, Clyde Mikkola, Tom Oliver, Jeanne Peters, Barb Summersett, and Fredi Taddeucci!
