The GAAC’s AIR program began in the 1990s – then, the Glen Arbor Art Association — at the behest of the late Suzanne Wilson, a Glen Arbor painter, beloved teacher and founding member of the Glen Arbor Art Association. Wilson handpicked visual artists for the program and found friends in the area to house them. The GAAC AIR program has built on top of that early and firm foundation.
Glen Arbor provides a perfect backdrop to experiment, explore and create. Our artist-in-residence program offer artists a unique opportunity to work in an awe-inspiring locale within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Leelanau County includes miles of spectacular Lake Michigan shoreline, wooded hills, many inland lakes, and the Crystal River.