Opportunities

Up North Arts is looking for talented and dedicated volunteers for some specific positions. 

The Traverse City Philharmonic is seeking your volunteer help. Since its beginning over 70 years ago, the TC Phil has enjoyed the support of many dedicated and loyal volunteers – and couldn’t make music without them.

Whether it is an event or greeting guests or helping with art classes, we have many opportunities.

To promote and encourage cultural and educational activities within the Straits Area of Northern Michigan, and to provide services that stimulate and encourage participation and appreciation of the arts within all segments of the community and to showcase the historic Cheboygan Opera House.

We couldn't do all that we do at Art & Connection without the help of our valued volunteers.

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Are you interested in teaching a class at NAA?

Good Hart Artist Residency is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization located in Good Hart, Michigan. The mission of the Good Hart Artist Residency is to nurture artists, writers, and composers from various backgrounds and artistic disciplines and to connect them with the local community through enriching arts experiences set in the natural beauty of Northern Michigan.

Thank you for your interest in teaching at the Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts. Class offerings are decided by staff and committee. Instructors receive 70% of class registrations and OAC receives 30% - please consider this when pricing your class. In addition, OAC Members receive a $20 discount on all classes.

CTAC-Petoskey is seeking a dedicated and reliable Facilities Manager to oversee the maintenance, operations, and improvements of all building-related activities.

The National Writers Series of Traverse City is looking for dynamic, experienced, and outgoing teachers for various creative writing classes. Our Raising Writers program offers free creative writing classes to area youth and serves students from fourth through twelfth grade. Raising Writers provides writing classes across many disciplines, including fiction, creative nonfiction, journalism, poetry, playwriting, Moth-style storytelling, improv, and college essay workshops.

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.

Walking is an exhibit about ambling, rambling, wending one’s way. Why do you walk? Where do you walk? What do you see when you walk? What do you think about when you walk? Are you present or elsewhere?

The 45th annual Suttons Bay Art Festival, a cherished local tradition, is now co-managed by Crooked Tree Arts Center (CTAC) as part of a multi-year transition. Since its founding over 50 years ago, CTAC has been a cornerstone of the arts community in Northern Michigan, offering educational programs, exhibits, and events that celebrate creativity at all levels. By 2026, CTAC will take full responsibility for managing the festival, ensuring that its legacy of high-quality art and community engagement continues. We are thrilled to continue working with renowned juror Donna Popke, maintaining the festival’s excellence and connection to the vibrant Northern Michigan arts scene.

The 64th annual Crooked Tree Art Fair will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Crooked Tree Art Fair is a juried show featuring over 100 artists from across the country.  The fair will be held on the grounds of the Grand Traverse Parks and Recreation Civic Center. We will be located on the north end of the property facing US 31. This location features great visibility, high traffic, food trucks, and more.

We’re excited to announce that the 3rd Annual Coastal Caravan Art Fair will be held on Saturday, July 26^th on the grounds of the Oliver Art Center.  This will be a juried fair, the goal being to present shoppers with a high-quality shopping experience featuring handmade and original works, offering our participating artists an enjoyable opportunity to sell their products. The show will begin at 10:00 am and end at 4:00 pm and is free to the public. We will promote the event on our website, on social media, via email, in print, on IPR radio, and with yard signs throughout the region.

Sawbill Surf Club is a creative residency program hosting artists, writers, scientists, musicians, makers, surfers, and sailors for personal practice on the shores of Lake Michigan.  Offfering self-directed residencies for 2-4 weeks

Higher Art Gallery is excited to announce an Open Call for:

"Great Bodies"
This is an exhibit dedicated to celebrating the Great Lakes and inland Lakes, streams and rivers which make our region so special. 

The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra (GLCO) is pleased to announce new members Dibby Smith,
Jim Graves, and Tom Bailey to the organization’s Board of Trustees. 

The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra is a nonprofit professional orchestra headquartered in
Petoskey. For twenty-four years the mission of the GLCO has been to inspire, entertain and
educate through live, professional, community-connected orchestral programming. For more
information, visit www.glcorchestra.org.