Art Seen Festival

06/19/2026

We are still beaming about how much fun we had last weekend!! Thank you to everyone who was part of the 2026 Art Seen Festival. It was a wonderful day of community and creativity!

Because of the rainy week we’ve had, final details are still wrapping up, but we will have more photos to share very soon.

We can’t wait to do it again next summer!! 🦊🎨🎶

📸: Thank you Next Door Photos Great Lakes Bay for providing photography!

06/14/2026

Thank you for this beautiful article Midland Daily News! You really captured the spirit of the festival. Thank you to everyone who came out to create with us yesterday! It was a blast. 🧡

After facing the 2020 flood, rebuilding process and years of uncertainty, Sanford is back and stronger than ever, community members said as they collaborated on a shared mural downtown.

06/13/2026

ART SEEN FESTIVAL is happening NOW! 🦊🎨

It’s a beautiful day. Come join us at Harry’s Sewer 352 w Saginaw rd in Sanford until 4pm!

06/13/2026

Today is the day!!! Join us from 11a-4p to help paint a community mural and enjoy live music. This event is completely free and open to all ages and abilities.

We'll have a paint brush ready for you at Harry's Sewer, 351 West Saginaw Road, in Sanford. 🧡

06/12/2026

We’re so ready to paint a mural with you tomorrow!!

Here’s a little sneak peek at what Samuel sbabuelo and the team are cooking up today in preparation. 🦊🎨🎶

Stop by Harry’s Sewer at 351 West Saginaw Road in Sanford to make your mark! Enjoy live music and mural making from 11a-4p at this free and family friendly festival tomorrow, June 13th!

06/12/2026

Thank you to ABC12 News for having Sanford Village President, Dolores Porte, and event co-chair, Julia Kepler, on Good Morning Mid-Michigan this morning to chat about tomorrow's Art Seen Festival!

We will have live music from The Blue Light and we will be painting with the community June 13th from 11a-4p at Harry's Sewer at 351 S Saginaw in Sanford. We hope you can join us for this free and family friendly festival! 🦊🎨🎶

Learn more at www.artseenfestival.com

06/12/2026

Art Seen Festival is TOMORROW! 🦊🎨🎶

YOU are invited to help create a new piece of public art along side community members of all talents and abilities. All are welcome! Join us for a day of painting, music, and connection at Harry's Sewer in Sanford.

Community painting and live music will be from 11a-4pm at 351 West Saginaw Rd. Hope to see you there!

06/11/2026

Meet The Blue Light Musicians! 🎶🧡

Joe Morgan is an indie folk/Americana artist from the great state of Michigan. As a lifelong musician, his passion for music has always existed, but not always been fully expressed, until now. With his debut EP “The Good Ones” Joe Morgan is emerging quickly with an expressive sound that evokes a calming peace, without compromising depth and substance.

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Connecting back to the Public Arts Midland 2026 theme, art heals, Joe shared, “Art heals us all in more ways than we know. Art gives us beauty, relatability, community, and expression, which allow us to learn who we are and how can show up for others, helping them to heal as we ourselves heal. Personally, in my music, I aim to tell stories that help us see things from a different perspective, reflect on our emotions, and navigate the complexities of this beautiful world.”

Join us to enjoy live music and help paint a community mural June 13th from 11a-4p at Harry’s Sewer, 351 W Saginaw, in Sanford! 🦊🎨🎶


06/11/2026

Samuel Turner is in Sanford getting the wall ready for Art Seen Festival!!

We are so excited to paint with the community and enjoy live music this Saturday from 11a-4p at Harry’s Sewer! We hope you can join us. 🦊🎨🎶

06/11/2026

TWO MORE DAYS!

The Art Seen Festival returns June 13! Mark your calendar and plan to join us any time from 11a-4p at Harry’s Sewer in Sanford for a day of art, music, and community. 🦊🎶🎨