Crooked Tree Arts Center - Petoskey

09/13/2026

09/13/2026

Get those toes pointing because we’re heading back to the studio— our fall session begins on Monday!🧑‍🩰🩰🍂

Are you registered yet? All registered dancers ages 4+ are eligible to audition for our 17th annual Nutcracker on Saturday, 9/19 from 1:00-3:00 at the 316 E. Mitchell St. studio. 🐭❄️

We can’t wait to start dancing with you! ✨
https://www.crookedtree.org/classes/ctac-school-ballet/ballet

09/11/2026

A sneak peak of Women + Water: Life Bearers, Teachers and Storytellers, on view in our Atrium Gallery beginning Saturday, September 12!

Presented in conjunction with Women + Water at the PetoskeyDistrictLibrary, this exhibition features artwork by women artists reflecting on water, environmental stewardship, and advocacy.

Exhibiting Artists:
Calla Beers Calla Beers
Brittanie Bondie
Dani Knoph Davis
Gretchen Dorian Gretchen Greiner Dorian
Katie Eberts Katie Eberts
Marcia Guetschow WoodblockWatercolors
Mary Bea McWatters Mary Bea McWatters ✨
Amy Peterman Amy Peterman | Fine Artist
Jasmine Petrie Jasmine Lace
Elizabeth Pollie Elizabeth Pollie
Krista Reuter Krista Reuter Studio
TJ Schwartz TJ Schwartz

09/10/2026

📢🎨 CALL FOR ARTISTS!
Crooked Tree Arts Center’s 2026 Holiday Bazaar is our annual holiday art market featuring original, handmade artwork by talented regional artists available for purchase during the winter holiday shopping season. From unique stocking stuffers to one-of-a-kind statement pieces, Holiday Bazaar has become a favorite holiday shopping tradition for our community and an exceptional opportunity for artists to showcase and sell their work.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 9, 2026
Learn more and apply here: https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14830

The Details:

EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Exhibition runs November 13 - December 17, 2026
Apply on-line: August 21 - October 9, 2026
Notification of acceptance via email: October 13, 2026
Accept Invitation by October 17, 2026
Drop-off: October 27 - November 3, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, November 13, 2026
Pick-up: January 5 - January 9, 2027

OPEN TO
Must be 18 years of age or older
Must be a US resident
Must submit a minimum of 10 images of items representative of the work that will be exhibited
Must include price points
2D and 3D work accepted
All media are eligible

APPLICATION FEE
$15, non-refundable
Free for CTAC Artist Guild Members - you should have received an email with a code, or call us 231-347-4337!

09/08/2026

✨You are invited!

🍷Join us on Thursday, September 17 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm for our Fall Vernissage & Swirl event to get the first look at our new Gilbert Gallery exhibition Echoes: Revisiting Memory before it opens officially to the public on Friday, September 18.

Featuring 29 artists and juried by APaige Photography, Echoes explores how environments, places, and landscapes shape our memories and experiences, and how memories lose their clarity and change as we revisit them.

With live music by Holly Keller-Thompson, hearty appetizers by Chandler's - A Restaurant and wine by Great Lakes Wine and Spirits, Vernissage & Swirl is a fun, celebratory opportunity to view our galleries after hours and meet some of the artists. Get your tickets today at www.crookedtree.org!

Featured artists include Robyn Brower The Joy Full Lens Wallace Burchette Clara Coleman Art Cindy Souder Tatsuki Hakoyama Artist Leslie Hirschfield, Saralee Howard, Heidi Huck, Johnson Hunt, Jjenna Hupp Andrews, Jan Kellogg, Linda Klenczar, Jessiena Lake, Todd Lininger, Kim Long Kimberly McCarthy, Dorothy McGrath Grossman, Katie Mollon, Mielle Park, Dylan Riffer, Sheila Ruen, Cynthia Silveri, Jeffrey Smith, Mark Taylor, Jamie Weinfurter, and APaige Photography

09/01/2026

You’re invited to our informal showing this Friday evening! Come see what our dancers and choreographers have created in the past 2 weeks. 🌀🩰💫

Find all the info below. The showing is free and open to all!

09/01/2026

🎶 Downtown Sound tickets are on sale for our 2026-2027 season! Shows begin in September and run through March. Don't miss fan favorite May Erlewine on November 14 at CTAC Theater! See the full lineup and get tickets at www.CrookedTree.org/DowntownSound.

08/29/2026

Yesterday we celebrated alongside the artists who contributed their work to the Wheelway Art Walk at the ribbon cutting ceremony. As part of the City of Petoskey Public Art Commission’s new installation, 20 artists contributed a 4’ x 4’ painting that can now be found along the Bayfront across from the baseball fields. We are so proud of our friend and colleague along with many of other CTAC family artists like .art 💛 congrats!!

08/26/2026

🎨 ✨ As the weather starts to shift and you're wondering how to maintain some creative, social time, come to our Art Club: Makers nights on Thursday, August 27, September 24, and October 22 from 5-7 pm! Bring a project or just use some of our materials at the studio and hang out among fellow creatives.