Hardy Hall Exhibitions

Land and Myth an exhibit by Glenn Wolff and Nancy Adams Nash, opens on Friday, March 14th   .

Exhibit runs March 14-April 13, 2025.

Opening reception will be held Friday, March 14th 5-7pm

Exhibit if FREE to attend.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
GLENN WOLFF grew up in Traverse City,
Michigan. He studied Printmaking at
Northwestern Michigan College, and received
his BFA from the Minneapolis College of
Art and Design. His career began in New
York City as an illustrator for The New York
Times, The Village Voice, The Central Park
Conservancy, The New York Zoological Society,
Audubon, and numerous book publishers.
He has contributed illustrations to several
books by award winning Michigan author
Jerry Dennis, and has collaborated artistically
with numerous environmental organizations
including the Grand Traverse Regional Land
Conservancy, Wings of Wonder, The Leelanau
Conservancy, The Watershed Center, Great
Lakes Bioneers Conferences, The North
American Prairie Conference, and Inland Seas
Education Center.
He now lives and works on Old Mission
Peninsula in Traverse City, Michigan, and has
just retired as head of the Art Department
at Northwestern Michigan College to
concentrate on fine art, book illustration,
printmaking, and music.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
NANCY ADAMS NASH grew up in Traverse City,
Michigan. Art became her focus in high school
and she received her BFA in 1975 from Michigan
State University. She also spent a year in Wayne
State University’s MFA program, which she left
to pursue making public murals and teaching
art at a small college in Coos Bay, Oregon. In
1978, She moved to Washington, D.C., where she
painted and showed her work while managing
an art gallery. ifen years later, she returned
to Michigan and has been dedicated to her
creative practice ever since. Nancy Adams
Nash’s studio is currently based in Northern
Michigan. Her work can be found in public and
private collections within the United States.

SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER
ORIGINAL PAINTING BY NANCY ADAMS NASH
Nancy Adams Nash has graciously donated a painting for a silent auction fundraiser to benefit the
RRCA!
Starting Bid $200 Retail Value $1200
Silent auction will be open throughout the run of the Land and Myth exhibit beginning at 5 p.m.
March 14, 2025 and ending at 3
p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts is pleased to announce it’s 2025 Exhibit Season.  First exhibit opens on Friday, January 31, 2025 featuring David Wild, “Ice Shanties of Portage Lake”.  Exhibit runs January 31-March 9th.  Opening reception will be held Friday, January 31st.

Exhibit is Free to attend.

The RRCA presents regular exhibitions that feature local and regional artists and brings national and international art to the community. We present a wide variety of work, such as individual, group, or thematic shows, that reflect the community’s diverse interests and challenge conventional thinking.

FOR A FULL LIST OF POLICIES, PLEASE REVIEW THE Ramsdell Hardy Hall Gallery Contract. SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

  • Art must be original and not shown within the last 3 years in the Hardy Hall art gallery
  • All work must be submitted appropriately presented, with framing in good condition, glass as needed, and proper hangers (no saw tooth hangers)
  • All work will remain in the gallery during the exhibition
  • Artists are responsible for their own expenses. No expenses will be covered by the RRCA without approval.
  • The RRCA retains 30% of art sold
  • The RRCA reserves the right to reject any work