March 1, 2025 By

NCCA-Artsplace Exhibit: Elon Howe, Luthier

April 8 – May 24
Elon Howe
Luthier
Reception April 12 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ray & Phyllis Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace
13 E. Main Street, Fremont.
Elon Howe is a skilled craftsman who got his start as a WWII Bomber Mechanic. Elon Howe is also a building contractor, a violin and mandolin builder, a sawyer, a frequent Guild of American Luthiers convention exhibitor, and a founding member of the Michigan Violin Makers Association.

The stories he shares about how he learned his trade, musicians who have played his instruments, and the people who have influenced his life and his heart are a treasure in themselves.

This exhibit is a collection of stories, photographs, tools and instruments that define Elon’s Wood N Strings luthier studio. Be sure stop stop in during the reception on April 12, to meet this master craftsman and hear his stories.

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March 1, 2025 By

Celebrate Youth Arts Month!

March 4 – April 5
NCCA-Artsplace Youth Arts Exhibit
Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace,
13 E. Main St., Fremont, 231-924-4022.

The 2025 Youth Art Exhibit was given the theme “Famous Masterpieces” and showcases imagination and creativity! Teachers and parents of children from the Newaygo County area submitted artwork from school children Kindergarten through 6th grade. Selected entries along with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards, and honorable mentions, will be on display in the Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace!

Award announcements will be posted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2025 at www.ncca- artsplace.org and Facebook @NCCAArtsplace. Winning students will be given a certificate, ribbon and art supplies! Winning artwork will be returned to the schools with student recognition and prizes the week of April 7. NCCA-Artsplace staff will coordinate in person presentation with each school.

And the winners are:

Ava Dodge – Kindergarten – 1st Place – Cornerstone Christian Academy
Aaron Arcello – Kindergarten – 2nd Place – Fremont Christian School
Bowen Karnemaat – Kindergarten – 3rd Place – Fremont Christian School
Abigail Major – Kindergarten – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Henning Folkema – Kindergarten – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Avery Bont – 1st Grade – 1st Place – Fremont Christian School
Reyna DeKryger – 1st Grade – 2nd Place – Cornerstone Christian Academy
Harper Seaman – 1st Grade – 3rd Place – Homeschool
Braulee Bennett – 1st Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Landon Weaver – 1st Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Amelia Geers – 1st Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Opal Johnson – 2nd Grade – 1st Place – Fremont Christian School
Orion Kuck – 2nd Grade – 2nd Place – Homeschool
Brayden Miles – 2nd Grade – 3rd Place – Grant Elementary School
Charlotte Howard – 2nd Grade – Honorable Mention – Grant Elementary School
Rachael Schiller – 2nd Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Hunter Pence – 2nd Grade – Honorable Mention – Cornerstone Christian Academy
Sofia Chavarria – 3rd Grade 1st Place – Fremont Christian School
Arlette Rincon – Munoz – 3rd Grade – 2nd Place – Grant Elementary School
Calvin Johnson – 3rd Grade – 3rd Place – Cornerstone Christian Academy
Ava Meals – 3rd Grade – Honorable Mention – Homeschool
Josie Mirkle – 3rd Grade – Honorable Mention – Daisy Brook Elementary
Allie Smith – 3rd Grade – Honorable Mention – Grant Elementary School
Emma Wolffis – 4th Grade – 1st Place – Fremont Christian School
Lacey McNeil – 4th Grade – 2nd Place – Grant Elementary School
Mariana Mata – 4th Grade – 3rd Place – Grant Elementary School
Remington Place – 4th Grade – Honorable Mention – Grant Elementary School
Kendall Pell – 4th Grade – Honorable Mention – Daisy Brook Elementary
Matias Smeenge – 4th Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Christian School
Amelia Fowle – 5th Grade – 1st Place – Daisy Brook Elementary
Savanna David – 5th Grade – 2nd Place – Daisy Brook Elementary
Claira Morse – 5th Grade – 3rd Place – Daisy Brook Elementary
Gwen Smith – 5th Grade – Honorable Mention – Daisy Brook Elementary
Sukriti Parihar – 5th Grade – Honorable Mention – Daisy Brook Elementary
Ryann Buter – 5th Grade – Honorable Mention – Daisy Brook Elementary
Arayah Smalligan – 6th Grade – 1st – Fremont Middle School
Macie Dornbos – 6th Grade – 2nd – Fremont Middle School
Reece Rottier – 6th Grade – 3rd Place – Fremont Middle School
Sophia Feikema – 6th Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Middle School
Natalie Tanis – 6th Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Middle School
Gracelyn Garcia – 6th Grade – Honorable Mention – Fremont Middle School
Reid Crooks – 2nd Grade – Curator’s Choice Award – Fremont Christian School

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July 2, 2024 By

Newaygo County Creates!

Attention all creators in Newaygo County! You are invited to participate in an exhibition, a spotlight if you will, of artists working and living in Newaygo County! If you create art and you’re in Newaygo County we want to know about it!
• Submit 1-3 pieces in any medium 3D, 2D, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, wood carving, clay, resin, furniture, boat making, paddle making, rod tying, fly tying, weaving, mosaic work, stained glass, metal work or mixed media. Art must fit through our doors.
• Drop Off Dates/Times:
Thursday, September 26, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, September 27, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 28, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Salon Night Saturday, September 28, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. See all submitted work, meet fellow artists, enjoy food and live music. Enjoy optional peer-to-peer art reviews. Attendance encouraged. All work will be on display during Salon Night on September 28. Artwork will be chosen from this event for the curated exhibition on display October 9 through November 9.
• Free to enter up to three pieces of artwork.
• Exhibit on display October 9 – November 9.
• Artwork may be for display only or for sale at a 30% consignment rate.
• All work must be ready to hang or display. 2D pieces need D-Rings with wire on the back.
• NOTIFICATION: After Salon Night, artists selected for the exhibit will be notified by Monday, September 30. Pieces not selected for the exhibit need to be picked up by October 5.
• Artists must reside or work in Newaygo County.
• Fill out the attached form, attach labels  and  deliver to
NCCA-Artsplace, 13 E. Main St., Fremont, MI 49412. Newaygo County Creates Application.
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August 28, 2023 By

MICHIGAN WATER COLOR SOCIETY 76TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION TRAVELING SHOW

MICHIGAN WATER COLOR SOCIETY 76TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION TRAVELING SHOW

October 11 – November 11
Reception Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace, 13 E. Main St., Fremont, 231-924-4022.
Founded in 1946, the Michigan Water Color Society mission is to promote a stronger awareness and interest in watercolor as well as advancement of the watercolor media as an art form, through presentation, workshops, juried shows and artist networking. Their aim was to further watercolor education, maintain high standards artistically, while based on the premise of integrity and professionalism, and to be a forum open to all points of view. The annual travel show includes 30 award winning paintings selected by the MWCS to tour the state of Michigan. Member and local artist Lori McElrath Eslick will also have work included along with the following artists:

Sherry Adams Foster
Linda Allen
Cindy Bender
Mark Bonnette
Kevin Clifford
Jan Filarski
Patricia Flynn
David Giordan
Richard Goff
Janine Helton
Ken Hobson
Laura Whitesides Host
Carole Hunnes-Nielsen
Georgie Jagner
Diann Benoit Jameyfield
Sam Knecht
Carol LaChiusa
Debra LaRocque
Rosemary Lee
Susan Mankowski
Robin Maxon
Catherine McClung
Laura McGuire
Kathleen McNamee
Sandy Meyer
Rocco Pisto
Diane Roach Smith
Lisa Tennant
Suzanne Wirsing
Carol LaChiusa

Lori McElrath-Eslick

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August 28, 2023 By

THE ART OF MARLAN COTNER

THE ART OF MARLAN COTNER
September 6 – October 7
Reception Friday September 8, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Jansma Gallery at NCCA-Artsplace,
13 E. Main St., Fremont, 231-924-4022.

Marlan Cotner is an award-winning artist from West Michigan represented in numerous solo shows in Michigan and Ohio. She has exhibited in local and regional competitions and her works are included in the collections of Governor Blanchard, Governor Engler, and James Brooks.

Her art has won awards in the Michigan Fine Arts Competition in Birmingham/Bloomfield, the Mid-Michigan Competition in St. Joseph, the Western Michigan Competition in Holland, the Small Wonders Competition in Lansing, and numerous others. She is a published artist with over two hundred illustrations in books and magazines.

This exhibit is a gathering of fifty-some works represent years of crafting fine paintings; including still life, figurative, humorous, and animal subjects. Enjoy the trip through decades of this singular artist’s works.

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June 18, 2022 By

NCCA-Artsplace 2022 Statewide Photography Competition Exhibit

NCCA-Artsplace Statewide Photography
Exhibit June 17 though July 23
This exhibit of photographs were submitted by Michigan photographers and juried by Frederic A. Reinecke. The 2022 NCCA-Artsplace Statewide Photography Competition is sure to wow audiences with a wide variety of subject matter, techniques, and presentation.

Frederic A. Reinecke has a BFA in Art & Photography from Central Michigan University. For the past 29 years Reinecke has operated FAR Photography. A commercial photography studio servicing the West Michigan Area. Reinecke’s photographic services are Architectural, Industrial, and Product along with Corporate and Family Portraiture. He primarily provides photography for businesses. As a fine artist, Reinecke’s work has been exhibited in several Michigan galleries and museums. Including the Muskegon Museum of Art, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Lansing Museum of Art, the Krasl Art Center St. Joseph Michigan and Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Corporate collections include SPX, Knoll, Grand Haven Furniture Co., Grand Valley State University and Muskegon Museum of Art.

The 2022 Honors Recipients are:

Michael Koole – 1st Place for Silver Lake Dunescape 01

Lisa Medendorp – 2nd Place for The Past Is Never Innocent

Stone Peng – 3rd Place for It’s Springtime

Lori Rivera – Honorable Mention for The Michigan Mitten

Jane Stroschin – Honorable Mention for Grandpa’s Vase

 

Exhibiting photographers:

Jane Stroschin – Fremont: Orange is the New Black – Grandpa’s Vase

Casey Webb – Newaygo: Whisper in the Wind – Pier’ Michigan

Kaleb Perkins – Newaygo: A Girl’s Best Friend – Baby Porcupine

Lori Rivera – Grant: Michigan Mitten – Morning Catch

Michael Koole – Wyoming: Silver Lake Dunescape 01 – Feather 14

Henry Droski – Grand Rapids: Cascade – The Sentinel of Bisti

Dianne Carroll Burdick – Grand Rapids: Blue Heron Over Lily Pads – Tiny Little Worlds

Jack Taylor – Fremont: Lost Memories – Kokomo

Monique Hunt – Fremont: El Galeón Andalucía – Tressel on the Rogue

Renée Szostek – Scotts: Roses in a Modern World – Waiting for the Bus

Stone Peng – Grand Rapids: Heron Waiting – It’s Springtime

Katie Day Schirmer – Kentwood: Serenity

Jan Cohen – Chelsea: Two Dogs in a Truck – Mexico – Pure Delight! – Cuba

Lisa Medendorp – Muskegon: What She Wishes For – The Past is Never Innocent

Mark Andrews – Newaygo: Navajo Princess – Gibson’s Barn

K.K. Parker – Newaygo: God’s Heart – Angel Wings

Kellie Hetler – Sparta: Layers

Don Spieza – Traverse City: Common Merganser: Female – Natural Order

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March 8, 2022 By

2022 NCCA-Artsplace Statewide Photography Competition

NCCA-Artsplace 2022
Statewide Photography Competition

Our goal is to exhibit and acknowledge the finest photographers in the State of Michigan and encourage greater growth and achievement in the photographic community. This is a juried competition. Selected works will be exhibited and among them will be the honor of 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and honorable mention, receiving ribbons and cash awards ($250, $150, $100, $50).

Juror: Frederic A. Reinecke

Frederic A. Reinecke has a BFA in Art & Photography from Central Michigan University. For the past 29 years Reinecke has operated FAR Photography. A commercial photography studio servicing the West Michigan Area.

Reinecke’s photographic services are Architectural, Industrial, Product along with Corporate and Family Portraiture. Primarily providing photography for business.

Reinecke’s clients include: Muskegon Museum of Art, Brunswick, Edgewater Industries, Grand Valley State University, Eckert Wordell Architects, C3 Communications, Consumers Energy, Michigan Consolidated Gas, Knoll Group, Herman Miller, Automated Industrial Motion, Quality Tool and Stamp, Pizza Hut, Wesco Inc., Tridonn Construction, Fairfield Inn, Northshore Women’s Lifestyle Magazine, Muskegon County Community Foundation, Muskegon County Administration and Muskegon Community College among others.

Timeline

Entries Due – June 10, 5:00 p.m.
Acceptance Notification – June 14
Exhibit Opens June 17
Awards Presentation – June 18, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Exhibit Closes July 23
Pick-up All Work by August 6

Entry Guidelines

• Must be Michigan resident, 18 or older, to submit work.
• Work must be framed and ready to display or finished appropriately.
• All photographic processes are accepted.
• NCCA-Artsplace reserves the right to decline artwork for any reason.
• Accepted work may be placed for sale during the exhibit.
• A 30% commission is charged on all sales during exhibit.
• Each eligible photographer may submit up to two pieces of work.
• All entries must be delivered to NCCA-Artsplace by June 10, 5:00 p.m.
• Entry labels must be firmly affixed to the back of the entries.
• Please indicate the photographic process in your description. For example, 35 mm, digital, medium format, color, sepia tone, etc.
• Do not submit prints that have been previously exhibited at NCCA-Artsplace.
• Work may be shipped, include pre-paid return shipping labels if you would like us to return work.
• NCCA -Artsplace will take every precaution to ensure protection of artwork, however, we will not be responsible for any loss or damage.
• Any artwork left after August 6 may become property of NCCA-Artsplace unless other arrangements have been made.
• Send or drop off completed entry form, framed work and include a payment made to NCCA-Artsplace for the non-refundable entry fee of $25 Member or $30 Non-Member, to:
2022 Statewide Photo Competition
Newaygo County Council for the Arts
13 East Main St. Fremont, MI 49412

2022 Statewide Photography Competition Application Download

 

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December 29, 2021 By

NCCA-Artsplace Exhibit: Sophia Bassett – Patterns of My Childhood

Sophia Bassett : Patterns of My Childhood
January 12 – February 26
This installation exhibit is a combination of block printmaking, couture fashion design and autobiographical elements. Sophia Bassett is a postgraduate at Interlochen Arts Academy from Fremont. She frequently uses fibers, ceramics, metals, and printmaking to create her individual pieces and installation work. Her artwork shows how she discovered the ability to create designs that connect to create larger, ongoing patterns, taking a small idea and turning it into something that could repeat itself, creating something powerful. In her work, she looks at the idea of childhood memories and examines their importance in her life when they were first created and how they continue to impact her. She uses feminine and domestic imagery to allude to the expected standards placed upon her and the expression of childhood whimsy that was stolen at a young age.

Click the link below to enjoy and interview with artist Sophia Bassett.

https://fb.watch/ayIBwXyCmk/

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August 27, 2021 By

MICHIGAN WATER COLOR SOCIETY TRAVELING EXHIBITION

MICHIGAN
WATER COLOR SOCIETY
TRAVELING EXHIBITION
OCTOBER 12 – NOVEMBER 13

NCCA-Artsplace will host the combined 2020/2021 73rd/74th Annual Michigan Water Color Traveling Exhibition, juried by acclaimed artist Carolyn Latanision AWS, NWS. This exhibit is a combination of 2020 and 2021 juried works from multiple talented Michigan water color artists. Visitors will enjoy detailed, layered realism as well as bold, dashing abstracts in this collection of works from MWCS painters all over Michigan.

Juror Carolyn Latanision has been recognized for her artistic efforts with many awards and by achieving Signature Membership in both the American Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Society along with Signature Membership in numerous other national societies including Rocky Mountain, Hudson Valley, and Pennsylvania Watercolor Societies among others. In 2017, her painting was chosen as the top award-winning painting in the National Watercolor Society International Exhibition.

The Michigan Water Color Society was founded in 1946 by a group of artists who envisioned an organization to promote the awareness of watercolor in Michigan. Their aim was to further watercolor education, maintain high standards artistically, while based on the premise of integrity and professionalism, and to be a forum open to all points of view.

Michigan Water Color Society Page

 

 

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August 6, 2021 By

NCCA-Artsplace Statewide Photography Exhibit

The award winners of the 2021 NCCA-Artsplace Statewide Photography Competition were announced on Friday, August 6.

The competition is an annual event that exhibits and acknowledges some of the finest photographers in the state of Michigan.  The exhibit and awards this year were selected by Dianne Carroll Burdick, a free-lance photographer in Grand Rapids.  Her juror statement and the award winners are listed below.

This interesting exhibit is a must-see and everyone is encouraged to stop in and take a stroll around the photographs on display through September 8.  NCCA-Artsplace is located at 13 E. Main Street in downtown Fremont.  Gallery hours are Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 

NCCA Statewide Photography Competition 2021

Juror’s Statement by Dianne Carroll Burdick

Of the many qualities one might want in an image-beauty, originality, skillfulness and personal vision among them-I found myself looking for one more in particular: Is the picture memorable?

The quality and range of this year’s submissions made the job choosing which ones to award quite a challenge, albeit a delightful one. There were many sensitively seen and made photographs.

1st Place

Narrative and surreal, Gail Howorth’s “Then She Walked Away” black and white photograph of someone walking away, and  not toward, gives meaning and questions with sun, sand , water and story. The viewer wants more and the imagination can walk or run with this one.

2nd Place

Plucked from a slice of life, Henry L. Droski’s “Blue Swallow” black and white photograph is elegant with black, white and silver tones, richly outlining the essence of evening. The urban structure with it’s neon lights and old car brings story and the image is technically mastered with taut, clear-eyed vision.

3rd Place

The owl’s eyes are staring right at you as Lori Rivera’s color image “Just Winging It” soars with technical perfection to capture this bird in flight. Her use of shutter and aperture and the device of a diagonal line brought this image to the definition of the decisive moment.

Honorable Mention

Richard Hinton’s “Produce” is a fresh , textured still life with an artistic palette of color. A wonderful example of contemporary photography with the popular theme of Food, coupled with the traditional genre of still life.

Honorable Mention

Lisa Medendorp’s “ I Will If You Won’t”  photograph explores contrast and tension with the combination of color and black and white, different points of view of the two subjects, and even the title playing with I Will/You Won’t. The eyes force you to lock your stare and hold your gaze.

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