GL CENTER FOR THE FINE ARTS

The Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts has been made possible by the generosity of voters approving the 2018 construction bond. After opening in April of 2022 we have seen students throughout the district showcase their many artistic talents. The GLCFA includes a full art gallery space alongside an 880 seat auditorium built with industry standard technologies. This space is a physical manifestation of the district's commitment to arts education and performance, providing a comprehensive pre-k through 12 experience in the arts.

Please see the pages below for more information on programming.

Thank you and we hope to see you soon at the Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts! We are located at Gull Lake High School, 7753 N 34th St, Richland, MI 49083.

Samantha Snow

GLCFA Manager

Email: s snow@gulllakecs.org

Phone: 269.548.3591

Emily McKee

GLCFA Assistant

Email: emckee@gulllakecs.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

Box Office

Calendar

May 8 2025

Community Partner Breakfast

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Click the link below to check out our performances!

Gull Lake Performing Arts - Youtube Channel

HS Band

Anna Peters

Director

Email: apeters@gulllakecs.org

Phone: 269.548.3583

GLHS Band Website

Gull Lake High School Band students are a vital and visible part of our community. Throughout the school year, students perform and entertain the crowds at home varsity football and basketball games, pep assemblies, local parades and concerts. They compete against other Michigan bands in MCBA contests, and this year achieved superior ratings at both the fall MSBOA Marching Festival and spring Band and Orchestra Festival. Many students perform outside of school at events such as District and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals, and with community groups such as the Kalamazoo Music School Jazz & Creative Institute, the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra, and the WMU Spring Conference All-Star Band.

We invite you to attend a concert - cheer us on at a competition - get involved with the GLBPA - and sit back and enjoy the music.

HS Choir

Anna Peters

Director

Email: apeters@gulllakecs.org

Phone: 269.548.3583

The Gull Lake High School Choir is a performance based class for students of all vocal abilities. The Choir performs throughout the school year in our community, including holiday performances during Richland Wassailing and for the Rotary Club, concerts for friends and family, and the Southwest Michigan Vocal Festival at Western Michigan University.

We are excited about the Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts and can't wait to fill this beautiful new performance space with song!

HS Performing Arts Company (PAC)

Lisa Ouellette

Email: louellette@gulllakecs.org

Phone: 269.548.3582

What is PAC?

PAC is the Performing Arts Company at Gull Lake High School. The students in PAC work on every aspect of Gull Lake High School’s theatrical productions, such as costumes, makeup, props, sets, lights, sound, media, directing, and acting, making PAC’s performances truly student focused.

PAC's yearly schedule this coming year will consist of two full productions (one in the fall and one in the spring) and a one-act production and 24-hour theater festival in the winter.

PAC members coordinate social events, such as movie nights, trips to local shows, and holiday parties. They also take a trip to Stratford, Ontario in Canada each fall.

MS Band

Michele Chabitch

MS Band Teacher

Email: mchabitch@gulllakecs.org

Phone: 269.548.3669

MS. Cha's MS Band Page

GLMS Band Website

The Gull Lake Middle School Band Program is where your students' instrumental music journey begins! While practicing to be proficient on an instrument, students will also learn about composers, music theory, music history, instrumental music technique, as well as gain important life skills that require working in a team atmosphere. GLMS Bands are an integral part of our community where we strive to cultivate student's skills and passions in music.

Our 6th Grade Band is the beginning band and the foundation to our band program. During this year, an amazing amount of growth occurs while learning the fundamentals of playing their instruments, which sets our band program up for success in future years.

During the 7th and 8th Grade years, band students develop more advanced skills which have consistently earned the bands superior ratings at MSBOA District 11 Band Festival. In 8th Grade, students also have the opportunity to join the GLMS Jazz Band which frequently has requests to perform within our community. Our students regularly participate in other performance opportunities outside of school such as MSBOA District 11 and WMU Honors Bands, MSBOA Solo and Ensemble Festival, Kalamazoo Trumpet Workshop, the BBBC Middle School Brass Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and Camp Wakeshma.

Our GLMS Band Students continue to carry the torch that was lit so many years ago from the "Tradition of Excellence" that was instilled in the GL Bands "With Pride." We look forward to seeing you at one of our performances to enjoy the music and support our students and band program!

MS Choir

GLVP

The Gull Lake Virtual Partnership (GLVP) provides a variety of learning opportunities for students in grades K-12.

GLVP's fine arts offerings include:

* music courses with applications for individual and group instruction

* art courses with applications of painting, life drawing, clay and more

* dance courses with applications in a variety of dance styles, from tap to ballet and more

For more information, please contact Cindy Fadel, cfadel@gulllakecs.org

GLVP Community Partners

Professional Musicians/Music Instructors

Alexis Stark
Annabelle Pollard
Ashlyn Linton
Bethany Field
Burghart Music Studio
Caleb (Josh) Cook
Carol Conklin
Chase Garrett
Cindy Rose
Community Music School-Battle Creek
Crista Simmons
Daniel Forbes
Dickerson Music Company
Ed Swarthout
Hastings Community Music School
Holly Bolthouse
Isabelle Ekstrom
Jacob More
James Butler
Janice Marsh-Prelesnik
Jeff Hale
Joel Snyder
Judy Cary
Karin Code
Katrina Dekoekkoek
Kimberly More
Leslie Grubbs
Lindsey Marks
Lori Beason
Nancy Sutherland
Paul Freeburn
Paula Harris
Rachel Shank
Renee Runyon
Robert Monahan
Robert Squiers
Robin Anthony
Samantha Lehman
Samuel Marks
Sara Adolph
Sara Cleland
Sarah Gonyer
Stephen Williams
Suzuki Academy Kalamazoo
Tamara Flick
Timothy Cuffman
Vladimir Slavujevic
WMH Fine Arts

Professional Dance Instructors/Studios

360 Dance Company
Koren Dole
Traci Phelps Studios

Professional Artists/Instructors

Design Street
EastEnd Studio & Gallery
Necia Simpson

Professional Theater Instructors

Janice Marsh-Prelesnik
Traci Phelps Studios

Visual Arts

Gull Lake Community Schools provides visual arts opportunities from K-12. Students have the ability to create 2D, 3D and digital art through the wide variety of classes available. Whether working in the classroom or at home students are able to showcase their talents within the Gull Lake Center for the Fine Arts gallery space.

Amanda Loichinger

Visual Arts Teacher

aloichinger@gulllakecs.org

Cindy Hahn

Visual Arts Teacher

chahn@gulllakecs.org

Jaymie Miller

Visual Arts Teacher

jmiller@gulllakecs.org

Mary East

Visual Arts Teacher

meast@gulllakecs.org

2024-2025

2023-2024

Trap (Fall 2023)

The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Winter 2024)

Peter and the Starcatcher (Spring 2024)

2022-2023

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Fall 2022)

Mythically Mythical Myths (Winter 2023)

Clue (Spring 2023)

2021-2022

Figments (Winter 2022)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (Fall 2021)

The Book of Everything (Spring 2022)

2020-2021

Everyman In The Circus Of Life (Winter 2020)
The Great Gatsby (Spring 2021)

Everyman In The Circus Of Life (Winter 2020)

The Great Gatsby (Spring 2021)

The Gull Lake High School Performing Arts Company (PAC) ended their 2020-2021 season on a high note with a production of The Great Gatsby adapted for the stage by Simon Levy. The play, based on the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is centered around the character of Nick Carraway, who rents a small bungalow in West Egg (outside of New York City) for a summer in the 1920s. While there, he encounters his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Through them he meets Jordan Baker, a professional golfer known for cheating in a tournament. He also happens to be the neighbor to Jay Gatsby, a past love of his cousin Daisy’s. After getting entangled in the lives of these characters, Nick comes to see their deeply flawed behaviors and his once optimistic view of their world and the American Dream is shattered.

Picture of members of the cast of The Great Gatsby

2019-2020

The Man Who Came To Dinner (Fall 2019)
20 Plays From: Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (Winter 2019)

Sleepy Hollow (Fall 2018)
The Veldt (Winter 2018)