Tasting Notes

Traverse City Tourism Visitors Center
101 W Grandview Pkwy
Traverse City, MI 49684

Opening May 29, 5-7PM, during the Downtown TC Art Walk
On view through October 2026

Tasting Notes celebrates the sensory experience of savoring food and wine produced in northern Michigan, while acknowledging that the exhibition is only a taste of the full picture: the commitment, dedication, and grit of the industry’s workers. 

The exhibition looks to the region’s artists, who each bring unique connections to our food system—from wine makers and marketers, champions of local farmers and chefs, to conservation advocates. Collectively, the exhibition serves as a thank-you letter to farmers and restaurant workers, those who take immense care in tending the land and nourishing our bodies. We are grateful for the exhibition’s artists for sharing their passion for our local food culture, and for highlighting the humans who make it all possible.

Featuring work by: Robert Brengman, Tyler Franz, Lindsay Gardner, Lindsey Mak, and Alyssa Natoci