Exhibits

The Michigan Aurora Chasers benefit from extensive opportunities to have their work featured in exhibits, at public events, in books and magazines, and beyond! As we decide how to structure this page, please remember that any member is welcome to tag us or share on social media when they have an exhibit coming up.

Take advantage of the opportunities below!

Traveling Exhibit

A new Traveling Exhibit will follow our leadership team to be showcased at international dark sky parks, festivals, workshops, public events and more! Your photography could be featured, if you like with a link to your website.

The first edition of the Traveling Exhibit was created May 31, 2025.

Learn how to submit when you scroll down or click the link below!

Upcoming Exhibits:

• Great Lakes Aurora & Dark-sky Jamboree, Featuring Keynote Speaker Melissa F. Kaelin, Speaker Patrick Grubba, Speaker Kevin Clark, and various others! Houghton, Michigan, September 11-14, 2025 | Register | Deadline to Enter: August 30, 2025
  

Past Traveling Exhibit Locations:

• Longway Planetarium: First Fridays, with Melissa F. Kaelin, the mini Traveling Exhibit will be on display during the book signing after program, August 1, 2025 | Get Tickets | Completed
• 3rd Annual Michigan Aurora Chaser’s Workshop, Headlands International Dark Sky Park — May 31, 2025 | Completed
• Dark Sky Sanctuary Adventure with the Michigan Aurora Chasers: Sustainability Fair, Beaver Island International Dark Sky Sanctuary, June 21, 2025 | Completed | Details
• Detroit Festival of Books with Author Melissa F. Kaelin, Eastern Market, July 20, 2025 | Completed | Details

How to Submit:

Our Traveling Exhibit: See Yourself in the Michigan Aurora Chasers!

Our leadership team at the Michigan Aurora Chasers has been invited to present, exhibit and teach in every corner of the state — and beyond. We plan to load some of the best photos taken by members of the group to a tablet and let people everywhere admire your talents!

Become part of a traveling mini-exhibit, with your photos displayed interactively on a digital screen at each location we visit. To be considered, please send your best photograph in the highest quality and resolution possible. Considerations will include a variety of formations, colors, and foreground. We will also be looking for images that showcase Michigan’s most iconic locations, from the Mackinac Bridge to the Aloha Boat. Please no photos taken outside of Michigan. Limit one photo per person.

Please follow the instructions below for consideration.

1. Create an email with the title or subject line: Traveling Exhibit
2. Rename your image so that it is identified as your own. Please name images using the format: JANE-SMITH-OCT-10-2024.jpg
3. Attach your own high-quality, high-resolution photo to the email. Phone camera images could also work.
4. In the body of the email, please type this information:
• Name of the photographer as you’d like it to appear
• Date of the photograph
• Location of photo, including the nearest city and state
• Your Own Website link or QR Code, if desired. Let us promote your work!
5. Send the email to: MichiganAuroraChasers [at] gmail.com
6. Submission deadlines include:
1st Deadline to Enter: May 24, 2025 > See your photograph displayed at the SOLD OUT MI Aurora Workshop & Friday Kick-Off Event! As well as Beaver Island, and the Detroit Festival of Books.
2nd Deadline to Enter: June 14, 2025 > In addition to previous photos, see your photograph displayed at the Dark Sky Sanctuary Adventure to Beaver Island and the Beaver Island Sustainability Fair on June 21st! As well as the Detroit Festival of Books.
3rd Deadline to Enter: July 2, 2025 > In addition to previous photos, see your photograph displayed at the Detroit Festival of Books on July 20th!

Example of what this will look like: