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May 7th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Artisan partners across the state work year-round to create the beautiful objects and art that you can find at various times during the year – often in local shops or galleries. Now that the weather is getting nicer – get outside and experience art too! There are so many events taking place throughout the next few months and into the fall where you can find our partners such as arts festivals, community celebrations, fairs, and more!
Artisans spend a lot of time on the road and in their booths or stands presenting the artwork they have for sale. Although this sales routine is a reality for the artisan that wants to get wider exposure and sell more artwork, it can be grueling and long days are spent outside – often in hot, sticky weather.
Please support PA state artisans and enjoy the culture and heritage that make the state so memorable! Keep an eye on the PA Artisan Trails blog and Facebook – as well as your local paper and artisan websites for more information.
May 7th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Find out more about expanded art offerings!
LEBANON – Programs of study and expanded art offerings at HACC’s Lebanon Campus will be highlighted during an “Explore the Arts” information session 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at HACC’s Lebanon Campus, 735 Cumberland St. in Lebanon. To help students who want to make art a career, HACC-Lebanon Campus is expanding its on-site offerings. Of the associate in arts degrees HACC offers, students can now complete the art and design degree at the Lebanon Campus and about 80 percent of the fine arts degree as well as the foundational course work for the graphic design degree.
“There is a lot of interest in the arts in Lebanon and HACC taps into what the community values,” said Cheryl Batdorf, executive dean at the Lebanon Campus. “We have a strong relationship with the Lebanon Valley Council of the Arts and we have the First Friday Art Walks so the whole community is starting to embrace the arts.” During recent renovations, an art studio has been created, which has special lighting and natural light and is stocked with easels, tables, plenty of storage, a brush cleaning area and more, Batdorf said.
More about HACC’s programs of study, simplified enrollment process, financial aid, scholarship options and student support services will be available during the information session. Art Faculty will be available to provide detailed information about the programs. Light refreshments and optional campus tour also will be available.
To register for this free event, go to www.hacc.edu/lebanon and click on “Events” or call 717-270-4222 for more information.
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May 4th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Join us this weekend for a FIRST SUNDAY CELEBRATION, MAY 6th!
The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County will host an opening reception from 1:00-4:30 on Sunday forDiane Maurer’s exhibit –”Landscapes and Seascapes in Paper Collage”Diane Maurer is the artist of the month in the Community Gallery through May. Diane is a partner on the PA Artisan Trail that is in the center of PA – Art Thrives on 45! Congratulations to Diane on this exhibit!
Bring the kids for a FREE ART WORKSHOP with Lynn Royse & Dotty Ford , 1:00-4:00. Also see MAIN GALLERY: “An Intimate Perspective” an exhibit by Gerald Lang and Jennifer Tucker.
ARTIST REGISTRY GALLERY, Tea Room:”Butterflies and Botanicals” by Holly Fritchmanwith collected specimens by Jordan Finkelstein.
Museum hours:
Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday, 1:00-4:30 and by appointment. FIRST SUNDAYS of EVERY MONTH include a reception for a new artist in the Community Gallery and free kids art classes!
Museum location: PO Box 125, 133 North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823
Web: http://www.bellefontemuseum.org
April 27th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Bill Lynch, selected by Lewisburg Arts Council as this year’s featured artist at the organization’s largest event – the Lewisburg Arts Festival (April 28th, 2012)! Bill has been creating gorgeous pottery for more than three decades and is a true gem to Pennsylvania arts! He is a current artisan partner on the PA Artisan Trail – Art Thrives on 45 – that runs between State College and Lewisburg. You can find Bill’s workshop, studio and showroom in a beautiful old mill building Central Pennsylvania and his pieces across the state – read more about Bill on the Lewisburg website at http://www.lewisburgartscouncil.com/events/art-festival/market-street-festival/featured-artist/
April 27th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor cordially invites you to attend the 4th annual “An Affair with Lincoln” on Saturday, May 19, 2012 ~ 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at our new Lincoln Highway Experience Site:
~Check out antique automobiles
~ Enjoy tapas, desserts and spirits as you explore each room
~ Bid on priceless Lincoln Highway Experiences
~View Phase Two Plans of the Lincoln Highway Experience
$65/per person
To to order tickets call the LHHC at 724-879-4241 or visit our LHHC web site to order via PayPal. Your tax deductible portion is $30 per ticket.
Proceeds benefit our Lincoln Highway Experience on the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor | 3435 Route 30 East | Latrobe | PA | 15650
April 24th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
84TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION TO OPEN
The 84th Annual Juried Exhibition is slated to debut at The Art Association of Harrisburg on Saturday, May 19, with a reception and awards ceremony from 6 to 9 PM. Music at the reception will be provided by the versatile Jonathan Frazier, and the reception hosts are Board Members Jan and Joe Bahret. The Exhibition sponsors are Dr. and Mrs. Robert Meloni, Kate Earley, Mr. and Mrs. William Warren.
The exhibition will consist of 88 varied works of art in oils, acrylics, photographs, prints, graphics, other media, sculptures, and watercolours. The works were selected by the juror from a pool of 202 entries. The accepted artists hail from Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Maine, Illinois and Montana.
The juror for exhibition this year is Robert Cozzolino, Senior Curator and Curator of Modern Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Dr. Cozzolino holds his BA in History of Art and Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and his MA in Art History and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with his dissertation on “Every Picture Should Be a Prayer: the Art of Ivan Albright.” Dr. Cozzolino was a Curatorial Assistant at The Art Institute of Chicago from 1993-1997, and an arts writer for Isthmus Publishing Co. in Madison from 1997-2000. He was a Curatorial Assistant for Elvehjem Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin, a teaching assistant of art history there, and has been at the Pennsylvania Academy from 2004 through the present.
The prizes for the Juried Exhibition have been contributed by: Dr. and Mrs. Robert Meloni, Oils and Acrylics; Alan Hostetler Insurance, Sculpture and Ceramics; ShowcaseNow!, Prints and Graphics; Occupational Athletics, Photography; Robert Philbin, Other Media; The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, Watercolours; and Bruce K.Thomas and David Volkman, Best-of-Show.
The exhibition will run through June 21 in the galleries at 21 North Front Street in Harrisburg, PA.
April 23rd, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Visit the beautiful campus at the Penn College of Technology in Williamsport and experience the Gallery at Penn College’s new exhibit in May! Artisan Cathy Breslaw’s work explores the possibilities of familiar and accessible commercial materials to create art pieces that awaken the mind and spirit. Journeys to Taiwan and Shanghai introduced Breslaw to factories where industrial mesh was manufactured for consumer grocery and kitchen products. Taking the material out of the world of commerce and into her studio, Breslaw revealed its organic and ethereal traits as she created works that combine forms of painting, sculpture, and installation.
Date: May 18 – June 28, 2012
Reception: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
The college is conveniently located in Williamsport, PA. Parking and admission are free. The Gallery at Penn College is located on the third floor of the Madigan Library on campus. More information available at the gallery website: http://www.pct.edu/gallery/
April 23rd, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
HACC’s Rose Lehrman Arts Center recognized for arts in the capital region
HARRISBURG –The Live at Rose Lehrman performing artist series and the Rose Lehrman Arts Center of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, will be recognized by Theatre Harrisburg with the 2012 Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts in the Capital Region.
The gala awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 29, beginning at 5 p.m.
The Arts Awards are presented annually at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg in recognition of one outstanding individual and one organization for distinguished service to the arts. Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Maestro Stuart Malina is the individual recipient. “HACC’s Live at Rose Lehrman series just completed one of its highest seasons in attendance, with 93 percent capacity and eight sell-out performances out of a 10-event season,” said Teri Guerrisi, director of the Live at Rose Lehrman series. “After finishing this incredible 2011-12 season, we are elated to accept the 2012 Arts Award. And, it’s a very fitting tribute to the Lehrman family legacy that Lois Lehrman Grass will serve as honorary chair of the Arts Awards Host Committee.”
HACC’s Rose Lehrman Arts Center is also home to the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery, which exhibits collections, the works of local artists as well as artists of national and international renown. The gallery also hosts visiting artists for workshops and lectures that are free and open to the public. Currently the gallery features juried selections of student work in the Student Honors Exhibit through May 4. There are nearly 400 art majors in HACC’s art department with a large number of non-majors. Students are enrolled in courses in traditional media such as painting, drawing, photography and ceramics. More unusual course offerings are glass blowing, jewelry and typography.
Students have also achieved honors in HACC’s nationally ranked photography program. This week HACC graduate and member of The Patriot-News photography staff Sean Simmers was part of the news team that won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for its coverage of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case. He also was a recent nominee for a Pulitzer Prize in photography and has won other national honors.
For more information about the performances, exhibits and programs at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center, contact HACC at 717-780-2545 or go to www.hacc.edu.
Ticket information for the Theatre Harrisburg awards ceremony is available by contacting Theatre Harrisburg at 717-232-5501.
March 19th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Scott Onsager’s Artist Reception will be the 23rd of this month from 6-8pm at The Post and Lintel (www.thepostandlintel.com). “Entering the Fold” will feature works of sculpture, painting, prints and jewelry. Scott’s pieces will be shown until April 21, 2012.
A native of Milwaukee, Scott holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The University of Wisconsin. He also has a teaching certificate in Elementary Art Education.
Since 2005 he has been the Creative Director at the YMCA Arts Center in Sunbury, where he has taught countless children’s art classes, numerous adult classes and is the creative drive in the pottery studio.
Before moving to Middleburg PA. in 2002, Scott was the director of an artist’s co-op in Vermont.
He spends his free time in his studio painting moody and sometimes disturbing canvases, raising heirloom chickens, cultivating his garden, and volunteering his time and talent at the Joseph Priestly House.
Scott has exhibited his work annually at the Susquehanna Arts Society Show where he has been recognized in the past several years with awards in both Painting and Sculpture.
Scott Onsager’s Artist Reception will be the 23rd of this month from 6-8pm. “Entering the Fold” will feature works of sculpture, painting, prints and jewelry. Scott’s pieces will be shown until April 21, 2012.
March 19th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Need ideas of what’s going on in the gorgeous central PA mountains – just take a minute to check out all the “art-full” adventures along the artisan trail with heART of the Alleghenies!
Nestled in the picturesque mountains of central Pennsylvania, Oak Spring Winery offers daily wine tastings and tours between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. While enjoying a variety of vintages, one can view works by heART of the Alleghenies artisans.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Altoona location offers a Philadelphia Museum Tour The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen at the National Constitution Center and Van Gogh Up Close at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tickets for the April 24, 2012, bus trip are $110. For more details, please contact the SAMA Altoona (814) 946-4464. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona presents Blue Monday on May 14, 2012. This music event includes libations and light fare. Listen to the sounds of Charlie Leiden and Friends while perusing the current exhibit. Cost: $20.
Known locally for his plein air works, heART of the Alleghenies artisan Steve Gilbert presents a different side to his work at Bill Sell’s Bold, which offers an extraordinary epicurean experience and is located at 1413 11th Avenue, Altoona, PA. Here is just one example of Steve’s interesting paintings:
Renowned animal artist and pet illustrator Rachel DiAndrea is quite busy these days. The heART of the Alleghenies artisan will accept the Arts and Letters Award from WISE Women of Blair County on April 18. “Cattledog Round-up” and “Happy Hog”, two pastels, have been selected for inclusion in the 25th Annual International Exhibition on “Animals in Art”. This prestigious event chose 70 pieces from over 509 entries for the 2012 exhibit that runs March 24 through April 29 at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She also has work in the 25th Annual Art Show at the Dog Show, a canine art competition in Wichita, Kansas through April 9. Her entry, “the English Gentleman”, one of 437, garnered 3rd place in watercolors. “Scottie Confetti”, a French pastel was selected as Best Entry Depicting a Terrier. Rachel is also showing new work at the Harrisburg Dog Show at the PA Farm Show, April 12-15.
For heART of the Alleghenies’ Scott Steberger, sketches of scenes from behind the wheel become paintings completed at the studio. They are scenes everybody can see while driving along the regions roads. Scenes of Johnstown and Cambria County presented at ART WORKS in Johnstown and Bottle Works Ethnic Art Center, also in Johnstown features not only Steberger’s landscapes, but also the works of Ron Donoughe. Two venues, two artists, and twice the fun, the show opens April 14 and runs through May 25. An opening reception will be held April 14 between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. at both locations. Additional programming includes a lunch and gallery talk with the artists on April 21, and hands on workshops on April 28 and May 5. Please contact ART Works at (814) 535-2020 or the Bottle Works at (814) 536-5399.
On April 28 and 29, 2012 the Cambria County Courthouse, Ebensburg, PA presents “Art in Bloom” Annual Spring Art Exhibition. Works shown include pieces by heART of the Alleghenies artist Lynn Heverly.
March 16th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Two For The Wool!!
Handmade Along the Highway Artisans Nan Loncharich and Irene Patrick invite you to a half day seminar on May 5 to learn their old world crafts of using recycled wool to make jewelry and artistic creations. During the class we’ll stitch a 5” x 7” wool appliqué design suitable for framing and create a ruffled flower pin as well as learning how to select and process used wool.
Irene Patrick, from Greensburg, studied art at Edinboro University and taught art in the Norwin School District. A producing artist for the past 50 years, she is currently a member of the Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh as well as the Latrobe Art Center and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. She has exhibited throughout Pennsylvania and in galleries in South Carolina and Colorado.
Nan Loncharich, also from Greensburg, has been working with fabrics all of her life. An interest in rug hooking led her to the art of creating wool flowers using the proddy technique. An Instructor at Westmoreland County Community College, she is also the author of the book Making Flowers from Wool.
Both Irene and Nan are juried members of Pennsylvania’s Handmade Along the Highway artisan trail program.
We will gather at the Lincoln Highway Experience, 3435 Route 30 East, Latrobe (near the Kingston Dam) on Saturday, May 5 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. This class is suitable for adults. If you can sew a button Nan and Irene can teach you their skills!
The cost of the 3 hour class is $50 plus $7.50 for materials to make both projects (attendees are asked to bring a pair of sharp scissors). Class space is limited to 20 persons so please call the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor at 724-879-4241 to make reservations or visit www.LHHC.org to reserve your space using PayPal. The deadline for reservations is Tuesday, May 1st.
March 16th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Several of the partners on the Rt 45 Artisan Trail will be exhibiting or holding events in the next few months:
John Sterling will be exhibiting at The Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show, The 23rd Street Armory, 22 S. 23rd St., Philadelphia. It’s March 23-25, hours vary by day. More info at www.philaifs.com
The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, 824 Pike Street, Lemont, PA will host its annual recycled art show on April 20-22. The deadline to apply is April 16, and the prize juror is Sharon Massey, the gallery director at Slippery Rock University. The Recycled Art Show is in its eighteenth year. The show is open to artists of all ages. Work entered in the show should reflect the show’s theme, “Inner Beauty”. More info is available at www.artalliancepa.org
Until May 13, visitors can still catch the exhibition Painting the People: Images of American Life from the Maimon Collection at Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art. The show features selections from the collection of American Scene painting amassed by Lee and Barbara Maimon. Beautifully complementing the Palmer’s permanent collection of American art, with its strengths in Ashcan realism and early twentieth-century modernism, the Maimon collection includes a diverse array of Depression-era figurative paintings by some of the best-known artists of the period, as well as notable works by painters whose names may be less familiar to visitors today.
And don’t forget – it’s always a good time to visit the Green Drake Gallery & Arts Center, 101 B West Main Street, Millheim. The newly opened gallery features a wide array of work by local artists, in addition to art classes and the occasional musical performance. More details are available at www.greendrakeart.com
March 8th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
‘A Piece of Our Mind’ is an exhibit of social statements at Rose Lehrman Art Gallery
Temple University faculty bring attention to issues through their posters
HARRISBURG – Temple University’s Tyler School of Art faculty members Joe Scorsone and Alice Dreuding give “A Piece of Our Mind,” in an exhibit March 12-April 4 at the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC. The artists will give a free lecture 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in Whitaker Hall, room 214, with a reception afterward in the gallery.
Scorsone and Dreuding have been working as a collaborative team since 1986, creating posters illustrating social justice and political comment, such as world and environmental health, domestic violence and war, and freedom of expression. The artists hope to “capture the essence of an issue in memorable visual form so that the viewer is unable to resist the call to reflection and possible action.”
Both Scorsone and Drueding teach graphic and interactive design. Their recent exhibits include: “Up Against the Wall: Posters of Social Protest” at the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso; “Good 50 x 70: The Project that Helps Social Communication” at La Triennale Gallery in Milan, Italy; “Fourth Block, Triennial of Eco Posters and Graphics” in Kharkov, Ukraine, and Moscow; and “Humor: Posters from Around the World” in Brandenburgische Kulturstiftung in Cottbus, Germany; and the Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk in Cottbus.
Scorsone received a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Buffalo. Drueding has two bachelor’s degrees, one from Brown University and one in fine arts from the Tyler School of Art.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, or by appointment. For more information, call 717-780-2435 or email Kim Banister, gallery curator, at kebanist@hacc.edu. Visit the gallery on the HACC website: www.hacc.edu under the Rose Lehrman Arts Center and on Facebook.
The Rose Lehrman Art Gallery receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
March 7th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Out of This World: The Landscapes of Our Solar System
March 13 – April 19, 2012
This visually dazzling exhibition chronicles the relationship between space science and space art, and brings together the real and the imagined landscapes of our solar system. The exhibit includes highly detailed photographs taken by interplanetary robotic explorers as well as dramatic views from the surfaces of planets and their moons as imagined by some of the best internationally known space artists of our day. Grounded firmly in scientific research using the most current data available, but inspired by creativity and imagination, these space artists construct realistic images of the worlds beyond our personal knowledge. Their purpose is to inform, inspire, and spark our sense of adventure. Their work has been used by NASA and has been featured in numerous books on astronomical art, in scientific textbooks on our solar system, and on the covers of major scientific periodicals. The exhibit also includes a compelling documentary film on the history of space exploration narrated by Harrison Ford. This travelling exhibition was developed by the Hearst Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Physics and Astronomy departments of Saint Mary’s College of California.
Featured Artists include: Ron Miller, Kees Veenenbos, Frank Hettick, Calvin Hamilton, David Hardy, Michael Carroll, William Hartmann, Don Dixon, Walter Myers, Joe Kaufmann, Mark Garlick, and Joe Bergeron.
Opening Reception is March 15, 20124:30 – 6:30 p.m. Free Admission
Group Visits & Presentations Visits can be arranged for your group to view this highly educational exhibit beginning March 6. Visits can be made during open gallery hours or other times by appointment. Please call the Gallery to make arrangements.
An interactive presentation for Grades 5 – 8 offered by Penn College Associate Professor of Physics Dr. David Richards can also be scheduled. For more information on this presentation contact the Gallery at 570-320-2445.
Gallery Hours & Contact Info
Tuesday & Thursday, 2 – 7 p.m.Wednesday & Friday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Sunday 1 – 4 p.m.
Closed Monday & Saturday
Closed April 6 – 8www.pct.edu/gallery gallery@pct.edu
570-320-2445
Keep updated with The Gallery on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PCTgallery
March 4th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
New HACC gallery to open at Midtown location just in time for the March 2012 ‘3rd in the Burg’ (March 16, 2012)!!
HARRISBURG – HACC is adding to the cultural, social and educational environment of midtown Harrisburg with the opening of Fenêtre Gallery at Midtown 2 on the corner of Third and Reily streets. The gallery will offer exhibits of contemporary art work of emerging and established artists.
The first exhibit opens Friday, March 16 with “Visions and Voices: The 2012 South Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art and Writing Awards,” sponsored by Commonwealth Connections Academy, an online public school. A reception will be held opening day from 6-8 p.m. It coincides with “3rd in the Burg,” when galleries host special exhibitions and events throughout the city the third Friday of each month.
Students in seventh through 12th-grade were recognized for their creative excellence in 28 different categories ranging from poetry to journalism and painting to comic art. They represent schools in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry and York counties, showcasing their talents and having their entries judged by area artistic and literary professionals.
This exhibit contains paintings, drawings, photography and three dimensional works from students who had their works judged by area art groups like The Art Institute of York, Susquehanna Art Museum, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
The gallery name is French for “window.” The name was selected for the interior window that is part of the original architecture that remains in the gallery space. The window creates an opening between the exhibit space and the reception area where light enters the building through a skylight. Metaphorically, the name is a reference to a window as an opening into the imagination.
Fenêtre Gallery is in a historic landmark in midtown. Constructed early in 1917, Midtown 2 was the home of Evangelical Press, a printing company, for decades before being turned into a state office and laboratory building in the 1970s. Today the building has been completely restored and upgraded to meet the varied needs of nearly 2,500 students enrolled in HACC’s trade and technology programs.
Hours for the gallery will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday and 6-8 p.m. Friday and by appointment. Events are free and open to the public. Entrance to the building is at 1500 Third St. The gallery is on the second floor.
For more information contact Kim Banister, gallery coordinator, by email, kebanist@hacc.edu, or telephone, 717-780-2435.
February 15th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
There are so many interesting events along the PA Artisan Trails – you can find something in your area thoughout the spring. These are just a few you might want to check out!
Spring 2012 events
February 15th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
We are battered by the winds of financial stress and economic struggles on a daily basis and once again the arts are fighting to maintain the funding that was included in Pennsylvania’s state budget last year. Although Governor Corbett has stated that he will recommend maintaining the same amount of funding, there are significant risks from several angles, including difficult cost-cutting decisions in areas like education and human services, that lawmakers have to grapple with this budget cycle. What can we do?
Citizens for the Arts shared the following information last week and again today – please consider taking the time to show your support right now!
[Lawmakers] will be working with a Corbett recommendation of $8.179 million for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) grants to arts organizations as well as $886,000 for the PCA’s administrative line item. This represents level funding for FY 2012-12. With these recommendations, Governor Corbett continues to demonstrate his commitment to the arts. Last year, the Governor presented similar budget recommendations for the PCA but those recommendations were cut by 70% by the House of Representatives. We, at Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania, need your help to ensure this does not happen again. If you haven’t done so already, we are asking you to:
- Write a letter to Governor Corbett to thank him for his continued support of the arts
- Write letters to your legislators in support of Governor Corbett’s recommendations for the PCA.
We have a window, now, of 5-7 days to make these contacts. The fastest way to make contact is by sending an e-mail to your legislators and the Governor. Citizens for the Arts in PA has created a template for your use on our Legislative Action Center. We ask that you personalize the e-mail to reflect what is happening in your community or with your organization. We’re also asking you to forward our action alert to your board members, patrons, friends and family asking them to also contact their legislators in support of Gov. Corbett’s recommendations for the PCA. We need to act on this fast. Please send those e-mails today!
If you have questions, please contact Jenny Hershour at jlh@citizensfortheartsinpa.org or by phone at 717-234-0959.
If you cherish the arts, if you are an artist, if you want to see the arts in our schools and our communities – act now!
January 26th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
Be sure to read all about the NICHE Award presented to the PA Artisan Trails at http://www.nichemagazine.com/2012/01/pa-artisan-trails/
January 25th, 2012 by PA Artisan Trails
The New Leaf
  
Each New Year comes to all of us with latent potential and fresh starts – the same is true for the Rt15 ByWay of the Arts artisan trail! Partners on the artisan trail are joining through a juried membership process starting this year and each partner is represented in a variety of ways including general marketing through advertisements, as well as promotional materials, Facebook, website (www.rt15arts.com), and events/exhibits. Partner membership provides the artisans and partner locations with additional exposure on a regional, state and national level that they might not have had otherwise! It also provides artisans with resources, information and initiatives to improve arts in the local communities along Rt15 between Gettysburg and Williamsport.
As a visitor to the PA Artisan Trails and more specifically, Rt15 ByWay of the Arts, you can have terrific experiences exploring along the Rt15 corridor and meeting with local artisans and partner locations. Several of our artisans work from home studios and exhibit in our partner locations or online including Jody Sheffer, Jim Turban, Jane and Larry Shull, and Donna Damgaard – be sure to visit their websites for more information and images of their work. Follow us on Facebook for regular updates, and visit the website to see all of our partners (www.rt15arts.com) with new information and images. When you’re ready to get on the road, try one (or more!) of these adventures for a day….
Carlisle area: Take a walk among quaint shops in downtown Carlisle and make sure to stop in at Colucci & Co (www.colucci-company.com) at 117 North Hanover Street where you’ll find handcrafted jewelry and creative wares from over 30 American artisans. Right around the corner is the History on High shop (33 West High Street), a unique combination of Cumberland Valley visitors’ information and crafts inspired by the history and culture of the area.
Boiling Springs: Just a short drive down the road in Boiling Springs you’ll find the Village Artisan Gallery and folk artisan Gay Foltz . The gallery holds regular “Artists in Action” sessions on Saturdays so you can meet artisans and watch as they create pieces of art. More information at www.villageartisangallery.com/current_events.
Harrisburg area: Take in the beautiful Susquehanna River, then head into Harrisburg and explore the exhibits and arts classes at the Art Association of Harrisburg (www.artassocofhbg.org) and the HACC Rose Lehrman Gallery. One of the initiatives on Rt15 this year is to welcome in the college galleries along the trail to create exposure for a larger audience including students! Don’t forget to stop out to 4812 Jonestown Road and visit Richelle Leigh Walk at her shop and see the beautiful jewelry she is creating (www.rlcollection.com)
Newport area: Just north of Harrisburg, you can tour the scenic Juniata River valley and quaint Newport to find the PCCA Gallery hosting regular exhibits and a unique gifts gallery shop. Just a few blocks away you can explore Landis House for additional local history and exhibits! Find both at www.perrycountyarts.org for updated info. On your way back to the Susquehanna, pull into the Hunters Valley Winery (www.huntersvalleywines) and spend a few hours relaxing with owners Darlene and Bill Kvaternik on their spectacularly situated vineyard overlooking the river.
Lewisburg/Selinsgrove area: If you haven’t been to this area of the state, you’re missing out! Explore the beautiful natural and cultural attractions starting with the Susquehanna River Valley Visitors’ Bureau (www.visitcentralpa.org) then head to the Samek Gallery (www.bucknell.edu) on the incredible Bucknell Campus. Just up the road you can view the huge professional murals depicting local history on buildings in Milton, PA (www.miltonpatime.org).
As you can see, there are so many possibilities for you to take in art during an “art-full” roadtrip. Let us know how your adventures went and share images with partners by emailing: manager@paartisantrailscom.
Until the next trip….have a great New Year!!
November 29th, 2011 by PA Artisan Trails
In a September blog, you were introduced to George Nowack, artisan trail coordinator from PA Route 6. Each of the Artisan Trails has a trail leader that works part-time to coordinate events, recruit and retain trail partners, and act as the trail coordinator as part of the activities of the statewide alliance of PA Artisan Trails. These people are enmeshed in the culture of their regions, often working full time for a related cultural/tourism group or agency.
This month, the focus is on PA Artisan Trail leader Kristin Poerschke!
Kristin has worked for the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor in Ligonier, Pennsylvania for the last nine years as the organization’s bookkeeper/Office Manager. She grew up in Chicago, graduated from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA and then married and lived in West Virginia for 19 years before relocating to Ligonier 11 years ago.
The Lincoln Highway (PA Route 30) is a unique cultural heritage trail along the Route 30 roadway. There are lots of historically significant events and details surrounding this important roadway and it is also one of the routes that the PA Artisan Trail follows through the southwestern part of Pennsylvania. Kristin has been involved with the artisan trail program, known as Handmade Along the Highway, along PA 30W and PA Route 40 (the National Road) for the past six years, but has only acted as the coordinator of the artisan trails for the past 2 or so years. Although she claims that she has no formal arts background, she is very keen on supporting American artisans and appreciates the time and talent that goes into creating artwork. Kristin has encouraged individual creativity in many of her previous work experiences including her work as a teacher, an activities director at a nursing home, and a Girl Scout day camp director. One of her favorite arts-related memories is a Girl Scout Summer Day camp program where Kristin arranged to have a potter come and work with the girls. The artisan simply brought pounds and pounds of clay and encouraged the girls to create. They spent a couple of mornings that week getting messy and having a ball!
Kristin is well respected and appreciated by the PA Artisan Trails Alliance and her artisan trail partners for her supportive approach to the arts and her genuine, caring nature. If you’re in the Ligonier area, make sure to stop in to say hello! and explore at the new LHHC location at 3435 Route 30 East, Latrobe, PA 15650 – they’re still on the Lincoln Highway!
http://www.lhhc.org/ or http://paartisantrails.com/route30-40.htm .
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