Monthly Archives: December 2024

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Membership Renewal Time

Category:Updates

It is membership renewal time, and we hope you will renew your Huntingdon County Arts Council membership. All Arts Council memberships run from January 1 to December 31. We hope that you find the Huntingdon County Arts Center a vibrant part of the Huntingdon County community. This was a very ambitious year during which we


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New Class Added: Positive Energy

Category:Class

We are excited to add a new class: Positive Energy, a Mixed Media Art Class, with Evgeny Krayshkin Class Description: In this Art Residency, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, TIU Galaxy Program, and Huntingdon Arts Council, we will be exploring Visual Storytelling. During this residency, the participants will use mixed media to


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Art Cat Jazz Club on March 8

Category:Concerts

The Art Cat Jazz Club will return on Saturday, March 8, with the fantastic Triple A Blues Band. Chicago, Swing, Delta, Jug-Band, Jazz, and Soul are some of the many styles that The Triple A Blues Band brings to each performance. Named in honor of the many minor-league baseball teams that barnstorm the country, the


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Winter 2025 Newsletter is Here

Category:Updates

Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our new Winter 2025 newsletter.  Inside you will find: A Look Ahead at 2025 at the Arts Council Volunteers Needed New Hire for Programming New Board members Recent Events Upcoming Events–Classes & Workshops/Concerts Artist’s Spotlight Jeanne Peterson Poetry by Susan Rumpf Arts Calendar Our list of local arts


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Two Exhibits on Display: Chris Shook, A Woman with Wings & Traditional Chinese Art by Yali Pei

Category:Exhibits

Join us in our newly repainted galleries as we feature two wonderful exhibits. First, we have a collection of paintings from the late Chris Shook, in an exhibit entitled, Chris Shook, A Woman with Wings. Second, Chinese artist Yali Pei showcases her incredible talent in an exhibit entitled, Traditional Chinese Art: Chinese Painting and Paper


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Callanish in Concert March 16, 2 pm

Category:Concerts

March brings St. Patrick’s Day, and in honor of all things Celtic, the Arts Council is bringing back the musicians of Callanish for a program on Sunday, March 16, at 2 p.m. The women of Callanish are also familiar faces in the Arts Council’s orbit. The group consists of Patty Lambert, playing flute and concertina,


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Volunteer at the Arts Council

Category:Uncategorized

Dear Patron of the Arts, Is making a difference in your community something that you are interested in? I am reaching out to share some exciting volunteer opportunities at the Huntingdon County Arts Council which will impact our community endeavors! The Huntingdon County Arts Council’s mission is to enrich Huntingdon County through the encouragement, support,


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Silent Film Night with Live Piano Accompaniment

Category:Concerts

Step back in time and see a classic silent film, The Kid, with Charlie Chaplin, at the Arts Center on Saturdsay, January 18 at 7 pm. Starring Charlie Chaplin and a young Jackie Coogan, The Kid follows the story of “The Little Tramp” who discovers an orphan and brings him up on his own. Andrew


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Art Center Open Hours

Category:Updates

The Huntingdon County Arts Center galleries are being painted and various construction projects are underway. Therefore, our hours are adjusted during this construction phase. We are open, 10 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Regular hours will resume on January 30: Tuesday – Saturday 10 am to 5 pm The next exhibit in the newly


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Holiday Shoppe Pickup

Category:Uncategorized

Holiday Shoppe pickup of unsold merchandise is: Monday, January 6 2 to 6 pmTuesday, January 710 am to 6 pm


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We had a great opening reception for our Rural Rising exhibit on Thursday. The exhibit is our Call for Entries exhibit based on the theme Rural Rising (which we "borrowed" from the Rural Rising seminar at Juniata College.We have 59 works of art from 20 different local artists, so come check it out.The exhibit is free and runs through May 3. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon.#huntingdoncountyartscouncil#localartists#localart#ruralliving#rural ... See MoreSee Less
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Putting the finishing touches for the Opening Reception of our Call for Entries exhibit, based on the theme Rural Rising.We have 57 works of art from 18 different local artists to delight, entertain, and delight you.Come join us: Opening Reception, Thursday, April 3, from 6 to 8 pm at the Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon.The exhibit is free, and light refreshments will be served.#huntingdoncountyartscouncil#localartists#localart#ruralliving#rural ... See MoreSee Less
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Janet Dunlap (left) taught the two-session Seascape Fabric Art Class, and look at the results! Well done. #huntingdoncountyartscouncil#localart #fabricart ... See MoreSee Less
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Our Vegan Taco class and a hit, with a yummy reward at the end of the class. Thank you, Susan Simpson. #huntingdoncountyartscouncil #cooking ... See MoreSee Less
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