Check Out the Art Shoppe
Category:UpdatesCheck out the wide assortment of ever-changing items at our Art Shoppe. Jewelry, paintings, and other original artworks are on sale.
Visit us at the Huntingdon County Arts Center
Category Archives: Updates
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Check Out the Winter Newsletter
Category:UpdatesCheck out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our new Winter 2023/2024 newsletter. Inside you will find: Art Council Gears Up for 2024 Holiday Shoppe Time to Renew Memberships Annual Meeting December 13, 7 pm Capital Campaign Contributors Attend an Exhibit Chris Shook: Painter & Conservationist Recent Events Upcoming Events Benefits of Art for Children
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Renew Your Membership
Category:Uncategorized,UpdatesNow is the Time to Renew Your Membership Please join us in supporting the arts in Huntingdon County by renewing or becoming a member of the Huntingdon County Arts Council. Your membership provides you with: Pride in supporting the arts and to help improve the quality of life in Huntingdon County Discounts at the Art
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Sep 23
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Check Out the New Fall Newsletter
Category:UpdatesCheck out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our new Fall 2023 newsletter. Inside you will find: Full Slate of Classes & Workshops Art Cat Jazz Club Returns, October 21 Family Fun at Fiber ArtsFest Capital Campaign Contributors Mail Donation Campaign Trestels Repained at Park Recent Events Upcoming Events Classes & Workshops Upcoming Concerts Next Concert
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Check Out the Spring 2023 Newsletter
Category:UpdatesSpring 2023 Newsletter Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our new Spring 2023 newsletter. Inside you will find: Arts Center Celebrates Its First Year Celebration of the Arts June 10 Summer Art Camp for Students Capital Campaign Contributors Recent Events Folk College Concerts Open to the Public Upcoming Events New Workshops Upcoming Concerts Next Concert June
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Apr 23
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Check Out the Winter 2023 Newsletter
Category:UpdatesWinter 2023 Newsletter Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our new Winter 2023 newsletter. Inside you will find: Concerts Season for 2023 Old Crow Wetland Exhibit Art Cat Jazz Club in March Spring Thaw Moves to March Capital Campaign Contributors Recent Events Playhouse Announces 2023 Season Upcoming Events Upcoming Concerts Next Concert February 19 New Class & Workshops Impressionism The
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Jun 22
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Capital Campaign Kicks Off
Category:UpdatesCapital Campaign Donations We are running a Capital Campaign to support our efforts to upgrade the former 12th Street Methodist Church into a true Arts Center. Your donation helps support replacing a roof and making the Arts Center more accessible. All donations with this link ONLY apply to our Capital Campaign. Capital Campaign Only Donation
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May 22
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Spring Newsletter is Here
Category:UpdatesYou can keep up-to-date with the Huntingdon County Arts Council’s with both our newsletters and our periodical emails about events and other art and cultural happenings. Newsletter Spring 2022 Newsletter Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our BIG new Spring 2022 newsletter. Inside you will find: A Grand New Home for the Arts
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Apr 22
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We’ve Moved
Category:UpdatesThe Huntingdon County Arts Council has moved! The Huntingdon County Arts Council has purchased the 12th Street Methodist Church and has converted it to the new Huntingdon County Arts Center. The Huntingdon County Arts Center is located at the corner of 12th & Mifflin St, Huntingdon (official address 313 12th Street, Huntingdon). Our vision is for
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Apr 22
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Winter 2022 Newsletter is Here
Category:UpdatesWinter 2022 Newsletter Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our Winter 2022 newsletter. Inside you will find: Celebrating 50 Years of the Arts Council New Public Art Installed Call for Entries Exhibit in March Pysanky Ukrainian Egg Decorating Workshop April 4 New Board Member Australian Aboriginal Art Folk College Coming Up Early
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Support the Arts
Category:UpdatesThe Huntingdon County Arts Council conducts a fundraising campaign every fall. Although memberships are very important to us, we can’t survive on membership fees alone. That is why we need to ask everyone, members as well as nonmembers, to contribute a little something extra as the year draws to a close. We could provide you
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Fall Newsletter is Here
Category:UpdatesCheck out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our Fall 2021 newsletter. Inside you will find: Holiday Shoppe opens November 17 Mail Campaign Begins Donate While Shopping Annual Meeting December 8 Camera Club Exhibit Returns Fiber ArtsFest was Touchable Art New Book by Jack Troy More poetry Artist Spotlight: Rebecca Reck Folk Gathering Shines Why
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Huntingdon Regional Ballet
Category:UpdatesThe Huntingdon Dance Academy is approaching our 10th Anniversary! The Academy was established in 2012 and the affiliated Huntingdon Dance Company in 2014. As we enter our second decade several exciting transformations are underway. Over the past decade the company’s reach and reputation has grown from strictly local to a more regional presence. Our ballet
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Spring 2021 Newsletter is Here
Category:UpdatesCheck out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our Spring 2021 newsletter. Inside you will find: We announce the Arts Council’s returns to full programming Spring Thaw exhibit returns, opening at The Playhouse at McConnellstown Time to renew your membership Two community events/exhibits: Huntingdon Dance Academy & Juniata College Museum of Art Cups exhibit
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Mar 21
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It’s Membership Renewal Time
Category:UpdatesYes, memberships for the Arts Council for 2021 start on April 1st. Please renew your membership today to help support our efforts to provide arts and cultural opportunities in Huntingdon County. Click this link to Renew Today. All memberships begin on April 1 and end on March 31 the following year. Members will receive
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Participate in a Survey on the Arts
Category:UpdatesJuniata College has created the Community Arts Participation survey to gather information about how our community interacts with the arts generally, and the Juniata College Museum of Art specifically. All responses are anonymous. The information we gather will help us better serve our constituents. Please share your views by clicking the link below: JCMA Community Survey
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Fall 2020 Newsletter is Here
Category:UpdatesCheck out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our Fall 2020 newsletter. Inside you will find: The Holiday Shoppe moving to the McConnellstown Playhouse and opens Black Friday The Huntingdon Painters exhibit is open through November 21 Our annual meeting is scheduled for December 9 via Zoom Recaps on the Plein Air painting workshops, Greenwood Furnace
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Summer 2020 Newsletter
Category:UpdatesCheck out all of the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council with our Summer 2020 newsletter. HCAC 2020 Summer Newsletter
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Jun 20
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An Important Message from the Huntingdon County Arts Council
Category:UpdatesDear Fellow Arts Council Members: I am writing to apprise you of forthcoming changes at the Huntingdon County Arts Council. It will come as no surprise that the Council’s activities and budget have suffered along with those in the private and public sectors. The cancellation of Folk College, our collaborative fundraiser with the County Library,
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We Have Changed Our Membership
Category:UpdatesWe recently made some changes to our memberships: All memberships will begin on April 1 and end on March 31 the following year. Members will now receive a membership card that can be used to obtain multiple discounts. In particular, you can use the membership card to receive a 10% discount on all items sold at The Art
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A Note to Arts Council Members
Category:UpdatesLike other organizations around the country, the Huntingdon County Arts Council was forced to shut down its activities in March. This involved temporarily closing The Art Space and canceling the Spring Thaw exhibit in April (our most popular show of the year), our spring fundraiser held in conjunction with the Huntingdon County Library, and, most
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Art Promotes a Long and Healthy Life
Category:UpdatesDid you know that people who enjoy art and participate regularly in cultural activities tend to live longer? This is the conclusion of a recent study (published in the British Medical Journal) of over six thousand people aged 50 and over in England. The researchers saw an increase in longevity among people who attended plays,
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Exhibit Hours
Category:UpdatesThe Art Space, at 212 Fourth Street in Huntingdon, is home to monthly exhibits. During each exhibit, The Art Space is open: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 12 – 6 pm. Saturdays 10 am – 4 pm.
Only three weeks away! Tickets include snacks from Standing Stone Coffee Company (hummus, artichoke dip, fruit platter, veggie platter, cheese platter, and pastries), mineral water and soft drinks. A cash bar will sell wine, beer, and cocktails for $5 all night. And there will be valuable door prizes from local merchants. Tickets are $35 and are on sale at the Arts Center or at huntingdoncountryarts.com. We usually sell out, so don't miss it!
Our annual Call for Entries exhibit celebrates Lake Raystown's 50th anniversary this year. We are looking for all types of artwork from both young and old.![]()
Entries are accepted at the Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon, on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 & 8, from 2 to 6 pm.![]()
Then, the exhibit will open on Thursday, May 9, at an opening reception from 6 to 8 pm.
People had a great time at the Art Cat Jazz Club last year with No Filter Jazz. Hear them again on May 18. Tickets are on sale now at the Arts Center (313 12th Street, Huntingdon) or at huntingdoncountyarts.com.
The Gabriel Herrera Quintet put on a great show at the Arts Center yesterday. All five members are outstanding musicians and soloists.