Spring Thaw, our annual youth art & writing exhibition, features artistic creations from our talented Huntingdon County school students.
Entries include paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, 2-D digital art, poetry, and prose.
This is a juried show, and awards will be given in various categories within age groups.
Entries will be accepted at the Arts Center on Monday and Tuesday, March 4 and 5, between 2 and 6 p.m.
There is an entry fee of $1 per entry, and entries are limited to one per category per person.
Complete details and rules for entering are on the Rules & Information page.
Exhibit at Huntingdon County Arts Center
Open Tuesday to Saturday
Through Saturday, March 30
10 am-5 pm each day
March 6 – April 13, 2024
The Maya Project celebrates a rescue dog through the genre of pet portraiture. Maya is a rescue dog that, upon adoption as a puppy, had several potentially fatal health issues. To celebrate Maya’s good health on her first birthday, friends created portraits in their choice of media limited only by size to honor how tiny she was as a puppy. Over the last two years, the Maya Project has expanded to over three dozen contributions by artists that met Maya in person or through social media. Watch for community-oriented programming and participate!
Image: Maya Project. Credit: Emily Dimov-Gottshall. Maya with Elk Bones, 2021. Acrylic paint and oil markers on wood. Collection of Sue Uhlig.
The museum is open:
Mon – Thu 1 pm – 8 pm
Sat 12 pm -4 pm
Closed Fri, Sun, and Campus Holidays
February 14 – March 30, 2024
When most people think of taxidermy, hunting trophies and oddities come to mind. Developed by student-curator PJ Squire (’24, Biology and Museum Studies), this exhibition explores the history and scientific significance of specimens in Natural History museums and collections, from specimen preparation, to dioramas, and public and research usefulness. Specimens are an invaluable part of Natural History and other science-minded museums; these institutions would not be able to serve their purpose without them.
The museum is open:
Mon – Thu 1 pm – 8 pm
Sat 12 pm -4 pm
Closed Fri, Sun, and Campus Holidays
March 6 – April 13, 2024
The Maya Project celebrates a rescue dog through the genre of pet portraiture. Maya is a rescue dog that, upon adoption as a puppy, had several potentially fatal health issues. To celebrate Maya’s good health on her first birthday, friends created portraits in their choice of media limited only by size to honor how tiny she was as a puppy. Over the last two years, the Maya Project has expanded to over three dozen contributions by artists that met Maya in person or through social media. Watch for community-oriented programming and participate!
Image: Maya Project. Credit: Emily Dimov-Gottshall. Maya with Elk Bones, 2021. Acrylic paint and oil markers on wood. Collection of Sue Uhlig.
The museum is open:
Mon – Thu 1 pm – 8 pm
Sat 12 pm -4 pm
Closed Fri, Sun, and Campus Holidays
Do you play an acoustic instrument?
Do you like to sing? Do you enjoy listening to traditional music?
Come join the acoustic music jam at the Huntingdon County Arts Center every first Monday of the month.
(NOTE: The December jam is moved to December 11.)
We’ll sing and play familiar songs and tunes and perhaps learn some new ones.
All acoustic instruments welcome (guitar, keyboard, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, squeezebox, flute, harmonica, autoharp . . .)
We’ll play in a variety of styles–old time, bluegrass, blues, world, traditional instrumental dance music, singer-songwriter, musicals–you get it, anything that strikes our fancy.
Jam led by Larry Mutti.
March 6 – April 13, 2024
The Maya Project celebrates a rescue dog through the genre of pet portraiture. Maya is a rescue dog that, upon adoption as a puppy, had several potentially fatal health issues. To celebrate Maya’s good health on her first birthday, friends created portraits in their choice of media limited only by size to honor how tiny she was as a puppy. Over the last two years, the Maya Project has expanded to over three dozen contributions by artists that met Maya in person or through social media. Watch for community-oriented programming and participate!
Image: Maya Project. Credit: Emily Dimov-Gottshall. Maya with Elk Bones, 2021. Acrylic paint and oil markers on wood. Collection of Sue Uhlig.
The museum is open:
Mon – Thu 1 pm – 8 pm
Sat 12 pm -4 pm
Closed Fri, Sun, and Campus Holidays
March 6 – April 13, 2024
The Maya Project celebrates a rescue dog through the genre of pet portraiture. Maya is a rescue dog that, upon adoption as a puppy, had several potentially fatal health issues. To celebrate Maya’s good health on her first birthday, friends created portraits in their choice of media limited only by size to honor how tiny she was as a puppy. Over the last two years, the Maya Project has expanded to over three dozen contributions by artists that met Maya in person or through social media. Watch for community-oriented programming and participate!
Image: Maya Project. Credit: Emily Dimov-Gottshall. Maya with Elk Bones, 2021. Acrylic paint and oil markers on wood. Collection of Sue Uhlig.
The museum is open:
Mon – Thu 1 pm – 8 pm
Sat 12 pm -4 pm
Closed Fri, Sun, and Campus Holidays
March 6 – April 13, 2024
The Maya Project celebrates a rescue dog through the genre of pet portraiture. Maya is a rescue dog that, upon adoption as a puppy, had several potentially fatal health issues. To celebrate Maya’s good health on her first birthday, friends created portraits in their choice of media limited only by size to honor how tiny she was as a puppy. Over the last two years, the Maya Project has expanded to over three dozen contributions by artists that met Maya in person or through social media. Watch for community-oriented programming and participate!
Image: Maya Project. Credit: Emily Dimov-Gottshall. Maya with Elk Bones, 2021. Acrylic paint and oil markers on wood. Collection of Sue Uhlig.
The museum is open:
Mon – Thu 1 pm – 8 pm
Sat 12 pm -4 pm
Closed Fri, Sun, and Campus Holidays
This is your opportunity to learn and make ceramics in this hands-on class.
8 Classes
Held at Southern Huntingdon County High School, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Classes are on:
Thursday, April 4
Tuesday, April 9
Thursday, April 11
Tuesday, April 16
Thursday, April 18
Tuesday, April 23
Thursday, April 25
Tuesday, April 30
Thursday, May 2
These classes are open to the public. The program will be held in the Southern Huntingdon County High School Art Room, where there is a kiln and pottery wheels available for use. All materials provided.
Classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 3:30 to 5:30 in the Art Room. Participants will work with clay to make wheel-thrown and hand-built vessels and sculptures. Participants will learn to glaze, use various clay tools, and use the four basic methods of building pottery: wheel-throwing, pinch, coil, and slab building.
Schedule of Planned Activities
Week 1 (one day)
Reviewing/learning basic building techniques, supplies, clean-up, sketches, etc.
Weeks 2-3
Making handmade boxes, jars, and containers and firing
Week 4
Learning how to make jewelry, ornaments, and coasters
Week 5 & 6
Alternative or more extensive methods of glazing/finishing our pieces
(stains/washes, bubble glaze, low fire painting, glass melting)
The deadline to sign up is Friday, March 29.
Cost: $200/$180 for current Huntingdon County Arts Council members
Location
Southern Huntingdon County High School
The Practice What You Teach exhibit is an open invitation to Huntingdon County teachers and staff to display their creations in this special show. Although the focus is on art teachers, all teachers, staff, and administrators are welcome to show their work. All types of entries will be welcome, including paintings, drawings, photography, and sculpture.
The opening reception is your chance to meet some of the exhibitors.
Light refreshments will be served.
Exhibit at Huntingdon County Arts Center
Open Tuesday to Saturday
Through Saturday, May 4
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
