Visit us at the Huntingdon County Arts Center
Our annual Call for Entries exhibit celebrates Lake Raystownβs 50th anniversary this year. The exhibit features all types of artwork.Β The exhibit is open through Saturday, June 8. The Huntingdon County Arts Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Β Β
Check out the latest from the Huntingdon County Arts Council in our new Spring 2024 newsletter. Inside you will find: New Concert Lineup for 2024Β Art Cat Jazz Club Livens Up Huntingdon Nightlife Art Shoppe is Open Thoughts from the New President Time to Renew Memberships Capital Campaign Contributors The Arts & the Decline of
Wake up your interest in writing. The Huntingdon County Arts Council is offering a 6-week Writing Workshop course taught by Prudence Ingerman that is designed to ignite the creativity of participants.Β Each class will feature a new technique and some in-class practice done only by hand. No computers. Meets on Wednesday, starting on July 7,
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) was a great 20th century African American painter whose work focused on the experiences and everyday lives of African Americans. Although he described his style as βdynamic cubism,β his work had little in common with European cubism. Most of Lawrenceβs paintings contrast bright, vivid colors with primarily brown and black human figures.
The COVID-19 virus pandemic has affected just about everyone in the country in some way. The shutdown of nonessential activities in Pennsylvania in March, in particular, created challenges for many artists and musicians. Several local artists spoke with us recently about how social distancing and stay-at-home restrictions have affected their creative work and activities. Jack
Befriending a Nameless Stream βThe impeded stream is the one that sings.βΒ Wendell Berry Β I am of two minds about the stream running beside the path Iβve walked for forty years. Early on, we were level with one another but here itβs carved a narrow gorge deeper than I am tall; an easy leap
The Pysanky Ukrainian Egg DecoratingΒ workshops has been canceled. All registrants will receive a refund. Β Β Β
The Make a Peace Pal workshop will allow participants to learn to knit a small service project, the Peace Pal. The workshop will be held on Monday, February 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Art Space, 212 Fourth Street, Huntingdon, PA. The cost is $15 and includes a small instruction book. Peace Pals
As part of Art Walk Huntingdon, a number of teachers from this coming weekendβs Fiber ArtsFest will be demonstrating some of their craft and projects. Come join us from 5 to 8 pm on Thursday, September 15 for this opportunity. Teacher schedule: 5 pm Yvonne Wilson 6 pm Marie Campbell & Shelley Shaffer 7 pm
The Huntingdon County Arts Council is pleased to award its first Arts in Education grant! The grant is awarded for Mud Mobile, a project spearheaded by Bethany Benson at Juniata College to establish a mobile ceramics project that will bring ceramic arts and art education experiences to local Huntingdon County Students.
