Spring Thaw 2024 on Display
Category:ExhibitsSpring Thaw, our annual youth art & writing exhibition, is on display at the Huntingdon County Arts Center. This exhibit features an amazing 256 artistic creations from our talented Huntingdon County school students.
Entries include paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, 2-D digital art, poetry, and prose.
The exhibit is open through Saturday, March 30.
The Huntingdon County Arts Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Spring Thaw Rules & Information
Artย Submissions: Art submission are being accepted on Monday & Tuesday, March 4 & 5, from 2 โ 6 pm at
the Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon
Writingย Submissions:ย Must be received by end of day Tuesday, March 5.ย Drop off at The Arts Center or mail to: HCAC, 313 12th street, Huntingdon, PA 16652, or email to [email protected]
Publicย Show: Open March 8 to 30, on Tuesday to Saturday fromย 10 am-5 pm each day
Opening Reception: Friday, March 8, from 10 to 5 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Pickย Up: All entries must be picked up onย Monday or Tuesday, April 1 & 2, from 2 โ 6 pm
Categories: 2-D, 3-D, Digital, Photography, and Writing
Entries limited to 1 per category per each personย
Grades: Pre-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Fees: $1 per entryย ย ย ย
Prizes: Cool art stuff
Rulesย for Allย Submissions: All entries must be accompanied by a Spring Thaw 2024 Entry Form.ย
The top part of the entry form must be attached to each entry, and the bottom part of the entry form must be handed at the time of submission. All entries must be recent works of original design and execution by the entrant.
Visualย Arts: Artwork must be ready for installation. 2-D and photography works must be mounted or framed and ready to hang with a string, wire or hook securely attached. Items may not exceed 50 lbs or 50 inches. Items that are not properly prepared for display will not be accepted. Bring entries to the Huntingdon County Arts Center, 313 12th street & Mifflin St, Huntingdon, on Monday or Tuesday, March 4 & 5, from 2 to 6 pm or by appointment (call 814-643-6220 or e-mail [email protected]).
Digital Art: Anything made via computer, tablet, ipad, phone or any electronic device.
Writing: Writing entries can be in hard copy form OR can be emailed to [email protected]. Prose entries cannot exceed 4 pages, printed one side, preferably typed and double-spaced. Poetry is limited to 40 lines. Writers must identify their work only with an attached entry form; the writerโs name must NOT appear on the writing itself. Writing submissions will be displayed during the exhibition. Send entries to HCAC, Huntingdon, PA, 16652.
All writing entries must be received by the end of day, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Huntingdon County Arts Councilย willย notย beย responsibleย forย worksย damagedย whileย onย display.ย Submissionย ofย itemsย toย theย Springย Thawย indicatesย acceptanceย ofย theseย conditionsย byย theย submittingย artist.
Afterย sixย months,ย allย unclaimedย artworkย willย becomeย theย propertyย ofย theย Huntingdonย Countyย Artsย Council.
Questions? Please call the Huntingdon County Arts Council at (814) 643-6220ย or e-mailย [email protected].
