Congratulations to our member Jackie Thomas
Congratulations to our member Anni Matsick
Register for Plein Air Here
Plein Air will be taught by Susan Nicholas Gephart who is skilled in all mediums. For this workshop, she will help you discover how to see beyond the obvious within the landscape and use expressive color to capture the essence of mood and atmosphere in the sky and more. Whether you work in pastel, oil, watercolor, or acrylic, you will learn to see the depth of color and create a unique and personally expressive painting in this relaxed and upbeat studio to plein air experience.
May/June CentreArts is out!
In this issue, check out …
Featured Woodworking Artists
News from our participating organizations:
Art Alliance
Bellefonte Museum of Art
The Rivet,
3 Dots Downtown
The Makery and
the Palmer Museum of Art
This edition features several Climate related articles about:
Crafting the Climate with Tempestries
Climate Communicator
Poems featuring the environment
Bellefonte Art Museum & The Makery’s Our Beautiful Earth Summer Camp
Art Alliance Recycled Show Photos
Plus:
Upcoming Exhibitions: FemFusion & Mary Cady Retrospective
And about: Ann Echols, Printmaking at the AA, and Tom Rosenow
Click here for an online version (you can also get a PDF if you look at the bottom of the window for the download symbol)
June 2021
Painting Open Studio TUE 9AM-12PM
Painting Open Studio An opportunity for open studio time. No instruction provided. You may attend as suits your schedule but please email the coordinator in advance of each session if you are planning to attend so that we may ensure proper distancing is possible. Coordinator: Susan Graham, grahamarchitecture@comcast.net Fee: $10 payable each day you attend (no registration required). Tuesdays 9am-noon, begins June 15
Find out more »Plein Air with Jennifer Kane TUE 1-4PM
Plein Air with Jennifer Kane In-person location to be announced with Zoom backup for bad weather days. Bring your favorite drawing materials and enjoy time with others as we observe and take inspiration from our surroundings to create mindful artworks in nature. The instructor will provide structure and guidance throughout the course. You will need a drawing board and/or easel, your own drawing materials, something to sit on, drinking water and a wide-brimmed hat. Instructor: Jennifer Kane, jenn_kane@hotmail.com Fee: $135…
Find out more »Stained Glass with Ken Plattner WED 1-4PM
Stained Glass For beginning and advanced students. Beginners make a small project and learn the basics of copper foil and stained glass work. Call Ken about materials before the first class at 814-360-8571 . Instructor: Ken Plattner Fee: $135 members, $185 non-members. Wednesdays, 6-9:00pm, 8 weeks, begins June 16
Find out more »Adventures in Acrylics with Bob Placky THU 1-4PM
Adventures in Acrylics The Acrylic painting class will be an open studio approach with individual one on one instruction provided “live”. New and seasoned painters are welcomed, we will review your previous work and establish a few painting goals in the 8 week long course. The history of Acrylics and foundation skills will be presented with an overview of Masterworks of Art. Students will be given a weekly Acrylic challenge during the first 5 weeks; these challenges will be shared…
Find out more »Open Studio with Model THU 6-9PM
Open Studio An opportunity to work from a model in the medium of your choice. Coordinator: Tom Mickle, tommickle@gmail.com Fee: $10 per session on a drop-in basis, no preregistration required. Thursdays, 6-9:00pm, begins June 17
Find out more »Studio to Plein Air: Seeing Expressive Color in All Mediums w/ Susan Nicholas 06/25 & 26
Sponsor: Art Alliance of Central PA Title: Studio to Plein Air: Seeing Expressive Color in All Mediums Location: Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden ( http://www.rhoneymeade.org/ ) Instructor: Susan Nicholas Gephart Contact: www.SNicholasArt.com, SNicholasArt@gmail.com, 814-360-2116 Dates: Friday and Saturday, June 25 & 26, 2021 Time: 9am to 4pm Price: $275.00 for nonmembers and $225.00 for Art Alliance members Discover how to see beyond the obvious within the landscape, and use expressive color to capture the essence of mood and atmosphere in…
Find out more »July 2021
Wildlife Cards in Watercolor & Pen – July 16 7-9PM
Wildlife Cards in Watercolor & Pen - July 16th Wildlife images on Cards with the loose flowing sense of watercolors and just the right amount of pen to touch in some details. Instructor: Michele Rivera, mxr194@gmail.com Fee: $20
Find out more »Art Layers (Landscape) July 23 7-9PM
Art Layers (Landscape) - July 23rd Let's create a landscape with the layering of many different materials. Instructor: Michele Rivera, mxr194@gmail.com Fee: $20
Find out more »Creative Journaling – July 30 7-9PM
Creative Journaling - July 30th Discuss various avenues to enhance your art journaling, then create a page filled with creative energy. Instructor: Michele Rivera, mxr194@gmail.com Fee: $20
Find out more »
Join us for a special poetry reading
Presented by Centre County Theater and Dance Festival
at the Art Center in Lemont
Friday, June 11, 7 to 8:30 pm
Studio to Plein Air: All Mediums with Susan Nicholas Gephart
Susan was recently honored with an invitation to be International Faculty for Pastel Live, the world’s first global virtual pastel conference!
CentreArts May/June is now available! Check it out online here!
As part of our Outreach Series, Visit AA Member Leslie Shelleman Show at the DID in State College
127 South Fraser Street, State College, PA
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