June Members Show
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.
Congratulations to the 2021 Recycled Show prize winners!
Awards sponsored by Joe Krentzman & Son
1st Place: Launch Gloria Plotsky Scaltz
2nd Place: Legacy: The “Big C” – Jackie Thomas
3rd Place: Missing Information – Mark Messenger
Honorable Mentions with $30 toward an Art Alliance class or show entry:
Standard Fare – Adrienne Waterston
Abandoned Cement Works – Christine Staver
Red Hot Roller – Dotty Ford
The following works were chosen for the Extended Show:
Visit the Virtual Show by Clicking Here
To vote for your favorite entry, visit the virtual show, click on “start the guided tour,” and then on “Vote Here” in the bottom right hand corner. One vote per person, please. Voting will close on Monday, May 31st.
Summer Camps 2021
Summer Camps are Around the Corner!!!
Click here to sign up ONLINE
We will have weekly camps this summer for young artists from age 5 to teens. We will be following all recommendations from the CDC that are in place when we begin our camps.
March/April CentreArts is out!
In this issue, check out …
EARTH WORKS art exhibition at KISH BANK
Art Alliance studio art classes, exhibitions, camps and pop-up art classes
Potters Guild celebration — Turning 50!
Featured Artists, Ceramic edition
Ingrid Booz Morejohn’s Heads & Tails project Work In Progress
News from our friends at the Bellefonte Art Museum, The Rivet, The Makery & 3 Dots Downtown.
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)
ART ALLIANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2021
Figurative Exhibition
Recycled Show
April 23–25
Art Alliance Art Center
Anni Matsick, Chair
Members Show
May and June
Kish Expect More Store
Christina McNeill, Chair
Fem Fusion
June 4–13
Art Alliance Art Center
Stacie Bird, Chair
Square Show
October
Art Alliance Art Center
Jim Bright, Chair
Abstraction Show
November 5–14
Art Alliance Art Center
Michele Randall
The Board of the Art Alliance is excited to announce this Exhibition Schedule for 2021. Our shows this spring in the Art Center will be hybrid events with viewing in-person by appointment and a virtual component.
This is an ambitious schedule and we need VOLUNTEERS to make it happen. Tasks include helping to install exhibitions, receive and return work, and coordinate calls for entry and advertising with staff. Additionally for shows in the Art Center help is needed in repairing and painting walls. This is a great way to get to know other artists in our organization and contribute to our success! To volunteer please send an email to artalliance05@gmail.com.
With the closing of our Downtown Gallery we lost some exhibition space. Fortunately our friends at the Kish Expect More Store on S. Allen St. have invited us to use their beautiful lobby and offices for exhibitions. The months of May and June will feature our Members Show. Other months will be available for solo or group shows and we will be sending more information about this later.
We are also scheduling shows for the Downtown Improvement District office in the MLK Plaza. It is a great space with plenty of wall space and good lighting. For more information on having a show of your work at the DID please email us at artalliance05@gmail.com.
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Yes? Well, did you know that you can use smile.amazon.com and choose the Art Alliance of Central Penn and Amazon will donate a (small) percentage of your purchase to the Art Alliance? It’s true! With NO cost to you!
Just go to https://smile.amazon.com and find the AmazonSmile drop down menu to go to the settings and choose Art Alliance of Central Penn (that’s us). It’s simple! 
We know it is a small thing, but as you know, those small things, they add up! And we really appreciate it and all you do for the Art Alliance.
Online galleries for your viewing pleasure!
Visit our Rings & Things virtual gallery.
Visit our online Stay At Home Gallery filled with work by Art Alliance Artists working during this pandemic.
May 2021
Reduction Linocut: Afternoon Class with Ingrid Booz Morejohn 1-4PM Mon
Reduction Linocut: Afternoon Class with Ingrid Booz Morejohn Program Description Learn reduction linocut printmaking, where all colors are printed from the same block, instead of a separate carved block per color. You will be shown several methods of creating color prints and create two color reduction prints. You will make your own registration jig and learn how to edition a print run. Throughout the course you will be supported with weekly online classes, contact with your fellow students, links and…
Find out more »Reduction Linocut: Evening Class with Ingrid Booz Morejohn 6-9PM Mon
Reduction Linocut: Evening Class with Ingrid Booz Morejohn Program Description Learn reduction linocut printmaking, where all colors are printed from the same block, instead of a separate carved block per color. You will be shown several methods of creating color prints and create two color reduction prints. You will make your own registration jig and learn how to edition a print run. Throughout the course you will be supported with weekly online classes, contact with your fellow students, links and…
Find out more »Drawing with Inks with Jennifer Kane 1-4PM Tue
Drawing with Inks with Jennifer Kane Program Description In this class, we will be drawing with dip pens and ink, as well as creating washes and areas of texture. Each week features new warmups, demonstrations, and practice sessions tailored to the needs of class participants. This is a delightful medium that allows the artist to work quickly and enjoy spontaneous results.
Find out more »Stained Glass with Ken Plattner 6-9 PM Wed
Stained Glass with Ken Plattner Program Description 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.
Find out more »Acrylics II with Robert Placky 12-3 PM Thu
Acrylics II with Robert Placky Program Description This class is recommended for seasoned artists and students who have taken Acrylic 101 and feel comfortable painting with acrylics. This class will focus on idea development using a theme while we survey three major art styles. Explorations in Realism, Abstraction and Surrealism will develop an approach to planning a final painting as well as evolve ways to advance your "artist voice". The class will expand on ideas of context and metaphor as…
Find out more »June 2021
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…
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Visit the Red Hot! Recycled Virtual Show by clicking here.
Vote for your favorite entry by clicking on “Start Guided Tour,” and then clicking on “Vote Here,” in the lower right hand corner. One vote per person, please. Voting will close on Monday, May 31st.
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
Click here to Register today for Studio to Plein Air: All Mediums with Susan Nicholas Gephart
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CentreArts March & April is now available! Check it out online here!