May’s Centre Arts is here!

Click here for the new edition of CentreArts!

We also have a page (click here) where we will be putting this as well as archived editions of the magazine in case you missed one!

Click here to download a PDF file of CentreArts.

We are Zooming into May with 7 online art classes!

Our fabulous instructors are eager to teach and so set them up with Zoom to help us reach our students.

Classes start the week of May 11:

Introduction to Gelliplate Printmaking, with instructor Ingrid Booz Morejohn, Mondays 1–4pm, runs May 11–25 (3 weeks)

Drawing With Inks, with instructor Jennifer Kane, Tuesdays 1–4pm, runs May 12–June 30 (8 weeks)

Acrylic Painting 101, with instructor Bob Placky, Tuesdays 6–9pm, runs May 12–June 30 (8 weeks)

Pastel Painting: Exploring All Subjects, with instructor Susan Nicholas, Wednesdays 9am–12pm, runs May 13–27 (3 weeks)

Oil Painting: Exploring All Subjects, with instructor Susan Nicholas, Wednesdays 1–4pm, runs May 13–27 (3 weeks)

Introduction to Watercolor Painting, with instructor Nicole Packard, Thursdays 1–4pm, runs May 14–June 4 (4 weeks)

What to do with all those gelliprints? Turn them into an art journal! with instructor Ingrid Booz Morejohn, Mondays 1–4pm, runs June 1–15 (3 weeks)

Register for classes on our online registration site here!

NOTE: We will NOT be mailing a printed schedule of classes.

If you have trouble accessing the online registration system or want to apply a credit for a canceled session please reach out to us by email at artalliance05@gmail.com or call Diane at 814-360-6323.

You can still register by mail — we are checking the post office box — but we are not in the office.

Update on Exhibitions

Our Recycled Show, “Rings and Things” has a new Call For Entry Deadline and protocol. ENTRY DATE is June 1st! CLICK HERE to go to the entry page for an entry form and details.

We will hang the show int the gallery so that people walking by can see through the windows but the gallery will be closed. We will also be taking pictures of the work and posting them on our website as a Virtual Show.

The Art Alliance Members Show is up! But the Gallery Downtown is closed.

For the safety of our patrons and volunteers, we have decided to keep the Gallery Downtown closed at least through the end of March. You are welcome if you are downtown to peer in the windows. We are in contact with Kish Bank to see if they will still be open. We will let you know.

Check out our virtual tour of the show in the Gallery.

See our online gallery of the wonderful art up at the Kish Bank.

Juror

John McKaig is full-time lecturer of drawing at Bloomsburg University, and of drawing and art history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, PA. He received a BFA in printmaking from Miami University in Ohio, and a MFA in printmaking from Syracuse University, NY. He has taught printmaking, painting, figure drawing and anatomy at Syracuse University, drawing and illustration at Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY, and all levels of painting, printmaking, general and figure drawing, and analog photography at Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI. John McKaig has exhibited work throughout the U.S. and internationally, in group and juried exhibitions as well as in

www.johnmurraymckaig.com

Congratulations to the award winners in our Members Show:

First             Eric Ryan Markievich
Second         Cecil Fish
Third             Mike Demi
HM                Kelly Green
HM                Linda Hale
HM                Liz Krick
HM                Tom Mickle

Location, Show Dates & Hours

The show is divided and exhibited in two locations:

The Downtown Gallery

Currently closed until further notice. Check out our online gallery! 

Kish Bank’s Expect More Store, 114 S. Allen Street, State College, PA

Currently closed until further notice. See our online gallery of the wonderful art up at the Kish Bank

Thanks to everyone who donated during Centre Gives

YOU ROCK!

A huge Thank You to everyone who donated during Centre Gives and to everyone who supports us in our mission to connect our community through art. As a community arts organization, we not only serve our community but depend on our community as well. We can only do what we do because of you!

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If you didn’t get a chance to donate through Centre Gives, there are other ways you can help us:

Amazon Smile Program

Did you know that when you order through Amazon’s Smile portal you can choose a nonprofit for Amazon to donate to? Go to https://smile.amazon.com and under the main Search bar, find the Supporting Organizations link and choose “Art Alliance of Central Penna” from the list. Then, every time you want to order through Amazon, use the https://smile.amazon.com url and Amazon will donate a percentage of every purchase you make to the Art Alliance! It is that easy!

Take one of our online art classes (see below)!

Participate/Create!

Participate in our online Stay At Home Art Gallery or share with us what fun art projects you have been working onduring this stay-at-home time. We will post them on our website and on social media!

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We know that in these uncertain times, everyone is making difficult choices, and we are so grateful that you are choosing to help us in our mission to bring people together through art. You are truly amazing and we are grateful your continued support!

Thank you!