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  • Rotary Club Gift Will Help Furnish Children’s Studio

    Rotary Club Gift Will Help Furnish Children’s Studio

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Thank you to the State College/Downtown Rotary Club for their recent gift to the Art Alliance of $1,590. It will used to outfit our Children’s Studio with new furniture. The Rotary Club’s donation is proudly…

  • July Half of Members Show Gallery is Online

    July Half of Members Show Gallery is Online

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The second half of the Members Show is now online. Congratulations to all of the artists for another great show! This half of the show ends July 28. Be sure sure to stop by KISH Bank…

  • Call for Plein Air Artists

    Call for Plein Air Artists

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”cd5b2480-f45f-40e2-bacf-92ad0d5c30e9″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] We are looking for 8-10 plein air artists to represent the Art Alliance at the Mt. Nittany Winery as part of Rt 45 Getaways July 30 from 10:00am–3:00pm. Artists participating thus far are: Susan…

  • Openings in Last Summer Camps

    Openings in Last Summer Camps

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] As we steamroll through July, that leaves just a few precious weeks of summer before school starts. Our last camps of the season have openings for those looking to extend the summer fun. Click through on…

  • Art Alliance Artists at Arts Fest

    Art Alliance Artists at Arts Fest

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] The 2022 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will once again take place in its traditional format, on the streets of downtown State College and the adjacent University Park campus of Penn State. The line up…

  • Congratulations Breanne Goldsmith

    Congratulations Breanne Goldsmith

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The winner of the Popular Vote for the June half of the Members Show is Breanne Goldsmith for “Holding On.” Congratulations Breanne and thank you to everyone who went to see the show and voted!…

  • Gary Schubert’s “France in SuperBlue”

    Gary Schubert’s “France in SuperBlue”

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” _module_preset=”83f49821-bb4c-4b37-9bed-e95bff20795c” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”cd5b2480-f45f-40e2-bacf-92ad0d5c30e9″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Champagne Opening Reception and Gallery Hours Join Gary to celebrate the opening of his show with a champagne reception and artist talk Friday, July 15 from 7–9:00 pm at the Art Alliance Center.…

  • Space Open for Printmaking Summer Camp

    Space Open for Printmaking Summer Camp

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”cd5b2480-f45f-40e2-bacf-92ad0d5c30e9″ hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Join Liza Johnson for a week of creating prints with styrofoam, stamps, gelli printing, collagraphs, and any other fun ways we can imagine and experiment with to create prints! July 18–22 1–4:30pm Ages 7–11 [/et_pb_text][et_pb_button…

  • Little Art Alley Helpers Needed

    Little Art Alley Helpers Needed

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Looking for a fun volunteer activity during the Arts Festival? Join our merry band of helpers who run the Little Art Alley Street Painting event on the corner of Allen and Foster Streets. Helpers sell…

  • July 1 First Friday Events

    July 1 First Friday Events

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” _module_preset=”83f49821-bb4c-4b37-9bed-e95bff20795c” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”cd5b2480-f45f-40e2-bacf-92ad0d5c30e9″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Among the other activities downtown for July First Friday, are three Art Alliance exhibitions. The opening reception for the second half of the Members Show is 5:30–7:30 at KISH Bank Expect More Store…

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