Apr 8, 2023 | Call for Artists, News, Visual Arts
By: Carrie Heath, February 23, 2022
Art’s Friends is a group that formed in the last year to support the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center. Their first major fundraiser will be an Art Auction! Please consider donating a piece to this great event. We will gladly accept works from artists within a 150 mile radius of the Gmeiner. Pieces in ANY artistic medium will be accepted (1 piece per artist). They do not have to be new. All funds raised will go toward the Gmeiner’s goals.
Pieces for the auction can be brought into the Gmeiner between now and March 17th. Next week, there will be someone in the gallery between 3-6PM every day except Thursday. After that, pieces can be dropped off whenever the gallery is open 12-6PM Tuesday through Sunday.
There is a one-page form that you will need to fill out with information on the piece (and you can get another form to write it off on your taxes, if you would like).
All donated items will be photographed and uploaded to the online program that Jelliff’s Auction Group uses. The auction will be online for a month and will culminate with an in-person "Auction Finale" event on Saturday, April 29th where visitors can come into the gallery to see all of the items displayed, have a little food and wine, and get assistance with doing online bidding if they need help. Even if you are unable to donate a piece right now, we hope that you
will participate in the auction and come to the finale!
The Gmeiner is open from 12-6PM Tuesdays through Sundays and is located at 134 Main Street in Wellsboro behind the Green Free Library. Admission to the gallery is
free.
Feb 26, 2023 | Bloomsburg, Call for Artists, News, Visual Arts
Project Background:
In-fill is the practice of re-dedication of land to new programming and/or development. Many small towns and cities in Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, have vacant lots. Often these lots sit unused for years. In some instances, communities have reassigned these spaces as outdoor amenities such as pocket parks, playgrounds, community gardens, outdoor workspaces, meditation gardens, and performance venues. These transitions breathe new life into underutilized spaces. As examples, think about Canal Park in Danville (rendering below courtesy of the Danville Business Alliance), the proposed pocket park in Bloomsburg, and your own town’s empty spaces.
IN-FILL PA seeks to engage residents, artists, designers, and design firms from all over to share their work to inspire engaged dialogue to address in-fill spaces in communities across Pennsylvania.
IN-FILL PA participants are asked to submit hard copies or PDFs of drawings, graphics, photo-collages, plans, and 2-D models of concept designs and implemented projects that address in-fill spaces. Before and after imagery is welcome as well as images that illustrate the process of in-fill space transformation.
IN-FILL PA is a public art project conceived and produced by Cindi Hron and The Exchange Gallery. Thanks to the Community Giving Foundation and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for funding.
Example: Miller Avenue, Bloomsburg
Work due April 19th
Show runs at the Exchange Gallery May 8th through June 9th
Reception 5:00-7:30, Friday, May 12th
Community charrettes TBA
IN-FILL PA will take place during the spring of 2023: The submitted designs will be displayed at the Exchange Gallery in Bloomsburg AND additional regional exhibition venues located in Central Pennsylvania. Each exhibition site will further highlight local in-fill projects and conduct informal public charettes to encourage discourse to address in-fill design and program needs in these communities.
IN-FILL PA seeks submissions from near and far, across Pennsylvania and around the U.S. and around the world.
Questions? Contact Oren Helbok, 570-317-2596, [email protected]
Deadline for Submission: April 19th, 2023
Send hard copies to The Exchange Gallery, 24 East Main Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Participants wishing to have their work returned need to include pre-paid mailers.
Or submit PDFs (each 10mb max) to [email protected]
Example: Main and Jefferson Streets, Bloomsburg
Exhibition schedule:
The Exchange Gallery, 24 East Main Street, Bloomsburg
May 8 – June 9, 2023
The Art Grind, 339 Mill Street, Danville
May 11 – June 3, 2023
Berwick dates and location(s) TBA
Jan 9, 2022 | Call for Artists, Music, News
The Susquehanna Valley Chorale (SVC) and Susquehanna Valley Youth Chorale (SVYC) will hold auditions for new singers in January.
Youth Auditions
Auditions for the SVYC will be held on Monday, January 17 from 5-7 p.m. at Sharon Lutheran Church, 120 S. Main Street, Selinsgrove.
Please contact Coleen Renshaw at 570-765-0637 or [email protected] by January 14 to schedule an audition appointment and for further information.
Former singers who want to be considered to move into Camerata or Valley Singers, should contact Coleen Renshaw to schedule an audition.
SVYC is open to students in grades 3 – 12:
· Preparatory Chorus, grades 3 – 5/6
Rehearsals on Monday nights starting Monday, January 24 from 5-6 p.m.
· Camerata, 5/6 – 8/9 (treble/unchanged voices)
Rehearsals on Monday nights starting Monday, January 24 from 6:15-7:15 p.m.
· Valley Singers, high school age
Rehearsals on Monday nights starting Monday, January 24 from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Rehearsals for all three groups take place at Sharon Lutheran Church, 120 S. Main Street, Selinsgrove.
The SVYC will hold a concert at the end of April.
Susquehanna Valley Chorale (SVC) Auditions
SVC auditions will take place on Tuesday, January 18 at the First Baptist Church, 51 S. Third Street, Lewisburg. Please note that this is a new location. The SVC’s first rehearsal will be that same evening at 7 p.m.
Singers are required to be vaccinated and wear singer masks, which are supplied by the chorale.
Auditions should be scheduled with Coleen Renshaw by calling at 570-765-0637 or email [email protected].
Sep 26, 2021 | Call for Artists, News, Theater
The Susquehanna Valley Chorale (SVC) and Susquehanna Valley Youth Chorale (SVYC) will hold auditions for new singers in October.
Youth Auditions
Auditions for the SVYC will be held on Monday, October 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1050 Buffalo Rd. in Lewisburg.
Please contact Coleen Renshaw at 570-765-0637 or [email protected] by October 8 to schedule an audition appointment and for further information.
Former singers who want to be considered to move into Camerata or Valley Singers, should contact Coleen Renshaw to schedule an audition.
SVYC is open to students in grades 3 – 12:
· Preparatory Chorus, grades 3 – 5/6
Rehearsals on Monday nights starting October 18 from 5-6 p.m.
· Camerata, 5/6 – 8/9 (treble/unchanged voices)
Rehearsals on Monday nights starting October 18 from 6:15-7:15 p.m.
· Valley Singers, high school age
Rehearsals on Monday nights starting October 18 from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Rehearsals for all three groups take place at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1050 Buffalo Road in Lewisburg.
Returning singers from last year do not need to audition, but do need to contact Coleen to be put on the Fall list.
The SVYC will be performing with the SVC in A Candlelight Christmas on December 11 and 12.
Susquehanna Valley Chorale Auditions
SVC auditions will take place on Tuesday, October 19 at the First Baptist Church at 51 S. Third Street in Lewisburg. Please note that this is a new location.
Audition information for new singers is listed online at SVCMusic.org. Auditions should be scheduled with Coleen Renshaw by October 16 by calling at 570-765-0637 or email [email protected].
Upcoming performances include a special SVC Limited performance in October (details coming soon) as well as A Candlelight Christmas on December 11 and 12 with the SV Youth Chorale. Spring performances will include The Times They Are A-Changin’: A Dylan Oratorio on March 12 and 13 and POPS: Music of Queen on May 13 and 14.
Check SVC’s website, SVCMusic.org, for up-to-date performance information.
Jun 21, 2021 | Call for Artists, News, Visual Arts
Apr 5, 2021 | Call for Artists, News, Visual Arts
Lewisburg, PA – Grab your phone or your camera and hit us with your best shot in the 10th Annual Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest: Treasured Towns and Landscapes of the Susquehanna.
This free-to-enter photo contest offers individuals of all ages and ability levels the opportunity to go outside, explore, and capture—via photography—the many landscapes, resources, and towns along the Susquehanna Greenway.
Cash Prizes will be awarded to the first through third place winners within each category: River Towns, Landscapes, Susquehanna Adventures, and Wildlife. Winning images will also be printed, framed, and added to a traveling gallery to be exhibited throughout the Susquehanna region within Pennsylvania.
“SGP seeks to inspire and celebrate the connections that are shared between our communities and the Susquehanna River,” says SGP Executive Director Corey Ellison. “Our annual photo contest provides one way of fostering this connection by encouraging people to get out on the Greenway and explore the Susquehanna through a camera lens.”
The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2021. Eligible participants can visit susquehannagreenway.org/photocontest to learn more and submit photographs in one or all four categories. Entries must be submitted electronically through the SGP portal and in accordance with contest guidelines.
SGP also celebrates the winning photos at an annual wine and gallery reception called Susquehanna Scenes and Sips. This year, both the 8th and 9th annual winners will be recognized during Susquehanna Scenes, Sips, and Scales at Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland on Friday, May 7, 6-8 PM. Guests are invited to enjoy a walk through the interactive zoo exhibits, sip wines from three local PA wineries, and view the winning images from the contest’s previous years. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at susquehannagreenway.org/scales.
The Susquehanna Greenway is a corridor of connected trails, parks, river access points, and communities, linking people to the natural and cultural treasures of the Susquehanna River. The mission of the Partnership is to continue to grow the Greenway, inspiring people to engage with the outdoors and transforming communities into places where people want to live, work, and explore.
