Feb 18, 2024 | Call for Artists, News, Regional Arts Events
By: Carrie Heath, February 17, 2024
Attention Student Artists! Start getting your pieces ready! The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center will be hosting the annual student art exhibit again this March in the Main Gallery. It is open to any student in grades 7-12 in eastern Potter county, all of Tioga County, and western Bradford County in public, private or homeschool. Each student
may submit two pieces. Artwork must be original. Copies of published works or anyone else’s art are not acceptable. Two-dimensional pieces need to either be framed or
mounted on a board/construction paper. The maximum size for 2-dimensional work is 36 inches in any direction. Sculptural and ceramic work must fit through a 6’x8’ doorway and weigh less than 70 pounds. Digital work is a possibility. Please contact the director to discuss.
There is an entry form that must be filled out for each piece in the exhibit. Forms can be completed ahead of time by requesting one from the director, or when the work is
dropped off. Artwork must be hand-delivered to and picked up from the Gmeiner at 134 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Students, their families, or teachers can drop off
work at the Gmeiner between the hours of 12-6PM on Friday, March 1st or from 3-6PM on Monday, March 4th.
We ask that our young artists do not submit works that are incomplete, still wet, broken, etc.
The exhibit will open on Saturday, March 10th with a reception from 2-4PM to celebrate all of the students’ work. There will be light refreshments available for attendees. Student artists and their families are encouraged to attend! The exhibit will then be open to the public during the Gmeiner’s normal operating hours of 12-6PM every day but Monday until the last day of the exhibit, March 30th. Students and teachers will be able to pick up artwork on Monday, April 1st from 12-6PM and Tuesday, April 2nd from 3-6PM.
For more details or any questions, please contact Carrie Heath, the Director of the Gmeiner at 570-724-1917 or [email protected]. More information
can be found on our website as well: https://gmeinerartculturalcenter.org/
Feb 18, 2024 | Call for Artists, News, Regional Arts Events
By: Carrie Heath, February 17, 2024
Local woodworkers – would you like the chance to exhibit your work in a beautiful gallery environment? The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center will host a woodworking exhibit again this April in the Main Gallery. It is open to any adult woodworker who resides within 150 miles of the Gmeiner. Artists must apply with the director for acceptance into the show by sending their name, age, contact information, a general description of the items that will be on display, and at least one photo of the artist’s work that will be included in the exhibit. Woodworking artists must contact the director by Tuesday, March 12 th at 6PM to reserve a space in the show. For complete details on how to enter, please see our website at: https://gmeinerartculturalcenter.org/
Artists will be notified of their acceptance into the exhibit by Tuesday, March 19 th at 6PM.
Works submitted must be original in design. Collaborative works are acceptable. They must be at least 50% wood. Pieces must have been completed in the last 5 years
(created after April 1, 2019). Work previously exhibited at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is not eligible for this display. Each artist who is accepted into the exhibit will be
given a space of 4’ x 4’ by 12’ high to display their work. If the woodworker makes larger work such as furniture or large sculptures, please contact the director at 570-724-1917 or [email protected] to discuss how much space is needed.
Feb 11, 2024 | News, Regional Arts Events, Visual Arts
The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is excited to announce an opening reception for the February 2024 Main Gallery exhibit, “Fortified” by members of the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Visual Arts. Over the course of the past few years, the campuses of Mansfield, Lock Haven, and Bloomsburg Universities have gone through a process of integration, creating the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. The art faculty members from the three campuses have taken this as a chance to draw strength from each other, to fortify the Department of Visual Arts into a great resource for all of rural central Pennsylvania. This exhibit features photographs, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, fiber, and mixed media from many of the professors at the three campuses. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, February 10 th from 2-4PM. Light refreshments will be served at the reception, which is free and open to the public.
The Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Department of Visual Arts presents a vast array of disciplinary tracks with works by Chad Andrews, Alan Bennett, Jason Bronner, Kenneth Cobb, Meredith Grimsley, Vince Hron, Dave Kube, Ron Lambert, Michelle Lockwood, Vance McCoy, and John McKaig. Each of the faculty members has selected several artworks created within the past five years to exhibit at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center with examples in Drawing, Ceramics, Fabric Design, Graphic Design, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture being presented. The variety of styles and disciplines is a delight to see all together in the Gmeiner’s open floor gallery setting and highlights the strength of the newly formed Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Department of Visual Arts offerings and its talented faculty.
The faculty members at the Commonwealth’s three campuses strive to develop tomorrow’s artists while continuing to hone their own craft. Working in a wide range of media, they explore themes of identity, culture, and place with the pieces in this exhibit.
Visitors to the exhibit will be treated to cutting edge examples of artistic expression.
Many of the faculty members will be at the opening reception, if visitors would like to speak with them individually about their work.
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. For further information contact Carrie at 570-724-1917 or [email protected].
Feb 11, 2024 | News, Regional Arts Events, Visual Arts
The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center is pleased to announce an opening reception for a new Atrium Gallery exhibit for February 2024. “In Awe of England, But Happy to be Home” is an exhibit of pastels by Wanda Short of Stony Fork. The pieces in this exhibit were inspired by Wanda’s recent tour of the British countryside with a knitting group.
The opening reception will be held on Saturday, February 10 th from 2-4PM. Light refreshments, including desserts from Yorkshire Meadows, will be served at the reception, which is free and open to the public.
Wanda Short is originally from downstate Pennsylvania. She attended Mansfield College from 1964-1968, graduating with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Art. She moved back to the area in the early 2000s, first to Galeton, and then settling in the village of Stony Fork. Wanda has tried her hand at many different media, but has always loved pastels which bridge the divide between drawing and painting. Wanda studied pastel portraiture with Leo Gilroy in Hershey. She does still create some portraits; however, her more recent work has focused on landscapes.
When she traveled to Great Britain in May of 2023, Wanda was awed by the beauty of the country. The Cotswalds are considered an “Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty” in England, a land of rolling green hills and picturesque towns built of golden stone.
Wanda hopes that visitors to her exhibit will be similarly inspired to see the beauty in simple things like a fence, a fountain, and the neighbor’s dog. Whether you are venturing out into the world, or simply appreciating the wonders of your neighborhood, there is beauty to be found all around us. This exhibit will be on display in the Atrium Gallery from February 10 through March 3.
Wanda will be offering two free classes on pastel basics on Saturday, February 17 th . A class for children ages 12-17 will be offered at 10AM and all materials will be provided.
A class for adults will be held at 12PM. Paper will be provided, but adults will need to provide their own pastels. Each class is limited to 12 students. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. For questions or registration, please contact the Gmeiner director at 570-724-1917 or [email protected].
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 4, 2024 | Music, News, Regional Arts Events
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome blues artists Jontavious Willis and Jayy Hop on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center.
The performance is sponsored, in part, by PPL Electric Utilities.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Every generation or so, a young bluesman bursts onto the scene and sends a jolt through the blues community. Jontavious Willis may just have that effect on people. Many fans of Willis regard him as an old soul. His style of playing and his voice touches the very roots of country blues, bringing back the true soul of the music. A newspaper headline once called him a “70-year-old Bluesman in a 20-year-old Body.” Hailing from Greenville, Ga., Willis grew up singing gospel music at the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church with his grandfather. From an early age, he had the talent and passion for the music and the ability to sharpen his skills fast. At the age of 14, he came across a YouTube video of Muddy Waters playing “Hoochie Coochie Man” and was instantly hooked on the blues. He got his much-needed break from the living legend Taj Mahal in 2015, when Mahal asked Willis to play on stage with him. That appearance resulted in a roaring response from the audience and led Willis to bigger stages and broader opportunities, including an opening slot at select shows along the TajMo tour, featuring his musical mentors Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’.
Jayy Hop is part of the new generation of Black bluesman. From Georgia, he got his start in the Church, first playing drums in Gospel groups before being introduced to guitar by his cousin. The guitar led him on a musical journey backwards through time, unpacking the history of blues guitar from Jimi Hendrix through Albert Collins and Son Seals through the funky soul of the Ohio Players (founded by his Uncles Robert and Billy Ward). He went to school with Jontavious Willis, who then opened his ears to an even earlier generation of acoustic players. Jayy is on the path to becoming a powerful force in Country Blues working with Jontavious as well one of the elder living master of the country blues sound, Bentonia, Mississippi ‘s own, Jimmy “Duck “ Holmes. For this show, he will be sharing the stage with his longtime friend, Jontavious Willis, for an evening of old blues, masterfully performed by the next generation of young masters.
TICKETS
Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $10 for youth 18 and under, $10 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $10 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
For more information about the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, go to Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter or search for the Weis Center on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
Feb 4, 2024 | Music, News, Regional Arts Events, Theater
The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome roots, rock, rhythm and blues, and folk singer Kyshona on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center.
There will be a pre-performance talk with the artist from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium.
The performance is sponsored, in part, by Karl Voss and Chanin Wendling and family.
Kyshona is an artist ignited by untold stories, and the capacity of those stories to thread connection in every community. With the background of a licensed music therapist, the curiosity of a writer, the resolve of an activist and the voice of a singer, Kyshona is unrelenting in her pursuit for the healing power of song.
She is both a sought-after collaborative vocalist working with artists like Margo Price whom she accompanied on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Adia Victoria who features Kyshona, Margo Price and Jason Isbell on her single “You Was Born to Die,” as well as being a burgeoning performer in her own right whose release, Listen, was voted Best Protest Album of 2020 by Nashville Scene.
Kyshona’s nonprofit organization, Your Song, offers songwriting programs for youth empowerment programs, detention, re-entry, recovery, mental health and veterans centers and organizations.
TICKETS
Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $10 for youth 18 and under, $10 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $10 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
Mental health professionals and teachers are invited to purchase $10 tickets for this performance. Simply use code MUSICTHERAPY online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice after selecting seats.
Tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at [email protected].
For more information about the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, go to Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter or search for the Weis Center on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.
