"Caesar's Palace" by Stephanie Knopp
Best in Show, Images 2007

Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
Images 2008
June 11-July 13
Reception: June 13, 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.

This juried exhibit, which runs in conjunction with the Arts Festival, displays work in a variety of media entered by artists from the Mid-Atlantic region. Images accepts works in ceramic, fiber, and paper, in addition to the traditional fine art categories of drawings, painting, mixed media, photography, printmaking, watercolor, and sculpture. This year's show was juried by Dinah Ryan, the Director of the Staniar Gallery at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.

For more information about Images 2008, please contact the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts at 814-237-3682 or by e-mail at images@arts-festival.com, or on the Web at www.arts-festival.com.

"La Virgin Y Las Carpas," by Marta Sanchez

Celebration of Visual Traditions:
New Work of Diverse Pennsylvania Artists
May 30-July 27
Reception: June 13, 5-7 p.m.

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and The Pennsylvania State University present this travelling biennial exhibition that showcases the work of some of Pennsylvania’s most talented artists from diverse multicultural communities across the state. The exhibition will begin its tour on May 30, 2008 at Penn State’s HUB Gallery, and will travel to different sites across Pennsylvania through March 31, 2010.

Jurors Faith Ringgold, acclaimed African-American artist, and Ann Shields, Director of the HUB-Robeson Galleries at Penn State, have selected works by 24 artists from around the state. In its 14th year, the exhibition venues were expanded to include eight arts organizations across Pennsylvania— in State College, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, New Kensington, Erie, Meadville, Lancaster, and Philadelphia—making it available to audiences all over the state.

Art Alley

Changing Consciousness with Mandalas
by A. Charlene Chubb
May 12-September 14

Chubb's inspiration comes from mandalas, which are made of geometric patterns that represent the cosmos metaphysically and symbolically.The individual mandalas come from several cultures and religious traditions: Hindu, Buddhist, Celtic, Native American, and the Sacred Feminine, and they provide Chubb an opportunity to explore the use of colors and light in healing.

Art on the Move

Aubrie Sell
March 19-May 4

Closed for the Summer

Other Exhibits

Wedding Dolls from the Collection of Ireen Jones
May 16-September 14