To the Members and Friends of the Arts Community: Pocono Arts Council is on the move in our community. Our board of directors recently completed a strategic planning session with Northampton Community College’s Center for Business and Industry’s facilitator, Ann Hegarty Raines. This experience further cemented our mission to reach out to the greater Pocono community delivering experiences and services directly to the citizens residing all over Monroe County. We continue to be actively ... Continue Reading »
Member Spotlight: Will Rothfuss
Member artist Will Rothfuss will be featured in the following exhibitions: Site:Brooklyn Gallery, juried by Phyllis Tuchman 165 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 Show features a recent wood, books, and wax assemblage. Opens Friday, September 20 from 6-9; show runs from Sept 20-Oct 20. Madelon Powers Gallery at East Stroudsburg University October 1-25; Opens Wednesday, October 2 from 4-6 pm Show features entirely abstract work, including recent assemblage, collage and paintings from the ... Continue Reading »
Membership & Staff Updates
Staff Updates Welcome to our new bookkeeper, Judy Moeller. Judy had been a Pocono Arts Council board member and had been working as our bookkeeper in a volunteer capacity. The board recently hired her as a part-time paid staff person. Judy is a member artist and currently has work exhibited locally at Shawnee Inn, Wayne Bank and Auradell Gallery. We also say goodbye to Michele Buzzelli who had been working on a special project over the past year involving upgrading our database ... Continue Reading »
Exhibition & Gallery News
En Plein Air Exhibition Award Winners An artist’s reception was held on September 1st at Stroudsmoor Country Inn’s Auradell Gallery for the inaugural en plein air exhibition. The following awards were presented: Best in Show: “Ann Street” Joy Wright, Oil 2nd Place: “Lunch at Siamsa” Jill Swersie, Oil 3rd Place: “Flower@2030” Judy Moeller, Oil Honorable Mention: “Flower Box on 7th” Joy Wright Honorable Mention: “Hickory Valley Park 1:30pm” Kathleen Williamson The public is invited to ... Continue Reading »
Thank You, Volunteers!
The Pocono Arts Council depends upon its volunteers and appreciates your support throughout the year. A huge shout out to the crew of volunteers for the Pocono State Craft Festival! If you see them, tell them how awesome they were: Michele Buzzelli, Betsy Buzzelli-Clarke, Lisa Fernandez, Rafael Fernandez, Brette Fulton, Jeff Gilbert, Nora Goodwin, Laura Goss, Kylie Goss, Tracy Granger, Biko Henderson, Rachel Keslosky, Susan Longo, Doreen Lwanga, Jane MacHale, Judy Moeller, Holly Newcomb, Dora ... Continue Reading »
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