To the Members and Friends of the Arts Community: Summer festival season is here! We started our season on July 6 in Courthouse Square in downtown Stroudsburg with 30 artisans exhibiting and selling their work at the 2nd annual Stroudsburg Arts Festival. The Festival of Wood, now in its 15th year, will be held at beautiful Grey Towers in Milford, PA, August 3-4, and we conclude with the beloved Pocono State Craft Festival held at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, August 24-25. We hope ... Continue Reading »
15th Annual Festival of Wood
A giant preying mantis made of wood. Unique henna art on wood. Jewelry, fountain pens and Christmas ornaments made from wood. All are additions to the returning wood craftsmen who will demonstrate, display and sell their specialty items at the 15th annual Festival of Wood, scheduled for August 3-4, 2019, at Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, PA. “This year’s Festival will see many of our returning artists as well as some new and unique talent,” said Susan Randall, Executive Director ... Continue Reading »
Annual Members Show Winners & Spring For the Arts Recap
Congratulations to all who exhibited. Some of the winning pieces are on display at the Eastern Monroe Public Library through the month of July. BEST OF SHOW Christie Lee, Stroudsburg, PA OILS First, Tricia Lowrey Lippert, East Stroudsburg, PA Second, Will Daskal, Saylorsburg, PA Third, Jill Swersie, Scotrun, PA ACRYLICS First, Lauryn de Leeuw, Hawley, PA Second, Marcia Flammonde, Snydersville, PA WATERCOLOR First, Paula L. George, East Stroudsburg, PA Second, Jan Swift, ... Continue Reading »
One Earth Song Project
Dear Artists of the Pocono Arts Council, We hope this finds you well. For the past 3 years we have had the honor of sharing our music at the EarthSpeaks Art Show. We were moved by the depth, sensitivity and variety of your work. We wished the art could continue to inspire long after the show ended. This was the genesis of the One Earth Song Project one-earthsong.com. The purpose of the Project: It is a constant financial struggle to engage in environmental education and advocacy. Working ... Continue Reading »
Thank You Summer Volunteers
Exhibitions and Fundraisers and Office Coverage We are so grateful for the many helping hands the supported our 2019 activities, including Spring for the Arts, held in June. Michele Buzzelli, Jennifer Case, Betsy Buzzelli-Clarke, Jim Evanisko, Lorraine Fagan, Nora Godwin, Julie Golin, Laura Gonzalez, Martelle Jones, Rachel Keslosky, Alysa Koeck, Tim Kratzer, Jane MacHale, Judy Moeller, Bob Moses, Ruth Randone, Linda Reif, Jody Singer, Jill Swersie, Jack Swersie, and Suzanne Werfelman. We ... Continue Reading »
From the Director
To the Members and Friends of the Art Community: Have you seen the new pop up art gallery window located at 602 Main Street? This is a beginning effort to remain viable in our community following the move to 701 Main Street. Many thanks to board members and volunteers for creating the space. If you attended this year’s Spring for the Arts, you were greeted by artwork voluntarily exhibited by some of our member artists. I was pleased to welcome so many of our members and friends last month at ... Continue Reading »
2019 Suzanne Anderson Scholarship Recipients
Suzanne Anderson was a strong supporter of all the arts, but especially music, having served as president for many years of the Music Study Club and active in the Pocono Arts Council’s Youth in Music Excellence Awards. Upon her death in January, 2013, she included the Pocono Arts Council in her will to “establish a scholarship for a student majoring in the arts in college.“ At the 2019 Spring for the Arts event, PoconoArts will honor Suzanne’s wishes by awarding two $500 “Rising Star” ... Continue Reading »
ArtPop 2019 Winners Exhibition
May 18 – Sept. 15, 2019 | Alvin H. Butz Gallery | FREE An exhibition featuring the work of the twelve area artists, including one high school winner, selected to have their work featured on Adams Outdoor Advertising billboards in 2019. 2019 #ArtPopEasternPA Billboards & Artists Amy Alessi John Cheer James Chesnick Dana Hess Marlana Holsten Jon Montenegro Lucille Norella Lee Riley Craig Werkheiser Mallory Zondag Hannah Hess Joe ... Continue Reading »
Fall 2019 Dunning Gallery Art Exhibition
Submission Deadline Extended! This year’s Fall Dunning Gallery Art Exhibit at Northampton Community College’s Monroe Campus will be a photographic exhibition tentatively titled: Monroe County Past & Present: Resorts, Ruins, and the Rural Landscape – and it will be presented in partnership with the Monroe County Historical Society. The show will be a photographic exploration of Monroe County’s history, featuring contemporary photographs alongside historical photos and artifacts provided and ... Continue Reading »
Winners of Members’ Exhibition 2019
The Pocono Arts Council is pleased to present the Members' Exhibition 2019 to be held at 701 Main Street, Suite 402 in Stroudsburg, May 18-June 8, 2019. Gallery hours are by appointment. Held every May, this celebration of members’ creativity is a Pocono Arts Council tradition. This year, 50 member artists participated, competing for awards in eight categories. Jurors for the show were Cole Hastings Goldstein and Ryan Ward, both from Scranton, PA. A special artists’ reception will be held ... Continue Reading »
Spring for the Arts: Tickets on Sale
Join us June 8th! Our largest fundraiser, Spring for the Arts, will take place at 610 Main St., Stroudsburg. The event gives us an opportunity to celebrate the success of our regional artists and support the Pocono Arts Council. Ticket price includes hors d'oeuvres, libations, silent and live auction activities, a raffle, presentation of the “Rising Star” Suzanne Anderson Student Scholarships, followed by live music at 8:30pm by popular Lehigh Valley band, The Foztones! Plus, you’ll be able ... Continue Reading »
A Letter from the Director
To The Members and Friends of the Art Community: Spring greetings from the new Pocono Arts Council office high atop downtown Stroudsburg. Many thanks to our board members, staff and volunteers for their countless hours helping to downsize and move from 18 North 7th Street to 701 Main. We are ready to welcome you in May and June! Our annual members’ exhibition in May will be held on the 4th floor of 701 Main to give our members and the public an opportunity to see the space and celebrate ... Continue Reading »
Earth Speaks V: A Juried Exhibition on the Environmental Crisis
The Earth Speaks V: A Juried Exhibition on the Environmental Crisis, is on exhibit in The Dunning Gallery at NCC Monroe from April 6-May 23, 2019. The Earth Speaks is an artist’s means of capturing their concern regarding the climate crisis and how it is affects our planet, as well as an opportunity to offer possible solutions. Forty artists submitted 70 pieces to be juried. 50 works were selected to be included in the show from artists residing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, ... Continue Reading »
Grant Writing Workshops for Community Art Projects in 2019-20
PA Partners in the Arts, Project Stream Grants, and Pocono Arts Council announce grant writing workshops for organizations and artists interested in small grants for community art projects in 2019-20. The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) program, a regrant initiative of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency, administered in northeastern PA by the Pocono Arts Council (PoconoArts), is now accepting applications for PROJECT STREAM grants for art projects in ... Continue Reading »
Thank You March & April Volunteers!
THE GREAT BIG MOVE! – We are so grateful for the many helping hands who pushed and shoved and made the move to 701 possible. Tom Ando, Michele Buzzelli, Justin Doomes, Yvonne Doomes, Dale Foley, Kelly Foley, Tim Kratzer, Julie Golin, Martelle Jones, Rachel Keslosky, Ben MacHale, Jane MacHale, Jon Moeller, Judy Moeller, Karl Moeller, Linda Reif, Aidan Reish, Brandon Reish, Will Rothfuss, Jody Singer, Jill Swersie, Jack Swersie, Sean Turrell, Suzanne Werfelman. A special shout out to the crew ... Continue Reading »
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