Lewisburg Arts Council

Save the dates!

July 6 – Penn Central Wind Band
July 13 – Blue River Soul featuring Karen Meeks
July 20 – Van Wagner and the Chillisquaque Brass Band
July 27 – Jerusalem
Aug. 3 – Lawson and Disorder
Aug. 10 – Taylor Fleming Trio

Thank you to the Borough of Lewisburg for its ongoing support of Music in the Park. The Lewisburg Arts Council would also like to thank the First Community Foundation Partnership for their continued support of the Music in the Park summer concert series. The Lewisburg Arts Council gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts to support Music in the Park. You can be a part of supporting the music that you hear—both now and for the future! Join the Lewisburg Arts Council or make a donation today. If you would like to help organize the Music in the Park lineup, please email us at volunteer@lewisburgartscouncil.com.

Questions? Contact us at info@lewisburgartscouncil.com.

A box of chalk and your inner artist are all you need to help transform Lewisburg’s sidewalks into an open-air art gallery during the Lewisburg Arts Council’s annual Sidewalk Chalk Festival on Friday, July 8th! (Rain date is Saturday, July 9th.) Artists of all ages are invited to take part in this family-friendly, free-to-the-public event.

The Sidewalk Chalk Festival takes place on Market Street between Second and Fifth Street in Lewisburg, PA. Artists may begin working anytime the day of the festival. Please bring your own chalk. To be eligible for prizes, register in advance online or in person on Festival Day in front of Brushstrokes, at 4th and Market, beginning at 11am.

Click here to register.

Treats for registered artists are provided by the Lewisburg Deli, The Cookie Dude, and Sweet Frog. Stop by the registration table to get your treat coupon!

Prizes - sponsored by Sholley Insurance Agency, Brushstrokes, and Purity Candy - will be awarded to the top 3 creations in 5 age groups. Judging will start at 6pm, with the winners announced in front of Brushstrokes at 8pm. Winners do not need to present.

This year’s featured artist is Kasey Uhter, who won 1st place in the age 19+ age category during the 2021 Sidewalk Chalk Festival with her very colorful, detailed peacock. Watch her work throughout the day in front of the Post Office. Thank you to First National Bank for sponsoring this year's featured artist.

Stroll downtown to check out the creativity! Bring your lawn chair and be entertained by DePotorLand, who will be performing in front of the Post Office between 6-8pm! Entertainment is generously sponsored by B.Z. Motors.

Additional thanks to Lawton Insurance Agency for sponsoring the event.

Want to help plan this event? Please email us at chalkfest@lewisburgartscouncil.com!

Artists’ Guild of Lewisburg

The Artists’ Guild of Lewisburg is a group of visual artists whose mission is to form a community that strives to encourage, challenge, support and inspire its members. The Guild holds critiques, hosts trips, plans local events, has an annual members show, keeps members up to date on art shows in the area, and shares opportunities such as calls for artists, gallery notices, and teaching opportunities.

The Guild was started in 2012 when a group of artists and art lovers felt that more support was needed for the many area artists. Over the years we have sponsored a bus trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, informal plein air events at local natural sites, critiques in homes and art studios and during the pandemic online via Zoom, and beginning in 2015 an annual Members’ Show.

Additionally, the Guild has worked to match local artists with art opportunities such as teaching workshops, displaying artwork in local businesses, and participating in festivals. We have partnered with the Linn Conservancy to host a plein air event for high school art students with a featured artist from the Guild; with the Lewisburg Children’s Museum to offer art classes with children; with the Lewisburg Garden Club to place artists in neighborhood gardens for the garden tour; and with BRVA to offer art classes to the community.

We are continuously working to expand opportunities for artists and to support each other. Someday we hope to have our own gallery and show space. Please join us in making Lewisburg an engaging, supportive, profitable and joyful place for artists to live and work.

LAC Membership Form
Email: guild@lewisburgartscouncil.com

PHOTO: Brett Simpson

Lewisburg Photography Club

The Lewisburg Photography Club is for photographers, both amateur and professional, living in the Lewisburg area and surrounding towns.

The Lewisburg Photography Club’s mission is four-fold:

to bring together photographers in the Lewisburg area
to form a vibrant photography community that shares ideas, collaborates on projects, and mentors each other on different aspects of photography
to promote and excite an interest in the art of photography
to support and encourage photographers of all skill levels in an open learning environment

Education, hands-on learning opportunities, competitions, new experiences, field trips, and friendship among peers with similar interests and passions are just some of the benefits of joining the Photography Club. Have you ever wished you could find a person to talk to about photography or to get a review of your work to help you improve your technique? If your answer is yes — the Photography Club could be the perfect answer for you. The Photography Club has monthly meetings with speakers, holds critiques, photo walks, photo challenges, trips, and discussions on various aspects of photography. The club conducts workshops for the club as well as for Lewisburg and surrounding communities.

Currently, the Photo Club meets monthly at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce building in Montandon. For more details about upcoming meetings, photo tours, and events visit LewisburgPhotoClub.org.

To join the Photography Club, please fill out an LAC Membership Form

About

Since 1968, the Lewisburg Arts Council (LAC) has helped to connect our community and the arts.

Our mission is to build recognition and support for all art forms and advance their exhibition and performance within our region.

To achieve this, we create an intersection of artists and art lovers, cultivating a community where artists can thrive, having suitable spaces to display or perform their work while enjoying the support of other artists. We act as a catalyst to present exceptional art that will inspire an audience of art lovers who possess endless curiosity regarding all art forms.

If you are passionate about the arts, please join us in making the next 50 years even more colorful!

Board Members

Della Hutchison – President
Ellen Flacker-Darer – Vice President
William Ledgerwood – Treasurer
Tiffany Demmon – Secretary
Barbara Baker
Sarah Binder
Sara Kelley
Perry Meadows
Constance Timm

BECOME A VOLUNTEER!

The Lewisburg Arts Council operates on 100% volunteer power!

We are always in need of volunteers, so if you'd like to make a difference in your community, please email us at volunteer@lewisburgartscouncil.com or fill out our Volunteer Opportunities form to see where your interests might best dovetail with the Arts Council’s needs. Someone from the Arts Council will be in touch soon!

PHOTO: Brett Simpson

Join

BECOME A MEMBER

We need your help in supporting our mission! Become a member of the Lewisburg Arts Council and support the arts in your community! Your membership will help support the four events LAC currently sponsors in town as well as scholarships for graduating high school seniors excelling in the arts and the LAC Endowment Fund.

Membership Levels:
Patron $20
Supporter $35
Benefactor $50
LAC Endowment Fund $100 or more

There are two ways you can donate (1) online via a credit card using the checkout with PayPal button below, or (2) by sending a check via postal mail.

Please make checks payable to Lewisburg Arts Council.

Mail to:
Lewisburg Arts Council
PO Box 418
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Click below to donate via Paypal

LAC Donation/Membership Form

The Lewisburg Arts Council is a 501(c)3 organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Thank you for your support!

Van Wagner and the Chillisquaque Brass Band

Kasey Uhter 2022 Featured Artist

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