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Summer Art Camp for Kids
3 fun days for kids ages 6 to 12!
Kids will be painting, sculpting and creating just like their favorite artist! This jungle themed camp will have the kids drawing animals, going on nature walks, sketching plants, learning about bugs, and making artwork from other cultures! We will make as many projects as we can fit into the day so there is never a dull moment. Students will be using a variety of media including paint, clay and oil pastels and should dress accordingly. Students should also bring a bag lunch along each day they attend camp. Hope to see you!
The teacher for this camp is Miss Gillespie. She is a certified Art Educator who recently did her student teaching at Mercersburg and Montgomery Elementary.
Cost: $55.00
July 27,28,29 2010 (Tue. thru Thur.)
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where:
Charles Brightbill Environmental Center
James Buchanan High School campus
Mercersburg, PA
To Register call Dawn Beaumont at 814-659-2003 between 9am-7pm.
Registration deadline: July 23. Class Limit of 30.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds for cancellations after registration deadline.
This program was made possible through MCFA and TWEP (Tuscarora Wildlife Education Project).
Art for Thought Art Demonstration Series
MCFA is implementing a new program to bring the arts to our community.
Each month we will host an artist demonstration.
Art for Thought: Printmaking Demo Thursday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mercersburg
Join MCFA this Thursday, July 15, for a demonstration of printmaking by local artist, Lynda Beckwith.
Printmaking is the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting.
Prints are created from a single original surface, known technically as a matrix. Common types of matrices include: plates of metal, usually copper or zinc for engraving or etching; stone, used for lithography; blocks of wood for woodcuts, linoleum for linocuts and fabric plates for screen-printing. But there are many other kinds of matrix substrates and related processes.
Come learn about this unique art form as Lynda describes to us the many processes and materials that can be used in printmaking.
The cost is $2.00 per person and free for students. Light refreshments will be served. Parking and entrance are around the back of the church. Reservations are not required, but are appreciated. RSVP to mcfainfo@gmail.com or by calling 328-4777.
Thursday August 19: Ed Beard - Woodworking - Shaker Boxes
Thursday September 16: Laura Shindle - Watercolor
Thursday October 15: Kathy Diloretto - Stained Glass
Thursday November 18: Pat Beard - Hand Weaving
Thursday December 17: No Demonstration - Happy Holidays!
Details:
St. John's Lutheran Church Basement
8 Linden Avenue, Mercersburg
Parking and entrance around the back of the church.
7:00 p.m.
$2.00 per person
Students free
Mercersburg First Friday's
presented by T.A.C.C. and FreeMind
August 6th (first Friday of the Month through October)
4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Music On the Square
Vendors on the Square on Main Street
Free Family Activities
Fendrick Library
For more information contact the chamber at 328-5827 or info@mercersburg.org
Big
Band Swing Night at the Mercersburg Lions Club Fair
Big Band night is back with even more swing! Join us again this year
for a lively evening of music and dance.
When:
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
7:00 p.m. - till close of the Fair
Featuring:
Spectrum and the Lindy Hop Dancers
MCFA's Art Show at TACC's Mercersburg Townfest
MCFA is pleased to announce it's Third Annual Art Show at T.A.C.C.'s Mercersburg Townfest.
This is a non-juried show, and is open to all ages.
When:
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where:
Presbyterian Church
34 West Seminary Street
Mercersburg, PA
Other Details:
Art may be dropped off at our September 16th meeting at St. John's Lutheran
Church on Linden Avenue in Mercersburg. Please include your name, contact
information and medium with your piece. All art must be picked up at the
close of TownFest.