Lebanon
Valley Council on the Arts is the area's umbrella arts agency. We serve
as an advocate for artists working in all the disciplines and a
clearing house for information on all aspects of the arts. We promote
theater, music and dance performances as well as an exhibition series
based in the Lebanon Campus of Harrisburg Area Community College.
 734 Willow St. The Lebanon Art Center provides a home for the Arts where rehearsal, studio, performance, educational and exhibition facilities are available. The Lebanon Art Center and LVCA's Mission have been supported by grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, The United Way of Lebanon County , the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Community contributions and our Membership. |
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Our thanks to The United Way of Lebanon Councty and the Founation for Enhancing Communities for their support of classes at the Lebanon Art Center
Digital Arts Lab
This Project was financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development and by a grant from the Foundation for Enhancing Communities, The is located on the second floor of the Lebanon Arts Center and will feature seven computer work stations loaded with Adobe's Creative Suite 4. Arts Council instructors teaching from a computer linked to a projector will guide users as they learn how to create computer animations, websites, photographic manipulations, vector images and press ready artwork.
The computers will be linked to two color printers, a laser printer and a Fine-Art ink jet photo printer capable of printing images up to 17 inches wide. These machines will allow students and artists to produce professional quality prints of their work on a wide range of materials. The first classes of this summer to benefit from the new equipment will be the Digital Photography class starting Wednesday, July 8th.
ArtWalk/First Friday
is July 3rd 2009
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with so many venues showing work in the First Friday celebrations we always need artists.
Please contact us to be part of our exhibitions
Thanks to CLA for their sponsorship of First FridayArtWalk
in the Arts Council Galleries
Art and Art History Faculty
at Lebanon Valley College
Karen Rich Beall, Scott McMahon, Nancy Williams, Dan Massad, Michael Pittari, Marie Reigle and Grant Taylor.
July 3rd at the Arts Council Galleries
LVCA Artist websites
Frederick D. Swarr.
Fred works in acrylics, employing an impressionistic and expressionistic
style.
His latest series,
"I've Got Those Old Painting Blues,"
is a visual interpretation of the Blues genre that he listens to while painting
LVCA Artist websites
Jerome Wright Paintings
Celtic music, join us each month
On the 3rd Saturday,
from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Patsy Fagan's Irish Bar and Restaraunt
10th & Cumberland Street
Check out these pictures from the April Session.
Also sessions in Mt. Gretna on
Monday nights from 6:00PM thru the summer starting June 1st at La Cigale next to the Mt. Gretna Mini Golf Course
Parting Words
Debut CD from Ciaran Carmichael available at the Lebanon Art Center
Sample it at his myspace
Visit their Website and sample the music
Shelby Applegate
Recent Paintings
June at
Lebanon Picture Frame & Fine Art
Reed Dixon Paintings
Reception from 5-8PM June 5th
LVCA Artist websites
Melissa Kulbitsky
LVCA's
list of artists, dancers musicians, craftspeople living
and
working in the area.
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LVCA Members are automatically
entitled to a
listing on our Directory. If you are a member and wish to be included
or removed from our list contact us via the email or phone number at
the bottom of this page
The
Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts was founded in 1970 and incorporated
in 1975. The Council received their first grant that year from the PA
Council on the Arts to support a series of Bicentennial
Celebrations of the Arts
Since
that time, the Council has continued to promote the arts. Various
projects including "Artists in Action" demonstrations, art classes
workshops, exhibits, arts festivals as well as fine art and crafts
shows.
In
1993 an Artists and Arts Organizations directory was published with the
help of another grant from PCA.
In
2004 the Council was awarded a performance grant from Pennsylvania
Partners in the Arts, and sponsored a workshop and performance by
dancers from the Pennsylvania Ballet.
A series of grants from DCED enabled the Council to buy the former St. Joseph's Convent building on Willow Street and the building opened to the public for our First Annual Storytelling Festival in April 2007.
Classes in various
arts related fields followed and the center has been open to the public
since then. In 2007 we received a grant to construct a computer arts
lab, which will begin operation later in 2008.
Our concept of the Arts includes all the performing arts, including dance music and theater, as well as the visual arts, literary arts and language arts. We believe that the presence of the arts here in the Lebanon Area enriches our individual lives and enhances the quality of life for our entire community.
Membership is open to the general public and to artists, artisans, craftspeople, businesses, government officials and organizations interested in promoting the arts and culture in Lebanon.
An easy way for you to support LVCA is by purchasing Giant Gift Cards through us. These cards represent a 5% donation from the Giant Supermarket chain to the organization. Contact us by phone or email to set up this convenient way to contribute to LVCA.
Information 717-964-3627
www.gretnatheatre.com
Hershey Symphony
Symphony Website
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Lebanon Big Swing Band