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Bedford County Arts Council
Mail Address: 137 E. Pitt
St.
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-1538
gallery@artsinbedfordpa.org
WHY THE ARTS COUNCIL EXISTS . . . .
To nurture artists and to make the arts accessible to the community.WHO THE ARTS COUNCIL IS . . . .
Painters and shopkeepers, dancers and doctors, pastors and poets and potters, bankers and businessmen, students, calligraphers, teachers, attorneys and sculptors, photographers, pharmacists, farmers and families-anyone who makes or enjoys art.
Sponsors monthly exhibits showcasing artists from amateur to professional, from the other side of the road and from the other side of the world.Develops exhibit partnerships with other community organizations: Schools - an annual Student Show
Senior citizen centers - geriARTrics exhibits
Pioneer Historical Society - inaugurated statewide Whiskey Rebellion Bicentennial
County Planning Commission - Lincoln Highway Art and Artifacts Exhibit
Garden Club - flower show during the annual Garden Art exhibit
Habitat for Humanity - birdhouses built by Habitat and decorated by artists, auctioned to benefit both organizations Your Safe Haven shelter for victims of abuse - "Daddy's Red, Mommy's Blue," an exhibit of art by abused children
"Japanese-American Watercolor Exhibition" compared and contrasted the work of Japanese artists with their American counterparts. The BCAC sponsored the exhibit with three other area arts facilities
(continued) "Daddy's Red, Mommy's Blue" is being loaned to arts facilities and victim services facilities throughout the state
Hosts occasional coffeehouses with music ranging from country fiddle to blues guitar to classical violin.
Publishes Art Matters, a monthly newsletter advertising regional opportunities and events, and exhibiting the prose and poetry of area authors
Sponsors classes and workshops for children and adults
Provides rent-free space for other community service activities such as flu shot clinics, literacy tutoring, scout leader training, and meetings of other non-profit organizations