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Bedford County Arts Council
Mail
Address: 137 E. Pitt
St.
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-1538
(to FAX please call first to activate FAX machine)
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.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
J.W.F. Allen
Lynn Ashe
Barb Benigni
Lynn Corbett-Winn
Michael Corle
Barb Debski
Alyson Dehmcke
Susan Grazier
Marilyn Meacham
Melinda Myers-Grass
Wayne Prescott
Dorothy Vensel
Bob Webb
STAFF
Kitrina Ayers
Heidi Custer
Cindy Inman
HONORARY BOARD
Bob Allen
Mary Ellen Arnold
M. Edgar Datesman
Pat Detwiler
Sen. John Eichelberger
Sarah Frear
Stephen George
Linda Gunn, Esq.
Rep. Dick Hess
Mabel Jordan
John Koontz, Esq.
Kathryn Miller
Richard Naugle
Sam Pratt
Nancy Pyle
Pat Shuster
Bette Slayton
Carol Snyder
Scott Stuckey
SUPPORTING MEMBERS
EXHIBIT SPONSORS $1000+
Pat and Paul DetwilerLee and Ned Frear
Linda M. Gunn, Esq.
Mouse and Robin Grass
Susan and Mark Thomas
Sally Werren, in memoriam
PATRONS $500-999
Marilyn Meacham & Jerry MillerPeg and Jack Finarelli
Mabel B. Jordan
Roger and Lynn Corbett Winn
Lynn Ashe
BENEFACTORS $250-499
Jo & Jim Wheling Cynthia & Charles Whitman
Borough of Bedford
Wayne, Sue, Will and Sam Prescott
Phyllis Hodgkins
Ron and Mary Stanley
CONTRIBUTORS $100-249
Patricia KlavuhnGail & Edgar Datesman
Beth and Bill Fine
Bedford County Chapter/
PA Guild of Craftsmen
William and Barbara Benigni
Mel and Millie Sonne
Laura and Allan Melmed
Ellen and Terry Diehl
Chris and Adam Smith
Gerald and Linda Klyne
Daniel Klyne
Monique Ridet
Lynn and Steve George
Nancy L. Meyers
Clifton & Nicole Clark
Michaelene and Larry McCahan
Bedford Township
Myrna Fries
Doris and Carl Feather
Bill and Sarah Miles
Pam and Harry Jones
Richard C. Claycomb
Martha and Robert Nelson
Susan Grazier
Madeline and Richard Mills
Terry Carnila
Jeff Rogish
Sarah L. Frear
Sally Klein
Diane and Greg Knisely
Bill and Andrea Tarpley
Napier Township
Cork Wirick
Kathy Robinson
M.Meacham & J.Miller
State Rep. & Mrs. Dick Hess
Stephanie and Charlie Fagan
Marietta Plank
Wm & Nina Palmer Sweeney
Shirley and Lyle Stuby
Penny and Richard McIntyre
E. Lee Glover, Ph.D
Dr. and Mrs. David Kerstetter
Greg, Nancy, Katie, Kellie, and Gus Pyle
John and Hélène Koontz
Gail and Edgar Datesman
Ed and Katherine Erlichman
Sally and Norman Van Why
Susan and Bill Baer
Margaret M. Bronder
Ellen and Terry Diehl
Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. Myers
Jean and Tod Manspeaker
Daniel G. Klyne
Bette A. Walton
Kevin Kutz
David G. Hammaker
DONORS $65-99
Harold & Ellen PskowskiNancy & James MacRae
Rachel Howsare
Jeffrey and Barbara Loshaw
Loa Joan and Kenneth Stern
Tim and Debbie Flanigan
Sally and Norman Van Why
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Hoover
Lori and David Copley
Kathy and Robert Reed
Daniel and Kimberly Stroup
Barb and Phil Debski
Mary Lou Pelin
Thelma and Charles Diehl
Yum It Up! Elizabeth Harclerode
Lawrice Dolan
Earl and Margaret Rothfuss
Sean Ferguson
Renee Ahlstrom
Sue and Mervyn Rose
Suzanne Donazetti
Judy and Robert Custer
Carole Hendricks
WHAT
THE ARTS COUNCIL DOES .
. . .
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.( "Daddy's Red, Mommy's Blue" is being loaned to arts facilities and victim services facilities throughout the state.)
"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
Offers free activities - monthly arts and crafts activities for children, presentations on arts and humanities topics for adults
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.
Hosts occasional coffeehouses with music ranging from country fiddle to blues guitar to classical violin.