Walk In Art Center Community Notes

The Walk In Art Center was recently named as the Folk Art Center for Berks, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties by The Pennsylvania Council For The Arts. Representatives of M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust presented the center with a $10,000 check to support this program’s activities.

Recently, the Walk In Art Center introduced a program that welcomes artists without a studio, an opportunity to still be involved. This program is called the Artists' Association . It invites local talent to receive some of the same benefits that studio artists have. It includes the opportunity to be a part of some of the center's exhibitions, getting to know other artists and feel a sense of community in the art world.

WIAC is a great place for the community to come and learn about the benefits of art. In November, we hosted Schuylkill Haven Area Elementary for a day of education which included an art activity inspired by German Fraktur drawing.

Students from three different school districts who take part in an after school program, Schuylkill Achieve, visited the Walk In Art Center on Saturday, October 8 to for a field trip to learn about Schuylkill County's rich folk art traditions. Chris Beckfield who organized the field trip explained that Schuylkill Achieve is a free program that offers students homework help, hands on academic activities, special events and more.

When a group of people come together and work as a team, anything is possible. And that's exactly what happened recently at The Walk In Art Center.

Walk In Art Center and Schuylkill County Fair Combine Efforts A unique mirror into the insights of our community. That might be the best way to explain the outcome of a project spearheaded by the Walk In Art Center and debut at the 2016 Schuylkill County Fair.

We had a great morning with Tom Rang and his fabulous group from Tamaqua Life Program of Access services on June 22.

Mr Bert Evans, who was honored in 2015 for his community involvement presented the Distinguished Citizen Honoree award to the Schaeffer Family of Schaeffer's Harley Davidson.

We had a great morning thanks to our creative visitors from St. Paul's Christian Preschool.

Walk In Art Center studio artist Mike McCord, recently visited Mahanoy City Child Development and read a story to Miss Lou Anne's class.

It was a great morning to spend with your best friend, your four legged friend that is at the second annual PawCasso Art By Dog event at The Walk In Art Center.

The Walk in Art Center welcomed nearly 100 Schuylkill Haven School District second grade students on Wednesday, May 18.