Help Support the Walk In Art Center

Bert believed that building an art center as an attraction would help revitalize the community and county by drawing visitors to the Schuylkill Haven area.

Facilitating educational programs, exhibits, summer art camps and other community programs, the Walk In Art Center could also fulfill his vision to give back to the community on a more personal level.

In 2008 the planning began. Over the next four years building renovations were completed and artists started moving in.

Since then, the Walk In Art Center has continued to grow and enrich more and more peoples lives.

Art classes and children’s Summer Art Camp programs have been created to reach further into the community. Many community events, charity events and out reach programs are facilitated by the Walk In Art Center.

Visitors come to our First Saturday Open House events to speak with the artists, see beautiful artwork, enjoy the entrainment and programs and spend a pleasant afternoon with their families, all free of charge.

Our Plans for Future Programs Include:

• A Fine Art Festival.
• Partnering with the Strawberry Playhouse, Schuylkill Choral Society and Gabriel Youth Orchestra to open our center to all the arts.
• Working with Access Services to educate disabled adults with Art Education.
• A professional job fair
• A center for young volunteers to be exposed to art in order to fulfill their required community service hours.
• Offer a rotating quarterly class schedule (for all ages) that teaches everything from basket weaving, ceramics and painting, to storytelling and poetry.
• Adding scholarships for summer camps