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Copyright Art Thrives On 45  | |||||
Just Ahead On Rt. 45...
Stroll Through the Arts Winter Craft Market
Our "Just Ahead" calendar is updated often. Please bookmark this page and check back again soon for more events!
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Our artists express themselves in a variety of media including ceramics, wood, fibers, painting, watercolor, and photography. The quality and range of their work is outstanding. If you're looking for distinctive artwork — be it a unique gift or shopping for yourself — and the opportunity to interact with artists and craftspeople, be sure to plan your next road trip along Route 45.
Unless otherwise noted, artists are available by appointment. Please check individual web sites for more information or call ahead first to make an appointment.
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The Log Cabin Gallery Shop Hartslog Valley Road Huntingdon, PA 16652 (814) 627-6122 Thursday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  The Log Cabin Gallery Shop carries an ever changing selection of art and craft from local artists and craftsmen. The work for sale is in many media from baskets to wrought iron to hand made rugs. |
 Alice Kelsey637 Loveville Road Warriors Mark, PA 16877 (814) 692-4438  View VideosAliceKelsey.com Alice paints in both pastel and oil, creating colorful, expressive rural landscape and still-life paintings in a style best described as "abstract impressionism." Many of her paintings are started on location in farm fields and woods. Alice paints full time and has received awards at regional and national exhibitions. |
 Sarah PollockSarah Pollock Studio 75 Greenmeadow Lane Port Matilda, PA 16870 (814) 579-6799 SarahPollock.com Sarah works exclusively in the medium of soft pastel. She often paints out of doors, on location and specializes in scenes of Pennsylvania state parks and of local farms. A winner of national awards, Sarah accepts commissions for landscape paintings. |
 Melissa Carpenter355 West Ridge Avenue State College, PA 16803 (814) 237-6705 View VideosClaytime-Studio.com Melissa Carpenter's stoneware and procelain are wheel thrown and hand trimmed. Each piece is banded with pastel colored slips and decorated with intricate trailed designs. The slip trailing process creates a pleasing relief effect. Her fully functional work compliments both casual and formal settings. |
 Pernille Sporon BovingBoomerang Glass and Fiberarts 930 Robin Road State College, PA 16801 (814) 867-4488 Pernille Sporon Boving’s work is functional, smooth fused glass in the form of unique platters, bowls, soapdishes, and jewelry. She also creates one-of-a-kind customized vessel sinks in lustrous, beautiful colors. |
 Palmer Museum of ArtCurtin Road Penn State Campus University Park, PA 16802 psu.edu/dept/palmermuseum (814) 867-7672 Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sunday, noon - 4:00 p.m. The Palmer Museum of Art is a unique cultural resource for Central Pennsyvlania, offering a permanent collection of European, non-Western, and American works of art, along with an exciting scheudle of special exhibitions. |
 Penn State University LibrariesPattee and Paterno Library Curtin Road Penn State Campus University Park, PA 16802 www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html Hours vary through the semester, check web site for details. Penn State University Libraries offer changing exhibits that focus on the extensive collections of Penn State. Exhibits are in both the main exhibit area and the Diversity Reading Room. The library offers lectures to augment their exhibitions. |
 HUB-Robeson Galleries241 HUB-Robeson Center Penn State Campus University Park, PA 16802 sa.psu.edu/usa/galleries The HUB-Robeson galleries showcase emerging and established artists. The mission of the galleries is to bring diverse and contemporary exhibits to Penn State and the surrounding communities. |
 Bill Coleman301 Garner Street State College, PA 16801 (814) 238 8495 AmishPhoto.com Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00, Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 Bill Coleman's gallery displays a photographic essay of a remote Amish community with intimate photographs of children, animals and their surroundings |
 The Gallery Shop824 Pike Street Lemont, PA 16851 (814) 867-0442 Gallery-Shop.com Tuesday - Friday 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. This artists' cooperative features a representation of the fine art and craft currently produced by central Pennsylvania artists and craftspeople. The gallery is adjacent to the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. |
 The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania818 Pike Street Lemont, PA 16851 (814) 234-2740 ArtAlliancePA.org Since 1968, The Art Alliance has offered art classes, exhibitions, and special events. |
 Mary Lee Kerr425 Bailey Lane Boalsburg, PA 16827 (814) 466-6050 MaryLeeKerrSculpture.com Boalsburg artist Mary Lee Kerr creates abstract sculpture in clay and bronze. While many of her works are figurative, she also drawn to natural forms, such as those of coral, plants, and stones. She strives to create simple forms with flowing lines that extract the beauty, grace, and emotion from life. |
 Jennifer KaneKane Studios 117 East Crestview Avenue Boalsburg, PA 16823 (814) 466-6334 JenniferKaneArt.com Jennifer Kane's oil paintings of the central Pennsylvania landscape are dramatic and sensitive. Using keen observation skills and a deep understanding of color and light, her works captures and emotional sense of time and place. Jennifer also accepts commissions for portraits. |
 Ziggy CoyleDMZ Coyle 3341 Buffalo Run Road Bellefonte, PA 16823 (814) 355-3553 Ziggy Coyle creates amusing and fanciful ceramic figurines using glazes and lusters. |
 Susan Nicholas GephartSNicholasArt 351 East Bishop Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 (814) 355-0277 SNicholasArt.com Susan has been painting award-winning landscapes for thirty years. Her deep appreciation of the earth can been seen in her colorful, impressionistic pastels and oils. Susan is committed to the idea of bringing art to the public and creating environmental awareness through her landscape painting. |
 Michelle Montes240 North Allegheny Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 (814) 404-0429 MMontesArt.com Michelle paints on location as she travels throughout the United States and Europe. Her work is impressionistic and spontaneous. |
 Diane MaurerJeff Mathison 137 Water Street Spring Mills, PA 16875 (814) 422-8651 DianeMaurer.com ArtByMathison.com Diane Maurer makes marbled silk scarves and jewelry, paper collages, painted frames and note cards. Jeff Mathison works in photo montage and watercolor. His watercolors are usually of landscapes or figures. He sells both original watercolors and prints. |
 Scott PattersonAaronsburg Pottery 200 W. Plum Street Aaronsburg, PA 16820 (814) 349-5982 AaronsburgPottery.com May - December, Fridays 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Aaronsburg Pottery is known for its wheel thrown functional stoneware pottery, fired to bring out the unique character of each piece. |
 John C. SterlingSterling Woodworking 3855 Creek Road Millmont, PA 17845 (570) 922-1608 JCSterling.com John designs and builds one-of-a-kind treasure and jewelry boxes, fine furniture, and other useful items from wood. Most items are made from Pennsylvania hardwoods, that he selects for their unique figural qualities. His designs are a mix of American Arts and Crafts and Contemporary styles with an Asian aesthetic. |
 Mifflinburg Buggy Museum598 Green Street Mifflinburg, PA 17844 (570) 966-1355 BuggyMuseum.org April - October, Thursday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Mifflinburg Buggy Museum preserves the Heiss Coach Works, the only intact 19th century carriage factory open to the public in the nation. Visitors take guided tours of the family home, the original factory, the carriage house, and showroom. The museum also has a Visitors' Center with temporary and permanent exhibits. |
 Bill LynchPenns Creek Pottery 30 Pottery Lane Mifflinburg, PA 17844 (570) 837-3809 View VideosPennsCreekPottery.com Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. A potter for 30 years, Bill appreciates how pottery brings people together. His workshop and showroom are located 4 miles south of Mifflinburg on Route 104 in an 1818 water-powered grist mill. Visitors enjoy seeing pots being made on the wheel. His stoneware and procelain pieces are both functional and beautiful, and he sells other "Made in Pennsylvania" items. |
 Nancy CleaverPenSylvania Calligraphy 129 Market Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 524-2880 NancyCleaver.smugmug.com Nancy Cleaver has thirty years experience as a lettering artist and calligrapher, working in traditional, contemporary, and abstract calligraphy, often incorporating collage, illustration, or painting elements. Her work includes wedding and social stationery, greeting cards, handmade books, logo design and fine art. Classes and workshops are also offered. |
 David Seybold220 Beck Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 524-5237 DavidSeybold.com The colonial charm of Pennsylvania is caputured in oil, and in limited edition prints by David Seybold. Farmsteads, stone houses, barns, and reminders of our agricultural past appear prominently in his work. |
 Michael KryzytskiKryzytski Woodworking 2465 Spruce Run Road Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 568-1286 Mishak.smugmug.com Michael has been building furniture and cabinets at his one-man shop since 1997. He places a strong emphasis on traditional joinery and uses hand-selected local woods. He works in the style of the Shakers, the Arts and Crafts movement, and George Nakashima. |
 Pat HessColonial Candlecrafters 3848 Westbranch Hwy. Rt. 15 South Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 524-4556 ColonialCandlecrafters.com Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Fridays until 9:00 p.m. Many of the of the candles on display at Colonial Candlecrafters are made on the premises. For over thirty years, Colonial Candlecrafters has been the place to go for both candle burners and "candle collectors." |
 Packwood House Museum15 North Water Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 524-9349 PackwoodHouseMuseum.com Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Packwood House Museum features decorative arts from central Pennsylvania. The museum hosts an annual scholastic arts exhibit, one-person artist exhibits, and art-related themed exhibits. |
 Faustina's318 Market Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 524-5080 Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This art gallery features original art and prints of the best of regional artists. Antique frames are also on display. The gallery provides custom archival framing, gilding and frame restoration. |
 The Beckoning Cat209 Market Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570) 523-1520 www.QEJAPAN.com Thursday and Friday, Noon - 5:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Owned and operated by quilt artist Susan Ball Faeder, this shop offers her own work in addition to Japanese fabric for quilting, interiors, and garments. |
 Deborah RhodesJeff Krankoskie Ten Lilacs Studios 125 Cherokee Road Danville, PA 17821 (570) 275-6086 or 275-0934 Deborah's mixed media sculpture is reminiscent of highly magnified seedpods and cocoons complemented by prints and drawings of flowers and their reproductive structures. Jeff's wood-fired raku pottery focuses on traditional forms as well as inventive shapes with unique glazes. |
 Robert H. BrownPremier Studios and Gallery 232 Mill Street Danville, PA 17821 (570) 275-3350 PremierPhotoStudio.com Robert H. Brown works both with film and digital photography. His fine art photography features landscapes, natural abstractions, historic architecture, and portraits. |
 Gordon R. Wenzel288 Mill Street Danville, PA 17821 (570) 275-5833 ImpressionsPhoto.net Ranging from abstract to landscape, Gordon Wenzel's work includes cutting edge work in Polaroid transfers. This work was featured in Polaroid International's P Magazine. His work has been exhibited extensively including both New York City and Toronto. |
 J. Mark Irwin288 Mill Street, 2nd Floor Danville, PA 17821 (570) 854-2644 Abstract organic wood forms of various sizes are central to Mark Irwin's work, which may incorporate materials other than wood. The balance between positive and negative space is of great importance in the work. Pieces are finished with shellac using 18th century finishing techniques. |
 Impressions Photographic Studio & Gallery288 Mill Street Danville, PA 17821 (570) 275-5833 ImpressionsPhoto.net Tuesday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Gallery 288 characterizes Impressions' commitment to art. Housed in a beautiful historic building, it features the work of photographer Gordon R. Wenzel, as well as other regional and artists. The mission of Gallery 288 is to be a community forum for artistic expression with free exhibitions open to the public. |
 Montgomery House1 Bloom Street Danville, PA 17821 (570) 271-0830 Memorial Day to Labor Day, Sundays, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Montgomery House, built in 1792 by William Montgomery, founder of Danville, is now the home of the Montour County Historical Society. The Society preserves local history and continues to collect and maintain local artifacts. |
 Mooresburg One-Room School MuseumRte. 642 West Danville, PA 17821 (570) 271-0830 Mooresburg One-Room School Museum, operated by the Montour County Historical Society, is located on Route 642 West, a short distance from the village of Mooresburg. It is preserved as being typical of this type of school. It has the original equipment plus museum pieces brought in by residents of the community. |
 Mike YoderMike Yoder Pottery 150 Menno Lane Milton, PA 17847 (570) 742-7061 RuthsShop.com Mike Yoder creates wheel-thrown stoneware. He focuses on functional pieces with carvings that reflect the local landscape, and also makes vessel sinks and pedestal sinks. Route 45 is also home to great arts and culutral events. Please check event web sites for current date information. |
July 8-11, 2010
Iron Heritage Festival
Bellefonte Victorian Christmas
Mifflinburg's Christkindl Market
First Night® State College