Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

The Ploughshare Poets: A Celtic Music Fest

Ploughshare Poets will appear in Concert from 7pm-9pm in the Gallery on Saturday, October 6.

The Ploughshare Poets are returning for a show at the Bottlebrush in Harmony!  Ryan Stauffer and Vade King’s overflow audience for our St. Patrick’s celebration was fantastic and quite memorable (people are STILL talking about  the show’s closing of a bagpipes parade to the Harmony Inn!) so we are bringing them back for our slightly modified version of an Irish “Moveable Monday” event except it’s on Saturday.

We’ve added activities for this show. Check them out:

Friday Night Oct 5

• a Ploughshare Poets/Celtic t-shirt workshop Friday night from 6:00-7:30pm at the Gallery. You can make your own Ploughshare Poets t-shirt to wear for Saturday’s festivities. The workshop is only $20, not included in the cost of the show. Register in advance 724.452.0539.

Saturday, Oct 6

• 3:00-4:30pm – a free Irish instrument demo by the Poets at the Gallery
• 4:30-6:30pm – a Harmony Shop Crawl/Meet the Artist  featuring local artists’ showing their work  located in various shops. You will get  a map for your Treasure Hunt… if you go to all of the Shops, you will be eligible for a free Ploughshare Poets t-shirt
• 4:30-6:30pm Traditional Irish food will be available for purchase from Stohr Haus Bakeryand wine samples by Rustic Acres including a special wine called “Celtic Fire”
• 7:00-10:00pm  Ploughshare Poets Concert with beer samples by Full Pint Brewery

Tickets are STILL only $10, but Reservations for the show are REQUIRED. Our venue is small, as many of you know, and we need to be sure everyone can see and hear. Call us at 724.452.0539 or email bottlebrushgallery @ yahoo dot com for reservations and more information.

Coming to Bottlebrush this Friday!

Opening reception and exhibit of paintings Friday, September 7, 7-9pm for the students of Joyce Werwie-Perry from Le Poire. http://le-poire.com/fine-art This is going to be a fantastic show! Free admission and refreshments provided. Come on out!

More Information on Le Poire: http://le-poire.com/fine-art/  The exhibit runs through September 21.

The new schedule of art classes for kids ages 5-8 and 9-12 is now available. Click on “kids classes” in the menu at the top of our page to see the latest. More classes will be added, so check back often.

Art classes for teens and adults are also available. Click on the link “art classes” in the menu to see the list of fall 2012 offerings for teens and adults.

To register, visit the Gallery and complete your sign-up form. Payment is due at the time of registration. If you have questions or need help, call us at 724.452.0539.

Hi everyone, the fall 2012 schedule of art classes for young artists (and older artists too) will be posted this week.  We will be teaching classes in jewelry, mask making, drawing/painting, found object art, collage, mosaic, fiber art (make your own dragon!), celtic art, t-shirt making and more. We’re adding evening and weekend classes.  Check back later this week for our schedule.

Student Art show this week on Friday, July 20– Eric Charlton, a student from Slippery Rock University, will be presenting his unique, three-dimensional, multi-media art. Opening reception is 7pm-9pm this Friday; Eric’s show will be on display from July 20-August 3. Free admission. Refreshments will be served. Come out and see us– enjoy our newly installed air conditioning! 🙂

We believe all children are born artists, as did Picasso. Starting in July 2012, the Gallery is offering classes for young artists. Taught by practicing artists and creative instructors, the students will explore a variety of different mediums geared towards their specific age/skill levels. We’ll make personalized t-shirts, lanterns, pinwheels, dolls, jewelry and more– with a finished project to take home after every class.

You can see the entire schedule of classes by clicking on “Art Classes” in the menu at the top of our Web page. Call us or email for more information and to register.

Coming this fall…
Beginning in September, we will offer an after-school series of art classes for children and teenagers. We’re also scheduling monthly Parent-Child Art Classes for mom and dad to take with the kids. Check our Web page for updates or join our email list, and we’ll send you a monthly schedule of activities.

As you all know, a big part of our Gallery mission is to host artists who follow our reuse-recycle philosophy, and we’ve found a gem in Jeff Mincenberg of “Re-Turned”, from Freedom, PA.  In his quest to perfect his wood-turning skills, Jeff discovered  some boxing and pallet-making companies with scrap blocks of oak, cherry, poplar and pine wood that they were selling for firewood.  In true artist fashion, he revealed beautiful treasurers in these pieces of wood and now has them on display in the Bottlebrush.  In addition to these intricate, lovely birdbaths, we also have wooden bells and turned bowls.  Stop by and take a look at how Jeff celebrates recycling through his art.

It’s a big week in Harmony – the Farmers Market opening day is Thursday June 7, Sally Jones Rodgers’ opening is Friday, June 8, and Saturday June 9 is the Annual Herb and Garden Fair!

Friday evening June 8, 2012, 7pm-9pm Please join us for the opening night reception for award-winning artist Sally Jones Rodgers, from Cranberry Township. No admission charge. Refreshments served, live music by Bruce Hoffman, fearless leader of Bottlebrush’s monthly songwriters’ group, “Songwriters in Harmony.”

Friday evening May 18, 2012, 7pm-9pm Please join us for the opening night reception for Trevor King, a Slippery Rock University graduate and artist. No admission charge. Refreshments served, live music by Ronni Weiss, blues vocalist.

Artist’s quote: “The artworks selected for this exhibit are ruminations on the past, present and future. I have been inspired by drawing connections between my own experiences and the lives of my father and grandfather, both individuals whose trade led to a certain career. I hope to create a dialogue between labor and artistry.” Cool stuff!