Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

BUSY SATURDAY in Harmony, come see us! Starting with the annual Herb & Garden Fair & Plant Exchange and the HBA’s FleaTique on the Square, then music– Jim and Debbie Tobin hosting their monthly Open Stage at the Gallery, and Rachel Brown playing at The Harmony Inn, both 1-4pm. The Gallery’s art show “Time for Me: A Women’s Creative Circle” opens this weekend. The day ends with our Annual Summer Wine Walk, from 5-9pm, with Jim and Debbie Tobin playing at Wunderbar. Extended Gallery hours are from 10am-9pm. We have something for everyone.

Not only does the Gallery support local and new/emerging artists, we also participate in fundraisers in collaboration with other businesses. Memorial Day Sunday, MJ McCurdy led a painting class at the Indian Brave Campground to support their charity, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Thanks to Laura Ebbert for her hard work and for inviting us.

We’ve been holding numerous classes on alcohol inks and acrylic paint pouring at the Gallery with great success!  Both evening and daytime are available. Here are a few pix of the finished projects. We’re currently scheduling more intro classes and intermediate ones as well, so if you’d like to take a class, contact us at bottlebrushgallery at yahoo dot com with your preferred days/times. These are so much fun, you won’t want to stop. 🙂  Enjoy!

Start them young! Mosaic art guitars by Bill Racke, Zelienople. Price range $450 and up. Looking for a unique gift? Contact us for details!

Last Dog Records is our vinyl and music shop on the 2nd floor of the Bottlebrush. Join us Saturday 4/21 to celebrate National Record Store Day, our 2nd annual collaboration with the ShuBrewery in Harmony.   Live music all day and a new IPA release “Record Breaker” at The ShuBrewery’s Spring Street location… register for our gift basket drawing and choose from 4,000+ vintage and new vinyl records. Bring your dog to the record shop and get 10% off your vinyl purchase! Check out our locally made art while you’re here. #nationalrecordstoreday (to see the larger version of our flyer, click on the image, then click again)

Some photos from our Alcohol Inks on Tile class for adults, March 27. We’re scheduling more sections, please check back. You don’t want to miss this fun art form!

Our monthly women’s creative circle “Time for Me” met Thursday 2/22, 6:30pm. We try a new art form at each session, and February’s was alcohol inks on ceramic tile.  Nice work, everyone!  If you’d like to join the fun, call the Gallery at 724.452.0539.

Calling all young artists! We’re working on our 6th annual summer art class schedule at the Bottlebrush which is the week of June 25-28.  This year we’re offering felting, alcohol inks, collage and jewelry making, to name a few. Check back to see the complete schedule of classes in April.

Classes are scheduled by age groups:

9-10:30am – Ages 6-9  11am-12:30pm – Ages 10-12  1:30-3pm – Ages 13-18

Call us at 724.452.0539 to sign up no later than Friday before class meeting.

NOTE: February 19 classes are for Ages 6-9 only. 9-10:30am. No classes for other age groups that day, sorry. 

Founded by Germans 213 years ago, Harmony is gearing up to celebrate 2018’s arrival — on German time — with its annual Silvester on Sunday, Dec. 31. New Year’s Eve is called Silvester in Germany after the ancient feast day that commemorated the 4th century Pope Sylvester I, who died on the last day of 335.

 It’s an afternoon of fun and family activities sponsored the Harmony Borough and Harmony Museum, with local business support. Now in its 10th year, Silvester attracts thousands of celebrants to the National Historical Landmark on New Year’s Eve.  Starting with a race at 3pm, the festivities continue through the early evening with food, drink, music on the Square, a Christmas tree toss, a wreath toss for the kids. The town square will be jammed with people from throughout the tri-state area, cheering a ball drop and fireworks to greet the new year at 6 p.m. — midnight in Germany.

The Bottlebrush Gallery will be hosting Facepainting by Christina (facepainting for kids young and old!) and music by Jim and Debbie Tobin, Aliquippa.  This is always a very popular event, and our shop is filled with visitors. If you haven’t seen this event, you’re missing out.  Frohes neues Jahr!