Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

* Free art class for kids signing up for classes this September!

Our fall 2012 class schedule for children, teens and adults is posted online– click on the links at the top of the page to see the schedule.

Any kids ages 5-12 signing up for classes this month get one free art class with MJ McCurdy, owner of the Gallery, artist and long-time art teacher. She says: “We will use pens, crayons, pencils, markers. We will use our fingers and toes. We will sing and dance. We will make art. Come on out and play!”

* A new creative writing group for teenagers, meeting monthly at the Gallery – Harmony Ink!

Like to write? Join Harmony Ink, a teen and young adults creative writing group. This is not a formal class– just a way to be inspired and share your work with others in small groups. Meets every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6pm.

Harmony Ink

First meeting: October 10, 2012 6pm Also November 14 and December 12. Drop-ins are always welcome!

Group leader:  Nancy Wallace

Nancy Wallace has reviewed books for 16 years. She writes 4-7 articles a year for LibrarySparks magazine and has sold children’s stories to both Highlights and Highlights High Five. In addition to her latest publication by Penguin, The Christmas Cats,  she has a six book series called Abby and the Book Bunch, which will be released in January 2013 by Magic Wagon, an imprint of Abdo Publishing. Nancy is currently the Youth Services Coordinator at Ellwood City Library where she has worked for 23 years. She has taught Creative Writing for 6 years.