Lycoming Arts Upcoming Events 2024
🎨Calling all local Artists! Join Lycoming Arts Tote Design Contest!🎨
In celebration of Lycoming Arts' 65th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of First Friday, we're excited to announce a contest that not only highlights the success of Lycoming Arts but also puts the spotlight on a Local Artist.
Submit your original painting or photo that captures one of the following themes:
- Arts in the community: Portray the essence of community through art.
- Beauty of Lycoming County: Capture the charm and allure of Lycoming County.
- Arts of Lycoming County: Showcase the vibrant and diverse arts scene of Lycoming County.
- Unity of Lycoming Arts: Highlight the sense of unity within Lycoming Arts and Lycoming County.
🏆Prizes Await!🏆
Top 20 Artists:
- Your artwork will be displayed in the Lycoming Arts gallery for the month of February, 2025!
Grand Prize Winner:
- Be featured as our Gallery Artist!
- Enjoy a waived 30% fee on any pieces sold in the gallery.
- Receive a $100 gift card to Make Art Supplies.
- Have your winning design as our featured art for Lycoming Arts 65th Celebration Tote Bag with an opportunity to sign all purchased bags in May at First Friday event
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your talent and celebrate our local arts scene! Winner will be chosen February 7, 2025.
UPLOAD YOUR DESIGN - CLICK HERE
Inaugural German Holiday Market (Weihnachtsmarkt)
Featuring craft vendors, traditional eats, music & more! Catch a ride on the trolley and visit other nearby attractions such as the Brandon Park Lights, Salvation Army Festival of the Trees, Christmas Parade and Downtown Shopping Events.
The Vendor Application is Now Open! (CLICK HERE)
Signature Stein
Purchase our signature stein and get a German-style beer or wine included in the price, courtesy of John Ryan Brewery and a local wine supplier.
Inaugural Event Pin
Fill up your downtown shopping passport and receive an inaugural event pin!
Cost
- 100% Free To Walk Around!
Where
- Lycoming College Commuter Lot - Little League Blvd & Mulberry Street
When
- Friday December 6th - 12-9PM
Treats
- Bratwurst
- Gluhwein (Spiced Wine)
- Hot Roasted Nuts
- Pretzels
Lycoming Arts Gallery
Arts in the Neighborhood 2024
Featured Artists - Opening Receptions 5pm - 9pm
- January - Brian Druckenmiller
- February - Marjory Hafer/ Karen Elias
- March - Leslie James & Simon Ward collaboration
- April - Molly McHenry & Montgomery School District/Bess Lowry
- May - Ashley Reitmeyer
- June - Ric Jones
- July - Arthur Sterngold
- August - Steve Brady - Nature Photography
- September - Peter Kelly Williams
- October - Holly Patton Shull
- November - Ron Beach
- December - Gail Jones / Fiber & Ceramics
Williamsport First Friday
Music 2024
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 Lycoming Arts First Friday featuring the UPMC Community Block Party, and the award-winning Gabe Stillman Band, WAHS Bands, Uptown Music Collective
- June 7, 2024 Cass & the Bail Out Crew, Peter Harris, Vandals
- July 5, 2024 Pepper Street, Devin Flynt, Coast to Coast
- August 2, 2024 Dylan Zangwill; Celtic Wood & Wires, Izzy & Isabella (America's Got Talent & American Idol)
- September 6, 2024 Trip the Light, String Burners, Kick Trax
- October 4, 2024 Blue River Soul featuring Karen Meeks, Uptown Music Coillective, Substitutes
Upcoming First Friday
- May 3, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Ashlee Reitmeyer
Collegetown Artist: Sage Kennedy, Lycoming College
Youth Gallery: Loyalsock School District
Opening Reception: 5-9pm May 3 at Lycoming Arts - June 7, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Ric Jones
Book Launch: Carrie Anne Noble "Gingerbread Queen"
Opening Reception: 5-9pm June 7 at Lycoming Arts - July 5, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Arthur Sterngold
Nature's Palette: Art in Rider Park Display
Opening Reception: 5-9pm July 5 at Lycoming Arts - August 2, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Brady Photography
Book Launch: Marjorie Maddox
Opening Reception: 5-9pm August 2 at Lycoming Arts - September 6, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Peter Williams
Opening Reception: 5-9pm September 6 at Lycoming Arts - October 4, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Holly Patton Shull
Opening Reception: 5-9pm October 4 at Lycoming Arts
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Past Lycoming Arts Events
Summer Firefly Experience 2024
at Robert Porter Allen Natural Area
Join us on Thursday, July 11 2024 at 8:15pm to experience fireflies at Robert Porter Allen Natural Area in South Williamsport in this 3rd Annual Firefly Event! The evening begins with a screening of Diana Lehr's short film A Midsummer Nocturne that captures the remarkable, ephemeral and intricate world of fireflies. Afterwards, join guided tours of the Natural Area and learn about fireflies from firefly expert Sarah Lower, a Biology Professor from Bucknell University, and her students.
Lycoming Arts will provide Art2Go firefly kids crafts.
This special opportunity to connect with art, nature and science outside the walls of a museum, will celebrate the temporal lifespan of these winged, bioluminescent insects, whose numbers are rapidly dwindling.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Environmental Education Grants Program has provided financial and other support for this event.
Space is limited, so please register!
This Summer, join Lycoming Arts at the Robert Porter Allen Natural Area for an immersive Firefly Experience. Combining art, science, and nature, the event is a collaborative effort between Lycoming Arts, Bucknell University and the team behind the natural area project.
The event will be held at the entrance of the natural area, located at the natural area at 1724 Sylvan Dell Rd, Armstrong Township, PA 17702.