2025 Year In Review
In 2025, Lycoming Arts expanded opportunities for artists, brought thousands of people into downtown Williamsport and strengthened the region’s creative community through exhibitions, public art, festivals, education and new cultural initiatives.
2025 Highlights
35,000+ people attended Williamsport First Friday, which was again voted the area’s Best Event. Summer First Fridays featured more than 100 artisans, 18 live music venues, vintage car shows, children’s activities and the UPMC Block Party.
Lycoming Arts also:
- Presented 12 professional gallery exhibitions, along with college and local school art shows
- Offered children’s crafts, artist talks, workshops and arts education programs
- Commissioned a new Public ARTWORKS mural in downtown Williamsport
- Launched the Wild Valleys Film Office
- Produced the inaugural River Valley Film Festival
- Expanded the German Christmas Market to two days
- Helped create the Firefly Science Trail
- Soft-launched the Susquehanna River School of Art, a regional art and cultural trail
Powered by Community Support
Forty plus volunteers contributed more than 5,000 hours of service, valued at more than $170,000. Lycoming Arts also worked with interns from Lycoming College and AmeriCorps and secured more grant funding than at any previous time in the organization’s history.
Strong Financial Stewardship
Lycoming Arts reported more than $200,000 in revenue for 2025. Grants provided the largest share of revenue, supported by sponsors, events, fundraising and individual patrons.
Through the support of artists, volunteers, sponsors, partners and the community, Lycoming Arts continues to make the arts more visible, accessible and central to life in Lycoming County.