{"id":142289,"date":"2025-05-08T23:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142289"},"modified":"2025-05-08T23:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:48:05","slug":"hands-on-creativity-blooms-this-summer-with-artsquest-visual-arts-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=142289","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On Creativity Blooms This Summer with ArtsQuest Visual Arts Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hands-On Creativity Blooms This Summer with ArtsQuest Visual Arts Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now Open for Registration!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA. May 8, 2025 \u2013 ArtsQuest in Your Community is in full swing and this summer is bursting with hands-on creativity and exciting art experiences, all now available for registration at\u00a0https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/visual-arts\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the support of our incredible community partners, we\u2019re thrilled to bring ArtsQuest\u2019s visual arts programming directly to your neighborhoods while construction is underway on the new\u00a0ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of classes that are now\u00a0registration ready<\/a>:<\/p>\n

May 12 \u2013 July 7:<\/strong>\u00a0Ceramics Open Studio with Megan Padden \u2013 ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio<\/p>\n

May 21 \u2013 July 16:<\/strong>\u00a0Handbuilding Open Studio with Nicole Gencarelli \u2013 ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio<\/p>\n

June 4<\/strong>: Introduction to Watercolors Workshop with Rachel Cavotta \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Cohen Room South Area<\/p>\n

June 4:<\/strong>\u00a0Wine\u2019d Down Workshop: Suncatchers with Alexandra Schnabel \u2013 ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room<\/p>\n

June 7:<\/strong>\u00a0Summer Watercolor and Embroidery Workshop with Rachel Cavotta \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Cohen Room North Area<\/p>\n

June 11 \u2013 August 6:<\/strong>\u00a0Ceramics for Pre-Teens with Ellen Jamiolkowski \u2013 ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio<\/p>\n

June 11 \u2013 August 6:<\/strong>\u00a0Ceramics for Teens with Ellen Jamiolkowski \u2013 ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio<\/p>\n

June 12:<\/strong>\u00a0Wine\u2019d Down Workshop: PA Wildflower Watercolors with Rachel Cavotta \u2013 ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room Loft<\/p>\n

June 16:<\/strong>\u00a0Sunrise\/Sunset Acrylic Painting Workshop with Alexandra Schnabel \u2013 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101<\/p>\n

June 21:<\/strong>\u00a0Bethlehem Historic District House Drawing Plein Aire Workshop (Chalk & Pastel) with Raymond Keely \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room<\/p>\n

June 21:<\/strong>\u00a0Handbuilding Ceramic Planters with Nicole Gencarelli \u2013 ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio<\/p>\n

June 26:<\/strong>\u00a0Wine\u2019d Down Workshop: Beaded-Pin with Robin Gow \u2013 ArtsQuest Center Blast Furnace Room<\/p>\n

June 28:<\/strong>\u00a0Summerween Embroidered Bookmark with Nicole Gencarelli \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room<\/p>\n

July 9:<\/strong>\u00a0Tropical Dreamscapes with Alexandra Schnabel \u2013 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101<\/p>\n

July 9 \u2013 July 23:<\/strong>\u00a0Watercolor 101 (Session A) with Rachel Cavotta \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library (Cohen Room South 7\/9 & Laros Room 7\/16-7\/23)<\/p>\n

July 17:<\/strong>\u00a0Wine\u2019d Down Workshop: Beaded-Pin with Robin Gow \u2013 ArtsQuest Center Blast Furnace Room<\/p>\n

July 19:<\/strong>\u00a0Bethlehem Historic District House Drawing Plein Aire Workshop (Chalk & Pastel) with Raymond Keely \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room<\/p>\n

August 11:<\/strong>\u00a0Revising Your Book with Robin Gow \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room<\/p>\n

August 12- August 26:<\/strong>\u00a0Printed Ceramic Tiles with Nicole Gencarelli \u2013 ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio<\/p>\n

August 14:<\/strong>\u00a0Jump Start Your Book with Robin Gow \u2013 Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health Exhibit Space<\/p>\n

August 20:<\/strong>\u00a0Classic Bowl of Fruit: Still Life Painting Workshop with Alexandra Schnabel \u2013 520 Hamilton St. Allentown, PA 18101<\/p>\n

August 20 \u2013 September 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Watercolor 101 (Session B) with Rachel Cavotta \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room<\/p>\n

August 21:<\/strong>\u00a0Wine\u2019d Down Workshop: PA Wildflower Watercolors with Rachel Cavotta \u2013 ArtsQuest Center Fowler Blast Furnace Room Loft<\/p>\n

August 23:<\/strong>\u00a0Bethlehem Historic District House Drawing Plein Aire Workshop (Chalk & Pastel) with Raymond Keely \u2013 Bethlehem Area Public Library Laros Room<\/p>\n

Location Information:<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe ArtsQuest Ceramics Studio is located at 1801 Union Blvd., Allentown PA, 18109 in Suite G.\u00a0<\/em>Entrance and parking are located in the back of the building, accessible by N Sherman Street. The entrance door is accessible via stairs or a ramp from the parking lot.<\/p>\n

The Artist Garages are located at 520 Hamilton St in Allentown, PA.<\/em>\u00a0While the address is for Hamilton St., the Artist Garages are accessed via Maple St. near the intersection with Bayard Rustin Way. Nearby parking includes the Community Deck parking garage (located at 13 S 6th\u00a0St. in Allentown, PA) and metered on-street parking. Classes will occur in Bay 1.<\/p>\n

The Bethlehem Area Public Library<\/em>\u00a0is located at 11 W. Church St. in Bethlehem. There is free on-street parking around the library, most with 1 or 2-hour time limits. On weekdays after 5 p.m. and all day on Saturdays, parking is available in the garage beneath the library. To get to the Laros Room, enter the library and go to the second floor. To get to the Cohen Room, enter the library through the main entrance and pass through the double doors. The Cohen Room is on the left, across from the circulation desk.<\/p>\n

The Fowler Blast Furnace Room<\/em>\u00a0is located on the mezzanine level of the ArtsQuest Center at 101 Founders Way Bethlehem, PA 18015. Parking can be found at the Founders Way lot as well as the PNC lot and RE and RW.<\/p>\n

The Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network part of Jefferson Health<\/em>\u00a0Exhibit Space is located at 711 E. First St., Bethlehem, PA 18015 and sits next to the SteelStacks with parking available in the PNC lot as well as the two parking lots across the street (RE and RW). The Exhibit Space is located on the first floor.<\/p>\n

The very best way to stay up to date with upcoming ArtsQuest Visual Arts programming is to sign up to receive our emails\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as well as visiting our website at\u00a0https:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/visual-arts\/<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About ArtsQuest<\/strong><\/p>\n

ArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, of which nearly 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.<\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nBryn Keeney<\/p>\n

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