5/01/2024 - 11/14/2024
Creativity is….A Community Art Exhibition
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCA&D)’s Exhibitions Department and Center for Creative Exploration have teamed up with support of the City of Lancaster Office of Public Art to host an opportunity for the Lancaster community to showcase their visual response to the prompt, “Creativity is…” in an exhibition that will be installed at the Lancaster Amtrak station in two of the public art cases from August 9 – November 14, 2024. We hope to engage Amtrak station visitors and travelers through this collaborative installation that will involve the creation of artwork.
The Lancaster Amtrak station is the second busiest station in Pennsylvania with residents that commute in and around our region and visitors that pass through. This exhibition presents an opportunity to show the strength of creativity in our City and extended Lancaster community.
From April – July 29, 2024 community partners, PCA&D students and faculty, and Lancaster community members are invited to join a workshop, event, or visit our partner, curio, to pick up a 6” x 6” canvas panel and create their response to “Creativity is…”
Names of partner organizations and each individual artists’ name will be listed on signage in the station cases.
Panels are due back to PCA&D by July 29, 2024. PCA&D is located at 204 N Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603. Questions can be sent to ce@pcad.edu.
We invite artists to express their connection to creativity in as many ways as their imagination takes them. We only ask that artists be mindful that this exhibition is in a public space that is interacted with by guests of all ages including children. For this reason, PCA&D reserves the right not to display any artworks that feature explicit or graphic content.
Thank you to our Creativity Is… Partners!
The Demuth Foundation
The Demuth Foundation’s mission is to promote the appreciation and awareness of the visual arts in Lancaster. The Demuth Foundation works to preserve the legacy of Charles Demuth and his groundbreaking art, support current local and regional artists, and inspire a new generation of creatives. This is accomplished through unique exhibitions and engaging educational programs to serve a diverse community.
Lancaster Science Factory
The Lancaster Science Factory is a nonprofit science center for kids in grades K- 8 and their families. Over 70,000 people visit the Science Factory annually, with half of those visitors receiving free admission through one many grant-funded programs. The Science Factory’s mission is to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence by fostering an inclusive environment for STEM education.
curio. Gallery & Creative Supply
curio. features a carefully curated selection of drawing and writing supplies, books, open stock art papers for drawing, printmaking and painting as well as a wall of greeting cards. Rotating exhibitions within the gallery focus on local and regional artists, all of whom have a story to share through the work they create. Owned by Nicole Duquette and Matt Allyn Chapman, their vision with curio. is to encourage creativity, build community and have meaningful conversations through art. Quality product, unique items, a passion for creativity and support for artists make curio. a destination in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Student Life
Community & Belonging Initiatives, Events, Workshops, and Programming for Students of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.
Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio
Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio, an extension of Friendship Community, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit creative arts Studio for Adult Artists, 18 years of age and older, with Intellectual Disability and Autism celebrating personalities and talents through free expression and collaboration. Since 2007, we have been encouraging the Artists to share their innermost thoughts, feelings and dreams with the world through their creativity. Each day we honor our vision statement of Expressing Capabilities. Over sixty unique Artists work with professional instructors and volunteers, in addition to visiting community artists, to create and sell artistic masterpieces while developing a sense of purpose, value, freedom and joy.
Zoetropolis Cinema and Stillhouse
Zoetropolis is a movie theater, restaurant, event space, and distillery located in the heart of downtown Lancaster.
Tangled Roots Collective
The Tangled Roots Collective is a group of Black, Indigenous and People of Color who connected via a virtual seed workshop in February of 2021. Since then, we have met monthly (every second Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm-7:00pm) to create, learn, and play together. seed project holds the virtual space and has been able to provide opportunities for professional development, self-care, and creative freedom.
Third Story
Third Story is a center for creative community, offering six artist’s studios, an art gallery, workshop space and co-working memberships for artists. The co-owners, Leah Fox and Stephanie Gibson are committed to creating opportunities for more art: more art making, more art viewing, more art conversation.
THE CHARLEE
Located in historic downtown Lancaster, THE CHARLEE offers big city experience in a relaxed, modern salon. Our technicians are masters of their craft—with specialized areas of expertise—and educate every client on how to maintain their look at home. We deliver consistent results and personalized service in a welcoming atmosphere.
Eastern Lancaster County Library
ELANCO Library, located near New Holland Community Park, serves more than 25,000 residents of five municipalities (Caernarvon Township, Earl Township, East Earl Township, New Holland Borough, and Terre Hill Borough) in the Eastern Lancaster County area and beyond. Our mission is to educate, empower, enlighten, enrich, and entertain. We aim to foster the development of early literacy and language development in young children and Basic Literacy, Information Literacy, Civic and Social Literacy, Health Literacy, and Financial Literacy in people of all ages and backgrounds. We do this by providing free, convenient, and consistent access to information, technology, and a collection of more than 40,000 items, as well as an extensive line-up of award-winning programs & special events. We are exceptionally responsive to community needs by creating tailored services, collections, and programs, and bringing the library to you, to your schools, and to your events.