Blog - 01-2022 Archive

On Feb 7, Erie Arts & Culture welcomes its first visiting artist of 2022, Amanda Browder.

In early 2020, Erie Arts & Culture launched a visiting artist residency program in collaboration with Long Road Projects. Through this program, Erie Arts & Culture and Long Road Projects provide contemporary artists with dedicated time and space to reflect, research, and create new bodies of work – outside of their usual environments. This program also creates opportunities for new perspectives and creative processes to be shared, which in turn positively impacts the cultural and creative landscape in Northwestern Pennsylvania. 

This visiting artist residency program is made possible through the generous support of a privately funded grant from The Erie Community Foundation. 

Please join us for the first gathering of the Creative Crowd, new Erie Arts & Culture program. The inaugural gathering will be held at the Erie Art Museum! Gather with other creative and cultural professionals and the EAC team for an evening of networking. These monthly meet-ups are designed to provide a friendly and casual space to foster stronger personal and professional connections within the creative and cultural sector. The recurring program will take place the second Tuesday of every month from 5:30 - 7:30. Host sites will rotate from month to month to allow for new experiences and connections.

This first event is hosted by Rylee Louisa (photographer), Niecey Nicole (writer, humorist, and activist), and André Jones (freelance graphic and apparel designer).

Funding for the Creative Crowd was provided by Brian and Linda Graff and sponsorship by PNC.

COVID-19 protocols will be followed, including mandatory masks regardless of vaccination status. Capacity is limited to 75, so please register in advance.

Please note: This event is subject to potential cancellation if COVID numbers rise. If it's cancelled, you will get a notification by email from Eventbrite prior to Jan 31, 2022.

Original info session streamed live on Zoom and Facebook live January 19, 2022

Do you or your organization have questions about the PCA’s new Grant Program, Entry to Program Stream?

Learn more about a new funding opportunity that aims to provide valuable access to funding for small arts organizations and programs that have annual revenue of less than $200,000. This grant opportunity is a point of entry to ongoing operating support through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA). 

Join us for a PRO Network webinar on Jan 27 at 6 PM on Facebook Live and Zoom.

Do you feel it's a struggle to work as an artist while living outside a major art market? Join Erie Arts & Culture for a PRO Network webinar on January 27 when we virtually host Stacy Lynn Waddell, who will speak to scaling and sustaining a career as an artist from outside the traditional art world circles. Stacy will share insights on how to function as an artist wherever you might live by sharing practical advice developed from her own journey. Learn about this exciting residency program which welcomes artists aged 21 and older without any education requirements to engage in a mentored, intergenerational, inclusive, and open experience that promotes possibilities through experimentation and expansive creativity in a brave space.