PHOTOS: NYC Village Halloween Parade, 10/31/14
New York City’s Greenwich Village held its 41st annual Village Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct. 31, the largest parade of its kind worldwide. Started in 1974 by mask maker and puppeteer Ralph Lee as a simple walk from house to house, the parade now stretches over a mile with over 60,000 participants in costume and […]
Keystone professor’s hubcap art given second spin in Virginia landfill exhibit
From a press release: An exhibition of environmentally inspired contemporary art has included the artwork of Keystone College Associate Professor Judith Lynn Keats. The juried exhibition, “Second Time Around: The Hubcap as Art,” at the Museum of Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia will be on display through March 2015. ‘A Shaman’s Offering’ by Judith Lynn […]
Archbald artist creepily illustrates your childhood nightmares
When Stephanie Lucas brought her artwork to FANtom Fest in Scranton earlier this month, her scarily realistic pencil illustrations clearly jumped out from her fellow vendors, which is difficult to do at a horror convention filled with ghouls who wait all year to do exactly that. Stephanie Lucas at FANtom Fest The 26-year-old Scranton native, […]
Everyday beauty of NEPA’s suburban landscapes captured in realistic, yet abstract paintings
'Here and There: Paintings by Nina Davidowitz' runs through Nov. 21 at the University of Scranton
From a press release: The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery will showcase the beauty that can be found in suburban architecture in Northeastern Pennsylvania in an exhibit that runs until Friday, Nov. 21. “Here and There: Paintings by Nina Davidowitz” will be on display in the gallery located on the fourth floor of Hyland […]
Scranton will host its own performing arts Fringe Festival in 2015
From a press release: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival first took place in August 1947 and has since inspired communities worldwide to develop their own versions of this engaging performing arts-based model. In October 2015, Scranton will join the ranks of New York, Orlando, Chicago, Kansas City, and many other U.S. cities as the host of […]
‘Chicks with Balls’ on display at Luzerne County Community College
From a press release: The Schulman Gallery and Luzerne County Community College have balls, and they’ve proven it by welcoming Judy Takács and her award-winning series, “Chicks with Balls.” Takács has been a painter of people for almost three decades. She focuses primarily on painting people with understanding, irony, and a high degree of painterly […]
What does the future look like to those with intellectual, developmental disabilities?
The Arc of Luzerne County displays 'beautiful and creative' work at Third Friday Wilkes-Barre art walk
What do you see when you think about the future? Is it a big house? Plenty of kids? A life of travel, or perhaps settling down in the town you grew up? Every one vision differs from the next, depending upon who is creating it. Last year, a local organization that seeks to improve the […]
Scranton artist showing ‘Pete and Pete’-inspired work in Chicago with show’s stars
From a press release: A Scranton pop culture artist has been selected to participate in an art show honoring a 1990s television program at a special event in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 26. Christopher J. Hughes, a pastiche artist who specializes in computer-generated pop culture mash-ups and crossovers featuring well-known characters, was contacted by […]
PHOTOS: Synaesthesia Social, 09/21/14
The Olde Brick Theatre in Scranton hosted a night of improvisational music and poetry on Sunday, Sept. 21 as part of the weekly Synaesthesia Social series. Performers that night included musicians Chelsea Smarr, Benya Barshai, and Jeff Brozena and poets Brian Fanelli and Scott Thomas. Created by illustrator and educator Ted Michalowski, Synaesthesia Social “combines […]
Help this talented young NEPA photographer fight cancer by keeping him working
Anyone who has walked around First Friday Scranton or picked up a local newspaper in the last few years has probably seen the work of Alex Seeley, a talented young photographer who has already amassed an impressive body of work that ranges from raging metal bands tearing up Montage Mountain to tender moments captured during […]
