Wednesday, April 15th
SEWICKLEY — Explore the Sweetwater Center for the Arts and embrace your artistic side at a special open house April 19.Click here to read the whole article.
Sponsored by Allegheny County’s RAD Days, and completely free to the community, the open house at Sweetwater provides an opportunity for people to meet the Sewickley arts center’s teaching artists, and experience hands-on crafts in each department.
“Wander through the studios, meet the artists and instructors, and experience live music, arts, crafts, and hands-on creativity,” Sweetwater’s website said. “Bring the whole family and explore, create and connect.”
Lasting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visitors are asked to register at sweetwaterartcenter.org, helping the staff know how many bagels or other baked goods to prepare.
Class activities that day for visitors:
Make a bracelet in metalsmithing with Pat Falbo
Get creative with fiber arts with Lizzy Bablak
Build a unique collage with Claria Barilar
Mix up your own trail mix with Michelle George
Create a comic storyboard with Armand Ceres
Animate your own flip book with Dani Wesserman
Try needle felting with Bea Angeles
Sweetwater Executive Director Christine Brondyke spoke about the facility’s many art classes and special events when appearing Wednesday on the Beaver County Radio Morning Show with Scott Tady.
Click here to listen to Brondyke’s interview.
