Artist of the Month

Author Julia Whicker of State College never dreamed she would start a handcrafted paper flowers business. Although her parents and sister are artists, she viewed her youthful artistic efforts as […]

Once upon a February evening, seven storytellers took the stage in front of an audience of about seventy people and shared heartfelt stories about how they learned “Love Lives On” […]

Photographer Kevin D. Reilly pulled into the Fraser Street garage on an overcast and at times rainy fall afternoon. He looked up at the sky and questioned if it would […]

If you think you know face painting, think again. Local artist Emily Cooper’s new and growing business, Let’s Face It with Emily, is about far more than just a simple […]

Artist Jim Jackson takes his creative inspiration from nature and other cultures, especially the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. A native of Wellsboro, Jackson taught elementary art at Blackhawk […]

By Jess Wellar As an avid viewer of the popular glass-blowing competition TV series Blown Away, I jumped at the chance to interview our artist of the month, Jim Byrnes, […]

Mary Kay Laplante creates icons in the studio of her State College home using materials and techniques that date back to the medieval era of Eastern Orthodox religious tradition. “When […]

Bellefonte’s Jim Colbert is a man who wears many hats. He is an instructor, a poet, a visual artist, and a singer/songwriter. He’s got a lot of irons in the […]

When the Bellefonte Community Band lifts its instruments on August 13 in Talleyrand Park, it will celebrate four decades of sharing music with listeners throughout the county.  “Talleyrand is our […]

By Elonie Ward When six women met on April 20, 1983, they had one thing in mind, and that was to form a National Quilting Association Chapter right here in […]