First stop on state-wide tour - January 08, 2010
Teachers of all disciplines and grade levels are invited to an evening of great art, music, and camaraderie during the Erie Art Museum’s annual teacher Cabin Fever Getaway on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 from 4-7 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. Educators from all disciplines and age levels... - January 08, 2010
Galleries throughout town usher in the holiday shopping season with a holiday edition of Gallery Night on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, from 7-9 p.m.
“There’s nothing like giving a locally-made handcrafted gift. Erie’s galleries offer unique gifts such as fine art, art classes, professional... - November 14, 2009
Chicago Jazz Legends Kahil El'Zabar and Hamiet Bluiett - November 06, 2009
Educators from Erie County will get a firsthand look at artwork that will be on display in the new galleries of the Erie Art Museum when the new building opens during the Erie Art Museum’s annual teacher Open House on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 4-7 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. Educators... - October 09, 2009
Honor your family and friends on this Mexican holiday – luminaries, sugar skulls, altars, and the favorite foods and drink of the departed at Nouveau: Day of the Dead on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum Main Gallery, 411 State Street. The party continues at Molly Brannigans,... - October 02, 2009
Designer Paul Rowan, Umbra’s co-founder and vice president of design, is slated to participate in an idea exchange during the InnovationErie: Design Competition’s Art, Design & Entrepreneurship session on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 from 1:30-5 p.m. at the Erie Maritime Museum, 150 East Front... - September 26, 2009
Works by artist and metal worker Cappy Counard will be on view at the Erie Art Museum Frame Shop, 423 State Street beginning Oct. 2, 2009 through January 16, 2010. A free public opening reception will be held during Gallery Night on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 from 7-10 p.m.
About the Exhibition
Artist and... - September 26, 2009
Free admission to galleries on Gallery Night - September 26, 2009
Exhibition features selection from more than 400 works - September 10, 2009
Less like a field trip and more like a night out. - August 14, 2009
Master potter and painter Kurt Weiser arrives in Erie on Wednesday, Sept. 9 to conduct a free workshop at the Erie Art Museum’s ClaySpace, 1505 State Street, 3rd Floor at 6 p.m.
Weiser will demonstrate his clay and glazing techniques in conjunction with his Erie Art Museum Main Gallery exhibition... - August 14, 2009
On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, the Erie Art Museum will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. A celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge, Smithsonian’s Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the free-admission... - August 14, 2009
Free admission to Galleries on Gallery Night. - August 14, 2009
Erie Art Museum Awarded $600,000 Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation - July 31, 2009
The 17th Annual Erie Art Museum Blues and Jazz Festival, August 1 and 2 at Frontier Park, is looking for volunteers to assist staff with the organization and production of the region’s most dynamic musical event.
Sam Ansbro, volunteer coordinator, said that around 100 volunteers are needed to... - July 11, 2009
Renowned Illustrator’s Works on View - July 11, 2009
Woodblock prints to be Exhibited - July 04, 2009
The Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street, welcomes eleven local teachers to help the Museum team select the works to be displayed in the new galleries being built during the current expansion project.
From July 13th through 17th the team of Museum staff and local teachers will learn about the 6,300+ piece... - July 04, 2009
Studio potter Kurt Weiser gives new life to the centuries-old tradition of painting china. His beautiful teapots and jars will be on view at the Erie Art Museum’s Main Gallery, 411 State Street, June 26 through Sept. 13, 2009.
Eden Revisited: The Ceramic Art of Kurt Weiser is comprised of approximately... - June 27, 2009
Judges of the InnovationErie: Design Competition announced the grand prize winner and finalists, including the people’s choice Best of Show at a press conference on Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum Annex Gallery, 423 State Street.
“The finalist presentations were... - June 27, 2009
Erie Art Museum offers a la’carte art class. - June 11, 2009
Erie Art Museum to host Gallery Night - May 30, 2009
Enjoy your lunch hour at the Erie Art Museum - May 30, 2009
Open Days Program Comes to Erie County - May 16, 2009
The Erie Art Museum offers art classes and workshops for children and adults year-round. Beginning on June 15, the Museum offers classes ranging from Beginning Digital Photography to African Drum and Dance.
Classes are available to beginners and more experience artists and are offered in quarterly sessions... - May 16, 2009
The Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street, is offering art programs for children and adults of all ages this summer. Beginning on June 5, programs and classes such as Art Camp and Drawing for Young People start for the summer session.
Programs last one to ten weeks and are available to beginners as young... - May 16, 2009
Forget the ho-hum handshakes. The Erie Art Museum is having a free all-day public celebration to officially kick off the construction of the Erie Art Museum’s $9 million expansion and renovation on May 8, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in the Erie Art Museum Annex parking lot at 20 East 5th Street. Additional... - May 02, 2009
Kris Risto has a unique vision that he has been expressing in his artwork since childhood. Visitors to the Erie Art Museum Frame Shop Gallery, 423 State Street, will see how Risto’s mystical visions come to life in his new exhibition, The End of All Dreams, paintings by Kris Risto currently on... - April 24, 2009
The Erie Art Museum’s $9 million expansion and renovation will put approximately 45 Pennsylvanians back to work when it breaks ground on its building project May 8, 2009 during a public ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in the Erie Art Museum Annex parking lot at 20 East 5th Street.
The $6 million construction... - April 23, 2009
The Erie Center for Design & Preservation (ECDP) marks Preservation Month at a free public seminar on Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m. at the Erie Insurance Auditorium, 100 Erie Insurance Place.
Architect and author Donovan Rypkema’s lecture,‘place economics’, will explain how preservation... - April 22, 2009
The Erie Art Museum premiers its 86th Annual Spring Show on Saturday, April 18 with a Museum members’ opening preview and reception for the artists from 7-9:30 p.m. in the Museum’s Main Gallery, 411 State Street.
This year’s entries included 532 works from 310 artists. Spring Show... - April 18, 2009
Imaginations will soar this summer, as the Erie Art Museum provides children of all ages lots of opportunity for artistic expression. Summer programs for children at the Museum include Art in Action, Art Camp for Kids, First Fridays and a wide range of classes beginning June 15. Activities are held throughout... - April 11, 2009
Erie Art Museum Director John Vanco, joined by architect Anne Chen of Pittsburgh’s Edge Studio, will speak in conjunction with Earth Week activities sponsored by Mercyhurst College and the University of Pittsburgh. Both presentations will discuss the green-building aspects of the Erie Art Museum’s... - April 11, 2009
Entrant’s product ideas to be exhibited at Erie Art Museum. - March 26, 2009
Classes at Erie Art Museum - March 07, 2009
An Exhibit Featuring Exemplary Works by Erie Art Museum Instructors and Students. - February 21, 2009
The Erie Art Museum Contemporary Music Series presents a special by the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble on Sunday, March 1, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Erie Art Museum’s Annex, 423 State Street.
Admission to this concert is free; suggested donation $10.
After 35 years, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is still... - February 20, 2009
Abstract thinking, glasses clinking, free admission, artist demos, live music combine for the first Gallery Night of 2009 on March 6 from 7-10 p.m.
“It’s never been more important than it is now to support local businesses. Erie’s galleries offer unique gifts such as fine art, art... - February 20, 2009
Less like a Field Trip, More Like A Night Out - February 20, 2009
During a visit to the Erie Art Museum, did you notice the retired cigarette vending machine near the reception desk? It’s an Art-o-Mat, one of only 82 active machines in various locations across the country that have been converted to vend art.
For many Erie Art Museum visitors, the experience... - February 07, 2009
Educators from Erie County can find the cure for their cabin fever at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street, on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 from 4:30-7 p.m. Educators from all disciplines and age levels can earn Act 48 credit.
“The Cabin Fever Getaway is an opportunity for educators of students in... - February 07, 2009
The Erie Art Museum’s newest exhibit smells a little like teen spirit. The very popular Kids As Curators exhibit, now in its fifth year, returns with a new crop of students and their fresh ideas about art and collecting. The exhibit debuts on Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Erie Art Museum Annex... - February 07, 2009
The Erie Art Museum’s exhibit, Kanga & Kitenge: Cloth and Culture in East Africa, just received a new acquisition. Fresh from the textile factories in Tanzania, is a cloth commemorating President Barack Obama. It is on view through April 5, 2009 in the Museum’s Main Gallery, 411 State... - February 07, 2009
Works are currently being accepted for the Erie Art Museum’s 86th Annual Spring Show, a regional juried exhibit, running April 18 through June 14, 2009 in the Erie Art Museum’s Main Gallery, 411 State Street.
All artists residing within 250 miles of Erie are invited to enter works not previously... - February 07, 2009
Organizers of InnovationErie: Design Competition released today the names of the independent panel of judges that will select the semi-finalists and finalists of the product design competition.
Jonathan D’Silva is a registered patent attorney with MacDonald Illig Jones and Britton, LLP. He is... - January 28, 2009
Cure those winter doldrums by learning to throw a pot at the Erie Art Museum’s ClaySpace Open Studio, 1505 State Street 3rd Floor, every Saturday beginning Jan. 17, 2009 from 5-7 p.m.
Instruction is $5 per person ($3 for Erie Art Museum members) and is on a first come first served basis.
Erie... - January 17, 2009
Frank Novel is a natural artist and visitors to the Erie Art Museum Frame Shop Gallery, 423 State Street, from January 23 through April 18, 2009 will experience firsthand how Novel uses art to engage the world. A free public reception is schedule for Gallery Night on Friday, March 6, 2009 from
7-10 p.m.
Making... - January 17, 2009
Erie Art Museum Awarded Grant from The Kresge Foundation. - December 04, 2008
Galleries throughout downtown and around town usher in the holiday shopping season with a holiday edition of Gallery Night on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, from 7-10 p.m.
“It’s never been more important than it is now to support local businesses. Erie’s galleries offer unique gifts such as... - November 20, 2008
