Gettysburg, PA – The Adams County Arts Council will feature Chris Glatfelter’s Legacy Collection, David Harrison, and the Gettysburg Witches Walk in our Gallery spaces at the Arts Education Center throughout the month of October. A First Friday reception is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 5-7 pm and is open to the public.
After her passing earlier this year, longtime Executive Director Chris Glatfelter left her personal art collection and decades of past program memorabilia to ACAC. This legacy collection includes a wide variety of antique crocks and pottery, works by well-known local artists such as Nanette Hatzes, Eric Miller, Judy Pyle, and more. The exhibit will also feature items from past ventures Déjà Vu and The Leatherettes. The collection is a celebration of Chris’s connection to the arts and the lasting impact she has left within the community. The Arts Council is pleased to make these pieces available for purchase to the community so that, in a very special way, everyone can have a piece of Chris in their home.
Photography has been part of Dave Harrison’s life since 1972, when he received his first Pentax 35mm camera. He soon began developing and printing his own black and white images. After living in the Poconos, Dave found himself fascinated by the streams he would encounter and the reflections of the surrounding forest and sky. Over the years, life, family, and work became his dominant focus, and photography gradually became something he did only occasionally. His exhibit “Water: As I See It!” features images Harrison captured while walking along creeks throughout the greater Gettysburg area, offering viewers a chance to experience these familiar natural settings through his eyes.
In the Gallery, the Gettysburg Witches’ Walk members will present an eclectic collection of artwork created by artists within their wonderfully witchy community. What happens when the witches put down their brooms and pick up their paintbrushes, cameras, pens, needles, and tools? Magic, of course. Expect the whimsical, mysterious, beautiful, strange, unexpected—and perhaps a little enchanted.
Questions regarding these shows and other upcoming Arts Council exhibitions, events, or art classes at the Arts Council’s Arts Education Center, visit www.adamsarts.org, call (717) 334-5006, or email aa@adamsarts.org.
The mission of the Adams County Arts Council (ACAC) is to cultivate an arts-rich community throughout Adams County, Pennsylvania, guided by the core values of creativity, community, and connection. Founded in 1994, ACAC provides classes in the fine and performing arts, and grant programs, and partners with education, arts, health, and social service organizations to bring high-quality arts opportunities to areas often underserved by the arts. For more information about ACAC and its upcoming classes, events. and programs, visit adamsarts.org.