Community members will join dance troupe in exploring ‘We Are’

UNIVERSITY PARK (Wednesday, Jan. 19) — The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zanes Company will explore the meaning of “We Are” and the nature of community in the experimental dance work “What Problem?” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Eisenhower Auditorium.

‘A Way Through: Abstract Art of the 1940s’ provides a rich, visually compelling examination of the decade

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A captivating new exhibition premiering at the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State this month considers how some of the most provocative midcentury artists made the leap from figuration to abstraction.

Visit the fabulous Columbus Chapel & Boal Mansion Museum, opened in 1953 and now open year‑round by reservation.

The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County has created a vibrant community for the arts serving families, artists, and patrons while making a positive social and economic impact on Happy Valley.

After two years as a virtual event, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts returns to downtown State College and Penn State’s University Park campus from July 14-17, 2022. Children and Youth Day will be Wednesday, July 13.

The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County and The Makery of State College are pleased to announce the opening of “The Makery at the Museum”, a dedicated, delightful children’s art studio on the second floor of the Bellefonte Art Museum.

Get your hot-off-the-press Happy Valley Inspiration Guide soon! We are working on posting the digital version now and plan to have the printed version available by January 31, 2022.

African women and men have evolved their styles from historical designs and made wearable art to accommodate their modern lives. Styles and designs created and worn by African women and men have influenced western fashion and appear on everything from handbags to formal attire and despite their popularity many fashion designers and buyers are unaware that these are African patterns that represent a rich history of great and ingenious people. The Bellefonte Art Museum features an exhibit in January and February 2022 of fabrics and objects of wearable art made from a variety of materials using historic designs created by artisans of cultures within the many countries of the African continent.

Livestream tickets are available for one-time at-home viewing

UNIVERSITY PARK (Monday, January 10) — As part of its long-awaited in-person visit to Penn State, Calidore String Quartet will perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven and contemporary composer Anna Clyne at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in School of Music Recital Hall.