Welcome to the Parkland Art League

About Us

The Parkland Art League is a group of artists whose objectives are: to encourage friendship among persons interested in art, to awaken and sustain their interest in art and to exhibit the art of our members. In addition we offer the public the opportunity to purchase original art. Members are provided opportunities to advance their skills by offering a lending library of instructional DVDs, having exceptional artist demonstrators at monthly meetings and hosting workshops taught by artists who excel in their craft. CLUB HISTORY

Upcoming Events and Meetings

Reception at Blue Mountain Vineyard Friday February 27, 4-6pm.

Stony Run Winery artist opening reception is Wednesday, February 18th from 5-7 pm. (New Hours for Stony Run Winery: will close at 6pm through January)

PAL members, neighbors and friends enjoyed artwork and camaraderie at the Opening Reception on January 23 at Blue Mountain. The receptions at Stony Run & Blue Mountain are a lot of fun. Join us!

Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 10, at

7pm at St Anne's Episcopal Church, Trexlertown, PA.

Karen Benco PAL member and award-winning artist for both her watercolor and collage work will be the demonstrator on the subject of collage. This will be an interactive meeting where members can try the techniques she is teaching. If you have old paintings that you want to use as a starting point for your collage or if you want to cut up those old works on canvas or paper to create something new, bring these items to our meeting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
to see our members' work

Kay Stauffer sold a painting "Barrier Islands" from the website

Parkland Art League was well represented at the LAA Winter Exhibit! Congratulations to all!

Joy Barnes, Karen Benco, Janet Dance, Howard Ellsworth, Sylvia Roth, Ilene Rubin, Jill Stanley and Kay Stauffer were juried into the exhibit.

Margie Kavchok was an award winner. Rita Richetti and Jeanne Stock received Honorable Mentions.

NEW: Ilene Rubin will be facilitating a new open studio for Bethlehem Palette Club beginning Wednesday, January 7th, 10-1pm, where artists may work on their own unguided projects at their own pace. It will run every Wednesday at Seidersville Hall (the community center building), Lower Saucon Township Building, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Ample free parking is available. It is free for all Bethlehem Palette Club members. If you are a member of BPC and are interested in attending, contact Ilene at Ilene@IleneRubin.com. RSVP on an ongoing basis is not necessary. NO instruction, bring your own supplies and snacks/lunch

Congratulations to PAL members who had work juried into LAA's 90th Anniversary Celebration Show at the Allentown Art Museum.

Ian Butz, Rosemary Geseck and Sylvia Roth are presenting an art show in the lobby of Civic Theater 514, which is located at 514 N. 19th St., Allentown PA. The show is called Augmented Landscapes: interpretations of Allentown landmarks. Each artist has created the same 11 landmarks in their own style. The show will be there until January 4th. The hours are Sunday, 11/16 from 3pm-9pm, Friday, 12/12, and Saturday 12/13, 5pm-8pm, Sunday, 12/14, 1pm-8pm, Thursday, 12/18 and Friday 12/19, 5pm-8pm, Saturday, 12/20, 12pm-3pm + 5pm-8pm, Sunday, 12/21, 1pm-4pm

Liz Kenny has sold two paintings at her exhibit at the Parkland Library and three paintings have sold at Blue Mountain Vineyards.

Emory Smith sold a painting, "Late Winter Sunrise" at Blue Mountain Vineyards.

Ilene Rubin is showing at the following locations: Lumiere Show at Broad and Belvidere Art Gallery through December 14th, Bethlehem Palette Club Juried Show at the Allentown Museum through December 7th, Stony Run Winery Through December, and Southern Lehigh Library through December 22nd.

Ilene Rubin's painting, Dancing In The Sunlight won First Place at the Bucks County Community College 'Show of Shows' Art Exhibition

Rita Richetti won a First Place award for her painting "Yellow Iris" at the Bethlehem Palette Club Juried Art Show at the Allentown Museum. She will have paintings at Twisted Olive Restaurant in Bethlehem until Dec 6th. Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites - Holiday Dinner At Auction, Dec. 6 at Nazareth Center for the Arts.

Marianne Knipe was accepted into the Philadelphia Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition-Visions in Pastel and also in their online juried show. That show will be at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne PA, September 8-October 4.

Deb Garlicki sold a painting at Stony Run Winery, Liz Kenny sold two paintings at Blue Mountain Vineyard, and Gloria Hasel sold a painting after her exhibit at Stony Run. Congratulations to all.

Val Schramak and Glenn Kratzer sold paintings at the Parkland Community Library and Luther Crest.

Joy Barnes sold two paintings at our Luther Crest venue.

Many of our members were accepted into the LAA Fall Show; Jeanne Stock, Gloria Hasel, Joy Barnes, Emory Smith, Ilene Rubin, Marianne Riker and Kay Stauffer.

Ron Pratt was commissioned to do two murals for the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown.

Rose Mavis is continuing her oil classes at Art Beat Cafe on Thursday Afternoons.

Kenneth Browne recently sold two paintings at Stony Run Winery.