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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 December 19, 4-6pm.​​

(New Hours for Stony Run Winery: will close at 6pm through December)

No December meeting.   January meeting is Tuesday 1/13/26 from

6pm - 8 pm at JuxtaHub in Emmaus. This is an RSVP meeting . If you plan to go you this button to register by 12/23!  

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
to see our members' work

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

Deb Haaf's pastel painting, "Fall Fantasy", won the People's Choice Award at the Blue Mountain Winery venue, for the September/ October Show.

 

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.

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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.  

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Deborah Haaf

President

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Mariannne Knipe

Vice President

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Rita 

Richetti

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Newsletter

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Valerie Schramak

Treasurer

Meet The Team

Ilene Rubin

Recording Secretary

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Gloria Hasel

Corresponding Secretary

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Julie Wehr

Instructional DVD's

Parkland Community

Library

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Jeanne Stock

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Kay Stauffer

Publicity

Blue Mountain Vineyard

Blue Mountain Vineyard

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Joy Barnes

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Elizabeth Kenny

Kalmbach Memorial Park

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Valerie Schramak

Stony Run Winery 

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Emory Smith

Website

Lower Macungie Library 

Luther Crest

Meeting Location Information

Next Meeting 1/13/2026

All Member Tour At

JuxtaHub 6-8pm

with Nina Boodhansingh

Contact Us

if you need artists to display work at your venue or if you are an artist interested in sharing your work process with our members Please complete the message form below.

 

Next Meeting

 Meeting Location:

St. Anne's Episcopal Church

6667 Lower Macungie Rd., Trexlertown, PA 18078

United States

Telephone: 610 533-5345

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