Arts & Culture CSP:
Focus on the Arts
CHAIRMAN
Kathy Cassel
914 Broad Street, Perkasie, PA 18944-2947
215.249.93021 kathymcassel@gmail.com
Literature Contest Chairman Carol Bogar
106 Brindle Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717.697.8922 cbogar@bogarlaw.com
Member Crafts Chairman Colleen Hoch
835 Blattadahl Road, Mohrsville, PA 19541-9213
610.488.7439 or 610.741.3154 HOCHJC@aol.com
Arts Contest Chairman Kathy Cassel
914 Broad Street, Perkasie, PA 18944-2947
215.249.93021 kathymcassel@gmail.com
Photography Contest Chairman Nicole Clapper-Bettwy 526 S. Terrace Drive, Altoona 16602
814-935-4143 softballswimmer@aol.com
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN
Northwestern: Marianne Heck
1429 W. 26th Street, Erie 16508
814.873.9603 m_heck@neo.it.com
Norma McClay
19684 Collier Drive, Meadville, PA 16335-9678
814.333.9299 normamcclay@zoominternet.net
Northeastern: Carolyn Smith
6 N. Riverview Avenue, Columbia, NJ 07832
908.475.5627 carolyns411@embarqmail.com
North Central: Cindy Troutman-Myers 581 Frederick Dr, Watsontown 17777-8053
570.538.2353; ctmyers@ptd.net
South Central Co-Chairman: Jane Nighbert
2426 Clover Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055
717.979.7610 jnighbert@yahoo.com
Emily Schwartz 2392 Rolling Hills Drive, Mechanicsburg 17055
717.790.9847 e.schwartz14@verizon.net
Southeastern: Carol Bremner
826 Halvorsen Drive, West Chester 19382
610-696-5679 cabremner@verizon.net
Southwestern: Becky Plymale
231 N. McKean Street, Butler, PA 16001-4939
724.290.4236 beckynbucky@zoominternet.net
Affiliates
Arts & Culture CSP:
Focus on the Arts
The Arts Community Service Program is divided into two areas of specialization collaboration and Partnership.
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The Collaboration area focuses on club projects that are inspired, developed and implemented independent of any partnership with and outside organization. An example would be the crafts contest throughout the state. In short any project that is done locally to enhance the Arts falls into this catagory.
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Partnerships are programs and projects that a club carries out on behalf ot the national or international level organizations with which GFWC has a formal relationship or partnership. An example would be the photography contests where the rules and guidelines are set forth by GFWC.
CONTEST DEADLINES
All contests to be completed by the following dates:
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Club Deadlines: February 27, 2021
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County Deadlines: March 6, 2021
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District Deadlines: March 27, 2021
Please Note: Each district may have additional contests in addition to the GFWC Pennsylvania sponsored contests. Any questions regarding district contests should be directed to your District Arts Chairman.
Suggested Project Ideas
Be inspired by this list of ideas of how GFWC clubs can support the Arts and Culture Community Service Program.
- Make homemade holiday cards for nursing home residents or Meals on Wheels recipients.
- Hold a recycled art contest for art projects made using recycled materials.
- Work with your Chamber of Commerce and/or Tourist Commission to create a map of your community with pictures/drawings and descriptions of historic sites, monuments, and points of interest. Print it and distribute to your Chamber of Commerce, tourist center, library, town hall, and other prime locations. Include club contact information. Create an “Our Town is Great” map of your community with pictures/ drawings and descriptions of historic sites, monuments, and points of interest. Print it and distribute to your Chamber of Commerce, library, town hall, and other prime locations. Include club contact information.
- Host an art supply drive within your club. Contact local schools, daycare centers, and/or community centers to see what is needed.
- Be crafty – make homemade gifts for birthdays, Christmas, or other occasions.
- Be creative – design and decorate a garden.
- Help build, paint, and decorate a Little Free Library.
- Provide artwork and help decorate a reading nook at the library, a local laundromat, or other location in your community.
- Donate books with an art theme to the public library, a school library, or a Little Free Library.
- Donate seasonal and holiday-themed coloring sheets for children at schools and libraries.
- Donate art books, sketch books, coloring books, crayons, and other art supplies to hospitals, doctor/clinic waiting rooms, and shelters.
- Hold a “Chalk the Walk” contest for elementary school children on sidewalks in front of a municipal building library, elementary school, or other public venue. Choose a theme and have your club supply the chalk and ribbons for the winners.
- “Hire” student jazz combos, string quartets, or even the whole band to perform at club events.
- Hold a fundraiser to purchase a large piece of equipment for your local schools’ art, music, or drama departments, such as a potter’s wheel, kiln, microphones, or technology.
- Work with local Girl Scouts or Juniorette clubs to foster a safe Halloween by offering free face painting to children before they trick or treat.
- Attend public art displays, plays, and concerts as part of a social event for your club.
- Visit or hold a club meeting at an art gallery, museum, local cultural center, or tourist center.
- Explore museums online with Google Arts and Culture or visit Art Galleries and Art Museums through their websites for virtual gallery tours.
- Develop an art scavenger hunt at a local or online museum for your members or students. Select items for participants to find and snap photos (if allowed) or document the location in a notebook. Discuss the art pieces after the hunt.
- Organize a weekly or monthly market in your community for local artists and crafters to display and sell their work.
- Use member art or children’s art for club cookbook covers, greeting cards, program covers, etc.
- Hold a holiday centerpiece/wreath-making workshop at a local florist as a club program.
- Decorate a city park or municipal plaza for holidays and/or the seasons.
- Sponsor ads in local theatre or school theatre playbills.
- Sponsor an author visit to your local library
- Establish scholarships for students studying the arts such as literature, drama, or music. This could be to attend an arts school or summer camp.
- Establish awards that acknowledge the artistic achievements of club and community members.
- “Love the Police, Bus Drivers, Firefighters, or Veterans” – Assist local elementary students in making Valentine cards for town police, bus drivers, firefighters, and veterans.
- Include a category in Art Contests that is specific to special needs children. Many times, these students never receive recognition for their creativity.
- Establish and support artist-in-residence programs and artist speakers.
- Feature art created by children with disabilities during Special Olympics.
- Establish and support artist-in-residence programs and artist speakers.
- Establish and/or facilitate an art therapy program at a local nursing home or assisted living facility.
- Volunteer at your local schools to assist with or establish an art program for students.
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on”
– Albert Einstein
Join a Club Near You
Reach out to our membership chairman for help finding a club near you.
For general inquiries, contact Headquarters below or the Chairman of a specific program or advancement area.
4076 Market Street, Ste 211
Camp Hill, PA 17011-4200
T: 717-901-5095
gfwcpaclubs@comcast.net
Mary Fenstermacher
4348 Wendy Way
Schwenksville, PA 19473-2093
T: 610.489.2937 m80fenstermacher@gmail.com
