Join the Pride Center and Lehigh University Art Galleries for a LUally Film Screening: Day With(out) Art World Aids Day 2024.
During this session, participants will watch a screening of seven short story videos about the impact of HIV/AIDS globally. Participants will engage in discussion about the impact of the short videos and be equipped with allyship skills on how to best support people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and how to advocate for better health resources for minoritized communities.
Lunch will be provided. Please register in advance.
For Day With(out) Art 2024, Visual AIDS announces Red Reminds Me…, a program of seven videos reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today. Through the red ribbon and other visuals, HIV and AIDS has been long associated with the color red and its connotations—blood, pain, tragedy, and anger. Red Reminds Me… invites viewers to consider a complex range of images and feelings surrounding HIV, from eroticism and intimacy, mothering and kinship, luck and chance, memory and haunting. The commissioned artists deploy parody, melodrama, theater, irony, and horror to build a new vocabulary for representing HIV today.
The title is drawn from the words of Stacy Jennings, an activist, poet, and long-term survivor with HIV, who writes: “Red reminds me, red reminds me, red reminds me…to be free.”* Linking “red” to freedom, Jennings flips the usual connotations of the color and offers a new way of thinking about the complexity of living with HIV. Just as a prism bends and refracts light, Red Reminds Me…, expands the emotional spectrum of living with HIV. It shows us that while grief, tragedy, and anger define parts of the epidemic, the full picture contains deep, nuanced, and sometimes contradictory feelings.
Red Reminds Me… will feature newly commissioned short videos by artists working across the world:
The artists in this program were selected through an open call process juried by artists/activists aAliy A. Muhammad and Jessica Whitbread, curator Alper Turan, and community organizer Josué Lopez.
The hour-long video program will premiere on December 1, 2024, World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art. Visual AIDS will partner with museums, galleries, universities, and organizations around the world to present free screenings on/around December 1. Learn more and register as a partner here.
*Jennings recites this poem in the video Here We Are: Voices of Black Women Who Live with HIV, created by Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes for Day With(out) Art 2022: Being and Belonging.
For more information visit the Visual Aids website.
🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! 🎸😂📜
Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign up. Currently, there is a fifteen-minute time limit for musicians and a six-minute time limit for poets and comedians. No registration is required. 🎙️✨
📅 Mondays, 5:00pm -7:30pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Come showcase your talent or enjoy the performances! 🎵
🔗 More Info:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mic
📚✨ Mary Pat Beebe Book Club ✨📚
Looking for a fun and engaging book group? Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature? Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning or nominated novels in this book group that has been meeting for over twenty years. 📖💬
Registration is required. 📝 Zoom invites will be sent via email. 📧
🗓️ First Friday of Every Month
🕙 10:00am – 11:00am
💻 Join from the comfort of your home via Zoom!
➡️ Register here: https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mary
🎤🎶 Open Mic Night @BAPL 🎶🎤
Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! 🎸😂📜
Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign up. Currently, there is a fifteen-minute time limit for musicians and a six-minute time limit for poets and comedians. No registration is required. 🎙️✨
📅 Mondays, 5:00pm -7:30pm
📍 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Come showcase your talent or enjoy the performances! 🎵
🔗 More Info:https://bethlehemarea.librarycalendar.com/events/upcoming?keywords=mic
From the engineering and artistry of the original Lenape people, through the upheavals of the steel and railroad industries, to the hi-tech manufacturing of today, makers and innovators of all kinds have found a home in the Lehigh Valley. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this maker mindset found its way into the DNA of Lehigh University, shaping both artists and engineers and setting the stage for Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG).
Tracing our roots to 1926, the year of the first known art exhibition on campus, LUAG has grown into a vibrant museum with robust programs and a collection of over 20,000 works of art.
In honor of this milestone, LUAG presents an open call to a juried exhibition of 100 local artists reflecting the wide range of artistic practices thriving in our community today. Artists (aged 18+ years) in a range of media are encouraged to submit work to this salon-style exhibition which will take place in the LUAG Main Gallery.*
The exhibition will coincide with an initiative to make significant purchases of works by local artists for the university’s collection.
Submissions close January 5 at midnight (11:59 pm)
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WHO CAN APPLY?
Artists with any level of experience aged 18+ years living and working within the Lehigh Valley and neighboring communities within a 35-mile radius of Bethlehem, PA.
Artists living/working primarily in Philadelphia are not eligible for the exhibition
TIMELINE
Submissions open: November 1, 2024
Submissions close: Jan 5, 2025 (midnight)
Jurying starts in early January
Acceptances announced: March 1, 2025
Loan agreements prepared and signed prior to drop-off
Drop-off dates determined.
Drop off for members of Lehigh campus community: May 5-9, 2025
General drop off: August 4-8, 2025
Exhibition dates: September 2, 2025 – May 22, 2026
Pickup of works: May 26-29, 2026
JURYING
Works will be juried by the Director and Curators of Lehigh University Art Galleries in consultation with the museum staff, along with guest community jurors.
THE SPACE
The exhibition will take place in the LUAG Main Gallery, located in the Zoellner Arts Center on Lehigh University’s Asa Packer campus (420 E. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015). The gallery is roughly 2500 sf. Please consider the space parameters in light of a 100-person exhibition as you decide which works to submit. See map on full invitational doc here.
QUESTIONS?
Contact us at luag@lehigh.edu or 610.758.3615.
*Please see detailed submission guidelines for more information.
Throughout the Christmas season, Historic Bethlehem hosts a variety of festive family activities including holiday tree tours, historic walking tours, motorcoach tours, there’s something for everyone!
Escape the monotony of the college routine and explore part of Lehigh’s outdoor sculpture collection with museum educator Thomas Kaspereen ’27. Discover the significance of the sculptures you pass by daily, and explore the hidden connections between art and science.
Register in advance here.
Image: Ernest Shaw. American, b.1942. Steel and Stone. 1981-1982. Steel, stone. Gift of Philip and Muriel Berman. LUS 88 1001
Photograph by Hallie Wilson ’23
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Dance Department will present its Dance Soup Concert on November 22 & 23, 2024. This dynamic concert is an annual tradition at the school, showcasing student-choreographed works. Directed by Rebecca Moyer and Jennifer Weaver, the concert promises a vibrant mix of senior solos and group performances across various genres, including modern, jazz, contemporary, and ballet. “The audience can expect a diverse array of music and themes that will keep them fully engaged,” Weaver explains. “Students have dedicated considerable time to developing their concepts and exploring the creative process behind their dances.”
Dance Soup offers students a chance to apply the skills they’ve gained in Improvisation and Dance Composition classes. Many start developing their ideas during the summer before the school year begins in September. This process involves submitting proposals for faculty approval, auditioning peers, and participating in rehearsals and mentoring sessions with faculty, all of which help students enhance their leadership and choreographic abilities. “Students also experience the critique process during this journey,” notes Weaver. “We provide them with the freedom to explore the entire realm of dance, allowing them to express their unique voices and specialties.”
When asked about the name Dance Soup, Weaver explains, “Much like soup is crafted from a variety of ingredients, this concert brings together diverse elements that blend beautifully to create an engaging performance that is sure to warm the audience’s hearts.”
Evening performances November 22 & 23 at 7 PM. Matinee performance November 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $7-$12. Purchase online in advance at CharterArts.org.
The Charter Arts Dance Department provides students with a comprehensive and quality dance education in an environment that nurtures the talent of each individual. Students engage in an array of technique classes, improvisation, composition and dance history classes. Dance majors also have numerous performing opportunities throughout the year, both in school and in the community.
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about the dance department and the school are encouraged to attend a FALL OPEN HOUSE event on November 16th or an upcoming Virtual Information Session. More information at CharterArts. org
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Dance Department will present its Dance Soup Concert on November 22 & 23, 2024. This dynamic concert is an annual tradition at the school, showcasing student-choreographed works. Directed by Rebecca Moyer and Jennifer Weaver, the concert promises a vibrant mix of senior solos and group performances across various genres, including modern, jazz, contemporary, and ballet. “The audience can expect a diverse array of music and themes that will keep them fully engaged,” Weaver explains. “Students have dedicated considerable time to developing their concepts and exploring the creative process behind their dances.”
Dance Soup offers students a chance to apply the skills they’ve gained in Improvisation and Dance Composition classes. Many start developing their ideas during the summer before the school year begins in September. This process involves submitting proposals for faculty approval, auditioning peers, and participating in rehearsals and mentoring sessions with faculty, all of which help students enhance their leadership and choreographic abilities. “Students also experience the critique process during this journey,” notes Weaver. “We provide them with the freedom to explore the entire realm of dance, allowing them to express their unique voices and specialties.”
When asked about the name Dance Soup, Weaver explains, “Much like soup is crafted from a variety of ingredients, this concert brings together diverse elements that blend beautifully to create an engaging performance that is sure to warm the audience’s hearts.”
Evening performances November 22 & 23 at 7 PM. Matinee performance November 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $7-$12. Purchase online in advance at CharterArts.org.
The Charter Arts Dance Department provides students with a comprehensive and quality dance education in an environment that nurtures the talent of each individual. Students engage in an array of technique classes, improvisation, composition and dance history classes. Dance majors also have numerous performing opportunities throughout the year, both in school and in the community.
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about the dance department and the school are encouraged to attend a FALL OPEN HOUSE event on November 16th or an upcoming Virtual Information Session. More information at CharterArts. org
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Dance Department will present its Dance Soup Concert on November 22 & 23, 2024. This dynamic concert is an annual tradition at the school, showcasing student-choreographed works. Directed by Rebecca Moyer and Jennifer Weaver, the concert promises a vibrant mix of senior solos and group performances across various genres, including modern, jazz, contemporary, and ballet. “The audience can expect a diverse array of music and themes that will keep them fully engaged,” Weaver explains. “Students have dedicated considerable time to developing their concepts and exploring the creative process behind their dances.”
Dance Soup offers students a chance to apply the skills they’ve gained in Improvisation and Dance Composition classes. Many start developing their ideas during the summer before the school year begins in September. This process involves submitting proposals for faculty approval, auditioning peers, and participating in rehearsals and mentoring sessions with faculty, all of which help students enhance their leadership and choreographic abilities. “Students also experience the critique process during this journey,” notes Weaver. “We provide them with the freedom to explore the entire realm of dance, allowing them to express their unique voices and specialties.”
When asked about the name Dance Soup, Weaver explains, “Much like soup is crafted from a variety of ingredients, this concert brings together diverse elements that blend beautifully to create an engaging performance that is sure to warm the audience’s hearts.”
Evening performances November 22 & 23 at 7 PM. Matinee performance November 23 at 2 PM. Tickets are $7-$12. Purchase online in advance at CharterArts.org.
The Charter Arts Dance Department provides students with a comprehensive and quality dance education in an environment that nurtures the talent of each individual. Students engage in an array of technique classes, improvisation, composition and dance history classes. Dance majors also have numerous performing opportunities throughout the year, both in school and in the community.
Prospective students and families who are interested in learning more about the dance department and the school are encouraged to attend a FALL OPEN HOUSE event on November 16th or an upcoming Virtual Information Session. More information at CharterArts. org