Arts & Culture

ARTS Engage! April 8, 2013

Maureen McGuigan,
Deputy Director

Arts and Culture Organizations | Funding Resources

The Office of Arts and Culture will advocate and support high quality arts opportunities and programs for people of all ages throughout Lackawanna County. The Office of Arts and Culture will provide services to artists and arts organizations in the region as well as make grants to qualified artists and arts organizations.

Virtual Arts Brunch

Arts & Culture Creative Grants Available

The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department is offering individual artists, non-profit organizations and municipalities the opportunity to apply for a Lackawanna County Arts and Culture COVID-19 Creative Community Grant for a variety of projects that provide the community with positive arts experiences.

The activities can fall into the following categories: virtual projects, “real world” projects that follow CDC, State and County health guidelines, beautification/public art projects, or projects that promote health and safety in a creative way (signage, barriers, stickers, etc.).

Non-profits or municipalities may apply for a collaborative grant with a minimum of three partners. Churches may apply for public and non-religious activities only.

Applicants may apply for a grant in the following grant amounts: individual artists may apply for funding up to $5,000; projects with two collaborative partners the level is up to $10,000; and projects with three or more collaborative partners have a ceiling of $20,000.

The online application portal will open on August 20 on the Lackawanna County website and deadline for submission is September 15.

For more information contact, Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of Arts and Culture, at 570.963.6590, ext. 102 or email [email protected].

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2020 LaFesta Cancellation Joint Statement

LaFesta Italiana has been a long-standing and very popular tradition in our community, attracting over 100,000 attendees annually since it was initiated in 1976. But unfortunately like other area events, it too has been affected by the pandemic.

The Lackawanna County Commissioners and the LaFesta Committee jointly announced that this year’s celebration has been cancelled.

Arts & Culture News & Activities

The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department will be redesigning its programming for the remainder of the year due to the COVID-19 crisis to ensure the safety of the public.

Upcoming summer programs including The Scrantastic Spectacular on July 3, Art in the Park series and ARTS Engage! Day at the Electric City Trolley Museum have all been cancelled along with our 3 on 3 tournament. Swimming at our parks’ pool and lakes is prohibited.

Although options may be explored depending on recommendations from the CDC and state, fall and winter events, including the annual Wake Up With the Arts Breakfast and the Winter Market, have also been cancelled. The Trolley Museum is currently not open to the public and offering trolley rides. The museum will follow the official guidelines regarding reopening.

To support local artists and creative local businesses during this time, the County along with Anthracite Events is launching the “NEPA Artists, Creators and Small Business Showcase” on July 1. It will run seasonally through December with the intent to create an online space to make shopping locally easier for the public. Applications are now open and can be found at www.lackawannamarkets.com. They will be accepted until June 19.

The County is currently running its Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Live! series every Wednesday from 7-9 pm, featuring local artists and other cultural producers, until July 1.

To stay updated on future Lackawanna County Arts and Culture programming during the pandemic, follow the Department on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or contact the office at [email protected].

Arts & Culture Community Resource Guide Press Release

The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department has developed, in collaboration with several agencies, a guide to help creative workers, businesses and non-profits navigate the information regarding COVID-19, including the financial resources that are available. This document will be updated regularly, as needed, throughout this medical situation.

A big thank you goes out to the organizations that assisted with this guide: City of Scranton, Everhart Museum, Lackawanna County Arts, Culture and Education Council, Meoni Graphics + Promotion, NEPA Alliance, Scranton Area Foundation, Scranton Tomorrow, Small Business Development Center, and United Neighborhood Centers of NEPA.

For information on the guide, please contact McGuigan at 570.815.1280 or [email protected].

“Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Live!”

The Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department is launching “Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Live!,” a new digital program to present arts during the COVID-19 crisis.

Applications will be accepted from both artists in all disciplines and experts in history or heritage topics, who live in Lackawanna County. Selected applicants will be paid a stipend of $75 to present short online programs.

The application can be found here. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through the end of May and be potentially extended.

For more information on this program, contact Maureen McGuigan, Deputy Director of Arts and Culture, at [email protected] or 570.815.1280.

The 2020 / 2021 Lackawanna County ARTS Engage!

RFQ is open and can be downloaded by clicking above. More details and instructions can be found in the RFQ section of this website under Public Records at the top of this page. The ARTS Engage! Program a partnership between the Lackawanna County Arts and Culture Department and Office of Youth and Family Services (OYFS) that seeks to fund non-profit or businesses to provide high quality arts programming for the public and youth in OYFS.

Due to Covid-19, the information session scheduled for March 27 is now on YouTube. There will be a conference call next Wednesday, April 1, at 10:00 a.m.

If you are interested in participating, email: [email protected]. Questions about the RFQ many be emailed to this address as well.

ARTS Engage! Programs for 2019-2020

CaPAA Programs 2019-2020

CaPPA Fall Programming Flyer for AE 2019-2020

Everhart Community Days

Everhart Family workshops

Everhart Uncaged Art

Everhart Weekend Minis

Keystone College Glass Workshop 2020

Keystone Painting Workshop

Scranton Cultural Center Youth Theatre Program Spring 2019: The Little Mermaid

Scranton Cultural Center Summer Camp 2019-2020 Summer Camp Brochure

Scranton Cultural Center Summer Camp Arts Engage Fall Free Classes 2019 Flier PDF

Scranton Cultural Center Summer Camp Lion King Kids – Registration Form

Scranton Cultural Center Summer Camp Lion King Kids – Teaser Flier 2cut PDF

Scranton Cultural Center Workshop: Career Exploration in Theatre Arts

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United Neighborhood Ctrs of NEPA Pottery Flyer 03

United Neighborhood Ctrs of NEPA Visual Arts Flyer 03

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PHMC’s Historic Sites and Museums to Remain Closed through April 30 as Part of COVID-19 Mitigation

Today, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) Executive Director Andrea Lowery announced that all of PHMC’s state-owned historic sites and museums will remain closed through Thursday, April 30, 2020, to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Lackawanna Historical Society Collects Covid-19 Data to Build Local Archive
We are excited to unveil the LHS Covid-19 Archive project, a virtual ‘instant archive” for members of our community to record their thoughts and reactions to the pandemic. In an effort to document this historic moment, the Lackawanna Historical Society has prepared two online surveys, one for students and one for adults.

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