Upcoming Events for Event Calendar

May. 18 - Jun. 15, 2012 : Student Art Competition

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:58:13 -0500

This event is a part of May Is Youth Art Month at Sweetwater!

Reception: Friday, May 18, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Awards given at 5:00 p.m.

This sixth annual judged art competition is a chance for the community to enjoy the impressive talent of students from Sewickley area schools spanning kindergarten through high school. In each age group (kindergarten through 2nd grade; 3rd - 5th grade; 6th - 8th grade; 9th - 12th grade), Sweetwater will award one best in show prize and two honorable mention prizes. This competition is judged by a professional artist from the Pittsburgh area. Please join us as we celebrate the wonderful talent in our local community!

This event is FREE!

Thanks To Sweetwater's Board of Directors For Sponsoring Youth Art Month!

CLICK HERE for gallery hours.

Jun. 15, 2012 : Summer Music Series: Cadillac Club

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:40:16 -0400

Stroll through the Village on Friday nights this June and enjoy warm weather, shopping at local boutiques, delicious food & live entertainment in the center of town! Bring a chair or blanket for a night of impressive music performed by some of the area's brightest musicians!

Friday, June 15- Cadillac Club
60's-era Soul Jazz Groove.
www.facebook.com/cadillacclubjazz

For more information CLICK HERE.

Sweetwater would like to thank Clearview Federal Credit Union, Allegheny Petroleum, Prudential Preferred Realty, Heritage Valley Health System, and media sponsor WYEP 91.3 FM for sponsoring Sweetwater's Summer Music Series.

Jun. 22, 2012 : Summer Music Series: Guaracha Latin Dance Band

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:43:20 -0400

Friday, June 22 - Guaracha Latin Dance Band
Hot, Original Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Reggeton, and other Tropical dance music.
www.reverbnation.com/guaracha

For more information CLICK HERE.

Jun. 29, 2012 : Summer Music Series: Dream Job

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:44:22 -0400

Friday, June 29 - Dream Job
Indie rock n' soul music.
www.dreamjobmusic.com

For more information CLICK HERE.

Jun. 30 - Jul. 28, 2012 : In the Belly of the Beast

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:57:44 -0400

Reception: Saturday, June 30, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

The raw force of nature unleashed. The soul of a beast exposed. The sheer power of entities not made by man that humble humanity into feeling small. This exhibit will reveal the essence of the organic: plants, animals, water, earth, sky, fire. Not in the safe, controllable way people see them, but instead showing the dynamic strength and ungovernable temperament that they truly possess. Selected art will focus on Mother Earth in an unaccustomed way. Work may also express the contradiction of what is man-made versus wild.

This exhibition is juried by Cynthia Shaffer, who built her art career in New York, Chicago and Phoenix before moving to Pittsburgh in 1990. She currently divides her time between henna tattooing, teaching art, taking photographs of animals at the Butler County Humane Society, volunteering at the ARL Wildlife Center, and working on her own art. Using bones, dead bugs, stones, feathers and other natural elements, Shaffer creates intricate patterns and mandala designs that juxtapose these components. Her objective is to show the beauty in things most people find repellent. "The color of a Japanese beetle is more exquisite than I can paint. The curve of a pelvic bone is more graceful than I can design. It fascinates me."

The opening reception of In the Belly of the Beast will be attended by Pennsylvania creatures saved by the Animal Rescue League Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, with photographs and information about their organization.

Sweetwater Center for the Arts
Free!

For more information CLICK HERE.