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"Portraits of Railroading" railroad art exhibit Attraction Details
"Portraits of Railroading" railroad art exhibit
http://www.aa.psu.edu
Over 100 works of art by more than forty contemporary and historically significant artists whose specialties include portraying railroading and railroad workers will be on exhibit in three galleries in Altoona, Pennsylvania, from June 16 through August 23, 2005. The exhibit will be displayed at the Penn State Altoona Community Arts Center's Sheetz and McLanahan Galleries until August 6, as well as at the Servello Gallery and The Framing Place, both located on Eleventh Avenue in Downtown Altoona. Among the many well-known artists whose works will be on display include Mitch Markovitz from Indiana, Gil Bennett from Utah, Gil Reid from Wisconsin, J. Craig Thorpe from Washington, Ted Blaylock from Arizona, and Robert West from Georgia. Further information is available at the Sheetz and McLanahan Galleries, located in the Titelman Study of the Community Arts Center at Penn State Altoona. The galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For further information, including a list of the artists participating in the Exhibit, please contact Angela Harbst at 814.949.5041.

Address:
3000 Ivyside Park
Penn State Altoona Community Arts Center
Altoona, PA 16601

Phone: 814-949-5452

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