The Coventry Mall, the local mall in Pottstown, put out a Call to Artists. They wanted to decorate a temporary wall hiding the construction of a new storefront. The theme was Winter Wonderland. We eagerly answered their call. Our goal was to create a mural that featured Pottstown while involving …
You are cordially invited to the ribbon cutting and installation of the USA Bottle Cap Mural. On Friday, August 25th, at 5pm within the Community Room at the Coventry Mall, we hope to thank everybody who helped us complete this giant mural; (it measures 8 feet long by 4 …
Pottstown Community Arts is excited to create a bottle cap mural with ACLAMO Family Center’s summer program. “ACLAMO Family Centers provides improved access to economic, educational, health, social, and cultural opportunities to low-income individuals and families in Montgomery County, especially those of Spanish-speaking heritage.” [Facebook page] Today, our artists drew the outline …
On Saturday May 20th, Pottstown Community Arts joined several members of the Pottstown Rotary Club in sprucing up the Rotary pavilion at the Riverfront Park. We pulled weeds together and spread a small hill of mulch around the pavilion. Small children took rides in the empty wheelbarrows as they made their …
With the help of 2 art classes from The Hill School, the King Street Bridge Project was hung in record time – less than 10 minutes. The artwork from local children and elders hide the old, rusted bridge upon which it hangs, beautifying the Manatawny Creek area. Thank you to the …
After hosting just 3 rock painting events, we had accumulated over 300 painted rocks. On the morning of Saturday May 8th before the skies opened up, we attended the Mosaic Garden Open House. Our youngest helper dumped all the painted rocks on the ground. Together we lined the pathway with …
On Wednesday, April 12th, we hosted our monthly Art Club at the Pottstown Regional Public Library in their downstairs Community room. 18 children and their parents came to the event in order to paint rocks. The night before, Marie and her 3 kids fished for rocks in the Schuylkill River …
Mrs. Procsal’s 3rd grade art class painted 120 fabric squares for the King Street Bridge Project 2017. It was so much fun taking pictures of their artwork. Some drew about things they liked to eat like pizza and water ice. Some drew about places in Pottstown they enjoyed visiting like the parks, …
We begin the hard work of turning an old concrete barrier into a beautiful welcome sign this month on April 22nd! Our Schedule: Saturday, April 22nd from 9am till 1pm = Clean Up Saturday, May 6th from 2pm till 6pm = Prime 1st coat Sunday, May 7th from 2 pm …
The map of the continental United States of America is finished and awaiting hundreds of bottle caps that our neighbors and friends have diligently collected for us. For those who want to learn more about our process, here are the steps we followed. First, we bought two 4′ by 4′ …
