CALC’s annual student exhibit featuring the creations of Carlisle Area School District students of all ages.

Opening Reception Thursday, March 21, 5–6:30 p.m.

Exhibit generously sponsored by your local McDonald’s.

January 12- February 3, 2024

Opening Reception Friday, January 12, 5:30 -7pm

In the GB Stuart Gallery

Looking In, Reaching Out

Artists of many mediums share their interpretation of “Looking In, Reaching Out”. Their works explore warm friendships, loneliness, our mental hurdles, and barriers to expression created by society. This powerful juried exhibit focuses on our relationships with ourselves and with others.

Complimenting Exhibit in the Upper Gallery

Let’s Play!

How do we naturally build connections through games and play? Join us to explore ways that real and imaginary world scan overlap to create new experiences and positive relationships. This exhibit is made in partnership with Eclipse Gaming Café. 

November 10 - December 23

ART FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Holiday Happy Hour Friday, November 10, 5:30–7PM

Our annual exhibit where the GB Stuart Gallery is transformed into a gift market for the holidays!

Member artists should consider making some work to sell during this show!

In the Upper Gallery

PULLED: THE ART OF PRINTMAKING

This exhibit will showcase the art of making hand-pulled prints. Artists will have some framed work as well as matted prints and other goods available to purchase.

Would you like to be a part of this exhibit? Visit our Exhibit Opportunities tab to learn about an upcoming workshop & more.

September 22 - October 28

ORDINARY GRANDEUR

Opening Reception Friday, September 22, 5:30-7PM

Featuring the paintings of Karen Ferrick and sculptural works of John Guarnera, this exhibit focuses on inspiration found in our natural landscapes.

In the Upper Gallery

BOTANICALS IN BLOOM
Roberta Iula & Andrea Finch

Inspired by nature and plant life, this colorful exhibit features paintings by Roberta Iula and sculptural quilts by Andrea Finch.

August 11–September 16

ISOLATED

Opening Reception Friday, August 11, 5:30-7PM

Sarah Anne Frotscher draws inspiration for her hand-pulled prints and drawings from unusual formations in nature, simple man-made dwellings, and the human figure. These figures or form become a sort of character, isolated in their environment. Through her art, she explores the sense of beauty and isolation found in the rural Pennsylvania landscape.

A Community Built on Clay

A pop-up exhibit featuring works by some of our Independant Clay Studio Artists.

At CALC, we are proud of the vibrant community we’ve created. One special aspect of that community is our clay studio. This pop-up exhibit celebrates the clay studio and the opportunities it provides by showcasing the work of 4 artists who participate in our Independant Clay Studio program.

Michelle Babitts

Kathleen Cooke

Robin Golberg

Stephanie McGarrell

In the Upper Gallery

KA-POW BOOM!

A visiting exhibit from the US Army Heritage Center exploring the relationship between soldiers and comics. Watch for special interactive programming for all ages! Visit the Events page to learn about Cocktails with the Curators held on August 31st!

June 9 - July 22

BY THE BOOK

Opening Reception Friday, June 9, 5:00 -7:30PM sponsored by Whistlestop Bookshop.

A whimsical, interactive exhibit featuring the artwork of nationally known children’s book illustrator, Amy June Bates. This exhibit is sure to be fun for all ages!

Pop-up Exhibit!  in the Upper Gallery

100 Cats

June 9- July 1

Opening Reception Friday, June 9, 5:30 -7PM

Cheryl Kugler embarked on a project to draw 100 Cats in need of adoption and sell the drawings to raise funds for Loving Care Cat Rescue and the Nobody’s Cat Foundation. Her drawings are on display and available for sale in the upper gallery. Of the original 100, 63 remain available for sale as of the start of the exhibit. 

In the Upper Gallery

April 21 - May 27

FLAVORS OF HERE

Food is an essential part of life, and it can serve as a starting point for connection. Why do you eat what you eat? What do other people eat? Where does it come from? What are the flavors of this place where we live? These are all questions posed to students in CALC's ArtWorks! Program and community members, and their creative answers will be on display in this exhibit. Using art as a tool for learning, we built projects together that explore food, flavor, and gathering to share sustenance.

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

This active group of painters travel widely within the region and beyond, together and separately, capturing the seasonal colors and changing light of the landscape.

Opening Reception: Friday, April 21, 5:30-7:00 pm

A Celebration of Student Art

Highly anticipated every year, this exhibit showcases the talents of the Carlisle Area School district students and their dedicated instructors!

Open Reception: Thursday, March 23, 5:00-6:30 pm

A retrospective exhibit that explores 10 years of Artworks!, CONNECT, and collective expression at CALC. In this selection of projects and ephemera curated by Mo Geiger and current participants, we remember the programs’ focus on community outreach, personal growth, and building relationships,

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 19 5:00-6:30PM

Beautifully Broken

A juried exhibit expressing the creative community's experiences with their observations of imperfection. Whether in our personal life or in dealing with societal issues, seeing the beauty in our own struggles and remaining optimistic in the face of obstacles can help us all explore our human connections. An opportunity to share, enlighten, and connect.

Opening Reception: Friday, January 13 from 5:30-7:00 PM

In the Upper Gallery

The Way I See It
West Shore Camera Club

Opening Reception: Friday, December 9 from 5:30-7:00 PM

A diverse collection of photography from the very active and diverse West Shore Camera Club.

In the Upper Gallery

Art and Motherhood

Pamela Black.

Black's popular and colorful abstracts have broad appeal. Viewers can be transported into their own world by the colors, shapes and compositions of her work.

Art for the Holidays

CALC's talented artists and craftspeople present works for your holiday home and for gift-giving.

Heartscapes and Landscapes

Peg Belcastro and Gail Walden Coleman

Two friends, two artists, two passions. One paints how she feels; one paints what she sees. Gail Walden Coleman feels deeply and uses her emotions to inspire her intimate, heartfelt paintings. Peg Belcastro lives in a forest and infuses her portrayal of the landscape with bold, exciting colors.

In the Upper gallery:

(un)Common Threads

A juried exhibit designed to illustrate the connection of traditional textile methods to the contemporary works being created by today’s fiber artists.

At the Table

Ceramics by Janelle Hoch, Amy LeFever, and Kirsten Olson.

An exhibit about nourishing mind, body, and soul.  These ceramic artists share their take on the medium and the many ways sculptural and functional works generate a shared experience surrounding community, conversation, and value.

In the Upper Gallery

In Full Chroma

Paintings by Jonathan Frazier, Thom Kulp, and Geoffrey Thulin.  A lively exhibit of three painters of different mediums and genres who employ vivid color in their works.

What I Keep: Portraits & Choices

Susan Mullally

We are honored to present photographer and social activist Mullally's project which documents stories of twenty-first century poverty. In these photographs, each individual shares one personal item that he or she keeps while struggling to survive.

Opening Reception Friday, June 10, 5:30-7PM
Discussion with the artist, 5:30-6PM in the gallery

OIL AND WATER:

Oil painter Julie Riker and watercolor artist Pam Wenger are masters of their mediums; winning awards both inside and outside the Central PA area.  Their complimentary work features a confidence in draftsmanship which allows free expression of composition and color.

Join us on Friday, April 22 for a public reception with the artists 5:30 p.m.- 7 p.m.

In the Upper Gallery

Artists First: CALC's Teaching Artist Exhibit.

Your chance to view work from 20 talented artists who also teach classes at CALC. Diverse styles and mediums include photography, drawing and painting, ceramics, jewelry, textiles and more.

2022 Members’ Annual Color Show

Your golden opportunity to mine the many connotations ascribed to this valuable hue.

Delivery dates:  Sat., Jan. 22, Tues, Jan 25– Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022/ Pick-up: March 5, 8, 9

Click here to download and print the Entry Form

An exhibit connecting viewer and artist in a conversation regarding our innermost need to be understood and our preconceived notions of others.

In the Upper Gallery:
(RE) Presenting Racism: Stories from Our Town

A collaborative exhibit to illuminate historical moments of racism in Carlisle & contemporary visions of equity and inclusion.

Created by
The Carlisle Community
Sponsored and Developed by
Carlisle Arts Learning Center, Cumberland County Historical Society & The Trout Gallery

New works by pastel artist Donna Mitchell. A series of pastel drawings created to celebrate the pride and pleasure of living in our community. Including scenes of The Old Courthouse, Two Mile House, St. Johns Episcopal Church, Dickinson College, The Letort Park, and many more.

Opening Reception with the artist, October 29, 5:30 - 7:00 pm (Masks required)

Shop Small Saturday, November 27, meet Donna in the gallery from 11 am - 2 pm. Receive a notecard with purchase!