CLASSES

Photo: Students at work in our art studios. Our Fall 2010 roster of classes is now available. Check out the big list of classes for children, teens and adults. Our ever expanding list of classes and workshops make it easy to take the class that's right for you and your family.

Dance - Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Waltzing, Clogging, and Belly Dancing Ceramics Children and Teen Theater Musical Theater Watercolor and Drawing Children's Art and Drawing Classes Collage Workshops Stained Glass Shakespeare for Kids Woodcuts and Relief Printmaking Mark Your Calendar - Allens Lane Art Center Open House - September 11, 2010, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Tour the facility, children's activites and sidewalk chalk contests, watch or participate in Art Slam*, meet faculty and register for Fall classes. *Northwest Artists Collective is hosting The Art Slam, a competition between artists in front of a live audience. The Art Slam in a public competition between visual artists and virtually the first event of its kind! It is an entertaining way to bring the acts of artistic creation and critique to a general audience. Artists face off on stage, with materials of their choosing and a projected image as their starting point. Art Slam events are a challenge for artists and exciting for audiences! The next Art Slam will be at the Allens Lane Art Center Theater in Mt. Airy, on Saturday September 11, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Admission is free, participating artists pay $5. Visit www.artslam.org to learn more and/or enter the competition. Entries are limited so sign up today.

ALLENS LANE THEATER

ALL IN THE TIMING
October 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16
by David Ives
Directed by Jessica Bender

All in the Timing: six one act plays with a humorous view on relationships, good timing, bad timing, and the search for the ultimate human connection. Join us for Sure Thing, The Universal Language, The Philadelphia, Foreplay or the Art of the Fugue, Seven Menus, and English Made Simple.Make your play reservations

Please consider joining us for our upcoming 2010-11 season by purchasing a season subscription for just $75. That's just $15 per play.

• Purchase your 2010-11 season subscription
• Learn about our upcoming 2010-11 Season
• Make your play reservations

Advertise in our programs
Consider placing an ad in our 2010-11 theater season programs for just $100 for the entire season. Get your ad or notice in front of over 2500 of our patrons with a 1/4 page ad. You can get more exposure with a larger ad or consider becoming a theater sponsor. Learn more about our advertising and sponsorship opportunities here...

Special Raffle for a FREE AD
We are having a special raffle for area businesses for a free 1/4 page ad in our 2010-11 theater programs (A $100 value). Click here to submit your company's contact information to be included in this drawing. Entries must be submitted by Sept. 1, 2010 to be eligible.

CAROLYN FIEDLER-ALBER GALLERY

Photo: Visitors enjoying one of our fine gallery exhibitions

We will be kicking off our gallery season on Sept. 3, 2010 with an exhibition of artists from the Northwest Artists Collective in collaboration with Mt. Airy Centemporary Artists Space. This exhibition will highlight some of the amazing talent that comes from our own neighborhood and will be shown in 2 locations.

Mark Your Calendar:
Opening Reception at Mt. Airy Contemporary Artists Space:
Friday, September 24, 2010
6:00 – 9:00pm
Free and open to the public

Closing Reception at Allens Lane Art Center:
Friday, October 22, 2010
6:00 – 9:00pm
Free and open to the public

Learn more about this exhibition and see a full list of participating artists.

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

All Inclusive Exhibition Opportunity
Letters to Allens Lane Art Center 2.0
March 4 - 18, 2010

All artists (students, amateurs and professionals) are invited to donate a work of art on a letter-sized piece of paper to be included in the show. This is a great opportunity to help out the center and to have your work exhibited in our professional gallery space. All works submitted will be exhibited. This is the second year that we will be hosting this exhibition that serves as a fund-raiser for the art center. Learn more...

Decorative Arts Holiday Show
Nov. 5 - Dec. 22 , 2010

Each year, Allens Lane Art Center hosts a Decorative Arts Holiday Show that features items from area artists. The show features a wide variety of items from ceramics and glass to jewelry and fiber arts. Craft artists who are interested in submitting samples of their work (along with contact information and any support materials) for inclusion in our Decorative Arts Holiday show are asked to send their information to info@allenslane.org.

Casting Calls for our 2010-11 Season
Allens Lane Theater has listed the audition notices for some of it's theater productions for the 2010-11 season. Interested in auditioning? Click here to see who we are looking for.

NEWLY RENOVATED FACILITY

Photo: Allens Lane Art Center's new Bill and Sylvia Weil Lobby and theater box office

Allens Lane Art Center was recently renovated to create a more attractive, functional and safe place to enjoy the arts. A former 1880's carriage house on 7 acres in beautiful Fairmount Park, the art center has several art studios including a ceramics studio, a dance studio, an exhibition gallery, and a theater.  The grounds include a newly refurbished playground, four tennis courts, a basketball court, and a large open field. Free parking.

SUMMER ART CAMP 2011

June 27 - Aug. 19, 2011

Children (ages 5 - 12) enjoy professional arts instruction in painting, drawing, ceramics, dance, theater and voice while working towards an exhibition in our gallery space and a performance in our professional theater. We also take advantage of our 7 acre campus in fairmount park with games, activities, sports, tennis and much more. Weekly field trips to area arts and cultural institutions and twice weekly swimming make for a well rounded camp experience. Learn more about the camp, fees and online registration.

Discounts for early registration, returning campers and households with more than one camper are available. See our fees page for full details.

Parents: Make sure to check out our YouTube Channel to see what our campers have been up to.