Art Harvest: Erie Art Museum’s Fall Festival for Teachers

Erie, PA, October 22, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Erie Art Museum invites teachers of all subjects and grade levels to a festive evening of learning and fun on Thursday, November 11, 2010, 4-7 p.m.

Teachers will earn three hours of Act 48 credit while they select from a variety of hands-on workshops, pick the brains of like-minded teachers and explore the Museum’s new facility. Participants will get pampered with free chair massages by Iadeluca Chiropractic and win great prizes from the Erie Federal Credit Union. Snacks and a light dinner will be served.

Register by November 5, 2010 online at erieartmuseum.org or call 459-5477. Pay in advance $10 Museum member, $15 non-member. Pay at the door: $12 Museum member, $17 non-member.

Sponsored by Erie Federal Credit Union and Iadeluca Chiropractic Center.

About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings and a modern, ‘Green,’ 10,500 square foot expansion. The newly expanded Museum marks the first LEED-certified building in the region, soon to be complete with a planted rooftop.

The Museum maintains an ambitious program of changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well as traditional media.

The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.

The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 25-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.

The Erie Art Museum, café, and gift shop is open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For additional visitor information, visit online at erieartmuseum.org or call 814-459-5477.

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