Community� Gallery Show at the Schuylkill Center Showcases Local Environmental Artists

PHILADELPHIA � In celebration of devoted members, volunteers, and friends, the Schuylkill Center invites community members to submit artwork to a winter 2017 gallery exhibition, Community. Community will open the gallery doors for a salon-style exhibition. The Center welcomes artworks of any medium, style, theme, or concept, but encourages artists to submit pieces that relate to nature and the environment, and especially those that depict or relate to the Schuylkill Center itself.

While revealing the multitude of creative ways Philadelphians engage with nature, Community will paint a crowd-sourced portrait of the Schuylkill Center�s friends and neighbors. �We wanted to provide an opportunity for artists in our community of all stripes to be celebrated in our gallery,� says Director of Environmental Art, Christina Catanese. �We have such a rich and diverse community of makers in our network, and we wanted to give back to the people who support us. We couldn�t do what we do without volunteer, staff, member, and visitor support.�

The gallery show, opening with a reception on January 26 at 6 pm offers local artists the opportunity to participate in a collective exhibition connecting people with nature in transformative ways. The Schuylkill Center invites community members to submit work until December 15. There is no submission fee and all artists who submit will be shown in the gallery.

About the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
The Schuylkill Center was founded in 1965 as the nation�s first urban environmental education center. Its 365-acres of fields and forests serve as a living laboratory to foster appreciation, deepen understanding, and encourage stewardship of the environment. Reaching over 36,000 Philadelphia-area residents each year, the Schuylkill Center offers a diverse collection of educational programs, including programs for school, continuing education for teachers, Pennsylvania�s first Nature Preschool, and a full calendar of events for the public. For more information: www.schuylkillcenter.org.

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