February 2024 Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts

February 2, 2024

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

First Friday Art Walk

Gallery 770

Thank You!

Our organization wouldn't exist without the support of the Lebanon community and area charitable organizations. Thank you for the donations, memberships, grant funding, and gifts. We are pleased to announce that LVCA recently received a generous donation made by the Clifford Wengert Family Giving Fund. LVCA also received a $5000 grant through a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) grant program, the Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF), administered by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. 

LVCA is supported, in part, by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), its regional arts funding Partnership. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC).

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Check out the latest from Erik Soulliard and the positivity campaign, We Are Lebanon PA. Ben Kutz was born here in Lebanon, Pennsylvania and played football for Lebanon High School. He then got his degree from Slippery Rock University. His life has taken him on some ups and downs, but he's found his way back to Lebanon. From here, he plans to expand his career in the Strongman competitions. He has already set a record. He is looking to move forward in Strongman with the help of his coach, George Pearson, and training at McMillan Training Systems. He's community-minded and is working locally doing massage at Revolutionary Wellness and message. He is also working to transform his Dad's landscaping business into the World's Strongest Landscaping. Check out his interview and all the positivity he's bringing to Lebanon!

We cordially invite you to attend our meetings. It’s a great way to meet others who share a common interest! A camera club is one sure way of improving, enjoying, and sharing your hobby. There’s learning at every level including hands-on workshops, local meet-ups, and instructional programs. Every meeting includes a digital image competition (including a cell phone/tablet division) and a critique session. Membership is open to everyone who enjoys photography. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm, from September to June, at the Lebanon Council on the Arts, 770 Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042 Visitors are always welcome!

Lebanon Camera Club February Meeting February 6th @ 6:30 pm

Program: "Ring Lights and Light Tents" by Keith Kotay

In many types of photography reducing contrast improves image quality. This can mean reducing shadows, reducing highlights, or both. For portrait photography shadows can appear to age the subject, while in product photography highlights can be distracting. Macro photography also benefits from even lighting in order to reduce bright reflections on insect's eyes or other body parts. Contrast is high when light arrives from small light sources, especially when there are only one or two discreet sources. More light sources and light arriving from multiple directions tends to lower contrast. This talk will cover two types of lighting that are used to reduce contrast: ring lights and light tents.

Ring lights emit light from a ring, which causes light to arrive at the subject from multiple angles. This reduces shadows, and gives circular catchlights in the eyes of portrait subjects. Ring lights for macro photography are small, and usually attach to the filter threads of a lens. Ring lights for portrait photography or video streaming are larger and are often mounted on a tripod. Most ring lights today use LEDs, but some are available with circular fluorescent bulbs or circular flash tubes.

Light tents are cubical enclosures designed to ensure that light arrives at the subject from many directions, which greatly reduces shadows and highlights. They are commonly used for product, food, and jewelry photography. The two types are: (1) translucent, which require external light sources outside the light tent, and (2) opaque, which have a reflective interior and lights mounted in the interior of the tent.

Competition: January competition results review & critique; February digital competition image preview, Assigned Subject is "After Dark"

krb ceramics is the teaching space and shop of Karen Rich Beall, a nationally recognized artist residing in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania. Providing easy to follow, step by step instruction in clay hand-building, krb ceramics offers a wide range of learning opportunities through project-based classes and summer camps. We are the only place in the area to offer these types of classes! The supportive and relaxed environment of Beall’s home studio is an ideal setting for artists of all levels to discover the clay medium.The studio is also open by appointment to view Beall’s artwork, housewares and jewelry.

This venue offers current movie features, special music and events, Backstage Cafe, and a rotating art display provided by the Hershey Art Association.