ADVISORY - HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Pennsylvania Art Education Association Celebrate America250 by Unveiling Artwork Created by the Commonwealth's[...]

July 28, 2026 - Harrisburg, PA

ADVISORY - HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Pennsylvania Art Education Association Celebrate America250 by Unveiling Artwork Created by the Commonwealth's Student Artists

The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and representatives from the Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) will gather to unveil a student-created artwork titled, Many Communities, One Commonwealth.

The piece, created to celebrate the birth of our nation and this Commonwealth, is a 6x8 foot, three-panel collage in the shape of Pennsylvania, composed entirely of original artwork from more than 180 K-12 Pennsylvania students.

WHO:
First Lady Lori Shapiro
Susan S. Cohen, PCA Council Chair
Karl Blischke, PCA Executive Director
MaryJo Rosania Harvie, incoming PAEA president
CJ Matz, current PAEA president
Caroline Melillo, Moravian University design student

WHEN:
Tuesday, July 28 at 11:00 AM

WHERE:
Pennsylvania State Capitol, Main Rotunda
501 N. Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120

RSVP:
Press interested in attending can RSVP with their name and email to Norah G. Johnson at [email protected] or Missy Smith at [email protected].

MEDIA CONTACT:
Norah G. Johnson, [email protected]
Missy Smith, [email protected]

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