Sound Bowl Healing Session

Inspire Wellness Collective 226 North Arch Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Join Sound Healer, Daisha Myers, for a transformativefreeone-hour Sound Bowl Healing session designed to restore balance, promote relaxation, and enhance your well-being. Through the soothing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, you’ll experience deep healing on a physical, mental, and emotional level. Allow the calming frequencies to guide you into a state of inner peace, as […]

Parent + Child: Spring Painting and Movement: Ages 4-7

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Embark on a captivating artistic journey with your child in our parent + child art and movement class! As a pair, you’ll dive into the world of large-scale creations on paper, using expressive mediums like charcoal, paint, and ink. Discover the joy of collaborative art as you explore body movement techniques, letting your gestures and […]

$65

Color Theory for Painters Workshop

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Making the jump from black and white to the full spectrum can be intimidating! This class is meant to help give aspiring painters the tools and intuitive understanding to move beyond formulas. You are welcome to choose the opaque paint medium of your choice (acrylics, oils, temperas, gouache) along with brushes, a palette knife, and […]

$45

On Screen/In Person – Code of the Freaks

The Ware Center 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

A radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film, gathering hundreds of clips from over a century of Hollywood favorites – viewed with a fresh perspective by on-the-ground disability activists, artists, and scholars. Taking its title from Tod Browning’s 1932 classic, Code of the Freaks counters formulaic “inspiration porn” with a powerful corrective, […]

Free

Parent + Child: Creating a Fabric Banner: Ages 4-7

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Join us in this parent + child class where we will explore felt art and tapestries (wall hangings), experimenting with shapes, patterns, overlapping to create images. Together we will learn about tapestries and felt and dive in to co-create a no-sew wall hanging using many colors of felt and embellishments in your own design. Join […]

$65

Zine Making Workshop: Ages 14 and Up

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

A zine (short name for magazine) is a small, self-published book that anyone can create about any topic they’re interested in. In this workshop, you will create your own zine while learning about the history of self-publication being used for social justice movements. You will be encouraged to draw, write, and/or collage to create your […]

$45

Andrea Marti Pop-Up

Third Story 44 N. Christian St, Lancaster, PA, PA, United States

Join us as we celebrate the work of Andrea Marti.  This bold and colorful stoneware is inspired by Romanesque mural painting from the artist's native Catalonia.  It sits beautifully amidst our "Carve" exhibit, as it is made with elegant, geometric carved lines.  

Catching Ephemeral by Resident Artist, Sara Stichler

Lancaster Art Vault 100 North Queen Street, 1st Floor, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Resident Artist Sara Stichler presents “Catching Ephemeral: Through the Prisms of Paint and Poetry” at Lancaster Art Vault. Opens First Friday, April 4 through April 26th.   Ephemeral: adjective. i-‘fe-mə,-rəl. lasting for a very short time; fleeting Capturing Ephemeral highlights an attempt to stop time; to freeze and exalt fleeting moments of beauty. Paired with […]

South County Opening Weekend

South County Brewing Co. 26 W King St, Lancaster, United States

First Friday Opening Weekend at South County Brewing Company in Lancaster City! Bring back to life the Historic Steinman Hardware location, previously the pressroom. Join us for our opening weekend of craft beer, house made BBQ, handhelds, craft cocktails, and good vibes! See you this weekend!

Celebrating Smiles: Sip and Stroll Through Clinic Art

Come view stunning art from talented patients, family, practitioners, and friends of the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic during Lancaster First Friday. There will be live acoustic music, beverages, an online silent auction to take home your favorite pieces, an art-making table for younger guests, and goody bags of surprises from local businesses for the first […]

PCA&D Spring Art Market

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Sixty student and alumni vendors will fill the Atrium, CoLab, Mezzanine, lobby, and Hayden Gallery Friday, April 4, from 4-8 pm in a celebration of creativity and Lancaster's First Friday! Stop by and support our artistic community!

Free

First Friday at the Stevens & Smith Center

The Stevens & Smith Center 45 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Join LancasterHistory on Friday, April 4, for our first-ever First Friday at the Stevens & Smith Center! From 5-7pm, enjoy a sneak peek of the Stevens & Smith Center, see the incredible progress happening at this future museum, and learn about the road to opening it in 2026. Plus, it’s Thaddeus Stevens’ 233rd birthday! We’ll […]

6x10B Drawing Invitational

curio. Gallery & Creative Supply 106 W. Chesnut Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

In October of 2023 we held an exhibition of drawings all focused around the use of the 6H pencil. Inspired by William de Kooning and his teachings at Black Mountain College in the 1950's. We invited 10 artists to participate by creating original artworks all using the same materials. With this new exhibition we see […]

Amelia Cordova Polys; So Much Left Undone

David Lyall Home & Design 241 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

“So Much Left Undone,” a line from a Neil Young song taken out of context, is a body of work about motherhood, home and family life, with a backdrop of nostalgia for 90’s bed sheets and grandma’s wallpaper.

“Reflections” Art by Donald Crowl

The Gallery at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church 436 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster, United States

A "garden of art" featuring  local artist Don Crowl's vivid,  textured acrylic works. Opening April 4, 5:00-8:00 PM & on display through April by Appointment. Call 717-333-1857.

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