Art-Environment Initiative

08/08/2025

Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation is seeking volunteers with a range of experience to help us build and raise a unique, hand-crafted shelter for the 960 Park Ave Parklet.

The project is being implemented through the Timber Framer Guild's 40 x 40 initiative which celebrates their 40th anniversary. Visit https://www.tfguild.org/40-frames-for-40-years to learn more, but the gist is that 40 TFG members each will design and lead one local project resulting in a hand-crafted timber structure in their home community (hence 40 frames for 40 years).

Volunteers will work with local timber framer David Yasenchack over the course of two long weekends in September (9/12 (F), 9/13 (Sa), 9/14 (Sun) and 9/26 (F), 9/27 (S), 9/28 (Sun). Current plans are to work 9 - 5 at a studio near Cambridge Springs; lunch will be provided. We hope to do the raising in October.

All relevant details are included in the volunteer sign up form that we recently helped craft. https://forms.gle/9MnLkbn3mXa1g21f8

Please help spread the word and consider signing up!

08/08/2025

3D Renderings of the 960 Park Ave Parklet! We've helped Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation (MCRC) create an online fundraising campaign to help us get to the finish line. Here's a link....we encourage our friends and supporters of our work to visit our campaign: https://meadvillecommunityrevitalizati.betterworld.org/campaigns/960-park-ave-parklet

08/08/2025

Sharing old but still exciting news! We've been working with the Meadville Community Revitalization Corporation and the Meadville Redevelopment Authority on design and development of a new Parklet adjacent to The Arc Community Greenspace. In June MCRC announced that we received a TMobile Hometown Community grant and additional support from the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation. The new 960 Park Ave Parklet, designed with community input and assistance from Landscape Architect Alessandra Galetti, will beautify this important Gateway into downtown Meadville, expand access to greenspace in downtown, and collaborate with The Arc Community Greenspace on programming family friendly community events. Gotta love teamwork in Meadville. Big shout out to everyone who offered suggestions on site design. We'll be posting updates here and on MCRC's website and social media once work gets underway. Stay tuned!

24/06/2025

This article shows how cities can make good choices that lead to both/and solutions. Why force a choice between affordable housing and saving a community art garden when you can get both? Both are valuable. Both are essential to quality of life. When communities work together good things happen!

After fighting for years against a proposal to flatten the garden to build affordable housing, advocates welcome a new deal with the city that spares the beloved green space.

09/06/2025

Highly recommend this. Jan Van Boeckel's talks are always so inspiring!

Promoting scholarly dialogue about transformational approaches that facilitate opportunities for profound change in education & research.

07/06/2025

Such a cool idea!

☀️ Summer's here — let’s code!

We’re so excited to announce TWO June programs, both perfect for beginners ages 7-11! Foundational coding skills and fun, creative projects = a summer well spent. 😎

Micro:bit Series: Signals and Stillness
📅 June 17–20 | 9–11 AM
💡 A hands-on intro to coding with the micro:bit mini computer!

Series 01: Discovering Code and Calm
📅 June 23–28 | 9–11 AM
🧘 Code with calm, creativity, and purpose. Great for brand-new coders!

📍 Both at Meadville Public Library
🔗 Check out all the details + register now: https://codebloomlabs.com/programs.php

02/03/2025

March kicked off with last night's fantastic Poetic Evenings event. We look forward to hosting more in the future!

Our calendar is jam packed this month with tons of great workshops, classes, meetups, and events... including our upcoming Red Eye Theater Project and our Membership Kickoff Event!!

Registration forms...
Sip N Stab: https://forms.gle/7SKLaF12zzeKDkWD9
Goauche Illustration: https://forms.gle/dcwxoVtkCA7jDU4E6
Red Eye Project: https://forms.gle/8kPvEbREfZG8zq5s5

02/03/2025

French Creek Arts Collective is growing and doing such good stuff in our community! Check them out! New website too (below poster)!

March kicked off with last night's fantastic Poetic Evenings event. We look forward to hosting more in the future!

Our calendar is jam packed this month with tons of great workshops, classes, meetups, and events... including our upcoming Red Eye Theater Project and our Membership Kickoff Event!!

Registration forms...
Sip N Stab: https://forms.gle/7SKLaF12zzeKDkWD9
Goauche Illustration: https://forms.gle/dcwxoVtkCA7jDU4E6
Red Eye Project: https://forms.gle/8kPvEbREfZG8zq5s5

19/02/2025

Calling all public art and placemaking enthusiasts! Join us for this free public presentation and learn more about how to make a good public space great!

Livable, Explorable, Loveable: Enhancing Meadville’s Public Spaces - What makes a good public space great? It's not just about design—it's about people, programs, and discoverability.
Join us for a free public presentation with Phil Myrick, a leading voice in placemaking, on Thursday, February 27 at 7 PM at the Meadville Unitarian Universalist Church. Learn how thoughtfully designed and programmed community spaces can strengthen connections and encourage discoverability in downtown.
If you’re interested in Meadville’s future, this event is for you!

Come curious, leave inspired.

06/02/2025

The Arc Community Greenspace is seeking performers, storytellers, musicians, mimes and more for the Summer 2025 Season! Don't be shy! Come perform in Meadville's first open air venue for arts, culture, wellness and community fun!

06/02/2025

So proud of Meadville! THREE Erie Arts and Culture Flex Fund Grants awarded to The Arc Community Greenspace, Meadville Community Theatre, and French Creek Community Theatre! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1XmgSXvs4d/

Last week we attended an Erie Arts and Culture event at 1020 Arts The 10/20 Collective. Connections with other artists were made and the The 10/20 Collective is amazing (great show there!). So proud of Meadville which received THREE Flex Fund Grants! One each for The Greenspace, Meadville Community Theatre and French Creek Community Theatre Meadville

11/10/2024

Thank you PA Bucket List and Rusty Glessner for this story about our sign art projects! One detail to add, nearly all of the images in Read Between the Signs were derived from drawings by local school children. Each drawing was in response to the question, “What do you love about meadville and the surrounding areas in Crawford County.” Allegheny art interns worked to weave the images together into a collective community vision.