Folk Art - Section A

Folk Art - Section A

Lifelong Learning | Registration closed 11/22/2024

9000 Babcock Blvd Allison Park, PA 15101 United States
Dining Room
10/30/2024-12/4/2024
10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST on Wed

Folk Art - Section A

Lifelong Learning | Registration closed 11/22/2024

This class is part history lesson, part handmade creation. Learn about the decorative art of the 17th and 18th century Pennsylvania Dutch, and the symbolism behind their motifs and images. Create a colorful keepsake piece just in time for the holiday season. Folk artists were traditionally untrained, and their work was simplistic and primitive. Therefore, no previous art experience is necessary.

Halley, Frances
Frances Halley

Frances Halley is a local folk artist and illustrator. She is a graduate of the Art Institute of

Pittsburgh and is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, the Folk Art Society of

America and the Guild of American Papercutters. She has a particular interest in American Folk

Art, both historically and as an artistic genre. Her work has been shown at North Hills Art

Center, the Martha Gault Gallery at Slippery Rock University, the Foster and Muriel McCarl

Coverlet Gallery at St. Vincent’s College in Latrobe, PA and at the Sen.John Heinz History

Center where she was awarded an honorable mention prize for her piece in the juried exhibit,

Art of Facts - Uncovering Pittsburgh. You can see more of her work at www.franceshalley.com. Frances lives in Ross Township with her husband, John and their dog, Lottie.