All'Aperto Quick Draw at L'Italia Festival 2026
Mount Gretna School of Art is co-hosting the All'Aperto Quick Draw at
L'Italia Festival 2026 in Lititz, Pa!
Saturday, September 19th, 10a-2p
Visit the All'Aperto Quick Draw at L'Italia Festival 2026 Event Page to register for tickets and
more information (Refer all questions and inquiries through the contact form on the event page)
2026 Edible Landscape, Annual Gala & Fundraiser
Join us! Sun October 11, 2026
for the Annual Edible Landscape Gala and Fundraiser!
For more info, visit: https://www.mgsoa.org/edible-landscape-2026
2026 ExtraGive
Join us for a one day giving event online where your gift to Mount Gretna School of Art
could go further with prizes awarded throughout the day!
Visit Mount Gretna School of Art on ExtraGive to find more details on how you can “Give Extra!”:
https://www.extragive.org/organization/mount-gretna-school-of-art-lancaster
Jeffrey Reed, “From the Environment to Painting in the of West of Ireland”
Jeffrey Reed, Belderrig, 5x5 inches, acrylic on paper, 2025
Guest Artist, Jeffrey Reed, will present a lecture, "From the Environment to Painting in the of West of Ireland," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Abigail Dudley, “Finding the Throughlines”
Abigail Dudley, Be Mine, oil on linen, 18x20 inches, 2025
Lead Painting Instructor, Abigail Dudley, will present a lecture titled, “Finding the Throughlines,” in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Artist Lecture by Karlis Rekevics, “Broad, Ordinary Occasions”
Karlis Rekevics, Bastion, Affectation, Differences?, Cast Plaster, approx. 14 x 25 x 35 feet, Installed for Sculpture Key West 2008, Key West, Florida
Guest artist and critic, Karlis Rekevics, will present a lecture titled, "Broad, Ordinary Occasions," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Catherine Drabkin, “Meaningful Play”
Catherine Drabkin, Fence, collagraph, 13x18 inches, 2024
Lead Drawing Instructor, Catherine Drabkin, will present a lecture titled, "Meaningful Play," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Megan Williamson, “Sometimes You Paint a Door (from Observation to Imagination)”
Megan Williamson, I Painted This Horse Before I Met Him, Oil on canvas, 24 × 18 inches, 2024
Guest artist and critic, Megan Williamson, will present a lecture titled, "Sometimes You Paint a Door (from Observation to Imagination)," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Jay Noble, “A Founder’s Story of Mount Gretna School of Art”
(lecture details coming soon)
Heidi Leitzke, “Interwoven, Painting with Thread”
Heidi Leitzke, Spiral-Season, acrylic and thread on linen, 8x8 inches, 2025
Guest artist and critic, Heidi Leitzke, will present a lecture titled, "Interwoven, Painting with Thread" in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Jacob Janes - “Titian and Cigarettes”
Jacob Janes, Salt of the Earth, oil on paper, 16x22 inches, 2024
Lead Drawing Instructor, Jacob Janes, will present a lecture titled, "Titian and Cigarettes" in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Elizabeth Flood, “Lookout”
Elizabeth Flood, Nightwatch (Atlantic Ocean), oil on linen, 36 x 40 inches, 2023
Guest artist and critic, Elizabeth Flood, will be giving a lecture titled, “Lookout,” at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Mark Lewis, “Views from the Sidewalk: Facts and Fictions”
Mark Lewis, Twilight Painter, Mixed media (fabric, yarn, canvas, acrylic, afghan fragments, etc.), 108x144 inches, 2022-2023
Lead Painting Instructor, Mark Lewis, will present a lecture titled, "Views from the Sidewalk: Facts and Fictions," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Misato Pang, “Witnessing Wind”
Misato Pang, “Encounter 1,” Acrylic and oil on canvas, 24x20 inches, 2025
Guest artist and critic, Misato Pang, will present a lecture titled, "Witnessing Wind," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Four Pillars Artist Lecture - Lucy Copper, “Painting Landscapes from Google Images”
Lucy Copper, Cat TV (After Ebba Carstensen), oil on oil-absorbing mat, 16" x 12", 2025
Four Pillars Artist in Residence, Lucy Copper, will present a lecture titled, "Painting Landscapes from Google Images," in person at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy and on Zoom.
All lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome but not required.
Join us on Zoom!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/87551762510?pwd=Nmdzbk5xcVgwNXJxdWxpTUlaTHNzUT09
Mount Gretna School of Art lecture series are sponsored by Stinson Stroup.
Log Cabin dinner and classroom space kickoff event
Gather with friends and family to learn about the Mount Gretna School of Art and its vision for a permanent classroom home during an evening where 25% of your check will be donated directly to support its mission as our Capital Campaign kicks off.
2026 Give Local York One day online fundraising event
Anyone, Anywhere can help give a gift to support Mount Gretna School of Art on this one-day giving event online that makes your donations go even further with matching challenge grants and hourly prizes!
Year-End Giving Reminder for Tax deadlines
Give a gift by December 31st for our Annual Fund that will benefit our 2026 students in time for the tax deadline for 2025.
Applications Open for the Four Pillars Artist in Residency
We’re now taking applications for the 2026 Four Pillars Artist in Residency summer session through January 15, 2026.
2025 Extra Give One-day Fundraising Event!
Anyone, Anywhere, Online: For 24 Hours on Nov. 22
Uplift a Non-Profit that Transforms Lives Through Time Spent in Nature, Seeing, Painting, and Material Rich Tactile Human Sensory Intelligence!
Looking to support an arts program with real impact—a program with real tooth?
Join us for this 24-hour fundraising event to support the Mount Gretna School of Art (MGSoA)—a program that’s reinvigorating arts education in the 21st century.
Visit our ExtraGive page for more info on how to donate!
https://www.extragive.org/organization/mount-gretna-school-of-art-lancaster
2025 Edible Landscape, Annual Gala & Fundraiser
Mark your calendar for MGSoA’s annual gala & fundraiser this year
Can’t attend? please give a gift of sponsorship for one of our students to attend the event & exhibit their art!
Visit https://www.mgsoa.org/edible-landscape-2025 for more information & register for the event! (please RSVP by Oct 6th)
All'Aperto Quick Draw, Lititz, PA
Mount Gretna School of Art co-hostined All'Aperto Quick Draw with Keystone Italian Project for a one-day juried ‘quick draw’ that runs concurrently with L'Italia Festival of Lititz, PA annually.
Visit our event page for more details:
https://www.mgsoa.org/allaperto-quick-draw
Four Pillars Artist Panel Discussion
Amy Erickson, Norman Regional Vortex, 2024, Acrylic on Panel, 36 x 48 inches
Liam Corcoran, Jacob's Ladder, woodcut print on paper, 34 x 48 inches, 2025
This Lecture is hosted by the PA Chautauqua in the Hall of Philosophy and will be available in-person and online.
Monday, Aug 4, 2025 7:15pm Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada)
NO VIDEO
Stanley Lewis, "On Leland Bell and Andre Derain"
Stanley Lewis, Porch Steps, Trees and Snow, oil on canvas, 18 5/8 x 14 inches, 2009
This Lecture was hosted by the PA Chautauqua. A special thanks to Stinson Stroup for supporting the lecture series.
View Lecture Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EiSzc1c9f5yaW7MOgDDTJlfOlQJP0yaA/view?usp=drive_link
Xico Greenwald, "Chill Vibes Only"
Xico Greenwald, Fruit Basket, oil on canvas over panel, 39 1/2 x 33 3/4 inches, 2025
This Lecture was hosted by the PA Chautauqua. A special thanks to Stinson Stroup for supporting the lecture series.
View Lecture Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lg1pjIsHPdeNx6F-tffKjVzltOnUl9JV/view?usp=drive_link
Annual Student Show, 2025
Thank you for everyone who attended our 13th Annual student show at the PA Chautauqua’s Hall of Philosophy!
It’s a great opportunity to meet student artists, view & buy art. Look for next year’s annual student show on our website calendar as Summer 2026 approaches, or sign up for the MGSoA newsletter!
On Goya, Artist Lecture by Jay Noble
Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
c. 1806
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
The Art Institute of Chicago
Neil Callander, "Happy to Wait"
Neil Callander, Diurnal Heads, Large and Extended, oil on linen on multiple panels, 54 x 48 inches, 2017-2024
This Lecture was hosted by the PA Chautauqua. A special thanks to Stinson Stroup for supporting the lecture series.
View Lecture Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17L77ui1ML1JJaXkubDVvcJDG-GK4h4wO/view?usp=drive_link
Matthew Mann, "Something About Utopia, Landscape, Puzzlement and Capitalism"
Matthew Mann, Tongue Tie, oil, acrylic, silkscreen and collage on canvas, 50 x 40 inches, 2023
This Lecture was hosted by the PA Chautauqua. A special thanks to Stinson Stroup for supporting the lecture series.
View Lecture Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sjVvRbbY7pC-jlYwN4xTJ6exS5OxefIn/view?usp=drive_link
Martin Dull, “Stop Making Sense”
Martin Dull, Gnar, canvas, caran d’ache and acrylic on wood, 10 x 7 1/4 inches, 2023
This Lecture was hosted by the PA Chautauqua. A special thanks to Stinson Stroup for supporting the lecture series.
View Lecture Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qh0TRyMqUuV99mXoSQJ9VNln0PHIUK2m/view?usp=drive_link
Timothy King, "Visual Parallax as a Painter's Problem"
Timothy King, Tyler Creek, Wing Park, oil on canvas 42 x 54 inches, 2018
This Lecture was hosted by the PA Chautauqua. A special thanks to Stinson Stroup for supporting the lecture series.
View Lecture Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cbJKqfVtc6IWTguJZr6C2-LXF3mIyEbK/view?usp=drive_link
PAST LECTURES & EVENTS
We’ve begun a project to show our past lectures and public events, along with upgraded lecture videos posted here as we can get to them.