Eight-inch-square canvases in a wide variety of styles and media will be on display Nov. 13 at "8 x 8," the third annual art show and sale sponsored by the Allentown Arts Academy Alliance. Funds raised at the event will support the Allentown Academy of the Arts, at William Allen High School.
The show will include more than 50 canvases in a wide array of styles and media, created by the Arts Academy’s students, teachers and alumni, as well as artists from the community and local colleges and universities. Artists include Rudy Ackerman, Fran Ackley, Lee Butz, Sandy Capora, John Gaydos, Jeff Wetherhold, and many more.
Canvases will be auctioned starting at $50 each. The event will be held at the Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance, Muhlenberg College. The show takes place from 4 to 7 p.m., and purchases may be taken at 6 p.m.
The Academy of the Arts, William Allen’s magnet school program, offers studio instruction to Allentown School District students in theatre, dance, visual art, and music.