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Adams County Arts Council
Mission:
To cultivate an arts-rich community
About Us:
Incorporated in 1993, the Adams County Arts Council has evolved from a small group of optimistic organizers into a 500-member nonprofit agency supporting artistic efforts throughout the county’s schools and communities.
The ACAC board and membership look with pride at our growing list of accomplishments:
Our Arts in Education programming has brought musicians, graphic artists, a videographer, a Flamenco dancer and a dulcimer maker into our schools. The annual Recyclable Art contest and the Adams County Traveling Children’s Theater Troupe are specifically designed for children.
Gettysburg’s Rec. Park Amphitheater has a one-of-a-kind ceramic tile mural backdrop, designed by artist Lynette King with a host of area senior center members, and offered to Adams County as a lasting legacy.
ACAC was awarded the only Pennsylvania Millennium grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, with which we hired composer Robert Maggio to write a new piece of music celebrating the county’s Bicentennial. South Mountain Echoes debuted July 4, 2000.
The STAR Grant – Supporting The Arts Regionally – provides financial support to arts organizations in the county such as the Brass Band Festival, Music, Gettysburg! and its Class Notes series, Sunday in the Park concerts, the Heritage Festival, and more.
Upcoming Events at Adams County Arts Council
Gingerbread Celebration and Holiday Market
Gingerbread Celebration and Holiday Market
Recent News
Adams County Arts Council Opens Applications For 2026 Star Grant Program
Gettysburg, PA - The Adams County Arts Council (ACAC) has opened applications for its 27th STAR (Serving the Arts Regionally) Grant program. The STAR Grant application is open to nonprofits, schools, and artists in need of funding for arts programs…
Read More »Adams County Arts Council Announces 2025 Star Grant Award Recipients
Gettysburg, PA - The Adams County Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2025 STAR (Serving the Arts Regionally) Grant awards cycle. This year, we received 12 applications totaling over $19,000 in requests. With the help of a…
Read More »Adams County Arts Council 21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition Call For Entries
New Exhibit Location: Wolf House, United Lutheran Seminary Campus Gettysburg, PA -- The Adams County Arts Council (ACAC) invites submissions to its 21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition, which will be held June 14-28, 2025, at the Wolf House on the…
Read More »Photography, Fine Enameled Work, Woodwork, Ceramics and Mixed Media Frames and Mirrors Featured During the Month of October at the Arts Education Center
The Adams County Arts Council, will feature exhibits by metalsmith and artist, Judy Pyle, photography by Liz Willson and a collaborative show of mixed media, woodworking and raku by Josh Fidler, Wendy Heiges, Shawn Heiges, Ashley Pieper and Ritch…
Read More »Juried Art Exhibition Awards and Toast The Artists Celebration
ACAC Announces Nan Hatzes and Mel Shull Grant Recipients and 20th Anniversary JAE Winners Gettysburg - The Adams County Arts Council (ACAC) hosted the JAE Awards Ceremony and Toast the Artists Celebration for the 20th anniversary of the Annual…
Read More »20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition Artists To Be Honored With Awards and Toast The Artists Reception
Gettysburg, PA - The Adams County Arts Council celebrates a major milestone this June: it is the 20th Anniversary of the prestigious Juried Art Exhibition (JAE) held in Gettysburg College’s showcase art venue, Schmucker Art Gallery, where the…
Read More »Presidential Paint and Wine Night at Eisenhower NHS Farm
The Adams County Arts Council and the National Park Service at Eisenhower National Historic Site invite you to the Presidential Paint and Wine Night event at the Eisenhower Farm on Tuesday, June 11, 4:30-7:00 p.m. The NPS sponsored event will be…
Read More »Adams County Arts Council Announces Winners of the 28th Annual Youth Recyclable Art Contest and Exhibit
The Adams County Arts Council held the awards ceremony for the 2024 Youth Recyclable Art Contest and Exhibit on Friday, April 26. This year, there were 68 entries from students across Adams County, and the art projects were made entirely from…
Read More »Adams County Arts Council Announces 2024 Star Grant Award Recipients
ADAMS COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2024 STAR GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS Gettysburg, PA - The Adams County Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2024 STAR (Serving the Arts Regionally) Grant awards cycle. This was a competitive…
Read More »Ophelia Chambliss, Foothills Artists and the Links Community Member Artists on Display at the Arts Education Center
The Adams County Arts Council, 125 South Washington Street, Gettysburg, will feature a collection of artworks by Links Community member artists in the reception hall, Foothills Artists in the Gallery and paintings by Ophelia Chambliss in the Studio…
Read More »ACAC Calls Artists for 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition
The Adams County Arts Council (ACAC) is thrilled to announce the 20th anniversary of the Annual Juried Art Exhibition. This premiere show not only features work from Adams County and South-central Pennsylvania’s best artists, but also draws…
Read More »Adams County Arts Council News - December 21, 2023
Wanda Snader Dehan, Collective RogueArts, and GHS Visual and Media Arts Student Artwork Exhibitions at the Adams County Arts Council The Adams County Arts Council will feature the opening exhibitions of pastel artist, Wanda Snader Dehan,…
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