Allied Artists of Johnstown (AAJ) boasts over 100 members and
encourages new membership from around the region. Amateur, semi-
professional, and professional artists 18 years and older may submit
works for jurying at two of our annual shows. Currently, membership
is represented in six Pennsylvania counties and more than five states.
Allied Artists hosts three art exhibits each year as well as offering
scholarships to area students entering the art fields. Allied Artists
are exhibited in Johnstown at AmeriServ bank, the Community Arts Center of Cambria County, the BottleWorks, and UPJ's Pasquerilla Center for the Performing Arts. Our organization depends on the generosity of you, our patrons. Funding supports Allied Artists of Johnstown exhibits and events
Enjoy exquisite work in a variety of mediums, styles, and subject matter from artists in southwestern Pennsylvania. Click here to see more local Johnstown art and artists.
above: Tango (photo by J. Richey), #277-cv-07(painting by K. Cotlar)
This page was last updated: January 2, 2020
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JOHNSTOWN ART AND ARTISTS
IN MEMORIUM of our departed members:
2020 AAJ Exhibition Schedule
Spring Exhibition –March 7 - April 4
Ameriserv Financial – 216 Franklin Street
Receiving - March 7, 10am - 12pm
Artists Reception - March 13, 6 - 8 pm
SPECIAL Exhibition – May 18 to July 31
Collaboration with the Greater Johnstown Camera Club
SAMA Johnstown–Pasquerilla Ctr, UPJ
Read more details at right
88th Annual Exhibit – TBD
SAMA Johnstown–Pasquerilla Ctr, UPJ
Dues must be current before entry to shows.
Latest Exhibit
click here to see it
2020 Board of Directors
President: Kathleen Burk
Vice President: Ken Cotlar
Treasurer: Bennett Vaughn
Recording Secretary: Judy Lansberry
Membership Secretary: Kim Williams
Patron: Marianne Krizner / Judith Crookston
Scholarship: Lida Hood
Spring Show: Judith Crookston & Ann Dougherty
Special Exhibit: Ken Cotlar
Annual Exhibition: Kathleen Burk and Ken Cotlar
Website: Duane Webb
Email/Newsletter: Diane Safko
Facebook: Lora Marsh
Contact us at: aaj@johnstownart.com
SUMMARY OF EVENTS
2020 MEETING DATES
JAN 8th
FEB 12th
MAR 11th
APR 8th
MAY 13th
JUN 10h
JUL 8th
AUG 12th
SEP 9th
OCT 14th
NOV 11th
DEC no meeting scheduled
Monthly Meeting
is open to all AAJ members
Wednesday, JAN 8th
at 7:00pm
and will be held at St Mark's Church
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
AAJ SPRING SHOW
March 7th to April 4th
at AmeriServ
Receiving is on Saturday, March 7th,
from 10am - 12pm
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Collaboration Planned with the Greater Johnstown Camera Club
Planning is currently underway with local photographers to post several photos on a web page for Allied Artists to choose from. The artists will be free to pick one to reinterpret as a painting, drawing, pastel, watercolor, sculpture ... or whatever media you think is appropriate.
We’re expecting to hang the original photo and the reimagined art piece side by side.
If you are a photographer in AAJ but not a member of the camera club, we encourage you to join them. Their membership info can be found on their website. If you’re not interested in doing that, perhaps you might want to branch out and try another media. Who knows what hidden talents are lurking within! Also, digital recreations/alterations are acceptable. Just make sure it’s a creative reinterpretation of the original, not just the application of standard filters.
Photos will be available hopefully by mid to end of January, and you'll have until May 18th to perform your magical transformations.
The show will be exhibited at SAMA Pasquerilla and hang through July 31st.
This will be an open entry show with no entry fee so no juror and no awards. We will, most likely have a reception / get together for both organizations. Depending on participation and space limitations there may be no more than 2 art selections for each photo, so it will be first one submitted. Watch your email for more information. Ken Cotlar, exhibit coordinator
