URSCA: Creating public art in Danville

Bloomsburg University student Jo Thomson Pennypacker is creating a vast mural in Danville to celebrate that town's heritage as an iron producer.

Public organizations will be involved in the project at these times:

Wednesday, July 10, 3 to 7 pm 
Danville Area School District students and parents paint day with assistance of art teachers Jessica Noel (Lower Elementary Art Teacher) and Megan Heistand (Danville Middle School Art teacher). Rain date July 17.

Sat, July 13, 10 am to 2 pm
Open to the Public Paint Day *(alternate location in case of rain)

During Iron Heritage Festival Days: Thursday, July 18, 3 to 6 pm.
Open to the Public Paint Day (no alternate rain date)

Saturday, July 27, 10 am to 2 pm.Open to the Public Paint Day*(alternate location in case of rain)

The location will be the mural paint shed and tent on the north side of the Cole's Hardware in Danville.
*Alternate rain location for the two Saturday paint days will be inside the warehouse at Henry Voelcker Inc at 346-352 Ferry Steet or other specified location if necessary.

Volunteers will also be needed for the installation of the mural at the end of July to early August.

Project Sponsors: Danville Business Alliance, Henry Voelcker Inc (location for painting inside).
Location for mural paint days and project materials provided by Cole's Hardware of Danville,
Shed provided by Rocky Mountain Structures LLC www.rockymtnsheds.com,
Mural site at Route 11 and Mill Street by Royal Nails Salon, wall prep provided by Miller Bros Construction. Mural funding by Service First Bank, Merck, Bloomsburg University URSCA program.

A funky fashion triptych

BU held it's ninth annual Personal Adornment Day and Makeup Extravaganza recently. The event, held at the Moose Exchange in downtown Bloomsburg, features wearable art created by students. Photo intern Katelin Bolig was a participant in the show, but she also captured this triptych of outfits.

Fold your own Husky

Anh Tran — international student from Vietnam, business major, and student worker in the College of Liberal Arts —is skilled in origami. After the tsunami struck Japan a year and a half ago, she led a fundraiser to benefit relief efforts. We featured her in the Bloomsburg magazine and in a video.

Last spring, I asked her if it was possible to make an origami husky. Drawing upon this pattern, she came up with a cool husky. It's challenging piece —at least for me — but very cool on your desk.