Announcements

Riverside Festival of the Arts is accepting applications by artists.

The Riverside Festival of the Arts is open to all artists 18 or over.
The application fee is $55 for ACE members, $75 for non-members. 

Deadlines:
Application fee is refundable until
June 30th, 2008

Applications must be postmarked by
July 25th, 2008

Click Here to download an application form for the Riverside Festival of the Arts

Survey for Artists: Easton's Silk Mill Complex

The Easton Redevelopment Authority, which owns the Silk Mill complex (330,000 sq ft!) is considering the space as a major arts center and destination, with buildings ranging from light industrial artist workspaces to media technology, as well as more traditional artist studio spaces.
Artist enterprise facilities may be offered as condominium units and/or rentals.
As a part of the feasibility analysis for the Mill, artists throughout the US are being queried concerning their interest.
Please take a few moments to complete this survey. You may choose to do so anonymously or you may provide your name for follow-up contact as the project moves ahead.

Click this link to open the survey:

Silk Mill Survey at Surveymonkey

News and Upcoming Events

River Rites Festival planning in full swing. 

Commitee Chairman Bob Thena is currently lining up artists and musicians to  participate in this years re-invention of the River Rites festival. Visit the web site at
www.eastonart.net/RiverRites/
If you want to type in the address directly, make sure you include the final "/"!
To be a part of the Fine Arts show during the Grand Finale, download an application here:
www.eastonart.net/RiverRites/artshowapplication.html

12th Annual Riverside Festival of the Arts, 2008

The Riverside Festival of the Arts (RFA) is a multi-media event featuring fine art, fine crafts, music and activities. Held along the banks of the scenic Delaware River, the RFA is the perfect setting to exhibit your artwork. 
Download an application for more details:
Application form for the Riverside Festival of the Arts

13th Street Silk Mill Plans

The ACE Meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 included a special presentation by The Bushkill Creek Corridor Steering Committee, regarding the 13th Street Silk Mill and plans for building its potential role in the arts community. The meeting was well attended by both ACE members and interested people from the community.
The intent of the meeting was both to inform, and to gather information about the community needs to help guide the planning of this project.
The presentation was very informative, and the meeting grew lively as people put forth some great ideas for the site. 
A survey is now available online, if anyone has further input - see the annoncement section above.

Member Highlight

From time to time, we will be showcasing members.

ACE members include artists of every medium, but also educators, patrons and devotees of the arts. 

Interested members should contact the ACE officers at the monthly ACE meetings.

Website Update

The ACE website will be undergoing a facelift 

Over the next few months, the site will be slowly reorganized. Meanwhile, the Promotions commitee will be developing a new design. 

Any feedback or ideas for improving the site will be appreciated. Contact the new webmaster, Bill Rich, at solanus@ptd.net with