Since 1982, PCCA has been building community through the arts, and seeks to re-imagine creativity in our rural landscape.

PCCA Connects our Rural Community Through the Arts. We do this through Four Programs: Arts in Education, Creative Programs, Artist Engagement at PCCA Gallery, and Landis House.

Our Arts in Education Program, a partnership with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, works in 7 counties in Central PA to administer visual and performing arts projects resulting in a culminating event or private or public art piece. We link professional artists and arts groups not only with K-12 schools, but also through parks and recreation centers, senior facilities, correctional facilities, hospitals, libraries, community centers, and other organizations.

Our Creative Programs serve our community with events and programs that are often low cost, free, or discounted to PCCA members. These include workshops; art experiences; poetry and book readings; concerts; coffeehouses; excursions; camps; and member artist, student, and community performance opportunities.

Our Artist Engagement Program at PCCA Gallery encourages and provides development and support to new, emerging, and professional visual artists and makers of every discipline, age, and educational level that live and work throughout Central PA. Other exhibition opportunities include Landis House and our remote exhibition spaces, collectively known as Art on Tour.

Landis House was donated to PCCA by a local supporter of the arts and dedicated member, Mary Landis, in 2007, at the time of her death and in honor of her parents. Landis House supports rotating exhibitions, and maintains a permanent collection in honor of the Landis family and their travels. This “Creative Commons” is used for classes, concerts, art camps, community meetings, and other special events.

PCCA board, staff and volunteers strive to fulfill the mission by helping artists become more economically viable, encouraging adults and young people to explore art forms that resonate within them, and providing numerous local programs that community members can join as creative participants or as members of an appreciative audience.