Virtual Timeline: What’s Happening at Penn State Lehigh Valley

Things at Penn State Lehigh Valley have been extremely busy the last few months with the SFZones project! In September, we held three more workshops, a Spotted Lanternfly catching event, and even added Tuesday/Thursday Pop-Up Workshops to the campus calendar, that will continue through the month of November. We were lucky to have our project artist, Elsabé Dixon visit a few weeks ago for one of our Pop-Up Workshops and visit with classes while they pinned away in Centre Hall!

 

Let’s see what we have been up to!

 

September

On September 27, Artist, Elsabé Dixon, Project Co-Director Dr. Elizabeth Flaherty, and Project Assistant, Elise Schaffer traveled to JT Lambert Intermediate School in East Stroudsburg, PA to share the project with over 60 students. The school was left with two sections of the project’s 2-foot circle for students to work on in their spare time.

On Saturday, September 28, the SFZones Project held two workshops in Allentown, PA. The first at the Baum School of Art and the second at Allentown Arts Fest. Sunday, September 29, we returned to Cave Brewing Company where friends from Penn State Lehigh Valley and community members enjoyed a beer and pinned some wings!

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October

October was the start of our project’s first Pop-Up Workshops on campus at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9 am to 11 am, students are invited to sit and pin wings at a table in Centre Hall. On October 21, Elsabé Dixon visited campus to interact with students and pin wings for the day on campus. The following day, Project Assistant, Elise Schaffer took the project to a freshman HDFS class so that students could have a hands-on experience with the project.

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November and December

The team is looking forward to the installation of the project in the month of November, and to sharing the final installation with the community in December. The SFZones Project and the team at Penn State Lehigh Valley will be hosting a public unveiling event on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Centre Hall at Penn State Lehigh Valley. All are welcome to come and celebrate the project and view the final installation on PSULV’s campus.

 

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Want to get involved with the project?

Workshop dates & locations:  

Stop by Centre Hall on Penn State Lehigh Valley’s campus any Tuesday or Thursday through the month of November to pin some wings!

TO LEARN MORE

Check for updates, harvesting information, and more on our website or contact us at SFZones@psu.edu.

Also, follow the project on social media! 
@spottedlanternflyzones
@campusarts_psu
#spottedlanternflyzones

Blog post by Elise Schaffer, Arts Administration major, Penn State Lehigh Valley