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    <title>Perkiomen Valley Art Center upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:36:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (September 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>ART TALK - Gary Phillips, Free-lance illustrator (September 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" color="#438CCA" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;“Beyond Words – Illustrating the Story”&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;This program will begin with a general introduction to the profession of illustration. Then we'll take a deeper&amp;nbsp;dive into the specific considerations involved in illustrating a complete book. There will be an&amp;nbsp;emphasis on methods and means with a Q &amp;amp; A afterwards.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/image000000.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1D2228" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Gary Phillips earned a BFA in Communication Design, majoring in Illustration, from Kutztown&lt;br&gt;
University. He later studied at three different ateliers for many years to solidify drawing the&lt;br&gt;
figure from life. Regular painting en plein air (out of doors before nature) is also an important&lt;br&gt;
practice allowing him to create a sense of light in his imaginative illustration commissions. He&lt;br&gt;
taught for eight years at Moore College of Art and Design and did stints at his alma mater.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (September 22, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (September 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://perkvalleyart.org/event-6751804</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (September 29, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (October 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (October 09, 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Scan Party at North Penn Art (PVAC members) (October 10, 2026)</title>
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  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/apeiron%20colorful.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="213"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 14px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who: Members of &lt;span style="background-color: transparent; outline: none !important;"&gt;Perkiomen Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 14px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What : Free food, fun &amp;amp; ART SCANNING Event!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 14px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;When: Saturday October, 10, 2026&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;3:00 -5:00pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 14px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Where: N&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;orth Penn Art&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Lansdale PA&amp;nbsp; 19446&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;215-362-2494&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://northpennart.com/contact-free-scanning/" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); outline: none !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://northpennart.com/contact-free-scanning/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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  &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;North Penn Art has invited members of PVAC to visit their store for this free event!&amp;nbsp; Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect. This event is in place of our October Art Talk. If you've ever thought about making prints of your artwork or struggled to get a good image to submit to a show, this event is for you!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join us at North Penn Art in Lansdale for a f&lt;span style="outline: none !important; background-color: transparent;"&gt;ree food, fun &amp;amp; ART SCANNING EVENT open to members of the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="outline: none !important; background-color: transparent;"&gt;Perkiomen Valley Art Center! We will be using our s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="outline: none !important; background-color: transparent;"&gt;tate-of-the-art contact free large format scanner to create a high-rez digital file of your art. Each member should plan to bring 1 work of art, maximum size 24x30 (no minimum size).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;What you get: &lt;span style="outline: none !important; background-color: transparent;"&gt;1 free scan &amp;amp; giclee print on archival matte paper of your original artwork. Get a giclee print&lt;/span&gt; actual size (or smaller) of your art. &lt;span style="outline: none !important; background-color: transparent;"&gt;Max giclee print size 16x20 for this event.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="outline: none !important; background-color: transparent;"&gt;Bring your own flashdrive for your digital file.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Feel free to call us (North Penn Art) with questions at 215-362-2494. We look forward to seeing some regular faces &amp;amp; meeting some new artists!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (October 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (October 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://perkvalleyart.org/event-6751804</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Register ONLINE Now - Annual Open Juried Show (October 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;h1 style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/HEADER%20W%20NO%20COPY.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h1 style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;CALL FOR ENTRIES&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0072BC"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;SHOW IS OPEN TO ALL ARTISTS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;You're cordially invited to participate in the Perk Valley Art Center's&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;70&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Annual Open Juried Art Show&lt;/strong&gt;—an event that promises to immerse you in the world of creativity and talent.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;All artists (professional or non-professional) are invited to enter.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;Online Registration Available Now through October 20:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#1A1A1A"&gt;ONLINE R&lt;font face="Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_0"&gt;egistration is now OPEN for our annual juried show at the Hill School. To simply the art intake process, PVAC highly encourages all artists to use this tool.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Online Registration CLOSES OCTOBER 20th at 4pm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;Show Details:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 18px; margin-left: 8em;"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Show Runs:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;October 27 - December 11, 20&lt;font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_5, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_7, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_8, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_9, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_10, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_11, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_12, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_13, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_14"&gt;26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Closed Thanksgiving Week)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Venue: The Hill School Center for the Arts - BOYER GALLERY, 766 Beech Street, Pottstown, PA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Show Hours*: Tuesday, Wednesday &amp;amp; Thursday, 1-4pm and by appointment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;For appointments or further information, please call 610-705-1039.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#F79A66"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;Meet our Juror:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#F79A66"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://perkvalleyart.org/SHOWS-EXHIBITS" target="_blank"&gt;Elise Phillips-&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#F79A66"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to read her bio.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#F79A66"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#F79A66"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Site/Image%20of%20judge%20-%20online%20graphic.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;Accepted Work:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font face="Minion Pro" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &amp;quot;Minion Pro&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Only original art completed within the past five years and never before shown in a Perkiomen Valley Art Center &lt;strong&gt;Open Juried&lt;/strong&gt; Show will be accepted. Artist’s original work, composition, and design only. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work including published or internet source or reference work not attributable to the artist. No work aided by use of artificial intelligence. Works derived from paintings, reproductions, or photographs by other artists will not be accepted as well as crafts, quilts and/or artwork with objectionable subject matter. The show committee reserves the right to omit any submission that does not fit the show criteria. The show will be juried and judged in the categories specified. The decision of the judge is final. Artists will be notified of the status of their entries by e-mail.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Art will be juried and judged in the following categories:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;A - Oil Mediums&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;B - Acrylic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;C - Other Water Mediums&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;D - Pastel /Encaustic/ 2D Mixed Media&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;E - Drawing/ Illustration/Print Making/ Photography/ Digital Art&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;F - Sculpture/Assemblage /3D Mixed Media&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;Essential Dates:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;On-line Registration&lt;font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;: now through&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Oct 20, 2025&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Mail in Entries must be recieved by &lt;strong&gt;October 15.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Art Drop off, Walk in Registration:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oct 22, from 3 to 6pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Show Runs:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oct. 27&amp;nbsp; to Dec &lt;font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;11&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;- During Gallery Hours&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Opening Reception: &lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Sunday, &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nov. 1&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;from 2 - 4pm, Awards at 3pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Declined Work Pick Up:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nov.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;1&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;from 2 - 4pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Art Pick up: Sat,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dec 12&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;1pm-3pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;DECIDE FIRST: Please register online only after you have decided what art work you will enter. We will be creating labels from this file for your artwork from your registration info. Photo attachments will be considered for use in the program and promotional materials.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;PAY NOW or at DROP OFF: You can register and pay on line - with your credit or debit card, OR register and bring a check (no credit cards accepted at art drop off).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;Download the Prospectus and Entry form&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Documents/HILL%20SCHOOL%20SHOW/2026%20HILL%20SCHOOL%20SHOW/2026%20Juried%20Show%20Prospectus%20-%20FINAL.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;PROSPECTUS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUICK TIP:&lt;/strong&gt; PVAC MEMBERS: LOG IN TO THE WEBSITE TO RECEIVE MEMBER PRICING.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#374151" face="Georgia" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;*For school safety reasons, the gallery doors will be locked at all times. Visitors wishing to view the gallery during off gallery hours will be directed to call YeJin Han (610-705-1225) or Hill Security (610-327-3060).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://perkvalleyart.org/event-6811024</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (October 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (October 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://perkvalleyart.org/event-6751804</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (October 27, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (October 30, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (November 03, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (November 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape and Still Life in Pastel                                  with Teresa Nicolo (November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;" color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Landscape and Still Life in Pastel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Teresa Nicolo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Along%20The%20Schuylkill%20Terry%20Nicolo.jpeg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community.&amp;nbsp;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 22, 2026 – November 10, 2026, 8 sessions. Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE - EACH CLASS IS 2.5 HOURS IN DURATION.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Course Description:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Teresa invites both beginners and experienced artists on a journey of creative interpretation while discovering the expressive world of soft pastels in this fun relaxed class! Through in-class still life set ups and personal photographic references, students will learn to capture the emotion, and essence of the subject while gaining confidence in your own unique style.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Whether you're refining y&lt;span&gt;our technique or just looking for a creative space to paint, this class offers individualized guidance, supportive feedback, and a welcoming environment for artists of all levels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In addition, Teresa will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student's progress and ideas.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Day 1 of class she will provide a still life set up and do a short demo.&amp;nbsp; You are welcome to paint that or if you prefer, bring your own reference photos in the form of a printed photograph or on an iPad.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions about the class, Teresa can be reached at &lt;a href="mailto:terrynicolo@gmail.com"&gt;terrynicolo@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Materials List:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE: Students must bring a table covering to each class.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;I'm excited to have you in class.&amp;nbsp; Below is a list of recommended supplies to bring with you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;If you already have some materials, feel free to bring what you have.&amp;nbsp; Quality makes a difference, but don't feel the need to purchase the most expensive items- choose what works within your budget.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;The room is set up for the use of table easels, which are available for your use. Due to the size of the table easels, I would advise not working any larger than a 16 x 20 paper.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Paper:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;As you will discover, there are many varieties of papers and pastels.&amp;nbsp; They all interact differently so I encourage you to experiment with different combinations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Here are some of my favorites:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Uart 320 grit is a good paper available by the sheet or by the roll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buying by the roll allows you to cut the paper to your desired size.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It comes in White or Dark.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-UArt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pastel Mat is another good one, it comes in several colors and sizes -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Available at Dakota Pastels.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sanded-PastelMat&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pastels/drawing supplies:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Vine Charcoal -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Nitram-Charcoal&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Blenders -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Blenders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Sennelier Plein Air soft pastel set -&amp;nbsp; size to fit your budget is a good starter pastel.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I recommend getting the half sticks which are less expensive and offer a wide selection.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets"&gt;https://www.jerrysartarama.com/sennelier-standard-soft-pastel-sets&lt;/a&gt;. Also available at&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Sennelier-Half-Sticks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Prismacolor Nu Pastel set- size to fit your budget.&amp;nbsp; It is a semi hard pastel good for under-&amp;nbsp; painting, glazing and drawing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;I also like Terry Ludwig, however they are more expensive than Sennelier&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;https://www.dakotapastels.com/products/Terry-Ludwig&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please bring these additional items:&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A stiff paint brush&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A rigid smooth surface such as foam board on which to tape or clip your paper. Available at Michael's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Clips or painter’s tape to attach your paper to the backing board.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Glassine, to protect your painting, sold by the roll - https://www.dakotapastels.com/product/misc-glassine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A towel or plastic table cloth to protect your work surface, pastels are messy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A piece of aluminum foil to line the ledge of your easel to collect the dust.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wipes to clean your seat and work surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;These are sites I buy from:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dick Blick&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;https://www.dickblick.com/?utm_source=google&amp;amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Dick%20Blick&amp;amp;utm_id=4320344&amp;amp;gad_source=1&amp;amp;gad_campaignid=4320344&amp;amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_wX_Ghau6ZT4QzlJs86txrnFVBF&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwvNfSBhBiEiwAyaGMCSLuCXeWMdUILN5EW6qpVZcB_tPR1uaATrcAJOF94T0eNLIDXxR5GBoC5_UQAvD_BwE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Dakota - https://www.dakotapastels.com/&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Jerry'sartarama &amp;nbsp;- https://www.jerrysartarama.com/borden-riley-glassine-neutral-ph-paper-rolls?expa_m=search&amp;amp;expa_st=glassine&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;All these art supply sites run sales so I recommend getting on their mailing lists to be notified of sales.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight, 2.5 hour classes held on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00 pm. Begins September 22, 2026, ends November 10, 2026.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $200; Non-Member: $216.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;Perk Valley Art Center, PO Box 474, Schwenksville, PA 19473&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adding Buildings to Landscapes and Cityscapes with Rich Godshall (November 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://perkvalleyart.org/resources/Pictures/CLASSES%20-%20IMAGES/Godshall_Buildings_3.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Openings are still available!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location – Peter Becker Community. &lt;span style=""&gt;Maplewood Estates, 815 Maplewood Drive, Harleysville, PA 19438. The class is located upstairs in the craft room. Take the stairs (or elevator). When the stairs divide, take the left stairway and turn right at the top (straight ahead off the elevator, passing the stairs). The classroom will be on your left just before the exercise room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For parking, there is a visitor parking lot across the street from the main entrance of Maplewood Estates&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Dates/Time – September 18, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (No class on October 2), 8 sessions. Friday afternoons from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"&gt;Not able to attend all 8 weeks in the session? See our Flexible Schedule enrollment options! Pay for only the dates you select to attend!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Class Description-&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif; color:black;"&gt;Adding buildings or other structures to a painting can present its own set of challenges. We'll look at some of the issues you may encounter such as perspective, light / shadow and just some general how to questions that may pop up. It's a fun class where everyone works at their own pace with no pressure. Some painting experience is required. I will be doing demos in acrylic but watercolor and water mixable oils are welcome. Sorry, but traditional oils are not permitted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"&gt;If you will be using acrylics, see the suggested materials list below. If using watercolor or water mixable oils, please bring paints, brushes, canvases, paper, etc., and other materials you normally work with.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Materials List – &lt;strong&gt;Students must bring their own supplies to class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Brushes -&amp;nbsp;#'s 2,4,6,8 Flats or brights (long or short handle - short handle brushes may be referred to as shaders). &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;*#'s 2 and 4 rounds.&amp;nbsp;Look for synthetic bristles, i.e.&amp;nbsp;Golden Taklon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Paints -&amp;nbsp;Artists Loft (Michaels) or Master's Touch (Hobby Lobby)&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;White, Black, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Hansa Yellow or Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Burnt Sienna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp; Canvas Boards or Stretched Canvas 11" x 14"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;*&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Students must bring a table covering to protect your workspace.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Other supplies to bring - Paper Towels, Photos that you have taken, #2 pencil, Kneaded Eraser, Disposable Paper Palette, Plastic Water container and something to carry all your supplies (could be a tool box, tackle box, ArtBin).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;If you have questions for the instructor about course content or supplies, please call Rich at 267-317-3858 or email at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:offthewallframing@verizon.net" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;offthewallframing@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For questions regarding course registration, please contact Linda Gerhard at email:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;This is an eight-week session consisting of eight two-hour classes held on Friday afternoons, from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Begins September 18, 2026, ends November 13, 2026 – no class on October 2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Cost: PVAC Member: $160; Non-Member: $176.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Flexible registration options are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;PVAC members must be logged-in to receive the member pric&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;e.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;To pay for registration by check, please mail to:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;erk Valley Art Center&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;PO Box 474&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Schwenksville, PA. 19473&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;If you are paying by mail, your check must be received prior to class start date to guarantee your reservation in the class.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;CLASS LIMITED TO 9 PARTCIPANTS&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;– Paid registration fees will be refunded only if the instructor cancels the entire 8-week session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For registration assistance, email the class coordinator, Linda Gerhard –&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:lingerart@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;lingerart@aol.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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