Inspiring, educating and creating
artistic opportunities within our community.
To Our Friends & Supporters:
With deep regrets.
After much careful and difficult deliberation,
the Board and staff of the Chambersburg Council for the Arts
have unanimously decided to close our physical location
effective December 31, 2024.
We are deeply proud of the work we have been able to accomplish
through our pioneering arts-education initiatives
and our strong community partnerships.
As we develop a vision for CFTA’s future,
we will continue to keep you informed.
Upcoming Classes & Events
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Holiday Stained Glass with Chris Parker. Thursday, December 5th, 5:30-8:30 pm. Your choice of Star, Santa, Holly, Tree or Cardinal. $55 included all materials.
Young Artist Miniature Art Challenbe
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE YOUNG ARTIST
Now through Decemeber 21st
40th Annual Juried Miniature Art Exhibition
Best of Show
Viviande Kosinsky
Falls Church, Virginia
Service
etching
$200
Merit Awards
Julie Kreps
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Raystown Lake
pastel
$225
Janette D. Koons
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Oh! Hello!
watercolor
$110
Dolores M. Andrew
Parkville, Maryland
Ketchikan Morning
pen + ink + watercolor
$450
1 - Mary Beth Aker - Parkton, Maryland - Seed I - 4 x 6 - batik + paint marker - $100
2 - Mary Beth Aker - Parkton, Maryland - Seed II - 4 x 6 - batik + paint marker - $100
3- Mary Beth Aker - Parkton, Maryland - Dark Lily - 4 x 6 - batik + paint marker - $100
4 - Mary Alleman – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Sandcrab - 3 ½ x 3 ½ - watercolor + ink - $125
5 - Mary Alleman – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Seashells - 3 ½ x 3 ½ - watercolor + ink - $125 HM
6 - Dolores M. Andrew – Parkville, Maryland - Ketchikan Morning - 3 ½ x 5 - pen + ink + watercolor - $450 - merit
7 - Dolores M. Andrew – Parkville, Maryland – Parking - 3 x 4 ½ pastel - $450
8 - Dolores M. Andrew – Parkville, Maryland - Living Dangerously - 3 x 4 ½ - watercolor - $450
9 - Christine Bass – Vinton, Virginia - Sunny Day - 3 x 4 - pastel - $350 HM
10 - Christine Bass – Vinton, Virginia - Spring is in the Air - 3 x 4 - pastel - $385
11 - Christine Bass – Vinton, Virginia - One Big Posey - 4 x 3 - pastel - $375
12 - Christine Bass – Vinton, Virginia - Country She Shed - 4 x 3 - pastel - $350
13 - Susan Benigni-Landis – Lewisberry, Pennsylvania - Twilight Stream - 4 x 6 - oil - $250
14 - Susan Benigni-Landis – Lewisberry, Pennsylvania - Rolling PA Farms - 4 x 6 - oil - $250
15 - Susan Benigni-Landis – Lewisberry, Pennsylvania - Glen Rd Pond Little Waterlilies - 4 x 4 - oil - $250
16 - Susan Benigni-Landis – Lewisberry, Pennsylvania - Pretty Pink Poinsettias - 4 x 6 - oil - $250
17 - Mary Ann Bliley – Erie, Pennsylvania - Golden Hour - 3 5-8 x 5 ⅝ - watercolor - $75
18 - Mary Ann Bliley – Erie, Pennsylvania - Victoria's Violets - 3 ½ x 5 ½ - watercolor - $75
19 Mary Ann Bliley – Erie, Pennsylvania - Pumpkin Patch - 3 5-8 x 5 5-8 - watercolor - $75
20 Mary Ann Bliley – Erie, Pennsylvania - Marina Moorings - 3 ½ x 5 ½ - watercolor - $75
21 - Shana Bonetti - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Purple Wildflowerscape - 4 x 4 - acrylic + molding pastel - $40
22 - Shana Bonetti - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Yellow Wildflowerscape - 4 x 4 -acrylic + molding pastel - $40
23 - Shana Bonetti - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Cat in the Wild - 4 x 4 - acrylic + molding pastel - $40
24 - Shana Bonetti - Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Rabbit in the Field - 4 x 4 - acrylic + molding pastel - $40
25 - Jolie Bouldin – Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Terrarium - 3 ¼ x 6 mixed media colored pencil - $150
26 - Jolie Bouldin – Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Terrarium - Fairy - 5 x 3 - mixed media colored pencil - $150
27 - Dawn Burgoon - Greencastle, Pennsylvania - American Cemetery - Normandy - 4 x 6 - watercolor + ink - $100
28 - Dawn Burgoon - Greencastle, Pennsylvania - Tiniest House in Paris - 4 x 6 - watercolor + ink - $80 HM
29 - Ellen Burke – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Sparkle Baby - 5 x 5 - gouache - $250
30 - Ellen Burke – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - I'll Drive if You Can Get a Ride Back - 5 x 5 - gouache - $200 HM
31 - Ellen Burke – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - The Tree Was Here When I Moved In - 5 x 5 - gouache - $100
32 - Ellen Burke – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Spark - 3 x 4 - gouache - $50
33 - Lynda Clayton – Greencastle, Pennsylvania - Out to Pasture - 4 x 6 -oil - $80
34 - Lynda Clayton – Greencastle, Pennsylvania - Pumpkins Aplenty - 4 x 6 - oil - $80
35 - Lynda Clayton – Greencastle, Pennsylvania - View from My Window - 4 x 6 - oil - $60
36 - Lynda Clayton – Greencastle, Pennsylvania - Daddy's Little Girl - 4 x 6 - oil - $50
37 - Sharon Coons - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Wonderment - 4 x 6 - oil - $250
38 - Sharon Coons - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Resting Place - 4 x 4 - oil - $200
39 - Vivian de Kosinsky - Falls Church, Virginia - Greek cat - 2 x 2-etching - $150
40 - Vivian de Kosinsky - Falls Church, Virginia - A Brief Case - 2 x 2 - etching - $150
41- Vivian de Kosinsky - Falls Church, Virginia – Service - 3 x 2 – etching - $200 Best of Show
42- Vivian de Kosinsky - Falls Church, Virginia – Pastries - 3 x 2 - hand colored etching - $300 HM
43 - Sherree Devor – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Mini Moos - 6 x 4 x 4 - ceramic - $100
44 - Melinda Fabian – Hellertown, Pennsylvania - Desert Beauty - 2 ½ x 2 ½ - paper + watercolor + gouache - $495
45 - Melinda Fabian – Hellertown, Pennsylvania - It's Party Time! - 1 ¾ x 1 ¾ - paper + watercolor + gouache - $300
46 - Melinda Fabian – Hellertown, Pennsylvania - Decadent Rose - 1 ¾ x 1 ¾ - paper + watercolor + gouache - $300
47 - Anne Finucane – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Raking Leaves - 2 ½ x 4 ½ - watercolor - $65
48 - Anne Finucane – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Village - 4 ½ x 2 ½ - watercolor - $55 HM
49 - Anne Finucane – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Bender's Pond - 4 ½ x 2 ½ - watercolor - $55
50 - Anne Finucane – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Plein Air Morning - 3 ½ x 3 ¾ - watercolor - $65
51 - Korey A. Flick – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Gobble, Gobble - 4 ½ x 6 - oil- $20
52 - Korey A. Flick – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Baby Giraffe - 4 x 4 - oil - $20
53 - Korey A. Flick – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Winter Visitor - 4 x 4 - oil - $20
54 - Julia A. H. Fox – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - View from a Wedding - 4 x 4 - acrylic - $180 HM
55 - Julia A. H. Fox – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Joy Flutters Through - 3 x 3 - acrylic - $120
56 - Dee 'Diane' Freeman-Jones – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Alice - 4 x 6 - mixed media - $100
57 - Dee 'Diane' Freeman-Jones – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Who Are You - 4 x 5 - mixed media - $100
58 - Jean Frey – Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Red Door in the Woods - 4 x 6 - mixed media + pastels - $98
59 - Jean Frey – Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Winter Sunset - 4 x 6 - pastel - $80
60 - Jean Frey – Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Ocean Sunset - 4 x 6 - pastel - $80
61- Jean Frey – Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Water Over Rocks - 4 x 6 - pastel - $80
62 - Nancy Garcia - Falls Church, Virginia - Lunchtime - 2 ½ x 2 ½ - colored pencil - $125
63 - Nancy Garcia - Falls Church, Virginia - The Meerkats - 2 x 4 - oil - $160
64 - Ariadne Gejevski - Berkeley Springs, West, Virginia - Thoughts to Ponder - 2 ½ x 2 ½ - mixed media - $175
66 - Madison Guyer - Chambersburg Pennsylvania - Through the Fields - 2 1-8 x 2 1-8 - acrylic - $575
67 - Seth Holmes - Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Memories in Miniature - 8 x 6 - watercolor - NFS HM
68 - Susan Kern – Weston, Missouri - Wishful Thinking - 2 ¼ x 1 ¾ - oil on ivorine - $350
69 - Susan Kern – Weston, Missouri - Praying for Dinner - 2 ¼ x 1 ¾ - oil on ivorine - $350
70 - Susan Kern – Weston, Missouri - Admiration - 2 ¼ x 1 ¾ - oil on ivorine - $350
71 - Susan Kern – Weston, Missouri - Fierce - 2 ¼ x 1 ¾ - oil on ivorine - $350
72 - Lois Kilberg – Hudson, New Hampshire - Rocky Shores - 1 3-8 x 1 7-8 - watercolor - $250
73 - Lois Kilberg – Flowers on the Railing - 1 3-8 x 1 7-8 - watercolor - $250
74 - Janette D. Koons - Mont Alto, Pennsylvania - Winter Solace - 2 ¾ x 3 ¾ - watercolor - $95
75 - Janette D. Koons - Mont Alto, Pennsylvania - Sweet Petals - 3 ½ x 5 ½ - watercolor - $110
76 - Janette D. Koons - Mont Alto, Pennsylvania - Oh! Hello! - 3 ½ x 5 ½ - watercolor - $110 - Merit
77 - Janette D. Koons - Mont Alto, Pennsylvania - Festive - 5 ½ x 3 ½ - watercolor - $110
78 - Stephanie Kozemchak – Frederick, Maryland - The Golden Hour - 3 x 5 - watercolor - $295
79 - Stephanie Kozemchak – Frederick, Maryland - Swift Island - 3 x 5 - watercolor - $295
80 - Stephanie Kozemchak – Frederick, Maryland - Aurelian Clouds - 3 x 5 - watercolor - $295 HM
81 - Stephanie Kozemchak – Frederick, Maryland - Studio View - 3 x 5 - watercolor - $295
82 - Julie Kreps – Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Raystown Lake - 4 x 6 - pastel - $225 - Merit
83 - Julie Kreps – Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Moonlight in the Backyard - 3 x 4 ½ pastel + gouache - $175 - HM
84 - Cheryl Kugler – Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Dandelion Hill - 3 ½ x 2 ½ - oil pastel - $110
85 - Cheryl Kugler – Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Goldenrod Farmhouse - 2 ½ x 3 ½ - oil pastel - $110
86 - Cheryl Kugler – Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Ba-Bloom! - 2 ½ x 3 ½ - oil pastel - $110
87 - Cheryl Kugler – Carlisle, Pennsylvania - Swaying Wheat - 3 ½ x 2 ½ - oil pastel - $110
88 - Joan Kwiatkowski - Tinton Falls, New Jersey - Lady in Red - 4 x 4 - mixed media - $45
89 - Joan Kwiatkowski - Tinton Falls, New Jersey --Dawn of A New Day - 4 x 4 - mixed media - $45
90 - Joan Kwiatkowski - Tinton Falls, New Jersey - Lucky - 4 x 4 - mixed media - $45
91 - Joan Kwiatkowski - Tinton Falls, New Jersey - Library Cat - 4 x 4 -mixed media - $45 _
92 - Melissa Libertini – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Mane'lu-sister in Chamorro - 3 x 5 - mixed media - NFS
93 - Melissa Libertini – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Matathga-strong in Chamarro - 4 x 6 - mixed media - NFS
94 - Carol Lopez - Los Ranchos, New Mexico - Flower Vase - 2 x 3 - encaustic wax - $400
95 - Carol Lopez - Los Ranchos, New Mexico - Splash of Color - 2 x 3 - encaustic wax - $400 HM
96 - Carol Lopez - Los Ranchos, New Mexico - Flower Garden - 2 x 3 - encaustic wax - $400
97- Wyatt Lyions – Baltimore, Maryland - Curiosity Kills - 3 x 6 - pen + ink - $75
98 - Wyatt Lyions – Baltimore, Maryland - Insomnia - 3 x 6 - pen + ink - $75
99 - Wyatt Lyions – Baltimore, Maryland - Peace is Made - 3 x 6 - pen + ink - $75
100 - jim mackey – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Pocket God #6 - 4 ¼ x 1 ½ - wood - $30
101 - jim mackey – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Pocket God #7 - 4 ¼ x 1 ½ - wood - $30
102 - jim mackey – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Forged in Hell - 5 x 3 x 1 ½ - scrap metal - $30
103 - jim mackey – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Time Vortex - 4 ½ x 2 x 5 - scrap metal - $30
104 - Nan McCarthy – Hillsboro, New Hampshire - Cascading Water - 3 ¾ x 5 ¾ - acrylic - $150
105 - Nan McCarthy – Hillsboro, New Hampshire - Sparkling Cascade - 3 ¾ x 5 ¾ - acrylic - $150
106 - Nan McCarthy – Hillsboro, New Hampshire - Gushing Waterfall - 3 ½ x 5 ½ - acrylic - $150
107 - Kathleen McCloskey – Mercersburg, Pennsylvania - Lake View - 4 x 4 - pastel - $75
108 - Kathleen McCloskey – Mercersburg, Pennsylvania - Madrid, NM Alley - 5 x 5 - gouache - $100
109 - Hannah McIntosh-Burke - Washington, District of Columbia - Costinis Nitida-- 4 x 6 - mixed media collage - $125
110 - Hannah McIntosh-Burke - Washington, District of Columbia - Opodiphthera Eucalypti - 4 x 6 - mixed media collage - $150
111 - Laurie McKelvie – Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Quiet Morning - Eastern Shore - 4 ¾ x 4 ¾ - pastel - $75
112 - Laurie McKelvie – Shippensburg, Pennsylvania - Winter Morning - Pacific Grove, CA - 3 ½ x 3 ½ - pastel - $110
113 - James Mullen – Endwell, New York - Green Heron at Sapsuckerwoods - 3 ½ x 3 - ink + watercolor - $75 HM
114 - James Mullen – Endwell, New York - Feeding Station at Sapsuckerwoods - 3 x 4 - ink + watercolor - $75
115 - James Mullen – Endwell, New York - Canada Goose at Sapsuckerwoods - 3 ¼ x 4 - ink + watercolor - $75
116 - James Mullen – Endwell, New York - Sapsucker at Sapsuckerwoods - 2 ½ x 4 ink + watercolor - $75
117 - Mary O'Herron - Silver Springs, Maryland - Soft Awakening - 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 - ink + watercolor - $100
118 - Mary O'Herron - Silver Springs, Maryland - Burrrrr! - 4 5-8 x 3 5-8 – ink - $100
119 - Mary O'Herron - Silver Springs, Maryland - Grateful! - 4 5-8 x 3 5-8 - ink + watercolor - $100
120 - Brian Paulsen - Grand Forks, North Dakota – Waiting - 3 x 4 ½ - ink & colored pencil - $350
121 - Brian Paulsen - Grand Forks, North Dakota – Ceremony - 3 x 4 ½ - ink & colored pencil - $350
122 - Brian Paulsen - Grand Forks, North Dakota – Continuation - 3 x 4 ½ - ink & colored pencil - $350
123 - Cubby Rayfield - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania - The Capitol - 4 ¼ x 3 ½ - watercolor - $150
124 - Cubby Rayfield - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania - White Tail - 3 ½ x 3 ½ - watercolor- $150
125 - Cubby Rayfield - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania - Reflections - 4 5-8 x 3 ¼ - watercolor - $150
126 - Rob Rock - Hagerstown, Maryland - Moon Over Melbourne - 4 x 4 - acrylic - $450
127 - Rob Rock - Hagerstown, Maryland - Herr Heron - 4 x 4 - acrylic-- $450
128 - Rob Rock - Hagerstown, Maryland - Viscous Hibiscus - 4 x 4 - acrylic - $350 _
129 - Rod Stabler + Ann Ruppert - Fairfield, Pennsylvania - Nature's Gift - 5 x 5 - walnut, ebony, enamel on copper - $195
130 - Rod Stabler + Ann Ruppert - Fairfield, Pennsylvania - Deep Down - -5 x 5 - maple, polymer, acrylic - $195
131 - Rod Stabler + Ann Ruppert - Fairfield, Pennsylvania - Going in a Circle - 4 ½ x 4 - dyed maple, ebony, copper - $175 2
132 - Rod Stabler + Ann Ruppert - Fairfield, Pennsylvania - Puzzling -3 x 5 - cherry - $175 _-3
133 - Emily Sloviko - Thurmont, Maryland - Set of Figs - 4 X 5 - acrylic - $395 HM
134 - Emily Sloviko - Thurmont, Maryland - Fall Meadow - 3 ½ x 6 acrylic - $345
135 - Emily Sloviko - Thurmont, Maryland - Out to Lunch - 5 x 3 ½ acrylic - $395
136 - Judy Stenger - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - September Tomato - 4 x 6 - watercolor - $124
137 - Judy Stenger - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Redbud in April - 4 x 6 - watercolor - $124
138 - Amity Trumpower-Kreps - Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Spring - 4 x 6 - pen + alcohol marker - $40
139 - Amity Trumpower-Kreps - Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Summer - 4 x 6 - pen + alcohol marker - $40
140 - Amity Trumpower-Kreps -Waynesboro, PennsylvaniaAutumn - 4 x 6 pen + alcohol marker - $40
141 - Amity Trumpower-Kreps - Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Winter- 4 x 6 - pen + alcohol marker - $40
142 - Eily Vaughan - Baltimore, Maryland - Newcastle Churchyard One - 3 x 5 - mixed media - $75
143 - Eily Vaughan - Baltimore, Maryland - Newcastle Churchyard Two - 3 x 5 - pen - $75
144 - Gloria Walker - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Cloudy Sea - 4 x 3 - watercolor - $50
145 - Gloria Walker - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Under the Sea - 1 ½ x 4 ¼ - watercolor - $75
146 - Gloria Walker - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - Queen Anne's Lace - 4 ¼ x 2 ½ - watercolor - $75 HM
147 - Gloria Walker - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - My Reflection - 1 ¾ - watercolor - $75
148 - Akiko Watanabe - Pacifica, California - Floating World II - 4 ½ x 4 ½ - acrylic - $650
149 – Akiko Watanabe - Pacifica, California - Stargazer - 3 ¾ x 4 ¾ – acrylic - $400
150 - Akiko Watanabe - Pacifica, California - Predator's Profile - 3 x 3 – acrylic - $350
151 - Diana M Wyles - Fort Bragg, California - Red Fox - A Portrait - 2 ½ x 2 ½ - Gouache - $275
152 - Diana M Wyles - Fort Bragg, California - Window of Separation - 3 x 3 ¼ - acrylic - $475
153 - Diana M Wyles - Fort Bragg, California – Grace - 2 ¾ x 4 ¾ - gouache - $450
154 - Diana M Wyles - Fort Bragg, California - Birds on a Wire - Barn Swallows - 2 ¼ x 4 ¼ - acrylic - $225 HM
Art at the Shack.
Inner Peace at the Shack: Purchase the Art from your table and take it home now!
Donna Werling Focus on Fungi acrylic on canvas 12x12 $90
Rob Rock Indian River acrylic on canvas 12 x 12 $1,750
Elizabeth Willson Harmony photograph 16 x 20 $150
Lynda Clayton Blazing Birches acrylic on canvas 8 x 10 $75
Jeff Barnhart Peaceful Path pastel on paper 26 x 22 $225
Susan Martin Master Fisherman 2 acrylic on canvas 19 x 23 $100
Elizabeth Willson Prismatic Petals photograph 16 x 20 $150
Susan Martin Master Fisherman 1 acrylic on canvas 19 x 22 $100
Elizabeth Willson Journey to Tranquility photograph 12 x 15 $95
Lisa Harding The Queen is Napping acrylic on cardboard 14 x 11 $125
Lynda Clayton Frosty Falls acrylic on canvas 11 x 14 $75
Jim Mackey A God acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 $100
Suzanne Gessay Join the Meditation oil on canvas 11 x 14 $175
Elizabeth Willson Lupins by the Sea photograph 12 x 15 $95
Cindy Baker Sunrise Glow oil on board 8 x 8 $80
Lisa Harding Peace Out' My Happy Place acrylic on cardboard 14 x 11 $125
Anne Finucane The Blue Rocker watercolor on paper 14 x 14 $85
Events at the Council
Courthouse Mural 2021-2023
Paint the Scene 2024
Summer Camp
CFTA Gala 2023
Snowfall Ball 2024
Arts Express
We offer a wide variety of fun and instructional classes for both kids and adults at every skill level!
Featuring a diverse range of mediums and artists, the Council For The Arts Gallery hosts several exciting curated shows during the year.
The Council For The Arts Gallery is the perfect events space and regularly hosts exhibits, classes and more.
The Council for the Arts is a predominantly volunteer run organization filled with passionate, creative people who strongly believe that art should be accessible to everyone and is an important part of the foundation for a healthy community.
Your Arts Community Would Be Less Colorful Without you.
Since 1987 the The Council for the Arts has relied on the support of committed art enthusiasts like you to help us fulfill our mission to inspire, educate and create artistic opportunities within our community.
Over the last few years the Council, like many organizations, has experienced new challenges. As a result of the global pandemic, we have been negatively impacted in so many ways. Most significantly for the Council, it meant closing our doors for an extended period of time. We have also suffered financially, as contributions from foundations and grants have decreased, been delayed or stopped entirely.
Want to join our CFTA Volunteer Crew? Have a question?
Need some help? Or just say Hi!
Director@councilforthearts.net
717-264-6883
Council for the Arts
103 N. Main Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Gallery Hours:
Friday 12-5
Saturday 10-2
and by appointment
The Chambersburg Council for the Arts was established in 1987.
Our mission is to inspire, educate
and create artistic opportunities within our community.
We believe that art is the universal medium in which participants of all ages, neighborhoods, ethnicities, and cultures can share their experiences and that art is a vital force for advancing economic opportunities and building strong and engaged communities.
By making the arts accessible to all,
the Council for the Arts works to promote a community
that is inspired and innovative.
Council for the Arts is filled with passionate, creative people who strongly believe that art should be accessible to EVERYONE and is an important part of the foundation for a healthy community.
We will always be a welcoming place, offering an open mindset for everyone in and throughout our community.
Council for the Arts
Council for ALL.
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