The Walk In Art Center (WIAC) is a 501(C) (3) non-profit organization founded in the belief that art and culture can positively affect the lives of all. It is located in rural Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.

 

The Walk In Art Center is a creative incubator with 16 working studios and has 17 resident studio artists and over 30 additional associated members working in a variety of mediums. Classes, workshops and summer art camps are offered for all ages and levels year round in the WIAC’s state of the Art Education Center.  

 

Since 2016, the WIAC has been the regional partner the Folk Art Alliance for Berks, Schuylkill, and Lancaster Counties through the PA Council on the Arts.  The WIAC’s calendar offers original art vendor shows throughout the year, dinner theatre performances with live entertainment, First Friday open houses and coffee house music events, an annual fundraiser, free outdoor concerts in the Performance Pavilion, and monthly art-centered events for children and adults. 

 

It offers several artists community groups including The Schuylkill Shutter Society, Teen Art Creative, Fiber Arts Guild, and Clay Haven Pottery Group.  The WIAC also outreaches into the community via group tours, artist- in-residence programs, school field trips, and the 783 Points of Light program that collaborates with county school districts.  The WIAC also regularly partners with other arts and non-profit organizations in the area including the Anthracite Philharmonic and the Allied Artists of Schuylkill County.

 

The Main Gallery, the WIAC Folk Art Gallery and the Community Gallery all offer inspiring exhibition schedules throughout the year featuring local, regional and national artists. The annual Keystone Fine Art Juried Exhibition brings artists in from all over the state.