Under the

Colors

HAAA Members Art Show

Hershey Library

Friday – October 24, 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday – October 25, 10 am to 5 pm

TO THE PUBLIC :  

Under the Colors Art Show is the Hershey Area Art Association’s (HAAA) annual fall membership show, showcasing the diverse talents of our local art community.

Join us to enjoy original work from over 50 local artists — including paintings, photography, 3D art, jewelry, and more! 🎨 Cast your vote for your favorite artist — the top three winners will receive prizes!

Many artworks will be for sale, so it’s a great opportunity to support local creatives and take home something special.

FOR PARTCIPATING HAAA MEMBERS:

Show Co-Chairs:

• John Barley | jbarley7@gmail.com

• Mary Lott | HAAA.president@gmail.com
  Please reach out with any questions.

Eligibility & Entry Guidelines:

• SORRY REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED. See you at the show!

Voting & Awards:

• Both the public and HAAA members will vote for their favorite artist.

• The top three vote-getters will receive a free 2026 HAAA membership.

Two Display Options:

• Option 1 , Gallery Hallway Art (Art will remain on display for the entire 2-month rotation)

• Option 2, Art Display Racks (This art will display for the 2-day event only.)

• 3D Artists: Approximately 2.5 feet of table space will be provided for items like ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, or woodwork (created between 2020–2025). Space may be adjusted based on participation.

• A shared 3-sided card rack will be available for artists selling greeting cards. Space may be limited.

Setup & Participation:

• Set-Up: Thursday, October 23, from 2:00–5:00 PM (rack setup help requested at 1:00 PM).

• If you have a time conflict, please contact Mary or John for alternate arrangements.

• Artist Volunteers Needed:

• All exhibitors will be assigned a 2–3 hour shift on Friday (10/24) or Saturday (10/25) to help with cashier duties or greeting visitors.

• Help is also needed to tear down racks at 4:30 PM on Saturday, October 25.

General Artist Guidelines:

• All hanging work must be properly wired. (See detailed show guidelines on hersheyart.org → Resources > Art Shows).

• HAAA will provide description tags for each piece: include title, medium, artist name, and total price (including sales tax).

• A valid PA Sales Tax License is required for all artists selling their work.

• 20% of sales will be remitted to HAAA to support our scholarship fund.

• Neither HAAA nor the Hershey Public Library is responsible for loss, theft, or damage to any artwork.

• HAAA reserves the right to photograph exhibited work for promotional and archival purposes.

• Exhibiting members must agree to and follow the HAAA “General Information and Policy Statement,” available at hersheyart.org.

• Additional logistical information will be shared closer to the event.

SPECIAL NOTE: When completeing registration form for this event, please identify in the Registration Form’s, “ADDITIONAL MESSAGE” box how many 2D art pieces you intend to display for the 2 day event only.

Under the Colors

HAAA Members Art Show

Hershey Library

Friday – October 25th 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday – October 26th 10 am to 5 pm

The Event :  

UNDER THE COLORS, our Fall Members Art Show will be held at the Hershey Public Library on October 25 and 26th. We will have over 50 local artists exhibiting their paintings, photography, 3D art, jewelry, and many more items! We will be asking the public to vote for their favorite artist.  We are also doing a children’s art workshop on Sat. Oct 26 from 11 to noon – Please RSVP with the library to attend this workshop

• All HAAA members in good standing are eligible to showcase, exhibit, and sell their fine and 3D art.

• Each artist may submit up 4 pieces of hanging original art, (no prints or giclees). Depending on the number of artists signed up, we may increase the number of items you can bring. 

• Art needs to have been completed from 2020 to the present.

• If your art is a large piece, please talk with the Show chair to determine if enough space is available.

• Chair of Under the Colors: Mary Lott, HAAA.president@gmail.com – please contact her with any questions

Two ways you can choose to exhibit your art up:

Short Term – (Exhibit just the 2 days of show on the display racks)

OR

Long Term – in HAAA’s Hallway Gallery from 10/25/24 thru 12/14/24

Note: The Max of 4 hanging paintings/photographs can be split between the short and long-term, if desired. When registering for this show PLEASE NOTE in the bottom “Additional Message Box,” indentifying how many pieces of your art you want hung Short Term (Oct 25 & 26) and how many pieces to display for the entire Long Term, (Oct 25 thru Dec 14). THANK YOU

• For 3D art, you may have 2.5 feet of table space available to exhibit your jewelry, woodwork, ceramics, sculptures, etc.  Art needs to have been completed from 2020 to the present.  We may need to adjust the space depending on the number of 3D artists exhibiting.  We can only exhibit 3D art on Oct 25 and 26.

• A separate 3-sided display rack will be available for cards (Depending on the number of artists selling cards, we may need to limit space available/artist).

• The public and HAAA members will be voting on their favorite artists – the top three artists getting the most votes will win a free 2025 HAAA membership.

• Set-up is Oct 24 between 2 and 5 pm.  We will also ask several of the artists to help with the setting up of the display racks earlier at 1 pm. For those who work or have a time conflict to hang the art, please contact Mary Lott, HAAA.president@gmail.com to make other arrangements.

• All exhibiting artists will be asked to work in two-to-three-hour shifts at the cashier/checkout table on Friday (10/25) and Saturday (10/26). We will need ~3-4 folks/shift to cover the cashier/checkout table, a greeter in HAAA’s Hallway Art Gallery, and around the Display racks within the library.

• On Saturday October 26th, we ask all artists to help tear down the standing Two-day exhibit display racks at 4:30 pm sharp.

  General guidelines:

• All hanging artworks must be wired properly (check HAAA Show Guidelines on hersheyart.org under resources – art shows for specifics).

• We will provide you with HAAA description tags to write the title of the art, medium, artist’s name, and cost of the art (price + tax = final price).

• Artists selling their art need to have a valid PA Sales Tax License

• Members will remit 20% of any sales that are made at their show to HAAA to benefit the HAAA scholarship fund.

• HAAA and the Hershey Public Library are not responsible for any loss, stolen, or damage to any artwork.

• HAAA requests the right to photograph work for press information or cataloging of the exhibit.

• HAAA Members exhibiting will have read and agree to the Hershey Area Art Associations, “General Information and Policy Statement” found on the HAAA website: hersheyart.org

• Additional information regarding logistics will be distributed to participants before the event.

April Artistry:

A Spring Showcase

Art Show

The Hershey Library

701 Cocoa Ave, Hershey, PA

Friday –April 12th 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday – april 13th 10 am to 5 pm

The Event :  

April Artistry: A Spring Showcase, our Spring Member's art show returns this year at the Hershey Public Library on April 12 and 13th, 2024.   This is an opportunity for all HAAA members to show up to 5 pieces of their fine art, jewelry, wood works, ceramics, sculptures, photography, and other 3D art.  All art needs to have been completed from 2020 to present.

 For HAAA Members:

All HAAA members in good standing eligible. To showcase, exhibit, and sell their art. There will also be tables for 3D art and the selling of greeting cards.

Two ways to exhibit:

1. Long term (2 months, Apr 12 - Jun 10) : Bring hanging art only in on Thursday April 11, 2 to 3 PM. It will hang until Jun. 10th, (Monday).

2. Short term (2 days of show, Apr 12-13): Bring in hanging and 3D art in on Thursday, April 11, 2 to 4:30 pm. All Short Term participants artists need to be present at Library to take down their art April 13TH, at 4:30 pm. Registration Deadline April 7th, 2024. on REGISTRATION FORM specify 2 DAY DISPLAY

General guidelines:

• Each artist may submit up to 5 pieces of original art (no prints or giclee).  Art needs to have been completed from 2020 to the present. Depending on the number of artists signed up, we may increase the number of items you can bring.

• All hanging artworks must be wired properly (check HAAA Show Guidelines on hersheyart.org under resources – art shows for specifics).

• We will provide you with HAAA description tags to write the title of the art, medium, artist’s name, and cost of the art (price + tax = final price).

• We will select several of the artists to help with the setting up of the display racks on the 11thof April.  When you arrive, you will be able to hand in your own art.

• On the 13th, we ask all artists to help tear down the standing exhibit display racks at 4:30 pm. (The art in HAAA’s Gallery hallway (Long term) will remain there until Monday June 10th).  

• All exhibiting artists will be asked to work in two-to-three-hour shifts at the cashier/checkout table on Friday (3/12) and Saturday (3/13). We will need ~3-4 folks/shift to cover the cashier/checkout table, a greeter in HAAA’s Hallway Art Gallery, and around the Display racks within the library.

• Artists selling their art need to have a valid PA Sales Tax License.

• Members will remit 20% of any sales that are made at their show to HAAA to benefit the HAAA scholarship fund.

• HAAA and the Hershey Public Library are not responsible for any loss, stolen, or damage to any artwork.

• HAAA requests the right to photograph work for press information or cataloging of the exhibit.

• HAAA Members exhibiting will have read and agree to the Hershey Area Art Associations, “General Information and Policy Statement” found on the HAAA website: hersheyart.org

• Additional information regarding logistics will be distributed to participants before the event.

Chair of April Artistry: A Spring Showcase Show: Mary Lott, haaa.President@gmail.com

Under the Colors

HAAA Members Art Show

Hershey Library

Friday – October 27th 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday – October 28th 10 am to 5 pm

The Event :  

UNDER THE COLORS, our Fall Members Art Show returns this year post COVID at the Hershey Public Library on October 27 and 28th. This is an opportunity for all HAAA members to show 1 to 3 pieces of their fine art, jewelry, wood works, ceramics, sculptures, photography, and other 3D art. All art needs to have been completed from 2020 to present.

Vote Your Favorite, Enjoy Artist Reception The public and HAAA members can vote for his/her favorite painting or 3D art. The three top votes will receive a free 2024 HAAA membership. We will be having a reception for all artists to mingle with other HAAA artists and winner announcement on Saturday from 3 to 4:30 pm

 For HAAA Members:

All HAAA members in good standing eligible. To showcase, exhibit, and sell their art. There will also be tables for 3D art and the selling of greeting cards.

Two ways to exhibit:

1. Long term (2 months): Exhibits from Sat. Oct 14, to Dec 9th. Registration for long termhas closed. But you can still register for the the two day event, see info below.

2. Short term (2 days of show): Bring in hanging and 3D art in on Oct 26, 3 to 5 pm. All Short Term participants artists need to be present at Library to take down art Oct 28, at 4:30 pm. Registration Deadline October 23, 2023, on REGISTRATION FORM specify 2 DAY DISPLAY

General guidelines:

• Each artist may submit up to 1 to 3 pieces of original art (no prints or giclees). Art needs to have been completed from 2020 to the present. Depending on the number of artists signed up, we may increase the number of items you can bring.

• All hanging artworks must be wired properly (check HAAA Show Guidelines on hersheyart.org under resources – art shows for specifics).

• We will provide you with HAAA description tags to write the title of the art, medium, artist’s name, and cost of the art (price + tax = final price).

• We will select several of the artists to help with the setting up of the display racks on the 26th of Oct. When you arrive, you will be able to hand in your own art.

• On the 28th, we ask all artists to help tear down the standing exhibit display racks at 4:30 pm. (The art in HAAA’s Gallery hallway will remain there until Dec 9th).

• All exhibiting artists will be asked to work in two-to-three-hour shifts at the cashier/checkout table on the Friday (10/27) and Saturday (10/28). We will need ~3-4 folks/shift to cover the cashier/checkout table, greeter in HAAA’s Hallway Art Gallery, and around the Display racks within the library.

• Artists selling their art need to have a valid PA Sales Tax License

• Members will remit 20% of any sales that are made at their show to HAAA to benefit the HAAA scholarship fund.

• HAAA and the Hershey Public Library are not responsible for any loss, stolen or damage to any artwork.

• HAAA requests the right to photograph work for press information or cataloging of the exhibit.

• HAAA Members exhibiting will have read and agree to the Hershey Area Art Associations, “General Information and Policy Statement” found on the HAAA website: hersheyart.org

• Additional information regarding logistics will be distributed to participants prior to the event.

Chair of Under the Colors: Mary Lott, haaa.treasurer2018@gmail.com

TWo Registration Deadlines

• Long term (2 months) Display: Registration closed on October 13th, but you can still register for short term exhibit, see info below.

• Short term (2 days of reception show): Register online by October 23, 2023.

 You will receive a confirmation email upon our receipt of your registration.

 Questions may be directed to the Show Chairperson, Mary Lott, haaa.treasurer2018@gmail.com

HAAA has a continuous exhibit at the Hershey Public Library in the front, gallery hallway. 

We hang art regularly for a nominal member fee ($2 for one piece)

We also feature one member's art during each rotation.

Contact the event chairperson for more information.

"Local inspiration" show for members.

You can visit the exhibit at any time that the Hershey Public Library in the gallery hallway just to the left as you enter the library.