FREE Art Reception: The "5 x 5 Show" (Eleventh Edition)

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Visual Arts Department will kick off its 2025-2026 exhibit season with the "The 5 x 5 Show" (Eleventh Edition) featuring the work of 5 notable Lehigh Valley artists and 5 mediums.

The artists include: Richard Begbie (photography), Pat Delluva (drawing/printmaking), James A. DePietro (painting), Barbara Kozero (mosaic/sculpture), Jacqueline Meyerson (pastel).

A FREE Reception will be held on October 3, 2025 from 6-8 PM in the school's Corpora Gallery as part of the Southside Arts District's First Friday celebration.

The exhibit will be on display through October 17, 2025.

The Charter Arts Visual Arts Department hosts both professional and student exhibitions throughout the year. Artistic Director, Lorie Jane Devereux shares, "By interacting with professional artists and their collections, our students have the opportunity to experience new perspectives on how to think about their own work. They see how an artist truly dives into their vision for their work and see it all come together."

ABOUT THE '5 x 5 Show":

For the past eleven years, the 5 x 5 Artist Group has presented annual art exhibits entitled the “5 x 5 Show” in various art spaces throughout the Lehigh Valley or surrounding regions. The concept for these exhibitions is to showcase the artistry and talent of ‘5 artists in 5 media’ to highlighting their unique visions and individual style while celebrating the distinctive nature of their respective media.

ABOUT THE CHARTER ARTS VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT:

The visual arts program of study at Charter Arts provides a well-rounded, structured, and classical fine art education. Approached as an academic as well as artistic discipline, the sequence of courses inspire students to form connections across the curriculum. Students progressively build conceptual understanding as they work to advance skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital design concepts, photography, art history, and professional practices.

Over the course of study within the visual arts program, students develop a portfolio expressive of their active studio participation, work ethic, personal inquiry, passion for art, and dedication to skill advancement.

ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):

Charter Arts, opened in 2003, is an audition-based public charter school, funded by PA taxpayer dollars, that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a dedicated passion for the creative and performing arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.

Charter Arts' rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. Our impressive Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.

Charter Arts was ranked #1 Best Charter High School in PA & #2 Best Public High School Teachers in PA on Niche's 2024 Best Schools in America Rankings. Charter Arts' ranking on 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report's Best Schools places it in the Top 10 Charter Schools in PA.

To learn more about the Charter Arts Visual Arts Department and the school, prospective students and families are invited to attend an upcoming Virtual Information Session, or contact the Charter Arts Admissions Office. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.

You may also like the following events from Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts:

• Next Friday, 3rd October, 06:00 pm, Literary Event: Showcase at the Lodge in Bethlehem
• Next month, 24th October, 07:00 pm, THEATRE: "The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens" by Billy St. John in Bethlehem

Also check out other Arts events in Bethlehem, Fine Arts events in Bethlehem, Exhibitions in Bethlehem.