# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: ✨Join us for a day of creativity and community at PennWest California!

During this daylong celebration, regional creatives will lead hands-on workshops in ceramics, printmaking, design, painting, theater, and more. We invite you to come learn new techniques, connect with local makers, engage with exhibitions, and enjoy live music throughout!

SWPA Art Bash is a collaboration between the Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts at PennWest University and Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum. The festival will be held in California, PA on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Free! All ages are welcome, and all materials will be provided for workshops. Food will be available for purchase.

🕐 EVENT SCHEDULE 
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Free Workshops + Demonstrations

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Alumni Meet + Greet

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  
Art Exhibition + After Party

MUSIC BY
Sleeping Witch and Saturn
Tory Silver
Vireo
Jodi Jones
Scott and Rosanna
Justiere

🎨 EMERGING ART EXHIBITION
We invite students in grades 9-12, living in Allegheny, Greene, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland Counties, to submit 1-3 works of art for consideration in the exhibition at SWPA Art Bash. We welcome all mediums but cannot accept work over 50 lbs. Art will be juried by PennWest students, faculty, and alumni. Cash award.

Deadline to apply: February 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. 
🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/osypEzPNJ5HyAuUi6

🤝 CONNECT
@swpa_artbash (Instagram)

🙌 SUPPORT
SWPA Art Bash is generously supported by EQT Foundation, Mattress Factory, and PennWest University.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/california/swpa-art-bash-connecting-through-creativity/200029627745826
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, entertainment, workshops, music, fine-arts, performances, festivals, live-music, parties, theatre, music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: California
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 250 University Ave.
- **lat**: 40.06562
- **long**: -79.88593
- **full address**: 250 University Ave., 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity being held?
  - **A:** SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity takes place on Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 250 University Ave., 250 University Ave, California, PA 15419, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity?
  - **A:** SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity is organized by PennWest California & Clarion Campuses Visual Art.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in California, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If SWPA Art Bash: Connecting Through Creativity sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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