Saint Vincent Galleries launches first Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 20

LATROBE, PA — Saint Vincent College is pleased to announce the inaugural Saint Vincent Galleries Community Day, a family-friendly event uniting the Verostko Center for the Arts and the Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery in welcoming the broader community to explore and engage with art and heritage.

The open house event with hands-on family-friendly activities is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Verostko Center for the Arts and Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery on campus.

Admission to both galleries and all activities is free, fostering access and connection for neighboring families, friends and lifelong learners.

“We are delighted to open our doors to the local community for this special day,” said Amy Roadman, public outreach and programming coordinator for the Verostko Center for the Arts. “Our mission is to inspire through art. This Community Day embodies the spirit of learning, creativity, and togetherness that defines the Saint Vincent educational and cultural mission.”

Saint Vincent Galleries will be featuring seasonal-themed activities for future Community Days held on the third Saturday of most months.

About Saint Vincent Galleries
Saint Vincent Galleries comprise two distinguished cultural institutions:

• The Verostko Center for the Arts serves as a hub for exhibitions that integrate art, spirituality and learning, presenting both contemporary works and selections from the college's rich permanent collections.
• The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, situated in the Fred M. Rogers Center, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting American coverlets, while offering educational programming and engaging interpretive experiences.