Current Exhibits
August 6 – September 19, 2026
Opening Reception August 20 from 6-8 pm
Studio Works is our annual art exhibition that allows our studio artists, staff, teaching artists, and Club Works attendees to show off their talents!
An eclectic mix of subject matter and mediums will be on display from Joanne Mekis, Theresa Schram, Natalie Labate, Lance Strickland, Matt Lamb, Colleen Albright, Casey Beal, Logan Lamb, and more!
These artists are an integral part of the Bottle Works family and the arts community in Johnstown.
Join us for the opening reception at our 3rd Thursday on 3rd Avenue Gallery Night on August 20th from 6-8 pm. Artists will be in attendance to discuss their work. Light refreshments will be served.
Upcoming
Visit the Bottle Works for the immersive art exhibition by Colleen Albright, Consumed. The opening reception will be held as a part of our 3rd Thursday on 3rd Avenue Gallery Night on October 15 from 6-8 pm.
Consumed is an immersive collection of sculpture, drawing, painting, and mixed-media installation developed over the course of a year and a half. The exhibition confronts experiences that have occupied—and at times consumed—my inner life for more than a decade: anxiety, isolation, repetitive negative thoughts, disordered relationships with food, destructive patterns, and the persistent feeling of being unworthy or unseen.
My artwork and my life have become inseparably entangled. I move between materials and processes as I move between memories, emotions, and states of mind. Layering, repetition, and the passage of time are therefore essential to the work. Images and surfaces are built up, concealed, damaged, and exposed, reflecting the ways an identity can be shaped by experiences that accumulate over time. What begins as a sketch may be revised repeatedly before becoming a sculpture, painting, or environment. The process does not simply illustrate my experiences; it physically reenacts their persistence and transformation.
Some of the imagery in Consumed is intentionally unsettling. The exhibition does not seek to glamorize mental illness or destructive behavior. Instead, it makes private struggles visible and creates a space in which discomfort can lead to recognition, conversation, and empathy. The enclosed installation draws viewers into a psychological landscape shaped by isolation, asking them to encounter the weight of these experiences rather than observe them from a safe distance .It is my intention to push the viewer to an unsettling uncertainty of the self.
Although this work emerges from my own life, it speaks to experiences that are rarely mine alone. Consumed is an attempt to transform what has overwhelmed me in the past into something that can be witnessed and shared—a place where those who have felt invisible may recognize themselves and feel less alone.
A place for growth.
A place for change.
Art Saves.
It was through a period of isolation that I began to find the strength to regain a sense of myself.
During a time marked by pain and insecurity, creating became a way to channel and regulate emotions that I didn’t always know how to hold. Making art gave those emotions somewhere to exist outside of myself.
Creation became an alternative to self-destruction.
That is the reason.
And that is what Art Saves means to me.
Fall Exhibition 2026
October 1 – November 14, 2026
Visit the Bottle Works AmeriServ Activities Center for the Allied Artists of Johnstown’s Fall Exhibition!
The Allied Artists of Johnstown are made up of nearly eighty talented artists from throughout the region, each bringing their own unique skills to each and every exhibition.
The Fall Exhibition will feature work from many of the AAJ members, and their work will encompass a wide variety of mediums and subject matter.
Join us for the opening reception on October 15 from 6-8 pm as a part of the 3rd Thursday on 3rd Avenue Gallery Night where awards will be announced!
Open Call to artists! Small Works in Large Space exhibition
Exhibition dates: November 28, 2026 – January 23, 2027
Reception: December 17, 2026
Entry deadline: November 20, 2026 late submissions will not be accepted.
The annual Small Works Exhibition returns to the Bottle Works in 2026! In our AmeriServ Activities Center Gallery, we are exhibiting a miniatures show of works (no larger than 12 inches) priced to sell during Holiday shopping season! We welcome new artists to exhibit with us. Bottle Works provides opportunities for artists and audiences to promote and celebrate the Arts through exhibits, education, and participation. The BOTTLE WORKS campus, consisting of the two contiguous, complimentary facilities is a unique destination on the local, regional and national scale, located within an historic tourist corridor where artists can exhibit, create, teach and sell, and visitors can explore and learn.
Eligibility: Artists must be at least 18 years of age to enter. All medium is eligible: drawings, photography, painting, fibers, print-making, ceramics, sculpture. All work must be original, not a reproduction, it must be the artist’s original design, not done as part of a class. All work must be the property of the artist. All work must be for sale. The artwork must be no larger than 12” in any direction, not including the frame. All work must be securely mounted/framed, wired ready to hang. Bottle Works reserves the right to deny any work’s inclusion in the show if it is not properly mounted/framed, or if it looks different than the submitted image. Each artist may enter up to ten pieces of artwork.
The Bottle Works has enlisted the aid of some generous sponsors to bring a “Best of Show” cash award of $200 to the Small Works Exhibit.
Submission process:
• Upload images of up to 10 pieces of artwork that you want included in the exhibit. The images must be jpeg format, 300 dpi, 12” in height or actual size of the artwork. Save each image file with this information in the file name: artist’s first and last name, entry number, and title of artwork. for example: JohnDoe.1.Portrait_of_the_King.jpeg or JaneDoe.2.Landscape_in_Red.jpeg
• Pay $35 entry fee online Small Works Juried Exhibition Entry Fee | BOTTLE WORKS Arts on 3rd (square.site) to enter up to 10 images.
• Complete and submit entry form.
Notification:
You will be notified of acceptance into the gallery exhibition via email.
Once notified of acceptance into the gallery exhibit deliver the excepted work to:
Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center
413 Third Avenue
Johnstown, PA 15906
No later than Saturday November 21, 2026
Sales: Bottle Works retains a 30% commission of the sale price, while 70% goes to the artist.. Bottle Works staff will process sales of artwork. The art may be taken at the time of purchase, it does not need to remain in the exhibit for the length of the show. That is because this is during holiday shopping season, a great opportunity for artists to sell their work, so please price it to sell.
Liability: The work is insured while at Bottle Works. Our buildings are secure. You must include self-addressed pre-paid stamped packaging for return shipping of unsold work, or the work will not be returned. If you prefer to pick up your work make arrangements with Matt Lamb by emailing him at mlamb@bottleworks.org. If you need to make other arrangements, call 535-2020 to do so by January 23, 2027. Any work not picked up and without return shipping by February 25, 2027 will be considered a donation and become the property of Bottle Works.
Release: By entering art in this exhibit you agree to allow Bottle Works to use images and your name for promotional and documentation purposes.
Please note that the Bottle Works engages in photography and recording of programs and events for its own print and online publication/promotional purposes. Staff and volunteers will make every effort to notify members of the public when filming and/or photography is taking place. Please notify a staff member/volunteer if you do not want to be photographed or filmed.