Family Night at The Trout Gallery
Thu, Nov 18
|Carlisle
Join The Trout Gallery for a Family Night of art! We'll be celebrating the drawings submitted to The Trout Gallery as part of our "Splash of Red" contest.


Time & Location
Nov 18, 2021, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Carlisle, Emil R. Weiss Center for the Arts, 240 W High St, Carlisle, PA 17013, USA
About the Event
Join The Trout Gallery for a Family Night of art! We'll be celebrating the drawings submitted to The Trout Gallery as part of our "Splash of Red" contest.
Born in Pennsylvania, celebrated artist Horace Pippin is known for his paintings depicting the everyday lives of African Americans, his experiences serving in World War I, and stories from the Bible. When he was a boy, Pippin loved to draw. He saw an ad for a drawing contest and entered, winning first prize: a set of artist’s supplies. Even though Horace never took art classes, he taught himself to paint prize-winning pictures. He said that he painted the world exactly as he saw it. If you look closely at Pippin’s pictures, you’ll always find a bit of red somewhere. Pippin believed that everything needs a splash of red!
In honor of Horace Pippin, we invite you to create a drawing or painting with a splash of red. You can paint whatever you like, just be sure it represents things as you see them and has red color somewhere in the picture. The first twenty-five people to submit a work of art will win a set of artist’s supplies, just like Pippin. Prizes will be distributed during this special Family Night, November 18th, featuring food and drink, art activities, and tours of the exhibition, Horace Pippin: Racism and War.
To Enter:
Artwork may be submitted by mail, in-person at The Trout Gallery, or through school art teachers.
To submit by mail:
The Trout Gallery
Attn: Art Contest
P.O. Box 1773
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
To submit in person:
The Trout Gallery
Weiss Center for the Arts, Dickinson College
240 West High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Monday-Saturday 10 AM-4PM
Thursdays open until 8PM