PA MUSE

06/03/2020

Anyone doing this in PA?

In cities across the world, murals honoring George Floyd have appeared in the days since his death at the hands of police.

03/16/2020

All of us practicing social distancing and working from home. Just got off a phone meeting with Congresswoman Susan Ellis Wild. We discussed PA Muse, the museum I’m founding dedicated to the collection and exhibition of art from artists connected to the Commonwealth. The full name is the Museum of Pennsylvania Art & Design, nicknamed PA Muse.
Thanks for reaching out and advocating for the arts in Pennsylvania Representative Wild!

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02/19/2020

First in-person meeting of 2020 regarding PA Muse but forgot to take an ‘ussie’. Today I (Santa Bannon) met with Becky A. Bradley, Executive Director of LVPC-Lehigh Valley Planning Commission! She had some great ideas for getting the bricks and mortar museum off the ground. Onward!

11/18/2019

Pitching the PA Muse project to Mayor Sal Panto!

11/15/2019

What a fantastic meeting this afternoon with our phenomenal PA Senator Lisa M. Boscola, District 18, Lehigh (part) and Northampton (part) Counties.
She had wonderful ideas on the fly regarding funding and folks to connect with regarding PA Muse. Very positive! Thank you Senator!

11/15/2019

Meeting #2 today for PA Muse w/ Rep. Robert Freeman, District 136 Northampton County (part). Bob had some really wonderful ideas on the fly and we even drove around the city looking at several properties that may be appropriate for this project. Btw he is the only legislator that I’ve met w/ who has original artwork by PA artists in his office!

11/14/2019

Another informative meeting this a.m. regarding PA Muse this time with Mariska Van Aardt, Outreach Liaison, Office of Congresswoman Susan Ellis Wild (PA-07) U.S. House of Representatives. Got an ussie of course!

11/08/2019

Another week of meetings in the books as we close out Friday with a wonderfully supportive meeting for PA Muse with Tina Smith, Director Community & Economic Development - County Of Northampton!

11/07/2019

Thank you so much out to Rep.Gary Day of the 187th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, for being generous with time and creative ideas in our meeting regarding the Museum of Pennsylvania Art & Design. Great to remind me about artists in your district! Thx!

11/01/2019

Another positive meeting for PA Muse! Thank you to my legislator (138th district is where I live) Marcia Hahn, for taking time out to support tourism and fine arts in PA.

10/29/2019

Wonderful meeting this afternoon with Marta Gabriel, Regional Manager – Lehigh Valley
Office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (center), and Alexandra (left). Thank you for your thoughtful advice and support for PA Muse. Your years of experience at Crayola, the Chamber, and the Senator’s office, give a great deal of focused insight!

09/11/2019

The Guerrilla Girls message and philosophy is so on point; we really respect what they’re doing.
Naturally, we wanted their input for PA Muse and recently contacted them and they graciously responded. Not revealing the correspondence but have to share the avatar; love it! You ladies rock!