Great Lakes Youth in Arts  Education Program

Students discover new ways to express their imagination in a way that appeals to the senses and emotions. Students spend the summer expressing themselves through many aspects of visual, performing and the written arts, and then share their art projects with family, friends and the general public during special exhibitions and performances.  Read More

Interested in sponsoring the Youth in Arts Summer Education Program, please contact Steven M Opsanic at 814-873-5069

Special Great Lakes Film Association Annual Membership Drive $49.95 Membership Offer

The Great Lakes Film Association is a non-profit organization that relies on contributions, memberships, and the hard work of its volunteers to help raise funds for our annual film festival.

The funds raised from the memberships are needed to help with yearly operating costs and to produce the annual Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, which is ranked among the top 100 most popular film fests in the world.

We have many people ask how they can help out and what can we do to support the association and the film festival.  Well… become a member!!! Not only does it help us financially, but it also gives us the numbers to show how many people want the festival as we go for sponsors and government grants.  Read More 

2011 Writers Block International Writing Competition Call For Entries

The Writers Block International Writing Competition, a 501c(3) non-profit organization has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions from around the world of short and feature length scripts and manuscripts of all genres including documentary, horror, sci-fi, Wiccan, fiction and nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual, animation, and Gay/Lesbian for the 2010 competition. Read More