Lincoln Park Students Exhibit Art in Holiday Pop-Up Show

Four Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School media majors will have their art work featured in a pop-up holiday art market through mid-December.

Artists Mason Zabrucky, Alyssa Hoy, Lauren Kovolenko and Dawson Rauch, all juniors, appeared Thursday night at the opening reception for the Ambridge Historic District Holiday Art Pop-Up market. The reception also featured Leah Whitacre, sophomore, who sang songs and performed on the ukulele.

The holiday art market, which features 14 area artists, runs every weekend through Dec. 18 at the former Silk House building, 317 14th St., located in the historic district of Ambridge.
Visitors can stop by to browse or shop from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Paintings, jewelry, postcards, sculptures, photography, and textile weaving are among the items on display at the show hosted by the Ambridge Historic District Economic Development Corp.

According to co-chairs Connie Kovolenko and Roberta Scuilli, the goal is to showcase the talents of artists while drawing attention to the amenities of Ambridge’s historic district this holiday season.

Mason enjoys drawing monsters, taking art classes in the summer and working with other media. His art has been displayed in several local arts shows, including the Robert Morris University’s Media Arts Gallery and Sweetwater Center for the Arts, where two of his works were chosen from a juried selection. He is a mentor for other students, and is currently working on a project for George Gaadt, renowned artist from Sewickley. His parents are Debra and John Zabrucky of Ambridge.

Alyssa does digital art, drawing and photography with unique style and edginess. Her art has been featured in Robert Morris’s Media Arts Gallery. She is one to go explore abandoned buildings and unpopulated areas for adventure and inspiration. Her mother is Kara Rubino of Hopewell Township.

Lauren’s passion is photography and capturing the unexpected elements in an image. She is also a videographer and was a YouTube creator for four years. She volunteers with the Ambridge Historic District Economic Development Corp. as well as her local church. Her mother is Connie Kovolenko of Ambridge.

Dawson primarily paints acrylic landscapes, yet his passion is aviation. He attends the pilot school program at the Community College of Beaver County. He also enjoys skateboarding and street hockey. His parents are Andy (step dad) and Jackie of Beaver Falls.