ARTS Oil City and the Oil Region Alliance are excited to announce that they have been selected as a 2025 Cohort for the Alliance for Creative Rural Economies (ACRE) program through Pittsburgh’s Bridgeway Capital. The program, started in 2022, has been successful in three other Pennsylvania cities, as well as Wheeling and Morgantown, West Virginia. Read More…
Local artist, CJ Hurley is in an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association (NPAA) at Mercyhurst University’s Cummings Art Gallery. NPAA was founded in 1974 by a small group of visionary artists, and has grown into a thriving organization of more than 100 professional artists. The organization’s mission is to Read More…
“As the message of the Chamber’s Be Here initiative says, this is a great place to live and work, and I am proud to have my businesses here.”
“Our school and the Chamber have developed a partnership that is crucial to the future of our students’ success and our region’s workforce.”
“With the help of the Chamber’s advocacy committee, the voice of business was heard, benefiting the entire region.”
“The Chamber helped us craft our message and promote it throughout the region–something we couldn’t have done on our own.”
“FLEX was a networking opportunity and confidence builder for me. It gave me the skills and experience to now run a nonprofit and make an impact in the community.”
Be Here is an initiative of the Venango Chamber created to change the narrative of our region. Launched in January 2017, the goal of Be Here is to show the many opportunities to live, work, and play in the Venango Area, while we work to tackle the challenges that do exist.
