Community. Sustainability. Support. Empowerment. Discovery. Celebration. Safety. Creative Space-Making.

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A nonprofit arts organization based in Harrisburg, 717 Arts takes inspiration from our local and regional community to keep building for the future.

Mission:

717 Arts serves to create and grow accessible space and support through sustainable practices for artists, companies, and communities on the margins and fringes, celebrating uniqueness with locally-inspired spirit and joy.

Our flagship programming:

The Harrisburg Fringe Festival, inaugural festival July 6-9, 2023 (and repeated annually since).

The HFF has annually brought about 2,000 audience members to see 35-40 shows over 4 days by 100+ artists (most of whom have local ties) in 6-10 venues all over downtown and midtown Harrisburg.

The HFF is non-juried, uncensored, and gives its producing artists 100% of their ticket sales, as Fringe Festivals in Europe and Canada routinely do according to international norms established by the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the oldest and largest such Festival in the world.

The HFF is a large-scale community project involving many local artists, venues, organizations, and businesses working in partnership.

717 Arts is proud to be spearheading and producing this initiative, delighted to be establishing so many community partnerships through the work, and glad to be bringing accessibility and empowerment to artists with the Fringe experience.

We fundraise and rally volunteers so that artists in our community can get paid, not be gatekept, and have a chance to find, hone, and champion their artistic voice.

One Part of Living Our Mission:
Amplifying voices in the regional arts community

One popular communications tool for 717 Arts is our Instagram account [@717artscommunity], where we aggregate story posts from other artists within the 717 Arts community, covering area that includes Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, and more. By helping boost signal on what everyone else is doing, we hope to bring our arts community even closer together in a spirit of togetherness and collaboration, making digital space for all we can. Additionally, the collection of stories is a helpful newsfeed for local arts patrons and supporters, too, to find out what’s going on in the greater 717 Arts community in south central PA. Additionally, 717 Arts and the Harrisburg Fringe Festival have other social media outlets on both Instagram and Facebook.

Thanks to Diner Dolls producer @666ashleyjacktabs for bringing so much talent to Mechanicsburg and to Metropolis Collective’s @sister_vinegar for bringing these royal bangers to the ‘burg. Also as always thanks to the drag royalty: @diane
Thanks to Diner Dolls producer @666ashleyjacktabs for bringing so much talent to Mechanicsburg and to Metropolis Collective’s @sister_vinegar for bringing these royal bangers to the ‘burg. Also as always thanks to the drag royalty: @dianedecay @kingpeterpansy @nestalic @soda.poppe @chelsea_cherry._ @morris.bettah @nebulanova and @sunsgardens ✨
Follow us @hbgfringe too if you aren’t already! Application forms for the Harrisburg Fringe Festival coming by New Year’s. We’re proud of our mission: “717 Arts serves to create and grow accessible space and support through su
Follow us @hbgfringe too if you aren’t already! Application forms for the Harrisburg Fringe Festival coming by New Year’s. We’re proud of our mission: “717 Arts serves to create and grow accessible space and support through sustainable practices for artists, companies, and communities on the margins and fringes, celebrating uniqueness with locally-inspired spirit and joy.” 🖤💛
venue: @phantompower717 “Masquerade” 12.2.22 host: @666ashleyjacktabs lights: @oscar_moth_mcdonah silhouettes, stilettos, masks: this was an amazing show & you should come to the next ones 12.23 & 1.20 #mascformasquerade
venue: @phantompower717 “Masquerade” 12.2.22 host: @666ashleyjacktabs lights: @oscar_moth_mcdonah silhouettes, stilettos, masks: this was an amazing show & you should come to the next ones 12.23 & 1.20 #mascformasquerade
It’s #GivingTuesday. @717artscommunity is the nonprofit organization producing next summer’s inaugural @hbgfringe Festival, lighting up 3rd Street and beyond from downtown to midtown Harrisburg, July 6-9, 2023. Fringe is accessible, em
It’s #GivingTuesday. @717artscommunity is the nonprofit organization producing next summer’s inaugural @hbgfringe Festival, lighting up 3rd Street and beyond from downtown to midtown Harrisburg, July 6-9, 2023. Fringe is accessible, empowering, uncensored, and non-adjudicated. Artists keep 100% of their ticket sales and set their ticket prices. Eight venues on board and counting. Join the party and #DoSomethingWeird. Every donation counts. Venmo @its717arts, or pledge via email or DM. Giving Tuesday Goals: Goal #1: Raise $200 in direct Venmo donations (Venmo @its717arts) or pledges to scholarship a @hbgfringe application from a local trans artist. Goal #2: Raise $500 in direct Venmo donations (Venmo @its717arts) or pledges to fund a @hbgfringe Festival week tech contract for a local Black stage manager.
So proud of our friends involved with @narcissetheatrecompany & their 2nd annual Free Italian Lake production. This year’s imaginative outdoor drama is Sophocles’ ANTIGONE. 717 Arts has helped bring volunteers into the mix fir these s
So proud of our friends involved with @narcissetheatrecompany & their 2nd annual Free Italian Lake production. This year’s imaginative outdoor drama is Sophocles’ ANTIGONE. 717 Arts has helped bring volunteers into the mix fir these shows because every night the entire set, costumes, scenery, props, sound & lighting gear, cables, & more must be loaded into and out of the Italian Lake amphitheatre. It’s quite a labor of love, and the shows are free to the community. 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday 9.2 & 9.3, then back Wednesday 9.7 through Saturday 9.10… don’t miss it! And message is if you’d like to lend to this gem of a theatre project. It’s our honor and pleasure to lend a hand to our neighbors when they’re doing such cool projects. We loved the show! You will too. 🖤💛
Closing these tomorrow. 👏👏👏👏👏 for a wonderful opening day to the New Voices Series. Catch them if you can—these young artists have a great deal to say. Thanks to the Harrisburg & Lancaster community who came out in support! Thanks to y
Closing these tomorrow. 👏👏👏👏👏 for a wonderful opening day to the New Voices Series. Catch them if you can—these young artists have a great deal to say. Thanks to the Harrisburg & Lancaster community who came out in support! Thanks to you we raised over $200 today for the 2023 @hbgfringe Festival. 🖤💛 -Lighting Design by @jade_jarrell
Shows today and tomorrow! PLAYING WITH FIRE: a movement + acting adaptation of “Miss Julie,” Saturday 8.20 at 2 pm, Sunday 8.21 at 8 pm A NIGHT OF NEOFUTURISM: an original autobiographical experimental one act, Saturday 8.20 at 8 pm, Su
Shows today and tomorrow! PLAYING WITH FIRE: a movement + acting adaptation of “Miss Julie,” Saturday 8.20 at 2 pm, Sunday 8.21 at 8 pm A NIGHT OF NEOFUTURISM: an original autobiographical experimental one act, Saturday 8.20 at 8 pm, Sunday 8.21 at 2 pm At Gamut Theatre’s Alexander Grass Second Stage. Tickets available at the venue, $5 or any size donation. All ticket proceeds go towards funding the inaugural @hbgfringe in July of 2023 Shoutout to our creative teams: @najumasymone @jade_jarrell @_alexandra_johnson @jaquez.robinson @j.robin20 @36julliaa 🖤💛
717 Arts presents NEW VOICES series This weekend Gamut Theatre Group Tickets: $5 or any size donation Workshop one act plays Feat. young professional artists from the 717 All ticket revenue will help fund the 2023 Harrisburg Fringe Festival @hbgf
717 Arts presents NEW VOICES series This weekend Gamut Theatre Group Tickets: $5 or any size donation Workshop one act plays Feat. young professional artists from the 717 All ticket revenue will help fund the 2023 Harrisburg Fringe Festival @hbgfringe 🎪🥳🤘 🔥Playing with Fire: a movement & acting adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie Saturday 8.20 at 2 pm Sunday 8.21 at 8 pm Actors: JaQuez Robinson & Julia Reid @jaquez.robinson @36julliaa 💡A Night of Neofuturism A solo work by Alexandra Johnson @_alexandra_johnson Saturday 8.20 at 8 pm Sunday 8.21 at 2 pm 🎙Special thanks to our dynamic duo stage crew (both shows) Najuma Norman & Jade Jarrell @najumasymone @jade_jarrell ✌️
717 Arts presents NEW VOICES series This weekend @gamuttheatregroup Tickets: $5 or any size donation Workshop one act plays Feat. young professional artists from the 717 All ticket revenue will help fund the 2023 @hbgfringe 🎪🥳🤘 🔥Playing wi
717 Arts presents NEW VOICES series This weekend @gamuttheatregroup Tickets: $5 or any size donation Workshop one act plays Feat. young professional artists from the 717 All ticket revenue will help fund the 2023 @hbgfringe 🎪🥳🤘 🔥Playing with Fire: a movement & acting adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie Saturday 8.20 at 2 pm Sunday 8.21 at 8 pm Actors: @jaquez.robinson @36julliaa 💡A Night of Neofuturism A solo work by @_alexandra_johnson Saturday 8.20 at 8 pm Sunday 8.21 at 2 pm 🎙Special thanks to our dynamic duo stage crew (both shows) @najumasymone & @jade_jarrell ✌️
Thanks to Diner Dolls producer @666ashleyjacktabs for bringing so much talent to Mechanicsburg and to Metropolis Collective’s @sister_vinegar for bringing these royal bangers to the ‘burg. Also as always thanks to the drag royalty: @diane Follow us @hbgfringe too if you aren’t already! Application forms for the Harrisburg Fringe Festival coming by New Year’s. We’re proud of our mission: “717 Arts serves to create and grow accessible space and support through su venue: @phantompower717 “Masquerade” 12.2.22 host: @666ashleyjacktabs lights: @oscar_moth_mcdonah silhouettes, stilettos, masks: this was an amazing show & you should come to the next ones 12.23 & 1.20 #mascformasquerade It’s #GivingTuesday. @717artscommunity is the nonprofit organization producing next summer’s inaugural @hbgfringe Festival, lighting up 3rd Street and beyond from downtown to midtown Harrisburg, July 6-9, 2023. Fringe is accessible, em So proud of our friends involved with @narcissetheatrecompany & their 2nd annual Free Italian Lake production. This year’s imaginative outdoor drama is Sophocles’ ANTIGONE. 717 Arts has helped bring volunteers into the mix fir these s Closing these tomorrow. 👏👏👏👏👏 for a wonderful opening day to the New Voices Series. Catch them if you can—these young artists have a great deal to say. Thanks to the Harrisburg & Lancaster community who came out in support! Thanks to y Shows today and tomorrow! PLAYING WITH FIRE: a movement + acting adaptation of “Miss Julie,” Saturday 8.20 at 2 pm, Sunday 8.21 at 8 pm A NIGHT OF NEOFUTURISM: an original autobiographical experimental one act, Saturday 8.20 at 8 pm, Su 717 Arts presents NEW VOICES series This weekend Gamut Theatre Group Tickets: $5 or any size donation Workshop one act plays Feat. young professional artists from the 717 All ticket revenue will help fund the 2023 Harrisburg Fringe Festival @hbgf 717 Arts presents NEW VOICES series This weekend @gamuttheatregroup Tickets: $5 or any size donation Workshop one act plays Feat. young professional artists from the 717 All ticket revenue will help fund the 2023 @hbgfringe 🎪🥳🤘 🔥Playing wi