Art
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Lawrence Schiller, Lensman for Iconic Marilyn Monroe Photographs, Guides Digital Photographers from Newtown Home
Photographer Lawrence Schiller, now living in Newtown, has photographed some influential people in his day, including Paul Newman, Muhammad Ali, and Robert F. Kennedy. His images of a nude Marilyn Monroe, however, may be his most memorable. Bo Koltnow paged through Schiller’s work for WFMZ 69 News. Schiller, a Brooklyn native who moved to Southern…
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Mont Clare Artist Explores Industry Practices Across Country as Part of ‘Extraction’ Exhibit
The latest work of Mont Clare artist Maggy Rozycki Hiltner — themed after circus posters from the 1920s — looks like a brochure for touring ecological disasters, writes Anna Paige for the Billings Gazette. The hand-stitched display of posters for environmental and social disasters and EPA Superfund sites, titled Superfun(d), is part of a global…
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PA National Quilt Extravaganza Returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center September 16-19
The Quilt Extravaganza is celebrating 28 years and is a complete smorgasbord of vendor shopping, eye-popping quilt displays, lectures, demonstrations, and workshops. You’ll enjoy everything for the quilt and textile enthusiast along with just those who come to admire. As part of this year’s Extravaganza, attendees will be able to view the entries from the…
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2021 Montgomery County Studio Tour Features 28 Artists in 16 Studios
Art collectors, enthusiasts, and novices will have two full days in September to meet some of the best artists in their Montgomery County studios, observe the creative process, and purchase their distinctive creations at the Montgomery County Studio Tour. This year 28 artists in 16 studios will exhibit different mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography,…
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Skulls Bring Former Delco Woman in Touch With Her True Art
Sue Moerder, who grew up in nearby Delco, always knew she was destined to be an artist. Today, the former tattoo artist and advertising designer has fulfilled her destiny, creating skull art, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She’s not sure where her first skull came from. “You work in Jersey and everybody hunts…
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MCCC Arts Camp Unveils New Mural at East Norriton’s Medical Arts Building
Children who attended “The Amazing Arts Race” summer arts camp at Montgomery County Community College this year had their work put on display for community members in East Norriton to see and celebrate recently. A new mural depicting the silhouettes of each of the campers was installed in the lobby of the Minerva D. Braemer…
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Looking for a Tiffany Dragonfly Lamp? There’s One Being Auctioned in Aston
A three-day, online auction at Uniques and Antiques Auction Sales in Aston will include a Tiffany Studios Dragonfly lamp valued between $250,000 to $375,000. The Modern Design auction runs from August 3 to 5. The Tiffany lamp will be part of a dedicated Artisan Studio auction on August 4, along with the Katherine Mezger collection…
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Phoenixville-Based Woodworker Uses Rough-Cut Lumber to Create Art, Furniture
Known for the past 45 years as merely a resource for removing dead and damaged trees, woodworker Josh Lord of Lord’s Tree Service in Phoenixville is so much more. He’s also a woodworker, taking those gnarled trunks and twisted branches from your lawn and turning them into unique pieces of art. Steven Falk revealed the…
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Local Artist Publishes Book of Dog Drawings Titled ‘The Dogs of Narberth’
Dillon Shea, a Narberth artist who loves dogs so much he often walks them on a volunteer basis, has published a book of his drawings titled The Dogs of Narberth, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Media News. Shea, who is on the Autism Spectrum, is a member of the JEVS Independence Network. The…
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Thanks to Montgomery County Aunt-Niece Duo, Whole Families Can Work Together to Create Unique Art
Nancy Nevin and Maeve Nicholson, an aunt and niece duo from Montco, started Art9 Creations during the quarantine to provide families and friends with a simple and fun way to create unique works of art together, whether in the same room or apart, writes Alicia Vitarelli for 6abc. The pair divide a single image into…
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Get Creative with the Greater Norristown Art League Summer Art Camp
Greater Norristown Art League summer art camp opens up a whole world of possibilities for your children. Kids ages 7 to 13 years old get to stretch and be creative, exploring their inventive skills. Taught by Diane DeRogatis, this summer art camp is truly a great place to be this summer! She is a certified art…
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Local Photographer Seeks The Essential Workers Behind the Mask During the Pandemic
A local writer and photographer focused on frontline healthcare workers, like those at CHOP, behind the mask for his latest photo series, reports 6abc. J.C. Sager worked as the F&B Manager at the Philadelphia Cricket Club when he lost his job to COVID-19 in April. After creating a fundraiser in August for the 8/28 Commitment…
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Scroll or Stroll Your Way Through Historic Yellow Springs’ Hybrid Art Show, Sponsored by Malvern Bank
Historic Yellow Springs has announced the opening of the 48th Yellow Springs Art Show. Scroll or stroll your way through the galleries of HYS’s first-ever hybrid event. The 48th Annual Yellow Springs Art Show opens to the public, in-person, and online at 10 AM on Saturday, April 24 and runs through May 23. The show…
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Community Artists Invited to Participate in Harcum College’s ‘Murals Mosaic’ Arts Project
To celebrate the restoration of Harcum College’s historic mural collection, the school has launched a companion community arts project called “Murals Mosaic.” Any individual, regardless of age, can have a blank 10” x 10” canvas square will be mailed to them, free of charge. Each square must reflect the theme: “This Moment in Time.” It…
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Calling All Artists: Show Off Your Creativity with the Montgomery County Studio Tour
Join us this year for the Montgomery County Studio Tour, September 2021, which will be held on Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th. The tradition will continue this year, safely through social distancing, sanitizing regularly, and wearing masks. Our Chester County artists were successful in using these procedures in September 2020 to share and sell their art…
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34th Annual “Touch the Future” Art Show Honors Bucks & Montgomery High School Students
Top works of art from Bucks and Montgomery County high school students were featured during the 34th Annual “Touch the Future” art show, presented virtually this year in collaboration with Montgomery County Community College. “Touch the Future” is a professionally juried art exhibit created in honor of Christa McAuliffe, the NASA teacher and astronaut who…
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Dancing in the Streets: Bristol’s Newest Mural Honors its Doo-Wop Past
First, came the dances at the Good Will Hose Company, a Bristol fire hall where a step called The Stomp became a thing. That step was eventually memorialized in a song, “The Bristol Stomp,” which was a massive hit for The Dovells. Now, the public arts program of Bristol Borough is celebrating those original teenyboppers and their doo-wop ditty with a mural, writes Tom Sofield of LevittownNow. …
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New York Times: Rajie Cook, Designer of Worldwide Pictogram Symbols, Dies at Age 90
Rajie Cook, the Washington Crossing designer who, together with Don Shanosky, developed the pictogram symbols used around the globe to identify public spaces, died on February 6 aged 90, writes Neil Genzlinger for The New York Times. Cook & Shanosky Associates won a contract in 1974 to develop a set of symbols that could be universally understood to provide information…
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