Art
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Gross McCleaf Gallery Exhibiting Stunning Works By Bala Cynwyd Artist
Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia is currently exhibiting some stunning works by abstract artist Val Rossman, a Bala Cynwyd native who has been teaching at Woodmere Art Museum for four years, writes Len Lear for the Chestnut Hill Local. Rossman’s paintings are spatially complex and visually exciting, offering a vocabulary of geometric shapes, patterns, and…
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Ardmore Jeweler Immortalized In Giant Translucent Sculpture By Artist’s Son
Ardmore jeweler Alexander Horn, the owner of Alexander Horn & Co., has been immortalized by his artist son Miguel Horn, who created a giant translucent sculpture of his head in the Delaware River that disappears with the tides, writes Amy S. Rosenberg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The spellbinding piece of art is one of 10…
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Penn State Man Helped Create Nittany Lion Shrine and Led WWII Engineers to Allied Victories
Col. David Pergrin, formerly of Delaware County, helped create the Nittany Lion Shrine and led one of the most decorated U.S. Army engineering units of World War II, reported news.psu.edu. Pergrin played for the Nittany Lions at Penn State. He headed the committee that commissioned Penn State’s stone sculpture of a Pennsylvania mountain lion, the…
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Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability Helps People with Disabilities Find Inspiration Through Art
Painting has always been Carol Spiker’s passion, but it wasn’t until after her life-altering accident that she understood just what the brush and canvas truly mean to her. In 1998, Spiker – an active woman who worked for an ad agency, started a lacrosse program that ran for 26 years, and studied painting in college…
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15 Montgomery County arts groups and artists to receive $19K in funding
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance announced the distribution of $19,157 in Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) Project Stream grants in Montgomery County earlier this month. Project Stream grants provide funding to individual artists and organizations that offer innovative, community-based arts projects in southeastern Pennsylvania. The Project Steam grants are made possible through the Pennsylvania…
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Photo gallery coming to Congregation Beth Or
By Rick Woelfel Written words, even if used only sparingly, can impart an important message, one that is only enhanced when combined with powerful photography. Photographer Dara Nappen King and writer/counselor Marie Jackson are seeking to do just that as they open a photo gallery Friday evening at Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen. The…
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Theater With a View — Birds of North America
By Rick Woelfel Sycamore Hill offers a unique setting for a dramatic performance. Running through September 14 however, the outdoor venue, located in Pottstown will be the setting for Birds of North America, a story of the evolution of a relationship between a father and his adult daughter. The play made its debut on September…
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Come celebrate at Steel River Playhouse
There’s nothing more fun than getting together with friends to relax and celebrate, and we’ll be doing just that on Saturday, September 7th at Steel River Playhouse. It will be more fun if you’re there too, so come join us for “The London Affair, A Masquerade”. We plan an evening of entertainment, a DJ, open bar, dancing,…
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Big Top set to rise for Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna
The raising of Cirque du Soleil’s iconic blue and yellow Big Top and the set-up of the Cirque du Soleil Village will take place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks – A true visual and technical wonder, according to a press release. About the Big Top and the Cirque du Soleil Village: ·…
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Five Star Senior Living to showcase talent of one of its residents, a former architect and artist
Silvio Pietrinferni, a resident at Exton Senior Living, will host an event that displays his original artwork on Thursday, June 27 from 5-7 PM. Pietrinferni, who moved to the United States from Italy in the 1960s, began painting when he was a teenager. He studied fine arts in college and earned his degree in architecture.…
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Artists take stage at Abington Art Center’s World Music Concert Series
Artists from around the world will #MakeItMontco for Abington Art Center’s 3rd Annual World Music Concert Series., according to a press release. Five, free concerts will be held on Abington Art Center’s historic, 27-acre campus on Thursday evenings from mid-June through the end of July. Guests are encouraged to enjoy food on the beautiful back…
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Montgomery County Studio Tour returns June 15-16
Prepare to spend an entire weekend engaging with the arts when the third annual Montgomery County Studio Tour returns June 15-16. “Each summer the tour showcases the best artists and studios across Montgomery County,” said Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Director of Government & Cultural Affairs, Jessica Willingham. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “Arts Montco is a…
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Pottstown artists featured on the Montgomery County Studio Tour
Don’t miss the third annual Montgomery County Studio Tour taking place on June 15th and 16th throughout the county. This year Pottstown features prominently on the self guided tour with 16 artists in 5 studios that will be open to the public over the tour weekend. While visiting Pottstown make sure to stop by the…
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Norristown students will shine at MCCC’s Expressive Path Arts Showcase in Pottstown
Montgomery County Community College will host the 0 from May 23 to June 21 at the Fine Art Gallery, North Hall, 16 East High St., Pottstown. The exhibit is curated by Expressive Path, a non-profit organization that works with high schools and other youth non-profits on arts-based projects. The organization received a county grant to…
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REFINERY: Where local talent meets mainstream style
Friday, May 3 will mark the first in a frenzy of highly anticipated First Fridays in the thriving downtown streets of Phoenixville. Come rain or shine, thousands of spirited patrons will put their workweeks behind them and swarm to the red-hot live music venues, galleries, craft breweries, restaurants and progressive new fashion boutiques of Bridge…
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Cirque du Soleil returns to Montco
Cirque du Soleil proudly announces its return to the Philadelphia area in Oaks, PA with a new Big Top show, AMALUNA. The critically acclaimed production will be visiting Oaks for an engagement of 40 performances. AMALUNA will premiere on July 24, 2019 under the Big Top adjacent to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, minutes from…
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Souls Shot: Portraits of Victims of Gun Violence
The moving and compelling portraits of the Souls Shot project will be on view at the Art Center at Ambler during March. There will be a free reception, open to all, on March 19 from 5 to 8 pm at the Center, 45 Forest Avenue in Ambler, 215 619 8863. The number of people whose…
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‘Touch the Future’ juried art show features work from Montgomery County students
For the 32nd year, the “Touch the Future” art show will honor participants from throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties’ public high schools as it kicks off its nearly four-week run with a reception and awards ceremony on Sunday, March 3 from 1 to 3 pm at Arcadia University in Glenside. The event is free and open…
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