Art
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Exhibit in Penn State Abington Art Gallery Features Student Works from Bucks County Museum Collaboration
A new exhibition in the Penn State Abington art gallery showcases pieces created by students during courses taught by faculty in collaboration with professional artisans at the Moravian Pottery and TileWorks in Doylestown, Bucks County. Students explored the history and production of tile making and, by experimenting with traditional tools and equipment, they created their own tiles and mosaics.…
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The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage Awards Montgomery County’s Artistic Pioneers
A new award from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage will be benefitting several Montgomery County artists and organizations, including Theatre Horizon, a Collegeville Museum, and a Jenkintown filmmaker, according to The Times Herald. A total of 28 organizations were recipients of 40 grants and fellowships. In Norristown, Theater Horizon gets $350,900 for…
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Tattooed Moms Exhibition Opens Today at Neumann University
Kevin Russo created the Tattooed Moms project to shatter a stereotype. “It developed from my own learned prejudice about tattooed women,” he explains. “Growing up in the 1970s in South Philadelphia, there weren’t too many women who had tattoos, and if they did, they were thought of as biker chicks.” An artist now based in…
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Woman Finds N.C. Wyeth Painting in Thrift Store for Four Dollars, Plans to Auction Later this Month
A four-dollar thrift find of a mysterious illustration in a Manchester, New Hampshire Savers store could soon be sold for up to $250,000, writes Elaine Velie for HyperAllergic Magazine. In 2017, a woman found a dusty painting by acclaimed Chadds Ford artist N.C. Wyeth featured 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. At first, she…
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New Mural in Fishtown Will Celebrate Birds of Philadelphia
A new mural currently in the works in Fishtown will celebrate birds and other wildlife native to the Philadelphia region, writes Franki Rudnesky for the Philly Voice. Drexel University’s Academy of Natural Sciences has tapped Jane Kim, a renowned artist and scientific illustrator, to paint the upcoming mural as part of its ongoing “Illuminating Birds”…
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Steel River Playhouse in Pottstown Makes a Promise to Pottstown
Steel River Playhouse is bringing to life a new play telling the story of Pottstown. A Promise to Pottstown is a beautiful piece about Pottstown based on nearly 100 interviews done with area residents. Community partners include the YWCA, PTICC (Pottstown Trauma Informed Community Connection), the Pottstown School District, and the Pottstown Health and Wellness…
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Conshohocken Artists Churn Out This Year’s American Dairy Association Butter Sculpture
This year’s American Dairy Association’s butter sculpture created by two Conshohocken artists was unveiled at the opening of the 2023 New York State Fair, writes Oswego County Today staff. The sculpture which features a train being conducted by a cow and carrying kids fueling up on dairy foods was created to emphasize the nutritional value…
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Local Artist Astounds with His Wooden Creations at Oxford Craft Show
Local artist Dan Breslow recently astounded people with his unique hand-made items at Ware’s Christmas in July craft show in Oxford, writes Steven Hoffman for the Chester County Press. “I was the unicorn in the show at Ware,” he said. “My price range may have been higher than others, but I sold very well.” Most…
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Penn State Great Valley Hosts ‘From Inspiration to Expression’ Art Exhibit
Penn State Great Valley’ exhibit at the Henry Gallery. “From Inspiration to Expression” is open to the public until Monday, Oct. 9. An opening reception will be held at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The National League of Pen Women Diamond State Branch’s Arts and Letters Challenge allowed its artists and writers to stimulate their…
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First-Timer’s Guide to the Berman Museum of Art
If you’ve never been to the Berman Museum of Art, here are a few highlights you should know about before you go. Located in Collegeville on the campus of Ursinus College, The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art is one of Montgomery County’s premier art institutions. For more than three decades the museum has…
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New Hope Gallery to Showcase Artwork Created by Late Grateful Dead Frontman
An art gallery in Bucks County will be showing and selling artwork created by one of rock music’s most beloved frontmen. Arete Gallery, located at 122 South Main Street in New Hope, will be showing the artwork of Jerry Garcia, the late frontman of the Grateful Dead, from Aug. 1 – 9. The gallery will…
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Phoenixville Native Uses Drone to Scan Philadelphia’s Hidden Beauty
Chris Hytha, a 26-year-old Phoenixville native, fell in love with the Philadelphia skyline in middle school during a family visit to Center City, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “That experience is really what led me to study architecture, to explore the city, and to try to find a way to get to the…
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Philadelphia Crowned Best City for Street Art by USA Today Readers
Street art might be eye-catching, but it is so much more than that, according to a new ranking by USA TODAY 10Best. It speaks to the culture and personality of a city and it is embraced by and belongs to the entire community in a way that few other forms of art can match. Philadelphia,…
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Doylestown Park Gets New Mural Showcasing the Area’s Unique Charm
A park in Bucks County recently saw a new mural painted on the property, which shows the area’s sense of community and fellowship. Burpee Park, located in Doylestown, recently saw its pavilion decorated with a new mural thanks to Lauren Ballew, the borough’s Arts and Crafts Program Director. Adorned with a field of flowers on…
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Award-Winning Painter from New Hope Remembered for His Unforgettable Art
An artist from Bucks County is being remembered for his pieces that showed the area in a different medium, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Paul Rickert, a painter from New Hope, was known for using mostly watercolors and oils to paint historic buildings, foggy streets, rocky beaches, and urban landscapes around Chestnut Hill…
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Deadline Nears for Artists to Apply to Showcase Their Work at Montgomery County Studio Tour
The Montgomery County Studio Tour — a prestigious event that combines artistic expression, community engagement, and affordability — invites local artists to showcase their work to an eager audience from Sept. 23-24. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 19. What makes this year’s Studio Tour even more special is the significantly reduced exhibition fee,…
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Upper Dublin High School Senior Tom Chen’s Photography Featured at Ambler Savings Bank
Tom Chen, a senior at Upper Dublin High School, has taken his art of photography outside of the classroom. His photography is on display at Ambler Savings Bank through the month of June. Steve Hopkins, an art teacher at the high school, selected Tom for the opportunity to display his artwork because of his talent…
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Salvaged Tiffany Windows from Philadelphia Church Garnered Lots of Publicity, But Reduced Sale Price
When Paul Brown found out that the two windows he salvaged from the historic St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia for $6,000 were Tiffany Studio, he thought he was looking at a major payout, writes Art Petrosemolo for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The find was a win either way, as the church, which had been…
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