“Godot Tree #3,” 2008, by Mary Page Evans (born 1937). Mixed media on paper, 44 x 42 inches. Collection of the artist. On display in “The Painted Poetry of Mary Page Evans” at Delaware Art Museum through July 15.
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gallery happenings Keith Sharp “Fabricated” Series Photographer, Keith Sharp, will be exhibiting work in a solo exhibition at 3rd Street Gallery for the month of June, 2012. A surrealist at heart, Sharp attempts to create mysterious and subtle images that cause the viewer to do a double take. "We all play a part in fabricating the world around us. There will always be two worlds – the natural and the manmade. This exhibition runs from May 30 – July 1, 2012. The opening reception is Friday, June 1, 2012 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2012 from 1 – 4 pm. Hours are Wed through Sun: 12 - 5 pm.
Keith Sharp, Suspended, 2012, Digital color print, 18” X 24” Keith Sharp, Daylight, 2012, Digital color print, 18” X 24”
3rd Street Gallery 58 N. 2nd Street Philadelphia PA 19106 15.65.0993
The New Hope Art League is proud to present a plein air workshop by West Fraser, an illustrious, award winning painter, formerly from New Hope now residing in South Carolina, and in town as the juror for the "Images of New Hope" juried exhibition being held at the New Hope Winery May 17 - June 3, 6123 Lower York Rd., New Hope, PA. The workshop will be in the New Hope area on May 20 and 21. Application forms and further details are on the website NewHopeArtLeague.com.
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The Evolution of Woodworking By Adam Crugnale oodworking is an ancient art. It dates back to the early years of humanity. Woodturning, in particular, stretches to the ancient Egyptians. The Center for Art in Wood, a unique-combination museum/gallery and research center, is hosting two upcoming exhibits, “Hooked on Wood: The Allure of the Fish Decoy” and “Life Aquatic,” that celebrate art in wood. “Hooked on Wood,” curated by Dick Walters, features Above, in the “Hooked on Wood” exhibition — a fish decoy by John Peeters. Below, from the “Life Aquatic” exhibition, Satoshi Fujinuma’s “Untitled” shell, 2011. At right is Merryll Saylan’s “Swimming modern wood fish Upstream,” 2012. decoys and also presents some historical pieces dating back to 1000 B.C. “They would lure the fish in with the decoy,” explained Albert LeCoff, cofounder and executive director of the center. “When the fish reached a proper distance, they would spear it. “If the catch was good enough, they would commission a wood carver,” LeCoff continued, “who would then carve out an image of the fish they caught. This was called a trophy fish.” The decoys are enjoyed not only for their beauty as magnificently colored sculptures, but also for how the result of woodturning. In addition to these temsimultaneously with well they actually move “This type of woodworkporary exhibits, the perma“Hooked on Wood.” through water and attract ing differs from other forms nent collection contains Composed primarily of real fish. in that the wood is spinning more than 1,000 wood sculptures and wall hang“In conjunction with this on a lathe,” explained Ron objects and a few metal ings, the artists were invited show, we’ve brought in six Humbertson, director of to create works based on and ones. The collection began artists to explore this field exhibitions and collections at inspired by water and marine in 1977 and has been growwith new, broader art,” said the center. “It’s a subtractive ing by 25 to 50 pieces annulife. Works capture everyLeCoff, referring to “Life process. While the wood is ally. thing from fish to frogs to Aquatic,” an exhibit running seashells and more. spinning, a sharpening tool Most of these pieces are
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a wall they are hoping to use such as a chisel is used to as a mural, which would carve the desired shape out reflect the transformation of of the wood.” woodturning from the If done properly, the Industrial Age to the Space results are marvelous splinAge. This mural would also ter-free sculptures that are serve as a symbol between smooth and polished to the woodturning in the past and touch. how it has The center grown in the began in the present. outskirts of the “Hooked on Wood” “We Old City dis& “Life Aquatic” changed our trict, under the will be on view at name to better name the the Center for Art in Wood, reflect our Woodturning 141 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106, goals,” said Center. It averthrough July 21. LeCoff. aged around Info: 215-923-8000 or “Woodturning 2,200 visitors centerforartinwood.org. is a large part annually. Since of what we do moving to its here, but the center is also current location in Center into developing the field in City in November 2011, it general, and is also invested has received more than in understanding the history 6,000 visitors. behind art in wood.” “We are reaching people The center also maintains we always wanted to, thanks its own personal library, a in part to our new location,” said LeCoff. “We’ve reached research center that is available by appointment. Books our mission to expand range from furniture-making awareness of art in wood.” About a block or so away and cabinet work to wooden lies what used to be the John jewelry, ceramics, histories on these subjects and more. Grass Woodturning Company. Between them is
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The new Barnes a comfortable melding of the original with 21st century touches rying to compare the original Barnes Foundation in Merion with the new one on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia is a little like trying to decide which parent is responsible for the appearance of a child who basically resembles himself and not exactly his mother or father. Yet, visiting the new Barnes for the first time, the visitor can’t help but see an amazing resemblance between the new 93,000square-foot building in the angular setting in the gardenlike site and the original foundation in Merion. The first view of the new building as you advance from the Parkway is of the panels of limestone set in metallic bases. Each panel in the two-story building is made of Ramon gray and Ramon gold limestone from Israel rather than the Coutarnoux and Pouillenay Brux limestone from France in the original building designed by architect Paul Cret in collaboration with Albert Barnes in the mid 1920s. Yet the exterior of the building seen from the Parkway glows with the lines of rust color running through the panels of limestone and resembles those in the original Cret building. On the other hand, behind the entrance walls of the Parkway building is a threestory cantilevered glass tower that shimmers and almost disappears behind the more solid limestone walls. The tower will be used for administrative and educational purposes. The entrance to the building lies behind long ponds, filled with water lilies. All this is behind a wall in the back of the building, which has the beginning of an ivy covering growing at its base. This will produce a feeling of privacy as visitors enter. In the original Barnes, Cret created an Italianate building design and wrote that art galleries in former residences were more “inviting and conducive to the appreciation of art than windowless museums created for the purpose of displaying works of art.” Cret’s original design featured small interior galleries with burlap wall coverings and no doorways between rooms to facilitate the flow of appreciation of art from one room to another. The Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architecture firm seems to have succeeded in bringing the essence of the original build-
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ing into its creative 21st century design for the new Barnes Foundation building, which opened last month. It is evident that the architects went out of their way to replicate the original galleries in the large entrance area and the smaller more intimate rooms on the second floor. In the entrance gallery, Matisse’s “The Dance” mural and special exhibit space retain the original proportions of the original buildings in all 23 galleries. The installation of the art was facilitated by photographs of each room in Merion so that the staff in the new building could make sure that everything is exactly as it was in the original building. Resemblances to the original include the Cret thesis that side lighting or illumination from windows rather than overhead lighting helps the viewer see the works of art more fully. In creating spaces for viewing art with windows rather than the “blind galleries” described by Cret in an article “The Buildings of the Barnes Foundation at Merion, Pa.,” published in 1926, the architects of the new building continued Cret’s thesis. But their creation is definitely their own. “We read a lot about Cret’s design, but we designed a new building,” said Philip Ryan, the project manager architect for the Tod Williams Billie Tsien firm, which is based in New York. The Italianate image is more of an essence as a visitor approaches the white oak doors and passes the lily ponds. The main gallery, which is 30 by 20 feet long, has the high windows and the same arrangement as the Merion building, with the exception of curtains that were on the original windows. Burlap on the walls of the galleries is a little paler than that used on the original galleries because the original company that produced the burlap is no longer in business. Ryan said the glass provided for the windows in the new building cuts down on glare and protects the art from sunlight. The windows also provide more light than the original curtained ones. Despite Cret’s writings that art is better seen by the use of side lighting or windows, the new design provides overhead light from “light boxes,” which provide a natural light illumination from above.
The entrance to the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway.
Photos courtesy of the Barnes Foundation
By Diane M. Fiske
“We don’t agree that the side lighting is the best,” Ryan said, and explained that windows produce a glare that interferes with viewing artwork. He The exterior wall of the Barnes Foundation. said the new windows auditorium on the lower level, as well as would reduce 86 percent of the glare. facilities for painting conservation and The floor of the galleries is ipe wood research on the second floor. arranged in a herringbone design. The wood In addition, a 5,000-square-foot Special is a rare endangered South American materiExhibitions Gallery will be equipped with al that was rescued from an abandoned 16-foot-high ceilings that can accommodate boardwalk in Coney Island and lends a cerlarge-scale art installations. There will be tain relaxed gracious feeling to the room. a 50-seat restaurant-courtyard and a gift In addition to the space for viewing Barnes’ amazing collection of Impressionist, shop. Gone is the original tile, Italianate roof in Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintfavor of a green roof and application for ings and African sculpture, the new Barnes LEED certification along with a plan for provides an indoor garden, designed by water conservation. Laurie Olin, with comfortable chairs and a It soon becomes apparent that, despite its coffee bar for visitors to relax and contemresemblance to the Merion building, a 21st plate the experience of viewing the worldcentury building has come to the Parkway, famous collection. the first new addition in 65 years. Only 12,000 square feet of the building are devoted to galleries; the remainder of the — This is a monthly column about archispace, particularly the tower, will include tecture, city planning and landscape design. space for education, conservation and Questions and comments would be welcome. administration. The galleries will include a Diane Fiske can be reached at classroom on each floor to facilitate teachdfiske_19118@yahoo.com. ing, for the Foundation’s core educational mission, with classrooms and a 150-seat
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY GUILD OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS (MCGOPA) CALL FOR ARTISTS ANNUAL SPRING JURIED SHOW Exhibit Dates: June 16 - July 14, 2012. Juried for Entry and Prizes. Juror: Christopher Schmidt (Gallery Director, Schmidt-Dean Gallery, Phila,PA) See prospectus at www.MCGOPA.org for submission info.
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Poetry on canvas
EXHIBITIONS
InSight
By Burton Wasserman
Left, “Duet,” 2010. Mary Page Evans Charcoal and pastel on paper, 25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches. Collection of the artist.
s a rule, the vibrating shapes you meet in pictures by Mary Page Evans are filled with nervous tension and the primal essences of nature. Her bold use of distortion heightens and dramatizes the emotional impact of her distinctive vocabulary of expression. The unique idiom she employs appears to
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have been influenced by several significant historic sources. They include the late work of Paul Cézanne, the French Fauve movement, early 20th century German Expressionism and both the first and second generation schools of post-World War II New York City Action Painting. Currently, an exceptionally rewarding solo show of her accomplishments in drawing and
painting is on view at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington. The exhibition, organized by the Heather Campbell Coyle of the museum staff, will remain there on public display until July 15. Titled “The Painted Poetry of Mary Page Evans,” the installation is devoted to vibrant semi-abstractions based on the world of nature studied out of doors and exceptionally dynamic representations of the human figure. Born in the state of Virginia, Evans has traveled widely and lives today in Delaware. Showing work made over a span of 40 years, this latest presentation is arranged thematically by specific areas of subject matter. But no matter what the focus of a picture might be, she approaches the ultimate image in a given composition with great spontaneity and a consistent concern for light. At the same time, her prevailing interests in other aesthetic disciplines such as music, dance and literature constantly make their presence felt. Evans’ drawings and paintings are imbued with a piquant flavor of Whitmanesque innovation and metaphor. For example, many of her close-ups of trees are of workmen stripped to the waist. Muscular and sturdy, they interact energetically with their environment, fulfilling the role they have been assigned to play in the grand scheme of organic arboreal expectation. In a somewhat different vein, “Life Tree” is a brilliant oil on canvas offering a scene of upright trunks, sparse foliage and a stunning sunset. Standing in a row, like a group of silent sentinels, the substance of the picture is a hymn in praise of balance, harmony and order. Serving as a witness to a moment in some remote forest, it’s as though the artwork lives in terms of its own being. In a manner all its own, the painting, which dates from 1990, continues to have a life in the here and now. How remarkable it is that unlike so many otherwise perishable objects,
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“Life Tree,”1990s2010. Mary Page Evans (born 1937). Oil on canvas, 67 x 55 inches. Collection of the artist.
the artwork will probably survive the passage of time and still be available for spectators to enjoy long after the present day. The charcoal and pastel drawing of two models titled “Duet” projects a lively image in which vertical figures merge together in a unified pose. The vigorous treatment of the standing forms counterpoints the stillness of the setting in which the subjects find themselves. As a visitor moves from one selection to another, he or she can’t help but see how the various examples on view embody a sense of resolution. This state has been brought to realization as a result of the artist’s struggle to achieve accord by thoughtfully considering many contradictory impulses, eliminating what doesn’t work in favor of strokes of color that do. Thus, Evans makes the most of an exception“The Painted Poetry of Mary Page Evans” ally keen ability is on display at the for distilling a Delaware Art Museum, current of life 2301 Kentmore Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806, throbbing ginthrough July 15. gerly in everyInfo: 302-351-8515 or thing she conwww.delart.org. fronts from inside and outside of her being. In due course, these forces come together as a cohesive complex of energies in flux, given existence as art form. Clearly, for Evans, making art is not a playful diversion from more urgent concerns. Instead, she works out of internal necessity. For her, applying pigment to paper and canvas is as basic as breathing.
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________ … DELAWARE COU NEW CASTLE COUNTYy THE BLUE STREAK GALLERY 1721 Delaware Ave. Wilmington DE, 19806 p: 302-429-0506. Extended Holiday Hours: Mon-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat 10am5pm; Sun Noon-4pm. Email: Bluestreakgallery@gmail.com Exhibit info: Judy Jarvis, Oil Paintings: Beach, City, Garden, Still Life. Judy studied at Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia. Kristin Landon, Colors of Summer, Silver and Gold Jewelry, Gemstones and Found Objects. Refreshments served. Exhibit runs through July 14 with an opening reception on June 1, 5-8pm. DELAWARE ART MUSEUM 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington, DE 19806 p: 302-571-9590. Wed-Sat 10am4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm. Free admission Sundays. www.delart.org Exhibits: Painted Poetry: The Art of Mary Page Evans, through July 15, 2012. Wilmington-based painter Mary Page Evans - Her vibrant paintings and drawings evoke particular places— gardens in Delaware and France, a mountain in the Shenandoah Valley, the Florida coast. Displaying works that span over 40 years, Painted Poetry is organized thematically to highlight Evans’ longstanding interests: landscapes, gardens, figures, trees, seas, and skies.
be featured throughout the permanent collection, galleries and outdoors in the Copeland Sculpture Garden. Beyond Words: The Symbolic Language of Plants, Extended date! Now through July 29, 2012. The exhibition closing date has been moved to July 29, 2012. Beyond Words was created by a group of D.C.-based botanical artists known as Studio 155. It features approximately 60 works in various media that emphasize the historic and symbolic meanings of plants throughout history.
… NEW JERSEY….. .… ATLANTIC COUNTY….. RICHARD STOCKTON COL. OF NJ 101 Vera King Farris Dr. Galloway, NJ p: 609-652-4214 www.stockton.edu/artgallery Through August 16, Works on Paper: Selections from the Noyes Museum's Permanent Collection.
BURLINGTON COUNTYY CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 123 South Elmwood Road Marlton, NJ 08053 Mon-Fri 10am-3pm; Wed 7-9pm p: 856-985-1009; fx: 856-985-7555
Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life and Work of Katharine Pyle, through September 9, 2012. Katharine Pyle (1863 – 1938), Howard Pyle’s youngest sibling, emerged as one of Delaware’s most prolific women authors and illustrators. Between 1898 and 1934, she illustrated or wrote and illustrated over 50 books— mostly stories about animals and fairy tales for children. This exhibition serves to reintroduce 78 of Katharine’s books and illustrations to present-day audiences.
www.cfasnj.com Exhibit info: Center for the Arts Children/ Teen Exhibition June 4 - 25, 2012 Reception: Sunday, June 10 from 1pm to 3pm
Once Upon a Time in Delaware/In Quest of the Perfect Book, June 23, 2012 – September 16, 2012. Nina Katchadourian has explored systems, structures, codes, language, and communication. Sorted Books is an ongoing project, begun in 1993, in which the artist surveys a collection of books, selecting and grouping particular titles so that they can be read in sequence. Working primarily with the Library’s M. G. Sawyer Collection of Decorative Bindings—a collection of over 2,000 books acquired for their cover design—this exhibit marries the collector’s interest in the book’s exterior with the artist’s method of using the covers to explore the content of the collection as a whole. 100 Works for 100 Years, June 23, 2012 – September 16, 2012. As part of the year-long celebration of the Museum’s Centennial, this installation will feature one or more works of art for each year of the Museum’s existence. The installation will
MARKEIM ART CENTER 104 Walnut Street, Haddonfield, NJ 08033 p: 856-429-8585; Markeim@verizon.net; www.markeimartscenter.org. Call or email us for info on classes, exhibits & performances
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Exhibit info: Haddonfield Memorial High School - Seniors Art Exhibition 15 Seniors from HMHS will display their work from the past year of Art classes. The National Art Honor Society will also be inducted during the Reception on June 3. Exhibition Dates: May 30June 3. Reception: June 3, 3-5pm DOWNSIZED – A Square Deal ARTISTS TRANSFORM THEIR PERSONAL VISIONS BY THINKING SMALL painters, photographers, sculptors and street artists produce work in a format smaller than a piece of paper. Our intent is to help focus attention on each individual’s art & vision and allow you to appreciate the beauty of small, intimate work as well
as the range of expression and diversity of technique contained within such a modest and accessible form. June 5 - August 14 MIDSUMMER RECEPTION FRIDAY JULY 6, 2012, 6 – 8pm www.artsqs.com
.… CAPE MAY COUNTY…. OCEAN CITY ARTS CENTER 1735 Simpson Ave. Ocean City, NJ p: 609-399-7628; fx: 609-399-6145 Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-3pm www.oceancitryartscenter.org admission Free; parking available in adjacent lot. Exhibit info: I Remember Wanamakers, artists give their impressions of Philadelphia’s John Wanamakers department store. Reception Friday, June 8, 7-8:30pm, and is free and open to public. 1971 - 2012 Celebrating Forty One Years in Stone
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609-368-6361 wrgsh@comcast.net www.williamris.com Two Woman Show Jane Hartley Knot Play oils Julie Sutliff Outside in Nature oils Plus Kathryn Stanek sculpture Stan Sperlak pastels Coming in July Tribute to Stone Harbor's Wetlands Insitute: Butterflies, Birds, Fish, and Feathers
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. CLAY COLLEGE CERAMIC ARTS STUDIO, Cumberland Co College 108 High Street, Millville, NJ 08332; p: 856-765-0988; jsandro@cccnj.edu www.cccnj.edu/claycollege/ Exhibit info: Exhibit: Student Show Reception: June 15, 6-9 pm Classes: Dad & Me, Commemorating Father's Day, kids and fathers, Saturday, June 2, 12-2 pm, $25, materials included. Third Friday: June 15: Browse the Millville Glasstown Arts District
WHEATON ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER 1501 Glasstown Rd., Millville, NJ 08332 p: 800-998-4554 Open Tues-Sun 10am5pm; www.wheatonarts.org Exhibit info: Through December 31, 2012 in the Museum of American Glass: Pioneers of American Studio Glass: Edris Eckhardt, Maurice Heaton, Frances and Michael Higgins. During the 1940s, '50s and '60s, these artists experimented with different techniques resulting in sculptural forms that ranged from slumped to pâte de verre. The exhibit
shows the work of all four artists. Through December 31, 2012 in the Museum of American Glass: Celebrating 50 Years: American Studio Glass. This exhibit provides a comprehensive history and understanding of the American Studio Glass Movement. Through July 1, 2012 in The Gallery of Fine Craft: The Fire Continues. An Invitational of Contemporary American Studio Glass Artists to coincide with the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass movement. Through October 14, 2012 in the Museum of American Glass. The Artistry of Rick Ayotte: From The Gordon Park Collection. Over 100 paperweights and paperweight related objects on display.
GLOUCESTER COUNTYY GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE ART GALLERY 1400 Tanyard Rd, Sewell, p: 856-4152236 Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat 8am-3pm www.gccnj.edu
OCEAN COUNTY….Y LONG BEACH ISLAND FOUNDATION, ARTS & SCIENCES 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, NJ p: 609-494-1241 Hours: Mon-Fri 9am5pm, Sat-Sun, 9am-3pm, www.lbifoundation.org Exhibit info: Craft Gallery Session thru July 20. From June thru Sept., the LBIF features fine contemporary handmade crafts. Ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork, basketry, wood, fiber, and other fine craft media is be exhibited. The exhibition is spilt into two sessions: June/July and Aug./Sept. LBIF Faculty Exhibition thru Aug 16. During summer months, the LBIF faculty artwork is on display in the Blai Gallery. Interested in taking a class? Take a look In Stitches thru June 18. In Stitches displays a contemporary, fresh approach to fiber art. The exhibition features work by internationally-exhibited artists that combine recycled materials, mixed media, and installation with the traditional techniques of fiber art; quilting, weaving, embroidery, soft sculpture, and bookmaking to create a stunning display. National Juried Competition: Digital Works, June 22 – July 16. Reception: Sunday, July 1, 5-7pm. Juror: Christiane Paul – Director of Media Studies Graduate Programs, The New School, NYC and Adjunct Curator of New Media Arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Digital Works exhibition displays emerging artists as well as those with established reputations. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase innovative works that are created through digital processes, display distinctive characteristics of the digital, and reflect on the language and aesthetics of digital media (such as new forms of image creation and manipulation, connectivity,
and participatory and generative qualities). Artworks include all forms of digital media including photography and prints, video, software art, online, and mobile projects.
MERCER COUNTY…Y EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE 660 Rosedale Rd., Princeton, NJ, All exhibits are Free to the public. Hrs: MonFri 9am-4pm p: 609-921-9000 Exhibits:. Brodsky Gallery at Chauncy Conference Center: Call for information Conant Hall, Lounge B Call for information
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GoggleWorks Center for the Arts 201 Washington St. Reading, PA 610-374-4600 Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm. First Thurs 5pm-8pm 2nd Sun 11am-4pm | www.goggleworks.org email: pr@goggleworks.org COHEN GALLERY Gerry Tuten: Ebb & Flow Exhibition: June 9 – July 22, 2012 | Opening Reception: First Friday | July 6th | 5:30-7:30pm Gerry’s work is a stammering, a seeking, a venture inside and outside herself. She thrives on change and challenging in her paintings. Intensely curious, she loves exploring the micro and macro levels of the natural ecology. Caroline Rust: The Tints That Glow Exhibition: June 9 – July 22, 2012 Cohen Gallery Opening Reception: First Friday July 6th | 5:30-7:30pm This exhibit embodies installations of paintings with objects. These works investigate the internal lives of women and focus upon the woman’s journey through life and the paths she walks. SCHMIDT GALLERY Nolde Forest Potters: Damn Yankees Goin’ South (PA Redware with Southern Influence) Green Wall June: WYSO’s Merry Monks VIST Financial Gallery The Willson History Project
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________ FREEDMAN GALLERY – Albright College 13th & Bern Streets, Reading, PA p: 610-921-7541 fx; 610-921-7768 Hours: Tues 12-8pm, Wed-Fri 12-6pm, Sat & Sun 12-4pm www.albright.edu/freedman Exhibit info: Intertwined Through July 1, Freedman Gallery The Freedman Gallery’s summer 2012 installation, Intertwined, examines the artistic relationship of a mother and daughter, and a father and son, who have experienced extraordinary circumstances. Features local favorites, Mary Stoudt and Sybil Roe Thompson, along with Dave “Big Dutch” Nally and Will Nally. Mary’s innovative quilt techniques have been honored nationally, and Sybil is known for working with bright geometric colors and reclaimed materials. The Nally Boys also work with reclaimed materials, and their recent independent and collaborative constructions, part sculpture, part functional craft based on Dutch’s background in carpentry, are infused with symbolism and satire regardless of whether they are exploring the mysteries behind love or current events. Curated by Emily Branch, Director, Outsider Folk Art Gallery. Opening Reception, Friday, June 1, 5 – 7 p.m.
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM 500 Museum Rd., Reading, PA p: 610371-5850 fx: 610-375-5632 Wed, Thurs, Sat 11am-5pm; Fri 11am-8pm; Sun noon5pm www.readingpublicmuseum.org Exhibit info: Through June 24, 2012 – Jim Dine: Glyptotek – Featuring 16 works by contemporary painter and printmaker Jim Dine, recently donated to the Reading Public Museum. The core exhibition includes 14 works from a complete portfolio of works published in 1988, inspired by ancient sculpture observed at Munich’s Glyptothek. Thru June 17, 2012 – The Prints of Andy Warhol – More than 60 pop prints and four paintings are the focus of an exciting exhibition. Iconic works by one of the leading figures in 20th-century art include Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Mao Tse-Tung, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, and Judy Garland, along with the artist's famous Soup Cans and Camouflage prints. Also includes an installation of “Silver Clouds” and the continuous screening 12 of Warhol’s “Screen Tests.” June 2 – July 8, 2012 – Jiawei Gong: Sweet Salvation – The artist uses the traditional Tibetan sand mandala-making techniques to create a contemporary symbol, but instead of the sand he uses various types of sugar. Visitors can watch him create this symbol in person or see video footage of him creating the mandala in the Gallery.
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“ Peddler’s Village and Beyond” by sister artists.
1940 until 2008. Tours will take place Tuesday through Sunday at 10, 10:45, and 11:30 a.m. and 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:30 and 3:15 p.m. Tours last approximately one hour. Advanced, timed tickets will be required. Tickets will be available for purchase online on June 1, and will cost $8 per person in addition to Museum admission.
Acrylics by Ruth W. Bitsko and oil work by Teresa W. Davis June 2 – June 27, 2012
CHESTER CO. ART ASSOCIATION 100 North Bradford Ave. West Chester PA p: 610-696-5600; fx: 610-918-1327 Hours: Tues-Sat 9:30am-4pm Free www.chestercountyarts.org. Note the schedule of exhibitions on our website.
The Upstairs Gallery in Peddler’s Village Presents:
Meet the artists reception Saturday, June 2, 2-4pm
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Still lifes, florals, scenes from Peddler’s Village and surrounding areas. Shop #10 in the Courtyard at Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA 215-794-8486 Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm Fri - Sat 10am-9pm Sunday 11am-6pm
Thursday, June 7th, 2012 Art League’s Annual Spring Banquet will be held at the Cock & Bull, Peddlers Village, upstairs Neshaminy Dining Room. Arrive early, 5pm, to enjoy cocktails downstairs in the Harts Tavern. Dinner Served at 7pm Entertainment: Michael Notarangelo, Acustic Guitarist
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM 138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA p: 215-340-9800. Hours: Tues-Fri 10am4:30pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. 12-5pm www.michenerartmuseum.org Exhibit Info: Offering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, April 21-August 10. The Michener is the only Northeast venue for this exhibit of 45 paintings and tapestries by such Renaissance masters as Botticelli, Titian, Tintoretto and others. This tour is the first time these works have left Europe, and some may not even have been seen by visitors to the Uffizi. Paton | Smith| Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries; Fred Beans Gallery – To Stir, Inform, and Inflame: The Art of Tony Auth, June 2— October 21, 2012. Pfundt Gallery – Have Gags Will Travel: The Life and Times of a New York Cartoonist, March 10-July 1. I Look, I Listen: Works on Paper by Marlene Miller, July 14-October 14, 2012. Intelligent Design, highlighting regional studio craft, permanent installation.
CHESTER COUNTY…. BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM U.S. Rte. 1 & Creek Rd., Chadds Ford, PA p: 610-388-2700 Hrs: Daily 9:30am4:30pm. www.brandywinemuseum.org Exhibit info: A Painter's View: The Andrew Wyeth Studio, on view through October 28. This exhibition features the artist's own view of his studio in paintings and drawings lent from private collections. Of the approximately 20 paintings on display, half have never before been on view to the public. The gallery also includes many of the artist’s major works painted in the studio over his 70-year career. Summer Sojourns: Art on Holiday, June 9 through September 3. This summer, visitors to the galleries will enjoy a visual journey to rocky sea coasts and sandy shores, tropical settings and mountainous vistas. They will also discover depictions of pastoral landscapes, European cities and villages, Middle-Eastern markets, Asian rice paddies, and bamboo forests. This exhibit features nearly 100 paintings, drawings, and prints from the collection by artists including N.C. Wyeth, F.O.C. Darley, Childe Hassam, and others. Andrew Wyeth Studio Tours July 3 through November 18, Ticket sales start on June 1. The Chadds Ford studio where Andrew Wyeth, one of America's most significant artists, painted many of his most important works of art will open for tours this summer. Wyeth painted in the studio from
West Chester: June 1 – 22 CCAA Members’ Open Exhibition Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30am - 4pm / Free Exton Square Studio: Through June 28 Barclay Friends Art Show Exton Hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 11-5 / Free PHOENIX VILLAGE ART CENTER – 207 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA p: 610-983-9430 fx: 610-983-9431 Gallery Hours: Mon & Sun closed; Tues.Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri noon-9pm, Sat noon-9pm. phxvillage@verizon.net www.phoenixvillageartcenter.org Exhibit Info: June exhibit features the work of ARTsisters, a group of professional women visual artists who empower each other and the community through art. Go to ARTsisters.org for more information about the group. The exhibit of 19 area ARTsisters opens on First Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 and will continue through the month of June, closing Monday July 2nd. Images of their work is available on our website: www.phoenixvillageartcenter.org Tours of the Upstairs Studios at the art center will be available from 7:00 to 8:00, also on First Friday.
DELAWARE COUNTY... COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford, PA : 610-566-1713 Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-noon. Closed Sun www.communityartscenter.org Summer Spree - Now taking reservations for Summer Spree Day Camp. Call 610-566-1713 or visit www.communityartscenter.org. Summer Spree Session I begins June 18 Summer Spree Session II begins Jun 25 Spring Classes End June 9 Summer Adult Classes Begin June 18 Duke Gallery -Through June 29th Annual Member’s Exhibition In The Stairwell Gallery - June 2012 Community Arts Center’s Watercolor Studio BEAdazzle Gallery Wall - June 2012 Artist in Residence: Austin Dodson and Kelly Nickelson Opening Reception: Friday, June 22, 6 – 8 p.m.
Special Events Tri-State Jazz Society Concert June 3rd, 2 – 4 p.m. CAC Volunteer Luncheon June 6th,12 – 2 p.m. Empty Bowls Workshop June 16-17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Summer Solstice Celebration Summer Spree for Adults - Fri, June 22, 8 p.m. – midnight A night of art activities, music and s’more fun. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. DARLINGTON ARTS CENTER 977 Shavertown Rd., Boothwyn, PA p: 610-358-3632; fx: 610-358-2018 Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Closed Sunday. info@darlingtonarts.org www.darlingtonarts.org Exhibit Info: Darlington Arts Center’s Students & Teaching Artists Gallery Free Opening Reception: Sat, June 2, 35pm. Darlington Arts Center’s Students and Teaching Artists Gallery highlights a wide range of subjects, mediums and ages; from preschooler’s drawings to adult’s oil paintings. Meet all the artists and view their work at the free opening reception Saturday, June 2nd from 35pm. The art will be on exhibit through Fri, June 29th. June 18, Summer Semester Classes, Camps, Lessons Begin Children’s Workshops: ART: Fashion Illustration (ages 9-13); Discovering Art Together (ages 3-5). DANCE: Princess & Pirate Party (ages 36). MUSIC: Early Childhood Music (ages 0-18 months). Teen & Adult Art Workshops: Teen Clay Intensive; Fashion Illustration; Felt Pillow Cover. DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 901 S. Media Line Rd., Media (Media & Newtown Sq.) p: 610-359-5014 Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. www.dccc.edu/gallery Exhibit info: DCCC Alumni Artist Showcase; June 12 – June 28
LANCASTER COUNTY…. LANCASTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA 17579 p: 717-687-7061 Hours: Wed-Sun 1pm5pm. www.lcaaonline.org. All exhibits are Free, open to the public & handicapped accessible. Exhibit info: June 10 thru July 19: The Lancaster County Art Association's National Juried Exhibit 2012 opens on Sunday, June 10, with a reception from 1 to 5 PM. Judge for the exhibit was John Costanza, professor of art at Moore College of Art. Awards for works in five media categories will be presented at 2 PM. The public is invited. Admission is free.
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________ PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA p: 717-396-7833 Main Gallery Hours. Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, First Friday ‘til 9; closed on July 4th. All exhibits are Free and open to the public; and the PCA&D Main Gallery is handicapped accessible. www.pcad.edu.
our first exhibition of work by our Professional Artist Members. These 73 Members were selected through an application process, and represent some of the most talented artists working in our region. Learn more about each of them, and view their work on our website. Join us for our free opening reception on Fri., June 1 from 6-9 pm.
Exhibit Info: Telescope: Views of Alumni Life in Art, a peek into the creative and entrepreneurial lives of PCA&D alumni. Continues Through July 20th. Details at www.pcad.edu/maingallery Opening reception June 1, 5-9pm, during Lancaster’s First Friday for “Telescope: Views of Alumni Life in Art”. June 29, 11am – 2pm: Admissions Open House. Details and online registration at: pcad.edu/openhouse July and August: Fun studio and computer classes for teens, adults and kids are here for the summer. Details at: pcad.edu/ce
Summer Session at Main Line Art Center June 18-August 26 Join us for a summer you won’t forget! Daytime and evening classes for adults and teens in the visual arts. Offering 2 shorter sessions to allow ART in busy summer schedules. The Art Center also offers summer camp for ages 4-13, and Summer Teen Studios for ages 13+. Visit www.mainlineart.org or call 610.525.0272 for more information.
MAIN LINE……..…. THE GREAT FRAME UP 302 West Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 p: 610-687-3060; fx: 610-995-2215 Hrs: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Wed. 10am-9pm, 1st Fridays 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-5pm www.mainlineframing.com. Exhibit Info: Our June First Friday Show will feature local artwork from four different artists: Abby Liable and Sharon Henderson McHugh will be showing their oil paintings, Barbara Collins Royer will be showing watercolors and oils, and Louise Dusinberre will be showing her pastels. We will also be featuring our local-made Jewelry and our other American-made crafts, including Art Glass and Decorative Eggs. The opening reception is from 5pm to 8pm on Friday June 1st, 2012 and will include refreshments and light fare. The artwork in the show will be up for the entire month of June. Come meet the artists and enjoy some good conservation. LAWRENCE GALLERY – Rosemont College 1400 Montgomery Ave., Rosemont PA p: 610-526-2967. Mon-Fri 9am-8pm; wknds appt. email: pungent@rosemont.edu www.rosemont.edu Exhibit info: ALUMNAE ARTISTS: The Reunion Years June 3 - August 14, 2012 MAIN LINE ART CENTER 746 Panmure Rd, Haverford, PA p: 610-525-0272; fx: 610-525-5036. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Sat 10am4pm, Closed Sun. For information on lectures, trips & events, www.mainlineart.org Lots of Free pkg. Celebrating 75 years! Professional Artists' Exhibit thru June 13 Opening Reception: June 1, 6-9 pm Main Line Art Center is proud to present
MAIN LINE UNITARIAN CHURCH 816 S. Valley Forge Rd, Devon, PA 484-341-8014 or visit www.MLUC.org for info/directions Hours: Mon-Fri 9am4:30pm; Sun 9am-2pm. The Public is Welcome! Exhibit Info: Fireside Gallery. Paintings by Mary Kane and Sabine Rehm and others on the Visual Arts Committee... found object art by Ann Keech, and Fabric Works by Barbara Bugliani. Thru September 9th. The public is invited at all times. 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon PA. www.mluc.org. Call 484-341-8014 for information Hours. Mon thru Fri 9:00 to 4:30 and 9:00 to 12:00 on Sundays.
ST JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY GALLERY Merion Hall, Maguire Campus, 376 N. Latches Lane, Merion Station p: 610-6601845 Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 10am1pm www.sju.edu/gallery Exhibit Info: “Depth of Illusion” Paintings by Laura Watt June 28th through August 3rd
Plein Air 2012 Festival
Special Events:
Juried Exhibition & Sale of Local Landscapes by Regional Plein Air artists. Exhibition Open to the Public, thru Jun 30
2012 Summer Entertainment Series
In our Vidinghoff Lobby: Juried Exhibition & Sale of Local Landscapes by Regional Plein Air artists. Exhibition Open to the Public, thru Jun 30, In our Culinary Lobby: Juried Exhibition & Sale of Local Landscapes by Regional Plein Air artists. Exhibition Open to the Public, thru Jun 30, In our ESCS Gallery Shops: Gallery Shops: Open Monday – Saturday, 9 – 5 pm Other Plein Air Related Events: June 1st, 6 – 8 pm “Pleinty” of Art Happy Hour. Come enjoy and view an evening of Plein Air paintings while sharing in a happy hour with friends and neighbors. Cover charge. June 7, 12:30pm Plein Air Painting Lecture with William M. Perthes, Director of Education, Violette de Mazia Foundation. Free and open to the public. June 8, 9:00 – 3:00 pm Andrew Wyeth Studio & Brandywine River Museum Tours with Lunch at the Brandywine. Call for tickets. Classes & Workshops: Ceramic Open StudioDay: Mon/Thurs/Fri, 1:00 – 4:00 pm and Evening: Mon 6:30 – 9:30 pm Summer Art Camp 2012 – “Rebels WithART a Cause” Classes available for students ages 3-15 in a variety of art mediums. Classes offered in 12 one-week sessions from June 4th – August 24th. Sign up for morning or afternoon (9:30AM-12:00 or 12:30-3:00PM), full day (9:30AM-3:00PM) or extended day (9:30AM-5:15PM). Please see our website for detailed schedule and for full pricing details, Private Garden Series
SWEET MABEL FOLK ART – 41 N. Narberth Ave., Narberth, PA p: 610667-3041. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm. www.sweetmabel.com Features folk, outsider & found object art & craft from regional and national artists. Exhibit info: The Coalition Ingenu introduces self-taught artist Michelle Kral with her first solo show Opening Reception: Michelle Kral, June 1, 6-9pm in the US. Known as Mitsi B in West Sussex England, she paints to evoke the enormous emotional force and beauty found within the human mind and spirit. Her work, reminiscent of the art brut movement is a collage of imaginative figures. personal thoughts and brilliant color. The exhibit runs through July 5. WAYNE ART CENTER – 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PA p: 610-688-3553; f: 610-995-0478 info@wayneart.org” www.wayneart.org Exhibitions: In our Davenport Gallery:
Paint 'en Plein Air' at some of the most beautiful private garden locations in our area. Reserve your spot for this unique painting experience thru JULY 31st. $15/session for members, $18/session non-members. For full schedule, please see our website. Master’s Landscape Painting Combination of lecture, demo and indoor and outdoor painting. June 1 – 15, each Friday, 10:00 – 3:00 pm $290 Summer Adult Classes Wayne Art Center’s adult summer session of classes and workshops begins Monday, July 9th with class offerings in all areas, including both new classes and old favorites in drawing, painting, jewelry, and ceramics. High School students are welcomed to join our adult classes. For full schedule, please see our website, www.wayneart.org.
June 27th – “Chinese Culture & Dance” VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Connelly Center, 2nd Flr., 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova p: 610-519-4612; fx: 610519-6046. Open daily 9am-5pm. Call for weekend and extended hours, or visit website: www.artgallery.villanova.edu Exhibit Info: “Objects and Elements” – Sculpture by Carol Cole, through June 9. Gallery will be closed July.
Celebrating our 70th Year GNAL Welcomes New and Experienced Artists to our Classes, Trips, Shows, Workshops and Monthly Meetings
MONTGOMERY COUNTY JOHN JAMES AUDUBON CENTER AT MILL GROVE 1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon p: 610-6665593; ext 101. Hours: Tues-Sat 10am4pm; Sun 1pm-4pm; Closed Mon & major holidays http://pa.audubon.org/centers_mill_gove.h tml. Exhibit Info: Animal Attraction: Birds & Mammals of North America, original paintings by Steve Oliver. Through August 12. CHELTENHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS 439 Ashbourne Rd Cheltenham, PA 19012. www.cheltenhamarts.org; info@cheltenhamarts.org Artists in Residence, First Annual Exhibition: Through June 15, 2012 Mon – Fri 10am-3pm The Portrait Project, One Hundred Oil Paintings 2011 – 2012 Colleen Hammond Preliminary Conclusions Jennifer Hermann Diffusion pe·riph·er·al: Patti Nelson Summer Session begins June 11, 2012 Summer Camp begins June 18, 2012
Greater Norristown Art League's 70th Anniversary Exhibition Montgomery County Community College Art Barn May 14th to June 15th Gallery Hours Monday - Thursday 8am to 9:30pm Awards Reception Wednesday June 6th, 5 to 7pm Kids Weeklong Summer Art Camps Ages 6 and up $125/week Basic drawing techniques, printmaking, papermaking and clay Please check gnal.org or call for available weeks as classes fill quickly
MONTGOMERY COUNTY GUILD OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS (MCGOPA) At SPP Galleries, The Inquire Bldg. 800 Schuylkill River Rd (Rte 23) between Rts. 202 & 320, Conshohocken, PA; p: 610-803-3248. Maria Solomon, Gallery Director www.mcgopa.org Free & Open to Public Onsite Representative: 11am-1pm Mondays & Fridays; Open Daily. Free & Open to Public. MCGOPA is on facebook www.facebook.com/mcgopa Exhibit information:
ABINGTON ART CENTER – 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown, PA p: 215-887-4882 fx: 215-887-5789 Hrs: Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Thurs to 7pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3pm www.abingtonartcenter.org Exhibit info: May 18-July 29 Summer Solo Series In June, Abington Art Center’s galleries will be transformed by four contemporary artists each presenting a solo exhibition. On view will be work by Heather Ujiie (Textile Installation, Langhorne), Colin Keefe (Pen/Ink, Philadelphia), Lisa Nanni (Neon Sculpture, Yardley), and Lorraine Glessner (Fiber/Encaustic, Rockledge). More information is available at abingtonartcenter.org
ANNUAL SPRING JURIED SHOW Exhibit Dates: June 16 -- July 14, 2012. Public Reception/Awards Ceremony: Sat., June 30, 5-7 PM Join MCGOPA. For more info, send e-mail to mcgopa@comcast.net "Like" MCGOPA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mcgopa for timely art news. MCGOPA, founded in September 1998, is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
NORTH PENN ART ALLIANCE A 200 member nonprofit artists group and art lovers who meet regularly in the basement of the Univest Bldg., located at 521 W. Main Street, Lansdale PA; p: 215393-9110. www.northpennarts.org
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________ The North :Penn Arts Alliance will meet on June 6, 2012 at 521 W. Main Street in Lansdale downstairs in the Community Room. We will have a special presentation by Mike Rosiak on HDR photography. Please join us as this is our last meeting before the summer break. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7:00 p.m. Please follow us during the summer at www.northpennarts.org ORCHARD ARTWORKS 520 Tomlinson Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009 p: 215-947-9882 Gallery Hours: Fri & Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 1pm-4pm www.orchardartworks.org Exhibit info: Celebrate Art, Solo Exhibition featuring the work of Rosalie Gallo. Landscapes, still lifes, and portraits using a variety of media, such as oils, watercolors and pastels will be shown. Show runs from June 3 – 30. Opening Reception and Preview, Saturday June 2, 1-4 PM. The Colors of Summer, Group Show featuring the works of Member Artists. Runs July 1 through August 31. ORELAND ART CENTER SAUDC-Upper Level. 100 Wischman Ave. & Twining Rd., Oreland PA 19075. For adult and Children’s classes – 215572-6855 Call for Brochure. www.orelandartcenter.com. Exhibit Info: Announcing Oreland’s 4th Annual Members’ Show and Sale at Brandywine Assisted Living at Dresher Estates, June 7 – 10, 2012. Call for prospectus. Reception Thursday, June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Call to RSVP: 215-591-4000. Brandywine at Dresher Estates, 1405 N. Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA 19025. The North :Penn Arts Alliance will meet on June 6, 2012 at 521 W. Main Street in Lansdale downstairs in the Community Room. We will have a special presentation by Mike Rosiak on HDR photography. Please join us as this is our last meeting before the summer break. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7:00 p.m. Please follow us during the summer at www.northpennarts.org 28th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF THE NATIONAL COLLAGE SOCIETY Phillip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College 601 E. Main St, Collegeville, PA. p: 610409-3500. Upper gallery June 1 – Aug 12, opening reception Thursday, July 12, 68pm. Visit www.ursinus.edu/berman Exhibit info: 2012 Centenary Celebration, 100 years of Collage fine arts. Wide variety of mixed media collage and assemblage. Runs through May and June.
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PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION – The Community Art Gallery
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA p: 610-758-3615 Girdler Gallery; Mon-Fri 8am-10pm; DuBois Gallery; Mon-Fri 9am10pm; Siegel; Mon-Thurs 9am-10pm, Fri 9am-5pm; Rauch; Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; Virtual Gallery at Zoellner; Wed-Sun 11am-4pm www.luag.org
1234 Market St., Suite 1800, Phila. PA p: 215-563-6417. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am5pm; www.philafound.org. Exhibit info: Through August 24, 2012 Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability: A Celebration of Artists With Disabilities. In its 17th year, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability program provides a showcase and a marketplace for talented artists. It also educates the community about the remarkable capabilities of people with disabilities ranging from traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke and other neurological injuries and disorders. This exhibit features more than 30 works by 24 artists with disabilities, including mixed media paintings, sculpture, fabric art and photography.
Lehigh University Art Galleries are closed for renovation and re-installation during June, July and August, reopening on Aug. 29. The outdoor sculpture collection is on permanent view on three campuses.
… PHILADELPHIA... CENTER CITY…..…. CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS 237 S 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Fl., Phila. PA 19103 p: 215-546-7775 fx: 215546-7802 Hrs: Mon-Fri 11am-5pm and by appointment. www.cfeva.org Exhibit info: Linda Lopez and Joanna Platt: An Exhibition Curated by Guest Curator Jenny Moore. Opening reception Thursday, May 31, 5-7pm. Hrs: 11 am – 4pm, and by appt. Through June 22. Exhibit info: Josette Urso: Here and Then - An Alumni Solo Exhibition. First Friday Reception June 1, 5-8pm. Runs June 1 – July 26. Located at 110 Church St, Philadelphia, PA 19106; p: 215-545-7531. Visit heavybubble.com/110-church. Hours: Wed-Fri, 1:30-6:30pm. First Fridays 5-8pm.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS 118-128 N. Broad Street 215-972-7600 | www.pafa.org Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Closed Mon & legal holidays Exhibits: 111 Annual Student Exhibition, thru June 3, 2012. Dive Deep: Eric Fischl and the Process of Painting, June 29 – Sept 30. PAFA and Dr. Barnes: thru July 8. Of, To, and From Ray Yoshida, thru July 8. Alumni Sales Gallery: Stephen Layne and Carrie Mae Smith: thru July 22, 2012. Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore: ongoing George Tooker’s Highway: ongoing American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded: ongoing
PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB 235 S. Camac St. between 12th & 13th,Locust & Spruce Sts. Mon., Wed., Fri - Sun 1 - 5pm www.sketchclub.org
215-545-9298 Where artists grow. June 1 – June 16 Phillustration V An open, juried competition of illustration work. Reception: Sunday, June 3, 2 – 4 pm. June 1 – 29 Works by Albert Goodspeed July 6 – July 22 Workshop Exhibition Reception: Sunday, July 22, 2 – 4 pm. Visit above website for life, clothed model and print workshop schedules.
CHESTNUT HILL…….. NICHOLS BERG GALLERY 8611 Germantown Ave., Phila. PA 19118 p: 206-380-4070 Gallery Hours: Wed 10am-3pm, Thurs –Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-4pm. www.nicholsberggallery.com Exhibit info: Julie Zahn, Peggy Merves and Julie McMahon Borge will be exhibiting recent paintings and works on paper at Nichols Berg Gallery through the month of June. Music featured by Brian Kors. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 2 from 6 – 9 pm. WOODMERE ART MUSEUM 9201 Germantown Ave. Corner of Germantown Ave. and Bells Mill Rd. p: 215-247-0476. Hours: Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8:45pm; Sat 10am6pm; Sun 10am-5pm. Visit website for information on exhibits, lectures, events &
classes; www.woodmereartmuseum.org Woodmere Art Museum celebrates Philadelphia’s artistic legacy through its collections, exhibitions and educational initiatives. Exhibits: Third Thursdays in Chestnut Hill: Art Meets Music. On June 21, 6–7 p.m.: Art and Music Family Event: Let's Make Rain Sticks. 7:00–8:00 p.m.: From Chopin to the Blues: Peter Beets Internationally acclaimed Dutch jazz pianist Peter Beets brings his own exciting style to everything he plays. Join him for an eclectic evening of classical and jazz music. Fridays through June 22 : Friday Night Jazz. 6:00pm-8:00pm. In June: Jazz and the Motown Sound feat. Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble (June 1); To Be or Not to Bop: Gillespie and Parker feat. Julian Pressley and Tony Smith (June 8); Jazzical: The Union of Jazz and Classical feat. violinist Marina Vishnyakova and cellist Yoomi Kwon (June 15); Summertime: Musical Selections from Porgy and Bess feat. Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, Sherry Butler and Roy Richardson (June 22). Friday Night Family Happenings in June: Family art events for children from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Salvatore Pinto: Make Circus Figures (June 1); "Bird" art (June 8); and String Art: Make instruments and other things (June 15); Summertime with Salvatore Pinto: Make Summer Landscapes (June 22). Sundays through June 24 : Classic Sundays: Opera, Chamber, and Classical. 3:00pm-4:30pm. In June: Oxana Harlamova (June 3); Lisamarie McGrath, Cynthia Folio, Jean-François Proulx: Music for Two Flutes and Piano (June 10); Astral Artists: Kristin Lee and Andrea Lam (June 17); Violinist Bella Hristova: Corigliano, Puts, Piazolla, Bach (June 24). Ongoing through July 15, 2012: Haunting Narratives: Detours from Philadelphia Realism, 1935 to the Present. For centuries, Philadelphia has been a major center for narrative painting and "realism" in the arts. Haunting Narratives focuses on a twist to that long tradition: the thematically dark, hauntingly strange works of art made by realist painters and print makers of Philadelphia since the 1930s. Ongoing through July 15, 2012: Salvatore Pinto: A Retrospective Celebrating the Barnes Legacy. Salvatore Pinto was part of a Philadelphia-based family of artists that Albert C. Barnes favored and collected. Works of art by the three Pinto brothers are included in Barnes' famous installation of his collection, now to open on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the work of Salvatore to honor an essential transatlantic link between Philadelphia and European modernism.
Ongoing through July 1, 2012: Dream. Explore. Discover. Through wide-ranging art projects, students at AIM~Academy in Manayunk, follow the words of Mark Twain to "…catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." The artwork of students in grades one through twelve will be on exhibit. Ongoing : Selections from the Charles Knox Smith Collection.
MANAYUNK…………. MANAYUNK – ROXBOROUGH ART CENTER 419 Green Lane(rear), between Mitchell & Pechin Streets., Philadelphia, PA 19128. Beginning Painting and Children’s Classes. For info: 215-482-3363; Hours: Sat & Sun 10am-4pm http://www.manayunkartcenter.org Admission is free –donations encouraged. Exhibit info: On Sunday, June 3, 2012, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC) will host the opening reception for its Bicycle and Art Showcase, coinciding with the 28th Philadelphia International Cycling Championship. Bicycle-inspired artwork by the art center’s students and members of The Manayunk-Roxborough Artists’ Co-Op will be on display along with a collection of unusual bicycles in MRAC’s courtyard. The showcase runs through Sunday, June 24th. MRAC is located at 419 Green Lane (rear, past the lavender gate), Philadelphia, PA 19128. For more information, p: 215-482-3363 or see www.mrartcenter.org on the web. Gallery hours at MRAC are Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 4pmAdmission is free, donations encouraged as they will benefit the center and the children’s art program.
OLD CITY…………. THE MUSE GALLERY – 52 N. 2nd Street, Phila., PA 19106 p: 215-627-5310 Hours: Wed-Sun, noon-5pm www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com Exhibit info: During June, 2012 Muse Gallery will feature, “Four at Play”, a collection of works by Susan McKee, Bonnie Mettler, Judy Caldwell, and C.J Cona. Runs May 30 thru June 29. Opening Reception: First Friday, June 1, 5-8pm. Artist Reception: Sunday, June 10th, 24pm. Gallery Hours - Wednesday through Sunday 12-5pm.
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THIRD STREET GALLERY – 58 N. 2nd Street p: 215-625-0933 Hours: Wed-Sun, noon-5pm www.3rdstreetgallery.com Exhibit info: Fragmented Patterns Paintings and Works on Paper by Jean Burdick. Fabricated - Digital Photographic Collages and Photographic Soft Sculpture by Keith Sharp. May 30 thru July 1, 2012 First Friday: June 1, 5-9 pm Artists' Reception: Sun, June 10, 1-4 pm
UNIVERSITY CITY……. ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY – University of Pennsylvania 220 S. 34th Street, p: 215-898-2083 fx: 215-573-2045 Tues-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat & Sun noon-5pm www.upenn.edu/ARG Exhibit info: Samba Sessão: AfroBrazilian Art & Film, through July 29. The exhibition Samba Sessão will introduce viewers to the visual culture of African-descended people living in Brazil. Collected in the late-1990s by John P. Axelrod and later acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the fifteen paintings and four sculptures that form the core of the exhibition were all made during the twentieth century and draw on different aspects of Afro-Brazilian life, from working in the fields to religious rituals. An examination of Brazilian film and television from the 1950s to the present will also be incorporated. This exhibition is being organized in cooperation with students in the Halpern-Rogath Curatorial Seminar, being taught by professors Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and Tamara J. Walker. Please consult the gallery’s events calendar for further details. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART – University of Pennsylvania 118 S. 36th Street (at Sansom) 215-898-5911 Hrs: Wed-Fri, noon-8pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm. www.icaphila.org Exhibit Info: First Among Equals, through August 12. Stefan Sagmeister The Happy Show
Openings thatmatter Thursday, May 31 Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 5-8pm, Phila., PA First Friday, June 1 Blue Streak Gallery, 5-8pm, Wilmington, DE Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 5-9pm, Lancaster, PA Main Line Art Center, 6-9pm, Haverford, PA Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 5-8pm, Phila., PA Phoenix Village Art Center, 6-9pm, Phoenixville, PA Sweet Mabel Folk Art, 6-9pm, Narberth, PA Muse Gallery, 5-8pm, Phila., PA The Great Frame Up, 5-8pm, Wayne, PA Freedman Gallery, Albright College, 5-7pm, Reading, PA Saturday, June 2 Darlington Arts Center, 3-5pm, Boothwyn, PA Nichols Berg Gallery, 6-9pm, Phila, PA The Upstairs Gallery, 2-4pm, Lahaska (Peddlers Village) PA Orchard Artworks, 1-4pm, Bryn Athyn, PA Sunday, June 3 Markeim Art Center, 3-5pm, Haddonfield, NJ Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center, 10am-4pm, PA Philadelphia Sketch Club, 2-4pm, Phila., PA Wednesday, June 6 Greater Norristown Art League, 5-7pm, Norristown, PA Thursday, June 7 Oreland Art Center, 5-7pm, Oreland, PA Friday, June 8 Ocean City Arts Center, 7-8:30 pm, Ocean City, NJ Sunday, June 10 Center for the Arts in Southern NJ, 1-3pm, Marlton, NJ Third Street Gallery, 1-4pm, Phila., PA Lancaster Co. Art Association, 1-5pm, Strasburg, PA Friday, June 15 Clay College Ceramics Arts Studio, Cumberland Co. College, 6-9pm, Millville, NJ
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Saturday, June 30 Montgomery Co. Guild of Professional Artists, 5-7pm, Conshohocken