“Couplets: New York City,” 1968. Ray K. Metzker, American, born 1931. Gelatin silver print, Image: 6 1/8 x 9 inches (15.6 x 22.9 cm). Sheet: 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 1985. See R & R for copyright. Now on display in “35mm: Photographs from the Collection,” through May 15.
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Jay Musler headlines SCC’s International Flameworking Conference CARNEYS POINT, N.J.— World-renowned glass artist Jay Musler will offer insights into his unique craft at Salem Community College’s annual International Flameworking Conference, FridaySunday, March 16-19. The conference also will include demonstrations by Christopher McElroy of Richmond, Va., Margaret Neher of Ithaca, N.Y. and Jeri Warhaftig of West Orange; a talk by Jesse Kohl of Middlesex; a panel discussion moderated by Amber Cowan of Philadelphia; and a webcast presented live from Eureka, Calif. by Garth Johnson. As featured artist, Musler will give a slide presentation Friday evening at 7 p.m. in the Sol and Jean Davidow Performing Arts Theatre. Titled “Why? Why Not?,â€? the presentation is free and open to the public. A reception in Musler’s honor will follow in the Davidow Hall lobby. Musler has been recognized as an innovative force in glass art for over three decades, having twice been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Oakland, Calif. resident studied with Marvin Lipofsky at the California College of Arts and Crafts in the late 1960s, and worked as a glassblower for nearly a decade. His work is exhibited at many museums, including the Corning Museum of Glass; The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Renwick Gallery of American Art at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.; the MusĂŠe de Design et d’Arts AppliquĂŠs Contemporains in Lausanne, Switzerland; the United States Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey; and the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art in Sapporo, Japan. Musler says his work -- also found at major glass galleries in the U.S. -- is about “constructing patterns. I see things in patterns. Patterns are everywhere; in nature, landscapes, and architecture. You can pull patterns out of anything.â€? Since its inception in 2001, the International Flameworking Conference has promoted excellence in flameworking through artist demonstrations and scholarly presentations. Paul J. Stankard, a world-renowned glass artist and SCC distinguished alumnus, chairs the event. For more information, visit www.salemcc.edu.
CRAFT Germantown Friends School 28th Annual Juried Craft Show March 2-4, 2012
Friday Preview Party, 7-9 p.m. t 4BUVSEBZ B N Q N t 4VOEBZ Q N www.germantownfriends.org/craftshow
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Call For Artists & Entries
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey MONTGOMERY COUNTY GUILD OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS (MCGOPA) CALL FOR ARTISTS -- THE WORLD OF THE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST #6 Exhibition:
Women’s History Exhibition
March 5 – March 26, 2012 For Prospectus send SASE to CFA/SNJ, 123 S. Elmwood Rd., Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856-985-1009
ON VIEW OCTOBER 20, 2012 – JANUARY 13, 2013
CALL FOR ENTRIES
March 10, 2012 – April 14, 2012. Reception: Saturday, March 24, 5-7 PM All Art Exhibited ~ Juried for Prizes. Prospectus available at www.MCGOPA.org
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey
MCGOPA SPP Galleries in The Inquirer Building. 800 Schuylkill River Road (Rt. 23), between Rts. 202 & 320, Conshohocken, PA. Tel: 610-803-3248. www.MCGOPA.org. FREE & OPEN DAILY (Onsite Representative: 11am-1pm Mondays & Fridays).
CFA Annual Juried Water Color Exhibition
Join MCGOPA. For more info, send e-mail to mcgopa@comcast.net. “Like” MCGOPA on Facebook:
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CALL FOR BUCKS COUNTY ARTISTS 55 Years & Older ~~ Show & Sale ~~ May 18, 19 & 20 Works Eligible: Photography, Oil, Acrylic, Water Color, Pastel, Lithograph, Mixed Media, and Sculpture.
Please call for an application
215-340-5168 PINE RUN COMMUNITY 777 Ferry Rd., Doylestown, PA 18901
for timely art news. MCGOPA, founded in September 1998, is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
May 7 – May 28, 2012 For Prospectus send SASE to CFA/SNJ, 123 S. Elmwood Rd., Marlton, NJ 08053
Artists ages 18 and over currently residing either within the State of Delaware or within 100 miles of the Museum are eligible to submit up to three works of art in any medium.
$30 for Museum Members/$40 for all others
Phone: 856-985-1009
Juror: John B. Ravenal, the Sydney and Frances Lewis Family, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond.
THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB
View prospectus and application online at delart.org.
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149 Annual Exhibition Of Small Oil Paintings (4/6 to 4/21/12) AWARDS OF OVER $1,200 IN CASH & MERCHANDISE PLUS THE McKENZIE MEDAL Call for Entries. Entry Fee: $15 for one painting and $25 for two. Jurors: Myles Cavanaugh, Garth Herrick & Donna Usher Hand Delivery: Friday, March 23 & Saturday March 24 (Noon to 5 PM) Reception: Sunday, April 15 (Awards at 3 PM) For Prospectus send SASE to: Sketch Club Small Oils Show 235 South Camac Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, visit www.sketchclub.org,or contact William C. Patterson (267) 664-2434 bpatterson2045@comcast.net
Application deadline: March 18, 2012 Questions: JURIED@delart.org
2301 Kentmere Parkway Wilmington, DE 19806 302.571.9590 | delart.org
Your resource for finding artists, soliciting entries, renting art studious and for promoting your service. For more information call 215-628-9300, ext. 226
Call For Artists & Entries
WAYNE ART CENTER CRAFT FORMS 2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES “Craft Forms 2012” 18th International Juried Exhibition Contemporary Fine Craft. November 30, 2012 – January 26, 2013. Juror: Cindi Strauss, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Design, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. $4,000 + Awards. Digital Entry Fee: $40. Deadline: September 13, 2012. www.craftformsentry.com.
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) National Juried competition: Digital Works Exhibit Dates: June 22 – July 18, 2012 Entry Deadline: Postmarked by April 7th Juror: Christiane Paul, Adjunct Curator of New Media Arts, Whitney Museum of American Art. Prospectus: http://lbifoundation.org/programs/ NJC2012prospectus.pdf Questions: 609-494-1241 X 107 gallery@lbifoundation.org Digital Works – Submissions may include all digital media forms– photography/ prints, video, software art, online and mobile projects, etc. All work must have been executed since 2008
CALL FOR ARTISTS 3RD Juried Art Show March 30, 31, and April 1, 2012 For prospectus, visit www.meadowood.net or call (484) 991-1025 Drop off Entries Tuesday, March 27, from 9-11am or 5-7pm Jurors: Michael Adams, Susannah Hart Thomer Meadowood - a non-profit continuing care retirement community located in Worcester, PA. A 20% commission on all sales will support the Meadowood Benevolence Fund.
CALL FOR ENTRIES! AE 63rd Anniversary Members’ Juried Exhibition March 19 - April 20, 2012 March 24, Sat. 1-4 PM Reception & Curatorial Talk (2:30 PM) by Sande Webster, Juror Numerous Cash & Merchandise Awards West Chester University, E.O.Bull Center for the Arts 3/12, 1-7pm, Delivery of artwork for jurying. 2 works allowed per artist. Visit the website for a prospectus www.artistsequity.org or mail a #10 SASE to AE Prospectus 2012 103 Equestrian Lane, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Your resource for finding artists, soliciting entries, renting art studious and for promoting your service. For more information call 215-628-9300, ext. 226
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By Diane M. Fiske
turtles floating over the visitors’ head and sunlight shining through the water,” said Gary Radin, of GMR Design, the his year, Philadelphia International Flower Show visi- designer who worked with Design Flower Show Executive tors will leave the cold, early March city streets to Director Sam Lemheney to develop this year’s theme, enter Hawaii and experience an “Hawaii: Islands of Aloha.” underwater view of waves, sea turtles and To keep the visitors moving and prevent them flowers seen through the underwater surf. from clustering too long in the entrance arch, Philadelphia Visitors will not be in the Pacific state once in the exhibition hall, they will feel as if they of Hawaii, but rather in the original build- International Flower are being confronted with a wall of water — a ing of the Philadelphia Convention 25-feet-tall waterfall that will seem to splash Show, “Hawaii: Center at 12th and Arch in Philadelphia, down in their path into Pele’s Garden. Islands of Aloha,” takes place where the annual flower show, which Klip Collective, a Philadelphia-based firm speat Pennsylvania began 182 years ago in 1823, will run cializing in film and video productions, will proConvention Center, from March 4 to 11. duce the special effects through video mapping 12th & Arch streets, This year’s show will blend 21st centechniques. Philadelphia, PA 19107, tury electronic technology with the time“Instead of just projecting a square on a wall, March 4 - 11. less ability to combine plants and flowers we specialize in projecting three-dimensional Info: 215-988-8899 or www.flowershow.com. into a beautiful landscape. objects and spaces,” said Ricardo Rivera, who It will begin when visitors enter the founded Klip in 2003 with photographer Pier show and walk through an arch that is 12 feet high, 40 feet Nicola D’Amico. wide and 50 feet wide. The arch will be covered with Lemheney said he was tapping into new motion graph7,000 white orchids. The display will project a moving ics to transform the water flows into lava flows and sculpseries of videos that will surround the viewer in the rolling tural forms into breaking waves. waves of Hawaii’s waters. He said of the show’s guests, “Visitors will be com“There will be air bubbles floating to the surface, sea pletely immersed in this once-in-a-lifetime presentation.
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Concept renderings courtesy of GMR Design. Artist: William Lance
Artist’s concept of “Orchid Wave” at this year’s Philadelphia International Flower Show.
They will feel like they are walking across the beaches, rainforests and mountains of the Hawaiian islands.” Pele’s Garden will include myriad flower and plant displays. It will also be a center for telling the story of the legendary founding of the Hawaiian islands, which, according to myth, says that the islands resulted from confrontations between Pele, the fire goddess, and her sister. Developing the architectural structure of the show has been a work of Radin, Lemheney and Jack Doyle of Scenery First of Sharon Hill for about 18 months. According to Radin, who has a background in theatrical set design, the base of the arch is made up of white maplewood supported by metal rods. A series of wires supports the waving structures. Building Hawaii took a combination of wood, wire, foam and a spray material that magically created rocks, tunnels and mountains out of foam. “For the garden where Pele and her sister fought and created the islands, we built the structure out of wood and then sprayed the wood with a foam material to create the shapes of rocks,” Radin said. “When the foam dried, it was then painted to look like volcanic rocks, mountains or
to create other effects.” The result will be a garden where performers from Hawaii will conjure towering flames to re-create the myth of the islands’ founding by Pele, their fire goddess. The area will be surrounded with towering palms, bamboo, green walls and the effect of a Hawaiian rain forest. The combination of the motion graphics and the waterfalls, lava flows and sculptural forms will produce a show that will be traditional and 21st-century at the same time. As an added architectural attraction, the brochures from the show promise easier navigation among the hundreds of exhibits in a “redesigned show floor plan.” “Whether you are a show veteran or a first-timer, you have never seen a show like this,” said Drew Becher, Philadelphia Horticulture Society president, who took over the reins of the organization last year after legendary leader Jane Pepper retired. — This is monthly column about architecture, urban planning and landscape design. Comments and questions would be welcome. Diane Fiske can be reached at dfiske_19118@yahoo.com.
Art Matters onsider the fluidly drifting nature of time. Unrelentingly, like a river without end, it moves on and on. By contrast, pictures made with a still-camera are an entirely different reality. Loaded with film and guided by a person, the camera can stop the flow of time and freeze-frame the appearance of whatever is seen by the light-sensitive emulsion inside the instrument. The great French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson called this process “capturing the decisive moment.” As compared with cinema, still-photography makes it possible for a passing human perception to become a permanent record, visually fixed in place. Today, photographic images in general are found everywhere. Maybe that’s why we often take them, and what may be significant about them, for granted. This happens even though on a deeper level we know there are real differences between commonplace snapshots, professionally made illustrations for advertising and editorial purposes and examples that are so extraordinary that they serve as fine art with something to say that truly matters in the overall scheme of things. At this time and until May 15, 2012, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is presenting a marvelous survey of 35mm photography with examples drawn from its own permanent holdings. Now that digital photography is being employed more and more, it’s a good time to examine what was exceptional and distinctive about the widespread use of pictures made with the 35 mm genre. The show is on view in the Julien Levy Gallery of the Perelman Building at 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, across from the familiar landmark museum structure on
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“Lamani, Belize,” 2008. Michael M. Koehler, American, born 1982. Gelatin silver print. Image: 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.4 cm). Sheet: 32 1/16 x 44 inches (81.4 x 111.8 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of the Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey, 2010. © Michael M. Koehler.
“Champa, a Transvestite Madam, in the Doorway of his Cage. Falkland Road, Bombay, India,” 1978 (negative); 1979 (print). Mary Ellen Mark, American, born 1940. Image and sheet: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm). Cibachrome print. Image courtesy of the artist. © Mary Ellen Mark.
focus once treated almost entirely with brush and paint have been brought to fulfillment with cameras and film. Along the way, photographic pictures have ventured through a seemingly infinite proliferation of styles and schools of Fairmount. thought and practice. Some exhibit a The installation was organized by propensity for close-up, highly Peter Barberie, the museum’s detailed visualization while others Brodsky Curator of Photography project a more mysterious character. with assistance by Amanda Bock. But in every instance, they push an Most appropriately, the approach that has been presentation is titled filtered through a curtain “35mm: Photographs bearing evidence of a “35mm: Photos from the Collection.” singularly personal from the Collection” touch. The show offers a is now on display fascinating diversity of Initially, the apparatus at the Perelman Building subjects. Typically, used for taking photoof the Philadelphia there are pictures that graphs was cumbersome Museum of Art, serve primarily as docand rather difficult to 26th Street & the Parkway, umentation. Others fulPhiladelphia, PA 19130, manage. Eventually, in through May 15. fill a celebratory functhe 1920s, a hand-held Info: 215-763-8100 or tion while still others camera, able to accomwww.philamuseum.org. tell a story, give promodate 35mm motionfound expression to an picture film, but adapted idea or define a principle. Areas of to creating single-frame exposures,
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was invented in Germany. Soon, it was in use far and wide. These small cameras were light in weight and easy to handle. By comparison, big, box-like equipment demanded much time and concentration from the photographer that might otherwise have been given to actually taking a picture. In addition, the small 35mm negatives could then be easily enlarged in the processing laboratory to whatever size was appropriate for exhibition purposes. Memorable early selections in the exhibition include fascinating prints by such eminent European-born masters of the medium as André Kertesz, Lazlo Moholy-Nagy and Lisette Model. An especially interesting contact test strip of 35mm portraits of the great American photographer Alfred Steiglitz by Cartier-Bresson is included in the show. Other highly regarded artists who created the various works on view are Walker Evans, Mary Ellen Mark, Lee Friedlander, Helen Levitt, Gary Winogrand, W. Eugene Smith and Robert Capa. Whether their work demonstrates social commentary, photojournalism or souvenirs of foreign travel, they all evidence a talent for giving birth to images that are rare and memorable.
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_March 2012 Listings_____________________________________ DOYLESTOWN ART LEAGUE
PHOENIX VILLAGE ART CENTER –
www.doylestownartleague.com p: 215-348-2166 fx: 215-2301799 Membership: 215-997-9573 Classes: 215-257-7190
207 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA p: 610-983-9430 fx: 610-983-9431 Gallery Hrs: Mon & Sun closed; Tues.Thurs 10am-6pm; Fri noon-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm phxvillage@verizon.net www.phoenixvillageartcenter.org
The Doylestown Art League will host George Thompson. who has a successful career as both an editorial illustrator and a full time artist. He paints and draws landscapes, still lifes and portraits in a traditional style, His paintings are renowned for their lush color and painting style.
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM 138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA p: 215-340-9800 Hrs: Tues-Fri 10am4:30pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. 12-5pm www.michenerartmuseum.org Exhibit Info: The Painterly Voice: Bucks County’s Fertile Ground, through April 1, 2012, brings together more than 200 of Bucks County’s finest works. Paintings by Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield, Fern Coppedge, Robert Spencer and other Bucks County painters. Fred Beans Gallery – Mavis Smith: Hidden Realities, enigmatic scenes done in egg tempera by this Bucks County artist, through May 20. Pfundt Gallery – Have Gags Will Travel: The Life and Times of a New York Cartoonist, March 10-July 1. Intelligent Design, highlighting regional studio craft, permanent installation.
…CHESTER COUNTY... . BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUMU.S. Rte. 1 & Creek Rd., Chadds Ford, PA p: 610-388-2700 Hrs: Daily 9:30am4:30pm www.brandywinemuseum.org Exhibit Info: Comic Catharsis: A Gift of Cartoons by William Steig thru March 11 “Art and the Environment” Lecture Series March 14, 21 & 28 at 11 a.m. For details, visit brandywinemuseum.org Scribner’s Magazine: The Early Years in Illustration March 17 – May 20 The exhibition will introduce visitors to the importance of the illustrated magazine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and emphasize the primacy of Scribner’s Magazine during the “golden age of illustration.”
CHESTER CO. ART ASSOCIATION100 North Bradford Ave. West Chester PA p: 610-696-5600 fx: 610-918-1327 Hrs: Tues-Sat 9:30am-4pm Free www.chestercountyarts.org Note the schedule of exhibitions on our website. West Chester: Water Exhibition Group Show; all media and Coats of Hope. Runs March 2 – April 5. Opening reception March 1, 5-8pm. Free gallery hrs Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30am-4pm. Exton Square Studio: All Media Member Show, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 11-5pm, free.
Exhibit Info: Dan Snow A Snow Dusting of Imaginary Snow Opens: First Friday March 2nd 2012 6:00-9:00 Artist Dan Snow’s Comments On His Exhibit “A Dusting Of Imaginary Snow” In Ecclesiastes it is written, “Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works”. The works that make up this latest exhibition are first and foremost pleasing to me. They are the answers to questions, the solutions to puzzles, the portals to an alternative reality. Things are not always what they seem. All objects either man made or natural, have a specific form and function. How they are perceived, depends on who sees them and under what circumstances. Worn out, uninteresting or unattractive objects can be completely transformed by being removed from their usual context. Thus altered, they can be combined with other “reconstituted” objects to plant an idea, evoke an emotion or tell a new story. Once the viewer has been awakened to a new way of looking at old things, they are freed-up to experience the thrill of exploration and discovery.
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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 Spring Classes: Register for classes and workshops in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, mixed media, printmaking, photography, music, and yoga online at www.communityartscenter.org or call the office for more information at 610-5661713. Spring classes begin March 12. Duke Gallery: Through March 16th SPRING! A juried exhibit. Juror: Shelley Spector. March 25 – April 27: Art Inspired by Art: a selected exhibition of the work of students in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Opening Reception: March 25, 2012 , 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Spring Featured Teacher Reception – Sally Paynter and Annie Suchecki, March 25, 2012. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. In the BEAdazzle Gallery Wall Oil Artist - Mary Gordon. Reception: March 25, 2012, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Spring Featured Teachers – Sally Paynter and Annie Suchecki
Special Events Tri-State Jazz Society Concert March 18, Emily Asher’s Garden Party 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Friday Night Live Concert March 30. Musical Artist: Monnette Sudler Trio – Guitar driven Jazz. Visual Artists: Claudia McGill, Nadia Bond, Mina Smith-Segal, Sally Paynter. Digital drawings by Drew Arata: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Special Workshops March 26 – March 30, “In the Mix” with Nancy Barch. Children’s Committee Meeting March 10, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. CAC Bd Meeting March 15, 7:30 p.m. In the Rose Tree Gardener’s Sculpture Garden, July – April 2012 Sculptor James Fuhrman plans to transform the space into a Zen garden.
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, Clsd Sun info@darlingtonarts.org www.darlingtonarts.org
EPISCOPAL ACADEMY – Crawford Campus Center Gallery 1785 Bishop White Dr., Newtown Square, p: 484-424-1400 Hrs: Mon-Fri 8:30am4pm www.episcopalacademy.org Exhibit info: The Episcopal Academy Crawford Campus Gallery presents A Student, An Architect and 2 Chapels. This exhibit tells the story of world-renown architect and Episcopal alum Robert Venturi’s ’44 journey to designing the Class of 1944 Chapel on Episcopal Academy’s Newtown Square campus. His work will be on display from March 1-April 15, 2012. The opening reception will be Wednesday, March 7th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. with remarks and a video presentation at 6:00 p.m.
...LANCASTER COUNTY LANCASTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA 17579 p:717-687-7061 Hrs: Wed-Sun 1pm-5pm www.lcaaonline.org All exhibits are Free, open to the public & handicapped accessible.
Exhibit Info: “Inside: Exploring the Interior” oil paintings & artist books by Alyce Grunt. Opening Reception: Sat, March 3, 3-5pm. Artist Alyce Grunt brings her beautiful work to Darlington Arts Center for the month of March. Through her paintings she seeks to depict how light defines forms, and to organize the forms, colors and values into a composition whose pieces fit together to create a cohesive and satisfying composition. Runs through March 31. Mar 10, Samuel Reyes Hip Hop Master Class Mar 15, Last Day for Early Registration Discount on Summer Camps Mar 24, Belfast Connection Concert – Irish Folk Music April 14, 2012 Delaware Valley Intercollegiate Art Competition Opening Children’s Workshops: Princess & Pirate Dance Party (ages 3-6); Fashion Illustration (ages 9-13). Teen & Adult Art Workshops: Ceramic Votive Holders; Dance Team Audition Clinic; Digital SLR Photography.
Continuing to March 22: Two exhibits: In the Kauffman Gallery: "The Invitational Exhibit" featuring the graphite and colored pencil artworks of Richard Huck of Lancaster, the oil paintings of Favi Dubo of Pocopson, PA, the thread paintings of Teri Oja of Enola, the fiber artworks of Karen Madden of Poughkeepsie, NY, and the photography of Cheryl Tracy of Bala Cynwyd. In the Steinmetz Gallery: a solo exhibit of the metal, ceramics, fabric, glass, and wood artworks of Carla Lee Plomchok of Strasburg. Opening on April 1 and continuing to April 26: Two exhibits: In the Kauffman Gallery: "The Garden Show", a membership exhibit of work in a variety of media inspired by plants, gardens, and flowers. In the Steinmetz Gallery: an exhibit of work by LAF, the Ladies Art Forum, a group of artists who meet once a month for critiques and discussion. The public is invited. Admission is free.
Children’s Adult Workshops: Princess & Pirate Dance (ages 3-6), Sweets for Your Sweetheart (ages 7-13) & Fashion Illustration (ages 9-13). Teen & Adult Art Workshops: Woven Heart Baskets, Sweets for Your Sweetheart, Your Compact Digital Camera, Ceramic Trays & Trivets & Advanced Dance Conditioning
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN -
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Exhibit Info: Thru March 2: Marc Burckhardt: Fables, Musicians and Natural Wonders. His painting style is informed by folk art, Flemish paintings, and Byzantine icons. Details at pcad.edu/maingallery.
901 s. Media Line Rd., Media (Media & Newtown Sq.) p: 610-359-5014 Hrs: MonFri 9am-5pm. www.dccc.edu/gallery 3.1.12 – 3.30.12 : Contemporary Middle Eastern Exhibition(No synopsis has been released for this show yet) Curator: Rose Obeid
204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA p: 717-396-7833 Hrs: Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Saturdays 9am-5pm, every First Fri ‘til 9, and during Fall/Spring Art Walks. All exhibits are Free and open to the public; and the PCA&D Main Gallery is handicapped accessible. www.pcad.edu
March 9 – April 20: Landscapes of Conflict: Photos by Shai Kremer, Bart Michiels, and Osamu James Nakagawa. March 23: American painter Stanley Lewis gives an artist talk at 10 a.m. All events
are free and open to the public. 2012: PCA&D celebrates its 30th anniversary. Details at pcad.edu/news.
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THE GREAT FRAME UP302 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 March First Friday Show will feature photographs by members of the Main Line Camera Club. We will also be featuring our American-made crafts, including Jewelry, Art Glass and Decorative Eggs. The opening reception is from 5pm to 8pm on Friday March 2nd, 2012 and will include refreshments and light fare The photography show will be up for the entire month of March. Come meet the artist and enjoy some good conservation.
LAWRENCE GALLERY – Rosemont College 1400 Montgomery Ave, Rosemont PA 19010 p: 610-526-2967 Mon-Fri 9am-8pm; wknds appt. email: pungent@rosemont.edu www.rosemont.edu Exhibit info: Volcano/Kaboom; recent works by Alina Josan, Serena Perrone & Hiro Sakaguchi. Thru March 9. Exhibit info: Dick Morrill, Narratives and Portraits. March 15-April 13. Opening reception March 15, 4-6:30pm.
MAIN LINE ART CENTER – 746 Panmure Rd, Haverford, PA phone: 610-525-0272 fx: 610-525-5036 Hrs: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-4pm, Clsd Sun. For information on lectures, trips & events, www.mainlineart.org Lots of Free pkg. Exhibit info: Members’ exhibition, through March 8. Celebrates diverse and vibrant work of Main Line art members. Featured work will be for sale. Members’ Closing & State of the Art Center Potluck, Thurs., March 8, 6-9 pm Join us as we end or Members' Exhibition with a bang! After prizes are awarded, we'll enjoy a potluck dinner and first ever Shoe Box Art Swap. Bring a piece of your art that you would like to swap in a wrapped/decorated shoe box of any size. If you bring a box, you get to pick a box! The Art of Illustration: Children’s Illustrator Book Fair Sun., March 11, 11 am-3 pm Main Line Art Center and Children's Book World join together to celebrate the great art of children's books. Look at books through the eyes of the illustrators as you meet with the artists, view their work and hear more about how they became an
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_March 2012 Listings_____________________________________ artist. Pre-registration strongly suggested. Outreach Exhibition: A Celebration of Voices March 16-April 4 Opening Reception: Sat., Mar 17, 1-3pm This exhibition celebrates the inspiring and colorful work created by participants in the Art Center's outreach programs. Programs are designed to reach underserved audiences including children, teens and adults with disabilities, at-risk youth and low-income adults and families. Artini: Game Night, Fri., Mar 23, 6-9 pm Set against the backdrop of the always joyful and colorful artwork in the Outreach Exhibition, this event will bring out your inner child. Res. required by calling Stean Wilborn, 610-525-0272, ext.12. Young Friends Members: FREE/Gen: $15 Artistic Development Workshop 11 Tips for Success as a Professional Fine Artist March 2, 12-1 pm You may be a hobbyist who wants to make art a second career. Maybe you are in mid-career and want to refresh your business. These eleven tips have been used and proven to work by an international online artist community of emerging, mid-career and established artists. Workshop led by Aletta de Wal from Artist Career Training. $15 M/$25 NM Artistic Development Workshop Make Art and Money - Creative Art Marketing for Fine Artists March 3 & 4, 10 am-4 pm If you want to attract more collectors, gallery dealers and museum curators, you must know how to market your art. You will leave this class with a marketing map that will help you drive your business so that you have a better year than ever. You will benefit whether you are a part-time or full time artist who is emerging, midcareer, or established. This workshop is led by Aletta de Wal of Artist Career Training. $325 M/$395 NM The Artist & Social Media March 8, 12-1 pm Linda Dubin Garfield, President of Smart Business Consulting, discusses the artist’s place in cyberspace, a phenomenon for contemporary artists. Unlike the 19th and 20th century artists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Manet, and later Picasso who would go to cafes for socializing with friends and other creatives, we now have Facebook and Twitter. Linda will help you navigate your way into the artists’ new café society of social media. $10 M/$15 NM
MAIN LINE UNITARIAN CHURCH 816 s. Valley Forge Rd, Devon, PA 484-341-8014 or visit www.MLUC.org for info/directions Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am4:30pm; Sun 9am-2pm The Public is Welcome!
Exhibit Info: Judith Kniffin, Detritus: Beauty in Decay. Devon – To honor Earth Day, artist, Judith Kniffin will show her paintings in the Fireside Gallery. The paintings will be on display March 17 - April 29. “Detritus: Beauty in Decay,” is a series of small oil paintings portraying matter in decay: old buildings, rusted metal, discarded glass and paper, organic growth in decomposition. Colors, formerly sharp and primary, have gone soft and askance. Rotting surfaces nourish new life. Edges fold in on themselves; shapes contort. Embodied here is a very different kind of beauty—but arresting, nonetheless.
Recovery, An exhibit of artwork by women in recovery from eating disorders. March 7 – March 21, 2012 Opening Reception and Panel Discussion: Friday, March 9, 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public.
The public is invited to a potluck supper and artist’s talk on Saturday, March 17 at 6:00. Call for information and reservations.
Adult Classes: Most classes will run for 12 weeks. Please visit our website, www.wayneart.org for more information, or to register!
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: All Things Great and Small, Paintings by Kip Deeds. Through March 30, closed for Spring Break March 5 – 11. Reception Thursday March 1, 6-8pm.
SWEET MABEL FOLK ART – 41 N. Narberth Ave., Narberth, PA p: 610667-3041. Hrs: Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm www.sweetmabel.com Features folk, outsider & found object art & craft from regional and national artists. Exhibit info: Brother-sister photographers capture the spunk and strangeness of local fauna, wild and otherwise. The photographs will be displayed in groupings of color and black and white prints. For more information on the artists, please go to www.nikolaifox.net and www.avilorenfox.com. Opening Reception First Friday, March 2, 6-9pm.
WAYNE ART CENTER 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PA p: 610-688-3553 f: 610-995-0478 info@wayneart.org” www.wayneart.org Exhibit Info: Exhibitions: Davenport Gallery: Expressions of Radnor - An Exhibition of Works by Radnor Township, through March 24, . Free and open to the public. Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery: Decorative Objects from Chanticleer This unique exhibition will highlight a sampling of furniture, plant list boxes, bridges, fences, railings, drinking fountains, metal work, decorative pathways and architecture all designed by Chanticleer staff and shown for the first time outside of the garden setting. Through March 10, 2012 Vidinghoff Gallery: The Renfrew Center Foundation presents The Art of
international artists and a new generation of artists breaking into the field. A public reception and opening party will be held on Sunday, April 1 from 3-5pm.
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON CENTER AT MILL GROVE
In our ESCS Gallery Shops: Gallery Shops: Open Monday – Saturday, 9:00 – 5:00 pm Gallery Shop offers hand-made ceramics, glass, wood, jewelry, fiber, apparel, photographs and paintings by regional artists for purchase! Classes & Workshops:
Color Mixing & Palette with Tom O’Brien: Emphasis will be on formal techniques of painting; advancing the classical realist tradition modeled after the 19th century French Atelier. Will teach students principles of painting which allow the artist to analyze nature and reproduce it with understanding and accuracy. March 31, 10am – 3pm, $100 Culinary Classes: Kids in the Kitchen Chef: Chiwishi Joy Abney Jan. 21 – March 24, 9:30 – 11:30 am, $215 Cooking Demo with Xilantro Restaurant March 12, 6:00 – 8:30 pm, $10 Wunderbar! An Evening of German Specialties Chef: Toni Vitello of Jeffrey Miller Catering March 23, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, $90 New Year, New YOU: Radnor Township Manager’s Health and Wellness Challenge “Live Healthy for Life” Chef: Emma Fogt, RD, LDN FREE and open to the public! April 11, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
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 hrs., or visit website: www.artgallery.villanova.edu Exhibit Info: "Ray Sternbergh -- A Retrospective", Through April 11.
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Celebrating our 70th Year GNAL Welcomes New and Experienced Artists to our Classes, Trips, Shows, Workshops and Monthly Meetings Monthly Meeting Sunday March 11, 2pm Libby Soffer, “Finding your Visual Voice” Free and open to public Sculpture Show March 17 – 18 Gallery Hours 12 – 5pm Days at Rainbow Arts and Crafts March 31 – April 1 Great Discounts, GNAL Art Sale Bus Trip to NYC for AWS Exhibit Saturday, April 21 Workshops Space Limited – Register now Watercolor…Plus Jim McFarlane March 3, 10am-3pm Acrylics: The Flexible and Forgiving Medium Pat Devirgilis March 10, 10am-3pm Mixed Media and Collage, A Creative Process Laura Daddona March 24-25, 10am-3pm Behind the Detail – Oil Painting Nathan Durin May 12, 10am-3pm The Joy of Plein Air Painting Doug Tweddale May 19-20, 10am-3pm For More Information Call 610-539-3393 or visit www.gnal.org 800 West Germantown Pike E. Norristown, PA 19403
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: Through March 25, four solo exhibitions by Colleen McCubbin Stepanic, Susie Forrester, Csilla Sadloch and Emily Steinberg. Exhibit info: Material Witnesses: Manhattan Quilters Guild On view March 30-May 13, 2012 As one of 40 locations set to exhibit this spring, Abington Art Center will host FiberPhiladelphia, an international biennial and regional festival for innovative fiber/textile art. The exhibit will include work by renowned
1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon p: 610-6665593; ext 101 Hrs: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 1pm-4pm; Clsd Mon & major holidays http://pa.audubon.org/centers_mill_ gove.html. Exhibit Info: Original Audubon prints & art; Changing Exhibit Gallery featuring regional artists; nature sanctuary w/trails, and more. Call for current shows. Admission, $3/adults, $2/seniors, $1/youth.
MEADOWOOD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 3205 Skippack Pike, Worcester, PA 19490 To register or for more information, visit www.meadowood.net or call (484) 991-1025. Exhibit info: Third Juried Art Show. Opening Reception: Meet the Artists Friday, March 30, 2012, 6 PM - 8 PM. Art Show Hrs: Saturday, March 31: 11 AM - 4 PM. Sunday, April 1: 1 PM - 4 PM. Awards ceremony: 3:30 PM Sunday Original paintings by accomplished Bucks County artist Ranulph Bye (1916-2003) will be featured. Jurors are Michael Adams and Susannah Hart Thomer. Artwork from participating artists will be for sale. A portion of the sales will benefit the Meadowood Benevolence Fund.
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: 610803-3248 Maria Solomon, Gallery Director www.mcgopa.org Free & Open to Public Hrs: Representative: 11am-1pm Mondays & Fridays; Open Daily. Free & Open to the Public. MCGOPA is on facebook www.facebook.com/mcgopa Join MCGOPA, a gallery for artists to exhibit their work; opportunities for lectures, demonstrations and interact with other artists. For more information: mcgopa@comcast.net
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 p: 215-3939110 www.northpennarts.org Exhibit Info: On March 7th we will meet at 521 W. Main Street in the Community Room downstairs at the Univest Building in Lansdale. Our Gallery Presenter is North Penn Arts Alliance Board Member Pam Romeo from Romeo's Fine Arts. She will discuss the use of frames and how
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_March 2012 Listings_____________________________________ they can enhance your art. The doors open at 6:30p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:00p.m. We will also have additional information about our 18th Annual Spring Members' Exhibition at the Elm Terrace Gardens. April 26-28 we have the 18th Annual Members' Spring Exhibition at Elm Terrace Class registrations for the North Penn School District's Spring Semester of Continuing Education Art Classes will take place this month. For information on the classes please visit http://www.northpennarts.org/images/S pringArtClasses2012.pdf
12:30-3pm. FREE to members. Bring a dish to share at a pot-luck lunch. After lunch, you may bring a finished, unframed painting, as Kass lends us her expertise and can tell you how to improve it. March 15 – Horsham Library Member Show. Drop off: Wednesday, March 14, 1:30-3. Members may enter 2 paintings in this month-long exhibit. $5 entry fee. Hundreds of dollars in awards, look for your prospectus in the mail!
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES
520 Tomlinson Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009 p: 215-947-9882 Gallery Hours: Fri & Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 1pm-4pm www.orchardartworks.org
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
Exhibit info: Threads and Shadows, works in fiber and paper featuring the fiber art of Judy Merrell and the paintings and collages of Gloria Klaiman. Opening reception Sunday, March 4, 1-4pm.
Exhibit Info: Gallery at Rauch Business Center, Through – March 31st. Only When We Dream Are We Alive, featuring pinhole photographs and digital prints from El Borda Psychiatric Hospital, Argentina.
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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: Classes: Course 1: Watercolor and Drawing with Felicia Foster, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. March 22 – May 24 (10 weeks) - $100. Class emphasizes traditional drawing and watercolor techniques. Course 2: Watercolor Landscapes with Diane Maurer, BWS. Wednesdays, 9:3012, noon. March 21 – April 25 (6 weeks), $80. For beginner to expert. Class includes a demo and time to paint, assistance when needed. Class focuses on techniques, composition & color theory. Course 3: Watercolor – Painting Trees with Diane Maurer, BWS. Saturdays, 9:3012, noon. Through February 18 (4 classes), $50. Class includes a demo and time to paint. Explore all types of trees in all seasons, foliage and bark. Watercolor – Painting Flowers with Diane Maurer, BWS. Saturdays, 9:30-12 noon. March 10 – March 31 (4 classes), $50.
Exhibit Info: Siegel Gallery, Iacocca Hall, Through – May 25th, The Art of Printmaking: Selections from the LUAG Teaching Collection: Rembrandt, Van Ostade and Kent; features history and culture of printmaking by masters of etching, engraving, heliogravure, lilthography and woodcut engraving from 17th-20th centuries. Exhibit Info: Zoellner Arts Center Main Gallery, Through – May 25th: Girls on Film: 40 Years of Women in Rock; photography by Anastasia Pantsios; photos of rock’s talented women at concert venues of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Exhibit Info: Zoellner lower gallery: cont. through Fall 2012: That was Then, This is Now. Selections from the LUAG Teaching Collection, mixed media. Through May 25: William O'Brien, Jr.: Totems, Silhouettes and Iconographic Pluralism. Proto-architectural models by visiting artist. Also, Patti Smith, 19691976, Photographs by Judy Linn. Black & white intimate images of Smith in the grainy atmosphere of a bygone New York. DuBois Gallery, Maginnes Hall.
Focuses on petals, leaves, stems and blossoms. Classes held at Diane’s Studio, 104 Apel Avenue, Oreland, PA 19075. Demo, Flower Painting with Diane Maurer, BWS. Thursday, March 8, 1 – 3, FREE for Members. Diane's demo focusing on techniques for painting close-up, individual flowers.
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Pot Luck Lunch and Critique with Kass Morin Freeman, March 1, Thursday,
237 S 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Fl., Phila. PA 19103 p: 215-546-7775 fx: 215-
CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS -
546-7802 Hrs: Mon-Fri 11am-5pm and by appointment. www.cfeva.org
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Exhibit info: Through March 17, 2012. Title and Artists: A Circumstanial Assembly: A Fiber Philadelphia Exhibition of CFEVA’s Career Development Program Fellows and Alumni - Mark Khaisman, Jill Bell, Susan Benarcik, Jed Morfit, Ana B. Hernandez, Daniel Kornrumpf, and Binod Shrestha. Location: Moore College of Art, Levy Gallery, 20th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Exhibit info: March 2 – March 23, Thread of Thought, A Fiber Philadelphia Exhibition of CFEVA’s Career Development Program Alumni Leslie Atik and Tara O’Brien. Curated by Amie Potsic. Artist Talks & Reception: Thursday, March 8th, 5 – 7pm. Loc: Center for Emerging Visual Artists 237 S. 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Hrs: Mon-Friday, 11am-5pm and by appointment.
235 S. Camac St. between 12th & 13th,Locust & Spruce Sts. Mon., Wed., Fri - Sun 1 - 5pm www.sketchclub.org
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: Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit: through April 15, 2012 After Henry Tanner: African American Artists since 1940: through April 15; Alumni Sales Gallery: Moe Brooker: The Evidence of Things Not Seen: February 10 – April 15, 2012 Hennessy Youngman & Nathaniel Snerpus Present: The Grand Manner – through February 5, 2012 Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore: Ongoing George Tooker's Highway: ongoing Adamerican Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded: ongoing
PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION – The Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Suite 1800, Phila. PA p: 215-563-6417. Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm www.philafound.org Exhibit info: Through April 25; ArtWell: Ten Years of Poetry, Art and Possibility A Retrospective Featuring Work From Artwell’s Youth and Visionary Artists. The show features early community mural projects, poetry, visual art, and recent multimedia created by ArtWell’s young people and visionary artists.
215-545-9298 Where artists grow. March 2 to March 17 CITY MEETS COUNTRY Collaboration between Members of the Philadelphia Sketch Club and Willingboro Art Alliance Reception: Sunday, Mach 4, 2-4pm. March 1 – March 31 Works by Piety Choi April 6 – April 21, 2012 149th ANNUAL SMALL OILS JURIED EXHIBITION Reception: Sunday, April 15, 2-4pm. See Call for entries Ad. Visit above website for life, clothed model and print workshop schedules.
…CHESTNUT HILL COUN NICHOLS BERG GALLERY 8611 Germantown Ave., Phila. PA 19118 p: 206-380-4070 Gallery Hrs: Wed 10am3pm, Thurs –Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm4pm. www.nicholsberggallery.com Stitch Witchery, March 1 – 31, 2012. Reception: Saturday March 3rd from 69pm. Artists Talk and Demo Saturday March 17th from 2-4pm In conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia 2012, Nichols Berg is pleased to announce its March exhibition featuring the work of Marie Elcin, Melissa Maddonni Haims, Rachel Udell and the late Maggie Brosnan. This exhibit, curated by Ms. Haims, celebrates the bonds between women and fiber arts; both traditional and non-traditional. Brosnan, an artist from California, who passed away in the mid 1990’s, worked on the outskirts of the societal norm during her art-making period (from the 1960’s until her death in 1994) dyeing her own wool and spinning her own yarns to create fantastical capes and creations, such as a singular, knitted, right hand glove. Elcin, Haims and Udell are all Philadelphia based fiber artists who embrace the maternal aspects of fiber arts in theme, material and technique. Embroidery, soft sculpture and non-traditional textiles will be highlighted in this show. Additionally, in the gallery’s mezzanine, there will be a collection of weavings by Midwestern artists Pamela Davis, Anita Monsebroten, and Judy Ness.
WOODMERE ART MUSEUM –
9201 Germantown Ave. Corner of Germantown Ave. and Bells Mill Rd. p: 215-247-0476 Hrs: Tues-Thurs 10am5pm; Fri 10am-8:45pm; Sat 10am-6pm; 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. Fridays through March 16: Friday Night Jazz. 6:00-8:00pm. Jazz Headz: Philadelphia's Contribution to Jazz feat. Duane Eubanks, Odean Pope, Webb Thomas, Monnette Sudler, Rich Budesa, and Warren Oree (Mar 2); Bossa Nova Meets Jazz: The Stan Getz Legacy feat. Victor North (Mar 9); Cabaret Night feat. Jill Salkin (Mar 16). Friday Night Family Happenings in March: Family art events for children and adults, 6:00-7:00pm. Puppets on Parade (Mar 2), Fancy Hats and Helmets (Mar 9), and Story Time in the Parlor (Mar 16). Sundays through March 18: Classic Sundays: Opera, Choral, and Classical. 3:00-4:30pm. Chopin, Debussy, Gade and Liszt: Marja Kaisla (Mar 4); Celtic Tunes and Dances: Ellen Tepper and Terry Kane as The Jameson Sisters (Mar 11); An Afternoon with the Mendelssohns: Karl Middleman (Mar 18). Through April 22, 2012: Elaine Kurtz: A Retrospective. Elaine Kurtz's works from the 1970s are geometric abstractions that explore perception, optical effects, and the illusions of color. Loaded with layers of paint, sand, mud, pulverized mica and quartz, Kurtz's works shimmer and possess an intense physicality. Open house: Saturday, February 25, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Through April 22, 2012: Elemental: Nature as Language in the Works of Philadelphia Artists. Elemental brings together works by Philadelphia artists for whom nature is an inspiration. Elegant, minimal, controlled, the works of art in the exhibition offer a variety of potent evocations of the natural world. Open house: Saturday, February 25, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Ongoing: Selections from the Charles Knox Smith Collection.
…MANAYUNK COUNTY MANAYUNK –ROXBOROUGH ART CENTER -
419 Green Lane(rear), between Mitchell & Pechin Sts., Phila PA, 19128 Beginning Painting and Children’s Classes. For info: 215-482-3363; hrs: Sat & Sun 10am-4pm http://www.manayunkartcenter.org Admission is free –donations encouraged. Exhibit info: Through March 25, the photography and paintings of Ronald W. Howard and the landscape paintings and three-dimensional works of Francesco Sessa will be featured in a show titled, “Inaugural Exhibits” along with new artwork in various qstyles and media by
_March 2012 Listings_____________________________________ members of the Manayunk Artists’ Co-Op. Opening reception: Sunday March 4, 2012, Noon to 3:00 PM. The public is invited to meet the artists and partake of light refreshments. Admission is free, donations encouraged.
… OLD CITY…. COUNTY. THE MUSE GALLERY – 52 N. 2nd Street, Phila., PA 19106 p: 215627-5310 Hrs: Wed-Sun, noon-5pm www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com Exhibit info: During March, 2012 Muse Gallery will feature RHYTHM, an exhibit of blown and hot worked glass with silk organza by Sara Horne. Sculptures, installations and wall pieces inspired by the concept of rhythm in nature and visual arts Opening Reception: First Friday, March 2nd, 5-8 pm Artist’s reception: Sunday, March 11th, 1-4 pm.
THIRD STREET GALLERY – 58 N. 2nd Street p: 215-625-0933 Hrs: Wed-Sun, noon-5pm www.3rdstreetgallery.com Exhibit info: Viewpoints, Associate artists’ two and three-dimensional mixed media work. Through April 1; first Friday reception March 2, 5-9pm. Artists reception Sunday, March 11, 1-3pm.
UNIVERSITY CITY ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY – University of Pennsylvania
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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: In Material: Fiber 2012. Features four artists who bring inoovation to the field of fiber art: Lucy Arai, Sonya Clark, Mi-Kyoung Lee and Cynthia Schira; Through March 25th. RELATED EVENT: Saturday, March 3 (10:30 AM) | Gallery Talk with artists Lucy Arai and Mi-Kyoung Lee in conjunction with the Fiber Philadelphia 2012 opening weekend.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART – University of Pennsylvania
_ SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. AMERICAN SWEDISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145. P: 215-389-1776. Fax: 215-3897701. www.americanswedish.com Exhibit info: Forged Sculpture of the Steneby Collection, Featuring the work of Albert Paley Opening March 11th, 2012 at 4pm On view March 11th thru June 24th, 2012 This exhibit features metal work by Swedish-American sculptor, Albert Paley. A native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art, Paley is a long-standing international leader in the metal/sculptor arena where he is recognized for developing blacksmithing into the context of public art and site-specific commissions. One of his large steel creations, Synergy (1987), is located right here in Philadelphia at 18th and Spring Garden Streets. This exciting exhibition opportunity is the result of collaboration between the Steneby School of Art and Design in Dals Långed, Sweden, the Röhsska Museum of Fashion, Design and Decorative Arts in Gothenburg, Sweden and the American Swedish Historical Museum. In the fall of 2011, Steneby invited Paley to be an artist-in-residence, working alongside students experimenting with the endless possibilities of forging metal. For two intense weeks of working, experimenting, teaching and toiling, Paley brought his blacksmithing tradition to a whole new level. The result is 12 stunning sculptures, each one different in size, shape, form, and texture, and yet they are united by their material and by the vision and talent of their manipulator. Please join us as we unveil these remarkable works, along with a presentation by the artist himself. The opening on March 11th begins at 4pm and will include refreshments. Free with museum admission. Visit our website americanswedish.org or call (215) 3891776 for more information. The American Swedish Historical Museum is located in scenic FDR Park at 1900 Pattison Avenue in South Philadelphia near the Sports Complex. Plenty of free parking is available. For those taking public transportation, the Broad Street Subway’s AT&T/Pattison Avenue stop is within walking distance or SEPTA’s Route 17 (Naval Base) can bring you right to the Museum.
118 S. 36th Street(at Sansom) 215-8985911 Hrs: Wed-Fri, noon-8pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm www.icaphila.org
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Openings thatmatter Thursday, March 1 Chester Co. Art Association, 5-8pm, West Chester, PA St Joseph’s University Gallery, 6-8pm, Main Line, PA First Friday, March 2 Blue Streak Gallery, 5-8pm, Wilmington, DE The Great Frame Up, 5-8pm, Wayne, PA Goggleworks, Cohen & Schmidt Galleries, 530-730pm, Reading, PA Markeim Art Center, 630-830pm, Haddenfield, NJ Phoenix Village Art Center, 69pm, Phoenixville, PA Sweet Mabel Folk Art, 6-9pm, Narberth, PA Muse Gallery, 5-8pm, Phila., PA The Great Frame Up, 5-8pm, Wayne, PA Third Street Gallery, 5-9pm, Phila., PA Saturday, March 3 Darlington Arts Center, 3-5pm, Boothwyn, PA Nichols Berg Gallery, 6-9pm, Phila, PA Sunday, March 4 Richard Stockton College of NJ, 1-3pm, Galloway, NJ Orchard Artworks, 1-4pm, Bryn Athyn, PA Philadelphia Sketch Club, 2-4pm, Phila., PA Wednesday, March 7 Episcopal Academy, 530-7pm, Newtown Square, PA Thursday, March 8 Long Beach Island Foundation, 6-8pm, Loveladies, NJ Center for the Arts in Southern NJ, 7-9pm, Marlton, NJ Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 5-7pm, Phila., PA Friday, March 9 Wayne Art Center, 4-7pm, Wayne, PA Ocean City Arts Center, 7-830pm, Ocean City, NJ Sunday, March 11 American Swedish Historical Museum, 4pm, Phila., PA Muse Gallery, 1-4pm, Phila., PA Third Street Gallery, 1-3pm, Phila., PA Thursday, March 15 Lawrence Gallery, Rosemont College, 4-630pm, Rosemont, PA Friday, March 16 Clay College Ceramic Arts Studio, 6-9pm, Millville, NJ Saturday, March 17 Main Line Art Center, 1-3pm, Haverford, PA Sunday, March 25 Community Arts Center Galleries, 2-4pm, Wallingford, PA Friday, March 30 Meadowood Retirement Community, 6-8pm, Worcester, PA