exhibitions
Edward Hicks, The Peaceable Kingdom..
200 Years of Bucks County Art Mercer Museum 84 South Pine St., Doylestown, PA 215-345-0210 Mercermuseum.org Daily 10–5 March 20-September 7
Casamassa: Not Without Honor (2019)
Home Bethlehem House Gallery 459 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 610-419-6262 BethlehemHouseGallery.com Through April 4 Closing reception, April 4, 6–9 View artwork from emerging and established artists residing in DE, NJ, NY, and PA in the beautifully curated, furnished gallery. Paintings, drawings, photography, collage, sculpture, and mixed media will all be represented. Art is brought to life in the environment in which it belongs. The unique way the artwork is hung, in a living environment, reinforces this one-of-a-kind gallery’s motto, “Art belongs in the home.”
Harmuth: More Coffee, 36x36, acrylic 6
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Mural Gallery & Fine Art Opening
Since its founding in 1880, the Bucks County Historical Society has collected works of art—fine and folk paintings, portraits and landscapes, genre and decorative works. Never before displayed together, this collection is the centerpiece of the Mercer Museum’s new exhibit 200 Years of Bucks County Art. This exhibit highlights local portraiture and landscape painting by noted American artists and important regional painters, as well as historical artifacts, documents, and images from the Bucks County Historical Society collection that relate to the artists or their subjects.
Mural Dreams 5676 Stump Rd., Pipersville, PA 484-682-4767 Muraldreams.com March 21, 2–7 Local holistic artist and muralist Laura C. Bray of Mural Dreams invites the dreamers, movers, and shakers of the world to a unique art experience. Bray showcases full-room murals in her house, she refers to them as portals to imaginary worlds. Her home gallery is open to the public, so that she can share the immersive experience with art lovers of the community who want to feel “transported.” This experience will help visitors imagine the possibilities for their own custom murals. Each room showcases Bray’s talent for creating different environments and her skill in painting diverse subject matter. Bray’s fine art painting and prints will also be on display and for sale. Visit her website for information about her Flow Art Workshops.
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