Art & Museums
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WCU Museum Studies Students Create Exhibition Paying Tribute to Philadelphia’s Diverse Heritage
To tell the authentic stories of the diverse communities that have made Philadelphia what it is today, 15 Museum Studies Program students at West Chester University (WCU) recently partnered with the Global Philadelphia Association (GPA) to create a special exhibition in WCU’s Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology that highlights the city’s narrative far beyond its colonial heritage of the…
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Prospective Art & Design Students Can Gain Hands-on Experience of the Major at Harcum College
Prospective Art & Design majors are invited to take part in a Harcum College preview of its coursework in an in-depth, personal way. The school’s Oct. 22 “Art & Design Experience” is a morning of hands-on workshops featuring current Harcum College Art & Design majors. The program takes place at the college’s Art & Design…
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New Garden Glass Pumpkin Festival Has Roots in Germany
In the small village of Toughkenamon tucked away in New Garden Township, the Glass Art Pumpkin Festival has made its debut. And its origin-story is even more compelling, writes Matteo Iadonisi for 6ABC. Festival founder Thomas von Koch got his start in his hometown, Wertheim, Germany. The town, known for its glass industry, helped fuel…
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How a West Bradford Artist Supports His Community
Oil renderings of scenes from Chester County and the Delaware Valley show a “grittier” side of the area, thanks to the talent of West Bradford artist David Katz. Community leaders have taken quite an interest in his work, allowing Katz to take his art beyond his 128 East Gay Street gallery, writes Bill Rettew for…
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Work of West Chester Borough Artist Who Passed Now on Display at WCU
West Chester Borough artist Philip Jamison’s paintings will be showcased at West Chester University that will run through Oct. 14, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. The works encompass Jamison’s entire career. Over 70 pastels, pencils, and watercolors pieces can be viewed at the spacious John H. Baker Gallery. The paintings depict Chester…
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Malvern’s People’s Light Receives Art Education Support Through EITC Program
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), a program offered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), allows eligible businesses to receive significant tax credits when they contribute to state-qualified educational programming at People’s Light. People’s Light is an approved Educational Improvement Organization within the program, working with schools and students across the…
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The Unique Way Owner of Spring City Business Helps Kids Decompress After School
Anne Aycock, owner of Mountain Laurel Yarn in Spring City, has helped students at Pottstown Middle School decompress through the after-school fiber arts program she teaches, writes Courtney Diener-Stokes for the Daily Local News. The course is part of the after-school enrichment program offered to the students by the school where they can learn anything…
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This Local Artist Is Known as the Sandcastle Lady
Nearly every day in late summer Lynn Hicks McKeown from Aston makes her way to the Lewes beach at the Market Street crossover, writes Ron MacArthur for the Cape Gazette. The 76-year-old is engaged in a labor of love that has given her the title of Sandcastle Lady. She builds a new sandcastle every time…
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WCU Student Paints Mural to Celebrate Milestone Anniversary of West Chester Nonprofit
West Chester University student Noah Burns has been busy creating a mural celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Friends Association, according to a staff report from the Daily Local News. Burns, a sophomore in the school’s Art and Design department, is painting the wall on the side of the nonprofit’s building in West Chester. “I’m…
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New Curator Introduced to Oversee 7,000 Works of Art from Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Earlier this year, the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford announced plans to hire a curator to manage 7,000 pieces from the Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection at both the Brandywine Museum and Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, writes Stephan Salisbury for the Philadelphia Inquirer. William Coleman, former director of collections at…
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Andrew Wyeth’s Love for Unusual Perspectives Resulted in Some of Artist’s Best Works
Chadds Ford’s Andrew Wyeth, one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century, loved using unusual perspectives in his paintings, writes Sebastian Smee for the Washington Post. This preference resulted in some of his best works. For example, his “Northern Point,” exhibited at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, is painted from the perspective of a…
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“Scarecrows in the Village” To Return To Peddler’s Village. Find Out How You Can Participate in the Fun
The popular “Scarecrows in the Village” event will be returning to Peddler’s Village in September, kicking off the local Halloween season. From Sept. 5 to Halloween Day, the Lahaska village will see an army of scarecrows standing around the area. Each year, entrees become more and more creative with their spooky creations. From Disney characters…
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‘Beauty in the Simple Things:’ Photographer Who Spent Key Years in West Chester Influenced By Andrew Wyeth
For Kate Woodman, a storytelling photographer who lived in West Chester during her grad school years, nostalgia is often the main influence behind her images, writes Feroz Khan for The Phoblographer. This is easily recognizable in her latest series, Sisters Americana, which examines sibling and family relationships in a rural setting backdrop. “Sisters Americana is…
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N.C. Wyeth’s Washington Painting for Sale by College Despite Protest
A decision by Thomas Edison State University in New Jersey to sell the NC Wyeth’s famous painting of George Washington’s visit to Trenton in 1789 has generated protest from the Trenton Historical Society, writes Isaac Avilucea for The Trentonian. The painting was gifted to the university by Wells Fargo in 2019 on the condition they…
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Nature-Themed Work by 20th-Century American Modernist Coming to Brandywine River Museum of Art
After it makes its debut at Norton Museum of Art in Florida this fall, a new exhibition of nature-themed work by the 20th-century American modernist Joseph Stella will be making its way to Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, according to a staff report from the Palm Beach Daily News. Stella emigrated from…
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‘Art is Immune to Inflation’: West Chester Artist Works to Offset Pinch From Rising Prices
Dane Tilghman, a West Chester artist, has been feeling the pinch of rising prices while traveling to festivals, but thanks to the popularity of his works, he has been able to offset some of the additional costs by raising the prices on his paintings, writes Marshall Keely for WNEP. Tilghman’s art offers his take on…
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Several Paintings by Pennsylvania Impressionist Who Thrived in New Hope Auctioned Off Last Month
A recently completed Freeman’s auction shone a spotlight on the Pennsylvania Impressionist movement that thrived in New Hope, writes Noah Zucker for the Philly Voice. Several paintings by Edward Redfield and Fern Coppedge were sold, most of them reaching significantly higher prices than their estimates. Redfield and Coppedge were among the many artists who made…
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West Chester Artist Exhibits Portraits of Neighbors Whose Faces She Missed During the Pandemic
West Chester artist Susan Curtin realized how much she missed seeing the faces of her neighbors during her regular walks after the pandemic started and people started wearing masks, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Local News. Her yearning led her to create a 145-piece collection of pencil drawings that is currently being exhibited at Church…
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