Art & Museums
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Historic Yellow Springs’ 45th Annual Art Show to Exhibit Work of More Than 200 Artists
Historic Yellow Springs – a nonprofit dedicated to the visual arts, environment, and the village’s almost 300-year-old history – invites you to join it for the 45th Annual Yellow Springs Art Show. Running from April 28-May 13, this juried show is free and open to the public. It features the work of some the finest…
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Unionville Sculptor the Artist Behind Willowdale Steeplechase’s Iconic Weather Vane
J. Clayton Bright, a sculptor and painter based in Unionville, designed The Willowdale Steeplechase’s iconic weather vane, writes Eileen Smith Dallabrida for Main Line Today. The artist created the three galloping horses and their jockeys at the request of his longtime friend Dixon Stroud, Willowdale’s race chairman. “The weather vane grew out of a discussion…
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Barnes Foundation to Evaluate Items at Historic Fieldstone in West Pikeland Township
The Barnes Foundation has hired a collections assessment manager who will evaluate items at Ker-Feal, Albert C. Barnes’s country house in West Pikeland Township, writes Stephan Salisbury for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The evaluation is a part of an overall assessment of both the house and the foundation’s Merion property that houses most of Barnes’s art…
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Work of Chadds Ford’s Henriette Wyeth on Display in Bucks County
The Michener Art Museum in Doylestown is exhibiting the works of Henriette Wyeth, the Chadds Ford artist and member of the renowned Wyeth family, writes Thomas Hine for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Henriette Wyeth is the eldest child of illustrator N.C. Wyeth. Two stunning pieces in the exhibit are family portraits that show her father and…
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Frolic Weymouth’s Work Featured in New Exhibit at Brandywine River Museum
The Brandywine River Museum is hosting “The Way Back” – an exhibit that showcases the works of one of its founders, George “Frolic” Weymouth – writes Dara McBride for the Wilmington News Journal. The exhibition is considered the first comprehensive look at the full career of the late artist. Also, according to his son, Mac…
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Maine-Based Painter Recalls the Influence of His Friend, Mentor Andrew Wyeth
The earliest inspirations of Maine-based painter Bo Bartlett, who recently lent his name to an arts center in his native Georgia, were magazines featuring artists like Andrew Wyeth, writes Bob Keyes for the Portland (Maine) Press Herald. “If you were not on the cover of Life or Look or the Saturday Evening Post, I didn’t…
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Avondale Artist Takes Ownership of Kennett Square’s Mala Galleria
Avondale artist Corien Siepelinga has taken ownership of Mala Galleria in Kennett Square, and recently opened her first exhibition, “All Creatures Great and Small,” writes John Chambless for the Chester County Press. Siepelinga, a painter who first showed her work at Mala Galleria about four years ago, went to see gallery owner Stella Scott last…
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Immaculata University to Host Duffy’s Cut Art Exhibit
Immaculata University will host a reception to kick off an exhibit of Duffy’s Cut paintings by artist Fred Danziger at Gabriele Library on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 6 PM. The exhibit will be on display until the end of February, and is free and open to the public. The six paintings that will be featured…
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Literary Magazine Looks Back on Year Celebrating Centennial of Andrew Wyeth’s Birth
Chadds Ford’s Andrew Wyeth, the brilliant but highly polarizing painter, was widely celebrated last year, the centennial of his birth, writes James Panero for The New Criterion, a New York City-based literary magazine. Adored by his fans but infuriating to his critics, the painter provided a popular alternative to the onslaught of modernity with his…
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Kennett Square Artist Overcomes Migraines, Restarts Her Career
Kennett Square artist and illustrator April Heather Davulcu recalls spending her childhood drawing, writes John Chambless for the Chester County Press. “My mom said that as soon I could hold a pencil, I was drawing,” said Davulcu. Growing up in a small town in Texas, Davulcu studied fashion design and textile design in college. After…
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Interpreting a Death-Inspired Painting by Andrew Wyeth Now on Display in Seattle
Andrew Wyeth’s “Winter 1946” is part of an exhibit organized by the Seattle Art Museum and the Brandywine River Museum of Art for the centennial of the artist’s birth, writes Christopher Frizzelle for The Stranger, an alternative newspaper in Seattle. The painting depicts Kuerner’s Hill, outside Chadds Ford, where the artist spent part of his…
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Chadds Ford Artist ‘Blurs the Lines of Time’ with Old-Fashioned Pet Portraits
Chadds Ford’s Andrew Pinkham is using his camera to immortalize pets by creating beautiful portraits that resemble 18th-century oil paintings, writes Max Marin for Philadelphia Weekly. To create his Instagram-ready photographs, Pinkham uses an intense lighting style reminiscent of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. However, his pet portraits are in a league of their own, thanks…
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Kennett Square Artist Creates Amazing Sculptures from Metal
Jeff Bell combines art and metalworking to create amazing, life-like sculptures in his Kennett Square workshop, writes John Chambless for the Chester County Press. Bell, 63, is a highly respected member of the blacksmiths and artists club in Chester County. His work includes the fountain at the Creamery in Kennett Square and the swan weathervane…
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Planning Commission Announces Winners of Landscapes3 Photo Contest
Three adults and three youth from Chester County won awards for their entries in the Chester County Planning Commission’s Landscapes3 photo contest, which focused on the county’s greatest asset: people. The photo contest, “Putting a Face on Chester County,” was a great way for the public to share how it spends its time in the…
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Pumpkin Tradition Started by Andrew Wyeth Delights Both Young and Old
Last weekend, Chadds Ford’s Great Pumpkin Carve again delighted both the young and old with an array of amazing characters on display, writes Patricia Talorico for the Wilmington News Journal. The open-air festival was held in a grove of the Chadds Ford Historical Society off Creek Road. The three-day celebration featured more than 60 local…
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Plein Air Brandywine Valley a Celebration of Artists’ Interpretation of Region’s Beauty
Plein Air Brandywine Valley is a painting and photography competition, show, and sale featuring the beauty of the Brandywine Valley interpreted by the finest artists of our nation and beyond. For one week, artists will paint and photograph the most scenic properties of the Brandywine Valley, including private estates, land preserves, and renowned duPont properties.…
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Downingtown Poet Uses Her Voice to Speak About Social Issues
Downingtown’s Juliet Lubwama, one of five winners of the National Student Poet of the Year for 2017, is using her voice and talent to speak about social issues, writes Kharisma McIlwaine for The Philadelphia Sunday Sun. The 17-year-old daughter of Ugandan immigrants recently returned from Washington, D.C., where she was attending the awards ceremony for…
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GWCC Hosts Incredible Evening of Art in West Chester During Annual Gallery Walk
West Chester laid out its own road to a magical evening of art, dining, and shopping with the annual Autumn Gallery Walk of the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce last night, Oct. 6. The evening featured a journey through an intriguing blend of urban sophistication and small town ambiance. Thousands experienced masterpieces made by local, national…
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