Art & Museums
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Lincoln Professor’s Installation Project Shows Brandywine Valley Artists in Another Dimension
A Lincoln University professor is showing Chester County artists in a new light. The Projected in Place project is the brainchild of Michael Lynch and collaborator Matt Nelson. The works from artists such as Brandywine Valley legend Andrew Wyeth, Howard Pyle, and Karl J. Kuerner are projected onto their sites of inspiration, writes J.F. Pirro…
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Newly Installed Art by Twin Valley High Schoolers Unveiled at Turnpike Plaza
Newly installed art created by students from Twin Valley High School in Elverson was unveiled at the Peter J. Camiel Turnpike Service Plaza by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News. The piece is a series of glazed ceramic mosaics that highlight…
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Forbes: How Commissioned Murals N.C. Wyeth Left Unfinished Due to His Death Were Completed
When he died at 62 in 1945 after an oncoming train hit his car at a Chadds Ford railroad crossing, N.C. Wyeth had not completed all of the 19 murals commissioned by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for its New York Headquarters at One Madison Avenue, writes Natasha Gural for Forbes. But the artist, whose…
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Former Partner of John Lennon Hosting Photo Exhibition at Bucks County Art Gallery
The former partner of one of the world’s most famous musicians will be sharing her story through pictures at an art gallery in Bucks County. Arete Gallery, located at 122 South Main Street in New Hope, will be hosting a photography exhibit from May 19 – 21. The exhibit was put together by May Pang,…
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Chester County Library Seeks Teen Artists for Artist-in-Residence Summer Program
Chester County Library is calling for teen artists for its Teen Artist-in-Residence Summer Program. The program provides a unique opportunity for teen artists to showcase their creativity, advocate for the arts, and share their talents with the community. The selected Teen Artist-in-Residence will have access to a studio at the library where they can create…
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19th Century Quilt from West Chester Draws Attention in New York
The “Sacret Bibel” quilt hailing from West Chester commandeered attention at the quilt exhibit running at the American Folk Art Museum in New York, writes Kim Cook for ABC News. Created between 1875 and 1895, the quilt is known by the phonetically spelled inscription at the top made by its maker, Susan Arrowood, who also…
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WCU Grad’s New Art Studio Targeted Towards People Who Believe They Are Not ‘Good’ at Art
Lindsay Esola, a West Chester University graduate, is gearing up to open a new art studio and education center in Pen Argyl, writes Pamela Sroka-Holzmann for Lehigh Valley Live. Flowering Fox is slated to open this fall. The new space will provide novice painters with a place to learn their first brushstrokes or have parents…
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Decades Later, Wyeth Still Inspires Artists in Chester County and Beyond
Multi-media artist Katee Boyle, whose works are currently on display at The Art Trust in West Chester, was inspired by N.C. Wyeth to start creating art herself, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. When she was growing up in Chadds Ford, Boyle befriended Margaret Hoffman, a neighbor who was 70 years her senior.…
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Abstract Encounters Exhibition Coming to Neumann University
Neumann University will host Abstract Encounters, an exhibition of artwork by Sandra Benhaim, in the McNichol Gallery from April 4 through May 11. Benhaim, a native Philadelphian, is a painter who works in oil, mixed media, and collages on canvas, wood panels, and paper. She earned a BFA on a full four-year scholarship, and later…
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Brandywine Museum of Art Exhibit Showcases Never Before Seen Wyeth Works
The Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford has started revealing a treasure trove of Andrew Wyeth’s previously unseen works in big exhibits that reveal much about the famous painter, writes Matthew Korfhage for the Delaware Online. The museum has a mammoth file of close to 7,000 artworks by the late American master painter, the…
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Chester County Library Selects Elverson Artist for Maker-In-Residence Program
The Chester County Library Center has announced that Megan Raab Greenholt for the inaugural Maker-in-Residence program this spring. Selected through an open call conducted earlier this year, Raab Greenholt is a multi-disciplinary artist that explores printmaking, textiles, collage, painting, and sculpture. As a practicing artist and educator, discovery is integral to her practice as she…
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N.C. Wyeth Studio in Chadds Ford Among Eight Mythic Artist Studios to Visit Across America
N.C. Wyeth Studio in Chadds Ford is one of the eight mythic artist studios throughout the country that every art lover and history buff should visit, writes Annikka Olsen for the Artnet. N.C. Wyeth, who died in 1945, was recognized during his lifetime primarily for his work as an illustrator. He drew illustrations for many…
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Glassblowing Artisan Turned His Hobby Into Lifelong Trade in Toughkenamon
How did a 25-year-old German man in the 19080s turn his new glassblowing hobby into a lifelong trade that he took with him overseas? Just ask Toughkenamon’s Thomas von Koch, the owner of WSK Glass Art Studio tucked behind New Garden airport, writes Tara Smith for The Daily Local News. Von Koch’s attention to…
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Marshallton-Raised Bookbinder Compiles Tribute to His Grandfather, a Locally Renowned Industrialist
Robin Ashby, a bookbinder who grew up in Marshallton, has compiled a book of watercolors painted by his grandfather, West Chester industrialist Harry Cann, writes Kim Douglas for The Hunt magazine. Cann was also an inventor, and he patented an innovative cooling unit in 1927 that kept the temperature of milk below 52 degrees for…
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Kennett Square Artist’s Distinctive Style Gets People Talking
Kennett Square-based artist Robert Jackson has a distinctive style that is both fun and meaningful and often gets people talking, writes Roger Morris for The Hunt. One of his latest works depicts a beautiful Rocky Mountain landscape, but with the addition of an orange balloon dog acting as a painter within the painting and three…
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West Chester Conservator Restores ‘Orphan’ Abraham Lincoln Portrait
A West Chester conservator has restored an orphan presidential portrait that is now calling Washington, D.C. home, writes Roger Catlin for Smithsonian Magazine. W.F.K. Traver’s Abraham Lincoln painting is spending time at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The painting was restored by Mark Bockrath so it could be as good as new in the renowned museum.…
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Exhibit of Never-Before-Seen Wyeth Art a Love Letter to Chadds Ford
A new exhibit in Chadds Ford’s Brandywine River Museum showcases unseen works of the iconic 20th-century artist Andrew Wyeth. While the painter is renowned for more realistic landscapes, these pieces show another side to his life’s work. The exhibit, entitled “Home Places,” includes watercolors and paintings in a more abstract style, writes Peter Crimmons…
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West Chester Artist Helps Businesses Show Off Team Pride with Eagles Paintings
West Chester artist Stefanie Heron Birl, of Birl Girl Designs, is helping people and businesses show off their Eagles pride by decking their homes and storefronts with Eagles paintings, writes Beccah Hendrickson for 6ABC. Heron Birl pivoted from face painting to window art. Now, she is getting requests from all over the Delaware Valley to…
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