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“Godot Tree #3,” 2008, by Mary Page Evans(born 1937). Mixed media on paper, 44 x 42inches. Collection of the artist. On display in“The Painted Poetry of Mary Page Evans” atDelaware Art Museum through July 15.
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gallery happenings
Photographer, Keith Sharp, will be exhibiting work ina solo exhibition at 3rd Street Gallery for the month ofJune, 2012.
A surrealist at heart, Sharp attempts to create mysteri-ous and subtle images that cause the viewer to do a dou-ble take. "We all play a part in fabricating the worldaround us. There will always be two worlds – the naturaland the manmade.
This exhibition runs from May 30 – July 1, 2012. Theopening reception is Friday, June 1, 2012 from 5:00 –9:00 pm. An artist reception will be held on Sunday,June 10, 2012 from 1 – 4 pm. Hours are Wed throughSun: 12 - 5 pm.
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The New Hope Art League is proud to present a plein air workshopby West Fraser, an illustrious, award winning painter, formerly fromNew Hope now residing in South Carolina, and in town as the juror forthe "Images of New Hope" juried exhibition being held at the NewHope Winery May 17 - June 3, 6123 Lower York Rd., New Hope, PA.
The workshop will be in the New Hope area on May 20 and 21.Application forms and further details are on the websiteNewHopeArtLeague.com.
Keith Sharp, Suspended, 2012, Digital color print, 18” X 24” Keith Sharp, Daylight, 2012, Digital color print, 18” X 24”
Keith Sharp“Fabricated” Series
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The Evolution of WoodworkingBy Adam Crugnale
Woodworking isan ancient art.It dates back to
the early years ofhumanity.Woodturning, in partic-ular, stretches to theancient Egyptians. TheCenter for Art inWood, a unique-com-binationmuseum/gallery andresearch center, is host-ing two upcomingexhibits, “Hooked onWood: The Allure ofthe Fish Decoy” and“Life Aquatic,” thatcelebrate art in wood.
“Hooked onWood,” curated byDick Walters, featuresmodern wood fishdecoys and also presentssome historical piecesdating back to 1000B.C.
“They would lurethe fish in with thedecoy,” explainedAlbert LeCoff, co-founder and executivedirector of the center.“When the fishreached a proper dis-tance, they wouldspear it.
“If the catch wasgood enough, theywould commission awood carver,” LeCoffcontinued, “whowould then carve outan image of the fishthey caught. This wascalled a trophy fish.”
The decoys areenjoyed not only fortheir beauty as magnif-icently colored sculp-tures, but also for howwell they actually movethrough water and attractreal fish.
“In conjunction with thisshow, we’ve brought in sixartists to explore this fieldwith new, broader art,” saidLeCoff, referring to “LifeAquatic,” an exhibit running
simultaneously with“Hooked on Wood.”Composed primarily ofsculptures and wall hang-ings, the artists were invitedto create works based on andinspired by water and marinelife. Works capture every-thing from fish to frogs toseashells and more.
In addition to these tem-porary exhibits, the perma-nent collection containsmore than 1,000 woodobjects and a few metalones. The collection beganin 1977 and has been grow-ing by 25 to 50 pieces annu-ally.
Most of these pieces are
the result of woodturning. “This type of woodwork-
ing differs from other formsin that the wood is spinningon a lathe,” explained RonHumbertson, director ofexhibitions and collections atthe center. “It’s a subtractiveprocess. While the wood isspinning, a sharpening tool
such as a chisel is used tocarve the desired shape outof the wood.”
If done properly, theresults are marvelous splin-ter-free sculptures that aresmooth and polished to thetouch.
The centerbegan in theoutskirts of theOld City dis-trict, under thename theWoodturningCenter. It aver-aged around2,200 visitorsannually. Sincemoving to itscurrent location in CenterCity in November 2011, ithas received more than6,000 visitors.
“We are reaching peoplewe always wanted to, thanksin part to our new location,”said LeCoff. “We’ve reachedour mission to expandawareness of art in wood.”
About a block or so awaylies what used to be the JohnGrass WoodturningCompany. Between them is
a wall they are hoping to useas a mural, which wouldreflect the transformation ofwoodturning from theIndustrial Age to the SpaceAge. This mural would alsoserve as a symbol betweenwoodturning in the past and
how it hasgrown in thepresent.
“Wechanged ourname to betterreflect ourgoals,” saidLeCoff.“Woodturningis a large partof what we do
here, but the center is alsointo developing the field ingeneral, and is also investedin understanding the historybehind art in wood.”
The center also maintainsits own personal library, aresearch center that is avail-able by appointment. Booksrange from furniture-makingand cabinet work to woodenjewelry, ceramics, historieson these subjects and more.
Above, in the “Hooked on Wood” exhibition — a fish decoy by John Peeters. Below, from the “LifeAquatic” exhibition, Satoshi Fujinuma’s “Untitled” shell, 2011. At right is Merryll Saylan’s “SwimmingUpstream,” 2012.
If You Go“Hooked on Wood”
& “Life Aquatic”will be on view at
the Center for Art in Wood, 141 N. 3rd St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19106,through July 21.
Info: 215-923-8000 orcenterforartinwood.org.
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By Diane M. Fiske
Trying to compare the original BarnesFoundation in Merion with the newone on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
in Philadelphia is a little like trying to decidewhich parent is responsible for the appear-ance of a child who basically resembleshimself and not exactly his mother or father.
Yet, visiting the new Barnes for the firsttime, the visitor can’t help but see an amaz-ing resemblance between the new 93,000-square-foot building in the angular setting inthe gardenlike site and the original founda-tion in Merion.
The first view of the new building as youadvance from the Parkway is of the panelsof limestone set in metallic bases. Eachpanel in the two-story building is made ofRamon gray and Ramon gold limestonefrom Israel rather than the Coutarnoux andPouillenay Brux limestone from France inthe original building designed by architectPaul Cret in collaboration with AlbertBarnes in the mid 1920s.
Yet the exterior of the building seen fromthe Parkway glows with the lines of rustcolor running through the panels of lime-stone and resembles those in the originalCret building.
On the other hand, behind the entrancewalls of the Parkway building is a three-story cantilevered glass tower that shimmersand almost disappears behind the more solidlimestone walls. The tower will be used foradministrative and educational purposes.
The entrance to the building lies behindlong ponds, filled with water lilies. All thisis behind a wall in the back of the building,which has the beginning of an ivy coveringgrowing at its base. This will produce a feel-ing of privacy as visitors enter.
In the original Barnes, Cret created anItalianate building design and wrote that artgalleries in former residences were more“inviting and conducive to the appreciationof art than windowless museums created forthe purpose of displaying works of art.”Cret’s original design featured small interiorgalleries with burlap wall coverings and nodoorways between rooms to facilitate theflow of appreciation of art from one room toanother.
The Tod Williams and Billie TsienArchitecture firm seems to have succeededin bringing the essence of the original build-
ing into its creative 21st century design forthe new Barnes Foundation building, whichopened last month.
It is evident that the architects went outof their way to replicate the original galleriesin the large entrance area and the smallermore intimate rooms on the second floor.
In the entrance gallery, Matisse’s “TheDance” mural and special exhibit spaceretain the original proportions of the originalbuildings in all 23 galleries. The installationof the art was facilitated by photographs ofeach room in Merion so that the staff in thenew building could make sure that every-thing is exactly as it was in the originalbuilding.
Resemblances to the original include theCret thesis that side lighting or illuminationfrom windows rather than overhead lightinghelps the viewer see the works of art morefully.
In creating spaces for viewing art withwindows rather than the “blind galleries”described by Cret in an article “TheBuildings of the Barnes Foundation atMerion, Pa.,” published in 1926, the archi-tects of the new building continued Cret’sthesis.
But their creation is definitely their own.“We read a lot about Cret’s design, but
we designed a new building,” said PhilipRyan, the project manager architect for theTod Williams Billie Tsien firm, which isbased in New York.
The Italianate image is more of anessence as a visitor approaches the whiteoak doors and passes the lily ponds.
The main gallery, which is 30 by 20 feetlong, has the high windows and the samearrangement as the Merion building, withthe exception of curtains that were on theoriginal windows.
Burlap on the walls of the galleries is alittle paler than that used on the original gal-leries because the original company that pro-duced the burlap is no longer in business.
Ryan said the glass provided for the win-dows in the new building cuts down onglare and protects the art from sunlight. Thewindows also provide more light than theoriginal curtained ones.
Despite Cret’s writings that art is betterseen by the use of side lighting or windows,the new design provides overhead light from“light boxes,” which provide a natural lightillumination from above.
“Wedon’t agreethat the sidelighting isthe best,”Ryan said,andexplainedthat win-dows pro-duce a glarethat inter-feres withviewing art-work. Hesaid the newwindowswould reduce 86 percent of the glare.
The floor of the galleries is ipe woodarranged in a herringbone design. The woodis a rare endangered South American materi-al that was rescued from an abandonedboardwalk in Coney Island and lends a cer-tain relaxed gracious feeling to the room.
In addition to the space for viewingBarnes’ amazing collection of Impressionist,Post-Impressionist and early Modern paint-ings and African sculpture, the new Barnesprovides an indoor garden, designed byLaurie Olin, with comfortable chairs and acoffee bar for visitors to relax and contem-plate the experience of viewing the world-famous collection.
Only 12,000 square feet of the buildingare devoted to galleries; the remainder of thespace, particularly the tower, will includespace for education, conservation andadministration. The galleries will include aclassroom on each floor to facilitate teach-ing, for the Foundation’s core educationalmission, with classrooms and a 150-seat
auditorium on the lower level, as well asfacilities for painting conservation andresearch on the second floor.
In addition, a 5,000-square-foot SpecialExhibitions Gallery will be equipped with16-foot-high ceilings that can accommodatelarge-scale art installations. There will bea 50-seat restaurant-courtyard and a giftshop.
Gone is the original tile, Italianate roof infavor of a green roof and application forLEED certification along with a plan forwater conservation.
It soon becomes apparent that, despite itsresemblance to the Merion building, a 21stcentury building has come to the Parkway,the first new addition in 65 years.
— This is a monthly column about archi-tecture, city planning and landscape design.Questions and comments would be welcome.Diane Fiske can be reached [email protected].
The new Barnes
The entrance to the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway.
The exterior wall of the Barnes Foundation.
a comfortable melding of the original with 21st century touches
Photos courtesy of the Barnes Foundation
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As a rule, the vibrating shapesyou meet in pictures by MaryPage Evans are filled with nerv-ous tension and the primalessences of nature. Her bold useof distortion heightens and
dramatizes the emotional impact of her dis-tinctive vocabulary of expression.
The unique idiom she employs appears to
have been influenced by several significanthistoric sources. They include the late work ofPaul Cézanne, the French Fauve movement,early 20th century German Expressionism andboth the first and second generation schools ofpost-World War II New York City ActionPainting.
Currently, an exceptionally rewarding soloshow of her accomplishments in drawing and
painting is on view at the Delaware ArtMuseum in Wilmington. The exhibition,organized by the Heather Campbell Coyle ofthe museum staff, will remain there on publicdisplay until July 15. Titled “The PaintedPoetry of Mary Page Evans,” the installationis devoted to vibrant semi-abstractions basedon the world of nature studied out of doorsand exceptionally dynamic representations ofthe human figure.
Born in the state of Virginia, Evans hastraveled widely and lives today in Delaware.Showing work made over a span of 40 years,this latest presentation is arranged thematical-ly by specific areas of subject matter. But nomatter what the focus of a picture might be,she approaches the ultimate image in a givencomposition with great spontaneity and a con-sistent concern for light. At the same time, herprevailing interests in other aesthetic disci-plines such as music, dance and literature con-stantly make their presence felt.
Evans’ drawings and paintings are imbuedwith a piquant flavor of Whitmanesque inno-vation and metaphor. For example, many ofher close-ups of trees are of workmen strippedto the waist. Muscular and sturdy, they inter-act energetically with their environment, ful-filling the role they have been assigned to playin the grand scheme of organic arborealexpectation.
In a somewhat different vein, “Life Tree” isa brilliant oil on canvas offering a scene ofupright trunks, sparse foliage and a stunningsunset. Standing in a row, like a group ofsilent sentinels, the substance of the picture isa hymn in praise of balance, harmony andorder. Serving as a witness to a moment insome remote forest, it’s as though the artworklives in terms of its own being.
In a manner all its own, the painting, whichdates from 1990, continues to have a life inthe here and now. How remarkable it is thatunlike so many otherwise perishable objects,
Poetry on canvasLeft, “Duet,” 2010. MaryPage Evans Charcoal andpastel on paper, 25 1/2 x 193/4 inches. Collection of theartist.
the artwork will probably survive the pas-sage of time and still be available forspectators to enjoy long after the presentday.
The charcoal and pastel drawing oftwo models titled “Duet” projects a livelyimage in which vertical figures mergetogether in a unified pose. The vigoroustreatment of the standing forms counter-points the stillness of the setting in whichthe subjects find themselves.
As a visitor moves from one selectionto another, he or she can’t help but seehow the various examples on viewembody a sense of resolution. This statehas been brought to realization as a resultof the artist’s struggle to achieve accordby thoughtfully considering many contra-dictory impulses, eliminating what does-n’t work in favor of strokes of color thatdo.
Thus, Evansmakes the mostof an exception-ally keen abilityfor distilling acurrent of lifethrobbing gin-gerly in every-thing she con-fronts frominside and outside of her being. In duecourse, these forces come together as acohesive complex of energies in flux,given existence as art form.
Clearly, for Evans, making art is not aplayful diversion from more urgent con-cerns. Instead, she works out of internalnecessity. For her, applying pigment topaper and canvas is as basic as breathing.
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If You Go“The Painted Poetryof Mary Page Evans”
is on display at theDelaware Art Museum,
2301 Kentmore Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806,
through July 15.Info: 302-351-8515 or
www.delart.org.
“Life Tree,”1990s-2010. Mary Page Evans
(born 1937). Oil oncanvas, 67 x 55 inches.Collection of the artist.
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________… DELAWARE COU
NEW CASTLE COUNTYyTHE BLUE STREAK GALLERY -1721 Delaware Ave. Wilmington DE,19806 p: 302-429-0506. Extended HolidayHours: Mon-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun Noon-4pm. Email:[email protected] info: Judy Jarvis, Oil Paintings:Beach, City, Garden, Still Life.Judy studied at Tyler School of Art,Philadelphia.Kristin Landon, Colors of Summer, Silverand Gold Jewelry, Gemstones and FoundObjects. Refreshments served. Exhibitruns through July 14 with an openingreception on June 1, 5-8pm.
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington, DE19806 p: 302-571-9590. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm. Free admissionSundays. www.delart.orgExhibits: Painted Poetry: The Art ofMary Page Evans, through July 15,2012. Wilmington-based painter MaryPage Evans - Her vibrant paintings anddrawings evoke particular places—gardens in Delaware and France, amountain in the Shenandoah Valley, theFlorida coast. Displaying works that spanover 40 years, Painted Poetry is organizedthematically to highlight Evans’longstanding interests: landscapes,gardens, figures, trees, seas, and skies.
Tales of Folk and Fairies: The Life andWork of Katharine Pyle, throughSeptember 9, 2012. Katharine Pyle (1863– 1938), Howard Pyle’s youngest sibling,emerged as one of Delaware’s mostprolific women authors and illustrators.Between 1898 and 1934, she illustrated orwrote and illustrated over 50 books—mostly stories about animals and fairytales for children. This exhibition serves toreintroduce 78 of Katharine’s books andillustrations to present-day audiences.
Once Upon a Time in Delaware/In Questof the Perfect Book, June 23, 2012 –September 16, 2012. Nina Katchadourianhas explored systems, structures, codes,language, and communication. SortedBooks is an ongoing project, begun in1993, in which the artist surveys acollection of books, selecting and groupingparticular titles so that they can be read insequence. Working primarily with theLibrary’s M. G. Sawyer Collection ofDecorative Bindings—a collection of over2,000 books acquired for their coverdesign—this exhibit marries the collector’sinterest in the book’s exterior with theartist’s method of using the covers toexplore the content of the collection asa whole.100 Works for 100 Years, June 23, 2012– September 16, 2012. As part of theyear-long celebration of the Museum’sCentennial, this installation will feature oneor more works of art for each year of theMuseum’s existence. The installation will
be featured throughout the permanentcollection, galleries and outdoors in theCopeland Sculpture Garden.
Beyond Words: The SymbolicLanguage of Plants, Extended date!Now through July 29, 2012.The exhibition closing date has beenmoved to July 29, 2012. Beyond Wordswas created by a group of D.C.-basedbotanical artists known as Studio 155.It features approximately 60 works invarious media that emphasize the historicand symbolic meanings of plantsthroughout history.
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.… ATLANTIC COUNTY…..RICHARD STOCKTON COL. OF NJ101 Vera King Farris Dr. Galloway, NJp: 609-652-4214www.stockton.edu/artgalleryThrough August 16, Works on Paper:Selections from the NoyesMuseum's Permanent Collection.
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Center for the Arts Children/Teen ExhibitionJune 4 - 25, 2012
Reception: Sunday, June 10from 1pm to 3pm
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MARKEIM ART CENTER104 Walnut Street, Haddonfield, NJ 08033p: 856-429-8585; [email protected];www.markeimartscenter.org. Call or emailus for info on classes, exhibits &performancesExhibit info: Haddonfield Memorial HighSchool - Seniors Art Exhibition15 Seniors from HMHS will display theirwork from the past year of Artclasses. The National Art Honor Societywill also be inducted during the Receptionon June 3. Exhibition Dates: May 30-June 3. Reception: June 3, 3-5pmDOWNSIZED – A Square DealARTISTS TRANSFORM THEIRPERSONAL VISIONS BY THINKINGSMALL painters, photographers, sculptorsand street artists produce work in a formatsmaller than a piece of paper. Our intent isto help focus attention on each individual’sart & vision and allow you to appreciatethe beauty of small, intimate work as well
as the range of expression and diversity oftechnique contained within such a modestand accessible form. June 5 - August 14MIDSUMMER RECEPTION FRIDAYJULY 6, 2012, 6 – 8pmwww.artsqs.com
.… CAPE MAY COUNTY….OCEAN CITY ARTS CENTER1735 Simpson Ave. Ocean City, NJp: 609-399-7628; fx: 609-399-6145Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-3pmwww.oceancitryartscenter.orgadmission Free; parking available inadjacent lot.Exhibit info: I Remember Wanamakers,artists give their impressions ofPhiladelphia’s John Wanamakersdepartment store. Reception Friday,June 8, 7-8:30pm, and is free and opento public.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.CLAY COLLEGE CERAMIC ARTSSTUDIO, Cumberland Co College108 High Street, Millville, NJ 08332;p: 856-765-0988; [email protected]/claycollege/Exhibit info: Exhibit:Student ShowReception: June 15, 6-9 pmClasses: Dad & Me, CommemoratingFather's Day, kids and fathers, Saturday,June 2, 12-2 pm, $25, materials included.Third Friday: June 15: Browse the MillvilleGlasstown Arts District
WHEATON ARTS &CULTURAL CENTER1501 Glasstown Rd., Millville, NJ 08332p: 800-998-4554 Open Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; www.wheatonarts.orgExhibit info: Through December 31, 2012in the Museum of American Glass:Pioneers of American Studio Glass:Edris Eckhardt, Maurice Heaton,Frances and Michael Higgins. Duringthe 1940s, '50s and '60s, these artistsexperimented with different techniquesresulting in sculptural forms that rangedfrom slumped to pâte de verre. The exhibit
shows the work of all four artists.Through December 31, 2012 in theMuseum of American Glass: Celebrating50 Years: American Studio Glass. Thisexhibit provides a comprehensive historyand understanding of the American StudioGlass Movement.Through July 1, 2012 in The Gallery ofFine Craft: The Fire Continues. AnInvitational of Contemporary AmericanStudio Glass Artists to coincide with thecelebration of the 50th Anniversary of theAmerican Studio Glass movement.Through October 14, 2012 in the Museumof American Glass. The Artistry of RickAyotte: From The Gordon ParkCollection. Over 100 paperweights andpaperweight related objects on display.
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Exhibit info: Craft Gallery Session thruJuly 20.From June thru Sept., the LBIF featuresfine contemporary handmade crafts.Ceramics, glass, jewelry, metalwork,basketry, wood, fiber, and other fine craftmedia is be exhibited. The exhibition isspilt into two sessions: June/July andAug./Sept.LBIF Faculty Exhibition thru Aug 16.During summer months, the LBIF facultyartwork is on display in the Blai Gallery.Interested in taking a class? Take a lookIn Stitches thru June 18.In Stitches displays a contemporary, freshapproach to fiber art. The exhibitionfeatures work by internationally-exhibitedartists that combine recycled materials,mixed media, and installation with thetraditional techniques of fiber art; quilting,weaving, embroidery, soft sculpture, andbookmaking to create a stunning display.National Juried Competition: DigitalWorks, June 22 – July 16. Reception:Sunday, July 1, 5-7pm.Juror: Christiane Paul – Director of MediaStudies Graduate Programs, The NewSchool, NYC and Adjunct Curator of NewMedia Arts at the Whitney Museum ofAmerican Art.The Digital Works exhibition displaysemerging artists as well as those withestablished reputations. The purpose ofthe exhibition is to showcase innovativeworks that are created through digitalprocesses, display distinctivecharacteristics of the digital, and reflect onthe language and aesthetics of digitalmedia (such as new forms of imagecreation and manipulation, connectivity,
and participatory and generative qualities).Artworks include all forms of digital mediaincluding photography and prints, video,software art, online, and mobile projects.
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EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE660 Rosedale Rd., Princeton, NJ, Allexhibits are Free to the public. Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm p: 609-921-9000Exhibits:. Brodsky Gallery at ChauncyConference Center: Call for informationConant Hall, Lounge B Call for information
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Gerry Tuten: Ebb & FlowExhibition: June 9 – July 22, 2012 |Opening Reception: First Friday |July 6th | 5:30-7:30pmGerry’s work is a stammering, aseeking, a venture inside andoutside herself. She thrives onchange and challenging in herpaintings. Intensely curious, sheloves exploring the micro andmacro levels of the natural ecology.
Caroline Rust:The Tints That GlowExhibition: June 9 – July 22, 2012Cohen GalleryOpening Reception: First FridayJuly 6th | 5:30-7:30pmThis exhibit embodies installationsof paintings with objects. Theseworks investigate the internal livesof women and focus upon thewoman’s journey through life andthe paths she walks.
SCHMIDT GALLERY
Nolde Forest Potters: DamnYankees Goin’ South (PA Redwarewith Southern Influence)
Green Wall
June: WYSO’s Merry Monks
VIST Financial GalleryThe Willson History Project
1971 - 2012Celebrating Forty One Years in Stone
WiLLiAM RiSGALLERY
9400 Second AvenueStone Harbor, NJ 08247
Two Woman ShowJane Hartley Knot Play oils
Julie Sutliff Outside in Nature oilsPlus
Kathryn Stanek sculptureStan Sperlak pastels
Coming in JulyTribute to Stone Harbor's
Wetlands Insitute: Butterflies,Birds, Fish, and Feathers
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________FREEDMAN GALLERY –Albright College13th & Bern Streets, Reading, PAp: 610-921-7541 fx; 610-921-7768Hours: Tues 12-8pm, Wed-Fri 12-6pm,Sat & Sun 12-4pmwww.albright.edu/freedmanExhibit info: IntertwinedThrough July 1, Freedman GalleryThe Freedman Gallery’s summer 2012installation, Intertwined, examines theartistic relationship of a mother anddaughter, and a father and son, who haveexperienced extraordinary circumstances.Features local favorites, Mary Stoudt andSybil Roe Thompson, along with Dave“Big Dutch” Nally and Will Nally. Mary’sinnovative quilt techniques have beenhonored nationally, and Sybil is known forworking with bright geometric colors andreclaimed materials. The Nally Boys alsowork with reclaimed materials, and theirrecent independent and collaborativeconstructions, part sculpture, partfunctional craft based on Dutch’sbackground in carpentry, are infused withsymbolism and satire regardless ofwhether they are exploring the mysteriesbehind love or current events. Curated byEmily Branch, Director, Outsider Folk ArtGallery. Opening Reception, Friday, June1, 5 – 7 p.m.
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM -500 Museum Rd., Reading, PA p: 610-371-5850 fx: 610-375-5632 Wed, Thurs,Sat 11am-5pm; Fri 11am-8pm; Sun noon-5pm www.readingpublicmuseum.orgExhibit info: Through June 24, 2012 – JimDine: Glyptotek – Featuring 16 works bycontemporary painter and printmaker JimDine, recently donated to the ReadingPublic Museum. The core exhibitionincludes 14 works from a completeportfolio of works published in 1988,inspired by ancient sculpture observed atMunich’s Glyptothek.Thru June 17, 2012 – The Prints of AndyWarhol – More than 60 pop prints andfour paintings are the focus of an excitingexhibition. Iconic works by one of theleading figures in 20th-century art includeMarilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, JackieKennedy, Mao Tse-Tung, Mick Jagger,Ronald Reagan, and Judy Garland, alongwith the artist's famous Soup Cans andCamouflage prints. Also includes aninstallation of “Silver Clouds” and thecontinuous screening 12 of Warhol’s“Screen Tests.”June 2 – July 8, 2012 – Jiawei Gong:Sweet Salvation – The artist uses thetraditional Tibetan sand mandala-makingtechniques to create a contemporarysymbol, but instead of the sand he usesvarious types of sugar. Visitors can watchhim create this symbol in person or seevideo footage of him creating the mandalain the Gallery.
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ANNUAL SPRING BANQUETThursday, June 7th, 2012
Art League’s Annual Spring Banquet willbe held at the Cock & Bull, Peddlers
Village, upstairs Neshaminy Dining Room.Arrive early, 5pm, to enjoy cocktails
downstairs in the Harts Tavern.Dinner Served at 7pm
Entertainment:Michael Notarangelo, Acustic Guitarist
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PAp: 215-340-9800. Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-4:30pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. 12-5pmwww.michenerartmuseum.orgExhibit Info: Offering of the Angels:Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery inFlorence, Italy, April 21-August 10. TheMichener is the only Northeast venue forthis exhibit of 45 paintings and tapestriesby such Renaissance masters asBotticelli, Titian, Tintoretto and others.This tour is the first time these works haveleft Europe, and some may not even havebeen seen by visitors to the Uffizi. Paton |Smith| Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries;
Fred Beans Gallery – To Stir, Inform, andInflame: The Art of Tony Auth, June 2—October 21, 2012.Pfundt Gallery – Have Gags Will Travel:The Life and Times of a New YorkCartoonist, March 10-July 1. I Look, IListen: Works on Paper by Marlene Miller,July 14-October 14, 2012.Intelligent Design, highlighting regionalstudio craft, permanent installation.
The Upstairs Galleryin Peddler’s Village
Presents:
“ Peddler’s Village and Beyond”by sister artists.
Acrylics by Ruth W. Bitskoand
oil work by Teresa W. DavisJune 2 – June 27, 2012
Meet the artists receptionSaturday, June 2, 2-4pm
Still lifes, florals, scenes fromPeddler’s Village and surrounding areas.
Shop #10 in the Courtyard atPeddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA
215-794-8486Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm
Fri - Sat 10am-9pmSunday 11am-6pm
CHESTER COUNTY….
BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUMU.S. Rte. 1 & Creek Rd., Chadds Ford, PAp: 610-388-2700 Hrs: Daily 9:30am-4:30pm. www.brandywinemuseum.orgExhibit info: A Painter's View: TheAndrew Wyeth Studio, on view throughOctober 28. This exhibition features theartist's own view of his studio in paintingsand drawings lent from privatecollections. Of the approximately 20paintings on display, half have neverbefore been on view to the public. Thegallery also includes many of the artist’smajor works painted in the studio over his70-year career.
Summer Sojourns: Art on Holiday, June9 through September 3. This summer,visitors to the galleries will enjoy a visualjourney to rocky sea coasts and sandyshores, tropical settings and mountainousvistas. They will also discover depictionsof pastoral landscapes, European citiesand villages, Middle-Eastern markets,Asian rice paddies, and bamboo forests.This exhibit features nearly 100 paintings,drawings, and prints from the collection byartists including N.C. Wyeth, F.O.C.Darley, Childe Hassam, and others.
Andrew Wyeth Studio ToursJuly 3 through November 18, Ticket salesstart on June 1.The Chadds Ford studio where AndrewWyeth, one of America's most significantartists, painted many of his most importantworks of art will open for tours thissummer. Wyeth painted in the studio from
1940 until 2008. Tours will take placeTuesday through Sunday at 10, 10:45,and 11:30 a.m. and 12:15, 1, 1:45, 2:30and 3:15 p.m. Tours last approximatelyone hour. Advanced, timed tickets willbe required. Tickets will be available forpurchase online on June 1, and will cost$8 per person in addition to Museumadmission.CHESTER CO. ART ASSOCIATION100 North Bradford Ave. West Chester PAp: 610-696-5600; fx: 610-918-1327Hours: Tues-Sat 9:30am-4pm Freewww.chestercountyarts.org. Note theschedule of exhibitions on our website.West Chester: June 1 – 22CCAA Members’ Open ExhibitionGallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday,9:30am - 4pm / FreeExton Square Studio: Through June 28Barclay Friends Art ShowExton Hours: Wednesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays, 11-5 / Free
PHOENIX VILLAGE ART CENTER –207 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PAp: 610-983-9430 fx: 610-983-9431Gallery Hours: Mon & Sun closed; Tues.-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri noon-9pm, Satnoon-9pm.phxvillage@verizon.netwww.phoenixvillageartcenter.orgExhibit Info: June exhibit features the workof ARTsisters, a group of professionalwomen visual artists who empower eachother and the community through art. Goto ARTsisters.org for more informationabout the group. The exhibit of 19 areaARTsisters opens on First Friday from6:00 to 9:00 and will continue through themonth of June, closing Monday July2nd. Images of their work is available onour website:www.phoenixvillageartcenter.orgTours of the Upstairs Studios at the artcenter will be available from 7:00 to 8:00,also on First Friday.
DELAWARE COUNTY...COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford, PA :610-566-1713 Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri10am-3pm, Sat 10am-noon. Closed Sunwww.communityartscenter.org
Summer Spree - Now taking reservationsfor Summer Spree Day Camp.Call 610-566-1713 or visitwww.communityartscenter.org.Summer Spree Session I begins June 18Summer Spree Session II begins Jun 25Spring Classes End June 9Summer Adult Classes Begin June 18Duke Gallery -Through June 29th AnnualMember’s ExhibitionIn The Stairwell Gallery - June 2012Community Arts Center’s WatercolorStudioBEAdazzle Gallery Wall - June 2012Artist in Residence: Austin Dodson andKelly NickelsonOpening Reception: Friday, June 22,6 – 8 p.m.
Special EventsTri-State Jazz Society ConcertJune 3rd, 2 – 4 p.m.CAC Volunteer LuncheonJune 6th,12 – 2 p.m.Empty Bowls WorkshopJune 16-17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.Summer Solstice CelebrationSummer Spree for Adults - Fri,June 22, 8 p.m. – midnightA night of art activities, music and s’morefun. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 atthe door.DARLINGTON ARTS CENTER977 Shavertown Rd., Boothwyn, PAp: 610-358-3632; fx: 610-358-2018Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm,Sat 9am-4pm, Closed [email protected] Info: Darlington Arts Center’sStudents & Teaching Artists GalleryFree Opening Reception: Sat, June 2, 3-5pm. Darlington Arts Center’s Studentsand Teaching Artists Gallery highlights awide range of subjects, mediums andages; from preschooler’s drawings toadult’s oil paintings. Meet all the artistsand view their work at the free openingreception Saturday, June 2nd from 3-5pm. The art will be on exhibit throughFri, June 29th.June 18, Summer Semester Classes,Camps, Lessons BeginChildren’s Workshops:ART: Fashion Illustration (ages 9-13);Discovering Art Together (ages 3-5).DANCE: Princess & Pirate Party (ages 3-6). MUSIC: Early Childhood Music (ages0-18 months).Teen & Adult Art Workshops:Teen Clay Intensive; Fashion Illustration;Felt Pillow Cover.DELAWARE COUNTYCOMMUNITY COLLEGE901 S. Media Line Rd., Media (Media &Newtown Sq.) p: 610-359-5014 Hours:Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. www.dccc.edu/galleryExhibit info: DCCC Alumni ArtistShowcase; June 12 – June 28
LANCASTER COUNTY….
LANCASTER COUNTYART ASSOCIATION149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA 17579p: 717-687-7061 Hours: Wed-Sun 1pm-5pm. www.lcaaonline.org. All exhibits areFree, open to the public & handicappedaccessible.
Exhibit info: June 10 thru July 19: TheLancaster County Art Association'sNational Juried Exhibit 2012 opens onSunday, June 10, with a reception from 1to 5 PM. Judge for the exhibit was JohnCostanza, professor of art at MooreCollege of Art. Awards for works in fivemedia categories will be presented at 2PM. The public is invited. Admission isfree.
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OFART & DESIGN204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PAp: 717-396-7833 Main Gallery Hours.Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, First Friday ‘til 9;closed on July 4th. All exhibits are Freeand open to the public; and the PCA&DMain Gallery is handicapped accessible.www.pcad.edu.
Exhibit Info: Telescope: Views of AlumniLife in Art, a peek into the creative andentrepreneurial lives of PCA&D alumni.Continues Through July 20th. Details atwww.pcad.edu/maingallery Openingreception June 1, 5-9pm, duringLancaster’s First Friday for “Telescope:Views of Alumni Life in Art”.June 29, 11am – 2pm: Admissions OpenHouse. Details and online registration at:pcad.edu/openhouseJuly and August: Fun studio and computerclasses for teens, adults and kids are herefor the summer. Details at: pcad.edu/ce
MAIN LINE……..….
THE GREAT FRAME UP302 West Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA19087 p: 610-687-3060; fx: 610-995-2215Hrs: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Wed. 10am-9pm,1st Fridays 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-5pmwww.mainlineframing.com.Exhibit Info: Our June First Friday Showwill feature local artwork from four differentartists: Abby Liable and SharonHenderson McHugh will be showing theiroil paintings, Barbara Collins Royer will beshowing watercolors and oils, and LouiseDusinberre will be showing herpastels. We will also be featuring ourlocal-made Jewelry and our otherAmerican-made crafts, including Art Glassand Decorative Eggs.The opening reception is from 5pm to 8pmon Friday June 1st, 2012 andwill include refreshments and light fare.The artwork in the show will be up for theentire month of June. Come meetthe artists and enjoy some goodconservation.LAWRENCE GALLERY –Rosemont College1400 Montgomery Ave., Rosemont PAp: 610-526-2967. Mon-Fri 9am-8pm;wknds appt.email: [email protected] info: ALUMNAE ARTISTS:The Reunion YearsJune 3 - August 14, 2012
MAIN LINE ART CENTER746 Panmure Rd, Haverford, PAp: 610-525-0272; fx: 610-525-5036.Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-4pm, Closed Sun. For information onlectures, trips & events,www.mainlineart.org Lots of Free pkg.Celebrating 75 years!Professional Artists' Exhibit thru June 13Opening Reception: June 1, 6-9 pmMain Line Art Center is proud to present
our first exhibition of work by ourProfessional Artist Members. These 73Members were selected through anapplication process, and represent someof the most talented artists working in ourregion. Learn more about each of them,and view their work on our website. Joinus for our free opening reception on Fri.,June 1 from 6-9 pm.
Summer Session at Main Line Art CenterJune 18-August 26Join us for a summer you won’tforget! Daytime and evening classes foradults and teens in the visual arts.Offering 2 shorter sessions to allow ARTin busy summer schedules. The ArtCenter also offers summer camp for ages4-13, and Summer Teen Studios for ages13+. Visit www.mainlineart.org or call610.525.0272 for more information.
MAIN LINE UNITARIAN CHURCH816 S. Valley Forge Rd, Devon, PA484-341-8014 or visit www.MLUC.orgfor info/directions Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm; Sun 9am-2pm. The Public isWelcome!Exhibit Info: Fireside Gallery. Paintings byMary Kane and Sabine Rehm and otherson the Visual Arts Committee... foundobject art by Ann Keech, and FabricWorks by Barbara Bugliani. ThruSeptember 9th. The public is invited at alltimes. 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., DevonPA. www.mluc.org. Call 484-341-8014 forinformation Hours. Mon thru Fri 9:00 to
4:30 and 9:00 to 12:00 on Sundays.
ST JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITYGALLERYMerion Hall, Maguire Campus, 376 N.Latches Lane, Merion Station p: 610-660-1845 Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 10am-1pm www.sju.edu/galleryExhibit Info: “Depth of Illusion”Paintings by Laura WattJune 28th through August 3rd
SWEET MABEL FOLK ART –41 N. Narberth Ave., Narberth, PA p: 610-667-3041. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-6pm,Sun noon-5pm. www.sweetmabel.comFeatures folk, outsider & found object art& craft from regional and national artists.Exhibit info: The Coalition Ingenuintroduces self-taught artist Michelle Kralwith her first solo show OpeningReception: Michelle Kral, June 1, 6-9pm inthe US. Known as Mitsi B in West SussexEngland, she paints to evoke theenormous emotional force and beautyfound within the human mind andspirit. Her work, reminiscent of the art brutmovement is a collage of imaginativefigures. personal thoughts and brilliantcolor. The exhibit runs through July 5.
WAYNE ART CENTER –413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PAp: 610-688-3553; f: [email protected]” www.wayneart.orgExhibitions: In our Davenport Gallery:
Plein Air 2012 FestivalJuried Exhibition & Sale of LocalLandscapes by Regional Plein Air artists.Exhibition Open to the Public, thru Jun 30In our Vidinghoff Lobby:Juried Exhibition & Sale of LocalLandscapes by Regional Plein Air artists.Exhibition Open to the Public, thru Jun 30,In our Culinary Lobby:Juried Exhibition & Sale of LocalLandscapes by Regional Plein Air artists.Exhibition Open to the Public, thru Jun 30,In our ESCS Gallery Shops:Gallery Shops: Open Monday –Saturday, 9 – 5 pmOther Plein Air Related Events:June 1st, 6 – 8 pm“Pleinty” of Art Happy Hour. Come enjoyand view an evening of Plein Air paintingswhile sharing in a happy hour with friendsand neighbors. Cover charge.June 7, 12:30pmPlein Air Painting Lecture with William M.Perthes, Director of Education, Violette deMazia Foundation. Free and open to thepublic.June 8, 9:00 – 3:00 pmAndrew Wyeth Studio & Brandywine RiverMuseum Tours with Lunch at theBrandywine. Call for tickets.Classes & Workshops:Ceramic Open StudioDay: Mon/Thurs/Fri,1:00 – 4:00 pm and Evening: Mon 6:30 –9:30 pmSummer Art Camp 2012 –“Rebels WithART a Cause”Classes available for students ages 3-15in a variety of art mediums. Classesoffered in 12 one-week sessions fromJune 4th – August 24th. Sign up formorning or afternoon (9:30AM-12:00 or12:30-3:00PM), full day (9:30AM-3:00PM)or extended day (9:30AM-5:15PM).Please see our website for detailedschedule and for full pricing details,Private Garden SeriesPaint 'en Plein Air' at some of the mostbeautiful private garden locations in ourarea. Reserve your spot for this uniquepainting experience thru JULY 31st.$15/session for members, $18/sessionnon-members. For full schedule, pleasesee our website.Master’s Landscape PaintingCombination of lecture, demo and indoorand outdoor painting.June 1 – 15, each Friday, 10:00 – 3:00pm $290Summer Adult ClassesWayne Art Center’s adult summer sessionof classes and workshops begins Monday,July 9th with class offerings in all areas,including both new classes and oldfavorites in drawing, painting, jewelry, andceramics. High School students arewelcomed to join our adult classes. Forfull schedule, please see our website,www.wayneart.org.
Special Events:2012 Summer Entertainment SeriesJune 27th – “Chinese Culture & Dance”VILLANOVA UNIVERSITYART GALLERYConnelly Center, 2nd Flr., 800 LancasterAve, Villanova p: 610-519-4612; fx: 610-519-6046. Open daily 9am-5pm. Call forweekend and extended hours, or visitwebsite: www.artgallery.villanova.edu
Exhibit Info: “Objects and Elements” –Sculpture by Carol Cole, through June 9.Gallery will be closed July.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON CENTER ATMILL GROVE1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon p: 610-666-5593; ext 101. Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 1pm-4pm; Closed Mon & majorholidayshttp://pa.audubon.org/centers_mill_gove.html.Exhibit Info: Animal Attraction: Birds &Mammals of North America, originalpaintings by Steve Oliver.Through August 12.
CHELTENHAM CENTER FORTHE ARTS439 Ashbourne Rd Cheltenham, PA19012. www.cheltenhamarts.org;[email protected] in Residence, First AnnualExhibition: Through June 15, 2012Mon – Fri 10am-3pmThe Portrait Project, One Hundred OilPaintings 2011 – 2012Colleen HammondPreliminary ConclusionsJennifer HermannDiffusionpe·riph·er·al:Patti NelsonSummer Session begins June 11, 2012Summer Camp begins June 18, 2012
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-3pmwww.abingtonartcenter.orgExhibit info: May 18-July 29Summer Solo SeriesIn June, Abington Art Center’s gallerieswill be transformed by four contemporaryartists each presenting a solo exhibition.On view will be work by HeatherUjiie (Textile Installation,Langhorne), Colin Keefe (Pen/Ink,Philadelphia), Lisa Nanni (NeonSculpture, Yardley), and LorraineGlessner (Fiber/Encaustic,Rockledge). More information is availableat abingtonartcenter.org
Celebrating our70th Year
GNAL Welcomes New andExperienced Artists
to our Classes, Trips, Shows,Workshops and Monthly Meetings
Greater Norristown ArtLeague's
70th Anniversary ExhibitionMontgomery County Community
College Art BarnMay 14th to June 15th
Gallery HoursMonday - Thursday 8am to 9:30pmAwards Reception Wednesday June
6th, 5 to 7pm
Kids Weeklong Summer Art CampsAges 6 and up $125/weekBasic drawing techniques,
printmaking, papermaking and clayPlease check gnal.org or call for
available weeks as classes fill quickly
MONTGOMERY COUNTY GUILDOF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS(MCGOPA)At SPP Galleries, The Inquire Bldg. 800Schuylkill River Rd (Rte 23) between Rts.202 & 320, Conshohocken, PA;p: 610-803-3248.Maria Solomon, Gallery Directorwww.mcgopa.org Free & Open to PublicOnsite Representative: 11am-1pmMondays & Fridays; Open Daily. Free &Open to Public. MCGOPA is on facebookwww.facebook.com/mcgopaExhibit information:ANNUAL SPRING JURIED SHOWExhibit Dates: June 16 -- July 14, 2012.Public Reception/Awards Ceremony: Sat.,June 30, 5-7 PMJoin MCGOPA. For more info, send e-mailto [email protected]"Like" MCGOPA on Facebook:www.facebook.com/mcgopa for timely artnews.MCGOPA, founded in September 1998, isa 501c3 non-profit organization.
NORTH PENN ART ALLIANCEA 200 member nonprofit artists group andart lovers who meet regularly in thebasement of the Univest Bldg., located at521 W. Main Street, Lansdale PA; p: 215-393-9110. www.northpennarts.org
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________The North :Penn Arts Alliance will meet onJune 6, 2012 at 521 W. Main Street inLansdale downstairs in the CommunityRoom. We will have a special presentationby Mike Rosiak on HDRphotography. Please join us as this is ourlast meeting before the summer break.The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and thepresentation starts at 7:00 p.m. Pleasefollow us during the summer atwww.northpennarts.org
ORCHARD ARTWORKS520 Tomlinson Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009p: 215-947-9882 Gallery Hours: Fri & Sat10am-4pm; Sun 1pm-4pmwww.orchardartworks.orgExhibit info: Celebrate Art, SoloExhibition featuring the work of RosalieGallo. Landscapes, still lifes, and portraitsusing a variety of media, such as oils,watercolors and pastels will be shown.Show runs from June 3 – 30. OpeningReception and Preview, Saturday June 2,1-4 PM.The Colors of Summer, Group Showfeaturing the works of Member Artists.Runs July 1 through August 31.
ORELAND ART CENTERSAUDC-Upper Level. 100 WischmanAve. & Twining Rd., Oreland PA 19075.For adult and Children’s classes – 215-572-6855 Call for Brochure.www.orelandartcenter.com.
Exhibit Info: Announcing Oreland’s 4th
Annual Members’ Show and Sale atBrandywine Assisted Living at DresherEstates, June 7 – 10, 2012. Call forprospectus.Reception Thursday, June 7 from 5 to 7p.m. Call to RSVP: 215-591-4000.Brandywine at Dresher Estates, 1405 N.Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA 19025.The North :Penn Arts Alliance will meet onJune 6, 2012 at 521 W. Main Street inLansdale downstairs in the CommunityRoom. We will have a special presentationby Mike Rosiak on HDRphotography. Please join us as this is ourlast meeting before the summer break.The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and thepresentation starts at 7:00 p.m. Pleasefollow us during the summer atwww.northpennarts.org
28th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION OFTHE NATIONAL COLLAGE SOCIETYPhillip and Muriel Berman Museum ofArt at Ursinus College601 E. Main St, Collegeville, PA. p: 610-409-3500. Upper gallery June 1 – Aug 12,opening reception Thursday, July 12, 6-8pm. Visit www.ursinus.edu/bermanExhibit info: 2012 Centenary Celebration,100 years of Collage fine arts. Widevariety of mixed media collage andassemblage. Runs through May and June.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA p:610-758-3615 Girdler Gallery; Mon-Fri8am-10pm; DuBois Gallery; Mon-Fri 9am-10pm; Siegel; Mon-Thurs 9am-10pm, Fri9am-5pm; Rauch; Mon-Fri 8am-5pm;Virtual Gallery at Zoellner; Wed-Sun11am-4pm www.luag.orgLehigh University Art Galleries are closedfor renovation and re-installation duringJune, July and August, reopening on Aug.29. The outdoor sculpture collection is onpermanent view on three campuses.
… PHILADELPHIA...CENTER CITY…..….
CENTER FOR EMERGINGVISUAL ARTISTS237 S 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Fl.,Phila. PA 19103 p: 215-546-7775 fx: 215-546-7802 Hrs: Mon-Fri 11am-5pm and byappointment. www.cfeva.org
Exhibit info: Linda Lopez and JoannaPlatt: An Exhibition Curated by GuestCurator Jenny Moore. Opening receptionThursday, May 31, 5-7pm. Hrs: 11 am –4pm, and by appt. Through June 22.Exhibit info: Josette Urso: Here andThen - An Alumni Solo Exhibition.First Friday Reception June 1, 5-8pm.Runs June 1 – July 26. Located at 110Church St, Philadelphia, PA 19106;p: 215-545-7531.Visit heavybubble.com/110-church.Hours: Wed-Fri, 1:30-6:30pm.First Fridays 5-8pm.
PENNSYLVANIAACADEMY OF
FINE ARTS118-128 N. Broad Street
215-972-7600 | www.pafa.orgTues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pmClosed Mon & legal holidays
Exhibits:111 Annual Student Exhibition,
thru June 3, 2012.Dive Deep: Eric Fischl and the
Process of Painting,June 29 – Sept 30.
PAFA and Dr. Barnes: thru July 8.Of, To, and From Ray Yoshida,
thru July 8.Alumni Sales Gallery: StephenLayne and Carrie Mae Smith:
thru July 22, 2012.Bill Viola: Ocean Without a Shore:
ongoingGeorge Tooker’s Highway:
ongoingAmerican Art Starts Here: PAFARefreshed, Reloaded: ongoing
PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION –The Community Art Gallery1234 Market St., Suite 1800, Phila. PAp: 215-563-6417. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; www.philafound.org.Exhibit info: Through August 24, 2012Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital’s Art Ability: ACelebration of Artists With Disabilities.In its 17th year, Bryn Mawr RehabHospital’s Art Ability program provides ashowcase and a marketplace for talentedartists. It also educates the communityabout the remarkable capabilities ofpeople with disabilities ranging fromtraumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury,multiple sclerosis, stroke and otherneurological injuries and disorders. Thisexhibit features more than 30 works by 24artists with disabilities, including mixedmedia paintings, sculpture, fabric art andphotography.
PHILADELPHIASKETCH CLUB
235 S. Camac St. between 12th &13th,Locust & Spruce Sts.
Mon., Wed., Fri - Sun 1 - 5pmwww.sketchclub.org215-545-9298
Where artists grow.
June 1 – June 16Phillustration V
An open, juried competition ofillustration work.Reception:
Sunday, June 3, 2 – 4 pm.
June 1 – 29Works by Albert Goodspeed
July 6 – July 22Workshop Exhibition
Reception:Sunday, July 22, 2 – 4 pm.
Visit above website forlife, clothed model and print
workshop schedules.
CHESTNUT HILL……..
NICHOLS BERG GALLERY8611 Germantown Ave., Phila. PA 19118p: 206-380-4070 Gallery Hours: Wed10am-3pm, Thurs –Sat 10am-5pm, Sun12pm-4pm. www.nicholsberggallery.comExhibit info: Julie Zahn, Peggy Mervesand Julie McMahon Borge will beexhibiting recent paintings and works onpaper at Nichols Berg Gallery through themonth of June. Music featured by BrianKors.An opening reception will be held onSaturday, June 2 from 6 – 9 pm.
WOODMERE ART MUSEUM9201 Germantown Ave. Corner ofGermantown Ave. and Bells Mill Rd.p: 215-247-0476. Hours: Tues-Thurs10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8:45pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm. Visit website forinformation on exhibits, lectures, events &
classes; www.woodmereartmuseum.orgWoodmere Art Museum celebratesPhiladelphia’s artistic legacy through itscollections, exhibitions and educationalinitiatives.
Exhibits:Third Thursdays in Chestnut Hill: ArtMeets Music. On June 21, 6–7 p.m.: Artand Music Family Event: Let's Make RainSticks. 7:00–8:00 p.m.: From Chopin tothe Blues: Peter Beets Internationallyacclaimed Dutch jazz pianist Peter Beetsbrings his own exciting style to everythinghe plays. Join him for an eclectic eveningof classical and jazz music.
Fridays through June 22 : Friday NightJazz. 6:00pm-8:00pm. In June: Jazz andthe Motown Sound feat. Arpeggio JazzEnsemble (June 1); To Be or Not to Bop:Gillespie and Parker feat. Julian Pressleyand Tony Smith (June 8); Jazzical: TheUnion of Jazz and Classical feat. violinistMarina Vishnyakova and cellist YoomiKwon (June 15); Summertime: MusicalSelections from Porgy and Bess feat.Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, Sherry Butlerand Roy Richardson (June 22).
Friday Night Family Happenings in June:Family art events for children from6:00pm-7:00pm. Salvatore Pinto: MakeCircus Figures (June 1); "Bird" art (June8); and String Art: Make instruments andother things (June 15); Summertime withSalvatore Pinto: Make SummerLandscapes (June 22).
Sundays through June 24 : ClassicSundays: Opera, Chamber, andClassical. 3:00pm-4:30pm. In June:Oxana Harlamova (June 3); LisamarieMcGrath, Cynthia Folio, Jean-FrançoisProulx: Music for Two Flutes and Piano(June 10); Astral Artists: Kristin Lee andAndrea Lam (June 17); Violinist BellaHristova: Corigliano, Puts, Piazolla, Bach(June 24).
Ongoing through July 15, 2012: HauntingNarratives: Detours from PhiladelphiaRealism, 1935 to the Present. Forcenturies, Philadelphia has been a majorcenter for narrative painting and "realism"in the arts. Haunting Narratives focuses ona twist to that long tradition: thethematically dark, hauntingly strangeworks of art made by realist painters andprint makers of Philadelphia since the1930s.
Ongoing through July 15, 2012: SalvatorePinto: A Retrospective Celebrating theBarnes Legacy. Salvatore Pinto was partof a Philadelphia-based family of artiststhat Albert C. Barnes favored andcollected. Works of art by the three Pintobrothers are included in Barnes' famousinstallation of his collection, now to openon the Benjamin Franklin Parkway inPhiladelphia. The exhibition offers acomprehensive view of the work ofSalvatore to honor an essentialtransatlantic link between Philadelphiaand European modernism.
Ongoing through July 1, 2012:Dream. Explore. Discover. Throughwide-ranging art projects, students atAIM~Academy in Manayunk, follow thewords of Mark Twain to "…catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream.Discover." The artwork of students ingrades one through twelve will be onexhibit.
Ongoing : Selections from the CharlesKnox Smith Collection.
MANAYUNK………….
MANAYUNK –ROXBOROUGH ART CENTER419 Green Lane(rear), between Mitchell &Pechin Streets., Philadelphia, PA 19128.Beginning Painting and Children’sClasses. For info: 215-482-3363;Hours: Sat & Sun 10am-4pmhttp://www.manayunkartcenter.orgAdmission is free –donations encouraged.Exhibit info: On Sunday, June 3, 2012,from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. theManayunk-Roxborough Art Center(MRAC) will host the opening reception forits Bicycle and Art Showcase, coincidingwith the 28th Philadelphia InternationalCycling Championship. Bicycle-inspiredartwork by the art center’s students andmembers of The Manayunk-RoxboroughArtists’ Co-Op will be on display along witha collection of unusual bicycles in MRAC’scourtyard.
The showcase runs through Sunday, June24th. MRAC is located at 419 Green Lane(rear, past the lavender gate),Philadelphia, PA 19128. For moreinformation, p: 215-482-3363 or seewww.mrartcenter.org on the web. Galleryhours at MRAC are Saturdays andSundays, 10am to 4pmAdmission is free,donations encouraged as they will benefitthe center and the children’s art program.
OLD CITY………….
THE MUSE GALLERY –52 N. 2nd Street, Phila., PA 19106p: 215-627-5310Hours: Wed-Sun, noon-5pmwww.musegalleryphiladelphia.com
Exhibit info: During June, 2012 MuseGallery will feature, “Four at Play”, acollection of works by Susan McKee,Bonnie Mettler, Judy Caldwell, andC.J Cona.
Runs May 30 thru June 29. OpeningReception: First Friday, June 1, 5-8pm.Artist Reception: Sunday, June 10th, 2-4pm.
Gallery Hours - Wednesday throughSunday 12-5pm.
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_JUNE 2012 Listings_____________________________________THIRD STREET GALLERY –58 N. 2nd Street p: 215-625-0933Hours: Wed-Sun, noon-5pmwww.3rdstreetgallery.comExhibit info: Fragmented Patterns -Paintings and Works on Paper by JeanBurdick.Fabricated - Digital PhotographicCollages and Photographic Soft Sculptureby Keith Sharp.
May 30 thru July 1, 2012First Friday: June 1, 5-9 pmArtists' Reception: Sun, June 10, 1-4 pm
UNIVERSITY CITY…….
ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY –University of Pennsylvania220 S. 34th Street, p: 215-898-2083 fx:215-573-2045 Tues-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat &Sun noon-5pm www.upenn.edu/ARGExhibit info: Samba Sessão: Afro-Brazilian Art & Film, through July 29.The exhibition Samba Sessão willintroduce viewers to the visual culture ofAfrican-descended people living in Brazil.Collected in the late-1990s by John P.Axelrod and later acquired by the Museumof Fine Arts, Boston, the fifteen paintingsand four sculptures that form the core ofthe exhibition were all made during thetwentieth century and draw on differentaspects of Afro-Brazilian life, from workingin the fields to religious rituals. Anexamination of Brazilian film and televisionfrom the 1950s to the present will also beincorporated. This exhibition is beingorganized in cooperation with students inthe Halpern-Rogath Curatorial Seminar,being taught by professors GwendolynDuBois Shaw and Tamara J. Walker.Please consult the gallery’s eventscalendar for further details.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART –University of Pennsylvania118 S. 36th Street (at Sansom)215-898-5911 Hrs: Wed-Fri, noon-8pm,Sat & Sun 11am-5pm. www.icaphila.orgExhibit Info: First Among Equals, throughAugust 12. Stefan Sagmeister TheHappy Show
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Openings thatmatter
Thursday, May 31Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 5-8pm, Phila., PA
First Friday, June 1Blue Streak Gallery, 5-8pm, Wilmington, DE
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, 5-9pm, Lancaster, PAMain Line Art Center, 6-9pm, Haverford, PA
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, 5-8pm, Phila., PAPhoenix Village Art Center, 6-9pm, Phoenixville, PA
Sweet Mabel Folk Art, 6-9pm, Narberth, PAMuse Gallery, 5-8pm, Phila., PA
The Great Frame Up, 5-8pm, Wayne, PAFreedman Gallery, Albright College, 5-7pm, Reading, PA
Saturday, June 2Darlington Arts Center, 3-5pm, Boothwyn, PA
Nichols Berg Gallery, 6-9pm, Phila, PAThe Upstairs Gallery, 2-4pm, Lahaska (Peddlers Village) PA
Orchard Artworks, 1-4pm, Bryn Athyn, PA
Sunday, June 3Markeim Art Center, 3-5pm, Haddonfield, NJ
Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center, 10am-4pm, PAPhiladelphia Sketch Club, 2-4pm, Phila., PA
Wednesday, June 6Greater Norristown Art League, 5-7pm, Norristown, PA
Thursday, June 7Oreland Art Center, 5-7pm, Oreland, PA
Friday, June 8Ocean City Arts Center, 7-8:30 pm, Ocean City, NJ
Sunday, June 10Center for the Arts in Southern NJ, 1-3pm, Marlton, NJ
Third Street Gallery, 1-4pm, Phila., PALancaster Co. Art Association, 1-5pm, Strasburg, PA
Friday, June 15Clay College Ceramics Arts Studio, Cumberland Co. College, 6-9pm, Millville, NJ
Saturday, June 30Montgomery Co. Guild of Professional Artists, 5-7pm, Conshohocken
June 2012 Listings