A Bucks County art center recently received financial backing from a local group in order to organize an important exhibit.

The New Hope Colony Foundation for the Arts will be showcasing the work of Morgan Colt through a grant from The Bucks Couty Tourism Grant Program. 

“We are very grateful to Bucks County Tourism Grant Program for their support of the New Hope Colony Foundation for the Arts’ goal to continue promoting this as an important destination,” said Architect Brett Webber, Founder and President of The Foundation.

“This is the second grant that we have been awarded from them, and this support emphasizes the importance of showcasing the historic artistic significance of the life and work of members of the New Hope Art Colony in Bucks County.”

Presenting another unique look into the local art and architectural history of Phillips’ Mill, the exhibit will present never-before-seen artifacts that showcase the Bucks County cultural landscape through Colt’s eyes.

It will include architecture, landscape, painting, and decorative arts at the Colony. A prolific architect, artist and craftsman, Colt followed the founders of the Colony to Phillips’ Mill and acquired land and outbuildings from Colony founder, William L. Lathrop create his vision of an English Village.

Through his architectural design and building craft, Colt ultimately left his mark by giving form to an idealized version of the New Hope Art Colony, the birthplace of Pennsylvania Impressionism, by refashioning ruins of an old farm into a new cohesive architectural expression.

Here, he established his residence, painting studio and his Gothic Shoppes where he created and sold furniture and metal works of his own design. In this new exhibit, The Foundation will present the life and work of Morgan Colt, along with tours of his work.