Art
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Holy Family University Announces 2022-2023 Art Gallery Exhibition Schedule
Holy Family University has announced the 2022-2023 exhibitions that will be presented at the University’s Art Gallery. The Holy Family University Art Gallery is located in the lower level of the Education and Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia campus (9801 Frankford Avenue). The schedule includes a group exhibition by the Women’s Caucus for…
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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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If Bucks County’s Nearest Beach Is Still Too Far, A Doylestown Gallery Has Closer Sea Views to See
Love the beach but not the goopy suntan lotion? Or the increasingly expensive commute? Thanks to a seasonal exhibit at Patricia Hutton Galleries, sun-surf-sand views are much more convenient. Its Doylestown location is definitely closer to home than the 70 miles needed to get to Asbury Park, N.J., Bucks County’s nearest ocean view. The gallery,…
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Bucks Seeks Creative Types Who Can Stanza the Rigors of a Poetic Challenge
Area wordsmiths, attend! Bucks County Community College has announced the opening of its 2022 Poet Laureate Competition. The literary competition is in its 46th year, making it the longest-running poet laureate program in the state, according to its director, Prof. Ethel Rackin, Ph.D, The contest is open to Bucks County residents over age 18 who…
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Council Rock High School Alum Finds That a New Technique for Overhauling Tattoos Has Legs
Bucks County’s Richie “Bones” Grossman has gotten a lot of ink. He hasn’t been profiled repeatedly in the newspaper — although this item on him came from Jason Nark in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Grossman’s ink is related to his numerous tattoos and the blackout option he’s used to alter them. Grossman (a graduate of Council…
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New Hope Calls ‘Roll ’em… Action!’ on 2022 Summer Film Festival
The 2022 edition of a movie menagerie that the Huffington Post described as “Sundance east” is back. The New Hope Film Festival (NHFF), July 22–30, will be hotter than a tub of freshly popped corn, as reported by Jeff Warner in the New Hope–Lambertville Patch. This year’s NHFF comprises 75 official selections of 66 films…
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New Hope Arts Announces Private $250,000 Matching Gift Challenge at 20th Anniversary Gala
In response to its Elevate the Arts Capital Campaign, the New Hope Arts Center has announced a $250,000 private matching gift challenge during its 20th Anniversary Gala, according to a staff report from the New Jersey Stage. The contribution is the nonprofit art center’s largest private monetary donation since it opened two decades ago. The…
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Michener Museum Exhibit Explores Questions, ‘Do You See What I See? And If Not, Why Not?’
Art has always been subjective. Some viewers of a painting see the struggles of humankind captured on a canvas; others may see something resembling scrambled eggs on a breakfast plate. The Michener Art Museum, however, is seeking to understand those dichotomies in a newly opened exhibit. The initiative, titled “(re)Frame: Community Perspectives,” runs until March…
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West Chester Entrepreneur Approaches the Art of Investing Quite Literally
While most people looking to invest their money turn to conventional investment categories like stocks and bonds, Brian Thuer, a West Chester entrepreneur, focuses on alternative investment routes such as art, according to a report from the OCNJ Daily. According to Thuer, investing in art is not uncommon for the upper echelons of society. Art…
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New Hope Artist, Once Declared Learning Disabled, Now ‘One of America’s Outstanding Figurative Sculptors’
New Hope sculptor George R. Anthonisen has been compared with Rodin. It’s high praise for an artist who was thought to be learning disabled as a child to be likened to the creator of “The Thinker,” the iconic work of a man sitting, chin on fist, deep in contemplation. Anthonisen, a member of the Central…
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Handcrafted Table by Late Malvern Artist Expected to Fetch Up to $70,000 in Online Auction
A handcrafted table by influential Malvern artist Wharton Esherick is expected to get as much as $70,000 in an online auction that started over the weekend, writes Noah Zucker for the PhillyVoice. The wagon wheel table was named after the distinct design of its legs which look like a pair of wagon wheels cut into…
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New Hope Arts Center Continues the Process of Casting Off Its Former Foundry Past
The New Hope Arts Center continues to shed its former foundry look. But the transformation is slow, much like the molten metals that once crept into molds onsite. Bo Koltnow burnished the details for 69 News WFMZ. The site’s renovation work won’t start in earnest until 2023. At present, its artistic displays sit in front…
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Using Spring to Brush up on Summer Skills Like Golf and Barbecue? Add Photography to the List
Anne-Marie Mettus, photographer and proprietor of Portraits by Anne-Marie in Feasterville, recognizes that much of Bucks County is already prepping for summer 2022. As perhaps the first Jun.-Jul.-Aug. stretch in two years with fewer general pandemic worries, the connectedness that vacation season brings will be especially treasured. Capturing moments together in photography, then, may be…
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‘Decades-Long Dream One Step Closer to Reality’: Effort to Resurrect Century-Old Oxford Theater Receives $2 Million
A decades-long dream to bring a performing arts space to downtown Oxford (Chester County) is one step closer to reality with renewed hope for the Oxford Theater. The nonprofit Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. has received $2 million in state funding for the reconstruction of the historic Oxford Theater on Third Street in the heart of the…
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Finding a Talented, Local Tattoo Artist Requires No Needle-in-a-Haystack Search
Getting a tattoo requires trust: Is the artist experienced? Safe? Talented enough to provide the desired look? Bucks County has plenty of artists who can deliver on all three, and more. 94.5 WPST listed some of the best tattoo artists, all much closer than those in Philly. Mercury Tattoo Studio, Doylestown Mercury is not only…
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Covered Bridge Artisans Studio Tour Trades Its Fall Umber and Russet for Spring Saffron and Aqua
For 27 years, Bucks County’s Covered Bridge Artisans Studio Tour has been a Thanksgiving-weekend staple. This year, however, it’s jumping back seven months to the weekend of Apr. 30 to May 1. The new timeline was covered by NJ.com. The self-guided driving tour comprises more than 20 artists straddling the Delaware in New Hope, Pa.,…
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‘I Was Always Under There’: Berwyn Man Struggling with Addiction Turns to Painting as a Means of Healing
Burned out and struggling with addiction as a loan officer for PNC Bank, Berwyn resident J.P. Weber turned to painting as a means for healing not only himself but also his relationship with his wife and three daughters, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line Today. Art therapy gave Weber the direction he needed to evaluate…
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As Sponsor of Chester County Studio Tour, Citadel Credit Union Supports Artists Who Enhance the Region’s Vitality
Citadel Credit Union is proud to sponsor the 12th Chester County Studio Tour, as artists contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of the area by presenting their artwork and sharing their studios with the public In the past 12 years, the Chester County Studio Tour has weathered the elements — and a pandemic —…
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