Art Matters

“Bride,” 1912, Marcel Duchamp, American (born France), 1887 – 1968. Oil on canvas, 35 1/4 x 21 7/8 inches (89.5 x 55.6 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Succession Marcel Duchamp. On view in the exhibition “Dancing around the Bride: John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Marcel Duchamp” at Philadelphia Museum of Art through Jan. 21, 2013.

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Established in 2003, the Upstairs Studio Artists Cooperative was created to promote, supportand celebrate the artistic, cultural and creative spirit that is present in the hearts of allhumankind and desires to be inspired and expressed. We experiment with different and indi-vidual ways to develop our imagination and challenge the viewer as we continue to emergeas talented artists always in process. We encourage visual artists who thrive in a group envi-ronment, who are community-oriented and are willing to extend their personal and profes-sional talents to our collective effort, to join us and share our vision.

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By Diane M. Fiske

The main building of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine

Arts at Broad and Cherry is now 140 years old and the drawings and sketches of its architects, Frank Furness and George Hewett, are on display until Dec. 30.

Thirty-two architectural drawings document the evo-lution of the building as part of a celebration of the 100th year since Furness died.

As visitors enter the main PAFA building and ascend the grand staircase, they see the walls of the second floor gallery and a side gallery, where the delicate intricate drawings of Furness and Hewett are displayed on yel-lowed drawing paper pre-served under glass. Through the black ink, drawings are directions written in careful handwriting in red by the architects.

The first reaction in seeing the drawings and direc-tions is how artfully drawn and delicate the work is. It seems remote from the drawings today that are often produced by architects using computer programs. On the other hand, the 19th century architects did not have to become involved with many of the environ-mental and engineering con-cerns that today’s architects have to deal with.

Furness was 32 and Hewett was 30 in 1871 when they won the com-petition to design the third version of the museum. The board of directors had chosen a site on Broad Street where a 250-foot facing flank would allow the indirect lighting that artists preferred.

One of Furness’ direc-tions in explaining his work and the need for the atrium in the rotunda (the main

gallery) was that the filtered natural light would facili-tate the viewing of art. At the time, this was a novel approach in the shaded, semi-lighted museums of the day.

According to Anne Marley, PAFA’s staff curator of the exhibit, this is the first time the drawings and sketches of the building are being shown to the public and removed from storage in the archives.

“One of the exciting things was showing Furness drawings of the inside and the outside of the building that the public of the day could see on a stenograph,” she said. Marley explained that the stenograph is a de-vice that allows a three-di-mensional view of a picture and that it preceded motion pictures. It was very popular in its day.

The drawings displayed in the rotunda receive the benefits of natural light. The others must be artificially lighted.

Marley explained that it was a challenge to display some of the more fragile drawings so that they would not be damaged by light, even though they are framed with a glass cover.

The ink and watercolor drawings that Furness and Hewett designed to win the competition to design the museum in the 1870s are well worth seeing.

Furness and Hewett related their design to American industry, which was burgeoning at the time. The design of the building’s exterior exposed the great iron truss that holds up the second floor. A large rose window shines out over Broad Street, showing ca-thedral glass above the entry lobby lined with tile work.

According to Harry Phil-brick, the director of PAFA,

the museum is “still func-tioning as it was designed 140 years ago.”

The exhibit catalogues the process involved in constructing the main PAFA building and catalogues its basis in factory designs, using engineering and steel construction.

Furness and Hewett looked towards the future in designing the building. The drawings show that they planned for electricity in the building that opened five years before an electric company opened in Phila-delphia.

The drawings also show that the building depended on structural steel I-beams. The skylight ground floor studio spaces are made pos-sible by a massive steel truss running the length of the north side of the building. This truss supports the north side of the building and allows a curtain wall on the lower north wall. Today’s skyscrapers depend largely on curtain walls, a fact that shows how progressive Fur-ness and Hewett were.

Showing the relationship between modern archi-tecture and Furness and Hewett, the exhibit details how Louis Sullivan began working in their office and

then in his own office in later years. Sullivan hired Frank Lloyd Wright. Other Furness and Hewett associ-ates included George Howe and William Price.

— This is a monthly column about architecture, city planning and landscape design. Questions and com-ments would be welcome.

Diane Fiske can be reached at [email protected].

The artistry of PAFA’s architectural geniuses

Drawing of a longitudinal section of the center of the museum by Furness and Hewett. A three-dimensional drawing of the Pennsylvania Academy of the

Fine Arts’ façade by Furness and Hewett.

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By Adam Crugnale

There are three things the Wharton Esherick Museum prizes most:

craftsmanship, functional-ity, and most importantly? Creativity.

Finding new ways to cre-ate familiar things — chairs, bookshelves, you name it — is what Wharton Esherick, the artist the museum takes as its namesake, was all about. Examples of these three essentials are promi-nently attested to with the museum’s current exhibit, “Sticks and Stones,” its 2012 annual woodworkers’ competition.

The juried installation began on Sept. 9 with more than 120 submissions. It will run through Dec. 31 with entry numbers now whittled down to 27 final-ist pieces. They include delicate jewelry such as bracelets and necklaces and other ornamental entries, as well as a few that lean more toward the abstract. A pair of enticing lips and a mask reminiscent of an opera ghost’s come to mind.

“We are always encour-

aging our artists to push the envelope,” said the museum’s executive director and curator, Paul Eisen-hauer. “We look for folks who really think outside the box and can show this capacity for creativity in their sculptures. They haven’t let us down yet.”

“Sticks and Stones” is juried by Albert LeCoff, a member of the museum’s board and the co-founder and executive director at the Center for Art in Wood, a Philadelphia-based muse-um and outreach program; Mansfield Bascom, who has written a biography (this being the sort that’s read) about the creative, wooden mind of Esherick; and scholar and fine crafts collector Helen Drutt.

Reservations are required for tours, which are all guided and include an ap-

proximately hourlong walk-through of the museum. As the museum is relatively compact, group sizes will reflect this. Groups typically consist of 10 people, Mon-day through Friday, which allows the tour guides to provide a very hands-on, personal experience.

“We are in a unique posi-tion here,” said Eisenhauer. “Esherick’s heirs kept his home very much intact. It’s all the way it was when he was working here.” Ob-serving the museum from outside, it seems to fit right in with the surrounding woodland.

For those unfamiliar with the artist, Esherick was born in the late 19th century and

lived through 1970. He is known as the link between the arts and crafts move-ment and the revival in furniture-making after the Second World War. The studio also serves as a way of witnessing Esherick’s de-velopment as an artist, from Cubism and Expressionism to more rounded free-form works that defined his later creations.

This studio now serves as the museum, and its staff works to preserve it as best it can. Folks are treated to the studio in all its original-ity, much as Esherick might have. Nothing is under glass and all is subject to touch

— an experience Eisen-hauer feels to be lost to most museums today.

“It’s all about the experi-ence here,” said Eisen-hauer. “The museum is his biogra-phy; he really poured his heart and soul into it. You can feel his presence in the studio, the love and care he put into everything he touched.

“Esher-ick was influenced by nature,” Eisenhauer went on. “He felt the design of something — in this case, his studio — should be a part of the

landscape and not dominate it.”

Images from the exhibit can be found on the muse-

um’s website, www.whar-tonesherick-museum.org, as well as more info on the artist and past/upcom-ing shows.

Be a part of the Wharton Esherick Museum’s landscape. The exhibit promises to provide an inspiring day and a chance to learn more

about a local artist who saw more in wood and the furniture he made than most others ever will.

A Biography in Wood

If You Go

“Sticks and Stones”is on view at the Wharton

Esherick Museum, 1520 Horseshoe Trail, Malvern, PA 19355,through Dec. 31.Free to the public

in the visitor’s center. General admission: $12;

under 12; $6. Reservations required.

Hours: Monday - Saturday,

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m. Info: 610-644-5822.

Wharton Esherick’s famous wooden spiral staircase. Photo by James Mario.

State of theArt

A view of Esherick’s studio.

Sculpture by Ally Crow in “Sticks and Stones” exhibition.

Sculpture by Julia Harrison in the “Sticks and Stones” exhibi-tion.

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He was like three people living in one body. A source of thoughtful controversy, provoca-tive accomplishment and dynamic inspira-

tion, few other creative artists of the 20th century compare with Marcel Duchamp!

His various two-and three-dimen-sional masterworks continue to provoke discussion about the nature of signifi-cant art, the identity of the artist and the substance of the media available for an aesthetic realization. Judged as a profound agent of change, his role in the canon of modern art continues to be as vital and challenging today as it was during his lifetime.

Support for all of these claims is pro-vided by a richly rewarding exhibition currently installed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Titled “Dancing around the Bride: Cage, Cunningham, Johns, Rauschenberg and Duchamp,” it in-cludes incisive examples of work by all the individuals named in the title of the show. It will remain there until Jan. 21.

Almost all of Duchamp’s notable accomplishments, such as the several paintings of the “Nude Descending a Staircase” group and the ready-made sculpture, appropriated from a men’s room plumbing fixture called “Foun-tain,” were initially viewed by many spectators as compositional heresies. This fact reminds us of the curious cultural lag that often exists between an artist’s fertile conception and the catch-up time it takes for all or part of the public to value what it failed to recognize when the artwork was first brought into being.

Organized by Carlos Basualdo of the museum’s curatorial staff, the show

focuses on Duchamp’s involvement with relationships he explored between mak-ing art, on the one hand, and life at large, on the other.

Basualdo says, “It tells the story of five extraordinary individuals and what happened to art and culture when their lives and work intersected.Their mutual interactions redefined the language of contemporary art in the 1950s and ’60s.”

His assistant, Erica Battle, has also pointed out, “The explosion of not only creativity, but of creative freedom and exchange, that is examined in the exhi-

bition, continues to be highly rel-evant to the dynamic structures of collaboration still being explored by

various serious artists today.”

The museum is especially well-equipped for dealing

with this issue because it holds the larg-est and most important accumulation of original works by the master. It is there-fore most propitious for the museum to present this offering in which selections by the five artists are presented along-side each other. By doing so, it allows visitors to experience and place pre-mium upon one of the most thoughtfully studied periods in the entire history of recent modern art.

In putting the exhibition together, Basualdo and Battle have also worked closely with the French artist Philippe

Parreno. He is responsible for develop-

ing the staging of the various elements with each other. His past film and space programming experience have equipped him for such an assignment because the combination of sight, sound and light play important parts in the total organi-zation of the exhibition and its fruitful conjunction of art and life.

The presentation has been arranged into four thematic sections. The first, titled “The Bride,” ties a portion of Du-champ’s large famous painting on glass with a Jasper Johns untitled drawing rendered in ink on plastic and a related work by Robert Rauschenberg.

The second section focuses on the concept of time in assorted examples by Duchamp, the composer, John Cage, and the choreographer, Merce Cunningham.

The third portion posits stage sets by Johns and Rauschenberg with Duch-amp’s Bicycle Wheel and the enigmatic

construct called “With Hidden Noise.”

The last area of expres-sive interaction deals with Duchamp’s attachment to the game of chess. Here, assorted references are combined with his famous “Pocket Chess Set” of 1943.

Complementing the items on exhibition, the museum is also presenting a program of live dance performances originally choreographed by Merce Cun-ningham.

In addition to all these events, the museum has brought out a marvelously at-tractive printed documentation of the exhibition and all of its correlated features. Consist-ing of some 270 pages, it is replete with soundly prepared text matter and pic-tures in full color and black and white.

After the exhibition closes, the book

will be an exception-al reference volume and souvenir of the entire undertaking. Co-published by the museum and the Yale University Press, it is available in the Museum Book and Gift Shop and from booksellers far and wide.

‘Dancing around’ explosions of creativity!

If You Go

“Dancing around the Bride: Cage, Cunning-

ham, Johns, Rauschenberg and

Duchamp”continues at Philadelphia

Museum of Art,26th Street & the Parkway,

Philadelphia, PA 19130,through Jan. 21, 2013.Info: 215-763-8100 or

www.philamuseum.org.“The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass),” 1915-23. Marcel Duch-amp, American (born France), 1887 – 1968. Oil, varnish, lead foil, lead wire and dust on two glass panels, 109 1/4 x 70 x 3 3/8 inches (277.5 x 177.8 x 8.6 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bequest of Katherine S. Dreier, 1952. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ ADAGP, Paris/Succession Marcel Duchamp.

“Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel,” 1969. John Cage, American, 1912-1992. Plexigram (comprising eight silk screened plexiglas panels and one walnut base), 14 x 20 x 1/8 inches (35.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm; Base: 36 13/16 x 61 x 1 7/8 inches (93.5 x 154.9 x 4.8 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art. © The John Cage Trust.

Merce Cunningham in “Walkaround Time,” 1968. Choreography by Merce Cunningham, American, 1919-2009. Stage set and costumes by Jasper Johns, American, b. 1930. Photograph © 1972 by James Klosty.

“Dancers on a Plane,” 1979. Jasper Johns, American, b. 1930.Oil on canvas with objects, 77 7/8 x 64 inches (197.8 x 162.6 cm).Collection of the artist. © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, N.Y.

November 2012 Listings

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.NEW CASTLE COUNTY THE BLUE STREAK GALLERY - 1721 Delaware Ave. Wilmington DE, 19806 p: 302-429-0506. Extended Holiday Hours: Mon-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-4pm. Email: [email protected] Become a Fan on Facebook

Blue Streak Gallery will have a show for Margo Allman, "2012 - Paintings and Drawings that OPENS on Nov 2 from 5-8

pm it continues through Dec 4 Refreshments served

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM – 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington, DE 19806 p: 302-571-9590. Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm. Free admission Sundays. www.delart.org Exhibits: Centennial Juried Exhibition

The Delaware Art Museum celebrates its 100-year commitment to supporting regional visual artists with the Centennial Juried Exhibition. On view through January 13, 2013, this exhibition commemorates the Museum's past annual exhibitions of painting and crafts--which combined to form the Biennial in 1989. Guest-juried by John B. Ravenal, this 97-artist exhibition (featuring 98 individual works of art) honors the tradition of juried exhibitions in Delaware and the surrounding region

Centennial Juried Exhibition Artist Talks Saturdays, November 10, & December 1 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Join Margaret Winslow, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, and nine Centennial Juried Exhibition artists as they explore artistic trends and themes found throughout the exhibition. Free with

Museum admission. November 10: Nature with artists Dennis Beach, Brent Crothers, and Bruce Garrity

December 1: Everyday Objects with artists Delainey Barclay, Dan Schimmel, and Sabina Tichindeleanu

Regional Concepts: Centennial Juried Exhibition Artist Workshop Series Sundays, , November 4, & November 11 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Explore new and traditional drawing and painting concepts with Centennial Juried Exhibition artists Philip Koch, Troy Richards, and Moe Brooker. In addition to presentations by the artists, each workshop, will introduce participants to new techniques and philosophies. $50 Members, $80 Non-Members. Register at delart.org

The Aesthetic Moment: The Art of Still Life Through January 6, 2013 This eleven-artist Outlooks exhibition features over 50 still-life paintings diverse in color and texture. The artists’

proportions and perspectives vary widely, and the still-life shapes range from densely clustered to sparsely arranged. Paul DuSold is the guest curator for this exhibition, which is part of the Museum’s Outlooks Exhibition Series. Admission to the Museum is free to all visitors on Sundays. The admission fee is waived thanks to generous support from Jessie Ball duPont Fund. For more information, call 302.571.9590 or 866.232.3714 (toll free), or visit the website at

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.…ATLANTIC COUNTY….. RICHARD STOCKTON COL. OF NJ 101 Vera King Farris Dr. Galloway, NJ p: 609-652-4214 www.stockton.edu/artgallery Exhibit info: Through November 17 Lower gallery - Perception Shift Featuring Wade Aaron, Sienna Freeman, John Langdon, Bovey Lee, Kristen Neville-Taylor, Ryan Livingstone, Michelle Vitale Loughlin, and Mat Ollig with a short film by the Brothers Quay. Curated by Heather Gibson Upper gallery - Learning from New Jersey featuring paintings by Tim Daly and Valeri Larko

November 28 - December 9 BA/BFA Senior Exhibition

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CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SOUTHERN

NEW JERSEY 123 South Elmwood Rd.

Marlton, NJ 08053 Mon-Fri 10am-3pm; Wed 7-9pm

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New Exhibition Information:

Annual Open Juried Photography Exhibition

November 5 - 26, 2012 Exhibit Reception:

Thursday, November 8 from 7pm to 9pm

CFA/SNJ "Family Traditions & Memories" Theme Exhibition

December 3 - 21, 2012

…CAMDEN COUNTY…. CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE ART GALLERY 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 Hours: Tues – Thurs: 1pm – 3pm Additional hours by request [email protected]

Exhibit info: Marlin Gallery, Faculty Exhibit November 14- December 14, 2012

Hours: Tues.-Thurs 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m., Artists' Reception: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Additional hours by reqest.

…CAPE MAY COUNTY…. OCEAN CITY ARTS CENTER –

1735 Simpson Ave. Ocean City, NJ p: 609-399-7628 fx: 609-399-6145 Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-3pm www.oceancitryartscenter.org admission Free; parking available in adjacent lot. Exhibit info: November --Juried Art Show, prizes range from $200 to $50. Recep. is Friday, Nov. 9, 7 pm to 8:30 pm.

November --Juried Art Show. Awards ceremony is Fri, Nov. 9, 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Nov.10--Annual Fall Craft Show from 9 am to 3 pm. Tables cost $25 for vendors.

COUMBERLAND CO.U CLAY COLLEGE CERAMIC ARTS STUDIO, Cumberland Co College 108 High Street, Millville, NJ 08332 phone: 856-765-0988 [email protected] www.cccnj.edu/claycollege/ Exhibit: Michelle Post Sculpture

Reception: Nov. 16, 6-9 pm Classes: Intro to Pottery, Tuesdays, Oct. 30-Dec. 18, 6-9 pm (8 wks.) Advanced Pottery, Wednesdays, Oct. 31-Dec. 19, 6-9 pm (8 wks.) Intro to Pottery Wheel Workshop, Fridays,

Nov. 2-Dec. 21, 9-Noon (8 wks.) Pottery Wheel Wkshp, Sat, Nov. 3, 2-4 pm

Third Friday: Nov. 16: Browse the Millville Glasstown Arts District

WHEATON ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER – 1501 Glasstown Rd., Millville, NJ 08332 p: 800-998-4554 Open Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; www.wheatonarts.org Exhibit info: Through December 31, 2012 in the Museum of American Glass: Pioneers of American Studio Glass: Edris Eckhardt, Maurice Heaton, Frances and Michael Higgins. During the 1940s, '50s and '60s, these artists experimented with different techniques resulting in sculptural forms that ranged from slumped to pâte de verre. The exhibit shows the work of all four artists.

Through December 31, 2012 in the Museum of American Glass: Celebrating 50 Years: American Studio Glass. This exhibit provides a comprehensive history and understanding of the American Studio Glass Movement. Works selected from the permanent collection of the Museum of American Glass represent the founders of the movement and the subsequent generations of artists that brought esteem to the field.

Through mid December 2012 in the Museum of American Glass. The Artistry of Rick Ayotte: From The Gordon Park Collection. Over 100 paperweights and paperweight related objects on display.

Through December 24, 2012 in the Gallery of Fine Craft. All Gifts Great and Small. Everything is this holiday themed show will range from $1.50 to $150.00. These handcrafted gift ideas are designed to help you complete your Holiday Gift List without breaking your budget. Fun and unique gift ideas will include metal ornaments, garden art, wooden instruments and brightly colored ceramic

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GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE ART GALLERY 1400 Tanyard Rd, Sewell, p: 856-415-2236 Mon-Fri 8am-10pm, Sat 8am-3pm www.gccnj.edu Exhibit info: Featuring Artwork by Michael Froio, Tim Hawk, Kumiko Murashima, Paul Stankard and William R. West Jr. Co-sponsored by the GC Cultural Heritage Commission, Diane Macris, Administrator. Show ends Nov.28

Opening Reeption: Fri. Oct. 26th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

..OCEAN COUNTY…..…. LONG BEACH ISLAND FOUNDATION, ARTS & SCIENCES 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, NJ p: 609-494-1241 Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun, 9am-3pm, www.lbifoundation.org Exhibit info: LBIF's Annual Juried Small Works Exhibition -Exhibition Dates: November 8 - December 19, 2012

The LBIF encourages both emerging artists as well as those with established reputations to participate in the annual Small Works Exhibition. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase small works that reflect personal vision. Looking for a holiday gift? This is the perfect show!

Juror: Jeff Guido, Artistic Director at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA.

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660 Rosedale Rd., Princeton, NJ, All exhibits are Free to the public. Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm p: 609-921-9000

Exhibit info: The Chauncey Conference Center, Brodsky Gallery: Call for informtion Lounge B Gallery: call for information.

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13th & Bern Streets, Reading, PA p: 610-921-7541 fx; 610-921-7768 Hours: Tues 12-8pm, Wed-Fri 12-6pm, Sat & Sun 12-4pm www.albright.edu/freedman Exhibit info: Brett Weston Photography Nov. 27 – Jan. 13, Freedman Gallery A selection of Weston’s abstract photography in the Freedman Gallery permanent collection that includes investigations of paint, metal, calligraphy, water, and buildings, among others. Lecture by Contributing Essayist Judy Ditner, Thur., Nov. 29, 4-5pm, Klein Hall Reception, Thur., Nov. 29, 5-7pm

READING PUBLIC MUSEUM - 500 Museum Rd., Reading, PA p: 610-371-5850 fx: 610-375-5632 Tues - Sat 11am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm www.readingpublicmuseum.org

Exhibits: Through Dec. 31, 2012 – Toothpick World – This impressive collection of scaled, world-famous buildings and towers are made by hand and entirely out of toothpicks and glue! Stan Munro, architect of the exhibit, first ventured into the realm of toothpicks during an elementary school art class and was hooked ever since. Now through Jan. 13, 2013 – Animals in Art – Drawn from The Museum's impressive collection of works on paper, this exhibition examines etchings, engravings, lithographs and watercolors, which depict animals. Now through Jan. 13, 2013 – Animals in Glass by Taylor Backes – Works by glass artist Will Dexter of Taylor Backes Studio in Boyertown, Pa. include a gathering of birds, turtles, fish and other sea creatures made of glass, creating a dynamic luminous environment.

1971 - 2012 Celebrating Forty One Years in Stone

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Renee Weiss Chase Cloth To Clay

Glenn Rudderow oils and watercolors

Liz Kinder and Lisa Naples ceramics

Brad Stroman acrylics

Ann Guidera - Matey

pastels

The Willim Ris Gallery Welcomes

Brad Stroman and His Wabi-Sabi Art

Wabi-Sabi is a term used to describe the Japanese Zen Buddhist philosophy that professes all things impermanent, imperfect and incomplete during their

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Mr. Stroman’s work is currently on display at the William Ris Gallery.

[email protected] • www.williamris.com

November 2012 Listings

READING BERKS GUILD OF CRAFTSMEN

63rd Annual Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen Juried Holiday Fine Arts and Craft Festival November 10th & 11th, 2012 Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Keystone Hall, Kutztown University Kutztown, Pa. 19530

'Tis the Season to buy American-Made! One of the top guild shows in this region, the Holiday Fine Arts and Craft Festival has gathered together top quality handcrafted traditional and contemporary crafts and Fine Arts artisans. Choose from a wide selection of items to fill your various gift-giving needs and spruce up your home decor for the holidays! Featured Programs! Also, back by popular demand, the Kutztown Student Gallery and daily music. Free and handicapped parking. Admission only $4. Children under 12 free. www.rbcrafts.org/holiday.htm 610-678-6650

GoggleWorks

Center for the Arts

201 Washington St. Reading, PA 610.374.4600

Hrs: Open Daily - 11am-7pm.

www.goggleworks.org email: [email protected]

Cohen Gallery: From Within: GoggleWorks Artists 8th Annual Exhibition: Thru Nov 4, 2012 –Exhibition: This exhibit showcases the talent of more than 30 artists selected by the Exhibition Committee The annual exposé includes watercolor, oil, acrylic, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and multi-media pieces in a variety of genre.

Mindscapes: Robb Kramer Exhibition: November 10, 2012 – January 6, 2013 | Cohen Gallery First Friday | Dec 7: Gallery Talk with Robb Kramer: 5pm | Meet the Artist Reception.: 5:30 – 7:30pm Performance- Cory Heller & Craig Burkey from Neo Trio

Schmidt Gallery Out of the Woods: Nature Inspired Works by Karen Aumann and Cynthia Brantley Exhibition: Through Nov 27, 2012

Third Floor Vault Gallery One Million Bones Exhibition: Through December 31, 2012 | One Million Bones is a large scale social arts practice that uses hands on art making and education to raise awareness of ongoing genocides and mass atrocities, particularly those in Sudan, Burma and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. The bones on display have been made by groups in Southeastern Pennsylvania and will join more made from across the country in 2013 in Washington, D.C.

VIST Financial Gallery The Willson History Project

…BUCKS COUNTY ….....

DOYLESTOWN ART LEAGUE

www.doylestownartleague.com p: 215-348-2166 fx: 215-2301799

Membership: 215-997-9573 Classes: 215-257-7190

Fall Speaker Novermber 1st, 7:30pm

Emily Thompson - She focuses mainly on graphic design and fine arts. Her work

showcases vibrant design-oriented acrylic and oil paintings that pull the observer into

a diversity of textures and color.

Plan to participate in the 2012 DAL 53rd Annual Members Show – new location:

Christian Education Center, Salem Reformed Church, 181 East Court Street,

Doylestown, PA. Entries need to be delivered Sat., Nov. 3rd, 8:30 –10:30am.

JAMES A. MICHENER ART

MUSEUM

138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA p: 215-340-9800 Hrs: Tues-Fri 10am-4:30pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun. 12-5pm

www.michenerartmuseum.org

Exhibit Info:Creative Hand, Discerning Heart: Story, Symbol, Self

Through December 30, 2012

The first if a two-part exhibition presents the artist as seeker, storyteller, observer, and dreamer. Most of these artists begin and end with themselves as principle reference point, and their work becomes an exploration both of self as self, and self in relation to or affected by the “outside” world. Rachel Bliss, Diane Burko, Syd Carpenter, Susan Fenton, Catherine Jansen, Kate Javens, Celia Reisman, Peter Rose, Jack Thompson, Robert Winokur. Paton | Smith| Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries;

Commonwealth Gallery -- Parting Gifts:

Artists Honor Bruce Katsiff, Director/CEO,

1989 – 2012 Through December 9, 2012

Fred Beans Gallery – Making Magic: Beauty in Word and Image November 3 – March 31, 2013To Stir, Inform, and Inflame: The Art of Tony Auth,

Pfundt Gallery – Making Magic: Beauty in Word and Image November 3 – March 31, 2013

James A. Michener

Art Museum Shop

ART INSPIRED GIFTS

Unique jewelry and clothing

m regional artisans,and

exhibition related catalogs & books.

138 S. Pine St. Doylestown

Admission is not required to shop. Members receive a 10% discount all

year. A gift from the Michener is a gift to the Michener.

www.MichenerArtMuseum.org

215-340-9800

The Upstairs Gallery in Peddler’s Village

Proudly Presents:

“Snapshots from Here and There”

featuring oil paintings by John Mertz

October 28 - November 30 Opening Reception Sunday, October 28

1 - 4:00 PM

Shop #10 in the Courtyard at Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA.

215-794-8486. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm,

Fri - Sat 10am-9pm. Sunday 11am-6pm

PENNSWOOD GALLERY

1382 Newtown Langhorne Rd. Newtown, PA 18940

Open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

215-968-9110 www.pennwood.org

The Pennswood Art Gallery is located in Pennswood Village, a continuing Care Retirement Community on Route 413 south of by-pass, between the George School and St. Mary Medical Center

Exhibit: The Pennswood Art Gallery presents Oil Paintings by

Georganna Lenssen

November 11 through January 6

Sunday, November 11 Pre-opening Artist’s Talk from 2 to

3p.m.

Opening Wine & Cheese Reception from 3 to 5:00 p.m.

…CHESTER COUNTY... . BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM-

U.S. Rte. 1 & Creek Rd., Chadds Ford, PA p: 610-388-2700 Hrs: Daily 9:30am-

4:30pm www.brndywinemuseum.org

Exhibit info: Picturing Poe: Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Stories and Poems Through November 15

Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre stories and

poems of terror and mystery have long

resonated with artists and he has come to

be one of the most widely illustrated

authors in the world. This exhibition will

examine this phenomenon by looking at

the work of more than two dozen artists

such as Édouard Manet, Gustave Doré,

Paul Gauguin, James Ensor, Aubrey

Beardsley, Arthur Rackham, Harry Clarke,

Barry Moser, and Robert Motherwell. The

exhibition will consist of original paintings,

drawings, prints, and first-edition books,

and will be accompanied by an illustrated

brochure.

CHESTER CO. ART ASSOCIATION-

100 North Bradford Ave. West Chester PA p: 610-696-5600 fx: 610-918-1327 Hrs: Tues-Sat 9:30am-4pm Free www.chestercountyarts.org Note the schedule of exhibitions on our website.

Exhibit West Chester: Richard Chalfant: Between Heaven and Earth And Dane Tilghman: A Retrospective Through November 9, 2012 Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 9:30am - 4pm / Free - Closed Sundays and Mondays

Exton Square Studio: Holiday Show

Featuring Various Local Artists Gallery and Shop Hours: Wed, Thurs, Saturday, 11am - 5pm

610/524-1925

PHOENIX VILLAGE ART CENTER –

207 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA p: 610-983-9430 fx: 610-983-9431 Gallery Hrs: Mon & Sun closed; Tues.-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri noon-9pm, Sat noon-9pm. www.phoenixvillageartcenter.org and www.upstairsstudioartists.com

Exhibit Info: Our November exhibit

features the Upstairs Studio Artists at the

Phoenix Village Art Center. The opening

is First Friday Nov. 2nd from 6 to

9pm. Artists include: Carmen Blike, Leslie

Bowen, Valarie Carroll, Carol Collins,

Roseanne D’Andrea, Neil R. Dreilbelbis,

Annalie Hudson, Janice LaBarge, Janice

LaPorte, Robert Libby, Brian Mengini,

Sally Ritter, Denise Romano-Bright,

Veronica Tronoski. November gallery

hours: 12 to 5 Monday to Thursday, 12 to

8 on Friday, 12 to 6 on Saturday and 1 to

4 on Sunday.

.DELAWARE COUNTY. .. COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER – 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford, PA : 610-566-1713 Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-noon. Closed Sun

www.communityartscenter.org

Community Arts Center will be closed November 22- November 25

Classes: Fall Adult Classes – Register

for classes or workshops online at

www.communityartscenter.org or call the

office for more information at

Phone: 610-566-1713.

Duke Gallery - Through November 21 Exhibition: BETWEEN WALLS: Studio Work by Philadelphia Area Muralists

BEAdazzle Gallery : BEAdazzle Gallery Wall reception: Artist: Amelia Furman, mixed media – Nov. 16, 6 p.m. –8 p.m.

Stairwell Gallery Exhibition: Fay Freedman Still Life Studio Artists November 16, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Fay Freedman Gallery Lucy Edwards, fiber – Blanket Show November 16, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Special Events:

Friday Night Live Concert Music: Cormorant’s Fancy w/the Midnighters Art: Bbry Rich Silk Designs & CAC Art Bazaar Nov16, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m - $10.00

CAC Board Meeting November 15, 7 p.m.

DARLINGTON ARTS CENTER –

977 Shavertown Rd., Boothwyn, PA p: 610-358-3632 fx: 610-358-2018 Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Clsd Sun [email protected] www.darlingtonarts.org

Exhibit info: Florence Stiefeld Watercolor Exhibit – opening Sunday,

November 4th, 2pm Local artist Florence Stiefeld presents an

exhibition of watercolors inspired by the

beauty of the Brandywine Valley and her

travels to the Gulf of Mexico. Meet the

artist and discuss her inspiration while

enjoying free refreshments at the opening

reception Sunday, November 4, 2-4pm.

Her work will be on display and special gift

items will be on sale through Nov 27th. Geri Smith & Friends Coffee House

Concert – Friday, November 9th, 7:30pm Award-winning songwriter, Geri Smith,

brings her powerful voice and original

music back to Darlington! Come hear her

songs that have topped the charts of the

New York Songwriters Circle, as well as

your favorite covers. $15 general

admission; bring your friends, a picnic and

beverage of your choice (corkscrew,

coffee, tea & desserts provided). Art with Apps workshop: Sat, Nov 3,

10am-Noon Arts All Day - Campfire Stories Workshop:

Election Day, Tues 11/6, 9am-3pm Arts All Day - Musical Theater Spotlight

Workshop: Thanksgiving Break, Wed

11/21, 9am-3pm

...LANCASTER COUNTY. CHRISTIAN DAVID GALLERY

112 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 Phone: 717/293-0809

www.christianedavid.com

November 2012 Listings

Exhibition: Celebration of Color

Nov.2 – Nov 30, 2012

Meet the Artist Reception: First Friday Nov. 2, 6:00 – 9:00

Christiane David’s gallery is bursting with

color as she presents her

tribute to the beauty of fall. From bright

pumpkins and fall flowers to vibrant fall

landscapes, these lively paintings

exemplify Christiane’s talent as a colorist

and her unique ability to see color not

usually observed by the common eye.

The gallery hours during the month of

November are Tuesday through Thursday

and Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm,

Fridays 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, and on the

first Friday of the month 10:00 am to 9:00

pm.

LANCASTER COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION-

149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA 17579

p:717-687-7061 Hrs: Wed-Sun 1pm-5pm

www.lcaaonline.org All exhibits are

Free, open to the public & handicapped

accessible.

Exhibit Info: Night Gallery VII "Retro TV

Mania" Halloween Party, Fundraiser and

Exhibit, October 27, 7PM to ? Admission

is $25.00 at the door or $20.00 for an

advance reservation. The exhibit runs

through November 8. Lancaster County

Art Association, 149 Precision Ave.

Strasburg, Pa. 17579. Hours are

Wednesday - Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM &

Sunday 1 to 5 PM. Call 717-687-

7061.Holiday Art and Craft Sale,

November 18, 2012 - January 3, 2013.

PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN -

204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA p: 717-396-7833 Main Gallery Hrs. Mon-Fri 8am - 4:30pm; Saturdays during School year. Closed from November 22-25 (Thanksgiving break)

All exhibits are Free and open to the

public; and the PCA&D Main Gallery is

handicapped accessible. www.pcad.edu Exhibits: November 2: R. Gregory

Christie, a three-time Coretta Scott King

Honor Award winner for his children’s

book illustrations, presents an artist talk at

4 p.m. and book signing at 5 p.m.; and

until 9 p.m. he’ll be at the gallery

reception for “The Mosaic Project: R.

Gregory Christie and Lorenzo Hurtado

Segovia.” The exhibit features distinctive

illustrations by Christie and complex

woven paper paintings by Segovia. Both

artists explore themes of individual

discovery and of ethnic and cultural

diversity. Details at pcad.edu/maingallery.

Nov. 16 at 10 a.m.: Artist talk by

ceramicist and sculptor Deborah Sigel.

Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.: Admissions Open

House. Details and online registration at

pcad.edu/openhouse .

…MAIN LINECOUNTYTY

THE GREAT FRAME UP-

302 West Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 p: 610-687-3060 fx: 610-995-2215 Hrs: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Wed. 10am-9pm, 1st Fridays 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-5pm

www.mainlineframing.com

Exhibit Info: Our November First Friday

Show will feature artwork by Gerry Tuten

and Ronnie Bookbinder. Gerry Tuten will

be showing her abstract paintings and

Ronnie Bookbinder will be showing her

Impressionistic acrylics. We are also

featuring our American-made crafts,

including Jewelry, Art Glass and

Decorative Eggs. Some of the decorative

eggs have lights in them and make great

gifts.

The opening reception is from 5pm to 8pm

on Friday November 2nd, 2012 and

will include refreshments and light

fare. The artwork will be shown for the

entire month of November. Come meet

the artists and enjoy some good

conversation.

LAWRENCE GALLERY – Rosemont College

1400 Montgomery Ave, Rosemont PA p: 610-526-2967 Mon-Fri 9am-8pm;.

email: [email protected] www.rosemont.edu/news

Exhibit info: Hawser Series

Huguette Despault May exhibit opens Nov. 8 in Rosemont College’s Lawrence Gallery

Rosemont College is pleased to announce Huguette Despault May’s exhibit of the Hawser Series from November 8 to December 6, 2012. An opening reception will take place November 8 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. with an artist’s talk at 4:30 p.m.

MAIN LINE ART CENTER –

746 Panmure Rd, Haverford, PA phone:

610-525-0272 fx: 610-525-5036 Hrs: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-4pm, Clsd Sun. For information on lectures, trips & events, www.mainlineart.org Lots of Free pkg.

Exhibit: Atmospheric - Oct. 19- Nov 13

Main Line Art Center, in collaboration with

InLiquid, is pleased to present

Atmospheric, an exhibition of installation

works by InLiquid Artists Delainey Barclay,

Maureen Ciaccio, and Dianne Koppisch

Hricko. Transforming the Art Center's

galleries into experiential environments,

the installations are uniquely inspired by

atmospheric phenomena, nature, and

humanity. This exhibition marks the Art

Center’s curatorial debut of Executive

Director Amie Potsic and the Center’s first

Installation Exhibition in nearly 10 years.

Artist Talk (Members Only)

Thurs., Nov. 1, 7-9 pm

Meet the artists of Atmospheric and learn

more about both organizations in this

Artist Talk moderated by Amie

Potsic. Open to Art Center and InLiquid

Members only. To RSVP, contact Rafael

Dueño at 610.525.0272 ext. 12 or

[email protected].

Mid-Week Mingles: Handmade Holiday

Cards

Wed., Nov. 28, 7-9 pm

Schedule a date night or call up your

friends for our new BYOB mid-week

sampler workshops!On your way, pick up

a bottle of your favorite wine or brew and

get ready to explore your creative side!

Absolutely no experience necessary – just

come ready to have fun and try something

new. Please register in advance; space is

limited. $25 M/$30 NM

Holiday Fine Craft Sale - Nov. 30-Dec. 9

This highly-anticipated sale features an

amazing assortment of one-of-a-kind fine

crafts including handmade jewelry,

ceramics, glass, wood, fabric and

more...all handcrafted by professional

artists from the region. You’ll find

something for everyone on your shopping

list, including the perfect necklace to wear

to holiday parties this year. Members:

Join us for special preview shopping

on Thurs., Nov. 29, 5-8 pm.

MAIN LINE UNITARIAN CHURCH

816 s. Valley Forge Rd, Devon, PA 484-341-8014 or visit www.MLUC.org for info/directions Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm; Sun 9am-noon The Public is Welcome!

Exhibits: . There will be a show of quilts from October 30th through November 11th.

Fireside Gallery - . EMMY LOU PACKARD. We are pleased to show much of the work of this noted artist who studied with Diego Rivera and was a close friend of Frieda Khalo. The prints will be for sale. (see pictures I have sent by separate email.)

The show will be in the Fireside Gallery from November 14th through December 30th. 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA. www.mluc.org Hrs. are Mon thru Fri 9:00 to 4:30 and Sunday from 9:00 to 2:00. Call 484-341--8014 for information.

A social and political activist, as well as a noted California artist, Emmy Lou Packard was born in 1914 in California's Imperial Valley, not far from the Mexican border. When she was 14, living with her family in Mexico City, her mother took her to meet Diego Rivera, who was working on his Secretariat of Education frescoes. Diego encouraged her art work and became a

mentor and friend. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1936, a natural sciences major.

While at UC, she was editor of both the daily paper and literary magazine, as well as the first woman editor of the Pelican, the humor magazine. During her junior year, she married Burton Cairns, an architect, and they had a son, Donald. Burton died in a car crash in 1939. In 1940, Emmy Lou studied sculpture and fresco at the California School of Fine Arts. and became Rivera's chief assistant on the Pan-American Unity mural that he painted for the World's Fair at Treasure Island. The mural is now in the lobby of the San Francisco City College Theatre.

ST JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY GALLERY

Merion Hall, Maguire Campus, 376 N. Latches Lane, Merion Station p: 610-660-1845 Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 10am-

1pm www.sju.edu/gallery

Exhibit Info: University Gallery at Merion Hall: "Wood Work"

Wood Sculptures by Rachel Rotenberg November 12 - December 10, 2012 Reception: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 6-8 pm Closed for Thanksgiving: Nov 21-25 Boland Hall Student and Alumni Gallery Student Paintings and Drawings November 5 - 30

SWEET MABEL FOLK ART –

41 N. Narberth Ave., Narberth, PA p: 610-667-3041. Hrs: Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun

noon-5pm www.sweetmabel.com Margatich & Marrone, Opening Reception November 2, 6-9pm

Philadelphia painter and homebrewer Kevin Margatich's new series focuses on life and death, and the joy and harshness intertwined with them both. To accompany the show, he and Wissahickon brewer Julian Heal have handcrafted an appropriate beer that is both dark and delicate.

Lower Merion artist and art teacher extraordinaire Todd Marrone shows off his latest series of graffiti-esque pop art paintings along with some new collage work.

Have some fun with the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments!

WAYNE ART CENTER – 413 Maplewood Ave, Wayne, PA p: 610-688-3553 f: 610-995-0478 [email protected], visit www.wayneart.org for full schedule of events and pricing. Exhibitions: Davenport Gallery: 2012 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Exhibition Exhibition & Sale of Paintings.

Exhibition Open to the Public, through November 17, 2012

Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery:

2012 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Exhibition Exhibition & Sale of Paintings.

Exhibition Open to the Public, through November 17, 2012 Coming November 30 In our Davenport Gallery: Craft Forms 2012 Exhibition & Sale of International Juried Contemporary Fine Craft Juried by Cindi Strauss, Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Opening Preview Party, Friday, November 30, 6:00 – 10:00 pm Please call for ticket info., 610-688-3553 Exhibition Open to the Public, December 1, 2012 – January 26, 2013 Coming November 30 In our Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery:

Body Language: Contemporary Art Jewelry - Exhibition & Sale of Fine Contemporary Jewelry Curated by Suzanne Ramljak, Editor, Metalsmith magazine Opening Preview Party, Friday, November 30, 6:00 – 10:00 pm Please call for ticket info., 610-688-3553 Exhibition Open to the Public, December 1, 2012 – January 26, 2013 In our ESCS Gallery Shops:

Gallery Shops: Open Monday – Saturday, 9:00 – 5:00 pm

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY – Connelly Center, 2nd Flr., 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova p: 610-519-4612 fx: 610-519-6046. Open daily 9am-5pm. Call for weekend and extended hrs., or visit

website: www.artgallery.villanova.edu

Exhibit: ICON: THE WAY TO THE KINGDOM, Year of Faith Exhibit, Art Gallery, Connelly Center, 2nd level. Opening Reception and Blessing of the Exhibit: Friday, October 26, 2012, 5-7 PM. Exhibit closes, Sunday, December 16 at 3:00 PM. See the website for Schedule of Events connected with this Exhibit. The Exhibit, Opening Reception and all Events are free and open to the public. .

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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-3pm www.abingtonartcenter.org

ALL FOR ARTISTS: Abington Art Center

celebrates the talent of our neighbors and

friends with an Annual Juried Show in

December and January. Over 50 works of

art by local and regional artists are

featured. A number of awards provide

recognition to the artists including Best in

Show, Jurors Award, and more. This

year’s juror is Carmina Cianciulli, Assistant

Dean at the Tyler School of Art. All work is

to be delivered to the main entrance of

Abington Art Center in Alverthorpe Manor

for submission on Friday, November 30th,

or Saturday, December 1st from 10am-

4pm. Abington Art Center members

November 2012 Listings

receive free entry. For more information,

download the prospectus online at

www.abingtonartcenter.org.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

10am Coffee Break - An informal

opportunity to meet the artist Lonnie

Graham and talk about his current

exhibition over coffee & tea.

Between Perception and Definition:

The Work of Winifred Lutz

On View: Through Nov. 25, 2012

Funded by the National Endowment of the

Arts, Abington Art Center presents noted

American sculptor Winifred Lutz in a major

gallery exhibition and a new installation in

the Sculpture Park uncovering the

abandoned swimming pool and cabana

from the original Rosenwald estate.

Themes of nature and organic forms are

explored through extraordinary objects

within the galleries and Sculpture Park.

Tour and book signing with the artist

and/or curator will be held at 1pm on

November 10.

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON CENTER AT MILL GROVE 1201 Pawlings Rd, Audubon p: 610-666-5593; ext 101 Hrs: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 1pm-4pm; Clsd Mon & major holidays http://pa.audubon.org/centers_mill_gove.html.

Exhibit Info: Explorers of the Sky, original

pastels by Christina Oddo, Thru Dec. 30th.

ORELAND ART CENTER –

New, convenient location at the Ambler

SAAC Center - new home! Ambler Center , 45 Forest Avenue Ambler, PA. Secure parking lot! Elevator! Beautiful facility Call for brochure. 215-653-0878 Landscape Painting with Howard Watson, internationally known watercolorist Mondays, November 12 - December 17 (6 weeks) 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Don't miss our demo

Painting Trees in Watercolor with Diane Maurer - Thursday, Nov. 8, 1 - 3 p.m. Free for members (membership may be paid at the demo)

Visit us at our new location -- call or check our website for directions.

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ART MATTERS, ____For Information____

Call 215-628-8330; ext 226 [email protected]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY GUILD OF PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS

(MCGOPA)

FALL JURIED SHOW-- November 5 thru December 1, 2012

Public Reception/Awards Ceremony: Sat., November 10, 5-7 PM

800 Schuylkill River Road (Rt. 23) between

Rts. 202 & 320 (Swedeland Road)

Conshohocken, PA

(Please visit website for driving directions

due to construction on Rte 23W approaching Rte 320.)

MCGOPA SPP Galleries in The Inquirer Building

MCGOPA, founded in September 1998, is a 501c3 non-profit organization

FREE & OPEN DAILY (Onsite Representative: 11am-1pm Mondays &

Fridays)

Tel: 610-803-3248 www.MCGOPA.org

Join MCGOPA. For more info, send e-mail to [email protected].

"Like" MCGOPA on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mcgopa for timely

art news.

NORTH PENN ART ALLIANCE –

All meetings are at 521 W. Main Street, Lansdale www.northpennarts.org for a prospectus. All presentations and meetings are open to the public. Please visit us at www.northpennarts.org or call us at 215-393-9110.

November 7th our month presentation will be by Alan Fetterman a Bucks County Impressionist Artist.

Join us as Alan will make a presentation of

his art process and show several of his

works that are featured in his new book.

Mr. Fetterman is represented by the

Silverman Gallery in Doylestown, PA, and

several of his pieces are also on exhibition

at the James A. Michener Museum.

Presentation is at 521 W. Main St,

Lansdale, PA. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Presentation starts at 7:00p.m.

November 16-24 The North Penn Arts

Alliance 25th Anniversary show at North

Penn Art & Custom Framing at

720 S. Broad St., Lansdale, PA for

information & prospectus visit us at

www.northpennarts.org

November 30th We wrap up the

anniversary celebration with a party at the

Sumney. Tickets are $25.00 per person.

For information or reservations please

contact us at 215-393-9110.

Celebrating our 70th

Year GNAL Welcomes New and

Experienced Artists to our Classes, Trips, Shows,

Workshops and Monthly Meetings

Fall Registration now open

Art Show and Reception

Einstein Montgomery Medical Arts Building & the GNAL have teamed up

to present a wonderful display of artwork. The premiere reception for

current show will be on Friday, October 26th from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Enter

Einstein Medical Center Montgomery Hospital at 559 West Germantown Pike

in East Norriton, and follow the signs for the Medical

Building behind the Hospital.

Artwork may be for sale. Artists currently displaying work are GNAL

members Dan Alderfer, Fran Barone, Frank Batson, Jo Ann Cooksey Bono, Ann Brennan, Patrice DeVirgilis, Lauren Daddona, Cathy Grygiel, Tom

Lebish, Jim McFarlane, Nancy Moldofsky, Carol Salter,

Lorraine Sierchio, Mary Jo Szczur, Doug Tweddale, Susannah Hart Thomer, Martin Wigg and Arnold Winkler.

21st ANNUAL THEME SHOW “Music, Music, Music”

Gallery Hrs: Nov 3rd & 4th noon- 5pm Reception, November 4th 2-5pm with

awards at 4:30pm

Plein Air Workshop with Doug Tweddale

Sat., November 10th, 10am to 3pm $40 members; $50 non-members

Monthly Meeting Sunday, November 11, 2pm

Kass Morin Freeman will demonstrate

her individual way of defining light

and space in a painting and how she

chooses dominant colors.

Free and Open to the Public

Workshop with Kass Morin Freeman

November 17, Saturday, 10am-3pm Defining Light and Space, Mood and

Atmosphere

$55 members/$65 non-members For more information call 610-539-

3393 or visit gnal.org 800 W Germantown Pike, East

Norriton PA

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA p: 610-758-3615 www.luag.org

Exhibits: . Zoellner main gallery

Thru 12/9: African Images of Barack Obama: Folk & popular images of America's 44th President Events: 11/6: "A Happening" 11/15: Lecture, 5 pm: Henry Glassie, folklorist.

Thru 12/9: "UnCaged: Not Wanting to Say/Hear Anything About John Cage:

Jeffrey W. Ludwig and Kristian Derek Ball. Zoellner Main Gallery

Thru 12/9: 4 Artist-Photographers: Lydia Panas, Daniel Paaschaus, Janice Lipzin, Vicki DaSilva. Zoellner lobby virtual gallery

Thru 12/9: Lehigh Valley Young Photographers Invitational, curated by Ricardo Viera. DuBois Gallery, Maginnes Hall

Thru 12/14: Keith Haring: Posters. Off-set lithography and silkscreen.

Gallery at Rauch Business Center

NOV. 1 - Dec. 15: Bethlehem Palette Club, 65th Anniversary Juried Member Show. Mixed media. Siegel Gallery, Iacocca Hall, mountaintop campus.

Cont. thru summer 2013: That Was Then, This is Now: Selections from the LUAG Teaching Collection. , Zoellner Arts Center. Lower Gallery

CHELTENHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS 439 Ashbourne Rd. Cheltenham, 19027

Phone: 215.379.4660

www.cheltenhamarts.org

Ehisbit: Clay: Possibilities: November 11 – December 10, 2012

Opening Reception: Nov. 11, 2pm -4pm

Gallery Hrs: Monday – Friday 10am -3pm

An invitational of artists working in clay from the greater Philadelphia area juried by resident ceramic artists Patti Nelson and Laura Demme.

Clay Guild Holiday Sale: Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18, 10am-4pm.

Cheltenham Clay Guild, a professional clay artist guild, will showcase and sell their one-of-a-kind works during this weekend sale.

…PHILADELPHIA..

…CENTER CITY…. NTY…

CENTER FOR EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS -

237 S 18th Street, The Barclay, 3rd Fl., Phila. PA 19103 p: 215-546-7775 fx: 215-546-7802 Hrs: Mon-Fri 11am-5pm and by appointment. www.cfeva.org

Exhibit info: Oct 3 – Nov 16, 2012 Title and Artists: Rebecca Gilbert: SHINE First Friday: Friday, November 2nd, 5pm – 8pm

Location: 10 CHURCH Gallery 10 Church Street, Old City,Philadelphia, PA 19106 Hours: Wednesday 1:30 – 6:30pm, Thurs 1:30 – 6:30pm, Fri 1:30 – 6:30pm

Exhibition #2: Dates: October 25 – November 30, 2012

Title and Artists: Cumulative Intuitions -- A Spotlight Exhibition featuring Career Development Program Fellows: Don Edler & Jennifer Williams

Location: The Center for Emerging Visual Artists: 237 S.18th Stt, The Barclay, 3rd Fl Philadelphia, PA 19103 Hours: Monday – Friday 11am – 5pm and by appointment

PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION – The Community Art Gallery

1234 Market St., Suite 1800, Phila. PA p: 215-563-6417. Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm www.philafound.org Exhibit info: Teen Machines: An Exhibit Featuring Works By Fleisher Art Memorial and Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative, thru Jan 18, 2013.

Fleisher Art Memorial and Southeast

Philadelphia Collaborative (SEPC) are

proud to present this exhibit highlighting

the creative talents of teens in Southeast

Philadelphia. Fleisher and fellow SEPC

Network Agencies jointly address the

needs of youth and bring vibrant art

experiences directly to South Philly teens.

PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB 235 S. Camac St. between 12th & 13th, Locust & Spruce Sts. Mon., Wed., Fri - Sun 1 to 5pm www.sketchclub.org 215-545-9298

A community of visual artists dedicated to fostering creativity,

art appreciation and education.

Exhibit: Oct 26 to Nov 17, 2012

Continuing the Tradition of

Pennsylvania Impressionism:

The Silverman Gallery at the

Philadelphia Sketch Club

Free to the Public

November Workshop Schedule

Life Model: M, W 6:30 to 9:30 PM

TUES, TH 12 to 3 PM

(TH - costumed model)

SAT 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Printmaking: TUES 10 AM to 2 PM

“PSC EVENING ARTSCENE”

Friday, November 9, 6:30 to 9:30 PM,

Upstairs Gallery: Sip, socialize, look,

listen, and learn. Join us at the PSC to

connect with old friends, meet new

people, interesting neighbors, arts

November 2012 Listings

community members and supporters

of the arts. Make acquaintances with

like-minded people interested in art,

creativity, culture and education.

November’s event will include a

presentation in conjunction with the

PSC’s Pennsylvania Impressionism

exhibit. Admission is $12. Eat Drink

Art. Pay at the door.

www.sketchclub.org: information

about call for entries, workshops,

monthly social and special events,

and membership

CHESTNUT HILL COUNTY WOODMERE ART MUSEUM – 9201 Germantown Ave. Corner of Germantown Ave. and Bells Mill Rd. p: 215-247-0476 Hrs: Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8:45pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-5pm Visit website for information on exhibits, lectures, events & classes: www.woodmereartmuseum.org Exhibits: Family Happenings in November: Kid Cinema 6:00pm-8:00pm (Free). Coraline (Nov 2), Ponyo (Nov 9), WALL-E (Nov 16), Despicable Me (Nov 30).

November 4 through December 16: Kids Care 19: Fairy Tales and Fables. Beautiful artworks made by hundreds of children from the Philadelphia region will be on view in this collaborative project of Woodmere Art Museum, WXPN’s Kids Corner, and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. All works will be wrapped and delivered to sick children as holiday gifts.

Fridays through December 21: Friday Night Jazz. 6:00pm-8:00pm. In November: Sexy, Sultry Blues feat. Frank Bey and the Swing City Blues Band (Nov 2); Motown Meets Jazz, Part 2 feat. Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble (Nov 9); Monnette Sudler's Ladies Night Out (Nov 16); Samba Journey blending Brazilian traditions with American jazz (Nov 30). Sundays through December 23 : Classic Sundays: Opera, Chamber, and Classical. 3:00pm-4:30pm. In November: Tempesta di Mare: New Artist Recital Series feat. harpsichordist Adam Pearl (Nov 4); Cachaça Ensemble: Classical Latin Beat feat. Emiliano Pardo-Tristan (Nov 11); The Romantics: Pianist Oxana Harlamova and Tenor Perry Brisbon (Nov 18).

On-going through January 6, 2013: Generations: Louise Fishman, Gertrude Fisher-Fishman and Razel Kapustin. This exhibition explores the relationships among the work of Louise Fishman and that of her mother

and aunt, while underscoring the use of non-traditional materials, processes, and subjects. Free Open House November 10 from 1:00pm–4:00pm.

On-going through January 6, 2013: Murray Dessner: A Retrospective. Mesmerizing and ethereal, the paintings of Murray Dessner are recognized for their directness and beauty. This will be the first exhibition to survey the major achievements of the artist’s career from the 1960s to the present. Free Open House November 10 from 1:00pm–4:00pm.

Ongoing : Selections from the Charles Knox Smith Collection.

…MANAYUNK COUNTY

MANAYUNK –ROXBOROUGH ART CENTER - 419 Green Lane(rear), between Mitchell & Pechin Sts., Phila PA, 19128 Beginning Painting and Children’s Classes. For info: 215-482-3363; hrs: Sat & Sun 10am-4pm http://www.manayunkartcenter.org Admission is free –donations encouraged.

Exhibit info: Wild At Art” will feature the animal and nature-themed work of Pennsylvania artists Melanie Fisher, Ken Januski, and Lynnette Shelley, along with new work in various media and styles by members of the Manayunk-Roxborough Artists’ Co-Op.

At the Manayunk Roxborough Art Center (MRAC), 419 Green Lane (rear), Philadelphia, PA 19128

Opening reception: Sunday, November 4, 2012 from noon to 3:00 P.M.

Phone: 215. 482.3363 or see http://www.manayunkartcenter.org on the web.

“Wild At Art” runs through Sunday, November 25th. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Free admission

OLD CITY …. . THE MUSE GALLERY – 52 N. 2nd Street, Phila., PA 19106 p: 215-627-5310 Hrs: Wed-Sun, noon-5pm www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com

During November, 2012 Muse Gallery will feature KATHRYN LEE’S show “Paper’s; Flat and Floating’’- an exhibit of painted, cut and curled papers set into deeply recessed frames.

Nov.1st through Dec.1st, 2012

Opening Reception: First Friday, November 2nd, 5-8 pm

THIRD STREET GALLERY – 58 N. 2nd Street p: 215-625-0933 Hrs: Wed-Sun, noon-5pm

www.3rdstreetgallery.com

Exhibit info: Wednesday, Oct 31 thru Sunday Dec 2

First Friday: Nov 2 from 5-9 pm Artists' Reception: Sat., Nov 17, 1-4 pm

"Coming Into the Light" Work by Rhea Dennis, including artist's handmade paper and gouache. "Acceptance" Clay monoprints and paintings by Priscilla Snow Algava.

UNIVERSITY CITY ….. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY

ART – University of Pennsylvania

118 S. 36th Street(at Sansom) 215-898-5911 Hrs: Wed-Fri, noon-8pm, Sat & Sun

11am-5pm www.icaphila.org

Exhibit Info: Stefan Sagmeister The Happy Show

The Red Baron

Leslie Bowen – Artist (Art work courtesy of the Phoenix Gallery)

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Snapshots from Here And There

John Mertz – Artist

(Artwork courtesy of the Upstairs Gallery)

Openings thatmatter Friday, October 26

Gloucester County College Art Gallery, 6:30 – 8:30pm, Sewell, NJ Villanova University Art Gallery, 5 - 7pm, Villanova, PA

Greater Norristown Art League, 5:30 - 7:30pm, Norristown, PA

Sunday, October 28 The Upstairs Gallery, 1 – 4pm, Peddlers Village, PA

Friday, November 2

Blue Streak Gallery, 5 – 8pm, Wilmington, DE Christian David Gallery, 6 – 9pm, Lancaster, PA Sweet Mabel Folk Art, 6 – 9pm, Narberth, PA

The Great Frame Up, 5-8pm, Wayne, PA Muse Gallery, 5-8pm, Phila., PA

Sunday, November 4

Darlington Art Center, 2pm - , Boothwyn, PA Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center, Noon – 3pm, Phila., PA Greater Norristown Art League, 2 – 5pm, Norristown, PA

Thursday, November 8

Center for the Arts in Southern NJ, 7 - 9pm, Marlton, NJ Lawrence Gallery, Rosemont College, 4 – 6:30pm, Rosemont, PA

Friday, November 9

Ocean City Arts Center, 7-8:30 pm, Ocean City, NJ

Saturday, November 10 Woodmere Art Museum, 1 – 4pm, Phila., PA

Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists, 5 – 7pm, Conshohocken, PA

Sunday, November 11

Pennswood Gallery, Pennswood Village, 3 – 5pm, Newtown, PA Cheltenham Center of the Arts, 2 – 4pm, Cheltenham, PA

Tuesday, November, 13,

Saint Joseph’s University Art Gallery, 6 -8pm, Merion Station, PA

Wednesday, November 14 Camden County College Art Gallery, 5 – 7pm, Blackwood, NJ

Friday, November 16

Clay College Art Studio, Cumberland Co. College, 6 - 9pm, Millville, NJ

Thursday, November 29 Freedman Gallery, Albright College, 5 -7pm, PA

Friday, November 30

Wayne Art Center, 6 – 10pm, Wayne, PA