Fighting back against a poor business climate, the Chadds
Ford Gallery launched two new programs coinciding with the opening of a new
exhibit. The exhibit, Out and About, features the works of Tim Wadsworth and
Chadds Ford native Robert Stack. It runs through Nov. 1.

Stack said he loves showing at the Chadds Ford Gallery.

“It’s the place where I grew up. I just love coming back
here and showing artwork,” he said.

And while Wadsworth isn’t a Chadds Ford native, he, too,
loves showing at the gallery.

He’s shown at the annual Christmas in Miniature before, but
this is his first full size show at the gallery. He said it’s exciting because
of the other artists who have preceded him.

“I’ve always honored all of the Wyeths and to have my work
in their homeland is an honor, especially this gallery,” Wadsworth said.

The Eagleville native says his work is representative of
Pennsylvania landscapes that he considers to be within the Brandywine
tradition.

Beginning with this exhibit, the gallery has instituted its
own Cash for Clunkers program where buyers can bring in old art they no longer
want and trade them in for a discount when they buy a new piece.

Gallery owner Jackie Winther said, “Everybody has old art
that they don’t want and this seemed like a good way to replace it with new art
and help everybody out. Help us out, help the customer out.”

When asked if she was taking a page out of the president’s
book, Winther added, “Basically, except the government isn’t bailing us out.

Winther said each customer will be allowed to trade in one
“clunker” to get at least 10 percent off the purchase of a new piece of art.
The percentage will vary on the price of the new piece, she said. Winther added
that the program would run indefinitely.

Another new program, one with a definite stop date, is
Sunday with the Artist. Beginning Oct. 18 and running through Dec. 27, the
gallery will feature one artist from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sundays. The artist will
give demonstrations on how they approach their work.

Wadsworth and Stack led off the Sunday with the Artist
program last week, but popular local artist Paul Scarborough picks up the brush
on Sunday Oct. 25. Among the other artists included will be Barbara Tlush and
Dan O’Neill.