Opening March 3, 2023, at The Oxford Arts Alliance, “IMAGINED” presents the work of 9 Chester County abstract sculptors, curated by artist Jill Beech. The nine artists are: John Baker, Jill Beech, Katee Boyle, Michael Csuy, Lisa Fedon, Lele Galer, Mike Kahler, Rhoda Kahler, and Helen Mason.
The sculptural materials include paper pulp, steel, wood, textiles, clay and rubber. The opening reception for the show is Friday March 3, from 5-8pm, and this is free and open to the public.
Jill Beech, “IMAGINED” curator and sculptor, explained that “The resourceful use of diverse materials and the subject matter in these artists’ works affirm the role of imagination and abstraction in art. A viewer’s responses to these sculptures may vary greatly…and may differ greatly from the impulse that motivated the artist. That is one of the fascinations of abstract art!” Jill Beech is a sculptor who primarily works with paper pulp, wire and clay, in the creation of her abstract forms. Jill is a professor emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center. Her imagination is fueled by forms found in nature, as well as from her extensive travels abroad.
The Oxford Arts Alliance is located at 38 South Third Street in downtown Oxford. For more information about this vibrant community-based arts and music organization, go to www.oxfordart.org.
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A lineup of sought-after design professionals will deliver flair to Delaware with talks, workshops, and demonstrations featuring their expertise in floral elegance, table décor, home fashion, wine, and entertaining throughout March at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
Participants in the House of Style event series will dive into the latest design trends and learn how to use them in their living spaces. With different themes on March 4, 11, 18, and 23, every design devotee will find an event – or a day of events – that interests them. Details and tickets can be found at https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/design-month-at-winterthur/.
Speakers include Scott Kravet, chief creative director of Kravet Inc., a luxury home-fabrics company; Erika Kurtz, chief operating officer and designer for New Moon Rugs; and Margot Shaw, founder and editor-in-chief of Flower magazine. (Headshots available.)
On March 11, a day designated to the study and appreciation of textiles, visitors will get a sneak peek of this year’s Yuletide display at a pop-up exhibit called Fashioning Yuletide. This preview will feature work from local designers Shawn Baron Pinckney and Asata Maisé Beeks. These two talented artists will discuss their design process and demonstrate techniques. Their work is a reflection of modern designs influenced by Ann Lowe. Ann Lowe: American Couturier – running from September 9, 2023, through January 7, 2024 – will be the largest-ever exhibition of Lowe’s work, featuring 40 iconic gowns, many of which have never been on public display, and will illuminate her evolution as a designer from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Student participation in Winterthur House of Style has been generously funded by Currey & Company.
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ABOUT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM, GARDEN & LIBRARY
Winterthur—known worldwide for its preeminent collection of American decorative arts, naturalistic garden, and research library for the study of American art and material culture—offers a variety of tours, exhibitions, programs, and activities throughout the year. Admission includes an introductory house tour, exhibitions, a narrated tram ride (weather and space permitting), and the Winterthur Garden.
Winterthur is located on Route 52, six miles northwest of Wilmington, Delaware, and five miles south of U.S. Route 1. Winterthur is committed to accessible programming for all. For information, including special services, call 800.448.3883 or visit winterthur.org. Winterthur is closed seasonally from early January through late February.
Featuring mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis, our next symphony concert includes music by 19th and 20th century composers inspired by myths and legends of the past.
The concert opens with two works by the great French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. The orchestra will first perform Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and will then be joined by mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis in Ravel's Scheherazade. Following the intermission, the DCS will perform the second suite from Aram Khachaturian's ballet Spartacus and the ever-popular symphonic poem The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas.
This “Myths and Legends” concert, featuring mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis, will take place March 5, 3 PM, in Neumann University’s Meagher Theatre.
Soukjin Park / Hayeong Kang
Ora et Labora
February 13 - April 2, 2023
3715 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
Open House with the Artist: Saturday, March 11, 2023 | 3 - 8 PM
“Simply being persistent enough to devote a lifetime of effort to being a serious artist was a considerable accomplishment for a 19th century woman, when marriage and its concomitant domestic duties so often meant the end of even the most promising careers.”
- Linda Nochlin, “Women Artists after The French Revolution: Women artists 1550-1950,” Art in America, 1976
SALIIM PROJECTS is delighted to present its inaugural exhibition titled Ora et Labora, featuring works of two South Korea-born artists, Soukjin Park and Hayeong Kang. The exhibition will be on view from February 13 until April 2, 2023 at 3715 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Meaning ‘Prayer and Labor,’ Ora et Labora brings together two women artists and their work created over a period of a decade. Upon embarking on their journey into marriage and motherhood, both artists go on to spend the countless and nameless hours serving their young families at home. In a time that our culture today calls “leave,” the artists encounter exhaustion and fragility, but also find their artistic perspectives purified and expressions refined. This exhibition celebrates each artist’s distinctive, expressive language attained through years of introspection and artistic endeavor.
Soukjin Park
In Park’s I am a Farmer series, Park uses a fountain pen with Indian ink to painstakingly weave one fine stroke to another. The laborious collection of delicate knots renders undulating rhythm while subtle nuance of light coalesces into visually intense abstractions. Evoking cultural and artistic traditions such as lace making and crochet knitting, Park’s industrious and instinctive mark-making is an articulation of her soul as her abstract landscape becomes the visualization of the inner workings of her mind.
Following the sudden death of her mother in 2014, Park relocated with her husband and two children from New York City back to her family farm in a remote, idyllic town in southeastern Korea. Between long hours of arduous, but rewarding labor in the farm alongside her widowed father and taking care of her young children, Park weaved bags and clothes - a place of healing, contemplation and artistic expression.
The complex layers of emotions from her experience on the farm as a young mother are interwoven within her atmospheric oeuvre – her scars from struggling through the fatigue and stress of the farm and house work blended with her recollection of the rewarding harvest of raspberries, the smell of cherry tomatoes in the greenhouse, and the picturesque memories of her young children on the farm. “This work is an extension of myself – an articulation of my emotions and memories on that farm and the restoration of my identity as an artist” says Park.
Hayeong Kang
Residing and working in South Korea, Kang knits, sews and weaves as she films, photographs, and sculpts, exploring the boundaries of decorative and fine arts. Consisting of 11 monochrome photographs and various fabric sculptures, My Mother’s Home encapsulates her multidisciplinary practice that explores the themes of renewal and rebirth, temporality and fragility of human existence.
Having lived and studied video art in Paris, Kang presents an emotionally-charged, poetic impressions of life which encompasses East Asian aesthetics and Western sensibilities.
Printed in traditional hanji, or mulberry paper, the black-and-white sceneries of nature in a deep mountain village in Gangwon province in Korea turn into a moralizing landscape that echoes the art historical genres of the seventeenth-century Dutch landscape and still-life. As images of the dilapidated house, the scallop plate raised above debris, or tattered cassette tapes remind viewers of the ephemeral nature of life, the blooming cotton flower and snow covered buds offer a promise of hope and renewed life.
# 031030 features a ruined hanok in a rustic village. Whether it is the cadenced geometric form of a broken window or the oscillating shadows in a shattered door, Kang’s sceneries harness a vibrant and textural beauty that hovers between representation and abstraction; they are simultaneously ethereal and earthly, mundane and foreign, serene and full of life.
Kang approaches reality with a purity of emotions, awe and reverence. Any place that surrounds her, whether it is in the ordinary scene of her living room or the majestic mountainside of her mother’s hometown, becomes her sanctuary for prayer, contemplation and source material. “There is a moment and a scenery that starts a conversation with me, and I am trying to capture them.” says Kang.
About the Artists
Soukjin Park (b.1983) lives and works in Suwanee, Georgia. After earning her BFA in textile arts at Hongik University in Seoul, Korea and studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, Park received her MFA in Fiber Art at the Cranbrook Academy in Michigan.
Born and raised in Korea, Hayeong Kang (b.1980) studied video art at Ecole National Superieure d’arts de Paris-Clergy in Paris, France. She currently resides and works in Seoul, Korea.
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Chadds Ford Elementary School will present its 74th Annual Art Show and Sale on Friday, March 17, 2023, from 7:00 pm -10:00 pm, for an adults-only opening night, as well as a family-friendly day on Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 10:00 am -4:00 pm. We are excited once again to host the time-honored, volunteer-run event at Chadds Ford Elementary School. There is no admission fee for this event. This year’s Featured Artist is Stephen Brehm, and our Donating Artist is Steven Oliver. The event will showcase close to 70 local and regional artists’ work in an array of mediums, across palates and price points. We are thrilled to welcome many artists who are new to the show this year, with close to 20% of this year’s artists showing with us for the first time. Patrons may purchase artwork as well as artisans’ jewelry, wooden items, glass designs, and much more. Chadds Ford Art Show and Sale offers the unique opportunity to meet the artists and
discuss their work on both days of the show. We will also feature our ever-popular raffle table of items donated by local businesses and families.
About the Annual Chadds Ford Art Show and Sale
The late Betsy Wyeth, wife of the late Andrew Wyeth, founded the Annual Chadds Ford Art Show and Sale in 1949 and remained involved while their sons Jamie and Nicholas Wyeth were students at Chadds Ford Elementary. The annual event continues to serve as the school’s largest annual fundraiser. Last year’s event was instrumental in helping the school build its new playground, which will be enjoyed by many generations of Chadds Ford students to come.
Art Stroll Kennett Square
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First Friday West Chester
Join professional photographer Mary Louise Ravese for a flower garden trifecta in this photography workshop based in America's Garden Capital - the greater Philadelphia area. We will visit the area's crown jewel - Longwood Gardens, during the prime time for the spring bulb bloom. This extensive garden on the former duPont estate offers a variety of flower and plant subjects in both outdoor gardens and a large indoor conservatory. Next, you'll have a "straight out of Holland" experience at a tulip farm. Acres of tulip rows of different colors offer a variety of photo possibilities including closeups, shoot throughs, and intentional camera movement. Rounding things out, you will visit at least another one of the area's 30+ gardens - which one will be revealed at the workshop because Mary Louise will select it based on the bloom conditions the week of the workshop.
What you'll learn
In this workshop you'll learn a variety of photography techniques:
- achieving a selective focus shallow depth of field look
- maximizing depth of field through focus-stacking
- shooting intimate landscape vignettes
- creating painterly looks using intentional camera movement
- creating ethereal images with a soft glow look - achieved either through using multiple exposures, or a Lensbaby "Velvet" specialty lens to combine sharpness with pleasing blur
The combination of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on photography shooting sessions is sure to spark the imagination, and encourage you to produce some unique and beautiful images. During the workshop, we will have the opportunity to share photos within our group and receive supportive image feedback. In addition, Mary Louise will be available to help you with image editing guidance and assistance choosing your best images.
Who should Attend
Suitable for the experienced beginner, intermediate and advanced DSLR or mirror-less camera user. Participants should understand basic camera operation, and be comfortable working in Aperture Priority or Manual Exposure modes.
UNIONVILLE COMMUNITY FAIR
HOLDS “SPRING SHINDIG” FUNDRAISER
WITH ENTERTAINMENT BY POPULAR 2UESDAY NITE BAND
The Unionville Community Fair will hold its 2 nd Annual “Spring Shindig” fundraiser on
Friday, April 21 from 6pm to 10pm at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square.
A fun, entertaining night is planned with dinner (beef sandwiches, stuffed shells, and
salad), a cash bar, and raffles. Dance to the popular 2uesday Nite Band. Caricatures
by Mac McCourt will add to the excitement. Tickets are $45 per person and can be
purchased at www.ucfair.org
ABOUT THE UNIONVILLE COMMUNITY FAIR
The Unionville Community Fair is proud to have the largest display of local
agriculture, agribusiness, and handicrafts in southeastern Chester County.
Celebrating its 99th year, the fair judges more than 500 categories for ribbons and
cash prizes! Exciting new acts will join past fair favorites such as the Ghosts of
Chester County Haunted Tent, Giggles & Grins, STEM tent, live music in the Beer &
Wine Garden, a 5k Walk/Run, Cow Pie Bingo, and more. The Unionville Fair Parade
will return this year to kick off the festivities! The fair will be held October 13, 14 &
15 at 113 E. Street Rd., Kennett Square. Visit www.ucfair.org for more information.
Celebrate Earth Day with the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center on Saturday, April 22, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., as its theater transforms into a fun, educational cornucopia of conservation magic.
“Our planet is rapidly changing, and the choices we make can have an influence,” explained Paul Taylor, AHMEC’s Education Programs Manager. “Over one billion people the world over will be joining together that day to learn and discuss what humans can do to positively impact the environment.”
AHMEC’s Earth Day Celebration features stations with hands-on science demonstrations for ages 6 through adult, like rising seas, temperature mapping, and alternative fuels. Other interesting activities include water conservation, saving natural land cover, helping pollinators thrive, and how to recycle, reduce, and reuse everyday items.
Everything is included with the cost of admission. No registration required.
Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson to create awareness for the protection of the environment and a sustainable future. His idea, which began as “teach-ins” on American university campuses, evolved into rallies nationwide, passage of key environmental legislation like the Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act, and formation of the Environmental Protection Agency. By 1990, the movement went global, and continues to impact people of all generations.
Contact AHMEC at 610-436-9600 for more information. Visit the website at www.americanhelicopter.museum.
The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center, located at 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, is the nation’s premier aviation museum devoted exclusively to helicopters. Established in 1996, the nonprofit organization collects, restores, and displays rotary-wing aircraft, including over 35 civilian and military helicopters, autogyros, and convertiplanes.
You Are Invited
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023 at 7 P.M.
THE RESTORATION OF THE JOHN HOPE HOUSE:
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Plans are being finalized to preserve, stabilize, and restore the John Hope House, an 18th century house located on Baltimore Pike adjacent to the Pennsbury Township Municipal Building. For this year’s annual meeting presentation, The Pennsbury Land Trust has chosen to focus on the historic house’s architectural significance within local history, the methods used to investigate its structural history, and what the restoration plans are for the coming year. On behalf of The Pennsbury Land Trust and Pennsbury Township, Margo Leach, NCARB; Aaron McIntyre, Township Supervisor; and John Milner, FAIA, will co-present this comprehensive overview of the past, present, and immediate future of the John Hope House.
The Friends Folk Club kicks off it's 37th Season with a return visit by the Ronstadt Brothers, on Friday , April 28th at 7:30pm.
Ronstadt Brothers continue a musical tradition passed from generation to generation in the Ronstadt family. Michael Gilbert and Peter Dalton, Ronstadt Brothers, represents five generations of the family’s musical traditions in North America.They present a new and fresh take on the traditional Southwestern and Mexican songs of their family’s heritage while offering innovative original material to millennials discovering the treasure of roots music. An aural illustration of inception to creation, this musical journey will take you from the past to the present steeped in the Americana vein. Carrying forward a sound closely tied in its infancy to their aunt Linda and their father Michael, join the Ronstadt Brothers on their journey through the Post-Modern American West. Individually and together, Stateside and across the pond, the trio’s worldwide touring and recording credits include such diverse artists as Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, Dixie Hummingbirds, David Bromberg, Nydia Rojas, Tish Hinojosa, Muriel Anderson, and Mariachi Vargas, to name a few.
St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church is located at 116 Lancaster Pike
Oxford, PA 19363 . Doors open at 7:00pm and starts at 7:30pm. Proceeds from this concert will benefit St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church.
Tickets are $15 cash at the door.
Children 12 and under are free.
For more information call: 610-869-8076. Day of show until 4 pm.
Email: [email protected] or visit www.ronstadtbrothers.com/
The Friends Folk Club is an all volunteer-community run concert series. Come visit the best (and loved) little concert series in Southern Chester County since 1986!
The BVC presents Karl Jenkins’ renowned choral work, in a new theatrical setting — incorporating music and interpretive dance.
The Armed Man communicates a powerful declaration for world peace — blending lyrics based on Muslim, Hindu, and Japanese texts, with traditional biblical passages and classic poetry.
Although composed in the 1990s — its message is more urgent now, than ever before!
Special Guest: Unionville High School Chorale
with orchestral accompaniment
ABOUT THE BVC
The BVC was created to add the art and beauty of choral music to the fine arts repertoire that is available in the Brandywine Valley region.
Today, approximately 40-50 auditioned members strong, this fine group of individuals performs semi-annually throughout the lovely Brandywine Valley, including Unionville, West Chester, Kennett Square, and Wilmington.
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First Friday West Chester
The Delaware tradition of Point-to-Point returns for its 45 th year
An antique carriage parade, a Rolls-Royce display, a tailgate competition judged by a Food Network star, pony races, and a thrilling steeplechase await visitors on May 7, 2023, at the 45 th annual Point-to-Point at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
This year’s judge is celebrity pastry chef Dru Tevis, winner of Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship in 2022 for
season 9; he has been the corporate pastry chef for SoDel Concepts since 2018. A resident of Lewes, Tevis received a
Grand Diploma in Professional Pastry Arts and graduated class valedictorian from the International Culinary Center in
New York City.
“As a Delawarean, it thrills me to take part in an iconic Delaware institution such as Point-to-Point,” Tevis said.
Point-to-Point is a festive day of pageantry, fun for the entire family, and thrilling horse-racing action, with purses totaling
$60,000.
The full schedule of events includes the beloved Parade of River Hills Foxhounds, the Keystone Region Rolls-Royce
Owners’ Club Antique Auto Display, and the spectacular George A. “Frolic” Weymouth Antique Carriage Parade.
Contests include the always-fashionable Best Dressed Head to Toe and tailgate-party judging, online fantasy-stable
betting through StableDuel, and children’s stick-pony races. The Marketplace offers shopping, with wares offered by local
merchants, and attendees can enjoy special activities, crafts, and contests provided by community organizations at the
Winterthur Hunt.
As usual, the “mane” attraction will be the finest riders and horses on the National Steeplechase Association race circuit,
which provide unparalleled equestrian excitement. “Point-to-Point is a Delaware tradition like no other,” said race director Jill Abbott of Winterthur. Tailgate parking spaces and guest wristbands go on sale March 1. For more information and to purchase, visit Winterthur.org/PTP.
Advance sales only. All parking and admission must be purchased by Saturday, May 6, 2023. No will call. No wristbands
or tailgate credentials will be mailed after April 28. Event is rain or shine. No refunds.
Proceeds from this year’s Point-to-Point support key environmental and landscape stewardship initiatives such as
Winterthur’s Natural Lands program managing woodland, meadow, and wetland habitats throughout the estate;
preservation of the Winterthur Garden; and initiatives to invite members and visitors to enjoy almost 1,000 acres of
conserved land.
A Point-to-Point Pre-Event will be held March 30 from 4 to 6 pm at Bluecoast Seafood Grill in Rehoboth Beach to sample
the restaurant’s Rail Tent menu. Information about the Rail Tent at Point-to-Point is available at Winterthur.org/PTP.
Also, every Tuesday in March and April is Timber Cup Tuesday at participating restaurants. Guests can purchase a Point-
to-Point Timber Cup cocktail and a portion of sales will be donated to the SoDel Cares Foundation and Point-to-Point. A
list of participating restaurants can be found at sodelconcepts.com.
Sponsors for the 2023 Point-to-Point event include Draper & Kramer Mortgage Corp., Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Raw
Bar, Woodford Reserve, and Constellation.
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ABOUT WINTERTHUR MUSEUM, GARDEN & LIBRARY
Winterthur—known worldwide for its preeminent collection of American decorative arts, naturalistic garden, and research
library for the study of American art and material culture—offers a variety of tours, exhibitions, programs, and activities
throughout the year. Admission includes an introductory house tour, exhibitions, a narrated tram ride (weather and space
permitting), and the Winterthur Garden.
Winterthur is located on Route 52, six miles northwest of Wilmington, Delaware, and five miles south of U.S. Route 1.
Winterthur is committed to accessible programming for all. For information, including special services, call 800.448.3883
or visit winterthur.org.
A devotional manuscript made in the 1780s that is too fragile to display is being digitized and will be available to the public in 2024. On May 12, scholars and advisers will gather at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library to discuss what the manuscript has revealed so far. They will share their work and perspectives on the manuscript and how it helps them better understand life and art in an early American borderland: the town of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Curtis Symphony Orchestra to perform at Longwood Gardens May 12
The upcoming 7 pm Curtis Symphony Orchestra performance on May 12 at Longwood Gardens marks the first time the full orchestra will perform at Longwood, and the only chance to experience the orchestra in the region before they embark on their Curtis On Tour West Coast engagements.
With Longwood’s Meadow Garden as a backdrop, the May 12 program includes performances of Bartók, Tchaikovsky, and the world premiere of Curtis alumna Dai Wei’s Curtis-commissioned Awakening Lion. Combining traditional Cantonese Lion Dance elements with Western orchestral music, Awakening Lion features the use of unpitched percussion instruments such as Chinese bass drums, which are commonly heard in the accompanying music of the Cantonese Lion Dance.
Tickets are on sale now at longwoodgardens.org for the May 12 Curtis Symphony Orchestra performance. Ticket includes all-day Gardens Admission.
In celebration of Mother’s Day and the upcoming Ann Lowe: American Couturier exhibition, this special concert features works by women composers of the 20th century.
Enjoy chamber music performed by Kennett Symphony musicians, interspersed with insightful commentary by Michael Hall, music director. Selections include Amy Beach’s String Quartet, Op. 89, and Florence B. Price’s Piano Quintet in A Minor. $25; $20 for Members. $10 for students.