Grab your jacket and pick your pumpkins, it is spooky season in the Brandywine Valley! There are events every weekend throughout October, from new exhibitions to one-of-a-kind shows to art walks. Check websites and social media for updated health and safety measures for each venue. The DelCo Arts Week is taking it up a notch this year, with nine full days of events celebrating art…
A retrospective of the work and life of an artist is a one-of-a-kind exhibition. Beyond simply art, it is a chance to delve into the mind and the stories which lay underneath canvases and paint. The Philip Jamison Retrospective, now on view at the John H. Baker Gallery in the E. O. Bull Center for the Arts at West Chester University, is a stellar example.…
The new exhibit at the Brandywine River Museum of Art is as much about the environment as it is about art. The exhibit is Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art and features the work of four artists working with environmental themes. As BRM Senior Curator Amanda Burdan said, “We think this is such an important exhibition to showcase the two halves of our…
A retrospective of the work and life of an artist is a one-of-a-kind exhibition. Beyond simply art, it is a chance to delve into the mind and the stories which lay underneath canvases and paint. The Philip Jamison Retrospective, now on view at the John H. Baker Gallery in the E. O. Bull Center for the Arts at West Chester University, is a stellar example.…
Is there anything better than the cool breezes of fall on a warm September day? Enjoying them at a festival of course! While many fests are returning this season after a hiatus through the pandemic, exciting new ones are emerging as well. This weekend, the first ever Glass Art Pumpkin Festival will take place at WGK Glass Art in Toughkenamon, PA, next to the New…
This is the second part of a series which follows along as Painter’s Folly in Chadds Ford is restored, updated, and converted to a space celebrating both the past and future of art in the Brandywine Valley. Each article will explore a different aspect of the location and the renovation process, from its history to its use as artistic inspiration to its new purpose. When…
A collection of items from one of the most iconic programs in television history comes to the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester next week. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 8, and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 27, “Star Trek Screen-Used Props and Costumes” offers a unique collection of screen-used and production-made artifacts that span decades, including costumes, weapons, communicators, and even pieces of the…
On cool breezes and pumpkin-spice scented winds, new exhibits are finding their way to the Brandywine Valley! Artists are taking advantage of the moment to explore new themes, mediums, and locales. Take a stroll or a drive—and don’t forget that First Fridays are back in towns around the region! Check websites and social media for updated health and safety measures for each venue. Get in…
Bringing together the work of artists to create an exhibition that engages and challenges viewers is an art form in itself. The juxtaposition can bring new meaning to artwork, whether it is the first time on display or a piece that has traveled around the world for decades or even centuries. When art converges in one spot, magic can happen. Convergence, the new exhibit at…
A new exhibit entitled Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art is coming to the Brandywine River Museum of Art next month. The museum bills the exhibit as one that reflects “the vulnerability of the environment” and highlights the diverse approaches taken by four leading contemporary American artists whose work engages with environmental themes. Fragile Earth will include two galleries of works reflecting on…
This summer, future photographers and photojournalists spent five weeks at West Chester University at the PAW—Photography and Writing—program. Started in 2021 by WCU professors Yanira Rodriguez and Kuhio Walters. The second year again brought together students in conjunction with West Chester Area School District’s Jump Start program, which focuses on historically underserved students. The program ended with a fantastic exhibition where students not only got…