New year, new exhibit at Darlington

Darlington Arts Center in Concord Township kicks off 2022 with a new exhibit Lynnette ShelleyGallery Opening & Reception on Saturday, Jan. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. Lynnette Shelley is an award-winning Pennsylvania artist specializing in contemporary mixed-media animal and nature paintings. Fusing her great love of wildlife, patterns, and archetypes into her strikingly unique artworks, she creates highly detailed and complex compositions using a sophisticated process…

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Christkindlmarkt!

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Santa at the CCAA

This is the perfect season to level up your holiday shopping by supporting local artists, craftspeople, and galleries! One-of-a-kind gifts abound in the exhibits, shows, galleries, and markets throughout the beautiful Brandywine Valley. The first weekend of December is full of events sure to cheer the spirit and provide gorgeous crafts and pieces of arts to keep it up through the year. At the Chester…

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Sun setting on Christmas in Miniature

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Christmas in Miniature, a 40-year tradition in Chadds Ford, is ending. (File photo) .

A 40-year tradition is coming to an end. This year's Christmas in Miniature, at least as most people in the Chadds Ford area know it, is the last one. And the person who started it all will be retiring and closing her doors in January. Christmas in Miniature was born as the brainstorm of Barbara Moore in 1982 when she was the director of the…

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“Wrap It Up” Exhibit

There is so much to celebrate this year in the Brandywine Valley! As we creep into the holiday season, decorations and cheer abound. Nowhere is that more evident than at the Square Pear Gallery in Kennett Square, where a new exhibit is ready to share joy to visitors and shoppers alike. "Wrap It Up" runs now through January 10th and is the perfect way to…

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BRM reopening after Ida

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(File photo) It's the final days for this season's Brandywine Railroad.

The Brandywine River Museum of Art will be reopening on Nov. 26 after being closed for almost three months because of the flooding from Hurricane Ida. And that includes a modified version of Brandywine Christmas. “We are just calling it the ‘Brandywine Railroad’ this year,” said Nicole Kindbeiter of the museum’s public relations department in an email. “And while there will still be three trees…

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Gallery 222 exhibit opens

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"S'mores" by Randall Graham

There is a distinctly light and positive energy bubbling away at Gallery 222 in Malvern. A lot of that energy comes from owner Andrea Strang, and the rest is supplied by the current exhibit which opened November 10th. Art by Randall Graham and Alison Leigh Menke offers bursts of color to match our stunning fall landscape. Graham is a mainstay of the Chester County art…

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Darlington events are back

After a long time without public events, Darlington Arts Center in Concord Township reopened to the general public with a small exhibit Saturday night. The exhibit featured the works of a handful of artists from the Art 504 Creative Collective. The crowd was small, but Darlington’s Executive Director Eric Thompson said he anticipated that because people are still a little tentative about mixing in public…

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Virtual student art show this Friday

The Unionville High School Student Art Show Committee announced that Josie Tucker has been selected as the UHS Featured Student Artist for 2021-2022. Additionally, Jessica Hall has been awarded 1st honorable mention and Mariel DiNatale has been awarded 2nd honorable mention. Local artist and Student Art Show Committee member Sarah Snyder-Dinsel said, “I am constantly amazed at the caliber of artwork created by UHS students.…

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November art roundup

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Lonely Girl Room by Constance McBride

After the many cancellations, delays, and frustrations of the last two years, the art world is re-emerging with a steady stream of events to entertain and educate. In Chadds Ford and beyond, the excitement is palpable. A wide range of events are coming up to welcome back audiences. There is something for everyone! Check websites or call the venue for updated health and safety measures.…

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Inspired by women

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Portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Merrill Weber

A new exhibition at the Chester County Art Association wants to inspire new generations by showcasing paintings of glass-shattering icons past and present. Inspirational Women, a solo exhibition from local artist Merrill Weber, will feature more than fifty oil paintings of women who have made positive impacts on the world. The Exhibit at Chester County Art Association by Merrill Weber Opens November 11th The women…

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A Wyeth Halloween

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Wyeth family dinner at Halloween, about 1970. Photographer unknown

Driving through the changing Brandywine countryside, currently full of color as the foliage puts on a stunning display, any art lover can’t help but be reminded of the gorgeous landscapes painted by so many local artists, especially those of Andrew Wyeth. However, it wasn’t just the landscape which inspired Andrew Wyeth’s autumnal visions. Some of Wyeth’s most famous paintings prominently display pumpkins and shadowy figures,…

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