Arts & Entertainment

Museums across the country have had to seriously contemplate how they move forward as we slowly come out from under the pandemic. In an article for Hyperallergic written last summer, writer Michael Press stated what many have confirmed since then, “In reality, museums merely reflect the massive inequalities in society at large. After the pandemic, museums may represent an even greater concentration of wealth in…

A series of solos is on display at Steel City Coffeehouse and Brewery in Phoenixville. Every month an artist involved with The Artist Initiative, in partnership with Teresa Haag & Steel City, hangs a group of small works, covering one wall of the café. On the first Sunday of each month a new collection of works are revealed. Phoenixville artist Kim Lutschaunig’s show “Lovely Day” is…

A lazy Sunday morning in late June, warm and muggy, was a good day for the Brandywine River Museum of Art to reopen to the general public after a three-month hiatus for some renovation. New restrooms, a redesigned gallery, a new sculpture out front, and a new exhibit featuring the works of Ralston Crawford is on display for the reopening. The sculpture Boy with Hawk,…

In West Chester, Church Street Gallery is hosting two popular local artists. Karen Delaney’s sculptures have been paired with Erica Brown’s encaustic paintings. It’s the first time Church Street has displayed sculpture throughout its space. The show titled “On and Off the Wall”, is on view through July 3rd. In Kennett, a new show titled “Float” opens at Square Pear. A live reception is being…

The Brandywine River Museum of Art will reopen to the public on Sunday, June 20, with a new special exhibition, Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War. During its temporary closure, the Museum underwent several facility renovations to the second and third floors, including a complete refurbishment of the restrooms on the second floor — making them fully ADA accessible — as well as switching…

In a hot studio in Toughkenamon, Rachael Calderin leans towards a fiery furnace as she heats the glass on the end of her pipe to the right temperature for blowing air into the molten glass. Two customers stand by to participate in creating their own unique glass ornament at WGK Glass Art’s event – “Design Your Own Spring Ornament.” “Glassmaking is much more involved than…

Think you’ve seen it all when it comes to the Brandywine tradition of painting? The new exhibition at The Art Trust is out to prove you haven’t. The gallery is currently hosting two art professors from West Chester University with a show cheekily titled “Bridges, Barns & Cows, Oh My!”. Kristopher Benedict and Kate Stewart offer their unique perspectives in response to the beloved art tradition so…

Longwood Gardens announced today that its Fireworks & Fountains Shows will return this summer with six new awe-inspiring shows. The summer lineup includes: Spirit of America Saturday, July 3 at 9:15 pm (Tickets on sale June 1 at 10 am) Celebrate the unbreakable soul of America with selections inspired by the spirit of the country felt in the 1700s to World War II to the…

Saturday's spring festival and art show for the Chadds Ford Historical Society was as much a celebration and a hope for renewal as it was an art show and fundraiser. The event was held at Thornbury Farm, owned by Randell Spackman, who is also the Historical Society president. "I think this turned out successfully," Spackman said. "There are great people out here, and all the…

With an eye on resuming live performances this summer, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center has been looking at technology. Uptown! has completed the installation of an iWave Air Purification System in all areas of the historic theater in West Chester to create a healthier environment for returning patrons. The theater is planning a couple of shows in June and July featuring the music of Live…