Mixed Media: Keeping up with the Main Line Art Center
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
I hope you had the opportunity to tune in to WCHE 1520AM on Wednesday when I interviewed the new Executive Director for the Main Line Arts Center, Thomas Scurto-Davis for Art Watch.
In preparation for any interview, I write out a script that I follow which contains a series of questions peppered with some fun tidbits I like to add for authenticity, like...
Mixed Media: Local artists on display in Seattle, ‘Fusion’ comes to Del. Contemporary
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
I’m going to start off today’s article by bringing up an art event in Seattle. Why, you ask? Greenville gallery, Somerville Manning, will be posted up there for the Seattle Art Fair on August 2nd – 8th. I lived in Seattle for a few years, wrote art coverage there as well, and am heart-warmed to see the intersection of the Brandywine Valley and the...
Summer arts schedule kicks into high gear locally
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Welcome back to Mixed Media after a little midsummer hiatus! I hope everyone enjoyed their Independence Day celebrations and have successfully digested all of that potato salad and recovered from any fireworks related injuries. We’ve got a few events coming up.
Thursday, July 19, Art Trust in West Chester will be hosting the artist talk for their current...
Mixed Media: Summer is a fun time to try new things
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Orange Slime Mold with Puffballs and Lichen by Patrick Jacobs
Ohhhh! There are so many interesting things happening this month – specifically of the more contemporary persuasion. Summertime can be a bit of a roll of the dice, considering so many art organizations slow down their regularly scheduled programming to accommodate waning summertime crowds....
Mixed Media: Weather proves a challenge to local art shows
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
I hope no one wound up trespassing on Scarlett Thicket Farm last Saturday because of my article! The show has been rescheduled for this Saturday, June 9, due to last weeks’ inclimate weather. We will see what happens THIS Saturday, as this spring has been a real nail-biter when it comes to the fruition of weather predictions. At any rate, check out Abstractions...
Mixed Media: A lot to look forward to in June
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
I hope everyone enjoyed the Chester County Open Studio Tour last weekend. It’s so fun to see artists and art appreciators alike come together in the more intimate studio setting; for artists to have the opportunity to showcase their process, and for art appreciators to take in the unique headspace and physical work space of their favorite local artists....
Mixed Media: Art coming up everywhere for spring
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Did you get out for the May First Friday last weekend? I made it down to Carspecken and Scott on Thursday night for the opening of Frances Roosevelt’s solo exhibit of recent work.
The gallery was bustling!
A work by Olga Nelson
In addition to that, the Square Pear Fine Art Gallery (formerly Mala Galleria) made its debut with its new name last week. Their...
Mixed Media: The School exhibition edition
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Summer vacation hasn’t started yet, but several art locations are hosting collections of student art from the 2017-2018 school year and you should make your way over to check them out. Here’s a listing of the local offerings, as well as a few other upcoming events.
First off, because it’s happening TODAY, I should mention that the Delaware College of...
Art Watch: Artist of the Month: Philip Jameson
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Celebrated West Chester artist Philip Jamison is the star of two important exhibitions this month, a retrospective show at Mala Galleria in Kennett Square, and his paintings are also featured significantly this Saturday in a live auction of the art collection of John L. Hall, at Chester County Art Association. Possibly no other living artist today has played...
Art Watch: WC annual fall gallery walk & First Friday art stroll in Kennett
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Fall First Friday Art shows are back, with the wonderful West Chester Gallery Walk and Kennett Square’s First Friday Art Stroll – both happening this Friday October 6th from 5-9pm. With exciting new gallery openings as well as pop up art spaces at various local businesses, these First Fridays are a terrific, fun way to spend an evening.
Food, drinks and...
