“If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it”
— Johan Huizinga
Building Expression With Jeannine Dabb
"This series of work developed as a response to the world around me. This year, I felt more than ever the need to show the female spirit as a strong force, One which is diverse but united…”
Lyons’ Share: Past and Future of a Modern Medium
"The Lyons' Share" opens on Thursday, September 5th, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, at the
Chester County Art Association: Creative Space For Everyone
in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The exhibit, featuring four clay monoprint artists plus representative works of Lyons, runs through September 24th.
Gallery at the Old Post Office Announces Exhibits
Hanover’s Gallery at the Old Post Office has announced its 2024 exhibit schedule through late summer.
Clay & Pigment at the Out Door Country Club
The “Clay & Pigment” exhibit at York’s Out Door Country Club features both clay monoprints and photographs of artist Andrew Smith of Visual Realia, LLC.
Open for Interpretation: An Open Exhibit
“Approximately two dozen artists are represented in the exhibit with mediums utilizing acrylics, pastels, oils, watercolors, wood, pen, mixed media, and more.”
Bringing The Outside In: The “Scapes” Exhibit
The “Scapes” exhibit, running from November 5th to December 14th, 2023, at the Gallery at the Old Post Office, offers a wide variety of artistic works. Visitors will note examples of both authentic plein air works and others that depict our spacious lands, water, and towns.
Creator Five: Rita Whitney
It’s not uncommon for those in the creative sectors of our communities to have strong connections across and between those who are active professionally or as avocations. In south-central Pennsylvania, one of those connective arms is the Cultural Alliance of York County. Its Director of Communications, Rita Whitney, lets us take a peek into her own artistic background in this Creator Five.
Visit to the unentitled Exhibit at Marketview Arts
Early during the summer of 2022, several members of the Collective Rogue Arts (CRA), an informal group of area creatives, artists, and entrepreneurs in south-central Pennsylvania, began discussing an exhibit of works focusing on collaborations between two or more artists. The result is “unentitled,” a collection of works by seven artists of various mediums.
Images "Captured" and Revealed in South Central Pennsylvania Photography Exhibit
The "Captured" exhibit is held at the Gallery at the Old Post Office, built in 1913, a building with its own historical past. The exhibit brings us to today's photography styles with twenty-three artworks from eleven regional artists
History Imprinted: The Paper/Printed Exhibit at Hanover’s Old Post Office
The Old Post Office, as it’s referred to now, remains a work of art, and in addition to hosting offices, its stunning open area will be the home of art exhibits featuring regional artists.
The Gallery at the Old Post Office is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibit, “Paper/Printed,” featuring thirteen area artists sharing examples of printmaking and works on paper other than the more common painting or photography.
Creator Five: Cisco Soto
Follow Cisco Soto’s photography, and you may find two general tracks: his action-oriented sports work and his efforts to document his community of York, Pennsylvania. Catch some of his visual wrestling moves in this Creator Five session.
Creator Five: Jim Mackey
Jim Mackey uses many avenues to share his creativity, including poetry and oil painting. But perhaps the artist is best known regionally for his fascinating chainsaw wood carvings (some referred to as “totems”) and found art assemblages.
Creator Five: Ivy Rodgers’ Look Back and a Re(new)ed Forward Motion
For painter and multimedia artist Ivy Rodgers, time is the frame of reference for her 2023 show, re(new). Each work was created in the six months immediately before the exhibit.
Chasing the Light with Mary Moores
“When regional art lovers think of Mary Moores’ artworks found in galleries and exhibits, they’ll most likely have her pastel works in mind. But visit her social media accounts, and you’ll often see a sketchbook and drawings in her hands, sometimes with works not yet completed, giving the viewer insight into her art and approach.”
Creator Five: Gourd Artist Reagan Bitler
Godahavom Gourds artist Reagan Bitler changes our perceptions of the intricacies of working with gourds as an art medium.
Creator Five: Steph Holmes
Artist Steph Holmes describes much of her work as whimsical, and her interest in ecology is put into use in her art.