Mixed Media: A first on First Friday, starting on Thursday
By Caroline Roosevelt, Columnist, The Times
Gallery DUO starts in on this months’ First Friday a little early. Their reception for Visions of Summer, on Thursday from 7-9pm, will feature new work by gallery owners/artists Alessandra Manzotti and Sus Iserbyt.
Alessandra showed me around the gallery, which is in the old forge building in Fairville. The exposed beams and leaning brick chimney which...
Art Watch: Ivystone Studios holds its debut show
Also: area shows offer great holiday gift options
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
For this last week in November, several holiday art shows present great gift giving ideas, and the new Ivystone Studios in Downingtown has it opening show this Friday.
This weekend, November 25-26, 4-10pm, is the highly anticipated grand opening art show of Ivystone Studios, located at 138 Moore Road in Downingtown....
Art Watch: An evening of the arts
A one-night event in Kennett Sq., Friday
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
April brings a host of wonderful new art shows to Chester County, with many openings this Friday. Openings are exciting art events full of that fresh energy that comes with the unveiling of newly orchestrated show. Artists and customers mingle and chat, and there is food, refreshments and often music to heighten the spectacle...
Art Watch: 40 years for UHS Art Gala
Also: Art Trust’s ‘Gifted’ Show opens Friday
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
The Unionville High School Art Gala celebrates its 40th year of presenting a variety of innovative local artists alongside talented young high school art students from Unionville High School. This wonderful blend of student and professional art always creates such a fun upbeat energy to the show,...
Art Watch: Artisan Wine Trail kicks off
First Fridays, various showings mark beginnings of busy fall
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
This first week in August marks the start of the Brandywine Artisan Wine Trail (www.brandywineartisantrail.com) where every month each of the winery businesses in our area may choose to exhibit art along a different art theme. For August, the art theme is “painting”, and there will be paintings...
Let your holiday shopping be an ‘art’
Art is the best gift, give from your heart
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
Though you may prefer to invest in a large new work of art for your home from a local gallery (a really great idea!), this is a unique time of year to find the more portable and affordable works of art available at holiday shows. Zvezdana Scott, owner of downtown Kennett Square’s Mala Galleria said, ”...
