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...

Art Watch: CCAA Members show is ‘awesome’

The one of the biggest and best displays of art in Chester County By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Most of you are undoubtedly familiar with the wonderful adult and children’s classes offered by the Chester County Art Association, but you might not know that every month their galleries have interesting new exhibits that highlight different themes, and that they have auxiliary Art Show...

Art Watch: Enjoy a good vibe…from art

Schaller, Oleski and a CCAA Kriskindlmarkt By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times For the month of December encaustic neo-pop artist Jeff Schaller is showing “Sweet Spot” at Mala Galleria in Kennett Square. Once again, Mala has allowed for a total interior and exterior transformation by the visiting artist.  This December, Mala is an infusion of Jeff Schaller’s sexy, fun, brash...

Art Watch: Sarah Snyder-Dinsel; 2014 Studio Tour

Local illustrator turns to custom painted furniture .. and The Chester County Studio Tour 2014! By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Local illustrator Sarah Snyder-Dinsel has turned her BFA degree in Illustration into a home business, creating lovely custom painted furniture.  This Thursday Sarah will be exhibiting her canvases as well as her painted furniture at the Thursday Pop up Art Show at...

More than two dozen artists set for show

‘Evening of the Arts’ will benefit Historic Kennett Square Historic Kennett Square is pleased to announce “Evening of the Arts,” an art show and sale on Friday, April 4, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Located in the Genesis Healthcare Building  at 101 East State Street, this exhibition and sale featuring local and regional artists was created to increase public awareness of the arts and provide...

Art Watch: Kimberly Knorr

Inspired to Abstraction by the colors and energy of the Brandywine Valley By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times This week’s featured artist is Kimberly Knorr who is an acrylic abstract painter who uses the beauty of Chester County’s Brandywine Valley as her artistic inspiration.  She earned her BFA, with a minor in Art History at West Chester University and spent a year of independent...

Unionville Art Gala is a big hit

By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times A display of art work by the Unionville High School Art Gala’s featured artist, Jeff Schaller. Once again, the event brought artists from around Chester County and beyond to show their works and offer them for sale. The 2013 Unionville Art Gala held at Unionville High School in Kennett Square was a great success drawing large crowds during the Friday Night...

Art Watch Special: Unionville Art Gala

2013 Unionville Art Gala sets the stage for local art By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times The 2013 Unionville Art Gala will open to the public Friday November 8th from 6-9pm and finish the following day, Saturday November 8th from 10am-3pm. Sixty local artists will exhibit original artworks priced from $5 to $5000, in a wide range of media including painting, jewelry, ceramic and metal art. This...