{"id":22753,"date":"2017-01-17T07:42:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T12:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=22753"},"modified":"2017-01-17T07:42:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T12:42:43","slug":"library-to-host-reception-exhibit-for-local-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=22753","title":{"rendered":"Library to host reception, exhibit for local artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2959\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Untitled1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2959\" class=\"wp-image-2959 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Untitled1.png\" width=\"178\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen O\u2019Lone-Hahn<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WEST GROVE \u2013 Landenberg artist Karen O\u2019Lone-Hahn has created many paintings as well as pottery, books, and other items in her own folk-art style. From nostalgic black-and-white portraits to whimsical cows and cats in colorful acrylics, O\u2019Lone-Hahn\u2019s works express a rich and talented imagination. Now her art is on view at Avon Grove Library, where paintings and signed copies of her books are available for sale through March.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to have a well-known artist like Karen exhibiting here,\u201d said Lori Schwabenbauer, director of Avon Grove Library. \u201cOne of our objectives as a public library is to bring the arts and art education to our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The library will host a reception for O\u2019Lone-Hahn on Saturday, January 28, 4-6 p.m. All are invited to meet the artist, discuss her works, and enjoy free refreshments. No registration is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt has been my constant companion and I am grateful to be a creative force in the world,\u201d said O\u2019Lone-Hahn, whose desire is to create beauty, enjoyment and inspiration for those who see her works. \u201cOver the years, I have spent time painting the people, memories and visions from my own life as well as developing multiple series of subjects that I am interested in or which come from my unfettered imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Located in the heart of West Grove, Pa., Avon Grove Library is a vital educational institution, offering equal opportunity for self-directed learning, research assistance, and enriching experiences to over 30,000 people of all ages in southern Chester County. The library\u00a0is a member of the Chester County Library System<strong>.\u00a0L<\/strong>earn more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avongrovelibrary.org\">www.avongrovelibrary.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST GROVE \u2013 Landenberg artist Karen O\u2019Lone-Hahn has created many paintings as well as pottery, books, and other items in her own folk-art style. From nostalgic black-and-white portraits to whimsical cows and cats in colorful acrylics, O\u2019Lone-Hahn\u2019s works express a rich and talented imagination. Now her art is on view at Avon Grove Library, where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[8428,8429],"class_list":["post-22753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-karen-olone-hahn","tag-west-grove-library"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22754,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22753\/revisions\/22754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}