Call for Local Artists & Photographers to submit work for our Group Show! Artists 18 years of age or older, who reside in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (including Swarthmore College students), are invited to participate in the Annual Swarthmore Artists Group Exhibition to be held at Swarthmore Borough Hall the month of June.
One or two pieces of original art (paintings and illustration, any medium including photography) that have not previously been exhibited at Borough Hall, may be submitted. Reproductions will not be accepted. Work intended for hanging must be framed or matted and wired for hanging. Work that is not designed to hang on a wall will be included in the exhibit only if it can be safely displayed within the available exhibit space. Questions about the suitability of a particular work for the exhibit, or to arrange for delivery of artwork at a time other than specified above, should be directed to Martha Perkins, martha.perkins@gmail.com.
Please contact Martha Perkins, 484-574-3158, martha.perkins@gmail.com with any questions. For requests made by voice or e-mail, leave your email address and/or phone number.
May’s Art Exhibit “Joint Effort”, brought to you by Swarthmore Friends of the Arts, presents art by The Mixed Media Studio, a group of area artists who have come together weekly for the past decade to explore a variety of media together, and to be inspired by each other’s work and spirit of adventure.
An exhibition of original mixed-media artwork by Molly Wing Berman, Georgianna Grentzenberg, Gail Herring, and Michele Southworth will be on display from May 12th through June 10th at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue. The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception on Friday, June 5th, from 6-8pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Molly Wing Berman studied printmaking and painting in art school, and spent many years as an art and preschool teacher. For the last 10 years she has worked primarily in pastels. She says “The spirit of play and experimentation are central to my art practice. I am interested in movement and color and the feeling I have when I see an animal in nature. I blend abstract art and realism. All of the pieces in the show are a combination of oil paint and pastel on paper.”
Georgianna Grentzenberg also studied printmaking and painting in art school, before embarking on a 20-year career working in various professional capacities at a number of Philadelphia art and archaeological museums. In her own artwork, she has developed a whimsical artistic style of detailed, fluid and fantastical imagery, using ink and colored pencils.She uses this style in creating decorative ceramic tiles and vessels that echo her drawings. Most recently she has returned to an earlier interest in exploring mixed media, using found objects and creating more abstract works.
Gail Herring has had a wide ranging career as an artist working in various media, and with experiences from teaching art, to graphic design, and numerous collaborations in community-based art projects. She retired from full-time teaching when she moved to Media, and now teaches a variety of classes for children, teens and adults at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford. She says that “Nature has always been the focus in my artwork. Experimenting with mixed media has inspired me to think about color and texture in new ways, different from my traditional detailed botanical illustration techniques.”
Michele Southworth has had day jobs as a lawyer, divorce mediator, family therapist and training program director, with various artistic interests woven throughout. For 20 years she pursued a passionate interest in ceramic work, and in 2011 turned to mixed media painting. She says “In my work as a psychotherapist and as an artist, I frequently find myself exploring the beauty that we can find in the fragments and broken pieces that are a part of us all, as well as those fragments and broken things that we find along our way. Working now in mixed media painting and printmaking, I start by putting down color, creating texture, and then layering on lines, more color, more texture, more lines and forms, using all of the scraps and broken things, to discover what emerges.”
The exhibit is sponsored by Swarthmore Friends of the Arts. For information about Swarthmore Friends of the Arts or to submit a request for your own show, visit www.swarthmorearts.org or contact Martha Perkins, martha.perkins@gmail.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for exhibition schedules and images of inspiring artwork by our local artists.
April’s art exhibit presents the artwork of local artist Megan Lee. The exhibition will be displayed from April 1 through the end of the month at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue.
The public is invited to the artists’ reception Friday, April 3rd, 6-8 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
“I’m very interested in finding my paintings along the way: in the process and the layers I can discover more about the things I choose to reveal or cover up; the things we remember and the things we forget; the things we find precious, beautiful, worthwhile, hard. In my work I use trash, found objects and debris, gold leaf and pressed flowers; things that have been discarded and things that have been delicately preserved. I think both are valuable and substantive.”
December’s art exhibit, “Hidden Spaces, Special Places”, presents land and town-scape paintings of the Swarthmore area by various local artists.
The Board of Friends of Little Crum Creek Park hosts the fourth annual Plein Air Artists Painting fundraiser exhibit, “Hidden Spaces, Special Places”, at Swarthmore Borough Hall. This event is in partnership with Swarthmore Friends of the Arts. Sales of the art support Friends of Little Crum Creek Park and local artists.
The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception on Friday, December 5th, from 5 to 7 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
September’s art exhibit “Water (and the Creatures that Inhabit that Space)” presents paintings by artist Molly Wing-Berman. Her show will be on display from September 3 through the end of the month at Swarthmore Borough Hall, located at 121 Park Avenue.
The public is invited to the artist’s reception on Friday, September 5th, 5-7 pm. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
The spirit of play and experimentation are central to Molly’s art practice. Observing birds in their habitats provides her with incredible inspiration; the movement and the color of an animal in nature are truly special to her art. “Rather than rendering a photographic interpretation of a subject or place, I’m more interested in a feeling or sense, blending abstract and realism. I try to intuit how much realistic attention each painting needs to leave room for the viewer to respond.”
For further information and to see her works, please visit MollyWingBerman.com
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Exhibit hours are M-Th 9am – 8pm, Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 3pm, Sun 1 – 5pm.
August’s art exhibit “Here at Home” presents captivating oil paintings by local Swarthmore artist Susan O’Reilly. Her show will be on display from August 1 through the end of the month at Swarthmore Borough Hall, located at 121 Park Avenue.
The public is invited to the artist’s reception on Friday, August 8th, 6-8 pm. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
Susan O’Reilly is an accomplished Pennsylvania-based artist known for her work in fine arts, particularly oil painting. With over 30 years of experience, she has built a reputation as both a skilled artist and a dedicated instructor. Ms. O’Reilly graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts and English Literature from St. Joseph’s University, followed by post-graduate studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Ms. O’Reilly’s work has been widely recognized and exhibited. She is represented by the F.A.N. Gallery in Philadelphia. Her artwork has been shown in prestigious shows, including the Salmagundi Club, the National Art Gallery, the Hudson Valley Art Association in New York, and the Pennsylvania State Museum.
Beyond her artistic practice, Ms. O’Reilly is a committed educator. She shares her expertise with students of all levels at Susan O’Reilly Studio LLC. She previously served as an instructor and board member at the Wallingford Community Arts Center.
For further information and to see her works, please visit susanoreillyart.com.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Exhibit hours are M-Th 9am – 8pm, Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 3pm, Sun 1 – 5pm.
July’s art exhibit “Retro Expressions” presents the artwork of Juliana Mansfield. Her show will be on display from July 2 through the end of the month at Swarthmore Borough Hall, located at 121 Park Avenue.
The public is invited to the artist’s reception Friday, July 11th, 5-7 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
Juliana Mansfield is a fine artist, currently living and making art in southeastern Pennsylvania. She has received recognition for her graphics and printmaking in the past, while exhibiting primarily in New York State’s Hudson River Valley and Westchester County, as well as Northern New Jersey. She is a retired, credentialed healthcare professional and art therapist, who now enjoys making paper collages, paintings, drawings, and paper dyeing. Many recently finished pieces are mounted on wooden blocks. Others are on archival paper. Juliana exhibits on Instagram and has a growing art shop on Etsy. She often derives her inspiration from nature’s colors and textures, and the play of light and movement. Coastal and mountainside travels have provided inspiration and subject matter for her. The contrast of hard and soft, directionality, and positive and negative space are often evident in her work.
Juliana has enjoyed her virtual studies with The London Drawing Group over the past several years. She is a professional member of the Visual Artists Association, the Professional Artists Association, The National Art Educators Association, The National Tutoring Association, and PAA’s facebook-vetted Fine Artists Community. She is a retired professional member of the American Art Therapy Association.
June’s art exhibit presents a variety of paintings by a talented group of local Swarthmore artists. This is the 29th group exhibition and will be on display from June 4 through the end of the month at Swarthmore Borough Hall, located at 121 Park Avenue.
The public is invited to the artists’ reception Friday, June 13th, 6-8 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
The Group Show includes artists Jeanne Lovern, Alison Masterpasqua, Dana Crossan, Sydney Evans, Erin Johnson, Kathy Agostinelli, Joseph Hasenauer, Jessica Graae, Celia Abrams, Colleen McCarthy, Alexis Young, Maura Cullen, Megan Lee, Skip Gosnell, Michele Southworth, Martha Perkins, and Joan Sobel.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Exhibit hours are M-Th 9am – 8pm, Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 3pm, Sun 1 – 5pm.
April’s art exhibit, “The Friday Group”, presents the artwork of Gail Herring, Lisarose Ferri, Janet Moyer, Margaret Ewing, and Pete Prown. The exhibition will be displayed from January 3rd through the 28th at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue.
The public is invited to the artists’ reception Friday, April 4th, 6-8 pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
The Friday Group includes artists from the Wallingford Community Arts Center (CAC) and its Friday “open studio.” These 2D artists have met for several years, working on their pieces and also discussing each other’s work constructively. In the process, they’ve created a community of people who paint, draw, create mixed-media works, and more. It’s a vibrant (and ever-growing) group who are now friends and strive to support each other’s work at CAC and beyond.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. Exhibit hours are M-Th 9am – 8pm, Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 3pm, Sun 1 – 5pm.
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