28th Celebrate Swarthmore Artists Exhibit Opening Reception Friday, JUne 7, 6-8 pm

June’s Art Exhibit is the 28th Annual Celebrate Swarthmore Artists & Photographers group art exhibition featuring many local artists with various artwork styles and mediums. The exhibit will be on display through June and includes art and photography from Richard Robinson, Marie Koethe, Kevin Koethe, Adrianna Borgia, Celia Adams, Sydney Evans, Joan Sobel, Megan Lee Wenger, Andrea Bruno, Edward Tuohy, Kathy Agostinelli, Skip Gosnell, and Martha Perkins.

The opening reception is Friday, June 7, 6-8 pm. The event is free and open to the public. On your stroll through town for June’s First Friday, stop by Borough Hall, meet the many talented artists, and enjoy complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. 

Swarthmore Friends of the Arts sponsors the exhibit. 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.

Calling Local Artists & Photographers – submit Your work for our Group Show Coming In June

First 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. 

Completed entry forms are due by: Wednesday, May 24

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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.

August’s Art Exhibit “Past and Present” Presents the Intriguing Abstract art by Local Artist Nancy Markezin

August’s Art Exhibit, titled “Past and Present”, presents the original abstract artwork of local artist Nancy Markezin. The exhibit will be on display through the month of August at Swarthmore Borough Hall.

The opening reception is Friday, August 4, 6-8 pm. The event is free and open to the public. On your stroll through town for First Friday, stop by Borough Hall, meet the artist, and enjoy complimentary refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.

“I describe myself as a non-objective abstract painter who paints ‘what my mind sees’ partly as a result of my training in applied arts and graphic design”. Ms. Markezin’s work reflects a desire for color design and repetition of patterns to convey to the viewer a certainlevel of organization, accomplished with line, color, and space.

Ms. Markezin has exhibited locally at the Community Arts Center, Widener University, and various galleries throughout the Philadelphia area, including 12 years with 3rd Street Gallery in Philadelphia.  For the past 20 years, Nancy has monitored the Abstract Studio at the
Community Arts Center.”

Swarthmore Friends of the Arts sponsors the exhibit. 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.

The Swarthmore Artists Group Exhibit Has been Extended through July

July’s Art Exhibit is the extended 27th Annual Celebrate Swarthmore Artists & Photographers group art show currently hanging in Borough Hall. The show features over 20 local artists with various artwork styles and mediums. The exhibit will be on display through July and includes artwork from artists Richard Robinson, Adrianna Borgia, Darleen Walling, Charley Parker, Afif Hanna, Pete Prown, Paul Woolf, Sydney M Evans, Danielle Callahan, Megan Lee Wenger, Kathy A Andersen, Jessica Graae, Betty Wallace, Jessica Donohue, Andrea Bruno, Colleen McCarthy, Jeanne Lovern, Kim Scott, Adie Woolf, Skip Gosnell, Martha Perkins, and, Michele Southworth.

Swarthmore Friends of the Arts sponsors the exhibit. 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.

27th Celebrate Swarthmore Artists Exhibit Opening Reception Friday, JUne 2, 6-8 pm

June’s Art Exhibit is the 27th Annual Celebrate Swarthmore Artists & Photographers group art exhibition featuring over 20 local artists with various artwork styles and mediums. The exhibit will be on display June 2nd – July 30th and includes artwork from artists Richard Robinson, Adrianna Borgia, Darleen Walling, Charley Parker, Afif Hanna, Pete Prown, Paul Woolf, Sydney M Evans, Danielle Callahan, Megan Lee Wenger, Kathy A Andersen, Jessica Graae, Betty Wallace, Jessica Donohue, Andrea Bruno, Colleen McCarthy, Jeanne Lovern, Kim Scott, Adie Woolf, Skip Gosnell, Martha Perkins, and, Michele Southworth.

The opening reception is Friday, June 2, 6-8 pm. The event is free and open to the public. On your stroll through town for June’s First Friday, stop by Borough Hall, meet the many talented artists, and enjoy complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres. 

Swarthmore Friends of the Arts sponsors the exhibit. 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.

Last Call! Deadline to submit extended to May 30. Calling Local Artists & Photographers – submit Your work for our Group Show Coming In June

Last 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 in the month of June. 

Entry forms due: extended to May 30

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.

Entry forms due: extended to May 30

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.

date Change for May’s Artist Exhibit Reception – Next Friday, May 12th, 6-8pm

May’s Art Exhibit “Explorations”, 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 8 or nine years to explore a variety of media together, and to be inspired by each other’s work and spirit of adventure.

The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception on Friday, May 12th, from 6-8pm.

An exhibition of original mixed media artwork by Molly Wing Berman, Georgianna Grentzenberg, Gail Herring, and Michele Southworth will be on display from May 3rd through May 30th at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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.

May’s Art Exhibit Presents Mixed Media Artworks by The Mixed Media Studio Artists Group

May’s Art Exhibit “Explorations”, 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 8 or nine years 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 3rd through May 30th at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue. The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception on Friday, May 12th, 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.”

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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.

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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.”

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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 paintings by landscape artist Robert Bohne´

April’s Art Exhibit “Close To Home”, brought to you by Swarthmore Friends of the Arts, presents the paintings by artist Robert Bohne´.

An exhibition of original paintings by Mr. Bohne will be on display from April 4th through April 30th at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue. The public is invited to the artist’s opening reception on Friday, April 7th, from 6-8pm. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Robert Bohne´ was born in Chester Pa. in 1953 and now resides in Brookhaven Pa. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Fleisher Art Memorial, and the Barnes Foundation. He currently runs two workshops at the Phila. Sketch Club and he heads a Sunday Landscape painting group named Landscape Painting Phila. Bohne´ paints a variety of subject matter in a representational style with a preference for landscapes.

For more info: Robert Bohne Artist

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.

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.