Skateboarding and skateboard culture moves beyond sports and recreation with a new art exhibition opening Jan. 12 in Media, writes Jason Udo for KYW Newsradio.

“We know in our community just how creative skating is not just as a sport but sort of bleeds over into the visual arts,” said Stacy Olkowski, founder of the Delco Skatepark Coalition, curator of the new exhibit.

“Skate Scene: Art Inspired By Skate Culture” can be seen at the Media Arts Council until Feb. 18.  It includes more than 100 art pieces created by more than 40 artists.

“We have paintings, collages; we have videography; we have sculpture; we have some furniture pieces, [and] we have, of course, decorated skateboard decks,” said Olkowski.

There will be a number of skate-related events during the exhibit’s run.

Skate-themed Quizzo is happening on Jan. 20. There will be two skate deck design workshops for younger kids and teens on Jan. 21. Live music and skate videos are offered the night of Jan. 26.

The exhibit’s proceeds will go to the artists and to the Delco Skatepark Coalition, which is building ADA-accessible skate parks in Delaware County while advocating for skating spaces nationally.

Skating enthusiast or not, check out more about the skateboard culture exhibition and see what you’ve been missing at KYW NewsRadio.