Art
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Upper Darby High School Senior’s Artwork Set for Display in Nation’s Capitol
The artwork of Upper Darby High School senior Blya Ange Krouba has been chosen to represent the First Congressional District as part of the 2017 Congressional High School Art Exhibition, writes Ryanne Persinger for The Philadelphia Tribune. The 12th-grader, who was born in the Ivory Coast, created the mixed media artwork after she was told…
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Media’s Academy of International Ballet the Region’s First School to Have Composer in Residence
The Academy of International Ballet in Media has announced the appointment of Jennifer Nicole Campbell as Composer in Residence. “This amazing opportunity makes our ballet academy the first in the region and one of the very few in the nation to have a professional classical composer in residence,” said AIB artistic directors Anastasia Babayeva and…
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Havertown Woman Starts Landslide of Kindness by Painting Rocks
People are stumbling across surprising inspiration all across the Delaware Valley, and it started with a single rock. Havertown’s Jamie Sottnick has started a landslide of kindness simply by painting rocks. “It has become so big. Such a simple idea has brought so many people together,” she said in a Daily Times report by Anne…
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Former Scott Arboretum Protégé Now Brooklyn’s Senior Arborist
He established his arborist roots in the fertile soil of the Longwood Gardens Horticulture Program and pruned his expertise with hands-on work at Swarthmore College’s Scott Arboretum, and now Chris Roddick is the grounds foreman and senior arborist at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. “It was supposed to be a summer job,” Roddick said of his…
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Villanova Priest’s Life a Moving Work of Art
His artistic handiwork with fabric, thread, and stained glass is so moving that it has graced churches as far as Italy and Japan. And now, after 26 years, it is literally moving to a new home. The Rev. Richard Cannuli is downsizing to another Augustinian residence on Villanova’s campus. In the process, he will sell…
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Maine Museum Celebrates Andrew Wyeth as His Works Are Re-Evaluated
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is celebrating the centennial of the birth of artist Andrew Wyeth with five exhibitions of his works, writes Bob Keyes for the Portland (Maine) Press Herald. Considered by many a controversial artist, the Chadds Ford native is known for his evocative and mysterious paintings of the Maine mid-coast…
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Garnet Valley Grad, Former College Baseball Player Wins Food Network Championship
Despite being the youngest of nine Food Network competitors and one of the bottom two bakers at one point, Garnet Valley High School graduate Jordan Pilarski had a secret ingredient that laid the foundation for his $50,000 win in the Spring Baking Championship: architecture. “I wanted to be an architect forever,” Pilarski said in a…
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Chadds Ford’s Brandywine River Museum Gifted Wyeth Art from Merging DuPont
The demise of the DuPont Co.’s Wilmington headquarters has led to a procession of famous artwork – like N.C. Wyeth’s “Island Funeral” – across the state line to a “delighted” Brandywine River Museum of Art. The museum, near the Wyeth family’s Chadds Ford homes and studios, has been given a share of 20 DuPont-owned artworks,…
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Cake Artist from Glen Mills Wins Regional Competition
Cake artist Kristin Weldon Peri of Glen Mills won Philadelphia’s “Let Them Eat Cake” competition for her Most Artistic design. The competition featured specially designed cakes drawing from bakers and cake artists across the Philadelphia area in the theme of “A Variety of Childhood Fun & Fantasy,” which benefitted Variety – The Children’s Charity. The…
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New Novel Brings to Life the Woman in Andrew Wyeth’s Best-Known Painting
Her story runs so much deeper than the hues of blue sky and the texture of an earthy horizon, and so a new novel brings to life the woman who inspired Andrew Wyeth to paint “Christina’s World.” As Chadds Ford celebrates the centennial of Wyeth’s birth, author Christina Baker Kline reveals her tribute to the…
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Folsom’s Rock School Prepared Glenolden Native for Success on National Television
Before moving on to wow the country with her performances on The Voice, a new star on the country music scene honed her singing and songwriting skills at Folsom’s Let There Be Rock School, according to sponsored content from Philadelphia magazine. Delaware County’s Audra McLaughlin has a powerful voice and a powerful message after her…
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Evolution of Wyeth’s Imagery on Display in Upcoming Exhibit Celebrating 100 Years Since His Birth
With a keen sense of “distilling the essence of character” into paintings prized for their 20th century realism, Andrew Wyeth achieved “immense public success,” and left a legacy renowned across the world. This year, an important art exhibit will look back and showcase the artist’s life on the milestone 100th year since his birth. “Andrew…
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Historic Lansdowne Theater’s Potential Return to Glory Creating a Buzz
Alongside a thriving restaurant scene, the hub of entertainment in many small towns in America is a local theater. That’s certainly the case for the Media Theatre, which raises the curtain on five Broadway musicals and many children’s productions each year. And the mere anticipation of the return of the Lansdowne Theater to its former glory…
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Local Artists to Sell Work During Media Arts Council’s Annual Holiday Sale, Exhibit
The lights, color, and sparkle of the season extend from the charming storefront shops on one end of State Street to the Media Arts Center and Gallery at the other. Annually, artists sell their original work during the Holiday Exhibition, running this year from Dec. 3-23. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception…
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U.S. Postal Service to Mark Centennial of Andrew Wyeth’s Birth with Stamps Featuring His Work
The United States Postal Service has announced that it will issue a pane of stamps in 2017 inspired by the art of Andrew Wyeth to commemorate the centennial of the artist’s birth, according to ArtfixDaily.com. Wyeth was born and spent his life in Chadds Ford, home of the Brandywine River Museum of Art, which displays…
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Elwyn’s 15th Annual Art Exhibit, Benefit for Children with Special Needs a Success
Artwork by students from various special education programs at Elwyn was on display at the 15th annual Student Art Exhibit held at the White Manor Country Club in Malvern. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and dinner while socializing and viewing the dazzling art displays. Both live and silent auctions were also held. The art show…
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Andrew Wyeth Painting the Inspiration for Protagonist of New HBO Series
“Christina’s World,” the magnum opus of the late Andrew Wyeth, has served as the inspiration for the protagonist of a new HBO series, writes Allie Gemmill for Bustle.com. The 1948 painting by the renowned Chadds Ford artist has influenced the character of Dolores in Westworld, a science-fiction thriller that debuted this month and is receiving…
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Tour of Historic Art in Chadds Ford Impresses
Delaware County has one of the Northeast’s most prized art attractions in Chadds Ford, where the display of art by the Wyeth family continues to impress people near and far. Travel writer Martha Steger detailed her Chadds Ford weekend immersion “in the arts and sites showcasing works of the Wyeth family and the Brandywine School…
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