Art
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Lancaster Art Vault: A Vibrant Creative Hub Breathing More Life Into Downtown
Just steps from Lancaster’s Gallery Row and the convention center, a once-quiet corner at Orange and Queen Streets now pulses with creativity. The Lancaster Art Vault, a 15,000-square-foot gallery and artist studio collective located at 100 North Queen Street in the heart of downtown Lancaster, has rapidly become one of the city’s standout arts destinations…
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Delaware County Has a Bell in Honor of the Nation’s 250th
Delaware County got its own bell as part of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the nation, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. A fiberglass bell sculpture was unveiled Oct. 20 and is on display at the ShopRite in the Drexeline Shopping Center in Drexel Hill. It’s all part of the Bells Across PA public…
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Learn to Knit and Crochet at Roots Knitting Academy in Havertown
Roots Knitting Academy and Shop in Havertown is a labor of love by two friends who met when they were eight years old, began knitting together and have never stopped, reports Bob Kelly for FOX 29 Philadelphia. The shop has also been seeing more visitors lately as knitting is becoming more popular once again. “I…
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Media Art Community Creates State Street Pride Rainbow Crosswalk
The Pride crosswalk art project on State Street in Media Borough involved everyone, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The rainbow crosswalk was designed by artist Victor Surbrook. It became a reality at State and Plum Streets with the help of volunteers, supported by the Media Arts Council, Media Borough, and the Media Business…
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Seventh Annual Delco Arts Week Puts Delaware County Talent on Display
Delaware County’s arts and cultural organizations are on display throughout the county this week with the seventh annual Delco Arts Week, starting Saturday, Oct. 4, and continuing to Sunday, Oct. 12. The week’s ode to creativity will feature more than 50 events over nine days, with thousands of residents and visitors enjoying live music, dance,…
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“Voices of Philly” is the Theme for October’s Mural Arts Month Celebration
Mural Arts Philadelphia (“Mural Arts”), in partnership with presenting sponsor TD Bank, has announced the Mural Arts Month 2025 celebration this October, honoring the theme Voices of Philly. For more than four decades, Mural Arts has worked in partnership with communities throughout Philadelphia to create murals that tell the story of our citizens and neighbors, creating a visual biography of…
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Massive N.C. Wyeth Painting Finds New Home with Grandson Jamie Wyeth
A massive N.C. Wyeth painting is staying in the family thanks to a recent display by Jamie Wyeth, reports Tim Furlong for NBC10 Philadelphia. Jamie Wyeth, son of Andrew Wyeth, recently acquired a sixty-foot wide and nineteen-foot tall mural by his grandfather, famed painter N.C. Wyeth. The mural now hangs at a newly-constructed barn at…
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Hidden Jamie Wyeth Portraits of Andy Warhol Finally on Display
Andy Warhol, as depicted by Chadds Ford artist Jamie Wyeth, is now available for public viewing in a New York gallery, 50 years after Phylllis Wyeth hid the artwork from view in their Chadds Ford home. Wyeth met and befriended Warhol in New York City after leaving his parents’ Chadds Ford home in 1965 at…
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Philadelphia is Prime Destination This Fall for Arts
Philadelphia has emerged as the prime destination in the United States this fall for everything new, historic, and vibrant happening across the arts, writes Chadd Scott for Forbes. Calder Gardens will open September 21 at 2100 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Named after Philadelphia native and acclaimed sculptor Alexander Calder, the site blends art, culture, environmental awareness,…
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Norristown Beautification Project Brings Art and Upgrades to Main Street
Norristown is getting a fresh look, thanks to a beautification effort that’s transforming everyday infrastructure into art and more welcoming streetscapes, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter. At the corner of DeKalb and Airy streets, Philadelphia artist Neasie Blaze recently turned a traffic signal box into a striking portrait. This is part of a larger…
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Chester Artist Hayden Richards Creates Eagle Portrait in Time for Home Opener
Chester-based artist Hayden Richard saw in his mind the image of a massive bald eagle bringing the championship Lombardi Trophy home and began painting it, writes Wakisha Bailey for CBS News Philadelphia. “This big bald eagle is coming home,” Richard said, spreading his arms like wings. “Before the Eagles won the Super Bowl, I started…
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West Philly Art Teacher Creates New WebComic Series Highlighting the History of MOVE
MOVE has a long and storied history in Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia art teacher Peter Coyle has created a new way to detail that history, writes Shae Lake for NBC10 Philadelphia. Coyle is the creator, author, and illustrator behind the new webcomic series, “MOVE vs the System.” The first comic strip launched on June 21,…
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Delaware County’s First Chalk Art Fest in Chester Really Popped
Chalk artists from all over the country brought their talents to the pavement outside Subaru Park in Chester this past weekend for the first-ever Delco Chalk Festival, writes Trish Hartman for 6abc. Artist Nicole Kleinman from West Jordan, Utah, created a lifelike chalk portrait of Anna from “Frozen,” built in several layers while using her…
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This Black-Owned Candle Studio in New Hope Carries Historic Significance
Wax N Scent Studio in New Hope is a cozy candle-making studio located on Main Street that gives locals the chance to craft their own creations, reports Eva Andersen for CBS News Philadelphia. The business was first opened in 2020 by Moe Simmons and her husband Ningi. Moe noted that she wanted to give people…
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Glenside Artist Zenos Frudakis Has Sculpted Everything from Monuments to Figurative Works
Glenside artist Zenos Frudakis, best known for his Freedom monument, has sculpted everything from large-scale monuments and portrait statues to busts and figurative works throughout his distinguished career, reports Hank Flynn for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Frudakis’ work can be found throughout Philadelphia and his work can be easily recognized for its striking detail and realism.…
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A Chadds Ford Dairy Farm a Favorite Scene for Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth must have drawn the Kuerner Farm a thousand times over 70 years, contemplating a scene less than two miles from his childhood home, writes Adam Clair for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Karl Kuener Sr., a German World War I machine gunner, ended up renting and, eventually, owning a farm in Chadds Ford and raising…
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Levittown Photographer Captures Magical Connection Between Two Strangers
Amanda Johnson, a photographer from Levittown, takes photos of strangers meeting for the first time, and her latest pictures have gone viral, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS News. Johnson enjoys playing matchmaker, offering what she calls “stranger sessions.” “I get two strangers together and we have fun, take a photo shoot, and apparently the internet…
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An N.C. Wyeth Painting Used in 1929 Good Housekeeping Story Auctioned to Help Chadds Ford Church
An N.C. Wyeth painting used as an illustration for a 1929 Good Housekeeping story was auctioned June 8. Funds raised from the sale will help renovate the Chadds Ford church where it hung, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The winning bid has not yet been announced, but it was estimated the painting…
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