Art Watch: Playing games at the Art Trust

Plus, four First Friday art gallery openings By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times First Friday is always exciting as it heralds in new art shows for the month, and usually entertains us with fun, free, and friendly artist receptions that involve food, wine and lots of lively conversation. The most unusual new art show by far, very far, is the “Twister” exhibition opening at The Art Trust...

Art Watch: New shows popping up across the county

First Friday for September is Art-Abundant! By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Although many of us will be looking to enjoy one last burst of summer, either sitting by the pool or spending time with friends, there are a number of interesting art happenings this Labor Day weekend. In Kennett Square, Mala Galleria welcomes abstract painter Ellen Catanzaro in a new gallery show entitled “Nature...

Art Watch: Summer takes wing

Warmer weather embraces themes of flight, bicycles and garden parties By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times With Summer art themes of bicycles, planes, and garden parties, this Summer is shaping up to be quite idyllic.  Mala Galleria‘s June Exhibit gives back 10% of the sales proceeds to the Urban Bike Project which supports Wilmington communities by providing access to bicycles as a healthy,...

Art Watch: Steeling the town in Kennett Sq.

Busy spring art scene continues into June with showings and events By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Any casual strollers through Kennett Square in the past weeks would have been stopped in their tracks at the new public art sign for Philter coffee house in downtown Kennett Square across from Talula’s Table.  It is a stunningly beautiful combination of welded and forged steel, which combines...

Art Watch: Celebrating the Art Trust

The Art Trust is celebrating its tenth year in downtown West Chester By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times You may have noticed a hub of activity every month at the Meridian Bank  at 16 West Market Street in downtown West Chester. Rarely does one see a bank office so brimming with people after 5pm! In the case of the Meridian Bank, they are the showplace for a small group of local artists who call themselves...

Art Watch: Delaware Valley Collage Cooperative

Plus; Art Sales at Chester County Art Association and DCCA By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times The Delaware Valley Collage Cooperative is having a Popup show this Thursday at Galer Estate Winery in Kennett Square from 4-8pm.  One of the original DVAL artists,  Linnie Greenberg, says it was “serendipity that brought a few women together in the winter of 2011” at a collage class on the...

Art Watch: Jeremy McGirl, Katie Naber

Pop-Up Art shows are a popular new part of the Chester County Art scene By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times What exactly is a Pop up Art Show? Pop up Art Shows are  temporary art exhibits that are set up and taken down in a short amount of time in an unusual location. Galer Estate Vineyard and Winery in Kennett Square has been holding successful Pop up Art shows every Thursday for over a year, with...