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Wayne Art Center

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The Wayne Art Center, established as the first art center on the Main Line, has been enriching the cultural needs of the community since 1930. Over 12,000 students and visitors participate in Wayne Art Center classes and events annually. Customized outreach programs are provided to populations in need and use art for therapeutic value.

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  • Contact Info

    Wayne Art Center

    413 Maplewood Avenue
    Wayne, PA 19087

    Phone: 610-688-3553   |   Official Website

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    Full map and directions

  • Accessibility Services

    

  • Accessibility Details

    Access Information: Call ahead to get specific access information for each exhibit.

    Wheelchair Access: A ramped entrance and accessible parking are located on the side of the building. Classrooms, studios and auditorium all have removable seating and can be arranged to accommodate individual needs.

  • • Current Events

      There are no current events at this time.

  • • Upcoming Events

      05/31/12	Plein Air Cooking Wayne Art Center Plein Air Cooking Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center May 31, 2012 In conjunction with its Plein Air exhibit, Wayne Art Center and chef Kim Honig celebrate outdoor cooking! The menu includes lemon grass shrimp with vermicelli, snap peas and snow pea shoots, asparagus salad with morels, sabayon with local strawberries and Riesling.
      06/04/12	Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with A la Maison French Bistro Wayne Art Center Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with A la Maison French Bistro Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center June 4, 2012 Chef Sean McMonagle of A la Maison French Bistro stops by The Kitchen of the Wayne Art Center for a cooking demonstration and tasting. A la Maison, tucked into Ardmore, specializes in rustic French fare.
      06/27/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Chinese Culture & Dance Performance Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Chinese Culture & Dance Performance Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center June 27, 2012 Join the Wayne Art Center in welcoming dancers from the Ming Hui Chinese School dance team as they present a unique performance of Chinese dance and cultural arts. The colorful costumes, traditional music and dynamic dances are sure to entertain!   The performance will run approximately 45 minutes. Come enjoy with your family, and be sure to invite a friend! Thank you to the Minghui School and the Greater Philadelphia Asian Culture Center for their generous...
      07/18/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Art Over Lunch, Jackson Pollock! Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Art Over Lunch, Jackson Pollock! Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center July 18, 2012 Join the Wayne Art Centers own Abby Laible for a colorful arts workshop based on the paintings of Jackson Pollock! Learn about Abstract Expressionism, and the methods Jackson Pollock used to create his magnificent large scale works. Using large papers, and various methods of dripping paint, create your own unique masterpiece to bring home! The workshop will run approximately 45 minutes. Come enjoy with your family and be sure to invite a friend!
      08/01/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Glorious Glass Beads! Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Glorious Glass Beads! Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center August 1, 2012 Did you ever wonder how those beautiful and unique glass beads in your favorite necklace are made? Join Wayne Art Center to welcome Markels Roberts of Diving Cat Studios in Phoenixville, PA. Markels is an accomplished glass artist, as well as studio potter, who will be demonstrating the techniques used to create these treasures in flame worked glass. Each child will leave with their choice of bead on a cord necklace to commemorate the experience! Thank you to Diving Cat...
      08/08/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Play With Your Food! Fun Food Sculpture! Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Play With Your Food! Fun Food Sculpture! Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center August 8, 2012 Carve a little or carve a lot—there's a face hidden in almost any fruit or vegetable, waiting for release! Turn a pepper into a camel, beats to mice, grapes to bugs, or a cucumber into a race car.  You'll never look at a vegetable the same way again! Join Wayne Art Center in welcoming Susie MacDonnell of the Willistown Conservation Trust as she demonstrates the techniques of creating fabulously fun food sculptures! Each child will create a simple creation of their own to...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    05/31/12	Plein Air Cooking Wayne Art Center Plein Air Cooking Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center May 31, 2012 In conjunction with its Plein Air exhibit, Wayne Art Center and chef Kim Honig celebrate outdoor cooking! The menu includes lemon grass shrimp with vermicelli, snap peas and snow pea shoots, asparagus salad with morels, sabayon with local strawberries and Riesling.
    06/04/12	Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with A la Maison French Bistro Wayne Art Center Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with A la Maison French Bistro Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center June 4, 2012 Chef Sean McMonagle of A la Maison French Bistro stops by The Kitchen of the Wayne Art Center for a cooking demonstration and tasting. A la Maison, tucked into Ardmore, specializes in rustic French fare.
    06/27/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Chinese Culture & Dance Performance Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Chinese Culture & Dance Performance Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center June 27, 2012 Join the Wayne Art Center in welcoming dancers from the Ming Hui Chinese School dance team as they present a unique performance of Chinese dance and cultural arts. The colorful costumes, traditional music and dynamic dances are sure to entertain!   The performance will run approximately 45 minutes. Come enjoy with your family, and be sure to invite a friend! Thank you to the Minghui School and the Greater Philadelphia Asian Culture Center for their generous...
    07/18/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Art Over Lunch, Jackson Pollock! Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Art Over Lunch, Jackson Pollock! Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center July 18, 2012 Join the Wayne Art Centers own Abby Laible for a colorful arts workshop based on the paintings of Jackson Pollock! Learn about Abstract Expressionism, and the methods Jackson Pollock used to create his magnificent large scale works. Using large papers, and various methods of dripping paint, create your own unique masterpiece to bring home! The workshop will run approximately 45 minutes. Come enjoy with your family and be sure to invite a friend!
    08/01/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Glorious Glass Beads! Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Glorious Glass Beads! Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center August 1, 2012 Did you ever wonder how those beautiful and unique glass beads in your favorite necklace are made? Join Wayne Art Center to welcome Markels Roberts of Diving Cat Studios in Phoenixville, PA. Markels is an accomplished glass artist, as well as studio potter, who will be demonstrating the techniques used to create these treasures in flame worked glass. Each child will leave with their choice of bead on a cord necklace to commemorate the experience! Thank you to Diving Cat...
    08/08/12	Summer Entertainment Series: Play With Your Food! Fun Food Sculpture! Wayne Art Center Summer Entertainment Series: Play With Your Food! Fun Food Sculpture! Presented by Wayne Art Center at Wayne Art Center August 8, 2012 Carve a little or carve a lot—there's a face hidden in almost any fruit or vegetable, waiting for release! Turn a pepper into a camel, beats to mice, grapes to bugs, or a cucumber into a race car.  You'll never look at a vegetable the same way again! Join Wayne Art Center in welcoming Susie MacDonnell of the Willistown Conservation Trust as she demonstrates the techniques of creating fabulously fun food sculptures! Each child will create a simple creation of their own to...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/10/12- 05/24/12	Family Culinary Classes Wayne Art Center
    03/17/12	Boy Scout Merit Badge Workshop: Post-Processing Wayne Art Center
    03/10/12	Mom & Daughter Jewelry Workshop: Beaded Charm Bracelet! Wayne Art Center
    03/04/12	Boy Scout Merit Badge Workshop: Glazing & Kiln Firing Wayne Art Center
    02/26/12	Boy Scout Merit Badge Workshop: Throwing & Handbuilding Wayne Art Center
    02/25/12	Boy Scout Merit Badge Workshop: Camera Operation Wayne Art Center
    02/11/12	Teddy Bear Tea Wayne Art Center
    02/09/12	Date Night: No Reservations Wayne Art Center
    02/04/12	Family Workshop Day: Ceramic Mug and Saucer Wayne Art Center
    01/26/12- 03/01/12	Learning to See at the Wayne Art Center Wayne Art Center
    01/21/12	A Sweet Art: Cupcake Decorating Wayne Art Center
    01/16/12	School's Out Day Camp: Culture Explorers! Wayne Art Center
    01/12/12	Taste of the Arts Open House Wayne Art Center
    12/27/11- 12/30/11	School's Out Day Camp: A Winter Holiday! Wayne Art Center
    12/17/11	Gingerbread Workshop with Jeffrey Miller Catering Wayne Art Center
    12/10/11	Sugarplum Fairy Tea Wayne Art Center
    12/02/11- 01/21/12	Craft Forms 2011 & Green From the Get Go: International Contemporary Basketmakers Wayne Art Center
    11/21/11- 11/22/11	School's Out Day Camp: Thankful for Art! Wayne Art Center
    11/13/11	Family Concert: Atwater-Donnelly Duo Wayne Art Center
    11/12/11- 11/19/11	Family...Photography...FUN! Wayne Art Center
    11/08/11	School's Out Day Camp: A Few of My Favorite Things! Wayne Art Center
    11/05/11- 12/03/11	A Bounty of Farms: Paintings of Rural Willistown Wayne Art Center
    10/29/11	Boy Scout Pottery Merit Badge Weekend: Glazing & Kiln Firing Wayne Art Center
    10/29/11	Treat or Treat? Kids Culinary Workshop Wayne Art Center
    10/22/11	Fall Workshop Day for Children Wayne Art Center
    10/22/11	Wayne Art Center Ceramic Studio Benefit Pig Roast Wayne Art Center
    10/15/11	Boy Scout Merit Badge Weekend: Throwing and Handbuilding Wayne Art Center
    10/10/11	School's Out Day Camp: ART-Full Autumn! Wayne Art Center
    08/18/11	Art Over Lunch With Abby Wayne Art Center
    07/28/11	Cool Beans Music and Art Wayne Art Center
    07/13/11	The Doc Gibbs Ensemble Wayne Art Center
    06/30/11	The Magic of Eric Hershey Wayne Art Center
    06/06/11- 08/26/11	Summer Art Camp at the Wayne Art Center Wayne Art Center
    05/17/11- 05/21/11	5th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival Wayne Art Center
    05/07/11	Mother's Day Tea & Activity Day Wayne Art Center
    04/30/11	Summer Art Camp Open House Wayne Art Center
    04/17/11- 04/13/11	Artists Equity 62nd Anniversary Members Juried Exhibition Wayne Art Center
    04/09/11- 03/04/11	Family Day of Clay Wayne Art Center
    03/25/11	Spring Off the Wall 2011 Wayne Art Center
    03/19/11	6th Annual Young At Art Exhibition Opening Wayne Art Center
    02/12/11	Teddy Bear Valentines Tea Wayne Art Center
    12/03/10- 01/22/11	Craft Forms 2010 and Christopher Ries Glass Wayne Art Center
    10/23/10	Fall Workshop Day for Children Wayne Art Center
    09/19/10- 10/16/10	Portraits and Other Reflections Wayne Art Center
    05/14/10	The Joann Weinberg Fund Benefit Wayne Art Center
    04/17/10- 05/15/10	ArtQuilt Elements Wayne Art Center
    03/15/10- 04/10/10	Portraiture Beyond Likeness Wayne Art Center
    03/12/10- 04/10/10	From a Throat Smaller than a Finger Wayne Art Center
    04/25/09	Summer Art Camp Open House Wayne Art Center
    04/06/09- 04/09/09	Spring Break School's Out Camp Wayne Art Center
    03/21/09	Spring off the Wall Wayne Art Center