Events
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Young Artists Camps
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center June 18-June 22, 2012 Looking for summer activities for your kids? Abington Art Center's young artists camps for children ages 7 to 12 are designed to build artistic skills and techniques in painting, drawing, sculpture and more. Be inspired and have fun while exploring people, places and things all centered around the arts.
Fantasy Illustration Camp (June 18 - 22) : Create characters from your imagination, tell a story and then illustrate your own book to take home.
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Abington Art Center |
06/18/12 -
06/22/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
2D & 3D Toy Design - Young Artists Camp
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center July 2-July 6, 2012 Looking for summer activities for your kids? Abington Art Center's young artists camps for children ages 7 to 12 are designed to build artistic skills and techniques in painting, drawing, sculpture and more. Be inspired and have fun while exploring people, places and things all centered around the arts.
2D & 3D Toy Design Camp:
Imagine, draw and create your own three-dimensional toys that are unique and different from any that you would find in the stores.
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Abington Art Center |
07/02/12 -
07/06/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
2D & 3D Automobiles - Young Artists Camp
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center July 23-July 27, 2012 Looking for summer activities for your kids? Abington Art Center's young artists camps for children ages 7 to 12 are designed to build artistic skills and techniques in painting, drawing, sculpture and more. Be inspired and have fun while exploring people, places and things all centered around the arts.
2D & 3D Automobiles:
Design your own fast and sleek racing autos, cars of the future and more. Then grab your driver’s license and head on down the road.
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Abington Art Center |
07/23/12 -
07/27/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Draw, Paint, and Illustrate - Young Artists Camp
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center August 13-August 17, 2012 Looking for summer activities for your kids? Abington Art Center's young artists camps for children ages 7 to 12 are designed to build artistic skills and techniques in painting, drawing, sculpture and more. Be inspired and have fun while exploring people, places and things all centered around the arts.
Draw, Paint and Illustrate:
This class will go over different drawing and painting techniques that will build your background in the fine arts.
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Abington Art Center |
08/13/12 -
08/17/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Fantasy Illustration - Young Artists Camp
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center June 18-June 22, 2012 Looking for summer activities for your kids? Abington Art Center's young artists camps for children ages 7 to 12 are designed to build artistic skills and techniques in painting, drawing, sculpture and more. Be inspired and have fun while exploring people, places and things all centered around the arts.
Fantasy Illustration Camp:
Create characters from your imagination, tell a story and then illustrate your own book to take home.
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Abington Art Center |
06/18/12 -
06/22/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Learning to See: An Introduction
Presented by Violette de Mazia Foundation at Abington Art Center June 12-June 28, 2012 Introduce yourself to the language of the arts, the challenge to the artist, and the important role you the viewer play in the experience. Come away with useful tools for appreciating the arts and learn the direct relationship between art and daily life.
This 6-session introductory class is appropriate for everyone and applies Violette de Mazia Foundation's objective approach to the arts to a variety of themes and topics.
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Violette de Mazia Foundation |
06/12/12 -
06/28/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
The Large Flowerheads in Concert
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center July 5, 2012 Grab a blanket and bring your family and friends to enjoy great out-door performances from the Sculpture Park’s Susquehanna Bank stage at Abington Art Center this summer! Join Abington for The Large Flowerheads concert. Concerts at the Manor are co-presented by Abington Art Center and Abington Township Parks & Recreation and sponsored by PECO.
More information is available at abingtonartcenter.org.
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Abington Art Center |
07/05/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Commonwealth Classic Theatre
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center July 12, 2012 Grab a blanket and bring your family and friends to enjoy a great out-door theater performance from the Sculpture Park’s Susquehanna Bank stage at Abington Art Center this summer! Commonwealth Classic Theatre will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder. Theater in the Park is co-presented by Abington Art Center and Abington Township Parks & Recreation and sponsored by PECO.
More information is available at abingtonartcenter.org
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Abington Art Center |
07/12/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
The Fleeting Ends in Concert
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center July 19, 2012 Grab a blanket and bring your family and friends to enjoy great out-door performances from the Sculpture Park’s Susquehanna Bank stage at Abington Art Center this summer! Join Abington for The Fleeting Ends in concert. Concerts at the Manor are co-presented by Abington Art Center and Abington Township Parks & Recreation and sponsored by PECO.
More information is available at abingtonartcenter.org.
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Abington Art Center |
07/19/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Alec Gross in Concert
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center July 26, 2012 Grab a blanket and bring your family and friends to enjoy great out-door performances from the Sculpture Park’s Susquehanna Bank stage at Abington Art Center this summer! Concerts at the Manor are co-presented by Abington Art Center and Abington Township Parks & Recreation and sponsored by PECO.
More information is available at abingtonartcenter.org.
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Abington Art Center |
07/26/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
KIDFEST + The Plants in Concert
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center August 2, 2012 Join Abington for an outdoor event featuring hands-on workshops and exhibits, food, games, and live music all tailored to kids. Musical guests, The Plants, are a WXPN Kids Corner favorite and will inspire imagination and creativity with eclectic lighthearted tunes. More information is available at abingtonartcenter.org.
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Abington Art Center |
08/02/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Advanced Drawing for Teens
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center June 21-July 26, 2012 This class will take you to the next level of artistic study. The teacher will guide you through the drawing process in black, white and color and strengthen your understanding of the fundamentals of art and design for some great results.
Please sign up at least 2 weeks prior to the start date.
Limit: 10 students.
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Abington Art Center |
06/21/12 -
07/26/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Oil Painting for Teens
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center June 19-July 24, 2012 This is a great class to immerse yourself in the art of oil painting. Learn skills and techniques in how to start an underpainting and then build the layers of paint on top to create bold imagery and designs from still lifes and the figure. Supply list provided in advance and materials are reviewed in the first class.
Please sign up 2 weeks prior to the start date.
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Abington Art Center |
06/19/12 -
07/24/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Teen Book Arts
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center June 21-July 26, 2012 Books are an outlet for drawing, writing and collecting images. Use this time to work with the instructor making books in all shapes and sizes and filling them with art. In the end, the books are works of art in themselves, ready for display at the end of the summer in the Kid’s Fest Exhibition.
Please sign up 2 weeks prior to the start date.
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Abington Art Center |
06/21/12 -
07/26/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
Open Mic Night
Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center May 30-August 29, 2012 Indie music lovers: Abington Art Center will host outdoor open mic nights in the Sculpture Park on the last Wednesday of the month in
May, June, July and August from 6-9pm. Come hang out on the lawn under the stars and enjoy the tunes of local musicians!
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Abington Art Center |
05/30/12 -
08/29/12 |
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown |
African American Images Trolley Tour
Presented by Mural Arts Program, City of Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia April 28-November 24, 2012 The Mural Arts Program presents a compilation of murals that capture the rich African American experience in Philadelphia. The murals honor significant figures W.E.B. DuBois, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Dr. J., Malcolm X, and many more.
In addition to the 2-hour guided mural tour, admission to the African American Museum in Philadelphia is included (up to a $37 dollar value)! The mural tour includes audio narration by ?uestlove of the Grammy® Award-winning band The Roots,...
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Mural Arts Program, City of Philadelphia |
04/28/12 -
11/24/12 |
African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Joseph Holston: Exhibit Walk-Through for Art Students
Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia June 9, 2012 Printmaker Joseph Holston is known for his carefully crafted black and white etchings, colorful screenprints, and emotive collagraphs featuring jazz musicians, fishermen, church ladies, boatmen, and more. Join Holston as he discusses his varied techniques and artistic perspective during this very special walkthrough of his exhibition, Limited Editions: Joseph Holston Prints, 1974-2010, A Retrospective for student artists from local colleges and universities. (High school students,...
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African American Museum in Philadelphia |
06/09/12 |
African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Ambler Arts Festival
Presented by Ambler Main Street at Ambler Main Street June 16, 2012 Ambler Main Street is pleased to announce the Ambler Arts Festival, 2012! You’re invited to share in a day filled with art, music, al fresco dining, and shopping in downtown Ambler on Butler Avenue. The Avenue will be closed to allow for artists to fill the streets and for you to spend a relaxing day in the arts and crafts marketplace. The festival will feature a wonderful array of artists including watercolors, oils, sculpture, wood work, jewelry, photography, pottery and much...
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Ambler Main Street |
06/16/12 |
Ambler Main Street, Ambler |
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Kuerner Farm Tours
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Brandywine River Museum |
04/01/12 -
11/18/12 |
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford |
N.C. Wyeth House & Studio Tour
Presented by Brandywine River Museum at Brandywine River Museum April 1-November 18, 2012 Visit the home where N.C. Wyeth and his wife raised five talented children (including great American painter Andrew Wyeth) and his studio, maintained as he left it when he died in 1945.
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Brandywine River Museum |
04/01/12 -
11/18/12 |
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford |
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair
Presented by Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen at Chase Center on the Riverfront August 4-August 5, 2012 Make someone happy! Whether it’s for a wedding, birthday, anniversary, housewarming present or special thank you, locally-made designer crafts make a great gift with a story that is sure to make someone happy.
The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen celebrates its 6th anniversary as the Brandywine Valley’s largest premier fine craft fair featuring more than 180 independent local and regional craft artists! Loyal art patrons and craft collectors from around the region descend...
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Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen |
08/04/12 -
08/05/12 |
Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington |
NarbArt Guitar Show
Presented by Sweet Mabel at Downtown Narberth May 4-May 31, 2012 A month-long showcase of guitar art (playable and non-playable) by local artists. Look for decorated guitars in store windows throughout downtown Narberth, PA, and come for live music on First Friday, May 4th. Brought to you by Sweet Mabel Gallery and Danny's Guitar Shop.
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Sweet Mabel |
05/04/12 -
05/31/12 |
Downtown Narberth, Narberth |
Sundays at Historic Sugartown
Presented by Historic Sugartown at Historic Sugartown June 3-July 29, 2012 Travel back in time and experience life in a rural 19th century crossroads village. Visit Historic Sugartown’s General Store, Book Bindery, Quaker Farm House, Bank Barn with antique equipment, School Room, and New Carriage Museum.
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Historic Sugartown |
06/03/12 -
07/29/12 |
Historic Sugartown, Malvern |
Poplar Culture: The Celebration of a Tree
Presented by Wharton Esherick Museum at Historic Yellow Springs May 21-June 10, 2012 The show features the work of more than 40 contemporary woodworkers honoring famed wood artist Wharton Esherick with pieces crafted from a single tulip poplar tree that stood outside the door of Esherick’s Chester County studio.
Works on display vary from large pieces of furniture to small spoons; all are available for purchase during the show. Collectors will have an opportunity to own a piece of the studio’s history by purchasing these works of art. Proceeds from...
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Wharton Esherick Museum |
05/21/12 -
06/10/12 |
Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs |
Senior Art Exhibit at Independence Visitors Center
Presented by Independence Visitor Center at Independence Visitor Center May 1-May 31, 2012 One of the four Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) exhibits to showcase the achievements and creativity of older artists. The public is invited to view the art. The exhibit will be on display for the entire month of May.
Gallery hours: Everyday 8:30am - 7:00pm
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Independence Visitor Center |
05/01/12 -
05/31/12 |
Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia |
Offering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery
Presented by James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown at James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown April 21-August 12, 2012 See the exhibit that left a million people around the world breathless! The first Uffizi tour in the US and the ONLY Northeast appearance of Offering of the Angels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery! Art created between the 15th and 17th Centuries. by legendary artists such as Botticelli, Titian, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, Cristofano. Don't leave Philly without seeing Italy! The Biggest exhibit in Bucks County and ONLY at the Michener Art Museum! For more information call or visit our...
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James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown |
04/21/12 -
08/12/12 |
James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Doylestown |
Have Gags Will Travel: The Life and Times of a New York Cartoonist
Presented by James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown at James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown March 10-May 31, 2012 The Michener Art Museum will take a close look at that path in Have Gags Will Travel: The Life and Times of a New York Cartoonist, on view in the Pfundt Gallery. This exhibit is sponsored by Mary Lou and Andrew Abruzzese, The Pineville Tavern. From The New Yorker to Boys’ Life, from lurid detective magazines to church quarterlies, the “gag” has become such a staple of American life that we rarely notice the skills that go into making them. Sylvia Getsler...
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James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown |
03/10/12 -
05/31/12 |
James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Doylestown |
Fashion Design 3 Ages 12-17
Presented by James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown at James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown August 6-August 10, 2012 Students will create original works of costume art and develop an understanding of fashion marketing and retail sales. This class builds on skills developed in Fashion 2 last summer, although Fashion 2 is not a prerequisite for this class. Students who wish to further develop their creative skills in fashion design, and create more complex fashion projects may repeat fashion 3. Students need to provide at least three yards of fabric and matching thread for their completed fashion projects,...
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James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown |
08/06/12 -
08/10/12 |
James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Doylestown |
Fashion Design 2 Ages 10-15
Presented by James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown at James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown July 9-July 13, 2012 Students will be introduced to proportional figure drawing, learn to create an illustration of a fashionable outfit, develop sewing patterns, and create unique fashion and accessory designs. Fashion 1 is not a prerequisite for this class. Students need to provide at least three yards of fabric and matching thread for their completed outfit and handbag, to be modeled on the last day of class.
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James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown |
07/09/12 -
07/13/12 |
James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Doylestown |
Fashion Design 1 Ages 10-15
Presented by James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown at James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown June 18-June 22, 2012 Learn what it takes to become a fashion illustrator, including the creation of rough sketches, proportional figure drawing, gesture drawing, color theory, textile design, to a fully executed fashion line. Students will also create several unique fashion accessories. Please bring #18 knitting needles and a skein of yarn to the first class.
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James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown |
06/18/12 -
06/22/12 |
James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Doylestown |