Exhibit to spotlight Coatesville’s steel heritage

Paintings, sculpture will be displayed at Penn State’s Great Valley campus An exhibit with some artistic and historic heft will open on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Henry Gallery at Penn State’s Great Valley campus. The unique iron and steel heritage of Chester County and the region set the background for an exhibit, which is entitled “Pennsylvania: Made in Steel.” An opening reception for...

Art Watch: Art for the Holidays

By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times There are some wonderful holiday arts and artisan shows in our area in the coming weeks. Though you may prefer to invest in a large new work of art for your home from a local gallery (a really great idea!), this is a unique time of year to find the more portable and affordable works of art available at holiday shows. Zvezdana Scott of Kennett’s new Mala Galleria...

Art Watch: Annette Alessi

Inspired by the traditions of the Brandywine Valley By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Local painter and pastel artist Annette Alessi is the subject of this week’s Local Art Watch.  After graduating from the Art Institute of Philadelphia with a degree in illustration, Annette worked in fashion illustration for many years.  Most of her landscape work is painted plein air (outdoors) and she...

CCAA Invitational exhibit a draw for art lovers

Show will debut Friday in West Chester with fund-raising gala “Thumbelina,” a sculpture by Jean Cheeseman. will be on display starting Sept. 6 when the Chester County Art Association’s debuts it 2013 Invitational Art Exhibition at a fund-raising gala. The Chester County Art Association (CCAA) will open its most anticipated show of the year this weekend: the 2013 Invitational Art Exhibition. The...

Wealth of art events this week in West Chester

 Art Association will Paint the Town, leading up to Gallery Walk Artists from the Chester County Art Association are participating in the Second Annual Paint the Town Event, which will run through Friday, culminating in a show and sale. The Chester County Art Association is holding its Second Annual Paint the Town Event this week in downtown West Chester. Painters will be set up throughout the borough...

Artists illustrate ways to fight pediatric cancer

Two CCAA exhibitions focus on childhood victims Artist-photographer Cris Staley Hutchinson chronicles her daughter’s battle with cancer in a film and installation called “Fighting Bear.” Two new exhibits by different artists at the Chester County Art Association (CCAA) will support the battle against pediatric cancer. An exhibition by painter Annette Alessi, “Capturing a Moment in Time: Dedicated...

Gallery talk to spotlight painting menagerie

Artist will discuss how animals affect her work, technique “Parade” by Sandra Severson is one of the paintings that will be discussed during a free gallery talk on Saturday at the Chester County Art Association. The public is invited to hear a presentation by artist Sandra Severson on Saturday at the Chester County Art Association. Severson’s gallery talk at 1 p.m. will involve her current...

Art association hosting trip to D.C.

Participants will get private tour, sketching session at National Gallery The Chester County Art Association is hosting a daylong trip to Washington, D.C., on April 10. View some of the country’s finest art through the lens of the Chester County Art Association, which is hosting a bus trip to the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., on April 10. In addition to a private tour of the galleries, participants...

Exhibits to focus on landscapes, animals

Two shows to open this week at Chester County Art Association “Chester County Fox” is one of the paintings by Sandra Severson that will be displayed at the Chester County Art Association. The Chester County Art Association will celebrate the opening of two new exhibits with a public reception on Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. A juried show, “Poetic Landscapes,” and a solo show of paintings by...

Architects win award for CCAA expansion plans

Art Association hopes to begin renovations by year’s end A rendering shows the award-winning addition and renovations planned for the Chester County Art Association. The new year is starting propitiously for the Chester County Art Association, which is opening two shows and celebrating an honor bestowed on the architects charged with its expansion and updating. Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects...