Art Watch: WC annual fall gallery walk & First Friday art stroll in Kennett

By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Fall First Friday Art shows are back, with the wonderful West Chester Gallery Walk and Kennett Square’s First Friday Art Stroll – both happening this Friday October 6th from 5-9pm. With exciting new gallery openings as well as pop up art spaces at various local businesses, these First Fridays are a terrific, fun way to spend an evening. Food, drinks...

Art Watch: CCAA Members show is ‘awesome’

The one of the biggest and best displays of art in Chester County By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Most of you are undoubtedly familiar with the wonderful adult and children’s classes offered by the Chester County Art Association, but you might not know that every month their galleries have interesting new exhibits that highlight different themes, and that they have auxiliary Art Show...

Art Watch: Enjoy a good vibe…from art

Schaller, Oleski and a CCAA Kriskindlmarkt By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times For the month of December encaustic neo-pop artist Jeff Schaller is showing “Sweet Spot” at Mala Galleria in Kennett Square. Once again, Mala has allowed for a total interior and exterior transformation by the visiting artist.  This December, Mala is an infusion of Jeff Schaller’s sexy, fun, brash...

Art Watch: Sarah Snyder-Dinsel; 2014 Studio Tour

Local illustrator turns to custom painted furniture .. and The Chester County Studio Tour 2014! By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times Local illustrator Sarah Snyder-Dinsel has turned her BFA degree in Illustration into a home business, creating lovely custom painted furniture.  This Thursday Sarah will be exhibiting her canvases as well as her painted furniture at the Thursday Pop up Art Show at...

Art Watch: Kimberly Knorr

Inspired to Abstraction by the colors and energy of the Brandywine Valley By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times This week’s featured artist is Kimberly Knorr who is an acrylic abstract painter who uses the beauty of Chester County’s Brandywine Valley as her artistic inspiration.  She earned her BFA, with a minor in Art History at West Chester University and spent a year of independent...