ART EXHIBITS
ONGOING BRANDYWINE MUSEUM OF ART, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford. Rooted:
Family and Nature in Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration: Explores the enduring bonds of nature and family through a selection of original artwork created for eight illustrated children’s books. Through Feb. 25. brandywine.org.
ARTHAUS AT THE MEZZ, MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE, 12 N. 7th St., Allentown. 610-841-4866. Law & Disorder:
Protest Imagery from Vietnam to Roe as well as commissioned photographs of the iconic courthouses in Lehigh and Northampton Counties (Architecture of Justice) by Ed Eckstein. Through Jan. 13.
ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown. 610-432-4333. Angela Fraleigh:
Threaded with moonlight: Fraleigh’s newest body of work, inspired by the museum’s rich textile holdings and the long history of textiles as a medium associated with female labor. Through March 17. The Making of Gustave Baumann’s El Velorio (The Wake): Exhibition focuses on Baumann’s El Velorio
(The Wake) (1927), featuring works from the museum’s collection: the graphite and pastel sketches of his initial idea, the carved wood blocks from which the completed woodcut was printed, and individual color proofs. Through April 28. Nostalgia for My Island: Puerto Rican Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce (1786-1962): Explores this innovative period in Puerto Rican art through 20 exceptional works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce.
The exhibition highlights a rich array of approaches and voices, including paintings by earlier Puerto Rican masters Jose Campeche y Jordan (1751-1809) and Francisco Oller y Cestero (1833-1917), whose work offered inspiration to twentieth-century artists. Through April 28. allentownartmusuem.org.
AMERICA ON WHEELS, 5 N. Front St., Allentown. 610432-4200. What’s Cooler Than Cool?:
Air-Cooled Engines: No radiator, no water, no kidding!: Seventeen vehicles from a 1920s style Pembleton Brooklands
Race Car and a 1934 Franklin Airman Club Sedan to a 1989 Trabant on display. Through April 14. americaonwheels. org.
APOLLO GRILL, 85 W. Broad St., Bethlehem. Glorious Places:
An exhibit of 16 paintings by contemporary artist Tina Cantelmi. Sales of paintings directly benefit the Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation. Through Jan. 2. us.givergy.com.
ARETE GALLERY, 122 S. Main St., New Hope. 610283-9001. John Lennon Artwork:
Select works of art created by Lennon and endorsed with his personal chop mark, and rare posters and photographs, with theme of peace and love.
Through Dec. 25. aretegallery. com.
BETHLEHEM TOWN HALL ROTUNDA GALLERY, 10 E. Church St., Bethlehem. Dark Skies:
Lehigh Valley photographer, Scott Krycia provides a glimpse into the mysteries and untold stories in the cosmos. Reception, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 19. Through Dec. 21. bfac-lv.org.
JEFFREY GROVE, 184 Main St., Emmaus. 610-9674600. Betty Allender: Through Dec. 30.
EAGLE NEST GALLERY AT NAZARETH AREA HIGH SCHOOL, 501 E. Center St., Nazareth. 610-759-1730. Body, Mind, and Soul Exhibit: Josh Gabriel, John DiBiase, and Ed Encelewski varied media and subject matter. Reception, 6-9 p.m. Nov. 21. Through Dec. 15.
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg. 570-422-3694. Alumni Biennial Exhibition:
Work of alumni who now have careers in photography, graphic design, animation, cinematography, sound recording, fine art, art education, and more. Through Dec. 8.
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM MUSEUMS, Bethlehem. 610-882-0450. Unspun:
Stories of Silk: Three-part exhibit organized by Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites examines the local impact of the textile from its beginnings with cocooning attics, where raw silk from silkworms was spun to becoming a leader in the fashion industry in the early 1900s. Begin the journey at the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, 66 W. Church
St. with a replica of a 1750s coccoonery, learn about the early Moravians experiments with silk in the attic of the Brethren’s House, follow the legendary stories of Moravian women and silk, including the Single Sisters’ secret gifts to notable historical figures and try your hands at silk embroidery, as it was taught at the Moravian Ladies Seminary. The journey continues at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New Street with dresses, undergarments, and housewares, more. The exhibition concludes at the National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E. Second St to learn the stories of the women who worked in the factories that mass produced the products of the silk industry and their place in the push for workers rights. Through Jan. 28. historicbethlehem.org.
JAMES A MICHENER ART MUSEUM, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown. 215-3409800. Never Broken:
Visualizing Lenape Histories: Considers the power of art to create, challenge, and rewrite history through a display of contemporary art by Lenape (also called Delaware) artists in conversation with historic Lenape ceramics, beadwork, and other cultural objects and representations of Penn’s Treaty by European
American artists. Through Jan. 14. michenerartmuseum. org.
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown. Ethel Wallace:
Modern Rebel: The first comprehensive study of the artist’s career, focusing on Wallace’s unique adaptation of batik, garments, and oil paintings, popular among New York’s elite in the 1910s and 20s. Through March 10. michenerartmuseum.org.
KALMBACH MEMORIAL PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 200 Cotton St., Macungie. 610-965-1140. Betty Allender: Through
Dec. 31. KEMERER MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS, 427 N. New Street, Bethlehem. 800-360-8687. Trees of Historic Bethlehem Tour:
Catch a glimpse of over 25 trees across three historic sites decorated by members of the Bethlehem Garden Club. Through Jan. 7. historicbethlehem.org.
KETTLE CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 570-629-3061. Captured Moments in Nature: Photos by Andrea Henley. Through Nov. 30. mcconservation.org.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY LINDERMAN AND FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE LIBRARIES, 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem. Where Do We Go From Here?:
Maps and atlases from the Duncan Payne and Lehigh Libraries collections. Unique hand-colored maps in Linderman Library and reproductions of 30 city views from Braun’s atlases displayed in Fairchild-Martindale Library. Through Dec. 20.
LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, 321 E. 3rd St., Bethlehem. 610-868-2971. Winter Student Art Exhibition:
Exhibit will also include an InVision Photo Festival Feature and more than 100 student works. Through Dec. 15. charterarts.org.
LOWER MACUNGIE LIBRARY, 3450 Brookside Road, Macungie. 610966-6864. Glenn Kratzer: Through Dec. 31.
MARTIN ART GALLERY, MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, 24th and Chew streets, Allentown. 484-664-3100. Onirica:
An exhibition comprised of digital prints and motion art, is named for a Spanish adjective that means “of the dream or related to the images and events that are imagined while sleeping,” an apt description of Maria Belen Irusta’s celestial, hypnotic works. Through Dec. 15. muhlenberg.edu.
MARTIN GUITAR MUSEUM, 510 Sycamore St., Nazareth. Joan Baez:
Musician & Artist: Journey through her life’s work, from her early interest in the arts through her impact on popular music, civil rights, anti-war movements and humanitarian causes. The exhibit includes Baez’s iconic 1929 Martin 0-45 and signature prototype, original paintings and drawings, rare photographs, and tour memorabilia, handwritten lyrics, letters, setlists, more. Through April 30. martinguitar.com.
MERCER MUSEUM AND FONTHILL CASTLE, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown. 215-3450210. The Dusty Road to Doylestown:
The Early Years of the Village Improvement Association. Celebrates the centennial anniversary of Doylestown’s first hospital and the vital role played by the Village Improvement Association and the VIA’s founding women in its formation. Through Dec. 31. mercermusuem.org.
MUSEUM OF INDIAN CULTURE, 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown. 610-797-2121. The Great Native American Toolkit:
Prehistoric stone tools and pottery used by the ancient Mississippian (Mound Builder) cultures, Northeastern Woodland Lenape / Delaware / Iroquois, and Anasazi / Pueblo of the Southwest, and ancient bone fishing tools carved by Alaskan Natives. Through Jan. 28. Native American Beadwork: Evolution, Economics, and Artistry: The exhibit traces the progression of imported glass beads as a medium of trade, artistic expression, and identity for indigenous peoples throughout North America. Through April 27. museumofindianculture.org.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, 602 E. 2nd St., Bethlehem. 610-694-6644. New & Improved! The Age of Convenience in the Home:
Exhibit examines what it means to strive for the American Dream following World War II through the end of the 1970s. Through June 29. nmih.org.
NEW ARTS PROGRAM, 173 W. Main St., Kutztown. 610-683-6440. The Early Years, 1974-1981:
Artists John Cage, Philip Glass, and 36 others. Through Dec. 10. newartsprogram.org.
NEW HOPE ARTS CENTER, 2 Stockton Ave., New Hope. The 4th Annual Makers Alley Juried Artist & Artisan Exhibition:
A highlight of the ARTOber festival happening the month of October in the Delaware Valley. Through Dec. 29. newhopearts.org.
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem. . Wyso’s Ukraine:
Original art by Frank Wysochansky. Through Dec. 31. frankwyso. org.
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MONROE CAMPUS, 2411 Route 715, Bethlehem. Wyso’s Heaven and Hell:
Frank Wysochansky had the deepest respect for the spiritual and prayerful monastic life as depicted in many of these paintings. Through Dec. 31. frankwyso. org.
PAYNE GALLERY OF MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY, 346 Main St., Bethlehem. 610625-7930. Chakaia Booker: Sculpture and Chine Colle by Chakaia Booker. Through Dec. 10. moravian.edu.
PENNSTATE LEHIGH VALLEY, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley. Eudaimonia:
Cultivating mindfulness, acceptance, purpose, skill mastery, and positive relationships, or Eudaimonia is a state of well-being, very different from the feeling of pleasure deemed as happiness. Artists Michelle Neifert and Sasha Meret, who live with a disability, have connected to this positive and divine state of being, authenticity, meaning, virtue and growth through their art practice, inspiring their own state of eudaimonia, as well as to that of others who hear their story. Through Dec. 2. lehighvalley.psu.edu.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER, KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY, DELIGHT E. BREIDEGAM BUILDING, 15155 Kutztown Road, Kutztown. 610-683-1589. Dengelschtock:
Through installations of early Pennsylvania Dutch hand tools and their farm contexts, the exhibition highlights the cooperative spirit of inter-generational family farming that sustained the region’s culture for centuries. Through May 24. pagerman.org.
SIGAL MUSEUM, 342 Northampton St., Easton. 610-253-1222. Forged by Fire:
The Heroism, Honor, and History of Firefighting: Explores the history of firefighting in Northampton County tracing the roots of local fire prevention back to William Penn and the
Great Fire of London in 1666, highlighting Colonial Era town planning, Moravian technological innovations for moving water, the bucket brigade, the horse-drawn steamer engine and the formation of volunteer firefighting companies. Through July 7. sigalmusuem.org.
SNOW GOOSE GALLERY, 470 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-974-9099. Abstractions of Form:
Award winning Pultizer Prize nominated photojournalist Chuck Zovko archival pigment prints transcend the reality of a single moment. Through Dec. 16. thesnowgoosegallery.com.
STONY RUN WINERY,
150 Independent Road, Breinigsville. 610-398-7231. Sylvia Roth, Jill Stanley and Emory Smith: Through Nov. 29.
STUDIO B FINE ART GALLERY, 39A East Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown. Vivid:
Annual holiday exhibition. Awards reception, 4-8 p.m. Dec. 1. Through Dec. 31. studiobbb.org.
THE GALLERY AT ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 330 Ferry St., Easton. 610-905-1767. The Gallery at St. John’s Presents “The Holiday Show”:
Holiday gifts created by fine artists and craftsman. Through Dec. 17. elca.org.
GALLERY840, 840 Hamilton St., Allentown. 6th Annual Holiday Art & Gift Shop:
A collection of paintings that include winter scenes, florals, abstracts, more. Also hand-crafted items like wire wrapped jewelry, felted hats, holiday decor, pottery, assorted glassware, more. Through Dec. 22. gallery840.net.