ART EXHIBITS
OPENING
Simply Still: Four local artists — oil painters Sandra Corpora and Lauren Kindle, pastelist Jacqueline Meyerson and watercolor artist Elena Shackleton — combine traditional subject matter such as flowers and fruit with commonplace objects including glass bottles and jars, fabric and playing cards in still-life painting. Artist reception, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 17. Opens Jan. 10. Through Feb. 7. Baum School of Art, 510 W. Linden St., Allentown. 610-433-0032. baumschool.org.
Dead & Alive: Floral photography by Richard Begbie and Will Hubscher. Reception, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 17. Opens Jan. 7. Through Feb. 15. Bradbury-Sullivan LBGT Community Center, 534 W. Maple St., Allentown. 610347-9988. bradburysullivancenter.org.
Art Exhibit: Ana Hamilton, painter; Femi Johnson, collage, and Shawn Campbell. Opening reception, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 10. Through March 7. Gallery at the Jewish Community Center, 702 N. 22nd St., Allentown. 610-435-3571. lvjcc.org. Release: Anyone exhibits their work, no restrictions. Opening reception, 6-10 p.m. Jan. 11 with open mike, 8:30-10 p.m.. Through Feb. 16. Soft Machine Gallery, 101 Ridge Ave., Allentown, 610-703-6263, softmachinegallery.com.
ONGOING
ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM, 31 N. Fifth St., 610-432-4333. Katagami: The Japanese Stencil: Textiles designed with carved mulberry paper stencils from the museum collection. Through July 28. The Soviet Lens: Examines the role of truth and censorship in the work of two important Soviet photojournalists, Dmitri Baltermants and Mark Markov-Grinberg. Through Jan. 6. Stephen Antonakos: The Room Chapel: Architectural installation by the late light sculptor re-created for the first time in 20 years. Through May 19. Wall Drawing #793A: Colorful large scale mural designed by Sol LeWitt. Through May 30. allentownartmuseum.org.
ALVIN H. BUTZ GALLERY, ARTSQUEST CENTER, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300. The Past is Present: Visions of Bethlehem Steel: Sharon Bartmann and Gillian Pokalo explore the ruins. Through Jan. 6. bananafactory.org. AMERICA ON WHEELS, 5 N. Front St., Allentown. 610-432-4200. Fabulous Fins of the ’50s and ’60s: The Jet Age of Automobile Design: 12 cars from the ’50s and ’60s featuring classic tail fins, including 1958 Firebird III (General Motors) Concept Car, 1956 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country, 1960 Studebaker Hawk, 1963 Thunderbird Roadster, 1959 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe. Through March 23. William Bunting: Paintings. Through March 31. americaonwheels.org.
ART SCHNECK OPTICAL COMPANY, 720 Harrison St., Emmaus. 610-965-4066. Valerie Schramak: Paintings. Through Feb. 28.
BANANA FACTORY, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. 610-332-1300. Common Threads: Contemporary fiber artists Ariel Posh, Tabitha Arnold and Lily Wilkins. Through Feb. 24. The Lehigh Art Alliance: 84th Winter Juried Exhibition. Through Feb. 17. lehighartalliance.org.
BETHLEHEM HOUSE GALLERY, 459 Main St., 610-419-6262. Holiday Show: Featured artists Frank Smith, Khalil Allaik, Ward Van Haute, Anthony Viscardi, Al Johnson, Cheryl Elmo. Through Jan. 12. bethlehemhousegallery.com.
BETHLEHEM TOWN HALL ROTUNDA GALLERY, 10 E. Church St., Bethlehem Palette Club: Juried members exhibition. Closing reception, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 3. Through Feb. 3. bfac-lv.org.
DR. JEFFREY GROVE, 184 Main St., Emmaus. 610-967-4600. Judy Leichssenring: Through Feb. 28.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ALLENTOWN, 3231 W. Tilghman St., 610395-3781. Glenn Steiner: Watercolor paintings. Through Feb. 15. fpcallentown.org.
FOX OPTICAL AND GALLERY, 28 E. Third St., Bethlehem. 610-332-2400. Separate Pieces: Carol Parker ink and acrylic. Through Feb. 28. foxoptical.com.
IF MUSEUM/ACADEMY, 107 N. Fourth St.,
Easton. 610-258-0777. Meta-Mythical
Fusions: Sasha Meret. Through Jan. 13.
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown. 215-340-9800. 30 Years: Art at the Michener, 1988-2018:
Commemorates the legacies, explores the stories behind the art and the collectors. Through Jan. 6. Frank Hyder: The Janis
Project: A dozen large-scale double-face inflatable sculptures of heads by an artist fascinated with the public sphere. Through Feb. 23. Leslie Pontz: Integration: Pontz’s work deals with community, conflict and growth. Rusted tools find a home with soft woven pieces while metal is crocheted like yarn. Through Feb. 17. michenerartmuseum.org. KEMERER MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE
ARTS, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem. 610-360TOUR. Sketched Out: Rarely exhibited sketches by local artists including Joseph Cantieni, Emil Gelhaar and J. Carroll Tobias. Also embroidery plans from students at the Ladies Seminary, City planning documents, building blueprints and sketchbooks on loan from members of the Lehigh Art Alliance and Bethlehem Palette Club. Also on view at Moravian Museum of Bethlehem. Through Feb. 24. Trees of Historic
Bethlehem: Christmas trees decorated by the Bethlehem Garden Club. Through Jan. 13. historicbethlehem.org.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE STUDY GALLERY, 8 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. 610-758-3615. Pedro Meyer: Truth from Fiction: Mexican photographer’s approach toward capturing the truth of a moment. Through May 24. luag.org.
LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, CORPORA GALLERY,
321 E. Third St., Bethlehem. 610868-2971. Winter Student Exhibit:Through Jan. 9. charterarts.org. LEHIGH VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown. 610-435-1074. How the Lehigh Valley Changed America: Historic contributions from the foundations of our nation to the present. Through June 1. lehighvalleyheritagemuseum.org.
LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, 800 Hausman Road, Whitehall Township. 610-391-8202. Linda Kreckel: Through Feb. 28. MERCER MUSEUM, 84 S. Pine St., Doylestown. 215-345-0210. Once Upon a Time: Exploring the
World of Fairy Tales: Step inside the larger-than life pages of fairy tales from around the globe including “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Through Jan. 6. mercermuseum.org.
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, MARTIN ART GALLERY, 2400 W. Chew St., Allentown. 484-664-3333. Filters and Dolphin Sounds: Claudia Bitran’s paintings, video and animation works that break
down filters used in online sharing. Through Feb. 2. muhlenberg.edu. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, 602 E. Second
St., Bethlehem. 610-694-6644. Holiday Cast Iron Toy Display: Artifacts from the collections of Pam and Charlie Dent and Stevie Weart focus on the Dent Hardware Co., which produced toys in the Lehigh Valley from the late 1800s to 1973. Through Jan. 31. nmih.org. NURTURE NATURE CENTER, 518 Northampton St., Easton. 610-2534432. Perspectives 5: Art on Environment: 20 artists and writers take a closer look at environmental issues inspired by NOAA’s Science on Sphere. Through Jan. 12. nurturenaturecenter.org. PAYNE GALLERY, MORAVIAN COLLEGE, 99 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-861-1491. Picture This: Payne Gallery 1998-2018: Among the works on display are two recently conserved artworks: the debut issue of Alfred Stieglitz’s Camera Work (1903) which features the hand-signed photographs of Gertrude Kasebier, the first important woman photographer in America, as well as a Moravian alumna; and several drawings from a rare cache of 19th-century flower studies produced by the students of Nazareth Hall, the companion boys school to Moravian’s girls school. Through Jan. 13. moravian.edu. RE:FIND’S GALLERY ON THE WALK, 645 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610-841-4866. Collection of Ilene Hochberg Wood: Through Jan. 13. Collection of Rose and Rudy Ackerman:Through Jan. 13. READING PUBLIC MUSEUM, 500 Museum Road, 610-371-5850. Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism through the French Lens: Examines the sometimes complex relationship between French Impressionism of the 1870s and 80s and the American interpretation of the style in the decades that followed. Through Jan. 20. Dinosaurs in Motion: Blends science, art and innovation with 14 interactive, recycled life-size metal dinosaur sculptures created by North Carolina artist John
Payne. Through Jan. 6. Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster 1844-2012: Through Jan. 19. readingpublicmuseum.org.
SIGAL MUSEUM, 342 Northampton St., Easton. 610-253-1222. The Cat’s Meow: music, fashion, movies, design and the life of a Lehigh Valley residentin an era of rapid change. Through July 29. Sign Language: Protest Passion and Politics: photographer Ed Eckstein captures modern protest with a series on powerful signs. Through April 28. sigalmuseum.org.