Stop. Look. Listen.

The Guild of American Papercutters National Museum will hold a grand opening Saturday at 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Philip Dressler Center for the Arts, 214 S. Harrison Ave., Somerset.
This is the first American museum devoted to the art of papercutting, which had its origins in 5th century China and has spread […]

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In Art Harrington’s new March show at the Red Raven Gallery, the “2 Perspectives” of the title seem to apply to two groups of works on opposite walls. One group is colorful views of farmland and housing developments; the other is a group of more abstract mixed-media works on plexiglas. Aerial perspective mingles with medieval […]

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First Friday has had a rough year so far, beginning with an unfortunate date (Jan. 1) and being, basically, snowed out in February (although a few brave souls did venture out to check out the galleries). What is it about snow, anyway? One’s thoughts turn away from culture and toward things like, say, replenishing the firewood, […]

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s “Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective” ends its run Jan. 10, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you should. It’s the very model of how an exhibition should be put together, illuminating Gorky’s awe-inspiring work and heartbreaking life and bringing a sometimes-marginalized figure into the forefront. My story here, and more information here.

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Plans are revealed, Venturi weighs in; in “The Art of the Steal,” a documentary takes a side.

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A good principle for First-Fridayists: try to go somewhere you haven’t been before. There’s usually something new, like the Painted Desert Gallery, 227 North Duke Street. It’s a gallery with a southwestern flavor, now showing “Cancer in Death Valley,” photography and journal entries by David Nutter.  Also on display are some paper and photo collages by […]

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Luke D. Yocum, a native of Central Pennsylvania, has been to New York City and back, and now has a show at the Infantree Gallery, “Unchained and Melting Down.” While in New York City, he gained recognition as a street artist, selling small-format paintings on paper from clotheslines and tables in the Lower East Side […]

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… and onto the corner of Chestnut and Prince streets for First Friday.

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There will be plenty of works by local and international artists at the Art of Giving benefit auction for HOPE International at the Mulberry Art Studios 6-9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, but there will also be a presentation by filmmaker Nic McLean and live music by Jessica McLean. If you didn’t make it to the First […]

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I was going to write a little bit about the artist Constantine Kermes, who died Tuesday, May 19, but this photograph, taken in 2007 by Laura Knowles — the artist Constantine Kermes standing in a forest of color — says more than I can say. It seemed that his artistic journey would never end, that […]

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