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A Riot of Color

A Riot of Color May 2 – 29, 2014 ArtWorks Gallery & Studio 503 Lackawanna Avenue A Riot of Color features the drawings and paintings of Ethan Gerber and Ingrid Koch. Ethan and Ingrid are longtime painting students of William Teitsworth. They are currently enrolled in numerous classes and workshops at ArtWorks Gallery & Studio. […]

Dynamic Duo @ AFA Gallery

Plane Space by Ryan Hnat Ryan Hnat to exhibit paintings and sculptures in maiden solo exhibit at Afa Gallery; his exhibit “Plane Space” opens to the public March 7th from 6-9 PM. Hnat will simultaneously release the publication Watch Towers and Portals, which he co-wrote and illustrated with his wife Amy Hnat Afa Gallery offers patrons […]

The artist is always beginning…

Judith Kitzman; Scranton School District: Art of the City AFA Gallery Exhibit Opening: February 7, 2104, 6-9PM February 7 – March 1, 2014 514 Lackawanna Ave Creation is about discovery according to Ezra Pound. What is it we are searching for exactly? An idea of who we are and why we’re here? How do we […]

First Friday Map: January 3, 2014

Click for printable pdf. 1. 527 Bogart Court – Born Under a Bad Sign: Paintings of Animal heads, skulls, hex signs, sketches, silhouettes, birds nests by Kevin Margitich. 2. Benjamin Adcroft Fine Art Studio – Wolf Ladies and Sad Songs: Benjamin Adcroft. 3. Café Trio, Chocolate Creations, Ferrone Winery, Realty Network Commercial Group – Abstract Art: Gretchen Swanson […]

Wrapping Up First Friday Scranton December 6, 2013

Wintery…that would be an apt description of First Friday Scranton December 6, 2013. Mother Nature provided quite a backdrop for the last First Friday event for the year. It snowed, sleeted and was a brisk winter evening. Despite the conditions the venues that were open provide a safe haven for the artistically inclined. At the […]

First Friday Map: December 6, 2013

Click for printable pdf. 1. AFA Gallery – 2013 December Members’ Show. AFA Gallery Upstairs – 2013 December Members’ Show. 2. Arts On Adams – Gifts For the Holiday!: Various Artists; music by Natalie Gelman. 3. Artworks Studio & Gallery – Art x 5: Jean Adams, Siri Beckman, Jenn Bell, Valerie Kiser, Zoe Poster. 4. Artworks Studio & Gallery Classroom – Verve Vertu Holiday […]

First Friday Map: November 1, 2013

Click for printable pdf. 1. 527 Bogart Court – Closing Night – Paintings, Gatherings, Photos: Jonathan Slingluff. Jonathan’s notable shows – In Scranton: The Bog, Test Pattern. Beyond: Vision, Tokyo Japan, Sophie Art, Philadelphia, PA, Moca DC (The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington DC.). Also featuring hooks by Dori Lloyd, former Ralph Lauren designer. 2. AFA […]

First Friday Scranton Grants You…

Calling all experienced paint slingers, automatistic scrawlers, three-dimensional visionaries, and everything in-between. We want your art and we’re going to pay for it! First Friday is offering all qualifying an artists an opportunity to be awarded a grant for their talents. Check out the press release below and download an application: Grant Opportunity for […]

A Fluid Perspective

Following in the footsteps in a number of excellent exhibits this past year The Scranton Cultural Center – Shopland Hall (4th Floor) will be exhibiting Retrospective: Renee Emanuel; music by Merchants Of Groove. Renee’s drive to paint has spurred on through countless iterations in the medium of watercolor. In her own words: “Whether it’s the […]

Duality

The yin and yang of life; push-pull; consonance and dissonance, this is much of the discourse of modern art and well as commodification and a reliance on technology. Where do we fit in all of this. Sometimes as an observer documenting what is right in front of us hoping to reveal a new truth. Such […]