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FIRST THURSDAYS
Our First Thursday for 2026 was held on February 5th to a very full house—no empty chairs!
Nilufer Bektas, the High School Poet Laureate, along with Grant Clauser, Bill Donahue and Lynda Gene Rymond captivated all with their incredible talent and words. It was a warm and engaging evening for all (despite the frigid weather outside).
Our next First Thursday is scheduled for March 5th which will be an Art Share, moderated by Louise Levy and Hernan Faraci.
Christine Seo, Downtown NYC,
watercolor, View Website
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30 DAYS OF INSPIRATION
30 Days of Inspiration is well underway, and the submissions have been exciting—we look forward to the daily posting on Social Media for the month of April.
Adam Kuder, I Believe We Are Getting Somewhere, mixed media, View Website
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NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
Lastly, the date has now been set for our annual National Poetry Month read in conjunction with the Lower Southampton Township Library (Feasterville) for Monday, April 27th, 5:30-7:30pm.
Members should email Bill Hemmig at billhemmig@gmail.com if they would like to read—space is limited.
Adrienne Bodisch, Portrait of an Innocent Guy, acrylic, View Gallery
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Call to Artists!
A Member Show at Freeman Hall
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TIMELINE
Submissions: March 16 - 30 via EntryThingy
Drop off at Freeman Hall: April 6, 3 - 6 pm; 1 Gallery Piece & 2 Portfolio Pieces
Opening Day: April 11, 11 am – 5 pm
Opening Reception & Awards Presentation: April 11, 3 – 5 pm
Awards Presentation 3:30
Gallery Hours at Freeman Hall: April 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26, 11 am – 4 pm
Online Exhibition: April 11 - 26
Pick-Up Unsold Artworks at Freeman Hall: April 27, 3 -7 pm
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We are pleased to announce this year's juror is Lou Schellenberg
Lou is an oil painter who creates landscapes of dwellings and nature in Pennsylvania, Maine, and Nova Scotia. Her work is in many collections across the U.S. and Canada. She has also done commissioned art for L.L. Bean, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn Medicine and other medical centers. For more information on the juror click HERE
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MORE AWARDS THAN EVER
This year’s Spring Exhibition will feature four NEW awards. Our juror, Lou Schellenberg, will select the following awards from the gallery submissions:
- 1st Prize - $500
- 2nd Prize - $300
- 3rd Prize - $100
- Honorable Mentions (Number of awards TBD) - $50
- Materese Roche Memorial Landscape Award - $200
- Hannah Elsas Miller Watercolor Award - $200
- *NEW* - Award in Abstract Art - $200
- *NEW* - Award in Photography - $200
- *NEW* - Award in Sculpture - $200
- *NEW* - Award in Fine Craft - $200
And selected by attendees and announced after show closes:
- People’s Choice Award - $150
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Cindy Roesinger, Cadence #37, oil, View Website | | |
Catherine Gleicher, Where the Wildflowers Are, watercolor
View Website
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This is a show for members only. Not a member? Join HERE
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If you are interested in sponsorship, please write to Charlene at treasurer@bucksarts.org
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Volunteers are essential during the exhibition. Schedule & Sign up HERE
QUESTIONS? Write to the committee at exhibitions@bucksarts.org
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Upcoming at Bucks County Community College
The Creative Genes Panel Discussion Wednesday, February 25, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Room LIB220, Founders Hall
Join us as we discuss creative lineage with four exhibition artists, contributing writer, exhibition curator and representative of three exhibition artists.
Room LIB 220 is located on the same level as the Zlock Performing Arts Center, at the bottom of the stairs leading to the library.
Free and open to the public.
| | Detail images: (from left to right) Forest Dweller, Constance McBride, Dark Into Light, Bernadette McBride, S-901, Kenoka Wagner, Winter Landscape, Carl Wagner, I felt in love with this piece of you, Lezley Saar, courtesy of the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art | | |
1st Annual Bucks Arts Student and Alumni Art Fair
Calling all Bucks alums!
Did you get your Arts Associates degree or take a course at Bucks and are currently an artist? You are invited to participate in the 1st Annual Bucks Arts Student and Alumni Art Fair!
April 25: 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday, April 25th, rain or shine
April 26: Noon - 4 pm on Sunday, April 26th, rain or shine
In conjunction with the 61st Annual Bucks Student Art Exhibition and Reception on April 26, the fair will be free to exhibit with no limit of exhibitors. Participants must have taken at least one course at Bucks in any discipline but are currently an artist or craftsperson.
- Booths and booth set ups will be the responsibility of the artists.
- All sales will be the responsibility of exhibitors.
- No commissions will be collected however a donation to the college from total sales is suggested.
- Exhibitors must send their notification of participation by April 1.
Look for an official prospectus with booth site details to be communicated in March.
If you would like to participate, email Clifford Eberly at gallery@bucks.edu.
Spread the word!
| | Kimberly Cook, Untitled, print, 2015. Collection of Bucks County Community College | | |
SOMETHING IN THE ARTS FOR EVERYONE!
Art, Music, Literature, and Discussion
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The Creative Genes Exhibition December 3- February 28 I Hicks Art Center Gallery I 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA
Delaware County Community College Juried Exhibition I Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists I February 23- April 3, 2026 I Gallery Hours 10-5pm Monday-Friday I 901 S. Media Line Rd, Media, PA
A&C First Thursdays: Art Share I March 5, 7pm I Freeman Hall 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA
National Poetry Month Read Calling All Member Poets! I Township Library of Southampton (Feasterville Library) I 1983 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville-Trevose, PA I April 27 at 5:50pm-7:30pm I For more info contact Bill Hemmig at programs@bucksarts.org
Art Opening: Trenton Makes Jazz February 13-March 22 I The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion I 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, NJ I A&C Member Jean Burdick’s silkscreen/collage is included in the juried jazz-inspired exhibit
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Matt DeProspero, Outskirts, oil
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Now is a good time to support the A&C
Help us carry out our mission to foster, strengthen, and promote Bucks County’s diverse arts and cultural community, build arts alliances, and enhance the Bucks County arts experience.
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