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Cathleen Hanville, "Winter in Yardley," digital photograph, View Gallery
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30 Days of Inspiration Submissions Open NOW Through January 31!
Poets and Artists: We are accepting submissions from January 15 - January 31, 2025 for 30 Days of Inspiration, our poem-a-day-paired-with-an-artwork-a-day social media campaign in recognition of National Poetry Month. We seek submissions of poetry or artwork that explore what inspires, strengthens, connects, calms, or revives. This project is open to all and there is no submission fee. For complete guidelines and how to submit visit:
www.bucksarts.org/30-days
Submit poems or artwork separately—you may submit in both categories—but all pairings are curated by the A&C. We are looking forward to another wonderful year of surprising connections and inspiring work.
Be sure to check out the new 30 Days Archive and the gallery of 2024 selections!
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Kirby Fredendall, "Trees Writing Poems in the Sky," oil pastel
View Gallery
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Spring is Coming! So is the A&C Spring Exhibition 2025! | |
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Entries open 4/1/25. Exhibition opens 4/26/25.
Our exhibition committee is finalizing details for our spring exhibition at Freeman Hall.
We can’t wait to see what our members have created!
Watch for more information and announcements in the next few weeks!
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Robert Hansen, "Soaring," acrylic
View Gallery
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Gene Underwood, "A Lot on His Mind,"
oil on panel, View Gallery
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Manage Yourself!
by Gene Underwood
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The new year is a good time to organize how to enter exhibitions.
If you submit artwork to exhibitions, you know it involves a number of steps. You have to decide which painting(s) or sculpture(s) or photo(s) to enter, then photograph them, size the photo files according that show’s rules, label them accordingly, and submit them with an entry fee. Then you need to record a number of dates: The date that accepted work will be announced, the date to drop off the artwork, the date of the opening reception, the dates for the run of the show, dates for gallery sitting or gallery talks, and the date to retrieve your work if it does not sell. It’s a lot! Plus, you need to record which artworks you enter into a show so that you don’t enter a work into two overlapping shows or enter a work into a show for the second year in a row.
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I’ve found it’s necessary to make a spreadsheet to keep myself clear on which paintings I have entered and all the other data associated with a show. So I thought my spreadsheet might help other members of the Arts Council manage their submissions. I’ve entered some placeholder data to show how I use it (which you can erase), and I’ve colored a couple of rows because I find it easier to read across a wide spreadsheet if it has color bars. I hope you’ll find this template useful and of course you can adapt it easily to fit your needs by adding columns or deleting them.
Good luck in all the shows you enter this year!
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First Thursdays Literary Art Salon Returns February 6, 7:00-8:30 pm | |
Join us for a fantastic first salon of 2025 featuring Lake Angela, 2024 Bucks County Poet Laureate, Luray Gross, Vasiliki Katsarou, and Melissa Sullivan reading from their work followed by a free-ranging and always fascinating discussion on writing, craft, life, community and more.
Discussion followed with refreshments and books in the parlor at Freeman Hall, 181 E. Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901.
More info: https://www.bucksarts.org/event/acs-first-thursdays-four-writers/
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Pamela Shumskas, "Moonlight Village," acrylic & paper on wood, View Gallery | |
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT HICKS ART CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hicks Art Center is located at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940. For more information please contact: gallery@bucks.edu
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January 25th Closing reception for the Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen and Winter Impressions exhibitions, 12 - 3 pm. Refreshments will be served | |
Annette Debevec, "Vase with Poppies," Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen | |
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Alison Thompson, "Amaryllis 2,"
Winter Impressions
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February 6th A Woman's Place Young Adult Advisory Board 2nd Annual Art Showcase
The Bucks County Community College School of Arts and Communication is pleased to announce that The Hicks Art Center will be the host venue for this year’s A Woman’s Place Young Adult Advisory Board’s Second Annual Art Showcase on February 6 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. All are invited to purchase tickets ($5, ages 17 and under, $10, ages 18+) to attend this one night only, pop-up exhibition. Tickets can be purchased by emailing Rachel Wortham at rwortham@awomansplace.org or calling (267) 780-7481.
AWP’s Young Adult Advisory Board (YAAB) is made up of teens from across Bucks County dedicated to raising awareness and preventing youth dating violence and unhealthy relationships. In honor of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, YAAB is thrilled to host their Second Annual Art Showcase event at Bucks County Community College in Newtown.
Join us for an inspiring event featuring local art from artists of all ages, featuring artist spotlights with talented creatives, interactive activities, and light refreshments. All funds raised will directly support AWP’s important work in the community.
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Image courtesy of the Young Adult Advisory Board
Founded in 1976, A Woman’s Place (AWP) is the only domestic violence community benefit organization in Bucks County, PA. AWP provides a comprehensive range of programs and services to individuals experiencing domestic violence, their children, and the community, including a 24/7 hotline, shelter, legal, educational, and counseling services.
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February 12th Reality’s Fugue: Virtual Reality Meets Art & Philosophy. Author and Artist's Talk, 2 - 3 pm Opening Reception, 4 - 7 pm | | |
Image credit: Patrick Nugent | |
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The Bucks County Community College School of Arts and Communication is pleased to announce that the Hicks Art Center Gallery will host its first virtual reality exhibition, Reality’s Fugue: Virtual Reality Meets Art & Philosophy, February 10 through March 1, 2025.
An author and artists’ talk with author F. Samuel Brainard, artist Carol Cruickshanks and designer Christian Kowalchuk will be held on February 12 at 2 pm in the gallery followed by an opening reception from 4 – 7 pm on the same day. The event is free and open to the public. Gallery hours during the exhibition: Tue. – Fri. 10 am – 6 pm, Sat. Feb. 15, 22 & March 1, 12 – 4 pm.
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Based on his book, Reality’s Fugue: Reconciling Worldviews in Philosophy, Religion, and Science, the author F. Samuel Brainard collaborated with Christian Kowalchuk and David Tamés to produce and direct the approximately 10-minute VR experience which features immersive and dynamic visuals, realistic audio narration and motion tracking without hand controllers.
Carol Cruickshanks hosted the premiere exhibition as Executive Director of New
Hope Arts in January 2024. Since April of 2024 she has been the co-producer of the current exhibition, the staging, refined installation and new collaboration. As exhibition designer, Christian Kowalchuk has worked with Brainard to re-envision the upcoming installation at Hicks to include 2 rooms within the gallery to enhance the individualized experience.
Unlike gaming VR environments where the goal is usually to successfully achieve a task, Reality’s Fugue :Virtual Reality Meets Art & Philosophy guides participants through nonhierarchical worldviews of the universe demonstrating an origin story illustrated by our creatively shared experiences. Both the book and the VR production strive to prove how we are simultaneously individuals and collective beings.
F. Samuel Brainard, Ph.D., is an independent scholar of Asian and Western religions and philosophy. He has taught at Temple and Rutgers Universities. His work has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion as well as in his prior book, Reality and Mystical Experience (Penn State University Press, 2000). This is his first book for both general and academic audiences, and several of the concepts that it develops reveal connections to his earlier work.
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SOMETHING IN THE ARTS FOR EVERYONE!
Art, Music, Literature, and Discussion
Enjoy local art and performance.
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Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen Exhibition and Sale I Hicks Art Center Gallery 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA I November 21, 2024 - January 25, 2025, 10am-6pm
Winter Impressions Group Exhibition – Bucks County Community College I Hicks Art Center Gallery, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA I December 18, 2024 - February 8, 2025
Mark your Calendars : 30 Days of Inspiration Submissions I A&C Social Media & Website I January 15 - January 31, 2025
Bucks County Guild of Craftsmen and Winter Impressions exhibitions closing reception I Hicks Art Center Gallery 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA I January 25, 12-3pm Refreshments will be served
Art for Your Sweetheart at Pickering Manor I Pickering Manor, 226 N Lincoln Ave, Newtown, PA I February 6, 5pm-7pm $20.00
Gallery 14 – Annual Juried Photography Exhibition I 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ I January 11- February 2, 11am-4pm
A&C’s First Thursdays- Four Writers I Freeman Hall, 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA I February 6, 7pm- 8:30pm
Writing Poetry Reviews with John Timpane I Volta Center for the Writing Arts, BCCC I Newtown Campus Library, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown PA I Saturday February 8, 10am-12 noon
A Woman’s Place Annual Art Showcase I A Woman’s Place Young Adult Advisory Board’s 2nd Annual Art Showcase I Hicks Art Center I 275 Swamp Road I Newtown, PA I February 6, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Reality’s Fugue: Virtual Reality Meets Art & Philosophy I Hicks Art Center Gallery I 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA I February 10- March 1
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Christine Seo, "The Bright Breakfast Table," oil, View Gallery | Shary Koenig, "Woods IV" oil, View Gallery | James Hamilton, "Clockwork Oranges No 37," oil on linen, View Gallery | |
Cindy Roesinger, “Candy Apple,” oil View Website | |
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The Arts & Cultural Council wants to thank the following new members for their support of regional art!
Alexis Greer-Armentrout
Stephen Harris
Volta Writing Center
Sharon Fithian
Cathy Hanville
Ellen Slack
Russell Risko
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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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