An award-winning Philadelphia area alliance of women visual artists.

“We are a tessellation – each single member made stronger by our combined power.” 

Image from “Recollection” group installation, 2017

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Interconnected, Awbury Arboretum

Interconnected, Awbury Arboretum

January 2- February 26, 2023
Opening Reception Wednesday, January 4, 5-7PM
Awbury Arboretum
Philadelphia, PA 19138
Interconnected features artwork by Artessa Alliance members, reflecting each artist’s relationship with the more-than-human world. The exhibition is a creative meditation on the web of life.

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2022 Artessa Fine Art & Craft Show

2022 Artessa Fine Art & Craft Show

Come visit us in person at the Elkins Park Train Station again this year for our annual holiday party and art show!
Friday, November 11th
5:00 – 8:30 pm

Elkins Park Train Station
Come for the refreshments, stay for the local arts!

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August 2022 Newsletter

August 2022 Newsletter

Hey there art followers!It's been a while.We've got some news to share... First - save the date! We've already scheduled our popular Holiday event. It's early this year so you can get a head start, maybe even grab some gifts for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Our...

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Interconnected, Awbury Arboretum

Interconnected, Awbury Arboretum

January 2- February 26, 2023
Opening Reception Wednesday, January 4, 5-7PM
Awbury Arboretum
Philadelphia, PA 19138
Interconnected features artwork by Artessa Alliance members, reflecting each artist’s relationship with the more-than-human world. The exhibition is a creative meditation on the web of life.

read more
2022 Artessa Fine Art & Craft Show

2022 Artessa Fine Art & Craft Show

Come visit us in person at the Elkins Park Train Station again this year for our annual holiday party and art show!
Friday, November 11th
5:00 – 8:30 pm

Elkins Park Train Station
Come for the refreshments, stay for the local arts!

read more
August 2022 Newsletter

August 2022 Newsletter

Hey there art followers!It's been a while.We've got some news to share... First - save the date! We've already scheduled our popular Holiday event. It's early this year so you can get a head start, maybe even grab some gifts for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Our...

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Monitor & Adjust, Artessa Alliance Retrospective

Monitor & Adjust, Artessa Alliance Retrospective

Clay on Main Exhibition September 19 to October 24, 2021 313 Main St. Oley PA Oley, PA, Aug. 2, 2021– In some cultures, you are given a name at birth. Around age 12 or so, you take a different name that reflects your personality or life’s work. During the initial...

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About Artessa Alliance

 

Artessa Alliance is Philadelphia artist collaborative. We evolved naturally from a local area women’s art cooperative established in 2006.

Our members have achieved numerous honors including:
Grants: Leeway Foundation for Art and Change, Cultural Alliance/PA Council on the Arts, Delaware Division of the Arts, Rivers Merging, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Carnegie Institute, University of Hartford Graduate Thesis Grant to Paris, France
Fellowships: Fulbright Fellowship, Temple University Fellowship, Yale University Summer School of Music and Art Fellowship
Awards include: Philadelphia’s Mothers in Charge Peacemaker Award, Best in Show at Abington Art Center & Best of Philly, Cheltenham Center for the Arts Linda Brener Award, Mural Arts of Philadelphia commissions.