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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Matter and Energy

Matter and Energy

Matter and Energy
2023 Artessa Alliance Biennial
September 10 to October 7, 2023

Gallery is open daily from 10am-5pm
and Sundays from 12pm-2pm (with select Artessa members)
Cheltenham Center for the Arts
439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012

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Personal Energy

Personal Energy

Matter and Energy
Megan Grugan
I went back to the last group show I participated in with the women of Artessa Alliance and deconstructed several pieces that I had made about mental health. I work as a nurse practitioner…

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Rural Matter and Energy

Rural Matter and Energy

Matter and Energy
Nathalie Borozny
Growing up on a dairy farm in Vermont, I was the child who spent all my time outside, roaming freely and amassing a large collection of twigs, stones, and birch bark. I moved through the seasons, shoeless and happy…

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Spring 2023 Newsletter

Spring 2023 Newsletter

Read the entire Newsletter with images Spring 2023 Artessa Alliance News Artessa Alliance members wish you a bright & creative spring!We'd like to share some ongoing and upcoming news including exhibits, residencies, and events.Maker-in-Residence Studio Hour at...

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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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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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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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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.