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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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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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Ebb & Flow Press Release

Ebb & Flow Press Release

Ebb and Flow The work of Artessa Alliance Pii Gallery 242 Race Street Philadelphia, PA Friday, October 1, 2021 to Friday, October 29, 2021 Gallery Hours: Friday & Saturday, 5-7PM First Friday, October 1, 5-8PMMeet the Artists, Friday October 29, 5-8PM contact...

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10%, Megan Greenholt

10%, Megan Greenholt

10%, Megan Greenholt From the Apart:Together ExhibitI participated in an online creativity project for 100 days in 2020 with the intention to develop a daily practice. Most of my project was completed during the initial phase of the covid pandemic and quarantine. My...

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New Members

New Members

Artessa Alliance warmly welcomes our newest members, Colleen Hammond and Nancy Agati.
We are so excited to have these two new amazing artists join us, and look forward to the inspiration and wisdom they bring to our collaborative.

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My Joy, Teresa Shields

My Joy, Teresa Shields

My Joy, Teresa Shields   When my 1st daughter was born, more often than not she would seek out Dad. Jokingly, I said, “The next one is mine.” And she was. Of my three daughters, Mia Joy resembles me the most and we share the strongest connection. Mia means...

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Varied Works, Brenda Howell

Varied Works, Brenda Howell

Varied Works, Brenda HowellMy fellow Artessa artists have held me up Made me laugh (a lot) AND Made me get my butt in the studio They’ve really helped me stay sane I hope that everyone has had one special person or better yet a group of special someone’s to help them...

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Apart:Together, Karen Hunter McLaughlin

Apart:Together, Karen Hunter McLaughlin

“The Ripple Effect is based on the understanding that we are all connected. These connections stretch like an incredibly interwoven and complicated tapestry. Each of us exists within this tapestry. Thoughts and actions are like stones dropped in a pond and they create ripples that travel outward.”

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Ouroboros, Julie Mann

Ouroboros, Julie Mann

Ouroboros, Julie Mann  The human brain has an uncanny ability to see patterns and make connections based on the world we've experienced. That is one reason optical illusions work, and why we see digital images and Pointillist paintings as something more than mere...

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Branching Out, Boxed In- Glynis Frost Raisch

Branching Out, Boxed In- Glynis Frost Raisch

Boxed Out, Branching In- Glynis Frost Raisch   I have 2 pieces in this show. They are both paper mache and they both incorporate little houses; the houses are symbolic of family and home and community. They are made of cardboard and wheat paste and newspaper. The...

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In My Own Backyard, Kimberly Mehler

In My Own Backyard, Kimberly Mehler

In My Own Backyard, Kimberly Mehler   Isolation Creations During Covid lockdown, I began a short daily painting exercise as a meditative practice to help cope with the stress of the news. I found that I was drawn to the variety of pine cones lying upon the...

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Nesting, Michelle Ciarlo Hayes

Nesting, Michelle Ciarlo Hayes

Nesting, Michelle Ciarlo Hayes From the Apart:Together ExhibitionThis little piece is called "Nesting" and is based on a sweet bird who regularly visited the window box of my studio during the spring of 2020. She would steal pieces of the coconut box liner as well as...

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Apart:Together Biennial Exhibition

Apart:Together Biennial Exhibition

Virtual Gallery Walkthru Many thanks to Bryant Girsch of DaVinci Art Alliance for our stellar walkthru recordingFor gallery info Margaret Griffen - info@cheltenhamarts.org Artessa Art info and images Karen Hunter McLaughlin- kamcl@artessaalliance.org February 7-28,...

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2020 Holiday Greetings

2020 Holiday Greetings

Our annual holiday event is one of our most popular shows. Because we’re all scrambling to figure out how to make it through this 2020 holiday season safely, we’ve decided to cancel the holiday show this year. We hope our fans will reach out individually to your favorite artist member with requests for items you might usually purchase at our holiday event. See a list of artist websites with items for sale.

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Exhibition History

Our collective of women artists includes a rich and accomplished history of exhibitions, projects and markets. We continue to collaborate on new work, the key to our mission.