ART EXHIBITS
OPENING
Invisible World of Water: Explores two phenomena of water, snow crystals and diatoms, that are invisible to the naked eye, yet have inspired artists, scientists and amateur naturalists alike for centuries. Opens Nov. 13. Through April 17. Academy of Natural Scoences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. 215-299-1000, ansp. org.
Photography Exhibit by Anthony and Florence Rodale: Florence Rodale’s “Brain Fog” series of images reflects” the state of mind and the ins and outs of the brain fog she experienced during the early months of the pandemic. Anthony Rodale’s “Deconstructing Nature” series is a personal metaphysical journey in search of finding inner harmony and flow. He uses these themes as sources to express being awake, fully alive, and present, wherever he is. Reception, 2-4 p.m. Nov. 14. Opens Nov. 10. Through Dec. 17. Bethlehem Town Hall Rotunda Gallery, 10 E. Church St., Bethlehem. bfac-lv.com.
Holiday Art Show: Fine arts and fine crafts by regional artists. Opening reception, noon-3 p.m. Nov. 7. Through Dec. 19. St John’ Lutheran Church, 330 Ferry St., Easton. 610-905-1767, stjohn easton.org.
Observations: Two Views: Katharine Krieg and Bradley Hendershot share their works, both local and distant, of Pennsylvania and Maine. Opening reception, 1-5 p.m. Nov. 7. Through Dec. 19. The Snow Goose Gallery, 470 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-974-9099. thesnowgoosegallery.com.
ONGOING
ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown. 610-4324333. Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper: Nine contemporary Japanese artists revisit their nation’s traditional material with over 35 highly textured two-dimensional works, expressive sculptures, and dramatic installations. Through Jan. 2. allentownartmuseum.org.
AMERICA ON WHEELS, 5 N. Front St., Allentown. 610432-4200. From Boyhood to Manhood: The Gary Hiller Collection; One Man’s Collection incorporating model designs from 1931-1951, it follows the obsession of one youngster with his first car, a 1930 Ford - Model A Cabriolet that he saved from the junkman in 1954 when he was twelve years old, and the story continues up until his purchase of a 1933 Auburn Boattail Speedster in 2021. Along the way, Hiller acquired five Buicks, another Ford, and a Chrysler. Through March 31. americaonwheels.org.
BANANA FACTORY, 25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. 610-332-1300. 11th Annual InVision Juried Exhibition: Regional photography and photo art competition. Through Jan. 9. bananafactory.org.
DIMMICK MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 54 Broadway, Jim Thorpe. 570-249-9650. Yvonne Wright: Through Nov. 30. dimmicklibrary. org.
DOYLESTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 56 South Main St., Doylestown. 215-345-9430.
The Doylestown Historical Society and Delaware Valley University: 125 Years of Experiential Learning and Doylestown Agriculture, 1896 to 2021: Collaborative exhibit features the University’s growth and expansion from the National Farm School to a college and then, to a university and examines the University’s relationship to Doylestown and how the school fits into local history. Through Jan. 29. doylestownhistorical.org.
GALLERY ON FOURTH, 401 Northampton St., Easton. 610905-4627. An Ocean Between Us: An exhibition of 28 figurative acrylic paintings, giclee prints and watercolor paintings by Russian artists Igor Galanin and his sister-in-law Tatiana Larionova. Closing reception, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 2. galleryonfourth.org.
JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown. 215-340-9800. Daring Design: The Impact of Three Women on Wharton Esherick’s Craft: Explores the significant impact of three women, Helene Fischer (1879-1970), Hanna Weil (1900-1985), and Marjorie Content (1895-1984) on the artistic development and career of sculptor and studio craftsman Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) featuring innovative furniture pieces designed by Esherick for Fischer, Weil, and Content as well as artwork created by Weil, a sculptor, and Content, a photographer. Through Feb. 6. Shaping the Ethereal: Miriam Carpenter’s sculpture, furniture, prints, and drawings. Through March 20. michener artmuseum.org.
KALMBACH MEMORIAL PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, 200 Cotton St., Macungie. 610-9651140. Betty Allender: Through Dec. 31.
KEMERER MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem. Art at Home: Artwork on loan from private collections and spotlights of the local artists who loaned their time and talents in support of HBMS’mission. Advance tickets required. Through Jan. 29. historicbethlehem.org.
KETTLE CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg. 570-629-3061. Living with the Seasons: Rachel Kelosky uses her photography to showcase her experiences of the changing seasons of the Poconos. Through Nov. 30. mcconservation. org.
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE SKILLMAN LIBRARY, 710 Sullivan Road, Easton. 610-330-5000. Hostile Terrain 94: Participatory exhibition created by the
Undocumented Migration Project composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a wall map of the Arizona’s Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. Through Dec. 27. lafayette.edu.
LAURA’S CUSTOM FRAMING & FINE ART, 1328 Chestnut St., Emmaus. 610-928-8622. Young Art: Adolf Klova, Edith Roeder and Richard Farmer. Through Nov. 19.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. 610-758-6880. The Teaching Museum: Selections from the Permanent Collection: A rotating selection of works on view, including George Bellows, Gustave Courbet, Jack Whitten, Marsden Hartley, and Kathe Kollwitz among others. Through Dec. 4. luag.lehigh.edu.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. 610-758-3615. Thinking Through Drawing: Works on Paper, Drawings, and Sketchbooks from the Collection and Community: Works by Natalie Alper, Keith Haring, Jose Clemente Orozco, Yingyi Cao, Maurice Prendergast, George Segal, Anita Weschler, and others. Through Dec. 3. luag.lehigh.edu.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, DUBOIS GALLERY, MAGINNES HALL, 9 W. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. 610-758-6880. Gloria Naylor: Other Places: The exhibition will feature primary source materials from the Naylor archive, as well as creative response and community engagement from a range of perspectives. Through May 27. Hear Me Roar: Women Photographers Part I: A series of exhibitions focusing on individual women photographers represented in its collection in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women at Lehigh University. Through May 27. luag.lehigh.edu.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, FAIRCHILD-MARTINDALE STUDY GALLERY, 8 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem. 610-758-6880. Hear Me Roar: Women Photographers Part IV: A series of exhibitions focusing on individual women photographers represented in its collection in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women at Lehigh University. luag.lehigh.edu.
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, SIEGEL GALLERY, IACOCCA HALL, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem. 610-758-6880. Hear Me Roar: Women Photographers Part III: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women at Lehigh, LUAG presents a series of exhibitions focusing on individual women photographers represented in its collection. Through May 27. luag.lehigh.edu.
LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, 321 E. Third St., Bethlehem. 610-868-2971. I, Witness -Observations of Life and Land, in Two Parts: Photography of Saed Hindash. Part of the 2021 InVision Photography Festival. Through Nov. 20.
LIBERTY BELL MUSEUM, 622 W. Hamilton St., Allentown. 610435-4232. Travelers’ Haven:
The Past, Present and Future of the Americus Hotel: The Liberty Bell Museum celebrates the near century-long history, revival and reopening of the historic Americus Hotel. Through Dec. 31. libertybellmuseum.org.
LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, 800 Hausman Road, Whitehall Township. 610391-8202. Sylvia Roth and Jim Roth: Through Dec. 31.
MERCER MUSEUM, 84 S. Pine St., Doylestown. 215-345-0210. Found, Gifted, Saved! The Mercer Museum Collects Local History: Artifacts collected by the Bucks County Historical Society between the years of 2000 and 2021. Through April 10. mercermuseum.org.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. Cheltenham Printmakers Guild Art Exhibition: Woodcuts, etchings, monoprints and other types of print-based media. Through Dec. 3. mc3.edu.
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, TREXLER LIBRARY, 2400 W Chew St, Allentown. 484664-3333. HIV and AIDS in the Lehigh Valley: 40 Years of Advocacy and Activism: Highlights the community of local advocates and activists in the Lehigh Valley who formed organizations to help care for people with HIV and AIDS. Through Dec. 17. muhlenberg.edu.
MUSEUM OF INDIAN CULTURE, 2825 Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown. 610-797-2121. The Great Native American Toolkit: Tells the story of North America’s first peoples and their ability to survive and thrive using similar tools made from regional resources featuring prehistoric stone tools and pottery used by the ancient Mississippian (Mound Builder) cultures, Northeastern Woodland (Lenape / Delaware / Iroquois), Southwestern cultures (Anasazi / Pueblo), and ancient bone fishing tools carved by Alaskan Natives. Through Dec. 31. museumof indianculture.org.
NEW ARTS GALLERY, 173 W. Main St., Kutztown. 610-6836440. Finding Aesop’s Fables: Dan Welden’s series of symbolic gestures which employ visual opposites, including the hare and the tortoise and the grasshopper and the ant, as metaphors for the Yin Yang philosophy. Through Dec. 12. newartsprogram.org.
PAYNE GALLERY, MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY, 346 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-861-1320. Illuminated Manuscripts: Painted Pages: Over 35 works from medieval Bibles, Prayer Books, Psalters, Books of Hours, ChoirBooks, Missals, Breviaries, and Lectionaries drawn from the collection of the Reading Public Museum in Reading. Through Dec. 12. moravian.edu.
PENN STATE LEHIGH VALLEY RONALD K. DELONG GALLERY, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley. 610-285-5261. Documenting the Moment: A Visual Journal: Works in ink and graphite by Jason Travers. Through Dec. 17. lehighvalley.psu. edu.
PENNYPACKER MILLS, 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville. 610-287-9349. Greetings from Schwenksville: Images from the collection of Pennypacker Mills, showing Schwenksville and the surrounding area at the turn-ofthe-twentieth century when it was considered a resort town. Advanced reservations required. Through Jan. 28. montcopa.org.
READING PUBLIC MUSEUM, 500 Museum Road, Reading. 610-371-5850. The Art of the Guitar: Engaging exhibition featuring historic works from the archives of the C. F. Martin & Company in Nazareth. Explore Robert Goetzl’s guitars commemorating Save the Planet, Lakota Sioux Native Americans, Rock the Vote (featuring David Crosby), Martin Legacy Guitar, The H.M.S. Dreadnought Battleship guitar, and more. View preliminary studies and designs for Goetzl’s large mural at the Martin Factory Visitor Center, which features the history of six generations of Martin family members. Through Jan. 9. Katharine Hepburn: Dressed For Stage and Screen: The exhibit, drawn from the collection of the Kent State University Museum, includes a range of costumes and fashions that were instrumental in shaping some of the most memorable characters Hepburn portrayed over her long career. Through Jan. 9. Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar: Touring exhibition, organized by the National Guitar Museum, celebrates the artistic development of the guitar featuring 40 iconic stringed instruments, ranging from an intricately inlaid Moorish oud, a six-foot long Renaissance theorbo, to guitars displaying the modern Italian design of the Eko and one with a stunning transparent acrylic body from California’s BC Rich guitars. Through Jan. 9. Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science: Multiple, interactive displays created by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) for the purpose of educating visitors on environmental practices that foster sustainability within Indigenous communities. Through April 24. readingpublicmuseum.org.
READING RAILROAD HERITAGE MUSEUM, 500 S. Third St., Hamburg. 610-562-5513. The Unseen Engineers of the Reading Railroad: Vintage maps and drawings of stations and structures, some recently acquired from the Smithsonian, drafted by the innovative Engineering Department of the Reading Railroad. readingrailroad. org.
RICHARD A. AND RISSA W. GROSSMAN GALLERY, WILLIAMS VISUAL ARTS BUILDING, 243 N. Third St., Easton. 610-330-5000. tracing a wound through my body: Works by Emilio Rojas spanning the past decade includes film, photography, poetry, sculpture, installation and live performance, including a new commission within his series “m(other)s which employs the 19th-century Victorian genre “Hidden Mother” photography and features immigrant mothers and children from the Northampton and Lehigh counties, and his live performance Heridas Abiertas
(to Gloria) in which a local tattoo artist, Victor Nieto traces the U.S.-Mexico border down Rojas back. Through Nov. 13. galleries. lafayette.edu.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM GREENWAY, Bethlehem. Thinking Through Drawing: South Bethlehem Greenway: Works by Natalie Alper, Keith Haring, Jose Clemente Orozco, Yingyi Cao, Maurice Prendergast, George Segal, Anita Weschler, more. Self-guided tour begins at either South New Street, or Trone Street, walking the length of the Greenway. Through Aug. 31. luag. lehigh.edu.
STIRNER MODERN GALLERY, 230 Ferry St., Easton. Common and Uncommon Miracles: Photographer Larry Fink and composer musician Patrick McGee intend to upset your sense of balance and create unusual expressions not usually associated with their working mode. Fink looks at common elements hoping to create poetic visual mysteries. McGee takes musical texts and introduces expressionistic marks, lines, and bombastic doodles into the score. Through Nov. 26. stirnermodern.com.
STONY RUN WINERY, 150 Independent Road, Breinigsville. 610-398-7231. Art Exhibit: Jeanne Stock, Debra Storm and Kay Stauffer. Through Dec. 5.
STUDIO B FINE ART GALLERY, 39 E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown.
484-332-2757. Abstract, Impressions & Reality: Works in all media. Through Nov. 28.
Prison Art and Experience: The prisoner art show/experience, represented by inmate Richard A. Guy, will have as its central point the Pencil Drawing Art Class offered to prisoners at the State Correction Institution at Fayette. Through Nov. 28. studiobbb.org.
THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. 215-299-1000. Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs: Blends artwork, fossils and scientifically accurate models of moving beasts to recreate this relatively unknown period when the greatest mass extinction wiped out creatures that will never be discovered. Through Jan. 16. ansp.org.
THE ART ESTABLISHMENT, 945 Broadway, Bethlehem. 610-8079201. Indelible: Jay Echevarria’s thought provoking quotes and abstract figurative and Victoria Beck’s ornately detailed hand carved printed works. Through Nov. 23. theartestablishment studios.com.
THE BANANA FACTORY,
25 W. Third St., Bethlehem. 610-332-1300. Jason Chen: Second: Chen, juror for the 2021 Juried Exhibition, specializes in fashion, editorial, and alternative process photography. With his background in film and animation, he explores ways to incorporate the Fourth Dimension-time-into his work. Part of the 12th Annual Invision Festival. Through Jan. 2. bananafactory.org.
THE GALLERY AT RAUCH BUSINESS CENTER, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, 621 Taylor St., Bethlehem. 610-758-6880. Hear Me Roar: Women Photographers Part II: A series of exhibitions focusing on individual women photographers represented in its collection in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first class of undergraduate women at Lehigh. luag.lehigh.edu.
THE PHILIP AND MURIEL BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART AT URSINUS COLLEGE, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville. 610-409-3500. Anthro(Site): Alison Safford’s meditation on the motion of bodies, human, celestial, and terrestrial, as they converge, collide, depart, or reunite through random or cyclical events, instances of migration and mortality, and orientations to place and space. Through Nov. 30.
Mapping Climate Change: The Knitting Map and The Tempestry Project: Unites two innovative textile art projects translating temperature, precipitation, humidity, or windspeed data into stitch and color. Through Nov.
30. Testaments: Kris Graves invokes a diverse vocabulary of portraiture to bear witness to contemporary Black experience. Through Nov. 30. ursinus.edu.
WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM, 1520 Horseshoe Trail, Malvern. 610-644-5822. Stories from the Archives: New Discoveries at the Wharton Esherick Museum: A cache of archival materials from the Esherick’s 1956 Workshop building including client files, correspondence, photographs, ephemera, and personal objects. Through Dec. 30. whartonesherickmuseum.org.
WILLIAMS CENTER GALLERY, 317 Hamilton St., Easton. 610-330-5000. Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Tokaido Road” Series: “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road,” printed in 1833 and 1834, is a series of Japanese woodblock prints that document the artist first journey on the Tokaido, the “Eastern Sea Road.” This arterial highway connected the shogunal capital of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with the imperial capital, Kyoto. The prints visually document the post stations that dotted the highway, as well as the natural wonders that the traveler experienced along the journey. The prints are on loan from the Allentown Art Museum. Through Dec. 18. galleries.lafayette.edu.