Now on Exhibit through November 28, 2010

"Perspective: Seeing Through Design" featuring design work by Allison Coleman and Cristina Ortiz in conjunction with the Messiah College Art League.
November 2 - 28, 2010.
Reception November 19, 6-9pm.











image by Cristina Ortiz.

NEW EXHIBIT!!!

Motley: A Collection of Drawings and Paintings by Three Well-Behaved Women.

by Kelly Carmack, Shauna Myers, Melanie Walters.

September 27 - October 31. Reception October 15, 6-9pm. Come see this show!

by Shauna Myers

Tara Chicky Q&A at the gallery from 7pm-8pm TONIGHT!

TONIGHT! 6-9pm. Join us for Third in the Burg! Tara Chickey, our exhibiting artist, will be in the gallery from 7-8pm for an Artist Q&A session. Hope to see you there! This exhibit will be in the gallery until September 26th.

New Exhibit: Tara Chickey's "They Speak With Tiny Voices"

We have a new show up! Tara Chickey of the Mantis Collective Gallery is displaying her monotoypes, drawings and paintings August 11 through September 26. A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, August 20, 2010 from 6-9pm. On Friday, September 17, 2010 there will be another artist reception from 6-9pm with a Q&A session with the artist starting at 7pm in the gallery.

Utilizing painting and drawing, the depicted scenes in Tara's work float between memory and actual experience. Specifically, her work is influenced by her travels to Iceland. She extracts segments of these memories of glaciers, fjords, volcanoes, geysers, waterfalls and sparse vegetation to create a new and enhanced memory for viewers to soak in.

Tara currently resides in Harrisburg , PA. She attended Millersville University where she received her BSE in art education. She had also studied at the Burren College of Art in Ireland . She has been in both solo and collective shows in Pennsylvania , Washington D.C. , Maryland , and Ireland . Her work is also in private collections throughout the nation. Chickey is a member of Moviate ( Harrisburg ’s film co-op), and is co-director/owner of The Mantis Collective. She is also an art instructor at Central Dauphin High School where she teaches Drawing and Painting courses.

DC artist Benjamin Thorpe presents: "Remnant" July 7- August 8

The Yellow Wall Gallery at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore is pleased to present the artwork of Benjamin J. Thorpe. Benjamin will present a collection of graphite drawings, oil paintings and photography at the gallery from July 7 to August 8, 2010. A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, July 16, 2010 from 6-9pm.

The subjects selected for "Remnant" are each intended to offer a visual history or glancing memoir of their own. Benjamin Thorpe appreciates the capacity of art to capture snapshots of personal, physical, and social trajectories and, more importantly, to provide the language for a free exchange of ideas.

Ben enjoys a wide range of artistic styles but is most inspired by modern and contemporary realists like Andrew Wyeth and John Whalley. He sometimes departs from realism in favor of abstract elements that emphasize a quality, such as the fracture of storm clouds or the
subplots of a leaf. Aesthetically, he is drawn to hard texture, high contrast, and sharp detail, and, as someone who also loves to write, places importance on the dimension that a title adds to each piece.

Ben is a DC-based artist, working full time in development at a national not-for-profit. An alumni of Messiah College (Grantham, PA), he has also lived in Bangladesh, Maine, and Chile, and plans tocontinue practicing art alongside other interests like writing, music, and dance. You may visit his website at benjaminthorpe.com.

Tonight! Friday June 18, 2010 6-9pm Reception for "Danzante Presents: The Eco-Arts Initiative"

TONIGHT! Reception for "Danzante Presents: The Eco-Arts Initiative"! Come out and see this fantastic photography exhibit by local students from the Danzante Community Arts Center! 6-9pm FREE EVENT (food and drinks too!)

Danzante Presents: The Eco-Arts Initiative June 9 - July 3, 2010

Danzante Presents: The Eco-Arts Initiative
Photographs by students at the Danzante Community Arts Center
under the instruction of photographer Matthew Murray

Melody Aleman, Gustavo Crist, Rosa Goicoechea, Nytae Lane, Tiffany Zoe

June 9 - July 3, 2010
Reception: Friday, June 18, 2010 6-9pm

Danzante's youth photographers will be leading an Eco-Arts Summer Camp
at Danzante Community Art Center, 200 Crescent St. Harrisburg, PA from June 21 - August 6th, 2010

Activites will include visual and performing arts and will include day trips to riverfront park, city island, the Whitaker Center, the State Museum and Camp Reily Pool. Ages 6-16. Discount for HSD students!

Visit danzante.org for more information