Straube Center Opens Fall Fine Art Show.
Active Art Program Planned for 2009.
Win Straube, President and CEO of Straube Corporation, recently announced the Straube Center Fall Fine Art Show opening November 7- December 28, 2008 at the newly refurbished office and retail complex located on Rt 31 at West Franklin Avenue in Pennington, NJ.

Located within the Princeton business corridor, the fall show will feature six award winning artists including J. Stacy Rogers, John Stinger, who also curates all the Straube art events,Chris Carter, Danielle Auriemma- d’Amico, Richard Gerstner and Brad Browne.

Artist receptions will be held Friday, November, 7 from 4-8pm followed by a “Meet the Artist” session on Saturday, November 8 in the Conference Room gallery starting at 1pm. Artists Chris Carter and John Stinger will discuss their different approaches to painting the landscape.

Bi-monthly shows, starting with a Jan/Feb Winter Fine Art Show, have been scheduled for all of 2009. Throughout the new year, the Straube Center will feature over 18 exciting painters, 4 world-class sculptors and 3 fine art photographers.

The public is invited to attend all events free of charge. New collectors and art students are also cordially invited to attend and participate in the educational discussions. No reservations are required.

For more information call the Straube Center Art Show Curator at 908-319-8957.

The 79th Phillips' Mill Art Exhibition
Opens its doors on September 20th. It is the first and most continuous art event exhibiting the works of Delaware Valley artists.

This show, which accepts only artists living within a 25-mile radius of Phillips' Mill is considered to be an important way to see the works of this areas best artists. Each year over 400 artists respond to this invitation and approximately 200 works are accepted. To learn more or to signup Go Here.

Artsbridge Clothesline Art Sale
Art for the Cash Strapped
Artsbridge members will be participating in this successful art sale at the Prallsville Mill, Stockton, NJ This is becoming a very successful event each year. The outdoor exhibition is Sunday September 14th 11am to 5 pm
This is a casual outdoor exhibition with work just set up on the lawn, up against cars or against the walls.

15th Annual New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival and Please Touch Museum's "Play Patrol"
The 15th annual New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival takes place in downtown New Hope, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Organized by the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce, this prestigious, juried event features over 130 exhibitors specializing in photography, watercolors, oils, pastels, pen and ink drawings, silver and gold jewelry, ceramics, wearable art, glass, wood, sculpture and furniture. For more information, visit www.NewHopeChamber.com or call (215) 862-9990.

“This is the Chamber’s largest annual fundraiser to support business and tourism marketing endeavors for New Hope, and it also continues to spotlight our riverside community as one of the premier arts destinations in the country,” explains Ana Leyland, Festival Chairperson and co-owner of A Mano Galleries in New Hope and Lambertville. “In addition to numerous local talents, the festival attracts artists and craftspeople from such distances as Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina, New York, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Tennessee. But, you don’t have to be an arts aficionado to enjoy New Hope. Start your holiday shopping, listen to some great music, entertain your kids at the Play Patrol booth and take advantage of all that New Hope has to offer in the fall.”

New to the festival this year, Please Touch Museum, the children’s museum of Philadelphia, is slated to host a booth with free activities appropriate for children ages 7 and under. The museum closes its doors at 210 N. 21st Street, Philadelphia on September 1 and celebrates a Grand Opening at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park on October 18. While families and youngsters await the opening of the new location, the “Play Patrol” transports the essence of the museum out on the road and into various communities. The travel-sized version of the museum offers crafts projects, self face-painting, bubble games, story times and athletic activities.

The festival is rain or shine and admission is free to the public. Exhibitors sell the works on display in booths lining New Hope’s North Main Street, East Randolph Street, the North Main Street parking lot and the PNC Bank parking lot overlooking the Delaware River. The event also features musical entertainment and local food vendors, as well as festival favorites such as funnel cake, kettle corn and lemonade.

The New Hope Trolley provides free shuttle transportation from various parking locations in New Hope during the festival. Parking is available at the New Hope-Solebury High School, the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, Union Square and public lots at the south end of Main Street. Limited on-street metered parking is also available. North Main Street/River Road is closed from just south of the 202 toll bridge overpass to the traffic light at Bridge Street from Saturday at 6:00 a.m. through Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

The 2008 New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival is sponsored by First Federal of Bucks County, The New York Times and Gretz Beer.

The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce is organized to promote the economic, civil, commercial, cultural, artistic, historical and educational interests of the area. For more information, visit www.NewHopeChamber.com or call (215) 862-9990. or Vicki Duffy 215-262-4712.

Bloomsbury Fine Arts & Fine Crafts Festival
On Main Street Saturday September 27 and Sunday September 28. For more information Go Here.

Tewksbury Historical Society 19th Annual Art Show & Sale
Zion Lutheran Church Christian Education Building
Corner of Church Street and Miller Avenue,
Oldwick, New Jersey 08858
October 1 through October 4, 2008
CATEGORIES ACCEPTED (ALL): LANDSCAPES, FLORALS, ANIMALS, BUILDINGS, STILL LIFE/INTERIORS, AND ABSTRACTS. No portraits, photography or computer art.
For a 2008 Artist Prospectus Go Here

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