Exhibitions
Our Mission
CCW's art program involves not only personal artistic growth in the studio but professional development as well. We encourage our artists to exhibit and sell through gallery exhibitions, working with them to consider a broader audience in the community for their work. Artists receive 60% of fine artwork that is sold.
Our artists have been featured in a number of Philadelphia-area galleries and museums, including Fleisher/Ollman, VOX Populi, Bluestone Fine Arts Gallery, FJORD, Pageant:Soloveev, and the Woodmere Museum.
For more information on exhibitions, or to view our archives, contact Exhibitions Coordinator Samantha Mitchell.
2020
Outsider Art Fair in New York 2020
January 16, 2020
This internationally-renowned exhibition is a major showcase for self-taught, visionary, folk, and outsider art, and it is an honor to be asked to participate. The CCW booth will feature new works on paper by Doug Tan, sculpture by Cindy Gosselin, and drawings by Tim Quinn, with additional works on paper by Clyde Henry, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Jenny Cox, David Schumckler, Jenny Garrity, Eric Stewart, and Olubunmi Ojo.
Thursday, January 16:
Early Access (by invitations): 2 - 6 PM
Vernissage: 6 - 9 PM
Friday, January 17: 11 AM - 8 PM
Saturday, January 18: 11 AM - 8 PM
Sunday, January 19: 11 AM - 6 PM
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
2019
The Neighborhood
December 10, 2019
The one night only community art show and sale!
Featuring artists:
Jerard Harris, Sebby Yankelevich, Cory Jenkins, Jacob Berger, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Cassie Flanagan, Eric Stewart, Ron Thompson, Owen Ahearn-Browning, Vinetta Miller, Wendy Moreno, Olin Johnson, Peter Tsokas, Ben Riley, Cory Jenkins, Rachel Goldberg, Ben Indik, Natasha Plaza, Kelly Boyle, Daniel Celano, Mark Opielski, Olubunmi Ojo, Clyde Henry, Faith Rowbottom, Karlee Salamone, and Joyce Moseley.
Tuesday, December 10th, from 6 to 8pm.
@ Harriton High School entrance hall
600 N Ithan Ave, Rosemont, PA
Center For Creative Works Winter Open House
November 23, 2019
Meet the artists from CCW and buy some one-of-a-kind artwork!
*DRAWINGS * PAINTINGS * PRINTS * TEXTILES * T-SHIRTS * TOTE BAGS * SCULPTURE * WOOD WORKS * CERAMICS * BOOKS * AND MORE!
Saturday November 23rd 12pm - 5pm
241 East Lancaster Ave.
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Natasha Plaza and Wendy Moreno at Ronald McDonald House
January 01, 2020
CCW artists Natasha Plaza and Wendy Moreno were selected for inclusion in the collection of the new Ronald McDonald House in West Philadelphia. Permanent installation.
Artist Reception on December 4th at 3pm
Ronald McDonald House, 3925 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Eric Stewart
December 18, 2019
Solo exhibition of portraits by Eric Stewart
Green Line Cafe, 518 S 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Bright Lights, Big Chickens
November 03, 2019
A group exhibition from the artists of CCW featuring:
Lucia Castrogiovanni, Jacob Corsi, Brooke Heckler, Clyde Henry, Vinetta Miller, Joyce Moseley, Olubunmi Ojo, Natasha Plaza, Jenna Powers, Benjamin Riley, Julian Roach, Faith Rowbottom, Eric Stewart, Peter Tsokas, Ron Thompson, Karen Toff, and Jennifer Walton!
October 24th through January 23rd 2020
Reception, Sunday November 3rd
10:30am - 11:30am Meeting for Worship
11:30am Light Fare
12pm Forum with Center for Creative Works
Open Tues. & Fri. 9am - 1pm
and Sundays after meeting
contact Charles Walsh
610-649-3445
Haverford Friends Meeting House
855 Buck Lane
Haverford, PA 19041
Cordially Invited II
October 04, 2019
Make Studio is excited to bring back what is now an annual event for them -- Cordially Invited -- their invitational exhibition and showcase of artists working at progressive art centers around the U.S. and the globe!
Make Studio is again undertaking a month-long celebration of the art and artists of progressive art studios. This will include a central exhibition in their gallery, a satellite of smaller "pop-up" art displays in partnering venues all around Baltimore, and a digital exhibition.
CCW artists Aysia Martin, Karen Toff, Natasha Plaza, Benjamin Riley, Nancy Barnes, and Vinetta Miller have been selected to exhibit!
On View October 4th through November 1st.
OPENING RECEPTION AND EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION
10/4 5-8PM
@make Studio
Schwing Art Center
3326 Keswick Rd
Front, Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Superheroes and Friends: Mary T. Bevlock
November 05, 2019
A solo exhibition of portraits of superheroes and more by Mary T. Bevlock
Live portrait drawing and print sale with the artist on Sunday, Novermber 17th from 11am to 3pm
Green Line Cafe, 4239 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Paint Colors: Cory Jenkins
October 30, 2019
Solo exhibition of paintings by Cory Jenkins
Green Line Cafe, Ludlow St and 40th, Philadelphia, PA 19104
wordshapes
September 07, 2019
wordshapes is an exhibition of works on paper characterized by a combined use of image and text. Celebrating the slippage between pictorial and written expression, this show features the diverse drawing, painting, and mark-making practices of artists from the Center for Creative Works.
Curated by Mariel Capanna
Artists:
Owen Ahearn-Browning, Judy Barnett, Norman Dixon, Steven Frisoli, Jerard Harris, Levin Henry, Olin Johnson, Joyce Moseley, Julian Roach, Kristina Salamone, Beth Barsky, Julie Ostertag, and Brandon Spicer-Crawley
Opening Reception
Sunday, September 15th 2pm to 4pm
On view Saturday, September 7th through October 26th
Woodmere Art Museum
Helen Millard Gallery
9201 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Worthy: Artists with Intellectual Disabilities @ Rago Auction House
October 15, 2019
On Tuesday, October 15, Rago invites you to attend a panel discussion with artists, mentor artists and staff from the Center for Creative Works, a progressive art studio for people with developmental disabilities (part of the national not-for-profit Resources for Human Development). The panelists will discuss the role that Creative Works plays in their lives and in the Philadelphia community, and the artists will share their design processes. You will also have the opportunity to speak one-on-one from 5-6pm with the panelists and other Creative Works artists whose work has been chosen for inclusion in the "Outsider & Fine Art. Curious Objects." auction on October 20.
Artists Karen Toff and Paige Donovan will be presenting along with Exhibitions Coordinator Samantha Mitchell and Director Lori Bartol.
The auction house opens at noon. Wine and cheese reception begins at 5pm. The presentation begins at 6pm.
Rago Auctions
333 North Main Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Outsider & Fine Art. Curious Objects @ Rago Auction House
October 12, 2019
Artists Jenny Garrity, Jenny Cox, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Jacob Berger, Joey Piergiovanni, and Tim Quinn will have work for sale in this upcoming auction!
A curious slice of the 200+ lot sale: Outsider art by Morton Bartlett, James Castle, Thornton Dial, Minnie Evans, Clementine Hunter, Mary T. Smith, Edgar Tolson, Purvis Young. Fine art by Bo Bartlett, Ruth Bernhard, Peter Dean, Phillip Evergood, James Havard, William Ropp. Victor Salmones, Chris Van Allsburg. Articulated mannequins. Taxidermy by Edward Hart. Pulp illustrations. Signage. Vernacular Photography. Sideshow/Carnival art. Scientific/botanical models. Devotional figures. Assemblages.
Exhibition begins October 12th
Exhibition Hours
October 12–15, 17, noon–5:00 pm
October 16, noon–7:00 pm
Doors open at 9:00 am October 18/19/20
Rago Auction House
333 N Main Street, Lambertville, NJ 08530
Brandon Spicer-Crawley mural in Harrisburg
September 08, 2019
Brandon Spicer-Crawley was commissioned by Sprocket Mural Works to complete a mural at the Stokes Millworks in Harrisburg.
Join Brandon for the unveiling of his 15 x 30 foot mural on Sunday, September 8th!
340 Verbeke Street, Harrisbsurg, PA
Summer Dream, A fantasy inspired show
October 04, 2019
An exhibition in our in-house gallery featuring artists Natasha Plaza, Eric Stewart, Cassie Flanagan, Tim Deaton, and Jennifer Walton.
On view September 6th through October 4th
241 East Lancaster Ave.
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Main Line Wine Gala
September 26, 2019
Artists Olin Johnson, Tim Quinn, Doug Tan, Kelly Brown, Eric Stewart, Vinetta Miller, Natasha Plaza, Marybeth Frampton, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Julian Roach, Pat McAvoy, Timothy O'Donovan, Cassie Flanagan, Joey Piergiovanni, and Brooke Heckler will have work in this years auction.
Thursday September 26th
Doors @ 6pm
(VIP Reception starts @ 5:30pm)
The Philadelphia Country Club
1601 Spring Mill Road Gladwyne, PA
Linear Generator: Tim Quinn and Levin Henry
September 22, 2019
Jed Williams Gallery is excited to present a benefit exhibition for the Center For Creative Works featuring two outstanding abstract artists. Both artists represent a very intriguing and pure approach to abstract art pulling from neo-expressionist artists and field painters like Warren Rohrer. Their artwork is multilayered, with squiggles, different forms of lines and well thought out hints of color - detached yet with a driving and passionate side. There is a mystery about which brings you closer to it—the linear quality evoked by the title is a center/connecting them between the two artists’ work.
MAIN RECEPTION: 4pm to 6pm, Sunday, Sept. 22nd
RUN DATES: September 9th through September 22nd
Jed Williams Gallery
615 Bainbridge St. Philadelphia PA 19147-2111
HOURS: 4-6pm Fridays and 11am-1pm Saturdays and Sundays
YO MELBOURNE WE’RE FROM PHILLY! @ ARTS PROJECT AUSTRALIA
September 21, 2019
Yo Melbourne, We’re from Philly! brings together artists from Arts Project Australia with artists from supported studios across Philadelphia, United States in a celebration of cross-cultural dialogue and exciting juxtaposition.
Curated by Alex Baker, Director of Fleisher/Ollman in Philadelphia and former Senior Curator, Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Victoria, Yo Melbourne, We’re from Philly! is energised by Baker’s experiences working with Arts Project Australia during his time in Melbourne, as well as working with artists in his hometown, Philadelphia, who work in disability studio programs.
While the exhibition eschews any overarching thesis or subject, themes can be teased from this bounty of expression, including forays into infrastructure and the built environment, portraiture, observation and nature, landscape, perspectival oscillation, abstraction, text, ceramic whimsies and fantastical things.
MELBOURNE ARTISTS
Michael Camakaris, Samraing Chea, James MacSporran, Jenny Ngo, Chris O’Brien, Georgia Szmerling, and Amani Tia
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PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS
Queen Nancy Bell, Dwayne Boone, Jenny Cox, Paige Donovan, Knicoma Frederick, Eliseo Gonzalez, Geraldo Gonzalez, Alonzo Humphrey, Natasha Plaza, and Woodley White
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The Philadelphia-based artists herald from several disability and behavioural health studio centers, including: IDEATE (Dwayne Boone and Alonzo Humphrey); Center for Creative Works (Jenny Cox, Paige Donovan, and Natasha Plaza); Artworks/Community Integrated Services (Woodley White); Creative Vision Factory (Knicoma Frederick, Eliseo Gonzalez, and Geraldo Gonzalez), and Queen Nancy Bell, who now works independently, but was formerly associated with Oasis, a now defunct art center.
Opening: Saturday 21 September, 3-5pm
Dates: 21 September – 19 October
Curator: Alex Baker, Director of Fleisher/Ollman, Philadelphia
Arts Project Australia
24 High St
Northcote, VIC 3070 Australia
Image | James MacSporran, 2 Pixels, 2019, gouache, ink, paint pen, 38.5 x 56 cm.
Tan Lines
August 08, 2019
Presented by SUMMERTIME Gallery
TAN LINES will feature works by Joseph Algieri, Everette Ball, Mary T. Bevlock, Mike Goodlett, Camille Holvoet, Lucy Nagle, Byron Smith and Alice Wong in a summer themed group exhibition at Institute 193 (1B).
CCW artist Mary T. Bevlock will be giving a talk about her work during the opening reception!
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 8, 6-8pm
August 8 - 31, 2019
Institute 193 (1B)
292 E 3rd St., New York, NY 10009
SUMMER EDITIONS
August 09, 2019
New prints by Mary Beth Frampton, Clyde Henry, and Kristina Salamone, printed in collaboration with Mark Rice and the Pressure Club. An Allies in Art project.
Opening Reception Thursday, June 20th, 4pm -8 pm
Closing Reception: Friday, Aug 9th, 6pm – 9 pm, including a pop-up merchandise shop from Center for Creative Works
Pressure Club
711 W. Thompson, Philadelphia, PA
summer sampler
July 22, 2019
An Exhibition @ Ludington Library with new ceramics, sculpture, and embroidery!
Featuring artists Clyde Henry, Mary T. Bevlock, Marybeth Frampton, Brooke Heckler, Paige Donovan, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Natasha Plaza, Joyce Moseley, Helene Milestone, Julian Roach, Jennifer Walton, Timothy O'Donovan, and Kristina Salamone
July 22th through August 23rd
5 S Bryn Mawr Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Cerulean Arts' 7th Annual Juried Exhibition
June 22, 2019
includes artwork by CCW artist Karen Toff
Cerulean Arts' 7th Annual Juried Exhibition
Jane Irish, Juror
Kate Brockman · Bill Brookover · Paul Campbell · Shannon DeAngelis · Brian Dennis
Corinne Dieterle · Steve Donegan · Charles Emlen · Mindy Flexer · Daina Higgins
Betty Kim · Susan Leshnoff · Janice Merendino · Ilene Rubin · Sudyut Sinha
Edward Snyder · Karen Steen · Karen Toff · Elie Porter Trubert · Hong-Bich Vernon
Louise Vinueza · Keith Vogrin · Robert Zurer
June 19 - July 27, 2019
Reception: Saturday, June 22, 2-5pm
ALBUM RELEASE: Tyree Jennings
June 28, 2019
Album release for Tyree "J Fresh" Jenning's new album, Just Have Faith
The Rotunda, 8pm
4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA
Summer Open House
June 08, 2019
Get ready for another amazing summertime sale at Center for Creative Works...
Meet our artists, tour our studio, buy some beautiful works of art!
Saturday, June 8th 11am - 5pm
241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
✿ PAINTINGS ✿ CERAMICS ✿ WOODWORKS ✿ PRINTS ✿ DRAWINGS ✿ NEEDLEPOINT ✿ BAGS ✿ T SHIRTS ✿ PILLOWS ✿ PINS ✿ SCULPTURE ✿ TEXTILES ✿ and more....
These Are All Really Cool Songs: Pop! Pop! Pop! Records
May 19, 2019
Sunday, May 19 2pm - 3:30pm
Linwood Park, 199 E Athens Ave, Wynnewood, PA
Pop Pop Pop Records will be hosting a concert to showcase the array of musical talent at the Center For Creative Works and to release our newest album, SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS!
Come enjoy the beautiful Linwood Park and get ready for a concert where you never know what you're going to hear next!
Bring a lawn chair for optimal seating!
Rain location: Center For Creative Works, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
ArtLab/BioArt: Haverford College x Center for Creative Works
May 07, 2019
ArtLab/BioArt: Haverford College x Center for Creative Works
opens Tuesday, May 7, 4:30 - 6pm
Haverford College, Visual Culture and Media Center, 2nd Floor, 470 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA
ArtLab/BioArt is an experiment in the mutual exchange of expertise and friendship between diverse populations, and an investigation into the connections between art and science. This exhibit is a product of a reciprocal collaboration between artists from CCW and students in the Haverford College course "Critical Disability Studies: Theory and Practice."
Includes work from CCW artists Karen Toff, Aysia Martin, Kymberly Krapinksi, Jenna Powers, Joey Piergiovanni, and Tim Deaton.
Flowers, curated by Jinie Park and Michael Evans
May 03, 2019
Flowers at Common Space
25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA 19002
A group exhibition curated by Jinie Park and Michael Evans
Featuring work by CCW artists Natasha Plaza, Lydia Thompson, Karlee Salamone, and Olin Johnson
On view through June 15
BRANDON SPICER-CRAWLEY AT LITTLE BERLIN
March 09, 2019
BRANDON SPICER-CRAWLEY
MARCH 9 - APRIL 1
Opening Reception: March 9th, 6-10 pm
Center for Creative Works is excited to present new work by Brandon Spicer-Crawley at Little Berlin. This collection of paintings, drawings, and paper sculpture is an eclectic offering of Spicer-Crawley’s current exploration of line in painting and sculptural forms.
A versatile and improvisational artist, Spicer-Crawley (b. 1980) works with a range of material including found paper, white-out, masking tape, acrylic paint, and paint marker, as well as ceramic and wood. His style is both loose and carefully crafted, with recurring motifs of letters, police officers, waves, houses, windows, and faces. These motifs can be boldly rendered or made to appear and disappear throughout a dense layering of mark. His paper “house” sculptures are built from a combination of crafted and found material, their exposed, deconstructed forms full of unexpected characters and secret pockets. In his paintings, Spicer-Crawley creates dynamic compositions of abstract and figurative forms, developing electric beds of line that emanate outwards from the surface – whether that be a blank page or a found reproduction of an artwork – building vibrating, dynamic spaces that experiment with depth in composition.
Spicer-Crawley has been making artwork at the studio Center for Creative Works since its beginning in 2010. His work has been exhibited at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, the University City Arts League, Pageant: Soloveev and the Outsider Art Fair in New York City. He lives with his family in Jeffersonville, PA.
Hear Me?
March 01, 2019
Philadelphia City Hall
reception March 1st, 2019
Included work by CCW artist Kelly Brown
"Do you hear me?” is a question is asked by many visual artists through their work, but it has a special relevance for artists who identify as Deaf.
Using the word Deaf with a capital “D” is an important signifier for people with hearing loss who communicate using American Sign Language (ASL) or other kinds of sign language. It denotes pride in their identity and indicates that they are actively engaged in the Deaf community. Yet the very language that binds the people of this community can often isolate them from those who do not understand it due to the prevalence of audism in our culture. Audism is a form of prejudice towards people with hearing loss that presupposes the superiority of spoken language over sign language. The visual language of art, much like the visual language of ASL, can be a powerful form of communication for Deaf people that re-emphasizes that one does not need to speak with their mouth in order to communicate.
This exhibition seeks to foster communication between the Deaf community and the hearing community through artwork that explores the legacy of audism, the history of Deaf culture, and the future of Deaf pride. Featured artists are: Kelly Brown, Patti Durr, Amy Cohen Efron, Arielle Mabsoute, Ellen Mansfield, Pamela Macias, Kelly Marshall, Laurie Rose Monahan, Nancy Rourke, Jose Saldana, and Sheri Youens-En.
“Hear Me?” is curated by Arielle Mabsoute, Deaf artist and advocate, and Linda Price.
Outsider Art Fair NYC
January 17, 2019
New York
January 17-20, 2019
Metropolitan Pavillion
125 W. 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Hours:
Thursday, January 17, 2019
VIP Early Access Preview: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Vernissage: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Friday, January 18, 2019: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday, January 19, 2019: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday, January 20, 2019: 11:00 - 6:00 PM
Center for Creative Works is pleased to participate for a second year in the Outsider Art Fair in New York City. CCW's booth will feature work from Paige Donovan, Jenny Cox, Cindy Gosselin, Jenny Garrity, and Tim Quinn.
Founded in New York in 1993, the Outsider Art Fair is the original art fair concentrating specifically on self-taught art and presenting works by acknowledged masters and such living artists as George Widener, Susan Te Kahurangi King, Shinichi Sawada, Christine Sefolosha and Luboš Plný. Soon recognized for its maverick spirit, OAF played a vital role in nurturing a passionate collecting community and broader recognition for outsider art in the contemporary art arena.
After Wide Open Arts took over the fair, the OAF in 2013 enjoyed rave reviews and more than tripled its previous attendance records. Propelled by this success, Wide Open Arts took the fair to Paris for the first time in October 2013, helping to reinvigorate that city’s long tradition in the art brut field. After holding the fair during its first two years at Hôtel Le A, a boutique hotel, in 2015 OAF Paris relocated to Hôtel du Duc, a stately, nineteenth-century hôtel particulier in the Opéra district. In 2018, the fair expaned to its current venue, Atelier Richelieu, located in the 2nd arrondissement.
The Creative Commons
January 12, 2019
The Creative Commons: Progressive Studio Practice from Creative Growth Art Center, LAND Gallery, and the Center for Creative Works
January 12 – April 14, 2019
Opening reception: January 12, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
“The success of progressive art studios demonstrates the possibility that in a neurologically diverse world there may be profound, valuable, and beautiful connections made among wholly disparate minds.” Tim Ortiz and Andreana Donahue, from Disparate Minds
ArtYard is pleased to present The Creative Commons: Progressive Studio Practice fromCreative Growth Art Center, LAND Gallery, and the Center for Creative Works. This exhibition features works from three non-profit studios influenced by the work of Creative Growth founders Florence and Elias Katz, whose radical approach to art making and inclusion for adults with developmental disabilities launched acclaimed careers and occasioned a sea change in conceptions of contemporary art.
Works from the Center for Creative Works in Philadelphia include Mary T. Bevlock’s part geometric, part figurative colored-pencil drawings with poetic titles such as The 4th of July Aqua Fresh Tooth Paste Brush Your Pearly White Teeth Your Breathless Will Be So Clean; inviting maps and landscapes by Timothy O’Donovan; and Ishmael Sutton’s evocative black-and-white master drawings, including his arguable improvement on the Mona Lisa.
Center for Creative Works: Owen Ahearn-Browning, Judy Barnett, Mary T. Bevlock, Paige Donovan, Cassie Flanagan, Marybeth Frampton, Jenny Garrity, Ken McNelis, Vinetta Miller, Joyce Moseley, Timothy O’Donovan, Karlee Salamone, Ishmael Sutton, Karen Toff
EVENTS: Mary T. Bevlock and Paige Donovan from the Center for Creative Works will teach a drawing workshop and give an artist talk at ArtYard on February 24th, and a woodworking workshop with bicycle-powered tools will follow on March 12th. A communal weaving project will be installed in the ArtYard gallery, giving visitors an opportunity to collaborate on a textile adaptation of an artwork designed by Center for Creative Works artist Judy Barnett.
2018
Read Please
December 08, 2018
A solo exhibition of drawings by Jerard Harris
December 8th, 2018 through February 20th, 2019
Gallery 241, 241 E Lancaster, Wynnewood PA 19096
Opening reception and book launch Saturday, December 8th, 11am - 5pm
Landscapes // Seascapes // Escapes
November 08, 2018
Patricia M. Nugent Gallery, Rosemont College, Rosemont PA
11/8/18 - 12/4/18
Jenny Cox / Levin Henry / Cory Jenkins / Timothy O'Donovan / Tim Quinn / Karen Toff / Carl Trunk
This group exhibit is an exploration of open spaces by the artists of Center for Creative Works. Through representation and abstraction, these artists engage in a variety of ways with the idea of place, pulling from a range of thematic inspiration, from both personal and found material.
Art Ability 2018
November 03, 2018
Art Ability at Bryn Mawr Rehab
414 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA 19355
This juried exhibition included work by CCW artists Beth Barsky, Vinetta Miller, Timothy O'Donvoan, and Tim Quinn. Juried by Roberta Fallon, Angela McQuillan, and Lee Stoetzel
Art Ability at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital is a year-round program which serves as a showcase and marketplace for talented artists. The program educates the community about the remarkable abilities of people with disabilities and inspires artists to reach beyond their limitations and explore their own creativity.
Participating artists express their creativity through painting, photography, sculpture, fiber arts, stained glass, jewelry and fine crafts.
The exhibit is on display from November through January in the corridors of the hospital. The season kicks off with the opening night Preview party held at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Proceeds of the Art Ability opening receptions help support Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital patient and community programs.
Learn more and meet this year's featured artist, Maureen Collins, at mainlinehealth.org/artability.
David Schmuckler at Philly EyeWorks
October 08, 2018
David Schmuckler will have a group of drawings and sculptures on view at Philly EyeWorks through October 31st!
Come check out their window display and the new cleaning cloth design by David!
Philly EyeWorks located in Center City
131 S 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Cordially Invited
October 29, 2018
For Free Fall 2018, Make Studio is pleased to present Cordially Invited, a first-of-its-kind in Baltimore invitational exhibition and set of programming featuring artworks created in more than a dozen innovative U.S. and international studios that serve artists with disabilities.
Cordially Invited celebrates the exciting and thought-provoking art produced in progressive art studios as a way to better appreciate our neuro-diverse world. There will be a central exhibition in Make Studio’s Showroom Gallery as well as a satellite of smaller “pop-up” art displays in partnering venues. Exhibiting artists come from diverse local and more distant studios. Confirmed participating U.S. studios are:
Arundel Lodge, Inc.'s Open Eye Gallery (Anne Arundel County, MD)
Art Enables (Washington, DC)
Center For Creative Works (Wynnewood, PA)
Creative Citizen Studios (Pittsburgh, PA)
Creativity Explored (San Francisco, CA)
Friendship Heart Gallery (Lancaster, PA)
Gateway Arts (Brookline, MA)
Pure Vision Arts (New York, NY)
Starlight Studio and Art Gallery (Buffalo, NY)
Studio In-Sight of Cornerstone Montgomery (Rockville, MD)
Visionaries and Voices (Cincinnati, OH)
Cordially Invited opens to the public on Friday, October 5th and runs until Monday, October 29th. It can be viewed during Make Studio's open hours (check here) and by appointment.
Additional programming will include an accompanying online gallery, and the following events:
Opening reception on Friday, October 5th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, featuring artist talks, music, and refreshments. No RSVP necessary.
A special installment of PPT Nite on Thursday, October 11th from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. No RSVP necessary.
Mixed media workshop on Saturday, October 27th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Led by Make Studio artists, staff, and guests, this interactive workshop will respond to pieces in the exhibition and is suited for all ages and ability levels. RSVPs are requested; please RSVP via Eventbrite and contact info@make-studio.org with any questions.
Expert educational panel discussion on Saturday, October 27th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Centered on representation in the art world, the discussion will include Maxine Taylor (MAXgallery), George Ciscle (Founder, MICA Curatorial Practice), Joy Davis (Waller Gallery), and Cordially Invited artists. No RSVP necessary.
Halloween Show
October 01, 2018
Halloween! Curated by Jinie Park and Mike Evans
Gallery 241, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Halloween-themed exhibition at CCW's Gallery 241, featuring work by Matthew Correale, Cindy Gosselin, Kelly Brown, Natasha Plaza, Clyde Henry, Aaron Friggle, Norman Dixon, David Schmuckler, Mary T. Bevlock, Sarah Lane, and Karen Toff
Norristown State Hospital Art Exhibition
October 09, 2018
Norristown State Hospital Art Exhibition
1001 Sterigere Street, Norristown, PA 19401
A juried group exhibition of artwork by artists with developmental disabilities or mental disorders. Featured work by Rachel Goldberg, Thomas McDermott, Brooke Heckler, Christine Trainovich, Olubunmi Ojo, Helene Milestone, Jason McGonigle, Jennifer Walton, Lilian Moseley, Sarah Lane, and Mark Opielski. Rachel Goldberg won a prize for her painting of a bicycle
Lillian's Show
October 19, 2018
Lillian's Show: Artwork by Lillian Moseley
Common Space, 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA
Opening reception Friday, October 19th, 12-3pm.
Philadelphia Intellectual disAbility Services IDS Art Show
August 24, 2018
Friday, August 24th, 2018
First Floor Historical Lobby
701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Exhibitors from CCW included Wendy Moreno, Tim Quinn, and Mary T. Bevlock
Ron Thompson: Excellent. Tremendous. Accomplished
August 17, 2018
A solo exhibition of CCW artist Ron Thompson
August 3 - October 10th, 2018
At Common Space Ardmore, 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA
COME TO LIFE
July 20, 2018
A group exhibition of sculpture and the drawings that inspired them, curated by Hanna Lee.
Ben Riley, Vinetta Miller, Norman Dixon, Jason McGonigle, Jacob Berger, Clyde Henry, Ken McNelis, Christine Vega, Sebby Yankelevich, Paige Donovan, Marybeth Frampton, Joyce Moseley, Lydia Thompson, Doug Tan, and Karlee Salamone
Gallery 241, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA
First Friday at the Curtis
July 06, 2018
An exhibition in Philadelphia's historic Curtis Building featuring Jenny Cox and Doug Tan. Facilitated by Keystone Property Management.
The Curtis, 601 Walnut, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Art Book Fair
June 09, 2018
Presented by Philadelphia Photo Arts Center the Philadelphia Art Book Fair is a two-day event, which showcases a wide range of exhibitors, from large and small photography and art book publishers to individual artists and institutions, local, national and international.
Entrance to the Philadelphia Art Book Fair is free, open to the public and fully accessible.
This year, new books/prints by Olubunmi Ojo, Mary T. Bevlock, Judy Barnett, David Schmuckler, Eric Stewart, and Ken McNelis were featured at CCW's table.
SUMMER OPEN HOUSE
June 09, 2018
11am - 5pm @ CCW, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Our annual Summer Open House featuring a variety of artworks and products for sale, including:
painting // drawing // sculpture // shirts // cards // bags // textiles // ceramics // plants // music // books // prints // scarves // mosaics // and more!!!
meet CCW artists, enjoy musical performances, and free ice cream!
We're In It: Remaking the World
May 07, 2018
An exhibition to celebrate the culmination of a semester-long collaborative project between Haverford College students, ten Center for Creative Works artists, and artist/CCW exhibitions coordinator Samantha Mitchell.
Featuring Work by Owen Ahearn-Browning, Beth Barksy, Mary T Bevlock, Kelly Brown, Jenny Cox, Paige Donovan, Vinetta Miller, Joyce Moseley, Timothy O’Donovan, and Tamisha Williams, and curated by a team of Haverford College and Bryn Mawr students.
May, 2018
Visual Culture and Media Center, Haverford College
Bryn Mawr, PA
Like Logs: Jenny Cox
April 12, 2018
April 12 through June 2, 2018
Fleisher/Ollman Gallery
Jenny Cox’s marker drawings featured in her Fleisher/Ollman exhibition Like Logs consist of conglomerations of brightly-colored lozenges, each containing words and various hatch marks—refugee text balloons from comics as if they were somehow stolen from their original sources, completely transformed by the artist, and stacked one on top of the other like logs. “Like logs” is also the title of a drawing in the exhibition and an accurate description of Cox’s accretive methodology in general. Jenny Cox began working at Lower Merion Vocational Training Center (LMVTC) in 1981 as a piece worker and paper shredder. When LMVTC became Center for Creative Works in 2011, the Wynnewood, PA studio and exhibition space dedicated to artists with developmental disabilities, she was hesitant to make art at first. She was eventually inspired to paint after observing her peers. Early paintings featured lines and dots as design elements, color studies realized through blending. Eventually, Cox discovered markers and pens, and her work took off: marks developing into letters, letters into words, and cells of color demarcating the space of her architecturally-minded compositions.
OUT THE DOOR: Art Party & Auction
May 24, 2018
May 24th, 2018 at the Philadelphia History Museum
Our first annual auction & party featured an inclusive exhibition & silent auction of over thirty unique artworks in painting, fresco, ceramics, textile, drawing & sculpture from CCW artists, noteworthy Philadelphia-area artists, & exclusive collaborations.
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS IN THE SILENT AUCTION
Judy Barnett, Mary T. Bevlock, Kelly Brown, Mariel Capanna, Jenny Cox, Paige Donovan, Billy Dufala, Tim Eads, Cindy Gosselin, Aubrey Levinthal, Adam Lovitz, Pat McEvoy-Hull, Vinetta Miller, Samantha Mitchell
Joyce Moseley, Alyssa Piro, Kaitlin Pomerantz, Tim Quinn, Mark Rice, Mia Rosenthal, David Schmuckler, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Eric Stewart, Ishmael Sutton, Doug Tan, Lucia Thomé, Karen Toff, & Tamisha Williams.
plus an exclusive collaboration with Tharangini Handblock Studio.
Flowers Two: Beth Barsky
April 13, 2018
Flowers Two: Beth Barsky
at Common Space, 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA
A solo exhibition of drawings and paintings by Beth Barsky
Space 1026 Zine Fair
April 14, 2018
Space 1026 is a well-established artist-run studio and gallery in Philadelphia's Chinatown. This event featured a range of local artists, selling books, t-shirts, and printed ephemera. CCW artists Matthew Correale and Mary T. Bevlock were invited to table.
You Go Girl!
May 18, 2018
May 18th - June 15th, 2018
at Common Space, 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA
A solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by CCW artist Faith Rowbottom
Karen's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Among Other Museums
February 16, 2018
February 16th through April 6th, 2018
Gallery 241, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA
A solo exhibition of paintings of museums by CCW artist Karen Toff
Pretty Art Drawings and Pretty Bright Gorgeous Paintings: New Work by Tamisha Williams
February 13, 2018
Tamisha Williams solo exhibition of paintings and drawings.
February 13 - March 6
At Common Space Ardmore, 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore, PA
InvisAbility
February 12, 2018
February 12th - March 24th, 2018
Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
CCW artists featured: Olubunmi Ojo, Kelly Brown, Jenny Cox, Cindy Gosselin, and Timothy O'Donovan.
The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy presents invisAbility, an exhibition featuring the work of professional artists with disabilities. The exhibit is in partnership with five programs from the Philadelphia region that provide opportunities to artists with disabilities: Allens Lane Art Center’s Vision Thru Art program, Art Ability from Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Center for Creative Works, Cultural Arts Center of SpArc Services, and Moss Rehab’s All About Art program. The exhibit is featured in City Hall within the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Room 116.
Outsider Art Fair
January 18, 2018
We will be exhibiting at the Outsider Art Fair in New York!
January 18 - 21, 2018
Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
Artists that will be featured are Mary T. Bevlock, Paige Donovan, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Kelly Brown, Cindy Gosselin, Tim Quinn, and Jenny Cox (with Fleisher-Ollman Gallery).
Person, Place, Thing
January 12, 2018
University City Arts League
4226 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Person, Place, Thing. is a a collaboration between artists Mariel Capanna, Tim Eads, and Kaitlin Pomerantz; and artists Judy Barnett, Jacob Berger, Mary T. Bevlock, Matthew Correale, Paige Donovan, Vinetta Miller, Joyce Moseley, Julie Ostertag, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Lydia Thompson and Tamisha Williams, who are artists from the Center for Creative Work.
Person, Place, Thing. features work created during the Allies in Art project, an initiative developed to create opportunities for the artists of CCW to work alongside their peers in the greater Philadelphia arts community. Over the course of eight week intensives, CCW artists traveled to the studio of a local artist to take part in a project revolving around a specific material, technique, or approach, familiarizing them with the studio practice of a professional artist in the process.
The three artist-lead projects in Person, Place Thing. explore methods and modes of engaging with landscape/place, thinking about how individuals inhabit space, and the specimens and traces they leave behind. The projects incorporate printing, wearable fashion, natural and industrial materials, photographs and shaped frescos.
The Allies in Art project was conceived and led by Samantha Mitchell, and made possible through funding from the Genuardi Foundation.
2017
Holiday Open House and Art Sale
December 09, 2017
Join us for our annual Holiday Open House and Art Sale, a Center for Creative Works tradition and one of our biggest sale events of the year!
At Center for Creative Works
241 East Lancaster Ave.
Wynnewood, PA
We'll be offering brand new, one-of-a-kind artworks and products, perfect for holiday gift-giving, including:
*pillows
*ceramics
*jewelry
*textiles
*drawings
*paintings
*wood works
*cards
*plush toys
*posters
*apparel
*books
*baked goods
and much more!
Meet our talented artists, who will be representing their own work at individual vendor tables in our expansive, loft-style open studio space. We'll also be unveiling our new gallery exhibition, "Enjoy Your Best!" a salon-style group show with tons of new work available for purchase.
This year, we're also featuring some fun activities in the studio to help give visitors a better idea of what CCW is all about, including:
*a fundraiser station for OUT THE DOOR: Take Me to the Outsider Art Fair, where you can donate to our campaign on the spot and immediately receive your limited edition incentive!
*live screen printing demo and print-your-own card/ornament station
*a bicycle operated toast-making station, where you can churn your own butter AND toast your own bread, all through the power of the pedal
*a make-your-own wooden magnet station with our CCW Teacher Corps team, a group of our artists who've been teaching wood shop skills to students at Greenfield Elementary School in Philadelphia, ACLAMO! after school in Norristown, and Haverford College
Holiday Art Fair: Center for Creative Works and Friends
December 06, 2017
Join us for the Holiday Art Fair at the Rotunda in West Philly!
Wednesday December 6th from 4pm to 9pm
The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
We will have artist vendors selling prints, ceramics, comics, textiles and more, performances by our own Pop Pop Pop Records, and a fashion show with textiles by Tim Eads and fabric designs by Center for Creative Works artists!
Artist Vendors include:
Dog-Pasta, Leks Kamihira, Anna McGlynn, Nick Norman, Ken McNelis, Mary T. Bevlock, Vinetta Miller, Wendy Moreno, E. Rega, Scott Porcelli, Thomas Lampion, Tim Eads, Julia Sallamack and Lydia Thompson.
Performances by:
Bert Harris, Doug Hirlinger, Paul Giess, Dan Celano, Cassie Flanagan, Kymberly Krapinski, Olubunmi Ojo, Timothy O'Donovan, Tricia Holub and Tamisha Williams.
22nd Annual Art Ability Exhibition at Bryn Mawr
November 04, 2017
22nd Annual Art Ability Exhibition at Bryn Mawr
November 5, 2017 to January 28, 2018
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
414 Paoli Pike
Malvern, PA 19355
featuring works by:
Beth Barsky
Clyde Henry
Helene Milestone
Jacob Berger
Ron Thompson
Tammy Byerly
Joyce Moseley
Timothy O'Donovan
and Vinetta Miller
The Halloween Art Show, pumpkin carving contest & dance party!
October 28, 2017
A Halloween Art Show with a pumpkin carving contest and a dance party all in one!
An inclusive show featuring artists from around Philadelphia and the Center for Creative Works including:
Annson Conaway, Laurie Hughes, Sonya Katcher, Julia Policastro, Dana Zinsser, Jerard Harris, Leks Kamihira, Alyssa Piro, David Schmuckler, Livia Charman, Alex Dacorte, and Kyle Schiffbauer
Sat Oct 28 @ 6PM-??,
show on view from the 28th- nov 3rd
Kamihira Gallery
2527 Frankford ave. Philadelphia, PA
Things Fixed and Stuck
September 11, 2017
An exhibition organized around intentional objects — circumstantial, accumulated, habitual, sentimental — and what to make of, and from, them. This group show will consider spatial and discursive ways of positioning oneself that complicate what the production of material life looks like. OWEN AHEARN-BROWNING, AIMEE GILMORE, and EMILY SLATER, three interdisciplinary artists working in the hold and care of objects, will show work and the stories, orientations, and languages situated therein.
CCW artist Owen Ahearn-Browning will perform at the exhibition opening on September 11th at 6pm.
Tyler Alumni Art Market
October 13, 2017
Tyler School of Art, 2001 N. 13th Street
Friday, 10/13, 12pm to 8pm
Art Market at Tyler is a non-profit art and craft fair designed to support the regional arts community by providing artists, artist collectives and businesses who serve artists a venue for sale of work, self promotion and networking across all media, fields and age groups.
Kaleidoscope Concert
September 13, 2017
Join us for a record release show and launch celebration for Pop! Pop! Pop! Records, a unique new record label and recording studio at Center for Creative Works!
Featuring Performances by:
Cassie Flanagan
Tricia Holub
Carl Trunk
Tamisha Williams
Timothy O'Donovan
and Olubunmi Ojo
accompanied by Paul Giess, Shane Smith, and Mark Rice
part of Fringe Arts
Wednesday, September 13th @ 6pm
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA
Torsos, Frames, and Sticks
August 25, 2017
An exhibition of collaborative assemblage sculpture, curated by Clifford Ward
Through September 25th
Gallery 241, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA
We Do What We Do
August 10, 2017
We Do What We Do
August 10 - September 9
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 10th 6-9pm
We Do What We Do features works by eighteen artists who incorporate some form of repetition into their studio practices. While each work is the result of a repeated action, the actions themselves vary greatly, from immediate mark making to precise pattern. By highlighting the unifying role of repetition in each artist’s process, this exhibition creates an inclusive environment for participating artists from the Center for Creative Works and artists from the Philadelphia area.
Curated by Shannon Rose Moriarty
Clark Park Music and Art Festival
July 15, 2017
An annual summer festival in West Philadelphia's Clark Park featuring local non-profits, artists, craft vendors, and food trucks. Musical performances throughout the day. CCW artists will be there selling their original work and products made in our studio.
11am to 8pm.
4300 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA.
h" x w" x d"
June 23, 2017
An exhibition of sculpture curated by Laine Godsey. Featuring work by Jacob Berger, Kelly Brown, Owen Ahearn-Browning, Mary T. Bevlock, Nicole DiLorenzo, Cindy Gosselin, Joyce Moseley, Vinetta Miller, Timothy O'Donovan, Sarah Perry, and Lydia Thompson.
June 16 through August 14th, 2017.
Artists' reception Friday, June 23, 1pm to 4pm
Open House
May 20, 2017
Join us for our annual Open House, taking place on Saturday, May 20th from 11am to 5pm. Meet some of our artists, shop an exciting new selection of one-of-a-kind artworks, including:
-bags
-textiles
-pillows
-paintings/drawings
-wood works
-ceramics
-t shirts
-prints
-posters
-books
-sculpture
FREE ICE CREAM with the purchase of a hand-glazed ceramic bowl.
Open Studio
May 19, 2017
Visit the studio on Friday, May 19th for an open studio day, where you can see our artists in action in the print studio, ceramics shop, wood shop, and music studio, and check out a live performance in our gallery space. 9am to 2:30pm.
Philadelphia Art Book Fair
May 05, 2017
May 5th and 6th, 2017
Twelve 27, 1227 N. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Once again proudly co-presented by Philadelphia Photo Arts Center and The Print Center this two-day event showcases a wide range of exhibitors, from large and small photography and art book publishers to individual artists and institutions, local, national and international.
CCW artists Matthew Correale, Paige Donovan, and David Schmuckler tabled this event.
Twilight at the Gardens: Creative SpArc
April 28, 2017
Creative Sparks: Center for Creative Works, Outside Sound, and SpArc Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens starts its 2017 Twilight in the Gardens season off with a bang with “Creative Sparks: An Evening of Art and Music with CCW, SpArc, and Outside Sound.” This multi-sensory event features a live performance by Outside Sound and special art activities by SpArc Philadelphia and Center for Creative Works (CCW) - two local nonprofits who serve adults with developmental disabilities through the arts.
Music collaborative Outside Sound will perform two sets of original compositions inspired by local artists with developmental disabilities. During the performance the artists’ works will be projected amongst the glittering mosaic labyrinth – making a powerful visual component to the music. While the gardens comes alive with the magical sights and sounds make sure to stop by both of our very special activity tables – Zine-Making and Screen Printing with CCW and SpArc Philadelphia!
Come hang out picnic-style and enjoy this musical experience on your cozy blanket with snacks, or just bring a 6-pack and explore! Twilight also offers the opportunity to hear more about our visionary art environment with special tours of the seldom-seen mosaicked basement.
Multiple One
March 24, 2017
An exhibition of work from the collaboration between CCW artists and two printmakers from Second State Press in Philadelphia. Professional printmakers Angie Melchin and Jen McTague hosted CCW artists Laurie Hughes, Jacob Berger, Ron Thompson, Kris Salamone, and Brandon-Spicer Crawley to their studio to explore various methods of printmaking. Their work is exhibited together in Multiple One, on view at Gallery 241 at Center for Creative Works from 2/17 through 4/7.
Opening reception for the artists on Friday, 3/24, from 5 to 7pm.
Spooky Creepy Creeps: David Matthew Schmuckler
March 13, 2017
“It’s called Spooky Creepy Creeps. I did the paintings for Halloween. I am the director of the movie about Halloween. The best is monster blood, because monsters are killing people. I do monsters. I make paintings for Halloween. I do it myself. I have a lot of work to do.” -- DMS
Green Line Cafe presents Spooky Creepy Creeps: Artwork by David Matthew Schmuckler. On view through April 30th at 4239 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
In compositions with bold design elements, David Matthew Schmuckler’s paintings and drawings convey an appreciation for his characters through a combination of reverence and satire. With an aesthetic that captures elements of mass-market horror and neo-expressionism, David’s work is unique, accessible and thought provoking. More recently, David has begun incorporating text in his compositions, using often randomized phraseology from Google image search results, which adds another layer of comical macabre to his work.
Olin Johnson: Signs and Symbols
March 13, 2017
Green Line Cafe presents Olin Johnson: Sings and Symbols, a collection of recent paintings and drawings. On view through April 30th, 2017. Green Line is located at 4426 Locust Street in Philadelphia.
Olin Johnson’s ever-evolving body of work develops from his intense desire to represent his subject in compartmentalized constructs. Words, animals, shapes, faces all appear in locked formation with specific locations within his compositions. Though the images he creates are skewed and distorted, they are all composed with a specific intent of spatial inhabitance.
A cat, a Meatball, a Man with a Sword: New Work by Joyce Moseley
March 03, 2017
Joyce Moseley: A Cat, a Meatball, a Man with a Sword
at Green Line Cafe, 28 S. 40th Street, Philadelphia PA
March 3rd through April 30th.
“That’s a meatball. That’s a cat. That’s a man with a sword. I make paintings about church and my life. My family.” – JM
Joyce Moseley’s work explores unique imagery from her day-to-day life – churches, quilts, and plates of food are recurring themes that appear in different configurations. Recently Joyce has developed an interest in calligraphy ink and pen, which has given her drawn line a dynamic new variation in flow and line weight. She draws inspiration from art history books as well as her family and friends. This exhibition of drawings and paintings features portraits of people and animals, as well as semi-narrative interior scenes.
Joyce was born January 29th, 1954, in Philadelphia, PA, where she continues to live with her family. She began making artwork about six years ago at Oasis, an art studio in Philadelphia. For the past two years she has worked at the Center for Creative Works. Aside from her 2D work, Joyce creates unique portraits of seated figures in wood. Her daughter, Lillian, is also an artist at CCW.
You and Me: Figurative Work from the Artists of CCW
February 13, 2017
CCW is pleased to present “You and Me,” a group exhibition featuring Judy Barnett, Mary T. Bevlock, Paige Donovan, Jenny Garrity, Vinetta Miller, Wendy Moreno, Joyce Moseley, Olubunmi Ojo, Ron Thompson, Julian Roach, David Schmuckler, and Eric Stewart. Through exploring the human form, artists engage ideas about space, shape, and their own physicality in their work. This group of drawings, paintings, and sculpture investigate people, and the different ways we see each other and ourselves. From the tiny, clustered forms of Jenny Garrity to the gestural, expressive figures of Vinetta Miller, “You and Me” communicates a wide range of personal interpretations of the human form.
The exhibition is installed at the Philadelphia Foundation on the 18th floor of1234 Market Street, and is open to the public. You and Me runs from 2/13 through 4/28. An artist reception will be held on March 1st from 10:30am to 12:30pm. For more information contact Samantha Mitchell at ccwexhibitions@gmail.com.
Drawn to Stitch
February 04, 2017
DRAWN TO STITCH:
A Fundraiser hosted by Naudain Street Art Collaborative to benefit the collaboration between Ready to Hand Studio: SAORI Philadelphia and Center for Creative Works
February 4th 2017, 11am to 7pm
Join the Naudain Street Art Collaborative and Leslie Sudock of Ready To Hand: SAORI Philadelphia for DRAWN TO STITCH, an exhibition of textile works, drawings, paintings, and sculpture to support the developing weaving program at Center for Creative Works.
2017 Outsider Art Fair
January 19, 2017
January 19 - 22nd, 2017
Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
CCW artist Jenny Cox was featured at the booth for Fleisher/Ollman Gallery at this well-known international art fair for self-taught, vernacular, and other artists outside of the mainstream commercial art world.
2016
Music Collage or What?
December 12, 2016
Center for Creative Works is excited to announce “MUSIC COLLAGE, OR WHAT?” an event at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
CCW’s music teaching artist Paul Giess curates a night of performance in music and interpretive dance, featuring Owen Ahearn-Browning, Mary T. Bevlock, Cindy Gosselin, Tricia Holub, Helene Milestone, Timothy O’Donovan, Olubunmi Ojo, and Carl Trunk. Musical guests include Chris Coyle and Mark Rice.
You/Me/Them: People in Pictures
November 30, 2016
Center for Creative Works is pleased to present "You, Me, Them: People in Pictures," a group exhibition featuring Judy Barnett, Mary T. Bevlock, Jenny Garrity, Clyde Henry, Olin Johnson, Vinetta Miller, Joyce Moseley, Olubunmi Ojo, Julian
Roach, and Brandon Spicer-Crawley. Through exploring the human form, artists explore ideas about space, shape, and their own physicality in their work.
This group of drawings, paintings, and sculpture investigate people in different ways we see ourselves and each other. From the tiny, clustered forms of Jenny Garrity to the quick and loose figures of Clyde Henry, "You, Me, Them" communicates a wide range of personal interpretations of the human figure.
11/30/2016 through 1/5/2017
Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA 19333
Eloquent Mark: Drawing @ CCW
November 11, 2016
Eloquent Mark investigates the act of drawing as an extension of the body, a personal expressive act. Through the work of these ten individual artists, each with distinctive methods of expression in line, this exhibition invites the viewer to consider drawing as an independently verbose method of communication. A mark is unique to its maker, a signature that is all their own.
Of the diverse and varied population of artists at CCW, these works engage with and improvise on methods of mark-making that are both deeply personal and immediately familiar.
11/11/2016 through 2/10/2017
Gallery 241, 241 E Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Making Waves, Movement, and Motion
November 07, 2016
November 7th through December 1st, 2015
Opening reception: Monday, November 7th, 1pm to 3pm
Wesley Enhanced Living: Main Line
100 Halcyon Drive, Media, PA 19063
Open 10am through 5pm M-F
Making Waves, Movement, and Motion is a group exhibition of artwork investigating gesture in painting and drawing. From the deliberate line of Olin Johnson to the energetic abstract forests of Karlee Salamone, these works revolve around the expressive elements of nature and the possibilities that lie within our own impulse to move. Representing a diverse group of artists and methods of making, Making Waves offers a unique perspective into the creative mind.
Artists included:
Donna Altamura
Judy Barnett
Jacob Berger
Mary T. Bevlock
Brooke Heckler
Levin Henry
Olin Johnson
Laurie Hughes
Sarah Lane
Jason McGonigle
Helene Milestone
Karlee Salamone
Brandon Spicer-Crawley
Doug Tan
Lydia Thompson
Shawnae Wilson
Art Ability 2016
November 05, 2016
This exhibition features work by CCW's Vinetta Miller, Timothy O'Donovan, Tammy Byerly, Mary T. Bevlock, Kenneth McNelis, & Clyde Henry.
Art Ability at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital is a year-long program which serves as a showcase for, and celebration of, artists with disabilities. Through art, we hope to inspire patients to reach beyond their limitations, and to encourage people with disabilities to explore their own creativity.
Established in 1996, Art Ability includes the following major components: an annual international juried exhibition and sale of art and fine crafts produced by individuals with disabilities; community outreach and education opportunities including satellite exhibitions and interactive demo days; our permanent collection of artwork and the incorporation of artwork into the patient experience; and a corporate art acquisition program.
The Program’s goal is to foster a better appreciation of people with disabilities through the achievements and stories of our artists. As art enriches their lives, we hope their creativity, talent and exuberant spirit will enrich your life. Art Ability is dedicated to creating community awareness of people with disabilities, and encouraging people with disabilities to reach beyond their limitations and find fulfillment and inspiration through art.
Bryn Mawr Rehab is at 414 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA
Exhibition on view through January 29th, 2017.
BAKED GOODS
October 21, 2016
Baked Goods
The Gallery at the University City Arts League
October 21st- November 18th 2016
Opening October 21st 6-8pm
We are excited to announce the opening of BAKED GOODS, an exhibition of work on the theme of food, the meal, and the multi-sensory experience that is eating, curated by Aubrey Levinthal and Adam Lovitz. This exhibition features drawings by CCW artists Owen Ahearn-Browning and sculpture by Brandon Spicer-Crawley, as well as other emerging and established contemporary artists.
Please join us for the opening reception of this exhibition on Friday, October 21st from 6pm to 8pm at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia PA.
DIRECT/ED/IONAL Gaze: No Narrow View
September 02, 2016
Our first exhibition of photographic works, curated by Laine Godsey.
CORE 12: Defining Ourselves
September 10, 2016
This exhibition includes artwork by CCW's Jenny Cox, Vinetta Miller, & Mary T. Bevlock.
Throughout its 12 year history, the CORE: Defining Ourselves exhibition has been a barometer of Arts and Disability- we have committed to addressing the particular needs of artists with disabilities and to providing a spotlight for recognizing and promoting the creativity and hard work of painters, sculptors, musicians, writers and filmmakers worldwide who gather with us in this mandate. We continue to respond to the ever-changing needs and identities of our artist base with programming that is both focused and fluid, in-depth and far-reaching.
This year will feature artists-both performing and visual through a three part event series including; a visual arts exhibition (9/10), an inclusive public art project (9/16) and an advocacy based panel discussion (10/28) about topics relevant to disability culture today.
CORE 12 is curated by Amy Mitchell, a dancer and musician based in Lynwood, CA
The Art Exchange,
356 E 3rd St
Long Beach, CA 90802
PERCEPTIONS 2016: Art of Citizenship
September 09, 2016
This major event brings together work from over 50 artists from around the world to exhibit in Cork city. All artists work in supported studios. Perceptions 2016: The Art of Citizenship aims to broaden the range of voices, visions, perceptions and approaches to creativity that the public engages with in cultural venues. It aims to engage the public with valuable knowledge and perspectives that are frequently absent from the world of art. The project is based on the premise that, when we create spaces and opportunities to listen to a broad range of diverse intelligences, perspectives and voices, our knowledge, experience and understanding of the world is enriched.
Center for Creative Works artists included are: Mary T. Bevlock, Paige Donovan, Timothy O'Donovan, and Tim Quinn
The Out There Art Fair, the 2nd Annual Rhode Island Outsider Art Fair
September 24, 2016
The Out There Art Fair, Little Rhody's Only Outsider Art Festival, hosted by RHD-RI, is an annual event showcasing the work of a wide ranging neurodiverse and largely self taught group of nationally and internationally shown and recognized artists. Local arts organizations like Pawtucket's Flying Shuttles, Jamestown’s Outside the Box Studios and Top Drawer of Warren will be exhibiting along side artists, galleries and studio programs from all over New England and beyond!
The Center For Creative Works will be there!
This event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10am-4pm at RHD-RI, 24 Commerce St. Pawtucket, RI. It is free and open to the public. Rain or shine.
VOX XII: News and Weather
July 01, 2016
Vox Pouli's annual juried show, VOX XII: News and Weather, features work by Tim Quinn.
Founded in 1988, Vox Populi is a contemporary art space and artist collective that works to support the challenging and experimental work of under-represented artists with monthly exhibitions, gallery talks, performances, lectures, and related programming. For over 27 years, Vox Populi has played a unique role in the cultural life of Philadelphia by bringing our audience a diverse range of programming and providing a supportive environment in which artists can take risks and gain valuable professional experience.
This is the third time a CCW artist has been selected in a blind open call at a Philadelphia-area arts insitution.
FANTASY FICTIONS
FANTASY FICTIONS, a group exhibition at the Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr.
Featuring:
Matthew Correale
Ken McNelis
Olubunmi Ojo
Jennifer Walton
With additional works by:
Mary T. Bevlock
Linda Costa
Paige Donovan
Helene Milestone
Brandon Spicer-Crawley
and
Carl Trunk
FANTASY FICTIONS will be on view through July 17th, 2016. It is located in Ludington Library’s main entrance hallway.
Ludington Library is at 5 S Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Outside Sound at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
May 27, 2016
Outside Sound is an ongoing investigation of art and music developed by former CCW music teacher Chris Coyle. It is a mixed-media project that uses artwork created by adults with developmental disabilities as an inspirational guide for musical compositions. Since its start in 2012, the project has travelled to Philadelphia, Boston, and Minneapolis. At the PMA's Art After 5 event, Outside Sound music ensemble performed live alongside video projections of artwork, including many artists from CCW.
SYMBIOSIS
April 25, 2016
SYMBIOSIS documents a semester-long collaboration between students in the course Critical Disability Studies: Theory and Practice and artists at the Center for Creative Works. The course developed organically out of conversations with students interested in combining advanced work in disability studies with community-based learning.
This exhibition chronicles five collaborative projects in woodworking, mixed-media, needlepoint, knit bombing, and BioArt. It also includes original artwork by Jacob Berger, Mary T. Bevlock, Paige Donovan, Clyde Henry, Ken McNelis, Vinetta Miller, Timothy O'Donovan, Olubunmi Ojo, Tim Quinn, Julian Roach, and John Serrano.
7th Annual Publications and Multiples Fair
April 09, 2016
PMF VII, the Seventh Annual Publications & Multiples Fair.
Free and open to the public, PMF is Baltimore's premier event for artists' books, publications, zines, prints, ceramics, textiles, and works produced in multiple.
Center for Creative Works participated in this print media event for the first time in 2016.
Philadelphia Book Art Fair
April 01, 2016
The Philadelphia Art Book Fair is a two-day event that features a range of exhibitors from photography and art book publishers, small and large, to individual artists and institutions, as well as a keynote lecture. The Fair is free and open to the public.
Presented by Philadelphia Photo Arts Center & The Print Center
Linear/Nonlinear
March 02, 2016
Linear/Nonlinear features the work of four artists Mia Rosenthal, Greg Giegucz, Kelly Brown and Jenny Cox, whose progressive use of line and personal mark making is integral to their work. Whether woven, pressed, hatched or jotted, the non-linear repetition of line is at the forefront. Leading their own paths, these artists narrate stories that often mimic structures and recall of human memory.
Curated by Jay McLellan
2015
Art Ability 2015
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital's annual juried exhibition of artists with disabilities. This exhibition featured CCW artist Timothy O'Donovan, whose painting Ghost Ranch won an juror's choice award of $500.
In the Woods
December 02, 2015
Looking back on the tremendous work our artists accomplished in the past year, the Center for Creative Works presents In the Woods, a group exhibition of artwork that investigates themes of flora, fauna, and the wild unknown. From the rhythmic, patterned mark-making of Tara Johnson to the emotive animals drawn by Eric Stewart, these works revolve around the expressive elements of nature and the possibilities that lie within. Representing a diverse group of artists and methods of making, In the Woods offers unique perspectives into the creative mind.
Artists included:
Mary Bevlock
Paige Donovan
Kris Follstad
Olin Johnson
Tara Johnson
Olu Ojo
Mark Opielski
Tim Quinn
Julian Roach
Karlee Salamone
Eric Stewart
Ishamel Sutton
Norristown State Hospital Juried Art Exhibition
October 13, 2015
Annual exhibition of artwork by adults with developmental disabilities. Featuring work by Donna Altamura (honorable mention), Olin Johnson, Helene Milestone, and Christopher Yahner (3rd Prize in Montgomery County).
DOUG.
September 18, 2015
Doug. is an exhibition of recent works by mixed media artist Douglas Tan, curated by Virginia Fleming and Laine Godsey. The artworks move fluidly between drawing, painting and sculpture; celebrating the range in the artist’s passion and imperative to express himself in multiple mediums.
2nd Street Arts Fest
August 02, 2015
PMF VII, the Seventh Annual Publications & Multiples Fair.
Free and open to the public, PMF is Baltimore's premier event for artists' books, publications, zines, prints, ceramics, textiles, and works produced in multiple.
Center for Creative Works participated in this print media event for the first time in 2016.
Beauties and the Beasts
July 10, 2015
A group exhibition of sculptural work curated by Clifford Ward.
Featuring creature sculptures by:
Salem Burke
Matthew Correale
David Schmuckler
Collaborative sculptures by:
Donna Altamura
Mary Beth Frampton
Clyde Henry
Tara Johnson
Jason McGonigle
Tim Quinn
Lydia Thompson
Karen Toff
I SCREAM ART FEST!
July 18, 2015
Come meet our artists and see some wonderful work. Hundreds of paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, ceramic pieces, hand-embroidered pillows, t shirts, textile works, and wooden boxes for sale! In addition, visitors will receive unlimited ice cream with the purchase of a hand-glazed ceramic bowl!
A great opportunity to see our studio and buy some one of a kind artwork.
Silent Auction at Jillian's Cafe
May 30, 2015
Longtime friends of CCW Jillian's Cafe in Conshohocken hosted a silent auction fundraiser and exhibition.
Kinetic Sculpture Derby
May 16, 2015
Free and open to the public, the Trenton Avenue Arts Festival celebrates East Kensington's incredible mix of local artists, musicians and eateries. Organized by the dedicated volunteers of the East Kensington Neighbors Association and featuring over 200 local arts and food vendors, TAAF attracts 10k+ attendees to raise funds for neighborhood projects and revitalization. The festival is held on Trenton Avenue, a wide cobblestone street that has been part of Kensington’s rich creative history for over a hundred years. By hosting the Trenton Avenue Arts Festival, EKNA continues that tradition.
Paintings and Print-Makings
May 08, 2015
Group exhibition at the Center for Creative Works Gallery, May 1st through June 29th. Featuring work from Clyde Henry, Vinetta Miller, Agatha Biddle, Tim Quinn, Oscar Vargas, Brandon Spicer-Crawley, Linda Costa, Kristina Salamone, Karlee Salamone, Tara Johnson, Olu Ojo, Mary T. Bevlock, and Joyce Moseley.
The Mud Room's First Friday Open Studio
May 01, 2015
Ardmore's The Mud Room hosted CCW artists Timothy O'Donovan, Mary T. Bevlock, and David Schmuckler for an artist meet-and-greet for their First Friday event. They spent the day discussing their artwork with visitors to the studio.
Arc of Delaware Music and Arts Festival
March 28, 2015
The Arc of Delaware County hosts its annual Art, Music & Film Festival on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Neumann University. In an effort to empower individuals with disabilities to reach their potential and to promote art and culture in the community, Artists, individuals and families from all across the region come together to celebrate differences and highlight the tremendous benefits of inclusion.
CCW artists David Schmuckler, Timothy O'Donovan, and Jenna Powers manned their own artist tables and sold work at this event.
TRIBUTES
January 09, 2015
What does it mean to be inspired by a public image, a person with whom you have a deep personal connection but who knows nothing about you and your own reality? How do people memorialize, for themselves and others, feelings of respect and admiration for celebrities? How is personal experience with media internalized and communicated?
This group of drawings, paintings, sculpture and film all address the idea of sharing the experience of celebrity in different ways. Some embrace persona directly, living the reality of a fictional character in a television show. Others look toward memorializing these figures of admiration and love in objects that are used every day – plates created as tributes also enter the realm of the practical, intended for everyday use. These artists bring these personas to life through personal appropriation, illuminating connections that we all make with figures of fame: by personalizing the mythical, they bring it to life in their own language. Abstraction might communicate something interpretive, while traditional portraiture conveys a desire to pay homage. Whatever celebrity becomes when it is brought to an accessible, personal level is something entirely different than what experience on the television – an extension of our own lives, our own worlds, and our own personas.
Featuring Clyde Henry, Davida Mansfield, Davic Schmuckler, Sebby Yankelevich, and Wendy Moreno. Curated by Samantha Mitchell and Jordan Graw.