Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County

Open House at Volta
2025-09-10 12:00 - 2025-09-11 13:30 (America/New_York) | PA
In celebration of our one-year anniversary, Volta: Center for Writing Arts, is hosting two Open Houses on Wednesday and Thursday, September 10 and 11, from 12-1:30PM. We would love to have you join us, so please stop by.
Bucks County Community College Library, 250 West Swamp Rd, Newtown, Pennsylvania

No River Twice September Reading
2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Jump in to an interactive poetry reading where the audience selects what comes next!

Remembering Steve Zazenski, AWS (1948-2025)
2025-09-13 17:00 | PA
An exhibition to pay tribute to the man and his art. Patricia Hutton Galleries is extending a special invitation to all the members of the art community who knew and loved him and also to those who might like to learn about his work in watercolor and gouache. The opening reception will be held at Patricia Hutton Galleries on Saturday, September 13 from 5-8pm. His last available paintings will be on view beginning September 6 when the Doylestown Art Festival begins. Come meet some of Steve’s family at the opening reception!
Patricia Hutton Galleries
47 West State Street, Doylestown
215-348-1728 for further information

Vampire Hunters Book Release Party
2025-09-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Vampa Vampire and Paranormal Museum, 3686 US-202, Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18902, 3686 US-202, Doylestown, PA, 18902, United States
Celebrating the release of the 2025 Horror Anthology, VAMPIRE HUNTERS at the Vampa Museum in Doylestown
Book Event is Free. 12-4 Lounge in the property gardens
5-8 party and readings with light food and refreshments in the Vampire Sanctuary.
Museum tours open all day. Tickets for Museum access are $20 for adults, $8 for children.

Congratulations to the many A&C members accepted into the 96th Juried Art Show at Phillips' Mills
2025-09-20 13:00 - 17:00 | Phillips Mill Community Association, 2619 River Road, New Hope, PA, 18938, United States
We proudly recognize the many A&C members who are accepted into the prestigious Juried Art Show at Phillips’ Mills which runs September 20-October 26. Shawn Campbell is this years Honored Artist.
Congratulations to all our members:
Cay Maria Adams, Sandy Askey-Adams, Michael Ast, John Augustine, Barbara Backman, Joy Barth, Cathy Biggs, Abby Brooks, Dot Bunn, Jean Burdick, Tom Chesar, Jeanne Cherterton, Kelly Clark, Robin Crowley, Kristy Deflores, Lisa Domenic, William Donnelly Arlene Freed, Jewnnifer Gorman-Strawbridge, Diane Greenberg, Addie Hockney, Deb Hoeffner, Marybeth Hucker, Jennifer Kish, Judy LaTorre, Linda Lefevre, Robert Lowe, Nancy Miller, Florence Moonan, Kimberly Nentwig, Anita Nolan, Christine Ochab-Dicostanzo, Sueann Rainey, Cindy Roesinger, Janet Schuler, Gene Underwood, Helena van Emmerik-Finn, Barbara Wachter and Erica Wolf.

SPREAD THE WORD; `Show of Shows Art Exhibition at Upper Bucks Campus at Bucks County Community College
2025-09-26 08:00 - 2025-10-30 21:00 | Fickes Gallery, 1 Hillendale Rd, Perkasie, 18960, United States
September 22 – October 31, 2025
We will be holding an Art Exhibition in our Fickes Gallery. The Grand Opening Reception will be held on Friday, September 26, 6-8pm on the campus, located at 1 Hallandale Road, Perkasie, Pa
Looking for Artwork!
Artists are welcome to submit artwork (up to three pieces each) to display. Submission cost is $20. Pieces will be sold at the show. The artist may choose not to sell their works if they so desire.
For more information contact Kevin Murray, Campus Director: 215-258-7700/ubc@bucks.edu
To download the artist Prospectus: https://shorturl.at/f0bey

FLASH NEWS!! RESPONSE REQUIRED Small Works Pop-Up - Small Business Saturday – Are You Interested?
2025-09-30 08:00 - 23:30 | Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
We have Freeman Hall reserved for Doylestown’s Small Business Saturday, November 29 as well as the following day. The show will showcase the talents of our membership and provide an opportunity for community members to purchase art for personal enjoyment or as gifts.
Members will be permitted one or two 2-dimensional pieces and two portfolios. The framed pieces will be limited to 12” x 12” but the portfolios can be typical size, wrapped in cellophane.
There will be no registration fee, and the A&C will keep a 20% commission.
Please reply to the survey HERE by Tuesday, September 30 so that we can assess interest in offering this opportunity. Your prompt reply is crucial. If enough members are interested, we will go forward with it. More details will be available after replies are received.
Questions? Write to Charlene at treasurer@bucksarts.org or text 717-880-4174

Experimental Abstract Painting by Armor Keller
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2025-11-30 17:00 | PA
Step into an abstract world where color, form and texture collide to challenge your senses and imagination.
October 2 – November 30, 2025
Luminary Coffee, 243 N. Union Street, Lambertville. Open daily until 5pm

Art Show: Explore the Art of Local Women
2025-10-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Wheat and Vine, 2, 266 S Main Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
Join us for an inspiring evening. Immerse yourself in a vibrant showcase of local talent featuring the diverse styles and captivating pieces of Kelly Clark, Kristy Deflores and Gun-Marie Nelson.
Held at Wheat and Vine, 266 S Main Street, Doylestown.

Hayden Saunier & V.A. Smith Poetry Reading
2025-10-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Main Point Books, 116 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, PA, 19087, United States
Join Main Point Books for an evening with two of the region’s leading poets
Wednesday, October 8, 6:30-7:30PM
116 North Wayne Avenue Wayne, PA 19087
Main Point Books welcomes poets V.A. Smith and Hayden Saunier in celebration of their new books!
This event will be in our lower level event space. RSVPs are requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins are welcome.

Hayden Saunier & V.A. Smith Poetry Reading
2025-10-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Main Point Books, 116 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, PA, 19087, United States
Join Main Point Books for an evening with two of the region’s leading poets
Wednesday, October 8, 6:30-7:30pm; 116 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, Pa, 19087
Main Point Books welcomes poets V.A. Smith and Hayden Saunier in celebration of their new books!
This event will be in our lower level event space. RSVPs are requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins are welcome.

Upcoming Reads by Poet and Actor Hayden Saunier
2025-10-08 18:30 - 21:00 | PA

Fall ‘25 is in full bloom all around the River Towns!
2025-10-16 08:00 - 2025-10-27 23:30 | Makers Alley, 29 Race Street, Frenchtown, NJ, United States
What better way to celebrate than to gather up your latest artistic creations and enter them for exhibition in Makers Alley’s Fall 25 Art & Design Exhibition. All artistic disciplines are welcome regardless of material or medium, no matter your skill set. All submission are entered as either emerging or experienced Artists!
Click Here for the Submission Form!
https://airtable.com/appxUpIJkhDK2OGbv/pagPtzn6GHKn3xccF/form
Stay tuned and watch for the most current Fall Exhibition details in our newsletters, on MakersAlley.org and follow us on our social media channels: instagram @makers.alley, fb @Makers Alley, and
tiktok @makersalleystudios
PLEASE NOTE: CUT-OFF DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS OCTOBER 27

Bucks County Artist Selected for Philadelphia Exhibition
2025-11-05 18:00 - 2025-12-16 20:00 | William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The William Way Center has selected two paintings by Bucks County artist Gene Underwood for its 20th Annual Juried Exhibition. Artists from the Philadelphia metro area submitted work, and 47 artists were chosen to exhibit one or two works. Juror Stamatina Gregory chose “Neither Straight nor True” and “Bubble Double” from the five works that Underwood submitted. They are examples of his ongoing series that surprisingly includes bubble wrap as a subject. “I am hellbent on innovating the still life tradition so it reflects our LED-lighted 21st century. When I carefully render commonplace items—bubble wrap, Post-its, paper coffee cups, or Ziplock bags—in traditional oil paint, there’s irony. Look deeper and you may find beauty there and a bit of ecological anxiety,” Underwood says. Recently, Underwood’s innovative paintings were chosen for Ellarslie Open 46 in Trenton and the 96th Phillips’ Mill Juried Art Show.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Wednesday, November 5, from 6 to 8pm, at 1315 Spruce Street. It continues until December 16, and is free to the public.
Juror Stamatina Gregory, Head Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, has also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and other prominent colleges. Since opening in 1976, the William Way LGBTQ Community Center has been committed to highlighting the work of LGBTQIA+ artists from the Philadelphia region, providing a vital platform for their creative expression. Each year, it produces at least six major exhibitions, including the Annual Juried Art Exhibition.

Bucks County Artist Selected for Philadelphia Exhibition
2025-11-05 18:00 - 2025-12-16 20:00 | William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The William Way Center has selected two paintings by Bucks County artist Gene Underwood for its 20th Annual Juried Exhibition. Artists from the Philadelphia metro area submitted work, and 47 artists were chosen to exhibit one or two works. Juror Stamatina Gregory chose “Neither Straight nor True” and “Bubble Double” from the five works that Underwood submitted. They are examples of his ongoing series that surprisingly includes bubble wrap as a subject. “I am hellbent on innovating the still life tradition so it reflects our LED-lighted 21st century. When I carefully render commonplace items—bubble wrap, Post-its, paper coffee cups, or Ziplock bags—in traditional oil paint, there’s irony. Look deeper and you may find beauty there and a bit of ecological anxiety,” Underwood says. Recently, Underwood’s innovative paintings were chosen for Ellarslie Open 46 in Trenton and the 96th Phillips’ Mill Juried Art Show.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Wednesday, November 5, from 6 to 8pm, at 1315 Spruce Street. It continues until December 16, and is free to the public.

A&C First Thursdays: November 6, 7-8:30pm
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall, 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
Freeman Hall, 181 E. Court St, Doylestown, PA
Join us to hear these four remarkable poets read from their work followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments.

Jobert E. Abueva is author of the multi-award-winning Boy Wander – A Coming of Age Memoir (Rattling Good Yarns Press). Recognitions: Lambda Literary J. Michael Samuel Prize; Writer’s Advice Flash Memoir contest, Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation Literary Award (short fiction); two National Arts Club literary scholarships (non-fiction). Credits: The New York Times; The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Bucks County Herald; Newsweek; Fortune; Entrepreneur. Next book: The Janus Plan (Javelin Arc Press) launches September 2026. jobertabueva.net.

LCW Allingham is an author, artist, and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies. In 2023 she won second place in the Bucks County Short Fiction contest for her fantasy, “Cellar Door.” She is the executive editor of the small press, Speculation Publications, which has garnered two Rhysling nominations. Her horror novella MUSE came out in April, 2024 and her debut historical novel, LADY, came out September, 2024 with Mirror World Publishing, and won a Critters 2024 readers award. Her second novel, Summer’s Circle, will come out next year.
Katherine Hahn Falk is a Poet Laureate Emerita of Bucks County, PA. Her poems have been recognized through publications, awards and commissions. Katherine has been a long time poet-in-the-schools and helped edit an anthology of poetry prompts, Fire Up The Poems for High School educators. She’s received support for her writing from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium and from Bread Loaf and The Rona Jaffe Foundation.
Jane Edna Mohler is a Bucks County Poet Laureate (PA) emeritus, winner of the Main Street Voices, and placed second in The Crossroads contest of 2023. She was nominated multiple times for a Pushcart Prize and once for Best of the Net. Recent publications include Gargoyle, One Art, and Verse Virtual. Her collections, Broken Umbrellas (2019) and Autumn Clears (2025) are both from Kelsay Books. She is Poetry Editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal. www.janeednamohler.com

The Upstairs Gallery Revival Art Show at Exhibit B Gallery
2025-11-08 11:00 - 2025-11-16 17:00 | Exhibit B Gallery, Exhibit B Gallery, 105 N Main St b, Souderton, PA, 18964, United States
14 Bucks County artists of the beloved gallery, Exhibit B, once a fixture of Peddler’s Village and now an online gallery at: www.theupstairsgallery.com
Exhibit B Gallery is having a special art show and sale for 2 weekends:
Meet the Artists Reception Nov. 8, 12-4pm.
Show dates Nov. 8-9, 15-16, 11am-5pm.
Special book signing event on Nov. 15, 12-4pm with illustrator Deb Hoeffner.

FEASTERVILLE LIBRARY and ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL: FICTION/NON-FICTION READ
2025-11-12 17:30 - 19:30 | PA
NOVEMBER 12, 2025, FEASTERVILLE LIBRARY FICTION/NON-FICTION READ/5:30-7:30 PM
1983 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville
Please join us to hear seven remarkable local authors read from their work.
Followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments. Books will be available for sale.
LCW Allingham is a Bucks County author, artist, and editor. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications and her debut horror novella, MUSE, came out in spring, 2024. She is the co-founder and executive editor of the indie press, Speculation Publications, and the author of the historical fiction novel,
A former Bucks County Poet Laureate and the first-place winner of the inaugural Bucks County Short Story Contest, in 2017, Joseph Chelius is the author of three full-length collections of poems: The Art of Acquiescence, Crossing State Lines and his recent release of Playing Fields. Joe’s fiction has appeared most recently in Spitball and Passager.”
A Bucks County Poet Laureate emeritus and several-time nominee for Pushcart and Best of the Web prizes, Terry Culleton has three books of poems out and a fourth one, Message From a Floating Dock, due out next year. He has been working for the last several years on a magic realist novel entitled Farley’s Fantabulous Fun Wheel, from which he’ll be reading this evening.
Bill Hemmig’s first short story collection, Americana: Stories was published in 2023 by Read Furiously, which also published his novella, Brethren Hollow, and three of his stories in its Life in the Garden State anthologies. He has been published in, among others, The Madison Review, Philadelphia Stories, and BarBar.
Lynn Levin is a poet and writer. Called one of the most “poignantly witty voices of our time” (Bucks County Community College), she is the author of nine books, most recently the short story collection House Parties (Spuyten Duyvil, 2023), named one of the best books of summer by Philadelphia Magazine. lynnlevinpoet.com.
Christine McKee has been published in Bucks County Writer (PA), Her Mark (Chicago, IL), U.S. Worksheets (Princeton, NJ), Schuylkill Valley Journal (Philadelphia, PA), Presence (Bellevue, WA), and elsewhere. Her first book, On Shady Lane, was published in August, 2015. Christine has a podcast, Nina’s World, available on Apple.
Steve Nolan spent 25 years as a therapist and 30 years in the military. He has been published in numerous journals and newspapers. He is the author of “Go Deep,” “Base Camp,” “American Carnage, An Officer’s Duty to Warn” and “A Palace of Ruins.”

An Exhibition & Art Sale
2025-11-15 12:00 - 17:00 | Alan Goldstein Studio, 7067 Swagger Road, Point Pleasant, PA, 18950, United States
Join us in celebrating the remarkable career of Alan Goldstein, a distinguished artist whose work has been featured at the James A. Michener Art Museum and admired by collectors for decades.
This special exhibition marks a meaningful moment as Alan prepares to close his studio, offering collectors and art lovers a final opportunity to view and acquire works from his lifelong exploration of form, texture, and emotion.
An Evening with the Artist
Thursday, November 13 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
An intimate evening for collectors and guests seeking a more personal viewing experience.
Enjoy light refreshments, a featured cocktail, and live entertainment by Chuck Schaeffer.
RSVP to Jenny Schaeffer. by November 6th with number of guests for the Thursday evening event only.
Public Exhibition & Sale
Saturday, November 15 | Noon – 5:00 PM
The public is warmly invited to visit, meet Alan, and explore his work in a relaxed studio setting.
Light refreshments will be served.
Additional viewings available by appointment.
Come celebrate a lifetime of creativity and take home a piece of Alan Goldstein’s enduring legacy.

Bon a Tirer, an Exhibition of Contemporary Printmaking, Opening Reception
2025-11-15 15:00 - 2025-12-10 17:00 | Arts Council of Princeton, 109 Lavender Drive, Yardley, PA, 19067, United States
Juror Judith Brodsky selected 50 prints from the 225 submitted for the exhibition.
Opening Reception is from 3-5pm, November 15, 2025 at The Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ 08542

Hold On You Matter- Suicide prevention task force
2025-11-16 08:00 - 2026-01-01 17:00 | Bucks County Suicide Prevention Task Force
Hold On You Matter- Suicide prevention task force
Hold on you matter is looking for artists within the community of Bucks County to participate in designing a coloring book.
https://holdonyoumatter.com/
Please contact Bonnie Black: bonblack444@gmail.com

Opportunities for Artists at EBG
2025-11-21 08:00 - 2026-01-31 17:00 | Exhibit B Gallery, Exhibit B Gallery, 105 N Main St b, Souderton, PA, 18964, United States
We’re calling out to artists for our annual winter show. This is the show where we fill the gallery with a whole lot of art spanning subject, media, technique, and so much more. This is the show that our customers will see as they shop for holiday presents. It’s also where we meet new artists and get the opportunity to try new things. Competition for space in our winter show gets steeper each year, we can’t wait to see your submissions! As always, feel definitely share with your artist friends and art leagues/associations.
Click here to apply!
Exhibition opportunity for artists in Montgomery & Bucks County:
(Not an Exhibit B Gallery show, just sharing)
“Art in the Storefront” in Ambler PA is accepting artist requests to exhibit their artwork. The producers/curators of this project are Karen Kieser, an Ambler sculptor and Mark Elliott, owner of “No Bare Walls” Framing Studio. There is no fee to exhibit, no commission for sales, and the show lasts for approximately two months. As you can see, this is a unique opportunity. To be considered for exhibition, send examples of your artwork and website (if you have 1) to Karen Kieser at immersionstudio@mac.com.

THE CREATIVE GENES EXHIBITION
2025-12-03 10:00 - 2026-02-28 18:00 | Hicks Art Center Gallery, 275 Swamp Rd`, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
The Creative Genes Exhibition
opening December 3, 2025 at Hicks Art Center
Bucks County Community College is pleased to announce The Creative Genes, an exhibition of historic and contemporary artworks and writing from personal collections, the Moravian Archives, the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art.(PFFCAAA) and The Volta Center for Writing Arts. The exhibition will be on view from December 3, 2025 to February 28, 2026, with an opening reception held on December 3 from 4 – 8 pm at Hicks Art Center Gallery. Volta Workshop Writers read at 5:30pm.
This exhibition presents 4 groups of genetically related artists from diverse backgrounds and narratives who all shared the experiences and exposures to positive environments which fostered creative growth. In addition, writers participating in recent Volta Center’s workshops, will reveal their thoughts of creative lineage in words. Visitors will have a rare opportunity to see these pieces, which have been drawn from artist studios, archives and collections specifically for this exhibition, some of which have not been widely exhibited before.

THE WRITING LIFE
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Bucks County Community College, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA, 18940, United States
A Lively Conversation on Writing and Being a Writer
Four Accomplised Authors/25 books published
ELVIS ALVES/TERENCE CULLETON/LYNN LEVIN/HAYDEN SAUNIER
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA Campus
Tyler Hall, room 142
Thursday, December 4th, 7-9pm
Free and Open to the Public
A dessert reception and book signing will follow. The panelists’ books will be available to purchase.
(With appreciation: Liz Young and Commonplace Reader, Yardley, Pa.

Family Concert—Tunes & Tales
2025-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Central Bucks High School East, 2804 Holicong Road, Doylestown, PA, 18902, United States
The Bucks County Symphony Orchestra presents its Family Concert—Tunes & Tales—at Central Bucks High School East, as celebrity guest narrator Justin Guarini brings to life Prokofiev’s timeless classic, Peter and the Wolf. The BCSO also presents Franz von Suppé’s bucolic Poet and Peasant Overture. The BCSO is pleased to feature its Youth Concerto Competition prize winner, 14-year-old violinist Isabella Muñoz, and the Select Choir from Lenape Middle School in Doylestown (Jaime Rogers, director), who will perform with the orchestra. What a spectacular way for the entire family to enjoy an afternoon of entertainment together!
Tickets are $15.00 for Adults. Children are free.

A & C: First Thursdays, February 5, 7PM
2026-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Arts & Cultural Council at Freeman Hall, 181 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA, 18901, United States
FEBRUARY 5, 7:00 PM

JOIN US FOR A LITERARY ARTS SALON
FEATURING:

NILUFER BEKTAS
GRANT CLAUSER
BILL DONAHUE
LYNDA GENE RYMOND

Freeman Hall 181 E. Court Street Doylestown, PA 18901 www.bucksarts.org

Join us at the next First Thursday on Feb. 5, 2026 at 7pm to hear four remarkable writers read from their works followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments.

Art Opening: Trenton Makes Jazz
2026-02-13 - 2026-03-22 | The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, NJ, 08618, United States
A&C Member Jean Burdick’s silkscreen/collage titled Syncopated Rhythm is included in the juried jazz-inspired exhibit titled Trenton Makes Jazz. The exhibition opening is February 13th from 6:00-8:00 P.M. The show runs through March 22.

Winter Concert
2026-02-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Central Bucks High School South, 1100 Folly Rd,, Warrington, PA, 18976, United States
Bucks County Symphony Orchestra presents a Winter Concert:
The second of three classical concerts featuring phenomenal pianist Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner returning to our stage.
There will be an afternoon soirée held on Saturday, February 14 at 3:00. See website for details. There will also be a Pre-concert Conversation at 1:30 on Sunday featuring Maestro Domínguez and Mr. Sánchez-Werner. See website for details.

A Very Short Intro to Very Short Plays
2026-02-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Volta Center for Writing Arts, Newtown Campus Library 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, 18940, United States
Join us for a quick look at how much a very short play can accomplish in no time at all.
We will explore examples, try a few of our own, and we will do it all in record time with the inimitable John Augustine.
JOHN AUGUSTINE’S plays have been produced in NYC at The Zipper, HERE, Naked Angels, Expanded Arts, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Miranda Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, and 59E59 Theaters and National Theatre Of The Deaf.

A & C: First Thursday: Art Share, March 5, 7pm
2026-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Salem Church Freeman Hall, 181 East Court Street, Doylestwon, 18901, United States
Join us for sharing of artwork and supportive feedback in a warm and collegial atmosphere at Freeman Hall. Bring one easily transportable piece of visual art to share. Light refreshments will be served.
