The Gift of Art this Season

Happy Holidays! For those of you who were able to join us at 2nd Saturday, we hope you enjoyed the Friends Choir, the Peace On Your Way Holiday Concert, the paintings and photographs by Carol Mangano, and the many more musicians, visual artists and activities that were available, all free to the community of Media. Because of generous donors, M.A.C. has been able to keep 2nd Saturday and many other arts events alive for more than five years.  Please help us to keep it going.  Donate Now.  In so many ways, the arts benefit us all.  We invite you to give back to the community's arts and culture by making your contribution in 2010.   Join us in supporting the arts for the entire community of Media. Please contribute to our Holiday Campaign before the end of the year. Give in honor of someone else as a holiday gift this season.  The person you designate can receive a holiday card featuring the painting above by local artist Dorothy Flanagan. (Just donate via PayPal, then send us an email with the person's name and address where the gift card can be sent.) Receive a letter to confirm your tax-deductible donation. Support the arts in Media. We've come a long way in five years and want to keep it going...for our artists and our community!

Your gift will support these opportunities among others:   $50 helps sponsor artists to our Artist Registry $100 supports the M.A.C. Window Gallery for one month $250 supports the Main Event at the 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll $500 sponsors the workshops at the Media Film Festival $1,000 helps sponsor the creation of a public art policy for the Borough of Media  Please donate today.

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Holiday Cheer at Media's 2nd Saturday!

Media's 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll December 11, 2010 6-9pm Join Us for Some Hometown Holiday Cheer! The holidays are here! And the season wouldn't be the same without a special 2nd Saturday in everyone's hometown. Whether you're finishing up your shopping or just getting started, enjoying a family gathering or a night out with friends, Media has something exciting for everyone.  Join us!  Main Event Friends Choir Holiday Concert Delaware County Institute of Science (DCIS) 7:00-7:45pm M.A.C. and DCIS welcome back the Friends Choir who performed during 2nd Saturday in January. This gospel choir, composed of dedicated singers from the greater Philadelphia area, was formed in 2003, motivated by the need to bring positive social and cultural experiences to the Chester Upland school district.  They have become a renowned vocal group who has performed throughout the tri-state area with the mission of inspiring a sense of community and spirituality.  All ages are welcome to experience the powerful vocal performance of this choir.   Featured Artist Carol Mangano Paintings at the Coffee Beanery "The Post-Impressionist & Impressionist styles often inspire me to paint the essence of the landscapes and fresh flowers. Painting on location adds excitement of the changing shapes of the objects and bold characteristics." A Special Holiday Concert "Peace On Your Way" The Coffee Beanery, 8:00-10:00pm Original songs by local musicians will light up your holiday.  All proceeds from their CD will benefit the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. And Much More! Throughout the day and evening, the you'll find many opportunities to celebrate... A Holiday House Tour (10am-4pm $) and Carriage Rides (3-6pm $) will be hosted by the Media Historical Society. The Media Business Authority will host Holiday Carolers from Hedgerow Theater, Santa's Village at the Franklin Mint (meet Santa!), roasted chestnuts, and more.  Also enjoy ornament-making, various musical acts, unique visual arts and crafts, and many other opportunities for all ages. See you there! Thank you for your interest in M.A.C. and for your support of the arts in Media, PA.  Please help us spread the word about 2nd Saturday; share this blog post with your friends! Sincerely, Media Arts Council Support M.A.C. Please contribute to our Holiday Campaign, so we can keep the free arts events going all year long! For more information click here.  Donate Get the Map! All events are listed on our handy 2nd Saturday map! Or view our online event listing by selecting "2nd Saturday: More Events." 2nd Saturday businesses open 6-9pm. Free unless noted otherwise.  View all of the 2nd Saturday Happenings here!

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Join Us...Support the Arts in Media

Keep the Arts Alive in Media!  Donate Now.  Join us in supporting the arts for the entire community of Media, by contributing to our Holiday Campaign

We've appreciated your participation this year in the monthly 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll, Bastille Day, The Media Film Festival, the Media ICONS photography exhibit, This Space 4 Rent, and more.  With your help, Media Arts Council events have brought the arts to our hometown for all to enjoy, and have provided valuable exposure for the many creative talents in our area. What would Media be like without the arts? Let's not find out.  Please donate to M.A.C. and support ongoing arts opportunities in Media. M.A.C. is a volunteer-based non-profit organization that works with the businesses and artists in Media and the larger community to coordinate events, advocate for the arts, promote local artists and more. Donations from people like you enable M.A.C. to offer FREE opportunities to the community.  A donation of any amount is welcome. Your gift will support these opportunities among others:  $50 helps sponsor artists to our Artist Registry $100 supports the M.A.C. Window Gallery for one month $250 supports the Main Event at the 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll $500 sponsors the workshops at the Media Film Festival $1,000 helps sponsor the creation of a public art policy for the Borough of Media Brent Monahan of "The Jollies" Donate by December 15 to support our Holiday Campaign.   Give a M.A.C. donation as a holiday gift If you would like to contribute in honor of someone else, please make your donation via PayPal, then send us an email info[at!]mediaartscouncil[dot]org with your name, the date you made the donation, the person's name who will be receiving the gift, and the address to which you would like the donation card sent. The gift card will feature this painting, "Winterwoods" by M.A.C. Registry Artist Dorothy Flanagan. Minimum suggested donation to recieve the gift card is $20. If paying by check, please include this information in your envelope.

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Pre-Season Merriment at Media's 2nd Saturday - November 13, 2010

Music, Marine Art, and Merriment! Join us in downtown Media for this month's 2nd Saturday Arts Stroll, where you'll have opportunities to experience the arts in a free, family-friendly setting, while enjoying unique restaurants and shopping. Main Event Philadelphia Mandolin Orchestra Delaware County Institute of Science 7:00pm Enjoy the music of mandolins, mandolas, mandocellos, and guitars with this delighful ensemble. They will perform selections from their repertoire of classical and folk music. This is a concert for all ages. Featured Artist Crystal Benoit Oil Paintings at Kimono Sushi Bar "My work is my personal expression as to how I view the world around me," says the artist. "Some works may seem simple, others more complex. Currently, my focus is on marine life." Get Warmed Up For the Holidays with a Preview Concert! Local musicians perform holiday selections from their CD titled "Peace On Your Way" at the Coffee Beanery at 8pm. This CD has become a hometown favorite. All proceeds from CD sales benefit the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. And Enjoy "20 On the Town!" A new tradition has begun...The Media Business Authority is sponsoring "20 On the Town," a special all-day shopping event in which businesses throughout Media offer discounts and specials centered on the number 20. Look for this logo and ask about discounts. And Even More... Enjoy blues, folk, piano, paintings, drawings, photography, student artwork, jewelry, hand blown glass, hand woven tapestries, paper creations, tango and special cakes. Artwork by the Hometown Collective will also be on view in the M.A.C. Window Gallery at Bryn Mawr Trust. Get the Map! Look for our map at many Media businesses. 2nd Saturday businesses open 6-9 pm Free unless noted otherwise.

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Bryn Mawr Trust Window Gallery - November 2010

Hometown Collective in the Bryn Mawr Trust Window Gallery

The Hometown Collective is a group of artists who have been working together for 15 years. Their major show and sale is at Providence Monthly Meeting on December 4^th.

Seeking to illustrate her own artist book, Sara Forster discovered that cutting and pasting colored paper pieces gave her the materials to create collage images that were splashy and spontaneous.

Lesley Nelson’s art quilt designs incorporate strong structure and luscious color choices obviously influenced from her exposure to high fashion fabrics and furniture by her architect-father.

Nature is a profound source of inspiration for Sandra Webberking and her metal sculpture. The woods have been a treasure trove for her imaginative whimsical creatures that she re-incarnates from waste metal found in Amish farm equipment yards.

Book artist, Sarah Bourne, writes, illustrates and creates charming story books, and crafts beautiful hand-bound journals. Using her inspired imagination she has re-introduced the “flip book” with genuine humor.

Award-winning Dorothy Flanagan’s paintings are inspired by color and light grounded in reality. She works in watercolor and collage, influenced by her journeys to Italy, Kenya, Greece and the American southwest.

Heidi Hammel uses her creative imagination to produce one-of-a-kind wearable fiber from reclaimed wool, silk, cotton and polar-fleece. Along with warm and comfortable mittens, hats and handbags, come see her new “tie bags”.

Inspired by the color in nature, basket maker Bette McCarron hand dyes reed to produce her own color palette and paints with the dyes to create unusual color blends on the same reed. With the many variables of reed size, color, pattern design and shape, every basket is a unique creation.

Lorri Primavera’s jewelry designs combine precious and semi-precious stones with sterling silver. Continually adding new creations, she believes in “less is more” and her juxtaposition of color and forms give her work a quirky beauty and diversity.

Chris Starry uses her hand-dyed yarns of tencel, silk, and bamboo and recently learned techniques has woven exciting, elegant scarves and shawls. She also creates Temari balls, an ancient Japanese craft with designs woven and stitched onto a ball.

Doug Starry uses traditional Shaker’s technique of no glue and using only four nails for rocking chairs. The combination of the woods he harvests from his own property and his high level of craftsmanship transforms each piece into a cherished functional object of furniture.

Elaine White has been making classically shaped wheel-thrown pottery for over 20 years. Textured and recessed designs invite and encourage the viewer to reach out and touch these beautiful and useful items.

Exciting! Creative! Fun! The Hometown Collective’s 15^th Annual Show will be on Saturday, December 4 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the historic Providence Friends Meetinghouse at 105 North Providence Road, Media, PA.

Countdown to Bastille Day! 10 days

Our Bastille Day celebration is just 10 days away, and we have some exciting activities for the young and young-at-heart. Bastille Day has always been a family-friendly, community event, and so we're lining up activities that kids will love. Face-painting by Pink Zebra Face Painting, necklace-making with artist Jolie Shamlian, Enchanted Halo crafts with Tyler Arboretum,tie-dying with the Community Arts Center (Please feel free to bring an item to tie dye--kids' t-shirts will be supplied while supplies last)! Not to mention a dog show by the SPCA and all the live music and performances that will have your kids dancing in the street! Saturday, July 10, in downtown Media...tell your friends!

Countdown to Bastille Day!

There are 18 days left until Media's Bastille Day celebration, and we're pleased to announce the Honorary Chairman for Bastille Day, Mr. Gary Perecko, President of Riddle Hospital. Mr. Perecko has a long history of involvement in civic organizations, in addition to his successful career in healthcare in the area. M.A.C. is honored to have him be a part of our Bastille Day celebration!

Countdown to Bastille Day!

Bastille Day is 20 days away! Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 10, because you're in for an exciting performance by The Loose Marbles! This jazz band from New Orleans has gained quite a following, playing old-time jazz and ragtime music with a youthful energy that gets their audience on their feet. Wear your dancing shoes, and experience this exciting band on State Street during the arts-filled Bastille Day celebration.

Cool Jazz for a Hot Night

The M.A.C. Summer Solstice party will feature jazz guitarist Tony Hughes, who "has been praised for his artistic approach to the guitar. Masterful chord melody technique comes together with a sophisticated yet accessible style that is truly his own."

Come enjoy the music as well as our Tuscan inspired buffet dinner, a silent auction of artwork, and a chance to mingle with artists, community leaders, friends and neighbors.

June 19, 6-9PM
Borough Hall Mansion
301 N. Jackson St.
Media, PA 19063

Tickets are still available (but going fast!) for $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Tickets may be purchased at:
Birthmark - 107 S. Monroe St.
Earth & State - 23 W. State St.
Coffee Club - 214 W. State St.

All proceeds support M.A.C. community arts activities.

Countdown to Bastille Day!

There are 39 days until our annual Bastille Day celebration! The Media Arts Council Bastille Day committee is knee-deep in planning for for Saturday, July 10. This is our biggest 2nd Saturday event of the year, where State Street in Media is closed to traffic, and the town becomes a historic, art-filled celebration with something exciting for all ages and interests. Check out this video of the 2008 event, and mark your calendar!

You're Invited...

Please join us for our Summer Solstice Party, celebrating the sun and local arts. Saturday, June 19th, in Borough Hall Mansion, 301 N. Jackson St., Media.

This fun evening event will feature live music, a silent auction including original artwork from local artists, a buffet dinner, and wine and beer. All proceeds will support more arts events and activities in Media!

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Tickets may be purchased at:
Birthmark - 107 S. Monroe St.
Earth & State - 23 W. State St.
Coffee Club - 214 W. State St.

We hope to see you there!

M.A.C. and the Delaware County Daily Times

The Media Arts Council has always been committed to contributing to the community spirit of the Media area. And now we're proud to be a part of a new online community hosted by the Delaware County Daily Times! The Delaware County Daily Times is bringing together various points of view through their Blog Center on http://www.delcotimes.com/blog/. Here, you can find news, events, and opinions on various aspects of Delaware County all in one place. The M.A.C. blog will continue to bring you updates and reviews about arts events and artists in our town. So keep thinking artfully and keep up with M.A.C. and the Daily Times!

Video Recap Artists' Toast New Year's Eve, Media PA

H a p p y N e w Y e a r from the Media Arts Council!

New Year's Eve Ball Drop 2009

Music for the New Year's Eve Video is courtesy of the "Peace on Your Way Holiday CD Musicians". (View the December Holiday Concert).

Read more about the M.A.C. Artists Drew Arata and Bob Deane here!

Media PA's annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop
is presented by the Media Business Authority.

Video and Blog Post by Rebecca Michelle Lee