Abington Art Center

Abington Art Center Just Imagine. Prior to that, the estate, originally owned by Joshua Francis Fisher, was purchased by Lessing J. Grunsfeld.
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Abington Art Center, located in Jenkintown, 20 minutes by rail from the heart of Philadelphia was established in 1939 as the Old York Road Art Guild. In 1965, the Guild's separate elements were brought together as the non-profit entity Abington Art Center, which has resided in Alverthorpe Manor since it was donated to Abington Township in 1969. Rosenwald, son of Julius Rosenwald, the part-owner an

d CEO of Sears, Roebuck and Company. In 1939, he razed the old house to build the current art-deco-inspired, 52-room mansion designed by Ernest A. The Art Center’s Studio School wing of this unique building once housed Rosenwald's enormous collection of over 2,600 rare books and 24,000 prints, drawings, and manuscripts, which was donated to the Library of Congress and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Our rich history provides inspiration for AAC's mission to further arts and culture.

🎪 More is more! So, we’re highlighting more of the work of our upcoming Holiday Art and Fine Craft Fair Vendors.We're s...
10/07/2025

🎪 More is more! So, we’re highlighting more of the work of our upcoming Holiday Art and Fine Craft Fair Vendors.

We're so stoked to spotlight the next group our featured fair artisans and their incredible works.

Featured this week:

✨ Shelby Rea
✨ Donna’s Creative Stitches
✨ Arcane Authorities- The Orginal Artwork of Tim Merz
✨ Mount Airy Candle Co.
✨ Designs By Lindsay
✨ The Crocheting Professor
✨ Sharon Katrice Knits
✨ Serena Niesley
✨ UCreateFolkArt

📍Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 16 from 10am - 4pm!

⏳ Have you applied for our Small Works Open Call? Well, times running out if you haven't. 🌟 We know there are some good ...
10/05/2025

⏳ Have you applied for our Small Works Open Call? Well, times running out if you haven't.

🌟 We know there are some good looking small works we haven't seen yet! So, get those applications in by October 12th.

🔗 Apply at abingtonartcenter.org/calls-for-artists

🍁 Join us for our next Artist Talk featuring Fall Solo Series artists Teresa Shields + Lisa Kelley Art!📍 Wednesday, Octo...
10/04/2025

🍁 Join us for our next Artist Talk featuring Fall Solo Series artists Teresa Shields + Lisa Kelley Art!

📍 Wednesday, October 15 from 6 - 8pm

💬 Our Artist Talk series is a casual conversation with the artists featured in our exhibition programming. Learn more about the exhibiting artists’ process and technique through a talk and a Q&A.

🎪 We're so back… to highlighting the work of our upcoming Holiday Art and Fine Craft Fair Vendors!We're so excited to s...
10/03/2025

🎪 We're so back… to highlighting the work of our upcoming Holiday Art and Fine Craft Fair Vendors!

We're so excited to spotlight the next group our featured fair artisans and their impeccable works.

Featured this week:

✨ bob moore drawings
✨ Abigail Heinrich
✨ Philip Adomat
✨ Fable Made
✨ Distraction Crafts
✨ Kassandra Wall Art
✨ Korski Arts
✨ Wild rose florals by hana
✨ Fantasy Inks

📍Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 16 from 10am - 4pm!

🎉 Upcoming FREE Workshop 🎉Join our Solo Series Exhibition artist, Teresa Sheilds, for a hands on workshop and artist tal...
10/02/2025

🎉 Upcoming FREE Workshop 🎉

Join our Solo Series Exhibition artist, Teresa Sheilds, for a hands on workshop and artist talk!

This FREE workshop is perfect for anyone interested in a fun art-making experience. All felting materials and tools will be provided through a grant from PNC-Corine & Henry Bowers Memorial Trust.

📅 Thursday, October 16
⏰ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Painting Studio

10/01/2025

Hello folks, our WiFi and phones are down, but we are still open for classes!

🍁 Fall Solo Series Artist Feature: Teresa Shields 🍁🧵 Teresa Shields weaves her fascination with fabric, thread, and wool...
10/01/2025

🍁 Fall Solo Series Artist Feature: Teresa Shields 🍁

🧵 Teresa Shields weaves her fascination with fabric, thread, and wool fiber into a unique and colorful artistic journey. Her work invites viewers into the intricate world of embroidery and wet-felting, where she skillfully interprets abstract shapes and unravels new dimensions in materiality. Drawing inspiration from nature’s intricate designs–plant forms, human eyes, and cell structure–and the female gaze, Shields’s exhibition presents her unique perspective on women’s experience. Her sculptural eyeballs follow and see the audience in a way that allows them to be observed while actively returning attention. The sculptural necklaces connect her process to the earliest adornment of human bodies and the manner in which women use external objects of beauty to create meaning.

🌟 Teresa Shields is an artist based in Jenkintown, PA. She earned her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and her MFA from Mass College of Art. Known for her idiosyncratic work that beckons tactile engagement, Shields has exhibited across the country, accumulating over 20 awards and collections by eight institutions.

✨ Teresa Shields’s I Feel Seen is being exhibited in our Kellner Gallery and can be viewed during our gallery hours through Monday, October 20.

🖌️ For inquiries about work in our exhibition, please contact [email protected].

📍Hear more from Shields on Wednesday, October 15 from 6 - 8pm at our next Artist Talk.

💬 Our Artist Talk series is a casual conversation with the artists featured in our exhibition programming. Learn more about the exhibiting artists’ process and technique through a talk and a Q&A.

Maybe we have a little Jewelry Studio feature 👀. We love Visit Valley Forge & Montco
09/30/2025

Maybe we have a little Jewelry Studio feature 👀. We love Visit Valley Forge & Montco

🎪 It's that time of year again... We're highlighting the work of our upcoming Holiday Art and Fine Craft Fair Vendors!!!...
09/30/2025

🎪 It's that time of year again... We're highlighting the work of our upcoming Holiday Art and Fine Craft Fair Vendors!!!

We're so excited to spotlight the gorgeous work of our local artisans.

Featured this week:

✨ Settlement Music School
✨ House Of Stuyvesant
✨ Taylor Bogaty
✨ 222 Creations
✨ Ray Ray Clay Co
✨ Redeemer Valley Farm, Inc. facebook
✨ Nooked
✨ Catherine Taliaferro
✨ Alexa G Illustration

📍Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 16 from 10am - 4pm!

Two weeks into our Fall Studio School Session! How are you enjoying class?!📸
09/29/2025

Two weeks into our Fall Studio School Session! How are you enjoying class?!

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Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm

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