Museum and gallery events
Silica Galleries 908-A North 3rd. St.; 215-627-3655. www.silicagalleries.com. Elizabeth Briggs-Fandek: A Doll Show - Doll-like figures with glass heads & fabric bodies. Closes 7/5.
Smile Cafe & Gallery 105 S. 22nd St.; 215-564-2502. www.kens-art.com. Joroko & Yow: Intuitive Bricolage - Mixed media exhibition. Closes 6/29.
Snyderman-Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. www.snyderman-works.com. Sequoia Miller: New Work in Clay - Functional ceramic artist from Olympia, WA. Closes 6/30.
Twelve Gates Gallery 305 Cherry St.; 267-519-2737. www.twelvegatesgallery.com. The Opening - Watercolors, gouache on wasli paper & lithographs. Closes 6/27.
Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com. Michael Smith: Conceptual Glances - An exhibit of the artist's work, mainly acrylic on wood. Sarah B. Pohlman: Life Soup - Exhibit of Seattle based landscape painter's work. Both close 7/3.
University City Arts League 4226 Spruce St.; 215-382-7811. www.ucartsleague.org. Hidden Gems of West Philadelphia - This exhibit features art from the stellar but little-known collection of Sylvia Egnal. Closed 7/5.
University of the Arts - Arronson Gallery 320 South Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu. MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Alumni Show - Juried show of recent post-graduation work. Closes 6/30.
University of the Arts - Gallery 1401 211 S. Broad St., 14th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Orville Robertson: New York City Street Corners - Street photography by the founding publisher & former editor of Fotophile. Closes 8/7.
University of the Arts - Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu/see-do/rwg.html. Irma Boom, Gunnar Kaldewey & Hedi Kyle: The Hybrid Book - Book art by three pioneering artists. Closes 6/30.
University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Ian van Coller - Looking Forward: Portraits of South African Women - Work by South African photographer who lives & teaches in the U.S. Closes 8/7.
UPenn - Arronson Gallery 320 South Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu. MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Alumni Show - Juried show of recent post-graduation work. Closes 6/30.
UPenn - Van-Pelt Dietrich Library Center 3420 Walnut St.; 800-390-1829. www.library.upenn.edu. John Milton at 400 - Rare pamphlets, illustrated editions of 'Paradise Lost' & Milton-related items from various periods. Closes 8/17.
Vox Populi 319 A N. 11th St., 3rd Fl.; 215-238-1236. www.voxpopuligallery.org. Dustin Sparks: No. 3, Configuration Space - Philadelphia-based sculptor whose work explores the idea of an overlooked ephemeral existence. Gabriel Boyce: Zeus - Works exploring iconography, nature & sex, with an eye towards the humorous. Joseph Hu & Mauro Zamora: Forest Reverie - Individual works referencing Edgar Allan Poe's poem. Michael Paul Britto - Video art. Vydavy Sindikat: Commuter's Dreams - Installation documenting a series of performances on New York public transit. All closing 6/28.
Wexler Gallery 201 North 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com. Myra Mimlitsch-Gray: Anti/icon/clastic. A retrospective of work by metalsmith & sculptor Myra Mimlitsch-Gray. Neoteric Matter: New Studio Jewelry - Work pushes the boundary of their craft beyond decoration using new media & digital technology. Both close 6/27.
Wood Turning Center 501 Vine St.; 215-923-8000. www.woodturningcenter.org. The Art of Opening - Hand-made limited production corkscrews & wine bottle stoppers. In Balance: Metal & Wood - Work by Robyn Horn, Todd Hoyer, Stoney Lamar & William Moore. Both close 7/18.
Pennsylvania suburbs
Abington Art Center 515 Meetinghouse Rd., Jenkintown; 215-887-4882. www.abingtonartcenter.org. Forever Young, Celebrating Seven Decades of Art - Installations tell the early story of the organization as it transformed from the Old York Road Art Guild into Abington Art Center, a museum, Sculpture Park, studio school & cultural center. Closes 7/26.Beresford Gallery Willowdale Town Center, Kennett Square; 610-347-1247. George McMonigal & Booth Malone - Paintings & sculpture. Closes 7/11. Sporting Art Group Show - Extensive collection of sporting art & portraits, including work by several world-renowned sporting artists. Closes 12/2.
Brush & Palette 123 E. State St., Kennett Square; 610-444-4565. www.brushandpalette.net. Arlene & Deanna Finocchiaro: Found Treasures - Original designs including lampwork glass, detailed beadwork in bracelets, earrings, necklaces & pins. Ongoing.
Bucks County Visitors Center 3207 Street Rd., Bensalem; 215-639-0300. Herman Hinitz: Photography as a Fluid Canvas - Photography exhibit combining elements of Science, Technology & Computer Processing. Closes 7/1.




