Since 1999, this non-profit artist cooperative has showcased talents new to the art scene as well as well-known pros, while promoting art appreciation and participation throughout the Berks community.
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In the Main Gallery
MEMBERS' JULY-AUGUST EXHIBIT Show ends 8/31 |
Featured Exhibit
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY CREATES Celebrating Allied Artists of Schuylkill County. Show ends 7/31. |
Plein Air West Reading
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A WET, WILD & WONDERFUL WEEK IT WAS Five days of rain added a new dimension to the challenges, but the 30 artists from 7 states rose to the challenge. AND THE WINNERS ARE... |
"We have artist prints collected throughout the years but I bought my first pieces of original art from Plein Air West Reading. What a difference to have original art around. It’s almost like it is alive. It invites me to pause, breathe, enjoy, wonder, remember, or look forward. Whatever I need at the moment I pass by. It is a relationship that can’t be explained, only experienced."
-Jesse Prentiss
-Jesse Prentiss
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July 2025 Friends of the Month
Bruce & Gail Clark The camaraderie at Art Plus Gallery goes beyond our 25 member artists. The extended family feel is exemplified by Bruce and Gail Clark, parents of one of our longest standing members, photographer Brian Clark. When there's a need for more helping hands, we can always count on Bruce and Gail to be part of the picture.. |
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FRESH AT THE WEST READING TAVERN!
Check out the new all-member exhibit in the dining room of our friendly neighbors to the west. The new SUMMER show is up on the newly painted stucco walls in the dining room. Add classic pub fare to your visit and have an enjoyable evening of dinner and a show at the West Reading Tavern. 606 Penn Ave., West Reading.
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THE PLEIN AIR PAINTER'S GUIDE TO BERKS COUNTY There's much for artists to discover in Berks County. To help, Art Plus Gallery has produced a Google Maps-based guide offering favorite locations and inside tips for painting throughout the county. |
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"Reading has some very talented artists. Since buying our place here 2 years ago today we’ve been filling it with great (and very affordable) local art from Art Plus Gallery in West Reading." -Dave Barr |
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Welcome REBECCA CARPENTER Photographer Rebecca’s extraordinary eye, imagination and command of the photographic medium cast figures, flora and abandoned spaces together to create rich visual stories–photography that is beautiful, poignant and unexpected. |
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“Too often we allow the humdrum reality of life get in the way of the arts, which can feel frivolous by comparison. But this is a mistake. The arts are the opposite of a diversion from reality; they might just be the most realistic glimpse we ever get into the nature and meaning of life. And if you make time for consuming and producing art — the same way you make time for work and exercise and family commitments —you’ll find your life getting fuller and happier.”
Arthur C. Brooks Art Should Be a Habit, Not a Luxury The Atlantic, Jan 27, 2023 |
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THE BIG SHOW Original artwork too large to comfortably grace the walls of Art Plus Gallery |
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FEATURED EXHIBIT SCHEDULE Check out the gallery's featured artists through 2025–a sensational slate of Art Plus members, guest artists and emerging talents from the community. |
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Support our mission while enjoying the option to join in our activities as much or as little as you'd like.
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Be Part of the Picture Art Plus Gallery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit by virtue of our mission to promote art appreciation and participation through our region in general, and among students in particular. It’s a wonderfully gratifying mission, and you can be part of it. |
Support the gallery without spending an extra penny! Click the link above to buy art supplies and Dick Blick will donate a percentage of your purchase to Art Plus.
(Note: Art Plus Gallery is compensated for linking to the Blick Art Materials web site) |
