BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:May 7\, 2012 (NEW HOPE\, PA) &ndash\; June will be Steve Mess enger's first exhibit featuring bar and tavern scenes from establishment s located from Philadelphia to Bucks County\, Pittsburgh PA\, and Lamber tville NJ\,. An artists reception will be hosted on Saturday June 2\, fr om 2:00 - 5:00 pm.\nThe gallery will be serving you and your friends coc ktail beverages that will coincide with the show's theme.\nBest known fo r his paintings of horses\, Steve is an award-winning artist and graduat e with a BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia\, PA in 200 2. He works at the Philadelphia Museum of Art\, the Tyler School of Art as a model\, and is a self employed artist.\n"Being an artist with a stu dio located in Philadelphia\, I spend many late nights in bars. In a mod ern city\, most serious painter's\, including myself\, work at someother art related job. The long work day\, plus time in my studio often leave s only the late hours in the evening for getting together with friends.\ nMy artist friends hang out at bars late at night which helps me to catc h up with them and to unwind".\nThe oil paintings included in this exhib it represent a painted "pub crawl" through the bars\, taverns\, and dive s I frequent in Philadelphia\, Bucks County\, and New Jersey.\nGallery o wner Howard Cooperman said "when Steve first approached me with the idea of hosting a show for him which would include only bar scenes\, I was e xcited tosee what he had up his sleeve. Upon him showing me the first th ree completed paintings which included the bar at the Logan Inn\, Lamber tville Station\, and Jack's Firehouse\, I was amazed at his accomplishme nts".\nCooperman continued "I had no idea Steve painted anything other t han realistic horse portraits and traditional equestrian paintings".\nAn yone that has been inside a bar will relate to the warm atmospheric artw ork Messenger has created. The artist stated "I'm pleased with how all o f the paintings came to life as I was doing them. The more I did\, the m ore I likedthem which challenged me to continue my journey into addition al bars in my travels".Messenger's awards include: Honorable Mention at the ArtsBridge Winter Show - Best in Show\, Mixed Media juried drawing s how - Best painting at Cheltenham Art Center juried show\, and the Meriu m Lewis Scholarship - Philadelphia Watercolor Club\, Water based Media A ward\, and others.\nArtwork by 35 additional artists from the United Sta tes and Canada will be exhibited throughout the two story\, eight room g allery. The featured gallery artists include but are not limited to: San dy Askey-Adams\, Larry Chestnut\, Christine Drewyer\, Carolyn Edlund\, G eorge Gallo\, Laura den Hertog\, Jody Furch\, Kevin Mizner\, Victor Mord asov\, Tim Simboli\, and Jason Tako. More than 200 artworks are currentl y available.\nBucks County Gallery is located at 77 W. Bridge Street\, ( just above the train tracks)\, in New Hope PA. Contact Howard Cooperman regarding questions about any of the 36 artists they represent. 215.862. 5272. The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm\, Sunday Noon - 5pm.\nYou can view many of the available artworks at:www.buckscountygall eryart.com\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; ### URL:http://lansdale.patch.com/events/visions-of-bar-cadia-f20cdd75 SUMMARY:Visions of Bar-Cadia LOCATION:77 W Bridge St\, New Hope\, PA 18938: 77 W Bridge St\, New Hope\ , PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR