Chadds Ford, PA, September 19, 2022— The Brandywine Conservancy’s “Bike the Brandywine” event returned for its fifth year on Saturday, September 17 with nearly 400 cyclists enjoying a sunny day along the Brandywine Creek Greenway and surrounding Chester County...
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Chadds Ford, PA, September 8, 2022—The Brandywine Museum of Art announced today the appointment of William L. Coleman, Ph.D. as the Wyeth Foundation Curator of the Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection and Director of the Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center. Coleman, an experienced curator, art historian and teacher, will assume this newly created senior position at the Brandywine on October 17. Funded by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, this role emerged from an innovative collections-sharing partnership between the Brandywine, the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Wyeth Foundation—which was announced earlier this spring.
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Chadds Ford, PA, August 22, 2022— Coming to the Brandywine Museum of Art this fall, Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art will highlight the diverse approaches taken by four of the leading contemporary artists whose work engages with environmental themes...
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Chadds Ford, PA, June 13, 2022 — Back from a pandemic hiatus, the Brandywine Conservancy’s “Bike the Brandywine” event will officially return for its fifth year on Saturday, September 17, 2022. This year’s ride will feature three scenic routes that explore the beautiful...
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Chadds Ford, PA, May 16, 2022— Opening at the Brandywine Museum of Art on May 27, Dawoud Bey: Night Coming Tenderly, Black will feature a selection of 10 photographs...
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April 28, 2022, Chadds Ford—The Wyeth Foundation for American Art has announced that it has established a collections-sharing arrangement managed by the Brandywine Museum of Art, an approach that will ensure Andrew and Betsy Wyeth’s extensive collection of works by the artist...
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Chadds Ford, PA, April 14, 2022— The Brandywine Conservancy is excited to announce new leadership changes with the promotions of Stephanie Armpriester and Grant DeCosta, both previously Acting Co-Directors of the organization. Armpriester will now serve as the Conservancy’s...
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Chadds Ford, PA, April 5, 2022 — Celebrating its 91st year in 2022, the Radnor Hunt Races return on Saturday, May 21, in Willistown Township, Chester County. Tickets are now on sale for this springtime tradition that draws the best thoroughbred horses, riders and...
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Chadds Ford, PA, March 29, 2022— Coming to the Brandywine Museum of Art this May, Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America will celebrate two dozen early-twentieth century painters who...
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Chadds Ford, PA, March 7, 2022—Treat yourself to something sweet at the Brandywine Museum of Art this coming Pi Day, on March 14 (3.14), honoring both the mathematical constant π and the master of the painted pie, Wayne Thiebaud. Visitors to the Brandywine are invited to enjoy...
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Chadds Ford, PA, January 10, 2022—Opening on February 6, and running through April 10, 2022, the Brandywine Museum of Art will present Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings. Highlighting the full range of this iconic American artist’s work made...
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Chadds Ford, PA, September 28, 2021— The Brandywine Conservancy is thrilled to announce it has received more than $400,000 in grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). As part of NFWF’s Delaware River Restoration Fund (DRRF), made possible by the William Penn Foundation, the Brandywine received $289,845 for projects to improve water quality in the Brandywine-Christina Watershed. An additional $151,723 was also granted through NFWF and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund (DWCF) for the removal of Hoffman’s Mill Dam in Chadds Ford, PA.
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