Melancholy & Madness features the art of John Zeggert, a local artist who uses haunting imagery to reach viewers at their most core levels of human existence.

John truly pours himself into his work and manages to conjur visuals that resonate in the memory long after viewing.

The reception for Melancholy & Madness is Friday, October 11th from 6pm - 8pm.

As usual, there will be wine and snacks provided!

View John’s work on Instagram at @theartofjohnzeggert.

Juliana Laury returns to Ravensgate for her third installment of an annual art collection titled “Cemetery Walks”. 

She uses large scale vintage frames as an unlikely container for a material called “encaustic” (a mixture of beeswax and resin) which has historically been used as a painting medium, however, in 2020 Juliana began to reimagine it by pouring it, and has since unlocked new possibilities which she brings to this body of work. 

The cemetery walks series is a vehicle for talking about death in a modern age. As a mother of three young children, Juliana uses peaceful walks in cemeteries in order to destigmatize an inherent fact of life for both her sons and herself. This show will integrate both spoken and framed poetry to further stretch the conversation between the various meaning-making languages we are given at birth.

The opening reception for Cemetery Walks 2024 is Friday, September 6th from 6-8pm. There will be a poetry reading at 7pm by Juliana and Vincent Tavani.

In honor of Blobfest and our town’s wacky history, our July group show’s theme is RETRO! Opening reception will be July 5th from 6-8pm.

ARTIST(S) is an interactive show centered around the delightful surprises that happen when artists collaborate.

For the last year, a group of Phoenixville artists have been meeting a few times a month at a local studio for “art nights”. The only goal for our evenings, beyond socializing (which sometimes is all we do) is to make art that isn’t for work. Most of us are professionals in our field, and it is easy to forget that we need space to play and explore for our art to grow. These sessions led naturally to collaborative pieces, where we would pass drawings back and forth between ourselves. Through this game, we realized how much potential there was in working with one another and how our own art grew and was challenged by what the other artists brought to the table. Inspired, we wanted to bring this game to you.

ARTIST(S) will feature a selection of work created during our art nights, as well as other collaborative projects from the members of our group. Most exciting, however, will be the work we — and I mean you, too — make together during this show. A canvas and art supplies will be available for collaboration throughout the entire month of June. Anyone is welcome to work on it and we will document how the canvas evolves while it’s on our wall. Come visit throughout the month to see it change and add your own marks! Let it remind you that art is fun, and playful, and is better when we do it together.

The opening reception for ARTIST(S) is June 7th from 6-8pm.

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This winter, Ravensgate is hosting a Yule art show featuring a selection of original work by local artists. The pieces in this show will make for excellent holiday gifts, so make sure you stop on by if you have someone in your life who you’d love to get some original artwork for! The reception for the Winter Yule Art Show is Friday, December 1st from 6 pm - 8 pm.

Come join us on November 3rd from 6pm - 8pm for the reception of “Well Loved” by Tina Crespo!

Tina is an abstract artist exploring memory and how our minds re-imagine past experiences based on our mood and emotions during that time. She works across many mediums, using whichever helps convey the thought behind the piece. Her work is heavily inspired by small moments that pass us by but leave a deep impact.

As usual, snacks and drinks will be provided at the reception!

We’re embracing the spirit of Samhain this October by hosting a spooky-themed art show! We’ll be featuring spooky, haunting, and dark artwork from a selction of local artists. The reception for the show will be on Friday, October 6th from 6 pm - 8 pm. Stop on by to check out some great work by great people!

We’re excited to be participating in Phoenixville’s first ever Art Walk!

The Art Walk features several businesses and galleries in Phoenixville that will be displaying artwork visitors can enjoy on a self-guided tour throughout town. At Ravensgate, we’ll be featuring work by Jordan. Usually, Jordan spend her days in the back of the shop working one-on-one with her tattoo clients, so it’s exciting to be able to feature her talents at the front of the shop for everyone to enjoy!

The Art Walk takes place on Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 12:00-4:00 pm.

Afterward, there will be an afterparty at Root Down at 4:00 pm, so we hope to see you at the galleries and after for beer!

To learn more about the Phoenixville Art Walk and the other galleries and artists involved, please click here.

Join us on Friday, August 4th from 6 pm - 8 pm for the opening reception of the Harmonizing Perspectives art show by Sean Halloran and Tom Ransom at Ravensgate! Sean has put together an amazing collection of paintings curated to complement the wonderful sculpture work by Tom. We hope to see you all at the recpetion to check out these fantastic works of art by two great people!

Interested in learning the basic techniques of working with leather?

In our Intro to Leather Class, we'll walk you through the steps of creating a minimalist wallet, from cutting out the initial pattern to stitching to finishing edges and even adding a stamp of your choice! Then you'll get to make your own keyring, which teaches you additional techniques that are important in leathercraft, such as setting snaps and rivets.

And the best part? You'll have keepsakes from the class you can take home because you will keep what you make!

There are only 6 spots available, so act fast if you want to reserve a spot for yourself!

Visit our classes page here.

One of the most fun parts of working with leather is carving and tooling your own artwork, which is exactly what you'll get to do in our 2-hour Leather Carving Class.

In this class, we'll teach you the basics of carving and tooling designs on your own 4-piece coaster set. And the best part is that you get to take your coasters home with you as a keepsake or to use as a gift for someone you love!

There are only 6 spots available, so act fast if you want to reserve a spot for yourself!

Visit our classes page here.