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.