Urban Sketching is a wonderful way to explore your surroundings and capture the energy and excitement of what you see. A trusty sketchbook, your favorite travel materials, and your keen eye is all you need to make visually interesting drawings from observation. Architecture, the hustle and bustle of cars and people, powerlines and the movement […]
Sketchbook club is a local drawing meet up where participants draw from a still life each session. Be inspired by the set up, draw the entire still life or focus on one or two objects, find inspiration in color, shape or pattern or draw something else entirely! Use any media you'd like, create one piece […]
Curio. is excited to be a partner of “Creativity is….A Community Art Exhibition” with Pennsylvania College of Art & Design’s Exhibitions Department and Center for Creative Exploration! Along with support from the City of Lancaster Office of Public Art they are hosting an opportunity for the Lancaster community to showcase their visual response to the […]
Urban Sketching is a wonderful way to explore your surroundings and capture the energy and excitement of what you see. A trusty sketchbook, your favorite travel materials, and your keen eye is all you need to make visually interesting drawings from observation. Architecture, the hustle and bustle of cars and people, powerlines and the movement […]
Chalk Pastel is an excellent way to take your drawings in an exciting new direction. Their blend-ability, vibrancy, and cooperation with other dry mediums makes them a favorite of those who prefer to work on paper. This three week series will be led by curio. co-owner Matt Allyn Chapman and will explore mark making & […]
Join us for an evening of meditation, reflection, and creation as curio. welcomes our dear friend and sound practitioner Kenneth-Michael Ebert to our space for a special collaborative event. We invite you to experience the incredible soundscapes created by Kenneth-Michael and create works of art inspired by your audio journey. Beginning with a 30 minute […]
Join curio. Gallery & Creative Supply in the opening of Listening at the Edges featuring work by local artist Marianne Calenda. “I am here in the landscape. My imagination is punctuated by the musk of damp leaves and the trill of the red-winged blackbird swaying in the cattails– by cedar waxwing jostling in the bramble, […]
Sign up to join curio. for our first Demo event of 2024 on March 23rd, 2:00-4:00pm! Matt will be working with one of his favorite mediums, watercolor! Over the course of two hours, he will build an artwork from the beginning, explaining his process and answering questions from guests along the way. Watercolor is appreciated […]
We are excited to host gallery artist Joanna Davis for an Artist Talk focused on her exhibition Pathways & Formations on Tuesday March 5th at 7:00pm! Free to attend, join us for a conversation discussing the range of work in the exhibition, navigate the different sources of inspiration and talk about materials. Bring your questions, […]
Have you wanted to learn modern calligraphy so you could pen beautiful letters and unlock your creativity? This workshop series of three sessions is the perfect introduction to modern calligraphy taking you step-by-step through the strokes necessary to create upper and lowercase letters using brush pen markers. Participants will be practicing letterforms, connecting letters, and […]
