The Arts
Admission
For ticket inquiries and general event information:
- Academic Building, Room 4301
Phone:610-359-5266
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Welcome to The Arts at Delaware County Community College!
Now in its fifteenth season, the Arts at Delaware County Community College gives you exciting opportunities to experience the arts. The New Music concert series offers an impressive lineup of contemporary performances you won't want to miss. The Art Gallery currently hosts eight visual art exhibitions showcasing the work of students as well as professional artists of national and international reputation. In addition to exhibitions, artists are periodically invited to hold lectures, collaborative projects, and workshops for the College community and the public. The Drama Department is committed to providing a comprehensive theatre education to our students while bringing the results to the community through a vibrant, thought-provoking production each semester. Our goal is to make the College a cultural destination and contribute to the arts environment available in the Philadelphia region.
2022/23 Arts Season
Visual Arts Series
Art Gallery | Room 2305 | Academic Building
Current Hours of Operation:
Monday & Thursday | 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
All Visual Arts events are free to attend and open to the public.
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On Campus | On View January 17–February 17
Regional High School Art Exhibition
The seventh annual Regional High School Art Exhibition will feature work created in a wide variety of media by art students from 15 high schools throughout Delaware and Chester Counties. Participating schools are Avon Grove, Chichester, Garnet Valley, Haverford, Interboro, Marple Newtown, Penn Wood, Penncrest, Radnor, Ridley, Shipley, Springfield, Strath Haven, Sun Valley, and Upper Darby.
On Campus | On View March 6–April 14
Rebecca Rutstein, Sublime Nature (detail), acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 36" x 36", 2022
Rebecca Rutstein: Sublime Nature
Rebecca Rutstein’s abstract paintings represent a wide variety of oceanic activity, ranging from microscopic bacteria within hydrothermal vents in the Guaymas Basin to the upswell of salty ocean waters into the freshwater systems off the coast of British Columbia.
On Campus | On View May 4–June 8
2023 A.F.A. Graduation Exhibition
This annual exhibition features the final portfolios of graduating students in the Graphic Design, Photography and Studio Art Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) degree programs.
Virtual | On View Now
2022 A.F.A. Foundations Exhibition
This online portion of this year's hybrid exhibition features work created by students in foundation art courses offered remotely during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Spring 2023 Theatre Production
$15 • General Admission
$10 • Student Tickets
Tickets available online & at the door
April 5–8, 2023
William Shakespeare's
Macbeth
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Stephen Smith
Assistant Director Sarah Stryker, Hedgerow Theatre Company
Experience Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy about betrayal, assassination and madness, full of witchcraft and ghosts. Macbeth is the classic story of a couple driven to evil and insanity by their lust for power. This production is in collaboration with Hedgerow Theatre Company and several performances will be given for local high school audiences.
New Music Concert Series
Large Auditorium | Academic Building | Marple Campus
Live-streaming is available for all concerts!
$10 | General Admission (In-Person & Streaming)
FREE | Student Tickets (In-Person & Streaming)
Student tickets also available at the door. Limit one student ticket per online order.
Thursday, March 2 at 5 p.m.
mélomanie2
mélomanie2 is Tracy Richardson, harpsichord and Kimberly Reighley, flutes. Performing music from the baroque of Boismortier and Telemann and premiering four new works written for them by composers Mark Hagerty, Larry Nelson, Richard Belcastro, and Chuck Holdeman.
Thursday, March 23 at 5 p.m.
the Lang/Rainwater Project
The Lang/Rainwater Project is an ensemble dedicated to the new, whether that takes the form of exciting new commissions for trombone and piano, or recontextualizing pre-existing repertoire in a dynamic new form.
Thursday, May 4 at 5 p.m.
Marianne Parker & Megan Ihnen
Pianist Marianne Parker and mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen present a concert exploring personal growth, evolving roles in life, and the unwavering forward motion amid uncertainty that exists in that space.