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Overhead view of the Jester Artspace gallery duing our Volunteers Exhibition on October 5, 2024

Exhibitions

Jester Artspace displays art by local and regional artists in exhibitions throughout the year. Our Exhibition Committee meets regularly to review proposals for solo and group exhibitions, candidates for invitationals, and to choose themes for future exhibitions.

Connected

Jester Artspace Members Exhibition
Artist’s reception: Friday November 6, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
On display: November 7–December 12, Thursdays 9 a.m.–11 a.m., Saturdays noon–2 p.m.

Connected explores the many ways people, places, objects, ideas, and experiences are linked. Connections may be visible or hidden, chosen or inherited, physical or emotional, personal or collective. Our member artists interpret the theme through relationships, patterns, memories, or environments coming together to form something larger.
 

 

Previous Exhibitions

NATURE IN MINIATURE – August and September 2026
Poster for Nature in Miniature exhibition featuring the young artists of Four YouthStudent art exhibit featuring photography and mixed-media works by the young artists of Four Youth.

 

PERSPECTIVES – May and June 2026
Poster for Perspectives exhibition featuring Jen Polillo and Matthew RaghunauthTwo distinct yet deeply connected bodies of work that explore memory, identity, and personal history through color and form.

 

IT’S A SPRING THING – March and April 2026
Painting of a road lined with blossoming trees in the springA celebration of the return of color, light, and creative energy as winter gave way to spring.

 

WINTERSCAPES – November and December 2025
Painting of snow falling on pine treesAn exhibition exploring the spirit of the Brandywine Valley winter.

 

MENAGERIE OF TRADITIONS – September and October 2025
Painting of a church by Thomas Del PorteSolo exhibition of the works of Delaware artist and teacher Thomas Del Porte, whose paintings pulse with the legacy of great painters—from Cézanne to Van Gogh.

 

MEMBERS EXHIBITION – May and June 2025
Painting titled Sunkissed by Elena Kingsbury First annual showcase of the works of the members of Jester Artspace. Purchase a membership to be eligible for the 2026 exhibition.

 

QUILTS AS WORKS OF ART – March 2025
In partnership with Brandywine Valley Quilters, this local community exhibition featured locally-created quilt art offering innovative color combinations, shapes and designs.

 

VOLUNTEERS – October and November 2024
Overhead view of the Jester Artspace gallery during our Volunteers Exhibition on October 5, 2024 Works by the local artists who banded together to save the Jester Farmhouse for the arts and our community.