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Wayne Art Center Dedicated to enriching our community through the arts, Wayne Art Center offers education, exhibitions, and outreach. Welcome to the Wayne Art Center!
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Established in 1930 as the first art center in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we offer instruction for all ages in the visual arts, crafts, music, culinary arts, and drama. Each year, nearly 5,000 students register for close to 500 classes and workshops, and over 1200 children register for our Summer Art Camp program. We are proud to serve students in the greater Main Line area, including Delaware, Chester and Montgomery counties. Our Exhibitions, lectures, and gallery shop attract over 15,000 visitors each year.

Wayne Art Center Announces 5th Annual Pottery Sale and Studio FundraiserThe festivities commence on Saturday, November 7...
10/12/2026

Wayne Art Center Announces 5th Annual Pottery Sale and Studio Fundraiser
The festivities commence on Saturday, November 7th, from 3pm to 7pm with the Opening Happy Hour that includes handmade pottery for sale, raffle baskets, various drinks, fall snacks, and a ceramic tool sale.
The entertainment for Saturday will feature, a live Vinyl DJ, Courtnee Owens . Ceramic wares and Raffle baskets will be on display throughout the building.
Doors open early on Sunday with the continuation of ceramic sales and raffles from 10am to 5pm on November 8th.
Sunday activities include the return of Framers Cafe that will be offering a variety of delicious drinks.
Get ready to laugh at the, head-to-head battle of the Ceramic Instructors, in the first WAC Potter’s Olympics that begins at 11am and is followed by music from
The Percolators, a New Orleans style party band from 12pm to 2pm. The Percolators
To conclude the Pottery Sale and Fundraiser, join us for the raffle pull at 4pm on Sunday and the closing of the sale at 5pm!

Bill Perthes is an educator, author, and curator whose background is in philosophy and art history. He was recently appo...
10/12/2026

Bill Perthes is an educator, author, and curator whose background is in philosophy and art history. He was recently appointed the inaugural Curator of Community Vitality at the Barnes Foundation where he has taught for more than 25 years. Bill's work focuses on how experiences with works of art, both short and long term, can impact and inform fields as varied as business, medicine, law enforcement, and restorative justice.

He is the author of “The Barnes Method” included in the publication The Barnes: Then and Now. Bill is the curator of Faces of Resilience, a traveling exhibition of original works of art created by currently and formerly incarcerated artists at the State Correctional Institution Phoenix. Bill’s scholarship has focused on American Modernism with a special concentration on the Abstract Expressionist painter Robert Motherwell. He is the former Director of Education for the Violette de Mazia Foundation.

Philadelphia Water Color Society: 126th International Exhibition of Works on PaperOctober 14 – November 14, 2026Davenpor...
10/10/2026

Philadelphia Water Color Society: 126th International Exhibition of Works on Paper
October 14 – November 14, 2026
Davenport, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith and Vidinghoff Galleries
Exhibition Reception & Awards: October 18  3-5pm
Wayne Art Center welcomes the Philadelphia Water Color Society 126th International Exhibition of Works on Paper to the Davenport, Vidinghoff and Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Galleries from October 14-November 14, 2026. This juried exhibition features works on paper including watercolor, soft pastels, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pen & ink, gouache, acrylic, and hand-pulled prints.
Juror of Selection: Ng Woon Lam
Pwcsociety.org

Please join us for of a 4-course French culinary candlelit dinner prepared by Chefs Patrick and Nina Gauthron. As the ch...
10/07/2026

Please join us for of a 4-course French culinary candlelit dinner prepared by Chefs Patrick and Nina Gauthron. As the chefs stir and sauté throughout the evening, guests can enjoy watching them create scrumptious dishes and taste paired w**es presented by Sommelier Michael Walsh.
The evening begins with passed hors d’oeuvres which follows with Chef Patrick sharing his expertise on selected ingredients and cooking techniques. Guests will also learn about the evening’s reginal w**e locations and the tasting notes of each poured w**e.
The evening’s piece de resistance will be strolling through the galleries to view the Philadelphia Water Color Society 126th International Exhibition of Works on Paper.
Menu:
-Wild Mushroom Tartlets
-Smoked Salmon Potato Rosti Canapes
-Fig and Goat Cheese Crostinis
-Frisse Salad, Pear & Walnuts with -Ch*****ne Vinaigrette
-Galette De Crabe 'Le Bec-Fin'
-Haricots Verts
-Fingerling Potatoes
-Chocolate Marivaux Cake

Every strong painting begins with a thoughtful foundation. In this one-day workshop, students will first explore applyin...
10/06/2026

Every strong painting begins with a thoughtful foundation. In this one-day workshop, students will first explore applying transparent patches of vibrant color to the painting surface, creating an energetic underpainting that adds excitement and provides color relationships to build upon throughout the process. From there, we'll establish transparent darks to define the value structure, composition, and overall color harmony.
You'll learn to mix a variety of rich, colorful darks while connecting dark shapes to dark shapes and light shapes to light shapes, creating visual pathways that guide the viewer's eye through the painting. Once the design is established, we'll transition to thicker, opaque light passages, bringing the painting to life with clarity, unity, and luminous color.

The Power of Composition: Studies, Suggestion, and the Art of Saying MoreOne-Day Intensive Painting WorkshopDiscover how...
10/06/2026

The Power of Composition: Studies, Suggestion, and the Art of Saying More
One-Day Intensive Painting Workshop
Discover how strong paintings are built long before the final brushstroke. In this immersive two-day workshop, artist Vlad Duchev combines the principles from The Power of Studies and The Power of Suggestion into a practical approach centered on one of the most important elements in painting: composition.
Through a series of focused studies, participants will learn how to simplify complex subjects, identify compelling shapes, organize visual relationships, and create compositions that communicate clearly and powerfully. From initial idea to finished painting, emphasis will be placed on editing, design, and the strategic use of suggestion—learning how to leave out the unnecessary so the essential can speak louder.

10/03/2026

Thank you to our Faculty for an amazing show!
Wayne Art Center 2026 Faculty Exhibition
September 8 – October 3, 2026
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery
Each year Wayne Art Center showcases work by our extremely talented visual arts faculty. This exhibition is on view online and in WAC’s Davenport Gallery from September 8 - October 3.

09/30/2026

2026 Fall Members Juried Exhibition
September 8 – October 3, 2026
Davenport Gallery
Reception & Awards Ceremony, September 20 3-5pm
Each year Wayne Art Center celebrates the outstanding artistic talent and creativity of our members during WAC’s annual Fall Members Juried Exhibition. WAC’s 2026 Fall Members Juried Exhibition showcases the talent within our membership with works in all mediums including painting, drawing, works on paper, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, metal, glass, fiber, jewelry, photography and digital technology.
Juror: Peter Van Dyck
Peter Van Dyck was born in Philadelphia in 1978. He studied painting and drawing at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy from 1998-2002. While studying he also taught in the program from 2000-2002. He returned to Philadelphia in 2002 to paint in his own studio and began exhibiting his work in numerous group shows in Philadelphia, New York and San Francisco.

Join us for a private chartered motorcoach (with a bathroom) from Wayne Art Center to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to ...
09/29/2026

Join us for a private chartered motorcoach (with a bathroom) from Wayne Art Center to The Metropolitan Museum of Art to enjoy a private group tour of the highly acclaimed exhibition Krasner and Po***ck: Past Continuous, in addition to the current and permanent collections.
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Enjoy lunch on your own at the American Wing Cafe, Petrie Court Cafe or the Great Hall Balcony Cafe.
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Following lunch, independently tour the current exhibitions including Musical Bodies, Costume Art, Orientalism: Between Fact and Fantasy, City of Memory: Nanjing in the Seventeenth Century, Creatures of Myth and Imagination Europe and The Americas, in addition to the permanent collections.
Museum Tour: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Monday, October 19, 2026
7:15am - 5:30pm

09/28/2026

Wayne Art Center 2026 Faculty Exhibition
September 8 – October 3, 2026
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery
Each year Wayne Art Center showcases work by our extremely talented visual arts faculty. This exhibition is on view online and in WAC’s Davenport Gallery from September 8 - October 3.

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