Discover these hand-crafted leather goods by local maker Brian Silberman of Susquehanna Leatherworks! Brian cuts and stitches each of these artist books and journal covers with care. All one of a kind with features of band enclosures and pen pockets, they are a unique gift that will age beautifully.

We recently added two more options of Arches in our 22”x30” open stock paper selection! In addition to the 300lb cold press we now have 300lb hot press and 140lb rough watercolor paper. These sheets are versatile for so many material applications and techniques!

GALLERY HIGHLIGHT: NO EXPECTATIONS John Tallman Lynnewood Monoprint, Collage, Pencil on paper 2025 This is a piece about color, making decisions, and letting the process show from beginning to end. It’s not precious in its construction, and because of that, it feels real. 10-5 M-Sat. 11/7-12/31

Opening First Friday 11/7, NO EXPECTATIONS: John Tallman We are excited to welcome you into the galley and share a most excellent collection of John’s monoprints and silkscreens. Large color blocks, offset planes, directional mark making, torn edges, and printed elements all come together...

We love the fact that books are a top selling item in the shop! We’ve added a few new titles recently, check them out during your next visit! #LancasterPA #TBR

This drawing focused workshop is all about the small things in life and making them LARGER! Participants will be challenged with drawing concepts like scale, proportion, and material handling. Bring your own objects or choose from a large collection (of small things) that will be provided for you.

Opening 11/7, 5-8pm NO EXPECTATIONS by John Tallman "Actions, gestures, decisions are all taken seriously, though the pressure that sometimes comes with them is tamped down. The results, evidenced in John’s pieces are exciting, thoughtful, and complete." Join us November #FirstFriday! #LancasterPA

The annual Fall ArtWalk is THIS weekend! Celebrate with the Lancaster City Arts Collective and enjoy a weekend downtown full of creative energy. On Saturday 11-4pm be inspired by the Connecting the Dots exhibition on view and color your own paper circle in our workshop space!

A sketchbook is a powerful tool, it’s a place for more than “only” art, but a place for all ideas, thoughts, and inspirations. Keeping an active sketchbook practice can be difficult at times, our days fill up and we get tired. Though when you recognize how anything can be kept there...

NEW in the shop, the FULL set of Posca Colored Pencils! With thick points composed of a mixture of both wax & oil, they are smooth, blend-able and lightfast perfect for drawing, coloring, and mixed media artwork. In addition to the set, find 20+ of those colors in our open stock selection.

Save the Date, the annual Fall ArtWalk is coming up on October 18th and 19th! Join us for the fun we have planned! #LancasterPA

Behind the scenes of installing 60+ works in the gallery for the Connecting the Dots exhibition! We love the puzzle of organizing work to flow in our space. with this show being so playful, we knew we could plan for a hang that reflects this whimsy. Opening on Friday 10/3 - 11/1

Opening First Friday 10/3 is our community exhibition, CONNECTING THE DOTS! This show features 60+ local artists who were all given a single 8” circular canvas and a dominant color that they chose blindly from a bag. This show is a true celebration of color & the thrill of embracing the unknown!

The first of our Fall Workshops is the Round Robin Critique on October 7th, 14th, and 21st from 7:00-9:00pm! Receiving thoughtful critique about your artwork is extremely valuable, equally as valuable is learning how to talk about others' artwork. Moderator: Artist Matt Allyn Chapman

We are entering the last week of Erin Dorney’s exhibition Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering in the gallery! Stop in to view one final time, we are open Monday-Saturday 10:00-5:00pm + Thursday 9/25 7:00-9:00pm! @erindorney.bsky.social

Artist Talk with @erindorney.bsky.social tonight at 7pm EST! Join us on Zoom for a conversation about Erin’s work in the gallery 🔗 curiolancaster.square.site/virtualexhib...

Erin Dorney The Math Mixed Media 2021 “How many times she had counted, still the math never worked” Sometimes we find ourselves running into the situation stated in this piece. Facing an issue with no good outcome, no matter how you look at it. Hours: M-Sat 10-5pm Artist Talk: 9/15 at 7 on ZOOM

Announcing upcoming Fall Workshops 📣 We are excited to gather in our creative space for these upcoming sessions that Matt will be leading! 📌 Round Robin Critique 📌 The Living Sketchbook 📌 Take a Closer Look, Observing the Small Things Check out the details: curiolancaster.square.site/workshops

We are so thrilled to host artist @erindorney.bsky.social for a Virtual Artist Talk & Reading on Monday 9/15 at 7pm EST through Zoom! Join us for this free event as we talk about Erin’s collages in the exhibition which are published in her recent book Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering.

It's First Friday #LancasterPA! We will be open with extended hours 10am-8pm as we celebrate our current show of Erin Dorney’s collages in ”Yes I am Human I Know You Were Wondering". Going on the annual Print Crawl?! We are a proud sponsor of the event and we LOVE to see posters in progress!

The Night Mixed Media 2021 Like so many of Erin’s pieces, they say so much with so little. 6 words conjure so many narratives. The night has an air of secrecy to it, spaces feel different and unfamiliar in the dark. It’s a stark contrast to our daylight hours. Now - Sept 27th Mon-Sat 10-5

Popping in to share we are closed today September 1st! We will be back this week Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-5:00pm and First Friday 10:00-8:00pm, see you soon!

Today is the first day of classes for a number of the schools in the area, including our neighbor PCA&D! We welcome all the new & returning students and wish everyone a very happy first week of classes. We can't wait to reconnect with familiar faces and make new acquaintances! Mon-Sat 10:00-5:00pm!

📣 We are back with Monday hours! Starting tomorrow August 25th you will find us open 🎉 Visit the shop & gallery Monday-Saturday 10:00-5:00pm!

Each summer we build supply kits for the incoming class at PCA&D. We work with the faculty & staff to ensure their students' material needs are met. It's a big task but SO worth it. This year we built 130 kits and we are so excited for the new students to see all the amazing supplies inside!

GALLERY HIGHLIGHT: Yes I’m Human I know You Were Wondering Erin Dorney Desire Photograph 2020 “desire becomes real with each re-telling” feels more true each time it’s repeated. Simply stated, but deeply expressed. Pulled from text about bears in the wild. on view now through September 27th.

We love a swatch page 😍😍

In the shop for literally a minute last month… this 16oz jar of Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground! Apply to wood, glass, ceramic and plastic to transform them into watercolor ready surfaces. Need to “restart” a section of a watercolor painting? This ground can act as a white out!

We are delighted to have a very special item in connection to our gallery exhibition, Erin Dorney’s book “Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering”. Published by Autofocus Books, it features the same collages found on our gallery walls...

GALLERY HIGHLIGHT: @erindorney.bsky.social Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering The Field Mixed Media 2021 “Summer shed like laps across the field” As we move through the most intense of summer days, this piece feels particularly poignant. On view through September 27th #LancasterPA

We are excited to announce a colorful group show for the gallery that will be on view the month of October! Check out the details here curiolancaster.square.site/connectingth...

It’s First Friday and we are open 10-8pm! Join us for the opening reception of “Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering” featuring collages by @erindorney.bsky.social

A look behind the scenes as we hang @erindorney.bsky.social collages for her show “Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering”, opening on #FirstFriday! We love the puzzle of the gallery install and can’t wait to share this work with you. The show will be on display through 9/27 ✂️ #LancasterPA

Opening in the gallery on Friday, Yes I am Human I Know You Were Wondering: Collages by erindorney.bsky.social! As we begin the installation of the show, we will share sneak previews. Join us August 1st 5-8pm & meet Erin, who will be with us all the way from Rochester NY! #LancasterPA

A little teaser, we’ve been planning a community show! Announcement and details coming very soon…

We love the Handbook #Watercolor sketchbooks by Global Art so we are thrilled to be carrying their latest addition to the line! These new sketchbooks feature their Fluid 100% cotton paper in 300gsm/140 lb weight. Choose from panoramic, landscape, portrait and square! #lancasterPA

FINAL WEEK ECHOES OF THE LENS. Stop in to see these pieces one last time before the show closes on Saturday July 26th. Each piece is by a current member of the Echo Valley Art Group and has been an exciting showing by this well respected group of regional artists. Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat, 10-5pm

NEW ITEM! This Yasutomo Traditional Chinese Ink is amazing. Give it a good shake before use, and watch as the black transforms into a brilliant gold or silver right off the brush! The ink works most brilliantly on rice paper, but will work on any paper that accepts ink or fluid mediums. Like magic!

Fresh restock of the Beam Paints Paintstones! Comparable to a half-pan, we love these delicately wrapped, handmade watercolors. Check out our newest color addition, Hummingbird, a shimmery blue-green!

GALLERY HIGHLIGHT ECHOES OF THE LENS: An Echo Valley Art Group Exhibition K.K. DePaul: Quai DesCelestins Milt Friedly: Egg-Floor Jeremy Waak: Banyalbufar Aloe Rob Evans: Foragers See this exhibition in the gallery before it comes to a close on July 26th! Tue-Sat: 10-5pm

We find that supporting small businesses is easy to do in Lancaster City and the annual Indie Retail Week highlights the local spots that make our community unique! We are celebrating with a special offer connected to our reward program!

GALLERY HIGHLIGHT ECHOES OF THE LENS: An Echo Valley Art Group Exhibition Debbie Sigel: Dolly & Ollie: Summer Impression Dan Burns: Common Sense and Personal Responsibility Please Abbie Rudisill: Inside Looking Out Dick Whitson: Dinner in Amelia See the show in person, Tuesday-Saturday 10-5:pm!

Coming to the Gallery in August, image-text collages by conceptual poet & artist @erindorney.bsky.social. The collages play with depth, a depth that makes you consider the boundary where you draw the line between collage & poem. Are they one-in-the-same, or is there a distinction? Does it matter?

GALLERY HIGHLIGHT ECHOES OF THE LENS: An Echo Valley Art Group Exhibition Susan Gottleib: Venetian Light Ann DeLaurentis: Train Station Sky & Portal Scott Cantrell: The Allure of Antiquity & the Myth of Modernity Brant Schuller: Mexican Sleet See the show, Tue-Sat 10-5pm & July First Fri 10-8pm!

A huge THANK YOU to Fine Living Lancaster for inviting us to be a part of their latest issue, which happens to be their last print issue! Matt was interviewed to share about our story, the reason we are here and how we help people feel inspired when they walk through our shop and gallery doors.

ECHOE OF THE LENS: An Echo Valley Art Group Exhibition Becky Blosser: 11:15 Laurel Mariko Swisher: Untitled Becky McDonah: Hint of Hope Claire Louise Giblin: Glee (a visit to the Science Factory) On view now through July 26th Virtual Exhibition on our website Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 10-5pm

The Lancaster City Arts Collective is celebrating the annual Paint the City event on 6/21 11-3pm! Set a reminder to stroll downtown to watch and engage with artists who have set up an easel to spend the day drawing and painting the surrounding urban-scape. #LancasterPA

ECHOES OF THE LENS These four artists share a deep appreciation for texture, a similar color palette, and a shallow depth of field. Matt Allyn Chapman: Heirloom Halo, V1 Carol Morgan: Old Porch Chair Marlin Bert: Buffalo Gal Jeff Geib: Wally Cox to Block Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 10-5pm

We’ve tested the Zig ai Liner ultra fine brush pen and… it’s incredible! Inspired by the design of a cosmetic eyeliner, the brush tip is thin with excellent maneuverability and control. Shift your angle and change your pressure for delicate to bold lines. This is definitely Matt’s new favorite pen!

The newest release by FIELD NOTES is in! Inspired by the new book, Is a River Alive? by author Robert Macfarlane. Artist Stanley Donwood is on the cover with his hand-carved linocut titled “Meander.”. Each journal features a “Cloud Forest Gray” graph grid. A must have for the FIELD NOTES lover.