curio. Gallery & Creative Supply

Landscape: Monoprint & Collage on Paper

Honest about its qualities as an “object” the piece reveals different parts of itself the more you engage with it. The layers of applied material and gestural marks obscure the root image underneath.

Artist Talk 12/9, 7pm . Free to attend

M-Sat 10-5pm

For the card senders out there, we are stocked with seasonal greetings! All blank on the inside, enjoy a moment to pause from the screens to pen a personal message. Individual cards and packs are available!

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

on surfaces of found imagery and paper. At times they push their boundaries against one another like tectonic plates, others open and close distances, and some melt into each other with silky strands of material, saturation, and hue.

Stay tuned for sneak peeks at installation later this week!

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

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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

On Sunday from 1-3pm Caitilin Downs will be leading Connecting the Words—one part collage and one part erasure poetry. Supplies will be provided, all you need to bring is an eye for the arrangement of text and images! Both of these events are free and open to all skill levels. #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!

it becomes less of a responsibility, and more like a friend you enjoy spending time with.

Matt is leading our next workshop The Living Sketchbook which kicks off on Saturday 11/8! Registration is open and you can sign up online or in the shop. Have any questions? We are happy to help answer!

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

Here is a little preview of some of the works featuring Patricia O'Hara, Nathalie Pacheco, Bruce Banter and Breesha Comish

Join us anytime on Friday from 10-5pm to see the show, or come during the opening reception from 5-8pm and meet a number of the artists!

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!