3rd Street Features 14 Artists with Winter Blues

3rd Street Features 14 Artists with WinterBlues A new gallery returns to Queen Village

"Winter Retreat," a watercolor by Blanche Levitt Torphy, is featured in Winter Blues at 3rd Street Gallery.

In celebration of winter and the holidays, 3rd Street Gallery features a show in its main gallery entitled Winter Blues, spotlighting local artists and their interpretations of the cool hues and tones of winter. The show includes works in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and digital. (But keep an eye out for the collage in glass and gold leaf!) The exhibit opened on November 21 and runs through December 22.

Curated just for your holiday shopping, 3rd Street Gallery has transformed its backroom into a Holiday Art Shop, featuring unique, handmade gifts inspired by the season. All works are priced under $500.

The gallery first opened in 1978 on the corner of 3rd and Bainbridge Streets. After a lengthy sojourn in Old City, it returned to Queen Village six months ago. 3rd Street is one of the oldest artist-run fine art galleries in the city—having been home to thousands of Philadelphia artists during its 40-plus year run. An artist cooperative, 3rd Street boasts a diverse group of members, both formally-classically trained and self-taught artists. Many members are also educators and award winners whose work is collected by museums as well as by corporate and private collectors. In addition to their creative practice, co-op members also have advanced degrees in the arts as well as the sciences, and work in both traditional and digital media, among many other disciplines. Their mission is to foster a stronger relationship between the public and fine art. ■

The Winter Blues exhibit features artists Rissa Berlin, Rhea Dennis, Nicole Patrice Dul, Sharon Egan, Jacque Ferretti, Matthew Hall, Tom Herbert, Robert Hunter, Nancy Lloyd, Neil Marcello, Conny Parsons, Elynne Rosenfeld, Eli Smith, and Blanche Levitt Torphy. 3rd Street Gallery is located at 610 S. 3rd Street.