Delaware’s changing winter landscapes are on display this month in a series of paintings from an array of artists.
The Read House and Gardens in New Castle presents “Delaware’s Changing Winter Landscapes” with an opening party, called “LIT for the Holidays,” December 14 at 6:00 pm. The exhibit itself will be on display through December 29.
Read House and Gardens Director Laura Earls says the paintings are captivating, but she also wants visitors to consider a serious, modern-day question.
“Through all these collections, we present how winter scenes have changed from the 19th century until today," she said. "And overall we want this exhibit to get people thinking about how we can best steward Delaware's landscapes for future generations.”
Earls notes that the First State's landscape is changing.
“I think that within our own lifetimes, a lot of us have seen that classic idyllic white Christmas kind of disappear, slowly but surely," she said
The paintings and drawings on display include works from the Delaware Historical Society, the New Castle community, and the Washington Society of Landscape Painters.
Delaware Public Media's arts coverage is made possible, in part, by support from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.