ABOUT THE SHOW:

Join us on 10/26 for a dance performance at Aston Mills Arts featuring tap selections by the PAC Tappers and a new duet by collaborators Emie Hughes & Erin Woods Burke.

PAC Tappers:

The PAC Tappers is a small tap performing group based in Swarthmore that grew out of Bara Burden’s Advanced Tap class at the Park Avenue Community Center. In this split bill performance, they will showcase a selection of older & newer works choreographed by Bara Burden and two traditional tap pieces of James “Buster” Brown, Leonard Reed & Willie Bryant.

"partner // ships 1" by Emie Hughes & Erin Woods Burke:

In this site specific dance duet, collaborators Erin Woods Burke & Emie Hughes draw inspiration from Mother is a Verb (Sarah Knott), The Mother Artist (Catherine Ricketts), and Nightbitch (Rachel Yoder), as well as personal experience, to create an ever-evolving landscape of improvisation and unison. Together they create movement structures that strive to give themselves & each other the permission to explore play, creative process, mundane material, rest, mothering, and the joy of dancing alongside each other.

Tour our gallery and view the Enchanted Nocturne exhibit, all work available for purchase. Please note that the artist studios are not open during this time, unless an individual artist has their door open.

Tour our gallery and view the Enchanted Nocturne exhibit, all work available for purchase. Please note that the artist studios are not open during this time, unless an individual artist has their door open.

Instructor: Veronica Batter

Location: Aston Mills Arts, Teaching Studio

Create enchanting watercolor paintings on 11x14 Strathmore watercolor paper and 2 watercolor notecards during this workshop. Learn the basics of working with fine artist tube watercolors and some watercolor techniques creating layers and soft transitions and textures. This workshop is for adults, however students ages 9 and up are welcome to register with an adult.

$45 includes all materials, register here: https://www.astonmillsarts.com/shoptickets/p/watercolor-moon-workshop

Tour our gallery and view the Enchanted Nocturne exhibit, all work available for purchase. Please note that the artist studios are not open during this time, unless an individual artist has their door open.

Just for fun- wear all black, and bring trinkets to trade with others! Mingle and trade treasures with others surrounded by artwork in our Enchanted Nocturne exhibit.

Under 18 welcome with an adult, no drop offs. $5 admission, complementary snacks and nonalcoholic beverages

Visit the largest collection of artist studios in Delaware County! Wander through our building containing 30 artist studios and see artists at work. View demos and learn about their creative process. Artwork is available for purchase, support local artists.

This event is part of Rockdale Arts District Open Studios, a Delco Arts Week event!

Tour our gallery and view the Enchanted Nocturne exhibit, all work available for purchase. Please note that the artist studios are not open during this time, unless an individual artist has their door open.

Mingle with local fine artists and enjoy light fare at our Opening Reception for Enchanted Nocturne. View and purchase fine art capturing the themes of night, magic, mystery, and skulls and skeletons. Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and fiber arts are all available for your viewing pleasure and purchase.

The Art of Clay Printing

1- 4 PM
Saturday September 13, 2025
Aston Mills Arts
Aston, PA

Learn how to make one of a kind clay monoprints. All supplies provided as we work in my Studio.
No experience necessary.
Bring a friend!

Fee: $100

Register here: https://robinsesanart.squarespace.com/store-2-4/p/clay-printing-workshop-saturday-11125

Join Us!

Ten artists at Aston Mills Arts are opening their studios to celebrate the coming summer season.

Retrain Your Brain 

Instructor: Marie Tosto

Location: Aston Mills Arts

Monday, May 12th 6:00pm-8:00pm

Monday, May 19th 6:00pm-8:00pm

•$120 ($60 per class) for two workshops - May 12th and May 19th. 

•Accepted forms of payment: Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle - please use the friends & family option. To reserve your spot email: mtosto.art@gmail.com

Hello! Welcome to my inaugural workshop: 

Retrain Your Brain 

Why? Because it’s art. We can do whatever we want. 

The goal of these two sessions (Monday, May 12th (Day1) and Monday, May 19th (Day2) is to give yourself permission to create without judgement. To retrain your brain to work intuitively by shushing your ego and just letting go. Bring your favorite materials that inspire you to create. The only expectation is a willingness to experiment, make a mess, allow for mistakes, and engage in a process that may open you to new directions in your approach to your artwork. Expect homework, consider it a seven day challenge! We review your experience with this exercise in the 2nd session. 

An itinerary will be emailed to you upon registration. Please feel free to reach out via text or email if you have any questions:

Mobile: 484-467-1247 

Email: mtosto.art@gmail.com

About Me:

In 1995-96ish, I started applying specific mental processes into my art practice. I decided to meditate/prayer for several minutes to ask the universe to help me turn off my ego and let the art and the universe direct the work. The result was that for the first time, my work authentically reflected my feelings without my needing to verbalize them. It was a breakthrough. 

I graduated with: a BFA in Textile Design from Moore College of Art & Design in 1992; a Post Baccalaureate degree from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2010; and an MFA in 2013, also from PAFA. I have exhibited predominantly along the East Coast and have work in private collections throughout the United States and internationally. 

Website: marietosto.com

Retrain Your Brain 

Instructor: Marie Tosto

Location: Aston Mills Arts

Monday, May 12th 6:00pm-8:00pm

Monday, May 19th 6:00pm-8:00pm

•$120 ($60 per class) for two workshops - May 12th and May 19th. 

•Accepted forms of payment: Venmo, PayPal, and Zelle - please use the friends & family option. To reserve your spot email: mtosto.art@gmail.com

Hello! Welcome to my inaugural workshop: 

Retrain Your Brain 

Why? Because it’s art. We can do whatever we want. 

The goal of these two sessions (Monday, May 12th (Day1) and Monday, May 19th (Day2) is to give yourself permission to create without judgement. To retrain your brain to work intuitively by shushing your ego and just letting go. Bring your favorite materials that inspire you to create. The only expectation is a willingness to experiment, make a mess, allow for mistakes, and engage in a process that may open you to new directions in your approach to your artwork. Expect homework, consider it a seven day challenge! We review your experience with this exercise in the 2nd session. 

An itinerary will be emailed to you upon registration. Please feel free to reach out via text or email if you have any questions:

Mobile: 484-467-1247 

Email: mtosto.art@gmail.com

About Me:

In 1995-96ish, I started applying specific mental processes into my art practice. I decided to meditate/prayer for several minutes to ask the universe to help me turn off my ego and let the art and the universe direct the work. The result was that for the first time, my work authentically reflected my feelings without my needing to verbalize them. It was a breakthrough. 

I graduated with: a BFA in Textile Design from Moore College of Art & Design in 1992; a Post Baccalaureate degree from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2010; and an MFA in 2013, also from PAFA. I have exhibited predominantly along the East Coast and have work in private collections throughout the United States and internationally. 

Website: marietosto.com

Cold Wax Workshop

with Linda Povey

Saturday, May 3 11:00am – 2:30pm

Aston Mills Arts

Teaching Studio 1st Floor

3900 Mount Road

Aston PA

In this workshop we will explore the techniques and benefits of applying cold wax medium to oil paint. Students will mix palettes and apply to surfaces using rollers and squeegees, building layers of history and making marks, while learning solvent lifts and other techniques unique to the medium.

Beginner to advanced artists welcome to join!

Class Fee $125 – Materials supplied. Please bring your own oil paint if you have it.

Reserve your spot! lpovey@brand-alchemy.com

About me

I am an artist working in Philadelphia and Wellfleet, Massachusetts. After a 30-year career working as a creative executive in marketing and advertising, I began painting full time after discovering oil and cold wax as a medium. I have been very fortunate to study with some exceptional teachers, including Lisa Pressman, Lisa Boardwine, Randall Graham, Nick Wilton and Rebecca Crowell at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ballycastle, Ireland.

Living and working in Wellfleet, Massachusetts every summer since 2019, my work has turned to the beautiful spirituality of the Cape Cod landscape. Even during the winter months working from my studio at Aston Mills Arts in Philadelphia, I am drawn to capturing this healing and breathtaking place.

My work has been shown at the Provincetown Museum, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, The A Gallery in Provincetown, Chester County Studio Tour, The Wayne Center for the Arts, Aston Mills Arts and The Historic Yellow Spring Art Show. My work is exhibited at the Frying Pan Gallery in Wellfleet and Orleans, Cape Cod.

Tour 30 artist studios and gallery! Visit artists working in their studios, see demonstrations, purchase fine art during our Spring Open Studios. Don’t miss this opportunity, we are open to the public only a few times a year!