Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop’s 2026 Season Opens in Foxburg

Stop by and pick up some unique gifts.

The Red Brick Gallery and Gift Shop’s 2026 Season that runs weekends from Friday, April 17 through Sunday, December 20 will present six guest exhibits in its Upstairs Gallery featuring 36 regional visual artists in a mix of disciplines from watercolors, acrylics, oils, drawings, mixed media collage, and ceramics.

The work of its eighteen RBG Cooperative artists will fill the first floor Gift Shop all season in diverse media from silversmith jewelry, fiber art, hand woven wearables and baskets to paintings, photographs, digital art and collage, stained glass, and ceramics. Their work also will be featured on two floors during the annual Holiday Exhibit and Art Show.

RBG cooperative members in 2026 are Karin Arnds, Taylor Banner, Chris Bauer, Joanne Crosbie, Kurt Crosbie, Mark DeWalt, Mel Dunlap, Donna Edmonds, Victoria Geuder, Ann Harting, Kathy Hogg, Dennis Keyes, Jason Floyd Lewis, Karen Mortland, Charlie Platt, Nissa Rappoport, Cathy & Jack Trzeciak, and Heidi Wirtner.

Exterior view of the Red Bick Gallery & Gift Shop in Foxburg.

Located at 17 Main Street, RBG weekend hours are Fridays, 1 to 6 PM; Saturdays, 11 AM to 7 PM; and Sundays, 12 noon to 5 PM.

RBG artistic director Jason Floyd Lewis related, “As I look forward to the 2026 season, I am grateful for the contributions of our cooperative members, both artistically and through service.  Their teamwork and professionalism is the backbone of the gallery’s success. I am pleased to share that we have accepted one additional artist to the group.

I am proud of the wide array of fine art and craft that we are able to present in the work of our members. Several exhibits will showcase new bodies of work from artists in our cooperative group as well as accomplished guest artists who are new to the gallery.  We also are excited to present another art and poetry collaboration project. In this unique exhibit,15 guest artists create an original piece of work in response to 15 different poems written by regional poets.  

I forward to another season bringing more vibrant and engaging art exhibits to the community and Foxburg.”

2026 Red Brick Gallery exhibits include:

· Charlie Platt earthenware ceramics and Jason Floyd Lewis drawings and paintings – April 27 to May 24: Two artists working in distinct media, concurrently inspired by the waterways and landscape of Western Pennsylvania.

A ‘soft’ opening on Saturday, April 18 from 5 to 7 PM before the concert of CATRO and Key Factor at 7:30 in Lincoln Hall. An opening reception on Sunday, May 3 from 4 to 6 PM follows the 2 PM Lincoln Hall concert of David Allen Wehr with Pittsburgh Symphony flutist Rhian Kenny and guitarist John Marcinizyn.

· Reverse Ekphrasis – 15 Artists Responding to 15 Poets – From Friday, May 29 to Sunday, July 5: Reverse Ekphrasis is a joint effort between the Bridge Literary Arts Center and the Red Brick Gallery. Fifteen artists will create original pieces in response to fifteen works of poetry submitted by writers.  The works will be presented side by side in a celebration of collaboration and richness of culture in our region. The poetry reading opening is Saturday, May 30 from 2 to 4 PM.

· Andrew Hazelton’s watercolors exhibited from Friday, July 10 to Sunday, August 16, are a study of his ever-evolving process of self-exploration and creativity.  Working primarily in watercolor, with some mixed media, he depicts nature oriented subject matter in a sensitive and reflective manner.

Celebrating the 250th American Anniversary, photographs of historic Foxburg will be included in the exhibit. The opening is Sunday, July 12 from 4 to 6 PM following the patriotic Wurlitzer concert of Dave Wickerham and Metropolitan Opera bass, William Powers at 2 PM.

· The botanical watercolors of RBG founder and watercolorist Donna Edmonds with Cheri Anderton-Yarnell’s Stoneware Ceramics will be exhibited from Friday, August 21 through Sunday, September 27. Two artists express their respect and concern for nature, especially wildlife, using vivid color and carefully depicted forms within their respective media.  The exhibit opening is 5 to 7 PM on Saturday, September 12 before the 7:30 PM concert of Aqui Tango in Lincoln Hall.

· The autumn exhibit from Friday, October 3 to Sunday, November 8 presents RBG Cooperative member Taylor Banner’s mixed media collage works with imagined narratives using layered imagery and materials, evoking dream-like memories and emotions. Guest artist Annalise Sonney’s ceramics are an exploration of utilitarian objects that exist as singular vessels or can combine to mimic naturalistic landscape forms.

The exhibit opening is Saturday, October 24 from 5 to 7 PM before the 7:30 PM concert of The Fabulous Booze Brothers Show Band & Revue.

-· The RBG’s annual Holiday Exhibit and Art Show from Friday, November 13 to December 20 will present one-of-a-kind artisan crafted gifts created by its eighteen cooperative artists in diverse media. The exhibit opening is Sunday, November 15 from 4 to 6 PM after the concert of eleven-year-old piano prodigy Amelia Ly at 2 PM in Lincoln Hall.