Visitors to the James A. Michener Museum of Art satellite facility in New Hope, PA, will be able to learn about the Bucks County community’s rich and varied history as an art center, thanks to a permanent exhibit designed by Business Communication Design (Business CD).

Entitled “The Artists Among Us,” the exhibit traces the work and cultural impact of New Hope area painters, photographers, musicians, writers, and craftsmen from the founding of an art colony there in the late 19th century through to the present day. Among the well-known artists who have lived and worked in New Hope over the years are authors Pearl S. Buck and S.J. Perelman, photographer Jack Rosen, composer Stephen Sondheim, lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, playwright Moss Hart, painter Lloyd Ney, and woodworkers George and Mira Nakashima.

Tun Aung, Business CD president and founder, worked with curator David Leopold to develop the exhibit content, design the displays, and oversee the installation. The exhibit was officially opened on May 1, 2004. “It was a wonderful challenge to develop a way to show within a limited space the breadth of the arts in New Hope over a period of time,” he says. The exhibit’s main feature is an interactive mosaic wall that includes more than 300 images of the artists and their work. Visitors are encouraged to use mosaic components to create their own “picture” of the arts in New Hope.

The Michener Museum [www.michenerartmuseum.org], headquartered in Doylestown, PA, is dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting the arts and cultural heritage of the Bucks County region.