Independent Arts News Reporting ArtWRKD Presents: “Americana” by Greta Karr — A Raw and Immersive Exploration of the American Story
Reported on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
Photo Credit: Los Delarosa
NEWSROOM POST: NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Exhibition Opening August 1, 2025 | ArtWRKD Exhibition Space | Newtown, PA
Newtown, PA – ArtWRKD is proud to announce Americana, a solo exhibition by Greta Karr, the recipient of ArtWRKD’s inaugural Summer Granted Artist in Residency for 2025. A Bucks County native recently returned from Los Angeles, Karr brings her visceral, multidimensional vision home with a striking new body of work that explores American identity through unconventional canvases and unflinching truth.
Known for her boundary-pushing approach, Karr trades traditional canvases for evocative found materials—truck doors, saddles, cigarette packs—each object imbued with cultural memory and layered significance. Through these artifacts, she explores themes of industrialization, marginalization, addiction, environmental estrangement, and the contradictions inherent in the American mythos.
“‘Americana’ is a body of work tackling different facets of American society, culture, and history… Through symbolic imagery, I address themes of consumerism, industrialization, addiction, beauty, [and] westernized culture’s separation from the natural world—and furthermore, ourselves.”
— Greta Karr
Photo Credit: Los Delarosa
In addition to powerful oil paintings, the exhibition incorporates sculptural and performative elements, inviting audiences into a full sensory encounter with Karr’s reflections on beauty, duality, control, and environmental consciousness.
Exhibition Schedule
August 1 | Opening Night: Art Noir at 6 PM
Join us for an immersive launch of Americana, featuring Art Noir programming—a dynamic blend of sound, storytelling, and performance.
-7 PM: Live Performance Art Piece by Greta Karr, diving into the core themes of the exhibition.
-Open to the public, no tickets required. Sponsored by the ArtWRKD AIR Grant.
August 9 | Artist Reception: 12 PM – 3 PM
Meet the artist and engage directly with the works and stories behind Americana. All are welcome.
August 24 | ArtWRKD Presents: “Genesis” – A Farm-to-Table Experience
A curated evening exploring Americana through cuisine, art, and storytelling at a private farm in Ottsville, PA.
Tickets and details available at ArtWRKD.com.
About the Artist
Greta Karr is a multidisciplinary artist whose work examines power, symbolism, and environmental empathy through unconventional media. Her creative process is deeply influenced by her lived experiences on both coasts and her enduring connection to the natural world.
Karr’s Americana is not a nostalgia piece—it is a reckoning. Her visual language is raw, reflective, and ultimately reimagines what the American story looks like when told with honesty and compassion.
Exhibition Dates: August 1–31, 2025
Location: ArtWRKD, 128 S. State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
Website & Tickets: www.artwrkd.com
ArtWRKD is a full-service art consortium with a mission for discovering, fostering and sharing all mediums of original work by today’s best emerging artists through its curated exhibition space. ArtWRKD focuses on an experiential relationship with artist, art, and patronage.
