The Wharton Esherick Museum (WEM) in Paoli, Pa., is pleased to announce the opening of Home as Stage, on view from Sept. 15 to Dec. 30, the final exhibition in a series of three installations exploring ideas of home in celebrations of the museums 50th anniversary. Featuring the work of four Philadelphia-based contemporary artists, Emily Carris-Duncan, Kay Healy, Colin Pezzano, and Stacey Lee Webber, complemented by a selection of textile objects on loan to WEM from The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Home as Stage asks visitors to consider Eshericks home and studio not only as the set on which the artists ambitions played out, but also as a stage that hosted players, often other artists, whose conversation, collaboration, and connection made Eshericks life that much richer and more profound. To honor that legacy and create new opportunities, WEM invited Carris-Duncan, Healy, Pezzano, and Webber to spend time in the studio, which is the centerpiece of the museum and a National Historic Landmark for Architecture, and with its archives, developing connections with aspects of Eshericks life, the players in his story, and the physical nature of the site. The works created and selected for the exhibition are on display in Eshericks iconic space, existing as both material demonstrations of that connection across time as well as discreet works of art imbued with each artists distinctive voice and vision. Home as Stage is an onsite exhibition with artworks on display in Eshericks studio. Please note, all visitors must have advance tour reservations to enter the studio. Details about visiting can be found at www.whartonesherickmuseum.org. To learn more about the previous installations in the 50th anniversary series, Home as Site and Home as Self, as well as upcoming programs, visit www.whartonesherickmuseum.org/programs. About the Wharton Esherick Museum The Wharton Esherick Museum, located just outside of Valley Forge Park, is the handcrafted home and studio of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), an internationally significant artist and leader of the Studio Furniture Movement. Esherick worked primarily in wood and extended his unique forms to furniture, furnishings, interiors, buildings, and more. His motto, If it isnt fun, it isnt worth doing, is evident in the joyful expression of his work. A National Historic Landmark for Architecture, his hilltop studio/residence has been preserved much as it was when the artist lived and worked there.