Creating Joy
Sonic experience has long been a powerful influence on artistic expression. Practicing the visualization of music helped Modernist artists break free of traditional subject matter and begin to think abstractly.
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Picturing the Body
The photographs in this exhibition were created as part of a course at Millersville University titled Picturing the Body. Throughout the semester students were asked to explore topics relating to people, portraiture and the human form.
Historic Memory
Lobby GalleryHistoric Memory features the work of painters Joerg Dressler and Shawn Huckins. Dressler and Huckins address the collective, or historic, memory of Western culture and its influences on our contemporary consciousness.
Night at the Museum
Join us for a fun-filled evening in the Lehr Gallery themed around a famous artist! Proceeds support the Museum’s educational programs. Building upon last year’s wildly successful Picasso-themed affair, the Susquehanna Art Museum’s A Night at the Museum will again feature food and fun related to a famous artist. Please join us for a delightful […]
Inspired By Art: A Virtual Creative Writing Workshop (via ZOOM)
Susquehanna Art Museum 1401 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesIn this 75-minute, online workshop, participants will explore the new SAM exhibit,The Modernists, while generating their own creative writing. Writers Erin Dorney and Tyler Barton of Fear No Lit will provide instruction and discussion on the practice of writing creatively in response to art (ekphrasis) and offer prompts and exercises to encourage participants to consider the work on […]
Art + History Discussion with Tara Tappert, Ph.D.
Susquehanna Art Museum 1401 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesThe Dark Side of the Moon A discussion led by Tara Tappert, Ph.D Tara Tappert, Ph.D. an award-winning educator, archivist, and curator whose scholarship is focused in art as a rehabilitation tool for war trauma, will lead an interactive discussion about selected artworks and artists from the exhibition which exemplify the use of modern art techniques […]
Monthly Figure Drawing
Artists of all levels are invited to this opportunity to hone observation and drafting skills. The benefit of studying the human form is that you begin to see the beauty in art, in humanity, and in your own expression. Bring your favorite drawing supplies, or come with none. We begin with a number of quick […]
$20
CPFJ concert featuring CASA students
CPFJ concert featuring CASA students.CalendarEvent DetailsDate: November 19, 2020 Time: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Art Moves + Accompaniment
Join instructor Shani Jones and guest musicians for this unique movement and wellness class. Offered in the shared space of the Main Gallery, each class transforms into a live installation, where participants explore both movement and stillness, as well as interact with live musicians, amidst the artwork currently on view. Class is limited to 12 […]
Inspired by Art: A Virtual Creative Writing Workshop (via Zoom)
Susquehanna Art Museum 1401 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesIn this 75-minute, online workshop, participants will explore the new SAM exhibit,The Modernists, while generating their own creative writing. Writers Erin Dorney and Tyler Barton of Fear No Lit will provide instruction and discussion on the practice of writing creatively in response to art (ekphrasis) and offer prompts and exercises to encourage participants to consider the work on […]
Monthly Figure Drawing
Artists of all levels are invited to this opportunity to hone observation and drafting skills. The benefit of studying the human form is that you begin to see the beauty in art, in humanity, and in your own expression. Bring your favorite drawing supplies, or come with none. We begin with a number of quick […]
$20
Art Moves + Accompaniment
Join instructor Shani Jones and guest musicians for this unique movement and wellness class. Offered in the shared space of the Main Gallery, each class transforms into a live installation, where participants explore both movement and stillness, as well as interact with live musicians, amidst the artwork currently on view. Class is limited to 12 […]
Our Current Exhibitions
Future Fossils
Future Fossils
Date May 31, 2025 - November 2, 2025 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
If life as we know it were to come to a sudden stop, what would archeologists find decades from now? "Future Fossils" presents a possible view into that frozen moment in time and culture.
Color Contradances
Color Contradances
Date June 4, 2025 - August 24, 2025 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Ai-Wen Wu Kratz creates vibrant, calculated paintings that are influenced by theatre, classical music and dance. Kratz is interested in the spirituality and emotion that all art forms can convey.
Housing: Pennsylvania Dwellings Observed
Housing: Pennsylvania Dwellings Observed
Date February 26, 2025 - June 1, 2025 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Lou Schellenberg invites viewers to respond to patterns of habitat and change in small towns, suburbs, and rural communities and the human story behind every dwelling and built boundary.
Tribute to the Civil Rights Movement: Quilted Swing Coats by Patricia A. Montgomery
Tribute to the Civil Rights Movement: Quilted Swing Coats by Patricia A. Montgomery
Date April 11, 2025 - July 26, 2025 Venue Lobby Gallery
These narrative quilted swing coats by artist Patricia A. Montgomery celebrate under-recognized women who made major contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.
Future Fossils
Future Fossils
Date May 31, 2025 - November 2, 2025 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
If life as we know it were to come to a sudden stop, what would archeologists find decades from now? "Future Fossils" presents a possible view into that frozen moment in time and culture.
Color Contradances
Color Contradances
Date June 4, 2025 - August 24, 2025 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Ai-Wen Wu Kratz creates vibrant, calculated paintings that are influenced by theatre, classical music and dance. Kratz is interested in the spirituality and emotion that all art forms can convey.
Housing: Pennsylvania Dwellings Observed
Housing: Pennsylvania Dwellings Observed
Date February 26, 2025 - June 1, 2025 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Lou Schellenberg invites viewers to respond to patterns of habitat and change in small towns, suburbs, and rural communities and the human story behind every dwelling and built boundary.
Tribute to the Civil Rights Movement: Quilted Swing Coats by Patricia A. Montgomery
Tribute to the Civil Rights Movement: Quilted Swing Coats by Patricia A. Montgomery
Date April 11, 2025 - July 26, 2025 Venue Lobby Gallery
These narrative quilted swing coats by artist Patricia A. Montgomery celebrate under-recognized women who made major contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.