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Art + History Discussion with Tara Tappert, Ph.D.

Susquehanna Art Museum 1401 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States

The 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 […]

Event Series Monthly Figure Drawing

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
Event Series Art Moves + Accompaniment

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 States

In 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 […]

Event Series Monthly Figure Drawing

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
Event Series Art Moves + Accompaniment

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 […]

From Selfie to Community

S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery

Each semester, Bloomsburg University Professor Chad Andrews challenges his printmaking students to create large-format woodcut self-portraits that explore the clichés of selfies on social media. What began as an assignment focusing on self-examination has morphed into a representation of the broader student community. Professor Andrews’ printmaking students made their woodcut selfie portraits again this year, […]

Persephone / Persephone

Lobby Gallery

Persephone / Persephone features the multi-panel collaborative painting by Elody Gyekis and Joanne Landis. This large installation is inspired by the narrative arc of the Greek goddess Persephone’s story.

The Wind Dies the Sun Sets

DeSoto Family Vault

The Wind Dies The Sun Sets is a contemplative consideration of energy extraction and use in Pennsylvania.

Screening at Midtown Cinema and Post Screening Discussion

Susquehanna Art Museum 1401 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Visit Albert Bloch's painting Duell at The Modernists exhibition at the museum and then join us at Midtown Cinema for a featured screening of the documentary AB: The Life and Work of Albert Bloch. A Missouri born artist, Albert Bloch (1882-1961), was the only American represented in Der Blaue Reiter—a group of German Expressionist artists that included Wassily Kandinsky, […]

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