The Hidden Museum, 2018
With this installation, visitors are challenged to locate “hidden” works of art the Susquehanna Art Museum. You may not realize something is a work of art until you read the label. Even then, is it?
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Fleeting Pleasures
Fleeting Pleasures features work by some of the best known and most important ukiyo-e artists exploring this “floating world” of sensuous Edo culture.
Deep Roots: Ornamentation and Identity
Deep Roots: Ornamentation and Identity features the work of artists Kuzana Ogg, Cecilia Paredes, Daisy Patton, Helice Wen, and Helen Zughaib.
Lies & Redactions: A Survey
Doug Navarra’s extended investigation of mark-making has evolved to include historic found documents, bold minimalistic redactions, and layered geometric patterns. Lies and Redactions: A Survey features work from 2006 – 2021, spanning numerous distinct series in the artist’s career.
Alternative Means Necessary
Alternative Means Necessary features alternative process work made by artists C. McCormick, Renee Romero, and Tamsen Wojtanowski. Alternative process photographs are created using non-commercial and unconventional printing methods.
Event Horizon
Event Horizon features the work of artist and educator Leah Limpert Walt, in the SAM Project Space.
I’m Still Black: Osmyn Oree
Frustrated by the limiting stereotypes imposed on Black individuals, artist Osmyn Josef Oree depicts the diversity and depth of Black expression via photography.
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Painting: Exploring Symbolism
Painting: Exploring Symbolism
In this two-part painting class participants will learn to use a combination of direct observation and imagination to explore how meaning can be conveyed through symbolism.
$62.50 – $75.00
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Painting: Exploring Symbolism
Painting: Exploring Symbolism
In this two-part painting class participants will learn to use a combination of direct observation and imagination to explore how meaning can be conveyed through symbolism.
6 events,
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Foundations of Drawing: Perspective
Foundations of Drawing: Perspective
Foundations of Drawing This course is designed to develop fundamental drawing skills with a focus on training the hand and the eye to work together to produce a piece of art. Students will learn techniques such as composition, shading, and other various drawing methods. In this month's class, participants will learn observational tools to render […]
$13.50 – $15.00
7 events,
Souls Shot Portrait Project
Souls Shot Portrait Project’s mission is to bring attention to and memorialize the lives lost and tragically altered due to gun violence. The Project began in Philadelphia and is grateful to be able to continue its mission in Harrisburg to represent those affected from other areas of the state.
Explore: Classroom Ephemera
This collection of education ephemera by artist and educator Paul Nagle illustrates the variety of demonstrations art teachers utilize to help guide young artists.
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Exhibit Tour & Artist Discussion ft. Helen Zughaib
Exhibit Tour & Artist Discussion ft. Helen Zughaib
Join Director of Exhibitions Lauren Nye for a tour of the exhibition Deep Roots: Ornamentation and Identity and a discussion with featured artist Helen Zughaib.
Free – $8.00
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Visual Storytelling with Helen Zughaib
Visual Storytelling with Helen Zughaib
In this workshop, participants will learn the art of storytelling by crafting short stories, expressing them in color, and depicting them in a painting on a pair of white children's shoes. Participants will then share their stories so we can learn more about each other's dreams, fears, and vision of the future. Stories are portals that take us to […]
$9.00 – $15.00
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Open Figure Drawing
Open Figure Drawing
Experienced artists and those who do not seek instruction are invited to participate in this open figure drawing session. Only the model will be directed in this session, we will begin with several quick gesture drawings and work up to 30-minute poses. Bring your favorite drawing supplies or come with none. Photography is not permitted […]
$13.50 – $15.00
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Kid’s Art Club: Paper Weaving (Ages 6-10)
Kid’s Art Club: Paper Weaving (Ages 6-10)
Kid's Art Club: Paper Weaving Students will walk through the exhibits on view in the museum and discuss the ways artists layer colors, lines, and materials. Students will then create their own layered projects by painting, drawing, cutting, and weaving paper together. This class is designed for students aged 6-10. YOUR REGISTRATION IS […]
$9.00 – $10.00
Our Current Exhibitions
9th Annual Juried Exhibition: Domestic Affairs
9th Annual Juried Exhibition: Domestic Affairs
Date October 9, 2024 - January 5, 2025 Venue Lobby Gallery
Susquehanna Art Museum’s 9th annual juried exhibition invited artists to submit works that explore subjects relating to the domestic. In a time when social, political, and familial norms are being revealed and renegotiated on an international scale, the term ‘domest...
Edvard Munch: Works on Paper from John Szoke Gallery
Edvard Munch: Works on Paper from John Szoke Gallery
Date November 16, 2024 - January 19, 2025 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
This selection of prints from John Szoke Gallery features etchings, lithographs, drypoint, charcoal, and woodcuts from the iconic Norwegian painter and printmaker.
You Threaded in Me
You Threaded in Me
Date December 4, 2024 - February 23, 2025 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Morgan Ford Willingham’s investigation of motherhood considers the identity of parent and child, and weighs the influence of nature versus nurture. Willingham manipulates found textiles using photography and hand embroidery techniques.
Dōshi Spotlight: Beverlee Lehr, Jo Margolis, Mary Hochendoner
Dōshi Spotlight: Beverlee Lehr, Jo Margolis, Mary Hochendoner
Date January 8, 2025 - April 6, 2025 Venue Lobby Gallery
"Dōshi Spotlight" features ceramics by Beverlee Lehr, works on paper by Jo Margolis, and oil paintings by Mary Hochendoner.
Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum
Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum
Date February 8, 2025 - May 11, 2025 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
The quilts presented in this exhibition are graphically striking examples that embody a sense of “wall power.”