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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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.
Layered Artifacts
Layered Artifacts features a range of abstract and non-representational works by Brian Truesdale. These pieces span five series and four years.
Intent/Content: Celebrating Women Artists
Each woman artist in Intent/Content follows in the footsteps of pioneers, bringing previously unheard artistic voices into the mainstream.
Valery Sutherland: Paintings
These pieces, completed between 2021 and 2023 illustrate the artist’s investigation into the passage of time and its reflection on nature.
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Abstract Painting with Acrylic
Abstract Painting with Acrylic
Abstract Painting with Acrylic Instructed by Angela Lapioli In this intergenerational workshop, students will use acrylic paint to explore spontaneous mark-making and communicate their visual messages. Through a series of painting exercises, students will learn a variety of material techniques to activate the canvas and connect with their creativity. Acrylic paints, brushes, paper, and canvas […]
$31.50 – $35.00
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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
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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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Exhibit Tour & Artist Discussion ft. Vadis Turner
Exhibit Tour & Artist Discussion ft. Vadis Turner
Join featured artist Vadis Turner and Director of Exhibitions Lauren Nye for a tour of the exhibition Intent / Content: Celebrating Women Artists.
Free – $8.00
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.”