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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The Creatures Collages
This series is the visual component of a collaboration between visual artist Dan Zdilla and composer Rusty Banks.
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Kids Art Club: All things polka dots (ages 5-10)
Kids Art Club: All things polka dots (ages 5-10)
Kids Art Club: All things polka dots Intent/Content: Celebrating Women Artists showcases and celebrates amazing women artists. In this class, students will be exploring another inspiring woman artist, Yayoi Kusama, who is famous for her polka dots. Students will be visiting stations where they will explore different ways to use polka dots in their art! […]
$9.00 – $10.00
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Ju Yun: Hybrid Identity
Korean American artist Ju Yun exists between two worlds, a reality shared by many who leave one country to settle in another. Her vibrant mixed media pieces take inspiration from the popular culture found in both Korea and the United States.
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Third in the Burg
Third in the Burg
During Third in the Burg, Susquehanna Art Museum is open free of admission from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
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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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Kids Art Club: Clay Coil Hearts (ages 7-12)
Kids Art Club: Clay Coil Hearts (ages 7-12)
Kids Art Club: Clay Coil Hearts After viewing Leslie Dill’s sculptures in Intent/Content: Celebrating Women Artists students will create their own coiled heart sculptures using clay. Students will learn a few clay techniques like coil building, smoothing, and connecting clay! This class is designed for students aged 7-12. YOUR REGISTRATION IS YOUR RSVP! […]
$9.00 – $10.00
Our Current Exhibitions
Portraits of Identity: Harrisburg AAPI Narratives Through the Lens
Portraits of Identity: Harrisburg AAPI Narratives Through the Lens
Date February 28, 2024 - June 16, 2024 Venue Lobby Gallery
Portraits of Identity: HAAPI Stories Through the Lens, uses storytelling and photography to explore the depth and breadth of AAPI stories and create an experience where they are seen, heard, and celebrated.
Works in Wax: Contemporary Women Encaustic Artists
Works in Wax: Contemporary Women Encaustic Artists
Date May 15, 2024 - September 1, 2024
There is an encaustic revival as a contemporary art medium in the 21st century. This exhibition features a group of twelve women artists who use the medium in various ways, utilizing the encaustic tradition in conversation with contemporary sculpture, painting, photogra...
Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art
Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art
Date June 8, 2024 - August 18, 2024 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
Comprising 67 spectacular works of art, Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art is the culmination of a 35-year journey into a realm that few have explored with such passion and dedication—the world of art and art collec...
Ancient Ink
Ancient Ink
Date June 19, 2024 - October 6, 2024 Venue DeSoto Family Vault
Photographer Mark Perrott has spent the past several decades documenting the ever-expanding group of tattooed Americans. Perrott turns his camera to the diminishing population of highly decorated and graying Americans in his current series, ANCIENT INK.
Margins and the Height of the Sun
Margins and the Height of the Sun
Date June 19, 2024 - October 6, 2024 Venue Lobby Gallery
Margins and the Height of the Sun is comprised of a body of work Elaine Elledge created as she worked to find balance between her life as an artist and full-time parent, while also seeking a diagnosis for an unknown medical condition. Using everyday items such as cheese...