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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Art and Activism at Tougaloo College
Art and Activism traces the inception of this distinctive collection at the intersection of modern art, education, and social justice by highlighting Tougaloo’s evolution as a center for vanguard European and American art shaped by interracial collaboration and the pursuit of civil rights.
8th Annual Juried Exhibition: Transformative Craft
Artworks selected for Transformative Craft will highlight the unique possibilities of transforming traditional craft materials into contemporary works of art.
Transforming the Commonplace
These works by Catherine Drabkin, Martha Hayden, and Karen Antonelli highlight the experimentation, tactility, and play that is characteristic of collagraph printmaking. Each artist repurposes everyday items and cast-off materials to develop their own unique printing techniques and visual language.
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Harrisburg Jazz Walk 2023
Harrisburg Jazz Walk 2023
Join Susquehanna Art Museum and 13 other businesses in Midtown for Harrisburg's annual Jazz Walk! Enjoy melodies performed by local jazz musicians at one or multiple sites across Midtown. Here at SAM, take a listen to Steve Rudolph on piano and Jonathan Ragonese on saxophone while exploring our galleries, visiting the gift shop, and meeting […]
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35th Annual Gallery Walk
35th Annual Gallery Walk
The 35th annual Gallery Walk features 20 venues throughout Harrisburg that celebrate the art and soul of the city. Visit Susquehanna Art Museum with your friends and family as you tour the artistic sights of Harrisburg. Explore our galleries, peruse the gift shop, and make new friends! See below for a map and descriptions of […]
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September Third in the Burg
September Third in the Burg
Every 3rd Friday of the month, Susquehanna Art Museum offers free admission from 5:00 - 8:00 pm for 3rd in the Burg. Visit exhibitions on view in the galleries, browse the gift shop, and meet friends in Midtown! 3rd in the Burg is the perfect opportunity to take a fresh look at art and begin […]
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Teen Art Lab: Mixed Media Painting
Teen Art Lab: Mixed Media Painting
Teen Art Lab: Mixed Media Painting Students will be asked to challenge their ideas of painting and choose from a variety of materials to make their own mixed media piece. The instructor will reference artists such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, and discuss how the relationship between media and images can create a powerful […]
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Member’s Preview Opening
Member’s Preview Opening
Susquehanna Art Museum members are invited to celebrate the TWO new Lehr Gallery exhibitions with an exclusive evening preview! Admission is free, but membership is required. Director of Exhibitions Bonnie Mae Carrow will lead a tour of the exhibitions at 5:45 pm.Become a member today for access to exclusive events and discounts. Membership information can […]
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Shifting Forms: 5 Decades of Abstraction
Shifting Forms: 5 Decades of Abstraction, traces radical shifts made by abstract artists over the last 50 years. The artists featured in this exhibition employ innovative approaches to mark making and the experimental use of fine art and everyday materials that expand the language and legacy of abstraction.
Diane Arbus: 10 Years
During an intense period from 1961 to 1971, Diane Arbus produced some of the most memorable photographs of the twentieth century. This exhibition features key examples from this famous period of the artist’s work.
Our Current Exhibitions
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...
Queremos Justicia: How We Shut Down Berks
Queremos Justicia: How We Shut Down Berks
Date August 31, 2024 - November 3, 2024 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
Queremos Justicia uses art to tell the story of how the Shut Down Berks Coalition organized to close an immigrant prison. This multimedia exhibit explores the art made for the campaign and how it played an invaluable role in education, mobilization, and community buildi...
Distinguished Grace: The Paintings of Dean Stambaugh
Distinguished Grace: The Paintings of Dean Stambaugh
Date September 4, 2024 - December 1, 2024 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Distinguished Grace: The Paintings of Dean Stambaugh celebrates and showcases the work created by Dean Stambaugh throughout his career and lifetime. His paintings draw influence from fellow Regionalist and Appalachian artists, displaying a reverence for rural life, pea...
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
Date October 9, 2024 - January 5, 2025 Venue Lobby Gallery
Susquehanna Art Museum’s 9th annual juried exhibition invites 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...