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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In the Grass, With a Baby
In the Grass, With a Baby features paintings and drawings by Lee Nowell-Wilson that embody the tension between the mundane and divine that is embedded within her experience as a mother.
The Shop Presents: Essentials
A photographic exploration into Barbershops and Beauty Salons in Black and brown communities during the global pandemic by Shelby Wormley.
From Mantel to Museum: The Eclectic Legacy of Patricia L Murray
During her lifetime, Patricia L. Murray served as one of the founders of the Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM), a donor to the institution, an educator, and a private art collector. Just recently, in 2023, parts of her collection were donated to SAM posthumously, highlighting her dedication to the museum before, during, and after its creation. From Mantel to Museum: The Eclectic Legacy of Patricia L. Murray showcases an eclectic mix of artistic styles, form and thematic content by local and regional artists.
I’m fine. PENNSYLVANIA
I’m fine., a phrase we often say when we are not fine, is a statewide Pennsylvania community project dedicated to sculpting mental health awareness and conversations through art. This meaningful exhibit features ceramic masks, stories, and photographs from I’m fine. workshop and residency participants.
Cocoon Steelton: The Migrations of Many by Kate Browne
Cocoon is an illuminated sculpture surrounded by portraits from Steelton, PA. Viewers are invited to walk through the sculpture and hear the stories of the Steelton community. The stories come from Kate Browne’s interviews that focus on the reality of living in a small town with a single-industry economy where jobs have shrunk considerably since the 1950s.
desire path: 四
Through material transformation and positioning of objects that wield the body, Kiani Kodama explores silent exchanges between that which is human, animal, and ancestral. Guided by non-Western medicine, massage tools, Buddhist dance rituals, and organic materials, she finds correspondence in anomalous places.
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Portraits of Identity: Harrisburg AAPI Narratives Through the Lens
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.
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Closed Easter Sunday
SAM is closed to the public on Sunday, March 31 for the Holiday.CalendarEvent DetailsDate: March 31, 2024
Our Current Exhibitions
Juried Exhibition: NIGHTFALL
Juried Exhibition: NIGHTFALL
Date January 9, 2026 - April 5, 2026 Venue Dōshi Gallery of the Susquehanna Art Museum Lobby
The Dōshi Gallery Juried Exhibition, NIGHTFALL, asked artists to delve into the concept of oncoming night, whether metaphorically or through medium and technique.
American Identity: Restoring the Susquehanna River’s Artistic Legacy
American Identity: Restoring the Susquehanna River’s Artistic Legacy
Date March 14, 2026 - June 28, 2026 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
American Identity: Restoring the Susquehanna River’s Artistic Legacy, an exhibition drawn from the Friends of the Susquehanna River Art Collection and curated by Rob Evans, reconsiders the origins of American art.
Works by SoHyun Bae
Works by SoHyun Bae
Date July 18, 2026 - October 18, 2026 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
Works by SoHyun Bae is a thematic retrospective celebrates Bae’s prolific career and explores themes of cultural memory, Korean history, Jewish mysticism, and the natural world.