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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?
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.
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.
Our Current Exhibitions
Collage Philadelphia Presents: Tactile Shift
Collage Philadelphia Presents: Tactile Shift
Date August 27, 2025 - November 30, 2025 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
Collage Philadelpha Presents: Tactile Shift showcases three collage artists in the Philadelphia area, each pushing the boundaries of the cut-and-paste tradition. These works by Jason Chen, Jake Dombroski, and Florence Weisz highlight the transformative quality of collag...
Mixed Mythology: Works by Mary Curran
Mixed Mythology: Works by Mary Curran
Date October 10, 2025 - January 4, 2026 Venue Dōshi Gallery of the Susquehanna Art Museum Lobby
Mary Curran's work draws on a deep reverence for the natural world and explores how humans make sense of their surroundings. By blending observation with imagination, she examines the ways myth and memory shape our understanding of life.
If Herr Street Could Talk
If Herr Street Could Talk
Date November 22, 2025 - February 22, 2026 Venue Beverlee and Bill Lehr Gallery
Susquehanna Art Museum is pleased to present If Herr Street Could Talk, the homecoming exhibition of award-winning abstract artist and Harrisburg native, Alteronce Gumby. Featuring twenty-five works, this exhibition celebrates Gumby's investigation of color and material...
SAM Celebrates 10 Years: An Anniversary Exhibition
SAM Celebrates 10 Years: An Anniversary Exhibition
Date December 3, 2025 - February 15, 2026 Venue S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Education Center Gallery
This anniversary exhibition celebrates 10 years of Susquehanna Art Museum in the historic midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg.
Juried Exhibition: NIGHTFALL
Juried Exhibition: NIGHTFALL
Date January 9, 2026 - April 5, 2026 Venue Dōshi Gallery of the Susquehanna Art Museum Lobby
Susquehanna Art Museum invites artists to submit work to this year's Dōshi Gallery Juried Exhibition, NIGHTFALL. Artists are asked to delve into the concept of oncoming night, whether metaphorically or through medium and technique.