"Art by Vesco," a collection of sculptural encaustic paintings by Joe Vescovich, will be on display from May 20 through Sept. 18 in Art Alley, located on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center. A public reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 31.
The student editors of ABSENCE, Penn State Greater Allegheny’s literary and visual arts review, have an opportunity for all undergraduate students in the Pittsburgh region at either four- or two-year institutions to have their work published. The editors are calling for submissions for a substantive special section of about 40 pages to be published in April 2016. The deadline for submitting creative work for consideration is March 21.
"North Pole," artwork created by a Penn State Abington student for an undergraduate research project, claimed first prize in an exhibit sponsored by The Polar Center at Penn State. Senior Jacqueline Lanning traveled to Norway and worked with international experts documenting the early exploration of the world’s northernmost archipelago, Franz Josef Land.
Brian Alfred, assistant professor of art, speaks with President Eric Barron about the formation of a student exhibit at Fraser Street Gallery during the WPSU program "Higher Education in Focus" on Sept. 24.
Penn State President Eric Barron talks with art education doctoral student Natalia Pilato about two community-based murals she's done in the area during his WPSU program "Higher Education in Focus" on Sept. 24.
Photographer Kevin Reilly uses symmetry, replication, and layering to produce complex images that celebrate the beauty of forests and reveal the damage done to them by human activities.
The Palmer Museum of Art will present a new exhibition, "Mining the Store II: American Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection," from Aug. 25 through Dec. 13, 2015.
ABSENCE: Penn State Greater Allegheny's Literary & Visual Art Review announces its 2015 “A Celebration of the Arts: A Reading & Reception for Volume 17,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center, with a 6 p.m. performance by the Campus Band.
The Penn State Berks Freyberger Gallery will present the group exhibition Paper Trails from March 26–April 23, 2015. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. Mark Mahosky, one of the artists featured in the exhibition and Assistant Professor of Painting at Kutztown University, will provide an informal talk at the reception. This event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
The Ronald K. De Long Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley presents "Artists View Our World" from Jan. 19 to Apr. 15. The exhibition will showcase work from Khalil Allaik, Susan Barnes, Douglas Ihlenfeld. A reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Jan. 29 and is free and open to the public.
The Arts Project at Penn State Lehigh Valley has announced its spring 2015 session options to be held from Jan. 19 to Apr. 16 (no class the week of March 9). The cost for each 12-week workshop is $350. Senior citizen discounts are available.
A panel discussion examining the sociological context of art production will be held at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 9 in Room 135 at Penn State Lehigh Valley in Center Valley. “Artists, Art Worlds and Society: Exploring the Complex Web of Art Production,” will bring together four local artists to take a sociological look into creative production, and the ways in which artists are embedded in world around them. The event is free and open to the public.
A Penn State crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the Taylor Watkins Ceramic Award, created in memory of a 2012 Penn State School of Visual Arts alumnus who died of cancer in 2013, kicked off Sept. 25 at https://pennstate.useed.net/projects/131/home and will run until Oct. 25.
On Monday, April 28, Penn State Lehigh Valley’s English 050 - Creative Writing class will unveil Velocity, the fifth annual compilation of creative works written and produced by students every spring. The Velocity team invites the campus community to the second floor lounge to hear live readings of poems and short stories performed by the authors, and to receive a free copy of Velocity from 1 to 2 p.m.
The artwork of Penn State York students is featured on the north glass lobbies of the second and third floors of the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center during the spring art show, which continues through May 9. Twenty-one original pieces by 10 students are part of the show. The exhibit is sponsored by the Penn State York Visual Arts Club.
