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Julie Heffernan, "Self-Portrait as Standing My Ground"

Palmer Museum of Art presents three shows in eclectic summer exhibition lineup

6/12/18

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has announced its summer 2018 exhibition schedule. This summer, the museum will present recent large-scale paintings by contemporary artist Julie Heffernan, as well as exhibitions drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, including a display of documentary and modernist photographs of the city, and a selection of posters from the golden age of American poster art.

Diebenkorn's "Man and Woman, Seated"

Palmer Museum of Art receives $100,000 foundation grant from Luce Foundation

6/5/18

This spring, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State received a major grant of $100,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation to produce a catalogue that will illustrate and detail its impressive American art collection. The four-year grant will provide funding for the research and production of the catalogue, which will highlight around 100 of the most aesthetically and historically significant examples of the Palmer’s 4,500-some works of American art.

Barbara Palmer and Mimi Barash Coppersmith

Barbara Palmer 'Birthday Endowment' will help ensure museum continues to thrive

4/6/15

When Barbara Palmer and her late husband, James, made the lead gifts for the Palmer Museum’s expansion and subsequent renovation, their goal was to ensure Penn State’s art museum would serve as a cultural treasure and educational resource for arts patrons of all ages for years to come. In honor of Barbara’s 90th birthday on March 30, friends and family surprised her with the establishment of an endowment at the Palmer, which will help the organization continue to thrive.

Daniel Garber, Stover’s Mill, 1927, etching and drypoint, second state of two, 79.11.

Curator Patrick McGrady to give gallery talk June 13

6/10/14

Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator, will give a gallery talk in the exhibition "Mining the Store: American Prints from the Permanent Collection" at 12:10 p.m. Friday, June 13, at the Palmer Museum of Art on the University Park campus of Penn State.

Richard Lorenz, Following a Trail, c. 1900, oil on canvas. Collection of Arthur J. Phelan.

'Window on the West' opens June 10 at the Palmer Museum of Art

6/3/14

The Palmer Museum of Art will present a new exhibition, "Window on the West: Views from the American Frontier," from June 10 through August 31. "Window on the West," a collection of Arthur J. Phelan, is an extraordinary examination of Western American art, reflecting the humble beginnings of America and the untamed land of its earlier inhabitants. The exhibition includes more than 60 works from artists who all share the rare characteristic of being one of the first to set eyes on the vast, untouched land of Western America.

Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art Gala 2014

Black & White Masquerade Ball fundraiser to be held May 16

4/15/14

The Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art will host the museum’s annual gala and auction from 6:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, May 16, at The Nittany Lion Inn. Guests will enjoy a celebratory evening complete with an elegant sit-down dinner, dancing, and silent and live auctions led by master of ceremonies Richard Wylie. This year’s theme is based on the iconic 1966 ball hosted by Truman Capote at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. A variety of masks will be available, but guests are encouraged to bring their own masterpieces and don the colors of black, white and red.

Judy Chicago at Penn State

'Surveying Judy Chicago: Five Decades' opens Jan. 21 at the Palmer Museum of Art

1/6/14

In 2011, Penn State acquired the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection, considered one of the most important private collections of archival materials on the subject of feminist art education. The Palmer Museum of Art kicks off a semester of campus-wide events celebrating the indefatigable artist, educator and author by presenting "Surveying Judy Chicago: Five Decades," a major exhibition opening Jan. 21 that charts her remarkable -- and ongoing -- career.

Judy Chicago Symposium.1

Penn State to celebrate artist Judy Chicago's career throughout spring 2014

10/23/13

Since 2011, Penn State has housed the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection, one of the most important private collections of archival materials on feminist art education. In honor of Chicago’s 75th birthday in 2014, and in celebration of the Penn State School of Visual Arts’ relationship with this pioneering artist, educator and author, the University will host a symposium, exhibitions, lectures and other events highlighting Chicago’s work, throughout the spring 2014 semester.

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