On Jan. 5, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State opened its first exhibition of the 2019 season, "Subjective Spaces: Drawings and Collages by Robert Reed." The intimate retrospective features 16 selections from Reed’s drawings and collages that are rich in the geometric nonobjectivity, born almost exclusively within the imagination, that marked his entire career.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has announced an exciting and diverse schedule of exhibitions for 2019. Highlights include an ambitious loan exhibition featuring works by Pennsylvania-native John Sloan, exhibitions of prints and works on paper by an international roster of artists, a major show highlighting modernist photographers enthralled with Mexico, and two exhibitions examining the powerful work of noted African-American artists of the 20th century.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is organizing a major loan exhibition on American artist John Sloan. "From the Rooftops: John Sloan and the Art of a New Urban Space" will be on view at the Palmer from Feb. 3 to May 12.
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.
The Palmer Museum of Art has announced the appointment of Brandi Breslin as the new museum educator. She began her duties on June 11.
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.
A screening of the independent film “Plastic Paradise” will be held at 7 p.m. on April 19 in the Flex Theatre of the HUB-Robeson Center at University Park. The event is free and open to the public.
“Bag It,” an award-winning feature-length film that takes a closer look at America’s dependence on plastic, will be shown at 7 p.m. on March 20 in the Flex Theatre of the HUB-Robeson Center at University Park.
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.
The Palmer Museum of Art will hold summer workshops for children, youth, adults and teachers. Workshops are free, but participants must preregister by contacting the curator of education at 814-863-9188 or dck10@psu.edu. Space is limited, so register early.
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.
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.
The Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art and Harrison's Wine Grill have organized a fundraiser through June 1 at the restaurant located in the Hilton Garden Inn, 1221 E. College Ave., State College.
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.
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.
