Sordoni Art Gallery

During her time at Wilkes, Emily Romanoskey of Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, has curated a gallery of experiences designed to help her create a career surrounded by art.  Romanoskey, a digital design and media art major, transferred to Wilkes after completing two years at Luzerne County Community College. She was familiar with …

Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery, in partnership with the NEPA Pride Project, announces a call for art for Out Loud: LGBTQIA+ Visibility in NEPA. This community exhibition will be projected in the gallery to accompany PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies by John Gutoskey, on view from June 12 to Aug. 2. …

The walls of the Sordoni Art Gallery are prepared for revamped exhibits, lectures and events. Patrons can look forward to eclectic collections of art reflecting the African Diaspora in the upcoming exhibit and opening reception, opportunities for families to craft activities, a guided tour of the exhibit, art screenings and …

This traveling exhibition of stunning bead art from South Africa tells a luminous story of independence, migration and memory. Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence will open at the Sordoni Art Gallery on March 1, and run through May 10. This spectacular overview of a new form of bead …

In recognition of 50 years of arts, culture and community, the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University will open the 2023-24 season by featuring the life and work of Wilkes-Barre native Rose O’Neill. The One Rose: Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Rose O’Neill will be displayed from Aug. 25 …

Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery resumes programming for “Year of the Vote: Gender, Politics, and Power,” a year-long event celebrating and recognizing the 100-year anniversary of women receiving the right to vote. The series of monthly events launched in January 2020 and has been adapted to constraints posed by the …

When she was shopping for colleges, Jess Morandi found herself at a Wilkes University admissions table by chance while attending a college fair with a friend. Morandi, who was interested in studying graphic design, was sold on the University when she learned about the digital design and media arts major.  …

As a prelude to the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University exhibition, Two Presidents, One Photographer, legendary White House photographer Pete Souza visited campus on Oct. 15. As part of his visit, Souza met with members of the Wilkes Honors Program for a private question-and-answer session. Students asked questions ranging …

Photography celebrating the Rust Belt region is the focus of Rust Belt Biennial at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University from Aug. 27 to Oct. 6. The land, people and history of the Rust Belt inspired Niko J. Kallianiotis, contributing photographer for The New York Times and photography instructor …

Lyn Godley is obsessed with light. That obsession has been what has driven her career as a self-described hybrid artist/designer who works with light. Godley talked about her obsession and the work that it has spawned in a lecture on July 15 at Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery. Godley’s work …