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Art in Context Lecture Series: “Catlin Revisited: Interpreting the Artist and His Legacy from Indigenous America” by Julia Grummitt, PhD

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

Artist George Catlin was born in Wilkes-Barre in 1796 and dedicated much of his career to depicting Native American life and culture, becoming the best-known “Indian painter” of the nineteenth-century United States. Catlin’s paintings aimed to preserve the traditions of Indigenous peoples facing displacement but also perpetuated racial stereotypes and…

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Art in Context Gallery Talk with Susanne Slavick; Opening Reception to follow

Susanne Slavick is an artist, curator and the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. She studied at Yale University, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and Tyler School of Art in Rome and Philadelphia. Her traveling curatorial projects include When the Bough Breaks (2019); Marx@200 (2018); Unloaded (2015-19);…

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SOMA Night Lights

Join us for a mesmerizing celebration of art and technology! Experience video-mapped projections transforming the buildings of the SOMA Arts District (South Main Street), featuring original works by artist Jeff Dobrow and a special community-created projection. Be part of this free, family-friendly event that brings together creativity, community, and culture in the heart…

Second Saturday Family Hour: Family Tree

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

Family Tree brings together the work of four sisters to ‘talk about trees.’ Join us for a special Second Saturday Family Hour, where kids will explore their family history and design their very own family tree! Through this activity, we’ll learn about genealogy—what it means, why it’s important, and how…

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Summer Film Series

Join us throughout the summer for monthly film screenings outside on the Karambelas Gateway in the summer evenings.  Please follow our social media (@sordonigallery) for more information about the series, including featured films and weather updates.

Summer Film Series: July

Join us throughout the summer for monthly film screenings outside on the Karambelas Gateway in the summer evenings.  Please follow our social media (@sordonigallery) for more information about the series, including featured films and weather updates.

Summer Film Series: August

Join us throughout the summer for monthly film screenings outside on the Karambelas Gateway in the summer evenings.  Please follow our social media (@sordonigallery) for more information about the series, including featured films and weather updates.

The Whispering: Screen Performance Exhibition

The Whispering: Screen Performance ExhibitionEchoes carried on fragile feathers.Sept 16 - Oct 8, 2025 Curated by Heather Sincavage, MFA Invited Artists: •Jeff Rufus Byrd (US)•E. M. Alysse Bowd (CA)•Patricia Brace (US)•Susan Smith & Bethany Engstrom (US)•Nicola Fornoni (IT)•Meri Hietala & Maippi Ketola (FI)•Heather Lyon (US)•Anna Maskava (LV)•Veronica Pena (SP)•Anna Richardsdottir…

The Art of Ohm: Yoga with Catherine

Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery. Please bring…

The Art of Ohm: Sound Bath with Erin of Mind, Body, Soul Healing

Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery. Please bring…

The Whispering: Screen Performance Exhibition Opening Reception

Sordoni Art Gallery 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, United States

The Whispering:Screen Performance Exhibition is an invitation to dwell within the spaces between sound and silence, light and shadow, presence and absence. This exhibition gathers a constellation of performance videos that move delicately along these thresholds, where gestures dissolve into breath, and stories are murmured rather than told. Please join…

The Art of Ohm: Meditation & Sound Bath with Tracy of Positive Vibes

Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery. Please bring…