Art in Context Lecture: “Whether We Are Rich or Poor, We Can Love Each Other the Same”: The O’Neills in Wilkes-Barre with Dr. Diane Wenger, Professor Emeritus of History, Wilkes University

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

Learn about Wilkes-Barre's history through the lens of the O’Neill Family.  Cecile Rose O’Neill was the second daughter of William Patrick O’Neill, bookseller and businessman, and Alice Cecelie Asenath “Sena” Smith, school teacher.  They lived 10 blocks south of Main Street in the Emerald Cottage dedicated to “Friendship, love, truth,…

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Art in Context Gallery Talk: Rose O’Neill: Facts & Fancies with Sarah Buhr, curator from the Springfield Art Museum

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

One of the foremost scholars on Rose O’Neill, Sarah Buhr will walk you through The One Rose exhibition and outline the accomplishments of this singular woman.  From her artwork, to writing, to becoming the first woman to make over a million dollars from her artwork, The Kewpies, Buhr will share…

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Art in Context Lecture: Kalamazoo: a Place, a River and Home by Mary Whalen, Photographer and teaching artist at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and EFA/Education for the Arts

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

Join us on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. for our Art in Context Lecture: Kalamazoo: a Place, a River and Home by Mary Whalen, Photographer and teaching artist at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and EFA/Education for the Arts. Reception to follow; light refreshments with wine/beer bar Free and open…

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Second Saturday Family Hour: Science of Photography

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

Join us on Saturday, November 11 between noon and 2 p.m. as we explore the science behind photography. Come make your own hand-held camera obscura and photograms! The camera obscura is the ancestor of the modern-day camera. With this simple device, you can see how light bends and can create…

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Second Saturday Family Hour: Story Tellers

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

Photographs tell stories. Whether portraits or landscapes, when you look at an image you are able to think about what the artist was trying to say. Join us on Saturday, January 13 from noon to 2 p.m. to create your own stories. Your self-portrait collage will tell us all about…

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Art in Context Film Screening: A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

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

Join us for this special Art in Contect. A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks follows the career of Gordon Parks from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker. Dan Kimbrough, Owner/Founder of Park MultiMedia,…

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Second Saturday Family Hour: Animals as Symbols

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

This Second Saturday Family Hour we will explore animals as symbols. Bulls are very important to the Xhosa and Zulu cultures in South Africa, where the Ubuhle women come from. Bulls represent wealth. Join the Sordoni Gallery to design your own animal keychain using beads! Don’t forget to join us…

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South African Lunch + Art in Your Hands Workshop

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

Registration Required Created and presented in Partnership with the Office of Global Engagement. Inspiration unfolds over an African-inspired lunch at the Sordoni Gallery. Join us and make your own beadwork artwork inspired by the art in the gallery. Curator Bev Gibson will guide participants through the process. Space is limited.…

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Cocktails & Culture

Registration is required. In celebration of our Ubuhle Women exhibition, we will celebrate with an evening of specialty cocktails, African-inspired cuisine and an inside look at our current exhibition with exhibition curator Bev Gibson. In addition, we will have a pop-up shop of handmade beadwork from artists in the exhibition!…

$25 – $30

Art in Your Hands Family Workshop

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

Registration Required Create your own Ubuhle bug brooch in the style of the artwork featured in the gallery!  Curator Bev Gibson will guide children and their families  through this one of a kind workshop while discussing the animal symbolism used by the Ubuhle artists. Space is limited. Please register via the…

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Ubuhle Brunch

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

Join us at the Sordoni Gallery for an artful brunch inspired by our current exhibition.  A casual tour of the exhibition will be provided and catch one of the last days of the Ubuhle pop-up shop of handmade beadwork from artists in the exhibition! Registration is required.

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Art in Context | Women’s History Month Lecture

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

Looking at the recent change in dynamics within the art world towards Contemporary Artists from Africa, exhibition curator Bev Gibson will discuss traditional techniques and how they are now perceived in comparison to how they were recognized 10 years ago. Gibson will outline how the artists of Ubuhle now are…

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