Pennsylvania has been partially covered by ice sheets at least four times during the last 2.6 million years. The most recent period of glaciation, the last ice age, had its peak around 21,000 years ago when parts of northwestern and northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) were ice covered. As the ice advanced…
Join the Sordoni Art Gallery to create your own little landscape with the help of Creative Touch. Each participant will decorate a small planter and receive one (1) succulent to plant. All materials will be provided while supplies last. This event is free and open to the Wilkes community.
Registration required. Email melissa.carestia@wilkes.edu Allow yourself to dissolve into a headspace of presence with the sounds and vibrations of the Tibetan singing bowls. In this practice, Michelle Smith and Lorraine Elick will strike singing bowls on your body and around the room to help you taste the bliss of a…
Let’s get growing! Join the Sordoni Art Gallery to create seed bombs and your own bug hotel. Pollinator-friendly seed bombs will help you start your garden of Pennsylvania-native species and bug hotels will welcome pollinators and other beneficial insects into your garden. Don’t forget to join us for storytime at…
Join the Sordoni Art Gallery on Friday, June 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. for the reception of their new exhibition, Circle of Truth. This event is free and open to the public. Circle of Truth is the visual equivalent of the childhood game where a message is whispered in…
Join the Sordoni Art Gallery for an evening of strategy and fun! In honor of Circle of Truth, we will host a game night featuring tabletop games sponsored by Sword in the Stone. Free and open to the public.
The One Rose: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Rose O’Neill The 50th Anniversary Exhibition Curated by Heather Sincavage M.F.A Major Sponsorship made by Andrew J. Sordoni, III and the Sordoni Foundation August 25 – October 8, 2023 In celebration of Sordoni Art Gallery's 50th anniversary, we honor the work…
In celebration of Wilkes-Barre native Rose O’Neill, we will celebrate with an evening of live music, specialty cocktails, local cuisine, and an inside look at our current exhibition, The One Rose: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Rose O’Neill. This is a popular event not to miss! Registration is required…
Rose O’Neill was an American artist, illustrator, sculptor, poet, novelist, suffragist, and entrepreneur of the early 20th century. She was the first woman illustrator for Puck magazine and created the first comic strip drawn by a woman. She was also the creator of the Kewpie Doll, an activist for women’s…
for ages 7–10 As a comic artist and illustrator, Rose O’Neill was a storyteller. The Kewpies, Sweet Monsters, and her many illustrations for magazines and personal works, lead the viewer on a journey through the page with each character’s actions. Join the Sordoni Art Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 23 from…
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,…
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…