Textiles in Translation: presented by Studio Art Quilt Associates of Pennsylvania

The Gallery at Penn College 1 College Avenue, Williamsport, PA, United States

Textiles in Translation is a collection of fiber-based artwork by Pennsylvania regional members of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). The juried exhibit will showcase a wide range of 2D and 3D fiber art and highlight a diverse range of styles and techniques. Fiber work stretches back to ancient times and has grown and developed across […]

Victory for a Dime: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War

The Gallery at Penn College 1 College Avenue, Williamsport, PA, United States

Comic books as we know them arrived during he hungry days of The Great Depression, peddled by would-be entrepreneurs struggling to survive. In 1938, the fledgling enterprise suddenly became an industry when Superman appeared on the cover of the first issue of Action Comics. In September 1939, when the Second World War officially began, they […]

Sarah Nguyen: Gathering the Names

The Gallery at Penn College 1 College Avenue, Williamsport, PA, United States

Reception: Thursday, January 23, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Gallery Talk 5:30 p.m. Sarah Nguyen uses a balance of abstract and representational forms to sever the connection between shape and meaning, connecting the viewer instead to the cut of the knife, so that s/he becomes complicit in the art.  Folklore, reverence, refinement of nature, and observance […]

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Jeff Repko: In Proximity

The Gallery at Penn College 1 College Avenue, Williamsport, PA, United States

Jeff Repko creates assemblages that explore potential and possibilities through interactions of color and forms. Born in Pittsburgh, PA after deindustrialization, his work explores notions of industry and the stories he heard growing up. Never truly having experienced the industrial era in the Pittsburgh, he feels both a distance and closeness to it. His work […]

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Michael Hower: Graffiti Scapes

The Gallery at Penn College 1 College Avenue, Williamsport, PA, United States

Michael Hower’s digital photographs are founded upon a fascination with abandoned buildings and landscapes. He photographs ghost towns and spaces consumed by graffiti such as Centralia, Pennsylvania. This  ghost town sits atop a burning mine fire, and the main road leading into town is covered with colorful tags and philosophical tidbits for three quarters of […]

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