Spring 2025
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. All events are subject to change.
January
Continuing Through Jan. 25
Girl in Slacks: Women Artists From The Reading Public Museum
Isabel Bishop, Girl in Slacks , n.d., ink wash drawing, 18 1/8 x 13 in., Reading Public Museum, Gift of the Artist, 1962.430.1.
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Mon.–Sat. 10–4; closed on major holidays and Dec. 19–Jan. 4.
The title of this exhibition is borrowed from a small drawing by Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988), who is best known for depicting working women in the 1920s and 1930s. Following Bishop's interest in progressive representations of gender and sexuality, this exhibition considers how women artists challenged conventions and faced issues of sexism, racism, and identity in their work. On display are works by artists Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945), Louise Nevelson (American, 1899-1988), Françoise Gilot (French, 1921-2023), Adrian Piper (American, b. 1960) and Lorna Simpson (American, b. 1960), among others, on loan from the Reading Public Museum.
Jan. 29 to Feb. 20
Opening Reception: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 5:30–7 p.m.; Artist Talk: 6 p.m.
Jon Weary: Thoughts on a Bushel
Courtesy of the artist: Jon Weary, Single Bushel (1/2 scale), Walnut ink on paper, 22" x 30", 2023.
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar Street entrance), 595 West Louther Street
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 3-5 p.m. and Sat. 2-5 p.m.
Through various techniques, Weary's paintings infuse metaphor and meaning into subjects drawn from his memories of being raised in Pennsylvania. His representational images of orchards from Adams County, bushels of fruit, furniture his father built while living on South Mountain in Cumberland County and various tools are imbued with conceptual gestures that playfully invite viewers to explore what may lie beneath the surface of each subject.
Jon Weary (b. 1987, Carlisle, Pa.,) took part in the Temple Rome study-abroad program in 2009 and earned a BFA from the Tyler School of Art in 2011. His work has been exhibited recently at Fjord Space, Philadelphia (“As slow, as new, as single," March 2024), and at Ejecta Projects, Carlisle (“A Tune Subtle and Vast," February 2023). Group shows in Philadelphia include 2024's ”Price Lists and Placements” at Moore College of Art & Design, “Plantasia” at Commonweal Gallery, “Vox XIX” at Vox Populi and “I really like that!”, an exhibition of work from Dona Nelson’s personal art collection held at Tyler School of Art. Weary's works are in numerous prominent private collections throughout the Northeast and Middle Atlantic U.S.
February
Through Feb. 20
Jon Weary: Thoughts on a Bushel
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar Street entrance), 595 West Louther Street
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 3-5 p.m. and Sat. 2-5 p.m.
Feb. 7 Through April 5
Opening Reception: Friday, Feb. 7, 5-7 p.m.
Near at Hand
Rachel Eng, Gravel Pile, 2024, construction Sites in South Central, PA, video projection, photography
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Mon.–Sat. 10–4; closed on major holidays and Dec. 19–Jan. 4.
Curated by students in Dickinson College’s Senior Art History Seminar, this exhibition of works by studio art faculty members represents a unique collaboration between students and faculty members. Through interviews, studio visits and extensive analysis, art history seniors examine faculty artwork and offer new perspectives in essays published in a professional exhibition catalogue. Additionally, students dive into The Trout Gallery’s permanent collection to consider resonances in subject and style between historical works of art and the professors’ current studio practices. These discoveries from the collection are displayed alongside paintings, photographs, installations and sculptures by Todd Arsenault, Andy Bale, Anthony Cervino and Rachel Eng.
Associated upcoming events:
- Feb. 13 - Lunch & Learn: Todd Arsenault With Phoebe French, Ava Nienstadt and Katie Marthins
- Feb. 20 - Lunch & Learn: Andy Bale and Jon Cox With Molly Cicco and Liam Walters
- Feb. 27 - Lunch & Learn: Anthony Cervino With McKenna Hillman and Sophy Nie
- March 20 - Lunch & Learn: Rachel Eng With Vivian Anderson, Lily Swain and Grace Toner
Feb. 26 Through March 26
Opening Reception: Feb. 26, 5:30-7 p.m.
Emily Lehman '14: Recent Works
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar Street entrance), 595 West Louther Street
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 3-5 p.m. and Sat. 2-5 p.m.
Emily Lehman '14, visiting assistant professor of studio art, will exhibit recent works that combine painting and mixed media.
March
Continuing Through March 25
Emily Lehman '14: Recent Works
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar Street entrance), 595 West Louther Street
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 3-5 p.m. and Sat. 2-5 p.m.
Continuing Through April 5
Near at Hand
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Mon.–Sat. 10–4; closed on major holidays and Dec. 19–Jan. 4.
Associated upcoming event:
- March 20 - Lunch & Learn: Rachel Eng With Vivian Anderson, Lily Swain and Grace Toner
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 6 p.m.
The Jane L. and Robert H. Weiner Lecture in the Arts: Roberto Lugo
Courtesy of the artist, Roberto Lugo.
Rubendall Recital Hall, Weiss Center for the Arts
Roberto Lugo is a Philadelphia-based artist, ceramicist, poet, educator and social activist whose work explores themes of poverty, inequality and racial injustice through a fusion of classical pottery forms and elements of hip-hop culture. Drawing on his North Philadelphia roots, Lugo blends traditional European and Asian ceramics techniques with modern street sensibilities, using hand-painted surfaces adorned with classic decorative patterns, urban graffiti and portraits of historically underrepresented figures such as Sojourner Truth, Dr. Cornel West, The Notorious B.I.G, and even his own family members.
Lugo holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Penn State, and his work has been exhibited at prestigious institutions including the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Lugo has received numerous awards, including the 2023 Heinz Award, a Pew Fellowship and a Rome Prize, and his works are held in the permanent collections of more than 30 institutions, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This lecture is sponsored by the Department of Art & Art History.
April
Continuing Through April 5
Near at Hand
The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts
Gallery hours: Mon.–Sat. 10–4; closed on major holidays and Dec. 19–Jan. 4.
April 1–23
Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 16, 5:30–7 p.m.
Studio Art Post-Bac Resident Intern: Eden Sanville '24
Courtesy of the artist, Eden Sanville '24.
Goodyear Gallery, Goodyear Building (Cedar Street entrance), 595 West Louther Street
Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 3-5 p.m. and Sat. 2-5 p.m.
An exhibition of recent work by Eden Sanville ’24, the 2024-25 studio art post-bac resident intern in the Department of Art & Art History.
May
No exhibitions scheduled at this time.
Events are subject to change.
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