Exhibition Information

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Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Saturday & Sunday 1 - 5p.m.

Upcoming Events

Oct. 1, 2024

a portrait – A Portrait Project - Opening Reception

Oct. 1, 2024 | 5 - 7 p.m. | Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall

Join us for the opening reception of "a portrait – A Portrait Project" on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall, which will feature a discussion with curator George Krevsky '62. This event is free and open to the public. "A portrait" brings together 23 artists, including Etown alumni, working in differing styles, media, and approaches to define and explore what a portrait can be, both experimental and traditional. The exhibit continues through Dec. 13, 2024 in the Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall and Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel & Performance Center. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

The exhibit is organized by Milt Friedly, Professor of Art, curated by George Krevsky '62, and hosted by Abigail Baer, Executive Director of the Demuth Foundation.

Photo Credit: Felipe Baeza, "Sonder (Sylvia)"

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Previous Events

Feb. 8, 2024

"Before Baptism - Growing Up Amish," The Photography of Gail Nogle and Ellen Sabin

Feb. 8, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. | Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall

Please join us for the opening reception of "Before Baptism - Growing Up Amish," The Photography of Gail Nogle and Ellen Sabin beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8 with a panel discussion moderated by Steven M. Nolt, Director, Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at 7 p.m. Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall. Free and open to the public. The exhibit continues through April 4, 2024. Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Saturday & Sunday 1 - 5 p.m. Photo Credit: Ellen Sabin "Calm Before The Storm" 2023 Digital Photo on Moab Baryta Rag 305 13 1/4 x 19 3/4

ETOWN Events

Sept. 21, 2023

22 Views of Mokuhanga Opening Reception

Sept. 21, 2023 4 - 6 p.m.

“22 Views of Mokuhanga” showcases work from twenty-two contemporary artists practicing mokuhanga, a traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking technique. The selected artists are based in the US, Japan, Finland, England, and Poland and vary in style and technique. The exhibition includes work from Cameron Bailey, Katie Baldwin, Linda Beeman, Marta Boźyk, Mary Brodbeck, Eric Conrad, Kathryn Desforges, Stella Ebner, Kevin Frances, Mokuhanga Sisters Collective, Matthew Willie Garcia, Takuji Hamanaka, Patty Hudak, Sarah Hulsey, Mike Lyon, Tuula Moilanen, Yoonmi Nam, Florence Neal, Mia O, Melissa Schulenberg, Chihiro Taki, and Stephen Winiecki. Free and Open to the public.

ETOWN Arts and Culture Calendar Artist Chihiro Taki

Feb. 9 - March 23, 2023

In Light of Color

Feb. 9 - March 23, 2023

With color, comes light. For without light, color fades. The exhibition, "In Light of Color," brings together nine artists that consider the nuances of color through unique styles of painting. Opening Reception on February 9, 2023 from 4 - 6 p.m. in Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center.

Amy Chan is an Associate Professor of Studio Art at the University of Virginia. She received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Eric Conrad is a Professor of Art at Emporia State University. He completed a B.A. in Mathematics and Fine Art from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design where he received an MFA in Painting/Printmaking.

Douglas Degges is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Connecticut. He received his MFA from the University of Iowa and a B.A. in Studio Art from Rhodes College.

Brad Guarino is a lecturer at the University of Connecticut in the painting and drawing department. Brad received his BFA from Lyme Academy and his MFA from the University of Connecticut.

Andrea Wohl Keefe received a BFA from the University of Michigan and an MFA from Miami University. She currently lives in Philadelphia, PA where she teaches art at Central High School.

Amy Kligman received a BFA from Ringling College of Art & Design. She is currently the Executive Artistic Director at Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

John O’Donnell is an Associate Professor of Printmaking at the University of Connecticut. He received his MFA from the University of Connecticut.

Magdalena Pawlowski is an artist and educator from Connecticut. She received her MFA from the University of Connecticut and her BFA from the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts.

Anthony Pinata is an Oakland based visual artist. He received his BFA from the University of California, Davis, and his MFA from the University of Connecticut.

Image: Breakfast Table by Magdalena Pawlowski, Egg Tempera on Wood Panel, 18" x 14," 2022

Sept. 29 - Nov. 23, 2022

Ron Ettelman Singular Visions Exhibit

Sept. 29 - Nov. 23, 2022 | 5 p.m. | Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall

Artist Talk & Reception September 29, 2022 at 5 p.m. in Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall. Artist Statement "Most projects are inspired from beyond thought process. I am generally inspired by my vast organized selection of potential assemblage. The gravitational force of chance repurposes objects from their previous function to become something new and unexpected. Projects evolve to tell their own story and symbols. A tittle then becomes apparent to me. I imagine my subconscious is at play in the creation process. I put myself on the shelf when working. I leave my work's Rorschach open so viewers may conjure up their own interpretation. I mock my inner self with Cross Section of the Artist (shown). As artworks evolve, so do I as an artist. I started this piece 45 years ago, and abandoned it. I recently revisited to reveal a unique painting that I am very happy with." –Ron Ettelman

Ron Ettelman

April 21, 2022

Helen Berggruen Public Talk and Reception at Elizabethtown College

April 21, 2022 | 4 p.m. | Brinser Lecture Hall, Steinman Hall

In conjunction with Helen Berggruen’s exhibition, “Between Two Worlds” at the Demuth Museum (May 6-July 24) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Helen is doing a short Residency at Elizabethtown College from April 18 – May 8, 2022. Helen will create monotype prints with the assistance of Milt Friedly, Professor of Art. During her stay, Helen will travel Lancaster County, making small watercolor paintings of local sites. These paintings will be included as part of Helen’s show at the museum. In addition to Helen’s show at the Demuth Museum, current and emeritus Elizabethtown Faculty will exhibit work in the upstairs gallery at the Demuth. Faculty included in the show are Kristi Arnold, Mahua Bhattacharya, Dan Burns, Jeff Bye, Linda Eberly, Milt Friedly, Patricia Likos Ricci, Lou Schellenberg and Dante Weikel. Helen Berggruen will give a free Public Talk at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, April 21 at 4:00 PM in Brinser Lecture Room, Steinman Hall with a reception following. ABOUT THE IMAGE: Helen Berggruen Gathering Storm 2018 Oil on canvas 28x22 inches

About the Artist The Demuth Museum

April 25, 2022

35th Annual Juried Student Show Reception

April 25, 2022 | 5 p.m. | Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel & Performance Center

The 35th Annual Juried Student Show will be in Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel & Performance Center from April 14 through April 26, 2022. The Awards Ceremony and reception will take place on SCAD Monday, April 25 at 5 p.m.

Echo Valley Art Group Annual Exhibit

January 20 - February 27, 2022 Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall

Opening Reception: January 20, 4-8 p.m., Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall

01/20/22 - 02/27/22

Echo Valley Art Group Annual Exhibit

01/20/22 - 02/27/22

The Echo Valley Art Group, established in 1945, is an organization limited to 25 professional artists of a broad range of ages and styles, working and creating in the Lancaster County area. Membership is by invitation, with artist selection based on their exhibition history, career development, participation in the arts community, and what they add to the group. EVAG meets monthly to discuss their work and current art events, and to organize their annual exhibit of new work, and other exhibits. We hold an annual auction of original art, with the intent of sharing our artwork with our community and collectors, and to raise funds to support the arts in Lancaster. Echo Valley believes that a community that values the Arts, thrives. "Echo Valley" was the name of the Cleves Dodge farm on the south edge of Neffsville, PA. That's where in 1945, Peggy P. Dodge and a few friends began to meet weekly in a farm building to study and practice art. Their instructor was Pauline Stauffer, an accomplished artist and Lancaster High School art teacher. In the first year, the group had grown to over 20 people, but all was very informal and unstructured, the group gathering to make friends and create art and generally have fun. By the end of the first decade, which was also the country's first decade after WWII, art had begun to gain a strong foothold in Lancaster County. This was encouraged by the high level of art instruction in schools and colleges, and the influx of professional artists and designers being employed by the expanding local industries. In the 1950's and 60's, Echo Valley gained many of these local professionals to their membership, who must have welcomed the opportunity to make social contact with like-minded peers and exhibit work with them. It was at this point that the group formalized its existence with by-laws and a limited membership of 25 active members, which it still maintains today.

Heidi Leitzke Exhibit: a bridge across, a path through

October 28 - December 10, 2021

Artist Talk and Reception: October 28, 4-7 p.m. Hess Gallery

10/28/21 - 12/10/21

a bridge across, a path through

10/28/21 - 12/10/21

This exhibition will feature original Thread Paintings, Oil Paintings and Works on Paper. In all of my work, I explore nature-based subject matter as a way to reflect upon and better understand my human experience. I am not trying to render an exact likeness of any one place, but rather celebrate the spirit of aliveness I find in nature. Along with uncoiling ferns and blossoming trees, I am currently painting bridges and paths in real and imagined landscapes. I have been thinking about how a bridge is literally a way to connect two sides, in my mind becoming a metaphor of connection between two people with different experiences or ideals. This was particularly poignant in the fall of 2020, as we were in the midst of a very divisive election season and people were separated by their beliefs. A path winding through a space symbolizes a journey, perhaps through the past year, living through the pandemic. Now as we near the end, there is both joy and anxiety associated with re-emerging into the world, this spring. We are all trying to navigate our world that feels both familiar and forever changed -Heidi Leitzke

The 34th Annual Juried Student Art Show (2021)

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Visitors are required to check in at Campus Safety.

05/02/2021 - 05/16/2021

Senior Exhibition

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Lyet Gallery, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Visitors are required to check in at Campus Safety.

2018 Student Art Show

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti Exhibition

Lawrence Ferlinghetti: An American Cultural Icon

Curator, George Krevsky

Lyet Gallery and the Bowers Writers House

Elizabethtown College

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Elizabethtown College celebrates a major exhibition of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's art work and poetry in the Lyet Gallery and the Bowers Writers House at Elizabethtown College. The exhibition will include 20 art works created by Ferlinghetti from 1954-2011.

As part of the celebration of this iconic American cultural figure, cinematographer Chris Felver will be showing his PBS documentary “The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti” and meeting with students from the media department. George Krevsky, who represented Ferlinghetti’s visual art for 25 years, will meet with students from the Art Department to discuss Ferlinghetti’s visual art. Additionally, Jesse Waters has engaged visiting Poetry Scholars to present a program of poetry readings and ephemera in the Bowers Writers House.

Date/Time	Name of Event	Location
October 11	Exhibition Opens	Lyet Gallery
October 16 6:30 p.m.	"The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti" film and talk by cinematographer, Chris Felver	Brinser Lecture Room
October 20 3:30 p.m.	Reception and Curatorial Talk by George Krevsky	Lyet Gallery
October 20 6:30 p.m.	"Under the City Lights: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, A Celebration" Selected Ferlinghetti poems read by Carmen Sarracino, Jesse Waters, George Krevsky and selected students	Bowers Writers House
October 23 4 p.m.	Art & Design Department hosts a Gallery talk by Curator George Krevsky Open to the public	Lyet Gallery

For information contact: Professor Milt Friedly, Gallery Director at friedlmd@etown.edu.

04/06/2021 - 04/23/2021

Galleries on Campus

John W. Hess Gallery

The John W. Hess Gallery is located in Zug Memorial Hall and features a variety of exhibitions throughout the academic Year.

Lyet Gallery

The Lyet Gallery, located on the second floor of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, features changing exhibits.

McCormick Gallery

The McCormick Gallery, located on the first floor of Leffler Chapel, displays works on loan and objects from the College's permanent collection.

The Department of Art & Design oversees and hosts works by local, regional and national artists in one-person, two-person and group shows in the three campus galleries. Special exhibitions are organized by art faculty, students and outside curators.

Changing exhibitions are hosted in the John W. Hess Gallery in Zug Memorial Hall and the Lyet Gallery on the second floor of Leffler Chapel. Works on loan and objects from the permanent collection are displayed in the McCormick Gallery on the first floor of Leffler Chapel.