A different kind of classroom.
Our Mission
The mission of the Sordoni Art Gallery is to encourage an appreciation of the arts and an understanding of its role in society through direct engagement with art. Our main focus is to present high-quality exhibitions, related programming, and publications in a wide range of media, topics, cultures and time periods.
Of Place and Passage: Actions and Images by Stephan Koplowitz
Of Place and Passage: Actions and Images by Stephan Koplowitz explores the creative practice of internationally acclaimed choreographer and interdisciplinary artist Stephan Koplowitz, whose work transforms architecture, landscapes, and public spaces into sites of movement, perception, and encounter. Bringing together photography, video, installation, and archival materials, the exhibition reveals the interconnected processes through which performance is conceived, documented, and remembered.
Rather than treating photography and moving image as records of completed performances, Koplowitz uses them as integral choreographic tools—ways of observing, composing, and reimagining the relationships between bodies, place, and time. Across the exhibition, visitors encounter works that trace the evolution of ideas from intimate studies of movement to ambitious, large-scale performances unfolding across cities, waterways, and architectural landmarks.
Organized around themes of seeing, repetition, reflection, and the choreography of public space, Of Place and Passage invites audiences to experience movement beyond the stage. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore the breadth of Koplowitz’s artistic practice while considering how performance continues to shape the ways we perceive our built and natural environments. Through image, motion, and spatial experience, the exhibition encourages viewers to look closely, move thoughtfully, and discover choreography embedded within the everyday.
About The Gallery
Location
Karambelas Media & Communication Center141 S. Main St.
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Free visitor parking is available.
Hours
- Tuesday-Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 12 - 5 p.m.
- Sunday, Monday & University Holidays: Closed
