Current Exhibition
Migrations: Helen Zughaib
Inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s 1941 seminal Migration Series, Zughaib’s Syrian Migration Series allows for an exploration of the contemporary consequences of the post WWI peace through the lens of the current Syrian conflict and the mass migration it has triggered.
The Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I resulted in the creation of modern borders in the Middle East that have lasting effects on today’s geopolitics. Zughaib’s Syrian Migration Series seeks to refocus attention on the modern Syrian crisis and give voice to those affected, particularly the experience of women and children migrants and refugees.
The series is an interpretation of Jacob Lawrence’s 1941 seminal Migration Series depicting the mass movement of African Americans from the Southern United States to points north and west. Known as The Great Migration, this defining period in American history was ignited during President Wilson’s first term by the start of WWI and the demand for labor in urban centers and amplified by the political, social, and economic repression of African Americans in the South. The intersectionality of the Great Migration and the present-day Syrian migration reframes these domestic movements within a global context.
Events
Art in Context Lecture: Unfinished Journeys with Helen Zughaib
Brief reception to follow with free wine/beer bar.
Helen Zughaib is an Arab American painter and multimedia artist. Her work mostly consists of colorful gouache paintings that are meant to represent Arab identities and invoke and encourage feelings of empathy, hopefulness, and understanding. Her art surrounds topics and themes of Arab heritage and culture, the Arab Spring, and the emigration and displacement of people in the Middle East. She also uses her work as an outlet for sharing her personal experiences as an Arab American woman who grew up in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East.
Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums internationally, as well as in many public and private collections such as those of the White House, World Bank, Library of Congress, American embassies in Baghdad and Iraq, and has been gifted to multiple heads of state, including President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Bark! at the Gallery
Join Sordoni Art Gallery and the SPCA of Luzerne County for an afternoon with some furry friends. Come relax, color, and meet some adoptable dogs!
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The Art of Ohm: Meditation with Donya of Breathe & Prosper
Meditation with Donya of Breathe & Prosper
Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery.
Please bring your own yoga mat, blankets, pillow, or bolsters. Dress in light layers since the gallery can get cold. This is a yoga-based practice.
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Art in Context Screening: Persepolis (2007)
Based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about her life, Persepolis (2007) follows Marji as she grows into a rebellious, punk-loving teenager during the late 1970s and 1980s in Iran, first before and then after the Islamic Revolution. In the background, mounting political tensions escalate as the Iran/Iraq war breaks out.
Registration is required. Email melissa.carestia@wilkes.edu to reserve your spot.
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The Art of Ohm: Sound Bath with Erin of Mind, Body, Soul Healing
Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery.
Please bring your own yoga mat, blankets, pillow, or bolsters. Dress in light layers since the gallery can get cold. This is a yoga-based practice.
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The Art of Ohm: Yoga with Catherine
Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery.
Please bring your own yoga mat, blankets, pillow, or bolsters. Dress in light layers since the gallery can get cold. This is a yoga-based practice.
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The Art of Ohm: Meditation & Sound Bath with Tracy of Positive Vibes
Join us to rest and recharge with the return of this popular series. The Art of Ohm is a free program centered on mindfulness and restoration through Yoga and Meditation. All semester long, we invite you to slow down, reconnect, and restore balance in the Sordoni Art Gallery.
Please bring your own yoga mat, blankets, pillow, or bolsters. Dress in light layers since the gallery can get cold. This is a yoga-based practice.
Register for The Art of Ohm: Meditation & Sound Bath with Tracy of Positive Vibes
Artventurers: What is a Home? Paper Collage
Sordoni Gallery Artventurers, invites young explorers and their families to discover the world of art through creativity, curiosity, and hands-on fun. Each session offers a hands-on activity and storytime with the Osterhout Free Library. New Artventurers will receive a free sketch book to collect their badges.
For this Artventurers session, families will explore the idea of home. What is it? Where is it? Who makes it? Inspired by Zughaib’s block-color painting style, we will be using cut-paper collage to create our responses to these questions.
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Cookie Decorating
Take a break from the end of the semester and kick back at the Sordoni Art Gallery.
Decorate a cookie and enjoy a treat from our hot chocolate bar!
Free and open to the public while supplies last.