Welcome to the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University
The Sordoni Art Gallery is an innovative educational exhibition space. The gallery offers students and the local community a creative learning experience by providing rich programming, workshops, lectures, and year-round exhibitions featuring diverse, internationally recognized artists.
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and University Holidays. All Sordoni exhibitions and events are free
and open to the public.
Upcoming Exhibition:
Solid Gone
Curated by Ben Woodeson
Exhibition Dates: June 1 - July 1, 2018
Opening Symposium: June 2, 2018 starting at 10 AM
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Approaches to Metal & Glass (in)Compatibility with Jane Cook, Chief Scientist from Corning Museum of Glass
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Curator's Talk with Ben Woodeson
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Reception to follow
"Solid Gone" concentrates on the moment of exhibition, rather than posterity or potential longevity and collectability. Ben comments that he's allergic to inert and boring lumps of metal. Indeed, challenging, fragile and temporary works are widespread within the non-cast iron art world, this exhibition and catalog contemplates: "Are there high quality impermanent, fragile and precarious object-based artworks being made within the iron casting community that are simply not being seen?" Find out starting June 1, 2018.
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