Reception and Gallery Talk: Revisiting South Bethlehem

DUBOIS GALLERY, Maginnes Hall 9 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA, United States

  Join LUAG Museum Educator, Patricia McAndrew and Director/Chief Curator Ricardo Viera for a lively discussion of the exhibition Revisiting South Bethlehem: 150 Years of Photography.    Gallery talk begins at 5pm, reception to follow.  Dubois Gallery, Maginnes Hall. For more information about the exhibition, click here. All LUAG events are free and open to the… Read More Reception and Gallery Talk: Revisiting South Bethlehem

OCTOBER 13: Pull My Daisy

DUBOIS GALLERY, Maginnes Hall 9 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA, United States

OCTOBER 13: Live reading of Jack Kerouac’s introduction to Robert Frank’s The Americans, and screening of Robert Frank’s Beat era film Pull My Daisy. Black Box theater, Zoellner Arts Center. Thursday, October 13,… Read More OCTOBER 13: Pull My Daisy

CANCELLED: February 9: Gallery Talk with professors Sawicki and Viera, 6 PM.

LUAG MAIN GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

ATTENTION: This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Join LU professors Nicholas Sawicki and Ricardo Viera for a gallery talk and walkthrough of the exhibition The Art of Collecting at the LUAG Main
Gallery, Zoellner. 6 pm. Reception to follow.

Free

March 2: Reception and Gallery Talk for Area Artists 2017; featuring area musician Gary Joseph Hassay.

LUAG MAIN GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

March 2: Area musician Gary Joseph Hassay will perform a short program of spontaneous compositions at the reception and gallery talk for Area Artists 2017. Hassay's performance, dedicated to these exceptional artists, precedes a gallery Q & A with Kerns, Slahta, Ross, Badt, and Sherk. Doors open at 6pm, performance at 6:30 pm. LUAG Main Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center.

Free

April 6: Chris Karfakis / The Evolution of Photography

LUAG LOWER GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Chris Karfakis has been a collector of cameras, images, and photographic ephemera for over 30 years. His collection has enabled him to study the history and evolution of photography, and how photography impacts our daily lives. He will speak about photography's role in documenting the turning points in major world events. In particular, he will zero in on the antebellum period, and explain how a daguerreotype came to be.

Free

April 20: Scott Sherk Reception and Artist Talk, 6 PM

Butz Lobby, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA, United States

Sherk will discuss his sound and video work in conjunction with his installation SonanceZOELLNER located throughout the building. 6 pm. Butz Lobby, Zoellner Arts Center. Reception to follow.

Free

September 21: Juan Castillo Vázquez on Wifredo Lam, 4:10PM

Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA, United States

Join us for a lecture and reading by Wifredo Lam's great nephew, Juan Castillo Vázquez, in conjunction with the exhibition The Drawings of Wifredo Lam: 1940-1955.  The lecture will take place at 4:10PM in Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center.  This is a Spanish language talk with English transcription provided, including excerpts from Wifredo Lam's poetry.  Reception to follow.  All LUAG events are free and open to the public.

Free

September 28: Gallery Conversation with Ricardo Viera, 6PM

RAUCH BUSINESS CENTER GALLERY 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

Join us for a gallery conversation about the NAEMI exhibition: Visionaries of the Light with LUAG Director/ Chief Curator, Ricardo Viera.  The exhibition is located at the Gallery at Rauch Business Center.  A reception will follow.  All LUAG events are free and open to the public.

Free

November 2: Robert Mann discusses Aaron Siskind

Maginnes Hall 9 W. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Join us as Robert Mann, director of the Robert Mann Gallery, NYC, discusses the photography of Aaron Siskind.  Light refreshments provided. Founded in 1985, Robert Mann Gallery is one of the preeminent photography galleries in the world. Through a diverse roster that highlights both a prominent group of contemporary artists and an outstanding collection of twentieth-century masters, its program interrogates the role of photographic medium—to capture or invent, purify or distort, and to take on new identities—while celebrating its unique history.

Free

November 9: Lowery Stokes Sims on Wifredo Lam, 6PM

LUAG LOWER GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Curator and scholar Lowery Stokes Sims will speak in conjunction with the exhibition The Drawings of Wifredo Lam: 1940-1955. Join us in the LUAG Lower Gallery in Zoellner Arts Center, 6PM.  Reception to follow.  All LUAG events are free and open to the public. Sponsored in part by the Visiting Lecturers Committee and Africana Studies.

Free

Wifredo Lam's 115th Birthday Celebration

LUAG MAIN GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Join us to celebrate what would have been Wifredo Lam's 115th birthday and the closing of the exhibition The Drawings of Wifredo Lam: 1940-1955. The party will take place at 6 PM in the LUAG Main Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center. Prosecco, a sparkling wine from Italy, and desserts will be served. This event marks one… Read More Wifredo Lam's 115th Birthday Celebration

Study Night At The Museum

LUAG LOWER GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Study Night At The Museum provides students with an alternative study space as they gear up for finals. Bring a friend and your study material and prepare to conquer your… Read More Study Night At The Museum

February 8: Opening Reception for all Spring 2018 Exhibitions

LUAG MAIN GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Join us February 8 at the LUAG Main Gallery, Zoellner Arts Center for a reception celebrating all of our Spring 2018 Exhibitions.  6-8PM.  Refreshments.  All LUAG events are free and open to the public.

Free

April 12: Karyn Olivier: Artist Talk

BLACK BOX THEATRE, Zoellner Arts Center 420 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA, PA, United States

Join Horger Artist-in-Residence Karyn Olivier for an artist talk in which she will present her work, discuss current projects, as well as the work she is doing with Lehigh University students.

Free

Opening Reception: Fall 2018 Exhibitions

LUAG MAIN GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

September 20, 6PM.  Please join us for a reception celebrating our fall 2018 exhibitions and welcome our new director, Dr. William Crow. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. For more information please call 610.758.3615.

Gallery Talk With Professor Lucy Gans

RAUCH BUSINESS CENTER GALLERY 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA, United States

October 18, 6PM. Join us for a Gallery Talk about the exhibition, The Future is Female, with professor Lucy Gans in The Gallery at Rauch Business Center. Reception to follow. All LUAG events are free and open to the public. This is a 5X10 event.

POSTPONED: Farewell Reception for LUAG Director/Chief Curator Ricardo Viera

LUAG MAIN GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

December 1, 3-5 PM. Join us to celebrate the retirement of LUAG director / chief curator Ricardo Viera. Viera will be retiring at the end of December after dedicating 44 years of service to Lehigh University Art Galleries. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.

Study Night at the Museum

LUAG LOWER GALLERY, Zoellner Arts Center 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA, United States

Every semester during Finals Week, LUAG opens its doors for Study Night at the Museum. Study Night provides an alternative study space on the Monday before final exams.  This semester, it will be held on Monday December 10, from 6 - 11 PM. Bring a friend and your study materials...