Herbert Simon: Painter…Sculptor…Printmaker…Master
November 21–February 18
A retrospective of the life’s work of sculptor, printmaker, and painter Herbert Simon, this exhibition presents the wide breadth of the artist’s prolific and diverse output in all facets of his artistic quest.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, teaching and practicing throughout the United States, and finally settling in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Simon shifted from representationalism to pure abstraction, eventually settling on a place somewhere between the two. Having studied with leading figures of abstraction including Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell, and Phillip Guston in the mid-century, and highly inspired by the industrial landscape of Northeastern Pennsylvania and simple everyday objects later, Simon developed an approach encompassing both styles to satisfy his vision.
THROUGH DARKNESS TO LIGHT: PHOTOGRAPHS ALONG THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
November 14, 2024–January 5, 2025
Through Darkness to Light, a traveling exhibition from ExhibitsUSA, a program of the Mid-America Arts Alliance, showcases the photography of Jeanine Michna-Bales, who has spent more than a decade meticulously researching “fugitive” slaves and the ways they escaped to freedom. While the unnumbered routes of the Underground Railroad encompassed countless square miles, the path Michna-Bales documented encompasses roughly 2,000 miles and is based off of actual sites, cities, and places that freedom-seekers passed through during their journey.
Peace, Love, and Music
August 15–December 1, 2024
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival, Peace, Love, and Music is a retrospective on the sights and sounds of the 1960s, touching upon both the popular culture and the political and social aspects that shaped the country during this era.
Showcased in this exhibition are posters, records, art, photography, including a collection from seminal San Francisco chronicler of the Haight-Ashbury scene Herb Greene, and signed guitars from members of some legendary bands that performed at Woodstock including Mountain, the Grateful Dead, and Santana, among others.
This exhibition is generously supported by PNC Bank.
Guitar signed by Carlos Santana
Guitar signed by members of Mountain
I Think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great by Ben Shahn (1898–1969)
Ben Shahn Exhibition: Freedom Summer, 1964
Ongoing
An exhibition of work by Ben Shahn, best known for social realism reflecting his left-wing political views, is now on view in the Works on Paper gallery thanks to a generous donation from Ken Marquis. The included works revolve around figures of the Civil Rights movement.
The Works on Paper gallery highlights selections from the rich collection of ink sketches, charcoal drawings, engravings, etches, photographs, and more in the Everhart’s holdings, which comprises hundreds of works.
This gallery is sponsored by John A. Farkas in loving memory of Nancy S. Farkas and John Anthony Farkas, Jr.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Coalfields: Preservation, Praise, Promise
May 30–December 2024
In celebration of the reopening of Nay Aug Park’s Brooks Mine in 2023, Northeastern Pennsylvania Coalfields showcases the rich coal heritage of the region through art; coal mining tools and wares; and geological objects. The complicated relationship between the industry and the communities and areas that were impacted is explored.
