Avid Vanguard: PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN SENIOR FINE ART EXHIBITION

December 3 - 18, 2021

Avid Vanguard features a presentation of thesis work by 8 artists from the Class of 2021 Fine Art Seniors at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.

20th Annual Art-in-a-Box Exhibition

November 20 - December 23, 2021

This annual exhibit features student artworks from schools participating in the Demuth’s free education program called Art in a Box, which teaches aspiring artists about Charles Demuth’s pioneering artwork and life in Lancaster. 84 local students displayed their Demuth-inspired artworks, including elementary through high school participants. Schools contributing to the 2021 exhibition include: Donegal Primary School, Landis Run Intermediate School, Manheim Township Middle School, and Manheim Township High School.

Work Behind the Work

September 24 - November 14, 2021

Work Behind the Work gives us the unique experience of looking inside the artist’s creative process. Artists utilize these working methods as creative playgrounds to experiment, explore and expand their initial ideas and vision. Some artists pull from observation, some artists record thoughts and musings, and some collect ephemera. Work Behind the Work investigates the moments of the creative trajectory of an artist's practice; the catalysts, the point of departures, and the seeds for future works of art.

This special exhibition is curated by Justin Phillips, Aaron Thompson, and Jeremy Waak for the Demuth Museum.

John Heliker: Drawing on the New Deal, 1932-1948

July 31 - September 12, 2021

This special traveling exhibition focuses on John Heliker's (1909-2000) early drawings and explores the artist's career beginnings. Heliker developed a highly personal and expressive approach to drawing during the Works Progress Administration (WPA) years. His powerful figure drawings, cubist-inspired landscapes, and biomorphic abstractions in diverse media are featured in this exhibition that brings attention to a remarkable aspect of his art that remains obscure.

Drawing on the New Deal original exhibition was curated by David A. Lewis, Professor of Art History at Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas, in 2010 and was loaned to the Demuth Foundation by the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation, Inc.

Barry Ginder: City_scapes

May 8 - July 25, 2021

Lancaster native and architect Barry Ginder's contemporary paintings focus on urban landscape in mid-Atlantic cities. Ginder emphasizes geometric shape and employs color to highlight architecture and city life.

Smokestacks & Skyscrapers: Modern Moments from the 20th Century

May 8 - July 25, 2021

'Smokestacks & Skyscrapers' features special works on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection. Seven artists' works are highlighted in the exhibition, focusing on the urban landscape of the first half of the 20th century. Artists include: George Ault, Charles Demuth, Arthur Garfield Dove, Edward L. Loper, Sr., John Marin, Charles Sheeler, and Dox Thrash.

This is one in a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of the Art Bridges + Terra Foundation Initiative.

Scholastic Art Awards

March 9 - April 30, 2021

Though it has been a challenging school year for students, educators, and families, the 2021 Scholastic and Lancaster County Young Artists Awards remains a strong exhibition showcasing the area’s youth’s talents. We are excited to present this year’s Lancaster County Young Artists Awards and Scholastic Art Awards in two virtual exhibitions.

Demuth Invitational: Illustrations from the Stories that Inspire

January 30 - March 6, 2021

Themes for the annual Invitational are selected based on concepts from Charles Demuth’s work, and 2021’s exhibition focuses on his literary illustrations -- imaginative watercolors and drawings inspired by contemporary novels and short stories from the early 20th century -- in celebration of the recent acquisition of A Prince of Court Painters (No. 1) to the museum's permanent collection. 33 local artists have created works inspired by a fictional character or scene from a story of their choice. The character or scene can be from contemporary culture, or a classic work.