In Consideration: Fine Art Seniors of Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

December 2 - 4, 2022

In Consideration is a collection of work by eight Fine Art seniors at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Artists whose work was on display in the show include Cassie Carver-Peters, Parker Galen, Bee Grissinger, Emily Moyer, Cheyenne Nycz, Kelsie Reimer, Moselyn Sandy, and Faith Stiffey.

David Brumbach: Fields of Vision

November 5 - December 23, 2022

This special exhibition commemorates the 30th anniversary of beloved Lancaster artist David Brumbach’s death and recognizes National Diabetes Month, providing a glimpse into Brumbach’s later years and how the effects of diabetes impacted his artwork. Highlights include several of Brumbach’s Star Barn paintings and works from his Masks series, along with interpretation and ephemera that explores the artist’s experiences with disease.

From the Archives: Demuth Firefighting Collection

November 5 - December 23, 2022

This archival exhibit featured the Demuth Family’s extensive collection of firefighting artifacts and memorabilia. Objects on display included helmets, parade hats, badges, water buckets, and other artifacts from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Drawing on the Susquehanna: Four Centuries of Artistic Inspiration and Commerce

August 6 - October 30, 2022

This special exhibit curated by artist Rob Evans includes over 60 works and examines the influence of the Susquehanna River as an artistic muse and commercial driver for prominent American artists. These artists worked in a diverse range of media often experimenting with some of the newest technologies of the day including wood, copper and steel engravings; hand colored lithographs and chromolithographs; etchings; transfer decorated china; and paintings and drawings. Drawing on the Susquehanna presents a unique portrait of a single subject over four centuries, documenting, through the eyes of artists, the River's many moods and manifestations, as well as the progression of human habitation and development along its shores.

Between Two Worlds

May 7 - July 24, 2022

Internationally recognized artist Helen Berggruen's captivating paintings invite viewers to explore the observed and the imagined through intricate interior scenes and sweeping landscapes. A dozen of Berggruen's oil paintings inspired by environments around the country are featured alongside recently completed watercolors from an artist's residency at Elizabethtown College.

Scholastic Art Awards

March 12 - April 24, 2022

The Scholastic Art Awards is the first level of a national art competition, open to students grades 7 through 12. Exceptional works of art are submitted by students to be judged first at the regional level here in Lancaster, with the winning works moving on to the national competition.

Demuth Invitational: lancaster Landscape

January 22 - February 27, 2022

Since ancient times, artists have been inspired to create landscape paintings. Throughout his lifetime, Charles Demuth observed and painted his surroundings including the Pennsylvania countryside, seascapes from Provincetown, and French coastal towns. He often worked in plein air and sometimes wrote down the colors for his sketches on the work to ensure an accurate depiction. The Demuth Museum's collection contains several examples of Demuth's landscape painting, which help document his experience of Lancaster and his travels.

In 2022, several exhibits at the Demuth Museum will focus on landscape. As we begin the year, we want to see Lancaster's landscape through the eyes of our local artists first. Lancaster County provides an array of scenery from sweeping farm fields to wooded preserves to flowing waterways, creating diverse views for artists to depict in both representational and abstract manners.