May 9, 2025

Then & Now: Lancaster Through the Lens | The Work of Shelby Wormley and Jim Yescalis

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Then & Now pairs photography from two Lancaster-based artists, exploring everyday moments in city life. Through portraiture, the artists capture the people they meet and their stories in captivating light. With a shared medium, Wormley's and Yescalis' work together documents a half century of the people and places that make Lancaster a remarkable community to […]

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Demuth Invitational: Portraiture Through Artists’ Eyes

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Like many artists, throughout his lifetime Charles Demuth explored portraiture. His subjects ranged widely from friends and family to fictional characters in his literary illustrations, and his style included representational works and his pioneering poster portraits conveying likenesses in an abstract concept. For the 2023 Demuth Invitational exhibition, more than 60 local artists submitted work […]

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Souls Shot Portrait Project

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

The Souls Shot Portrait Project began in Philadelphia and their mission is to bring attention to and memorialize the lives lost and tragically altered due to gun violence. This traveling exhibition features portraits of 18 individuals lost to gun violence. The organization pairs artists with families or friends of gun violence victims for the artists […]

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Art Alley: the Center for Creative Exploration and the Demuth Foundation

Lancaster City Welcome Center 38 Penn Square, Lancaster, PA, United States

Join the Demuth Foundation and Pennsylvania College of Art & Design's Center for Creative Exploration for a FREE, family-friendly, make-and-take creative craft! In Art Alley, next to Penn Square and Lancaster Central Market.

Immigrant & Refugee Artist Salon Show

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

In conjunction with our current special exhibition Capturing Community: Inside an American Salon, we've been working with a small group of immigrant and refugee artists to develop a new salon in Lancaster. These artists have created new works to share their experiences and stories with our community. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, […]

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Strictly Functional Pottery National

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Since its founding in 1993, Strictly Functional Pottery National (SFPN) has been recognized as one of the top ceramic exhibitions in the country. The first of its kind, SFPN provides an opportunity for functional pots to receive a much deserved spotlight. Every year, SFPN proudly features some of the most talented ceramic artists from across […]

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Creative Quarters: The People & Places of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Creative Quarters features black and white photographs of the 60+ artists represented in Historic Artists' Homes and Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This exhibition of images of 19th and 20th century artists from across the country with their homes, studios, and landscapes they worked in captures the historical evolution […]

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Creative Quarters: The People & Places of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Creative Quarters features black and white photographs of the 60+ artists represented in Historic Artists' Homes and Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This exhibition of images of 19th and 20th century artists from across the country with their homes, studios, and landscapes they worked in captures the historical evolution […]

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Strictly Functional Pottery National

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Since its founding in 1993, Strictly Functional Pottery National (SFPN) has been recognized as one of the top ceramic exhibitions in the country. The first of its kind, SFPN provides an opportunity for functional pots to receive a much deserved spotlight. Every year, SFPN proudly features some of the most talented ceramic artists from across […]

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Trees Galore: Sleigh Ride Together With You

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

We’re excited to bring festive fun to our galleries with this year’s Trees Galore theme, Sleigh Ride Together With You! Enjoy artwork donated by local artists available in a silent auction, our holiday gift shop, and seasonal decor throughout the museum that interprets the classic Sleigh Ride song. All proceeds from the silent auction support […]

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Creative Quarters: The People & Places of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Creative Quarters features black and white photographs of the 60+ artists represented in Historic Artists' Homes and Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This exhibition of images of 19th and 20th century artists from across the country with their homes, studios, and landscapes they worked in captures the historical evolution […]

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The Right Set of Circumstances: as set by the Fine Art Seniors of PCA&D

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

A special one-weekend exhibition in the Demuth Museum’s Gallery at 116 (116 East King Street, Lancaster), The Right Set of Circumstances features a collection of work by eight Fine Art seniors at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. Artists whose work is on display in the show include Kayla Smith, Sherrie Snyder, Megan Einoh, […]

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Lancaster County Young Artists Awards Exhibition

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States +1 more

Lancaster County Young Artists is a regional competition that is open to any student, grades 7 through 12, attending school in a participating district or homeschooled. This year, LCYA is hosted at both the Lancaster Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. 425 works by students from 19 schools across Lancaster […]

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Demuth Museum Grand Reopening

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

The reopening of the Demuth Museum is happening Friday, April 5! Join us for the opening and ribbon cutting at 12 pm, and we’ll be open until 8 pm for First Friday. Enjoy our renovated galleries and reinterpreted exhibits that focus on Charles Demuth’s life, artwork, and legacy!

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LGBT Center of Central PA Pop-Up Exhibit

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

In honor of Pride Month and in conjunction with the special traveling exhibition Stay Alive / Make Art, the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project will display a special one-day only pop-up exhibit of objects and photographs from their archives at the Lancaster Museum of Art. This mini exhibit will offer visitors a glimpse […]

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