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The mission of the Erie Art Museum is to maintain an institution of excellence dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the visual arts by developing and maintaining a quality art collection, encouraging art in all its forms, fostering lifelong art learning, and building community among artists, art students and the public.
November, 2024
Masquerade at the Museum Returns for 2024 with new Grand Raffle
ERIE, Pa. The Erie Art Museum will host its second annual Masquerade at the Museum on Saturday, October 26th, from 7 pm 11 pm. This year's event includes multiple performances including live music by Danny and the Daddios and dance performances by Seiche Dance Collective and Mercyhurst Dance Department. Additional entertainment includes face-painted masquerade masks by Taradoodles, live drawings by Anthony Carson, the return of Spectral Tales in the Customs House with Stephanie Wincik, Tarot Card Readings, a 360-degree photo booth, and an interactive art experience with guest artist Qian Li.
October, 2024
The Erie Art Museum Evolves Joseph Plavcan Exhibition with Adrade, Garber, Speight: In Conversation
ERIE, Pa. With support from Art Bridges, the Museum will display works on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, by artists Edna Andrade, Daniel Garber, and Francis Speight to explore mentorship and its transformative role in personal and community development. Andrade,Garber,Speight:InConversation exhibition opens September 25 in the Nicholas Gallery.
September, 2024
Qian Li Transforms Erie Art Museum Main Gallery with Summoning the Wind
ERIE, Pa. The Erie Art Museum is thrilled to announce our next main gallery exhibition, Summoning the Wind, a collection of works by Qian Li. Li draws from her upbringing in a Chinese coastal billage and her journey of raising a biracial family in the United States, and is deeply inspired by the delicate dance between opposing forces. Through painting, print, video, and installations, Qian Li explores the themes of different dichotomies; stasis and change, the private and the public, memory and lived experience. According to Li, "My creative vision often springs from the realm of dreams, infusing my narratives with a sense of mystery and fluidity across time."
May, 2024
Erie Art Museum Acquires New Art in Permanent Collection
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum has made its first art acquisition in 3 years, with the gift of a series of prints from Nicole Reinhold Martin and purchases of work by elin slavick and Ana Balcazar.
March, 2024
Erie Art Museum 101st Spring Show Opens March 16, 2024
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum is excited to announce that the opening for the 101st Spring Show will be on March 16, 2024. The Spring Show is a juried art exhibition open to any and all artists living, working, or studying within 250 miles of the City of Erie, Pennsylvania. The Erie Art Museum, in partnership with the PennWest University Art Department's Visiting Artist & Speaker Endowment committee (VASE), has selected Tanya Aguiñiga as the Spring Show 2024 juror.
November, 2023
Erie Art Museum to Benefit from Art Bridges Foundation Nationwide 'Access for All' Initiative to Reduce Barriers to Museum Visits
ERIE, Pa. - Art Bridges Foundation, the national arts nonprofit founded by philanthropist Alice Walton, announced today the launch of "Access for All," providing $40 million in funding to 64 museums nationwide. The initiative aims to increase access to museums across the country and foster engagement with local communities by covering the costs of free admission days and expanded free hours as well as programming, outreach, and community partnerships that together, will eliminate many common barriers to access.
Step into the FEED! - Video Portraits at Masquerade at the Museum!
ERIE, Pa. - Erie Art Museum is pleased to announce Video Portraits by media artists from FEED.art at the 2023 Masquerade at the Museum. FEED activates the Museum's Historic Customs House with an installation featuring YOU and your masked friends on the walls of the Hagen Gallery.
July, 2023
Erie Art Museum Artist in Residence Ana Balcazar Features New Exhibition Entre Plantas y Mujeres
ERIE, Pa. - Entre Plantas y Mujeres will open July 13 in the Frenzel Gallery. An opening reception will take place at 6 pm with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a tour of the exhibition. The artist and curator, Ana Balcazar will debut a newly commissioned body of work, created during her residency at the Museum in response to the Museum's Collection. "We are thrilled to have Balcazar's premiere solo museum exhibition in the United States as our inaugural artist residency," states Laura Domencic, Executive Director of the Erie Art Museum. Entre Plantas y Mujeres(between plants and women) will feature both Balcazar's works and curated Museum Collection art pieces.
Mid Day Art Break Returns to the Erie Art Museum for the Summer, New Wednesday Hours
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum is inviting everyone to take their lunch break at the first Mid-Day Art Break of the 2023 season. On July 5th and Aug. 9th from 11 am - 2 pm with music from noon - 1 pm, the Museum will host a live concert and food trucks on the 5th Street patio. Mid-Day Art Break is free and open to the public. This event will be hosted rain or shine and will move inside the Holstein Gallery in the event of inclement weather.
Nicole Reinhold Martin Visits Erie Art Museum at Painterly Polaroids Exhibition Opening Reception
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum will host an opening reception for Painterly Polaroids with Nicole Reinhold Martin on Sat. July 24 from 4 - 6 pm. Painterly Polaroids is on view in the Bacon Gallery from June 8, 2023 - April 2024. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available.
March, 2023
"Ole' Say Can WE See?" Exhibition Extended to Saturday, February 25, 2023 with Artist Meet & Greet.
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum has extended Dr. Garry Bibbs' exhibition "Ole' Say Can WE See?" until Saturday, February 25, 2023. Bibbs will also attend an artist meet & greet with coffee and doughnuts on Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 11am - 1pm where the public will have a chance to meet him before the exhibition closes. "Ole' Say Can WE See?" is extended thanks to sponsorship by Erie's Black Wall Street.
November, 2022
Erie Art Museum Features Kimberly Chapman Work in New Exhibition Eighty-Six Reasons For Asylum Admission
ERIE, Pa. - Eighty-Six Reasons For Asylum Admission opens at the Erie Art Museum on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. The exhibition includes sculptures and paintings by Kimberly Chapman inspired by the West Virginia Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum's "Reasons for Admission" that inventoried preconditions for mental illness. Chapman is a full-time porcelain sculptor in Cleveland, Ohio and has been featured in several group and solo exhibitions across the state. Her work has also recently been featured in the 98th and 99th Nicole & Harry Martin Spring Show at the Erie Art Museum.
September, 2022
Erie Art Museum Brings Chautauqua Artist Work to Erie in New Exhibition
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum will feature a new exhibition, Chautauqua Artists in Residence 2022, opening Aug. 25th, 2022. The exhibition includes select artists who participated in the Chautauqua School of Art residency program at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. The prestigious residency program presents the most contemporary artists, whose practices involve various media such as video, ceramics, fiber works, drawing, painting and more. Curated by Laura Domencic, Executive Director of the Erie Art Museum, this exhibition promises a display of the most cutting-edge art work in the country.
August, 2022
Sculpture Exhibition Opening at Erie Art Museum on July 21
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum opens a new exhibition on Thursday, July 21st, 2022. "Ole' Say Can WE See?" by artist Garry R. Bibbs begins on the Dana and Pete Zaphiris Family Patio with an outdoor sculpture, Humanity's High Hurdle. The exhibition continues inside the Museum in the Main Gallery, which will feature Bibbs' sculptures, 2D prints, and a video interview of the artist. A reception to celebrate the exhibition opening will be held from 5-8 pm. Light snacks, live music, and a cash bar will be available. Professor Bibbs will provide a casual tour of the exhibition at 6 pm. Regular admission applies, members can attend free.
June, 2022
Erie Art Museum Unveils Photographic Portraits From Permanent Collection in New Exhibition
ERIE, Pa. - A new photography exhibition, Connecting with the Collection: Photographic Portraits, opens this Thursday, May 12th, 2022. The exhibition is co-curated by guest curator Brian Cohen and Executive Director Laura Do
Summer Gallery Night Set for June 17th with Expanded Hours
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum continues the 2022 Gallery Night series on Friday, June 17th. 10 locations will be open from 5 pm-8 pm and another 8 locations will be open 7 pm-10 pm, including the Erie Art Museum with a performance by The Groove. Many local businesses and galleries from both downtown and all over Erie county will be participating.
May, 2022
A New Art Installation, Narcissus, Opens at the Erie Art Museum
ERIE, Pa. - Narcissus, a new collaborative exhibition between Erie Art Company and Noodlefish premiere's at the Erie Art Museum on Friday, April 29th, 2022 during Gallery Night. The exhibit will be located in the Museum's Bacon Gallery, connecting the Museum entrance to the Hagen Gallery in the Customs House.
Gallery Night Returns April 29th With More Than 20 Participating Locations
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum begins the 2022 Gallery Night season this April 29th from 7 pm–10 pm. More than 20 local businesses and galleries both downtown and across Erie will be participating.
April, 2022
Erie Art Museum Features Two New Exhibitions: Out of Many - Stories of Migration & The Secret Life of Cows
ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum now features two new exhibitions including the photography exhibition Out of Many - Stories of Migration opening Feb. 25th, 2022, and painted portraits of cows in The Secret Life of Cows by Paula Garrick Klien opening Mar. 11th, 2022.
September, 2021
Erie Art Museum Opens Future Memories, Video and Multimedia Art by John Eric Steiner
ERIE, Pa. - Future Memories, a new exhibit by multimedia artist John Eric Steiner, will be featured at the Erie Museum from Sept. 2, 2021 through Jan. 30, 2022.
Erie Art Museum Presents Paintings by Beatrice Lebreton and David King
Erie, PA - The Erie Art Museum continues to bring diverse and creative exhibitions to the region. August 5th, the Museum kicked off two new exhibitions by painters Beatrice Lebreton, from New York and David King, from Cleveland.
January, 2018
Flock to the Erie Art Museum for Bird-Inspired Fun with Daniel Burke
January 5, 2018, Erie, PA – The Erie Art Museum offers the educational program, Second Sundays, every month. This free program features art on display in the Museum, a tour in the gallery, and a hands-on activity. The next program will take place on Sunday, January 14, from 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. The Museum is excited to host exhibiting artist Daniel Burke, who will lead a tour of his retrospective: Callings, currently on display in the Main Gallery. After the guided tour, visitors can participate in an art-making activity inspired by the exhibit.
December, 2017
Daniel Burke: Callings December 1, 2017 - April 8, 2018 at Erie Art Museum
For six decades, Daniel Burke has answered a calling to make art and to teach. This retrospective exhibition looks back across the career of a prolific artist to explore highlights from each decade and reveal connections across his various series.
October, 2017
Erie Art Museum Presents Afro-Peruvian Jazz Concert
September 15, 2017, Erie, PA – The Erie Art Museum presents the Gabriel Alegría Afro- Peruvian Sextet. Fusing contemporary American jazz with the ancient rhythms of his native Peru, Gabriel Alegría will bring his unique form of world jazz to the Museum's stage on Sunday, October 29, at 3:00pm. Suggested donation is $20/per person, $15 for Museum members.
Tattoosdays at the Erie Art Museum
September 20, 2017, Erie, PA-- In conjunction with its current exhibition Ancient Ink: Mark Perrot, which is currently on display in the Museum's Nancy & Warner Bacon Gallery through January 28, the Erie Art Museum is offering free Tuesday admission to all visitors sporting visible tattoos.
September, 2017
NW PA Pride Alliance has LGBT info table at Blues and Jazz Fest
NW PA Pride Alliance once again had an LGBT info table at the Erie Art Museum's Blues and Jazz Fest, which was held August 4-6, 2017,in Frontier Park, Erie PA. This year was the 25th for the popular festival, which draws thousands. NW PA Pride Allliance board members and volunteers had a great time talking with people stopping by.
August, 2017
Groovalicious Carousel-Inspired Music Making Second Sunday, August 13, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
July 31, 2017, Erie, PA- The Erie Art Museum offers the educational program, Second Sundays, every month. This free program features art on display in the Museum, a tour in the gallery, and a hands-on craft. The next program will take place on Sunday, August 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Participants will look carefully at the Museum's large folk art carousel. Then everyone is invited to make a bagpipe, a bassoon, (very effective yet simple using tubes and balloons) or a can-jo (a twanging instrument made from fishing line and a can). Then participants will work together to create short compositions which will be recorded by hip hop producer and beatmeister Naji Adamson. Adamson will work with participants to loop and layer their compositions to create a 21st century carousel soundtrack. This program is must for anyone who loves deep grooves, wacky instruments, and steampunk flair!
Pairing Similarities: D.W. Martin Now on View at Erie Art Museum
July 21, 2017, Erie, PA- The Erie Art Museum is thrilled to present a new Holstein Gallery exhibition, Pairing Similarities: D.W. Martin. The show will run from June 30, 2017 through October 21, 2017. An artist reception will be held on Friday, July 28 during Gallery Night.
June, 2017
Ancient Ink: Photographs by Mark Perrott Exhibit at Erie Art Museum
April 11, 2017, Erie, Pennsylvania – The exhibition ANCIENT INK by photographer Mark Perrott opens June 23, 2017 and will be on exhibit in the Erie Art Museum's Bacon Gallery through January 28, 2018. Mark Perrott has spent decades documenting the ever-expanding tribe of tattooed Americans. He made his first portraits at Island Avenue Tattoo in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1979, and since then has explored tattoo parlors all across America. In his current series, ANCIENT INK, Perrott turns his camera to the now increasing tribe of highly decorated, aging, and graying baby boomers. Through large scale (50"x50") photographs and accompanying interviews, Perrott introduces the viewer to dozens of individuals, including Brian, a retired steelworker and "ink addict" from the 1970s; Marge, a 74 year-old former Cleveland police officer; and Henry, an 87 year-old WWII era Navy veteran. "These subjects," Perrott says, "speak of resilience, loss, transformation, mystery, and the emancipation that sometimes comes with growing old."
Erie Museums Announce Discounts for Low-Income Families
May 12, 2017-The Erie Art Museum and the expERIEnce Children's Museum are proud to be a member of the Museums for All program, a signature access program of the Association of Children's Museums (ACM) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to encourage families of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits. The program will enable low-income families to visit the art museum and children's museum for a minimal fee of $2 per person with the presentation of an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Museums for All is part of the museums' broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all.
The Erie Art Museum to Participate in Blue Star Museums
May 20, 2017, Erie, Pennsylvania – The Erie Art Museum is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.
March, 2017
Call for Entries - 94th Annual Spring Show at Erie Art Museum
February 14, 2017, Erie, Pennsylvania – The Erie Art Museum is pleased to announce the call for entries in the 94th Annual Spring Show. The deadline for entries is April 1st at 5 p.m. Detailed entry information and receiving dates are available on the Museum's website at http://erieartmuseum.org/call-for-entries/
Erie Art Museum Gallery Night scheduled for March 10, 2017
March 2, 2017, Erie, PA-Lots of fresh art, and an opportunity to meet dozens of artists at locations all around town, await the public at the Erie Art Museum's next Gallery Night-Friday, March 10 from 7 until 10 p.m. A city-wide gallery crawl through 12 local, independent art galleries and the Museum, which offers five new exhibitions, Gallery Night venues open their doors after-hours for visitors to get up close and personal with art and artists in a unique way. Each gallery offers a different experience, from artist meet & greets to wine samplings to live music, and visual art, featuring local, regional, and national artists. Admission is free to the public at all sites.
Gary Cardot: Memories / Dreams Exhibition at Erie Art Museum
February 2, 2017, Erie, Pennsylvania – The Erie Art Museum is pleased to present a new Holstein Gallery exhibition, Memories / Dreams by Gary Cardot. The show will run from February 17, 2017 through June 24, 2017.
Lecture at Erie Art Museum by 'Visual Activist' Susan Shie
February 21, 2017 On Thursday, March 16 at 7 PM, in the Special Events Toom at the the Erie Art Museum, 411 State St, Erie PA, Visual Activist Susan Shie will present a lecture. The lecure in free and open to the public. Susan Shie is a feminist painter, social commentator, and quilt artist, who cares deeply about social justice. Her work reflects everything from events in her personal life, to broad issues like human rights, climate change, and world politics. She is warm, down-to-earth, and promises to deliver a talk full of stories, wisdom, and the artist's role in speaking truth to power. Based in Wooster, Ohio, Shie has exhibited, presented, and taught nationally and internationally since 1986. She is one of the artists featured in Earth Stories, a traveling exhibit now on view at the Erie Art Museum, which showcases works from 24 contemporary international fiber artists, each inspired by issues of environmental concern.
January, 2017
Earth Stories Exhibition at Erie Art Museum
December 29, 2016, Erie, Pennsylvania – The Erie Art Museum is pleased to present a new Bacon Gallery exhibition, Earth Stories. The show will run from January 20, 2017 through June 11, 2017. Earth Stories, a traveling textile exhibit juried by quilt historian Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi and curated by Leni Levenson Wiener of Studio Art Quilt Associates. Earth Stories showcases work from 24 contemporary international fiber artists, each inspired by issues of environmental concern. Employing a variety of techniques including painting, dyeing, drawing, photo transfer, patchwork, collage, and appliqué into compositions that range from abstract to figurative to graphic, these artists stitch stories of social, economic, and geopolitical significance. This exhibit celebrates stories of people and projects working to protect and restore natural lands and endangered species, increase sustainability through new approaches to agriculture and energy consumption, and otherwise improve the planet we live in.
December, 2016
Erie Art Museum Celebrating Year of Milestones in 2017
Erie, PA- Nov. 10, 2016- The coming year will be full of celebrations and transitions as the Erie Art Museum honors nearly 50 years of inspired leadership by Director John Vanco- and his retirement. It will also mark the 25th anniversary of an Erie music and cultural cornerstone, the Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival, which Vanco will continue to lead.
Gallery Night scheduled for December 2, 2016
November 11, 2016, Erie, PA- The Erie Art Museum is organizing the next Gallery Night, scheduled for Friday, December 2 from 7 until 10 p.m. The Erie Art Museum and more than a dozen other independent galleries will open their doors after-hours for a chance to explore the city's vibrant arts scene. Each gallery offers a different experience, from artist meet and greets to wine samplings to live music, and visual art, featuring local, regional, and national artists. Admission is free to the public.
November, 2016
Design and Apply Temporary Tattoos at the Erie Art Museum!
November 3, 2016- The Erie Art Museum offers the educational program, Second Sundays every month. This free program features a new exhibit on display in the Museum, a tour in the gallery, and hands-on craft. The next program will take place on Sunday, November 13 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
September, 2016
Gallery Night scheduled for September 23, 2016
August 23, 2016, Erie, PA—The Erie Art Museum is organizing the next Gallery Night, scheduled for Friday, September 23 from 7 until 10 p.m. A city-wide art gallery crawl through local, independent galleries and the Museum, participating Gallery Night venues will open their doors after-hours for visitors to get up close and personal with art and artists in a unique way. Each gallery offers a different experience, from artist meet and greets to wine samplings to live music, and visual art, featuring local, regional, and national artists. Admission is free to the public.
Mood Swing Review: A Solo Exhibition by Ron Bayuzick
August 26, 2016, Erie, Pennsylvania – The Erie Art Museum is pleased to present a new Holstein Gallery exhibition, Mood Swing Review: A solo exhibition by Ron Bayuzick. The show will run from September 23 to February 11, 2017.
May, 2016
Gallery Night scheduled for May 20, 2016
April 28, 2016, Erie, PA—The Erie Art Museum is organizing the next Gallery Night, scheduled for Friday, May 20 from 7 until 10 p.m. A city-wide art gallery crawl through local, independent galleries and the Museum, participating Gallery Night venues will open their doors after-hours for visitors to get up close and personal with art and artists in a unique way. Each gallery offers a different experience, from artist meet & greets to wine samplings to live music, and visual art, featuring local, regional, and national artists. Admission is free to the public.
March, 2016
Erie Art Museum Gallery Night scheduled for March 11, 2016
March 2, 2016, Erie, PA - The Erie Art Museum is organizing the next Gallery Night, scheduled for Friday, March 11 from 7 until 10 p.m. A city-wide art gallery crawl through local, independent galleries and the Museum, participating Gallery Night venues will open their doors after-hours for visitors to get up close and personal with art and artists in a unique way. Each gallery offers a different experience, from artist meet & greets to wine samplings to live music, and visual art, featuring local, regional, and national artists. Admission is free to the public.
December, 2015
Assembled Visions: Shelle Barron, Geoff Beadle, Fred Scruton, Terry McKelvey
November 9, 2015, Erie, Pennsylvania – The Erie Art Museum is pleased to present a new Main Gallery exhibition, Assembled Visions: Shelle Barron, Geoff Beadle, Fred Scruton, Terry McKelvey, on view in November 28 through March 26, 2016. Assembled Visions explores the creative process by bringing together the varied work of four regional artists: Shelle Barron, Geoffrey Beadle, Terry McKelvey and Fred Scruton. Rather than having a single 'Moment of Inspiration,' artists typically engage in a complex open-ended process, where a series of experiments and the aggregation of choices made produce an unexpected outcome.
Erie Art Museum
The mission of the Erie Art Museum is to maintain an institution of excellence dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the visual arts by developing and maintaining a quality art collection, encouraging art in all its forms, fostering lifelong art learning, and building community among artists, art students and the public.
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