The Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery
The Gallery will be closed Wednesday, November 25 and Thursday, November 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery is recognized as one of the region's foremost spaces in which to experience the achievements of internationally renowned artists and art movements of yesterday and today. Housed in a former church in the medieval-revival style, the Gallery is host to five to six exhibitions a year, with loans from major national and regional art museums, dealers, and collectors. Shows cover a wide range, from medieval manuscripts to Renaissance prints, Pop Art, and installations, drawings and paintings by important contemporary artists and LVC faculty.
Exhibitions are made possible by the Gallery's membership group, The Friends of the Gallery, and a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Current Exhibition:
The Actor's Image: The Japan-Virginia Society Collectionof Ukiyo-e Prints - October 23-December 13, 2009
This exhibition will feature a variety of woodblock prints created in nineteenth-century Japan. Featuring Kabuki and its well-known actors, these prints offer a rich array of fascinating images that invite viewers into the lively world of Japanese art and theatre.
The ukiyo-e prints in the exhibition were created by artists of the Utagawa school and date from around 1820-1865. Many are by the renowned artist Utagawa Tokoyuni III. They were presented to the Japan-Virginia Society by the Utagawa Monjinkai, a group that supports the artists and programs of the Utagawa school.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 23, 5-7 p.m.
Lecture: "Making Pictures for the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Artists and Publishers,"
Dr. Julie Nelson Davis, Associate Professor of East Asian Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Wednesday, November 18, 5 p.m., Zimmerman Recital Hall
Gallery Hours
Wednesday: 5-8 p.m.
Thursday-Friday: 1-4:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
and by appointment for tour groups.