Faces, Places, and Liminal Spaces: Prints from the Goebel Collection

• Dates: October 16 - December 15, 2023

Showcasing prints from the Renaissance through the mid-20^th century, this exhibition focuses on portraiture, caricature, creatures, and compelling views of nature and architecture by graphic artists from Europe, North America, and Japan.  Curated from the Dr. Harry C. Goebel Collection of Eastern University.  Features original prints by Piranesi, Goya, Renoir, and Picasso; American artists like Whistler, Martin Lewis, and John Taylor Arms; and Edo-period Japanese manga as well as modernist prints by Keiko Minami, Sadao Watanabe, and more.

Hedley Fitton, La Tour de L’Horloge, Tours, etching, 1911

Honoré Daumier, Mr. Prune (Clemente Prunelle), lithograph, 1833

Salvador Dalí, Julius Caesar, etching in carmine ink, ca. 1968

Japanese manga, Edo period (1603-1867), depicting famous samurai (including Empress Jingu, Yoshitsune, and Nasu no Yoichi)

Public Programs:

• Curatorial Tours of Faces, Places, and Liminal Spaces: Prints from the Goebel Collection
  • October 24, 4-5 pm and 5:30-6:30 pm
  • Free and open to the public
  • Join co-curators Sandra Scicchitani, printmaking instructor, and Patrick Rodgers, Galleries Director, for a special tour of this deeply historical exhibition that focuses on portraiture and architectural views from the Renaissance through 20^th
• Manga and Mochi with Marina
  • November 13, 5-6:30 pm (talk begins at 5:30)
  • Free and open to the public
  • Join international scholar of Japanese visual culture Marina De Melo Do Nascimento for a discussion about the history of Japanese manga and printmaking, as well as their influence today.  Enjoy some delicious mochi (a rice cake dessert) and view the manga on display in Faces, Places, and Liminal Spaces: Prints from the Goebel Collection.  

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PumpkinFest

• Date: October 28, 2023, Noon - 4 p.m.
• Our annual pumpkin carving workshop!  We supply the pumpkins, tools, and room to get messy with pumpkin guts—you bring your creativity.  RSVP for a free pumpkin (or BYOP if we run out!).  Pumpkins generously sponsored by McCaffrey's Food Markets.

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Faculty & invited Alumni Exhibition

• Dates: January 16 - February 16, 2024
• Opening reception on January 23, 2024 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

See what art professors and talented alumni have been up to in this semi-annual display of their own works.

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37^th PSEA "Touch the Future" High School Art Exhibition

• Dates: March 3 - 29, 2024
• Opening reception on March 3 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Hundreds of pieces from talented high school students in more than 20 districts throughout Montgomery and Bucks counties.

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57^th Annual Montco Student Exhibition

• Dates: April 10 - 30, 2024
• Opening reception and awards on April 10 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Celebrating homegrown Montco talent, our annual exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, photography, animation, ceramics, design and other works by our own students. Come celebrate their hard work with us and shop for some new art for your home or office! 

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Perkiomen Valley Art Center Members Exhibition

• Dates: May 13-June 7, 2024.
• Opening reception: TBA

The Fine Arts Gallery is free and open to the community.

• Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: noon to 5 p.m.
• Sunday: closed

*The Gallery will be closed on holidays. View the College Calendar for details.

**If you would like to arrange a guided group tour during or outside these hours, please contact Galleries Director Patrick Rodgers

The Fine Arts Center Gallery is located on the Blue Bell Campus at 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA.

From 202/DeKalb Pike, turn into campus at Tournament Drive. Look a red barn-like building with tall grain silos to the left, which is the Fine Arts Center. Follow campus signs.

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