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Attendees view some of the artwork submitted at the annual campus and community art show, hosted by the IDREAM Team at Penn State DuBois.

Diversity, artistic abilities celebrated at IDREAM art show at Penn State DuBois

November 14, 2024

Framed artwork in rows along a wall.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre to exhibit art created by local high school students

November 14, 2024

Acrylic painting, "Geometric Revelations"

Great Valley hosts art exhibit celebrating women's voices and experiences

November 13, 2024

Cafe Laura Entrance

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 14-21

November 13, 2024

Photo shows photograph of eastern PA

Penn State Berks holds 'People, Place, and Things' exhibition

November 06, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine with American flag in background

Things to Do: Nov. 7-14

November 06, 2024

Professor Todd Davis reads from his work at the fall 2024 Hard Freight Café

Penn State Altoona hosts fall 2024 Hard Freight Café open mic event

October 30, 2024

ART AFTER HOURS - Halloween Spectacular

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 31-Nov. 7

October 30, 2024

The 3D-printed pegs (back) compared in size to the average-sized loom pegs (front).

Anti-racism knitting-loom project grows with OriginLabs

October 29, 2024

a collage of images from an art gallery about liberty and justice

Lehigh Valley fall art exhibition to focus on 'liberty and justice for all'

October 25, 2024

A piece of art featuring a black and white drawing of a tree branch surrounded by geometric patterns

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by Kiki Gaffney

October 24, 2024

Halloween-inspired artwork featuring animals with identical bodies but different heads

Altoona exhibit features works by artist Kristy Deetz and author Edward S. Louis

October 24, 2024

Overlapping slips of paper attached to a pole

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 24-31

October 23, 2024

A beautiful work of framed art made from carved pine, acrylic paint, gold leaf, brass tacks by Mary Michael Shelley

Ithaca wood carver exhibits folk art at Penn College gallery

October 23, 2024

Copy of a book titled “Why I Make Art: Contemporary Artists' Stories About Life & Work”

Discussion to highlight visual art professor’s book focusing on creative process

October 23, 2024

Two people at right look at holiday merchandise displayed at an outdoor booth.

Holiday craft show at Penn State Wilkes-Barre to be held Nov. 3

October 17, 2024

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Oct. 21-Oct. 27

October 17, 2024

Black dancers strike matching poses while a backdrop shows bold paintings.

Step Afrika! will present ‘masterpiece’ ‘The Migration’ Nov. 13 in Eisenhower

October 17, 2024

An acrobat pins another by bending her body backwards at the waist.

Flip Fabrique takes theater to new level with wrestling-inspired ‘SLAM!’

October 17, 2024

Art from the 'Unknown' exhibit

Explore new HUB Galleries exhibitions: 'Reunion' and 'Unknown Forest' this week

October 16, 2024

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona to host open mic event Oct. 29

October 15, 2024

Five students hold balloons spelling PRIDE in the 2019 Altoona Pride Parade

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 10-17

October 09, 2024

Drake Arielle Penn State Centre Stage

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 3-10

October 02, 2024

An artistic collage of different modes of transportation including railroad tracks, legs, a highway, and a train

Altoona to present ‘Flights of Fancy, and Other Modes of Transportation’

October 02, 2024

Photo of an art gallery

School of Visual Arts celebrates facilities updates

September 30, 2024

"Breakfast of Champions" in white text on orange background

Zoller Gallery to host undergraduate awards exhibition through Oct. 11

September 30, 2024

An indigenous man wears Native American tribal regalia in a stylized portrait.

Supaman performs mashup of hip-hop, Native American culture in events Oct. 13–14

September 30, 2024

Photo of Matson Museum Director James Doyle wearing a hardhat and construction vest

Matson Museum receives grants to enhance experience in new Welch Building home

September 26, 2024

Students from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences cheer at the parade

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 26-Oct. 3

September 25, 2024

Outdoor art inspires and brings OLLI at Penn State members together

September 24, 2024

An image of protesters in the streets during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Exhibit on protest photography opens Oct. 31 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

September 24, 2024

Two students picking flowers

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 19-26

September 18, 2024

A person uses a drill to install a Nittany Lion mural

Great Valley unveils Nittany Lion mural made of upcycled bottle caps

September 18, 2024

Hidden Gems Land-Grant Frescoes

Hidden Gems: The land-grant frescoes at Old Main

September 18, 2024

A woman leading a demonstration about pollinators at a previous year's fair.

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 12-19

September 11, 2024

Artwork of the USA

Collaborative Palmer exhibitions feature cultural legacies, current affairs

September 10, 2024

Crowd in front of a building, the new Palmer Museum

Fall ‘Night at the Museums’ event set for Thursday, Sept. 12

September 09, 2024

Graphic image of a person with arms spread open and birds circling his head in a calming manner

Woskob Gallery to host workshop for exhibit exploring storytelling, caregiving

September 05, 2024

Rhapsody Series Banner showing the silhouette of a person with musical notes all around their head

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 5-12

September 04, 2024

Person with brown hat holding a loom

Art history doctoral candidate works to reconstruct Andean art’s ancient past

September 04, 2024

A piece of art depicting a woman kneeling on a tiled floor with branchs and flower petals floating around her

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by Yuji Hiratsuka

September 03, 2024

Artwork by Zoraye Cyrus depicting gray braided hair

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by Zoraye Cyrus

August 27, 2024

A white woman sits straight on a floor stage next to a Black woman sitting in a chair.

National Endowment for the Arts awards grant to Center for the Performing Arts

August 26, 2024

Art history doctoral candidate participates in Mellon Foundation seminar

August 23, 2024

A man wearing a crocheted sweater and pants holds a microphone with both hands as he sings into it.

BJ The Chicago Kid will headline free Move Mix Festival on Sept. 14

August 21, 2024

Woman in front of computer in library

Palmer Museum unveils online access to its extensive collection

August 20, 2024

TThe Unmonument installation on a street, which consists of a matte black, steel industrial lift.

Stuckeman architecture professor contributes to mobile public art installation

August 20, 2024

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona ‘Hard Freight’ submissions deadline set for Oct. 29

August 19, 2024

A group of diverse young people dance and play instruments on a stage.

Penn State Center for the Performing Arts 2024–25 season is on sale now

July 31, 2024

A painting with figures depicted in shades of yellow, green and white.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery to display new exhibit

July 30, 2024

Tents set up along a walkway with people under the tents browsing through items.

Summer Arts Festival set for Aug. 18 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

July 12, 2024

Alumni Association, Hintz Center to showcase Lanny Sommese's work, July 12–13

July 09, 2024

A black-and-white photo from September 9, 1942, shows two men in an office, each on the phone. The man on the left stands with a cigarette, while the man on the right is seated. The background features a cluttered desk. The image includes handwritten text and is signed Your brother, Bud.

‘Your Brother ‘Bud’’ photo exhibit on display at Penn State Altoona

July 08, 2024

Visitors among trees, plants, water and wooden structure for observing beehives

Arboretum at Penn State's Pollinator and Bird Garden wins international award

July 03, 2024

A student spinning a wheel of pottery during a class

Summer art classes and workshops available with the Center for Arts and Crafts

July 01, 2024

Crowd in front of a building, the new Palmer Museum

New Palmer Museum of Art now open at the Arboretum at Penn State

June 21, 2024

Biomachine sculpture in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona to host ‘Biomachine’ by Huck SciArt Team

June 11, 2024

Two young children watering plants

New exhibit will showcase complex lives and impacts of insects

June 11, 2024

Three antique irons covered in paper, as depicted by artist Carole Kunstadt.

National juried exhibition of altered books at The Gallery at Penn College

May 20, 2024

'Kaleidoscope: Celebrating community at Penn State Great Valley'

May 20, 2024

Students in an art gallery

Palmer Museum's June 1 opening the start of an exciting slate of summer programs

May 14, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

A large audience in an auditorium

Dear Old State: Eisenhower Auditorium celebrates 50 years

May 07, 2024

Young woman kneels facing camera to plant grasses

Arboretum seeking volunteers for 'Palmer Plant-Out' at new art museum

May 07, 2024

A master of ceremonies standing at a lecturn addresses a seated audience.

Eisenhower Auditorium gets the gold treatment

May 07, 2024

Alumni Association to host 'Hintzpiration' art exhibit during 2024 arts festival

May 03, 2024

Latest News

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Attendees view some of the artwork submitted at the annual campus and community art show, hosted by the IDREAM Team at Penn State DuBois.

Diversity, artistic abilities celebrated at IDREAM art show at Penn State DuBois

November 14, 2024

Framed artwork in rows along a wall.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre to exhibit art created by local high school students

November 14, 2024

Acrylic painting, "Geometric Revelations"

Great Valley hosts art exhibit celebrating women's voices and experiences

November 13, 2024

Cafe Laura Entrance

Things to Do at Penn State: Nov. 14-21

November 13, 2024

Photo shows photograph of eastern PA

Penn State Berks holds 'People, Place, and Things' exhibition

November 06, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine with American flag in background

Things to Do: Nov. 7-14

November 06, 2024

Professor Todd Davis reads from his work at the fall 2024 Hard Freight Café

Penn State Altoona hosts fall 2024 Hard Freight Café open mic event

October 30, 2024

ART AFTER HOURS - Halloween Spectacular

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 31-Nov. 7

October 30, 2024

The 3D-printed pegs (back) compared in size to the average-sized loom pegs (front).

Anti-racism knitting-loom project grows with OriginLabs

October 29, 2024

a collage of images from an art gallery about liberty and justice

Lehigh Valley fall art exhibition to focus on 'liberty and justice for all'

October 25, 2024

A piece of art featuring a black and white drawing of a tree branch surrounded by geometric patterns

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by Kiki Gaffney

October 24, 2024

Halloween-inspired artwork featuring animals with identical bodies but different heads

Altoona exhibit features works by artist Kristy Deetz and author Edward S. Louis

October 24, 2024

Overlapping slips of paper attached to a pole

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 24-31

October 23, 2024

A beautiful work of framed art made from carved pine, acrylic paint, gold leaf, brass tacks by Mary Michael Shelley

Ithaca wood carver exhibits folk art at Penn College gallery

October 23, 2024

Copy of a book titled “Why I Make Art: Contemporary Artists' Stories About Life & Work”

Discussion to highlight visual art professor’s book focusing on creative process

October 23, 2024

Two people at right look at holiday merchandise displayed at an outdoor booth.

Holiday craft show at Penn State Wilkes-Barre to be held Nov. 3

October 17, 2024

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: Oct. 21-Oct. 27

October 17, 2024

Black dancers strike matching poses while a backdrop shows bold paintings.

Step Afrika! will present ‘masterpiece’ ‘The Migration’ Nov. 13 in Eisenhower

October 17, 2024

An acrobat pins another by bending her body backwards at the waist.

Flip Fabrique takes theater to new level with wrestling-inspired ‘SLAM!’

October 17, 2024

Art from the 'Unknown' exhibit

Explore new HUB Galleries exhibitions: 'Reunion' and 'Unknown Forest' this week

October 16, 2024

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona to host open mic event Oct. 29

October 15, 2024

Five students hold balloons spelling PRIDE in the 2019 Altoona Pride Parade

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 10-17

October 09, 2024

Drake Arielle Penn State Centre Stage

Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 3-10

October 02, 2024

An artistic collage of different modes of transportation including railroad tracks, legs, a highway, and a train

Altoona to present ‘Flights of Fancy, and Other Modes of Transportation’

October 02, 2024

Photo of an art gallery

School of Visual Arts celebrates facilities updates

September 30, 2024

"Breakfast of Champions" in white text on orange background

Zoller Gallery to host undergraduate awards exhibition through Oct. 11

September 30, 2024

An indigenous man wears Native American tribal regalia in a stylized portrait.

Supaman performs mashup of hip-hop, Native American culture in events Oct. 13–14

September 30, 2024

Photo of Matson Museum Director James Doyle wearing a hardhat and construction vest

Matson Museum receives grants to enhance experience in new Welch Building home

September 26, 2024

Students from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences cheer at the parade

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 26-Oct. 3

September 25, 2024

Outdoor art inspires and brings OLLI at Penn State members together

September 24, 2024

An image of protesters in the streets during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Exhibit on protest photography opens Oct. 31 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

September 24, 2024

Two students picking flowers

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 19-26

September 18, 2024

A person uses a drill to install a Nittany Lion mural

Great Valley unveils Nittany Lion mural made of upcycled bottle caps

September 18, 2024

Hidden Gems Land-Grant Frescoes

Hidden Gems: The land-grant frescoes at Old Main

September 18, 2024

A woman leading a demonstration about pollinators at a previous year's fair.

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 12-19

September 11, 2024

Artwork of the USA

Collaborative Palmer exhibitions feature cultural legacies, current affairs

September 10, 2024

Crowd in front of a building, the new Palmer Museum

Fall ‘Night at the Museums’ event set for Thursday, Sept. 12

September 09, 2024

Graphic image of a person with arms spread open and birds circling his head in a calming manner

Woskob Gallery to host workshop for exhibit exploring storytelling, caregiving

September 05, 2024

Rhapsody Series Banner showing the silhouette of a person with musical notes all around their head

Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 5-12

September 04, 2024

Person with brown hat holding a loom

Art history doctoral candidate works to reconstruct Andean art’s ancient past

September 04, 2024

A piece of art depicting a woman kneeling on a tiled floor with branchs and flower petals floating around her

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by Yuji Hiratsuka

September 03, 2024

Artwork by Zoraye Cyrus depicting gray braided hair

Penn State Altoona to exhibit artwork by Zoraye Cyrus

August 27, 2024

A white woman sits straight on a floor stage next to a Black woman sitting in a chair.

National Endowment for the Arts awards grant to Center for the Performing Arts

August 26, 2024

Art history doctoral candidate participates in Mellon Foundation seminar

August 23, 2024

A man wearing a crocheted sweater and pants holds a microphone with both hands as he sings into it.

BJ The Chicago Kid will headline free Move Mix Festival on Sept. 14

August 21, 2024

Woman in front of computer in library

Palmer Museum unveils online access to its extensive collection

August 20, 2024

TThe Unmonument installation on a street, which consists of a matte black, steel industrial lift.

Stuckeman architecture professor contributes to mobile public art installation

August 20, 2024

Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona ‘Hard Freight’ submissions deadline set for Oct. 29

August 19, 2024

A group of diverse young people dance and play instruments on a stage.

Penn State Center for the Performing Arts 2024–25 season is on sale now

July 31, 2024

A painting with figures depicted in shades of yellow, green and white.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre’s Friedman Art Gallery to display new exhibit

July 30, 2024

Tents set up along a walkway with people under the tents browsing through items.

Summer Arts Festival set for Aug. 18 at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

July 12, 2024

Alumni Association, Hintz Center to showcase Lanny Sommese's work, July 12–13

July 09, 2024

A black-and-white photo from September 9, 1942, shows two men in an office, each on the phone. The man on the left stands with a cigarette, while the man on the right is seated. The background features a cluttered desk. The image includes handwritten text and is signed Your brother, Bud.

‘Your Brother ‘Bud’’ photo exhibit on display at Penn State Altoona

July 08, 2024

Visitors among trees, plants, water and wooden structure for observing beehives

Arboretum at Penn State's Pollinator and Bird Garden wins international award

July 03, 2024

A student spinning a wheel of pottery during a class

Summer art classes and workshops available with the Center for Arts and Crafts

July 01, 2024

Crowd in front of a building, the new Palmer Museum

New Palmer Museum of Art now open at the Arboretum at Penn State

June 21, 2024

Biomachine sculpture in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts

Penn State Altoona to host ‘Biomachine’ by Huck SciArt Team

June 11, 2024

Two young children watering plants

New exhibit will showcase complex lives and impacts of insects

June 11, 2024

Three antique irons covered in paper, as depicted by artist Carole Kunstadt.

National juried exhibition of altered books at The Gallery at Penn College

May 20, 2024

'Kaleidoscope: Celebrating community at Penn State Great Valley'

May 20, 2024

Students in an art gallery

Palmer Museum's June 1 opening the start of an exciting slate of summer programs

May 14, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

A large audience in an auditorium

Dear Old State: Eisenhower Auditorium celebrates 50 years

May 07, 2024

Young woman kneels facing camera to plant grasses

Arboretum seeking volunteers for 'Palmer Plant-Out' at new art museum

May 07, 2024

A master of ceremonies standing at a lecturn addresses a seated audience.

Eisenhower Auditorium gets the gold treatment

May 07, 2024

Alumni Association to host 'Hintzpiration' art exhibit during 2024 arts festival

May 03, 2024

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