This Week: July 18 through 24
OPENING EXHIBITS
Tape Art, the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University welcomes the Rhode Island team of artists known as the Tape Art Crew from through July 20. The team will create a temporary mural on the facade of the art gallery building, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, entirely out of tape during their micro-residency on campus. A mural celebration will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. July 20 during Wilkes-Barre Third Friday Art Block. The public is invited to join the artists in a celebratory tear-down at 7:30 p.m. July 20.
Wyoming Valley Art League Member’s Exhibit, featuring recent two- and three-dimensional works by WVAL members in a variety of mediums and styles, will be on display July 20 through Aug. 9 at the Circle Centre for the Arts, rear 130 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. July 20. Free admission; donations accepted.
Moscow Clayworks — Haiti Project, featuring the MCW artist in residence Lissa Jeannot. Other artists participating are Maron Bielovitz, Kati Beddow Brower, Aaron Goryl, John Mercuri, Grace Messina, Mike McGoff, MaryAnn Reid, Laura Flemming Summa, Emily Taylor, Amy Wolf, Paula Wagner and Judy Youshock. Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. July 20 at Marquis Art & Frame, 122 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Exhibit runs through Sept. 7.
ONGOING EXHIBITS
The Animals We Love, an exhibit of drawing and paintings by Diane Grant Czajkowski will be on display through Aug. 8 at Something Special Gallery, 23 Walnut St., Kingston. Diane works from photographs and portrays animals in her work because of her love for pets and her deep respect for nature. 570-288-8386
Pieces Out, the Art of Ginny Grove, Wonderstone Gallery, 100 N. Blakely Street, Dunmore. Exhibit continues through July 30. Info, 570-344-2360
Three to See, Local artists John Clark, Gale Figlerski and Shirley Trievel explore a variety of subjects from the human condition to the ephemeral in for different mediums: watercolor, pastel, photography and mixed media. Sandra Dyczewski Maffei Gallery at The Circle Centre For The Arts, Rear 130 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. The show runs through Aug. 8.
America’s Road: The Journey of Route 66, features photographs, narratives, music and objects from Route 66’s heyday, and offers a geographical and historical tour down one of the world’s most iconic highways. Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University, 301 Lake St., Dallas Township. The exhibit runs through Aug. 12. Info: misericordia.edu/art.
Ramblings of a Lost Ghost, photographs and a variety of digitally manipulated images by Old Forge native Theodore Scazafabo will be exhibited through July 27 at King’s College’s Widmann Gallery, located in the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, between North Franklin and North Main street in Wilkes-Barre. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Info: 570-208-5900, ext. 5328
