Free or discounted entry for members of NARM.
Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University
About this place
The Sordoni Art Gallery is an innovative educational exhibition space. The gallery offers students and the local community a creative learning experience by providing rich programming, workshops, lectures, and year-round exhibitions featuring diverse, internationally recognized artists. The vision of the Sordoni Art Gallery is to be a recognized and respected center for the creation of innovative learning environments and programs for the appreciation and study of visual art benefiting the academic and cultural community of Wilkes University and the surrounding Region. To achieve this vision the Sordoni Art Gallery is committed to being a place: Where education and exhibition are central to the Gallery’s public service mission Where an ambitious year-round exhibition schedule features artists of regional, national, and international reputation Where multiple and diverse audiences are comfortable and welcome And that collaborates, supports, and serves arts and cultural initiatives in the region Part of Wilkes University campus, the gallery looks to engage in cross- and inter-disciplinary dialogue to support academic programming across the entire university. Because its role on campus is widely defined, the gallery has a great deal of flexibility to present diverse, varied and exciting programming. The Sordoni Gallery facility has the ability to be a traditional viewing space or a venue for experimental installations. As an educational institution, the Sordoni Gallery is in the unique position to explore challenging subjects and current events that would not be explored in commercial spaces. The criteria for selecting exhibitions include artistic excellence; the potential for related programming that, first and foremost, supports student-centered, campus-wide academic engagement; attention to aesthetic and cultural diversity within the campus and community; and provide a reflection of the NEPA region.
If you are a member here
A membership to Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in this program.
- the full NARM list Art, history and cultural institutions. Not valid within 15 miles of here.
Reciprocal programs are built for travel and most exclude places close to the one where you hold your membership, so this is worth the most when you are away from home. How reciprocal memberships work