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Art & Design


Galleries & Exhibitions

Galleries and Exhibitions at Elizabethtown College

Art & Design oversees three galleries on campus:

  • John W. Hess Gallery
  • Lyet Gallery
  • McCormick Gallery

These galleries host works by local, regional, and national artists in one-person, two-person, and group shows across all three. Special exhibitions are organized by faculty, students, and outside curators.

Changing exhibitions are hosted in the John W. Hess Gallery in Zug Memorial Hall and the Lyet Gallery on the second floor of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Works on loan and objects from the permanent collection are displayed in the McCormick Gallery on the first floor of Leffler Chapel.

Lyet Gallery in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center

Exhibitions & Events

Upcoming Exhibitions & Events

Check back soon for upcoming events and exhibitions.

Previous Exhibitions & Events

 
October 
October 4 December 14
"Gather" The Work of Milt Friedly 
Time:   Location: Leffler Chapel & Performance Center, Lyet and McCormick Galleries
Milt Friedly, Professor of Art (retired) the Department of Art and Design will exhibit over 75 works in the Lyet and McCormick Galleries, the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Selected works from 1989 - 2025 include ceramics, digital/time based, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. 

 
October 
October 1
a portrait – A Portrait Project - Opening Reception 
Time: 5-7 p.m.   Location: Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall
Join us for the opening reception of "a portrait – A Portrait Project" on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall, which will feature a discussion with curator George Krevsky '62. This event is free and open to the public. 

 
February 
February 8
"Before Baptism - Growing Up Amish," The Photography of Gail Nogle and Ellen Sabin 
Time: 6:30 p.m.   Location: Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall
Please join us for the opening reception of "Before Baptism - Growing Up Amish," The Photography of Gail Nogle and Ellen Sabin beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8 with a panel discussion moderated by Steven M. Nolt, Director, Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at 7 p.m. Hess Gallery, Zug Memorial Hall. Free and open to the public.  

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