October 18, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

This new monthly tradition will include music and dance performances, art-making activities, and games, as well as evening access to the galleries, exhibitions, and museum store. 

Take a break from all your worries and enjoy a slow art experience at the Palmer as part of Student Engagement’s Mindful Making series. Inspired by the quiet, yet powerful images by G. Daniel Massad in A Small Radius of Light, relax into creative art-making activities with the Palmer Student Ambassadors and Xalli Zúñiga; bring your own yoga mat to participate in a beginning yoga class taught by Caroline Friberg; enjoy a dance performance by Penn State Natya; and join the Dharma Lions for an introduction to mediation. Refreshments will be provided! 

SCHEDULE

5:50 p.m. - Penn State Natya performance on the Palmer plaza

6:30 p.m. - Group meditation with the Dharma Lions in the Special Exhibitions hall

7 p.m. - Slow Art discussion, following individual exploration in the Snowiss Gallery

7:30 p.m. - Yoga with Caroline Friberg in the Special Exhibition hall

8 p.m. - Slow Art discussion, following individual exploration in the Pincus Gallery

8:30 p.m. - Penn State Natya performance

Ongoing activites, 6-9 p.m. - Sensory Drawing with Pastels; Post an Encouraging Word; Mindful Drawing with Xalli Zúñiga

Thursday, October 18, 7 p.m.

The Palmer Museum of Art and WPSU continue to partner to present a series of free jazz concerts. Seating is limited and tickets are required. These concerts are made possible, in part, by Fred and Judy Sears and the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art. For ticket information, visit wpsu.org/jazzatthepalmer

Saturday, October 20, 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Join us for a variety of programs that invite us to consider connections between art and the natural world. Enjoy gallery talks, tours, and music by Penn State School of Music performers, and get creative with art activities inspired by still-life paintings on view. Students from the Penn State Student Farm will be on hand to help root out connections between agriculture, art, and everyday life.

SCHEDULE

11:15 a.m. – Music and Art

Gallery discussion hosted by Palmer graduate assistant, Alicia Skeath, and docent, Alice Clark

Location: meet in Snowiss Gallery to begin

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. – Pastel Painting Demonstration

Artists from the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society offer a glimpse into their painting process

Location: Palmer Plaza (or Christoffers Lobby, if inclement weather)

2:00 p.m. – Harmony PSU

Harmony PSU is a performing arts club for youth and young adults, ages 1—21, with and without special needs. They will perform songs from their current musical project, Frozen.

Location: Palmer Plaza (or Pincus Gallery, if inclement weather)

Ongoing Activities - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

- Penn State Student Farm Activity Table

- Scavenger Hunt: Art & Agriculture

- Art-making: Apple Still Lifes with Pastels

- Post Your Response Wall: What purpose do art museums serve in the community? Is that purpose important and valuable

Susan Hirth

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Friday, October 26, 12:10 p.m.
Joyce Robinson, curator

Join us on Friday afternoons at 12:10 p.m. for interesting, enlightening gallery talks on current exhibitions and selected works from the permanent collection. Gallery Talks for Pop Up Exhibitions are held in the Print Study Room.

Sunday, October 28, 12:30 p.m.
Instructor Pat Breslin

This ninety-minute workshop will review the main forms of meditation practiced in the United States, discuss some of the scientific research supporting the practice, and provide instruction in three useful meditation techniques. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and be available to stay for the entire workshop. The instructor, Patrick Breslin, a retired professor of communication from Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida, has been practicing and teaching meditation for more than forty years.

Dotty Ford

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Karen Keifer-Boyd, professor of art education

Fascinating Exhibitions. Great Conversations. ONE DAY ONLY . . .

Drop by the Print Study Room on the second floor for these exciting Pop Up exhibitions organized by museum staff and guest curators from across the campus and beyond. Don't miss out! Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, November 2, 12:10 p.m.
Karen Keifer-Boyd, professor of art education

Join us on Friday afternoons at 12:10 p.m. for interesting, enlightening gallery talks on current exhibitions and selected works from the permanent collection. Gallery Talks for Pop Up Exhibitions are held in the Print Study Room.

Sally Kalin

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Tuesday, November 6
Noon - Palmer Lipcon Auditorium

This 26-minute documentary short, directed and produced by Kristian Berg, recreates the artistic journey of Gendron Jensen, a self-taught technical virtuoso whose passionate, meticulous depictions of bones encourage us to look deeper into nature. After the screening, visitors are invited to mingle and engage in conversation with the filmmaker or museum staff about the two current exhibitions featuring still-life paintings. 

The event is sponsored by the Arts & Design Research Incubator (ADRI)

Wednesday, November 7, 12:10 p.m.

Alison Condie Jaenicke, assistant teaching professor of English, assistant director of the Creative Writing Program, and faculty advisor of Kalliope

Enjoy a feast for the eyes and ears as you surround yourself in visual and verbal imagery. Poets, storytellers, and other literary friends read their latest work.

Friday, November 9, 12:10 p.m.
Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator

Join us on Friday afternoons at 12:10 p.m. for interesting, enlightening gallery talks on current exhibitions and selected works from the permanent collection. Gallery Talks for Pop Up Exhibitions are held in the Print Study Room.

Mary Jo Everhart

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

November 15, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

This new monthly tradition will include music and dance performances, art-making activities, and games, as well as evening access to the galleries, exhibitions, and museum store. 

Watch art come alive. Explore the museum with a band of traveling players, second-year students from the B.F.A. in Acting Program, who will present a series of short dramatic works inspired by the art on view. Then get active with your own creativity—make a flipbook inspired by exhibition artwork and transform yourself into the subject of a painting.

Susan McCartney

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Sally Kalin

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Friday, November 30, 12:10 p.m.
Joyce Robinson, curator

Join us on Friday afternoons at 12:10 p.m. for interesting, enlightening gallery talks on current exhibitions and selected works from the permanent collection. Gallery Talks for Pop Up Exhibitions are held in the Print Study Room.

Alice Clark

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator

Fascinating Exhibitions. Great Conversations. ONE DAY ONLY . . .

Drop by the Print Study Room on the second floor for these exciting Pop Up exhibitions organized by museum staff and guest curators from across the campus and beyond. Don't miss out! Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, December 7, 12:10 p.m.
Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator

Join us on Friday afternoons at 12:10 p.m. for interesting, enlightening gallery talks on current exhibitions and selected works from the permanent collection. Gallery Talks for Pop Up Exhibitions are held in the Print Study Room.

Saturday, December 8 - 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 9, noon to 4 p.m.

Shop for a cause this holiday season at the annual Friends of the Palmer Holiday Art and Ornament Sale! Buy special holiday gifts made by local artists and artisans. This year’s featured ornament is by glass artist James Hayes. Proceeds benefit the Palmer Museum of Art.

Susan Toby Evans

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.

Alice Clark

Stop by the Palmer Museum of Art on Sunday afternoons for a unique themed tour led by one of our knowledgeable docents. Tours begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Christoffers Lobby and last approximately 45 minutes.