What Would You Ask a Curator?
September 24, 2021
What’s the weirdest object in your collection? Is your museum haunted? These are just a few questions that have been asked on Ask a Curator Day.
From Gallery Walls to the Mall: The Art of Francie Bishop Good
September 13, 2021
Art is meant to be seen, and so the Allentown Art Museum was pleased to accept an invitation to bring a work from the collection out into our community this summer.
Video-Art Series Debuts
August 28, 2021
As part of the New American Galleries renovation revealed in August 2022, Goodman Gallery has been converted into a dedicated screening room for time-based media, featuring first the video works recently donated to AAM by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz.
American Traditions: Design & Culture
August 10, 2021
Join artists Joyce Begay-Foss and Stephen Towns as well as Kutztown Folk Festival’s Carol Heppe in an exploration of heritage and the line that separates inspiration and appropriation in this virtual Dynamic Conversation on American traditions.
Shape-Resist Screen Printing
August 1, 2021
Originated in China, screen printing was a way of transferring designs onto fabric. Now, you can create your own screen print!
Artist in Process: Richard Killeaney
July 29, 2021
Virtually step inside the studio and creative mind of textile artist Richard Killeaney as he works through his creative process:
A Collector’s Commitment to Art Connects Two Lehigh Valley Communities
July 12, 2021
A rare 17th-century painting that spent the last six decades with the Northampton School District has been reunited with other Old Master works at the Allentown Art Museum.
Remembering: John Clem Clarke (1937–2021)
July 1, 2021
On Monday, June 28, 2021, the New York Times published an obituary of John Clem Clarke, a Pop artist who drew critical comparisons to Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Rauschenberg.
Remembering: Samuel B. Saxton
June 23, 2021
The staff and Trustees of the Allentown Art Museum are deeply saddened by the passing of Sam Saxton, who had a significant impact on the growth of the Museum’s structure as well as its stature in our community.
Gift Guide to Father’s Day
June 2, 2021
Celebrate Father’s Day with this gift guide from the Allentown Art Museum: