Spring Exhibits and Events

This exhibit will feature artists, including students, faculty and staff, who seek to share their vision of how they see the world.

Pride, Passion, Promise: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Presidency of the Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S. J.

February 6-April 23, 2023

The Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room will host an exhibit celebrating the presidency of Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S. J. (July 31, 1959 – March 10, 2021). Father Pilarz became the 24th president of The University of Scranton in 2003. The exhibit will focus on his first term as president until July 2011 and feature photographs and documents relating to his many achievements, such as the development and construction of the Patrick and Margaret DeNaples Center and the Loyola Science Center. The exhibit will run through April 23, 2023. For further information, contact Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies at michael.knies@scranton.edu.

(top) Father Pilarz at his Inauguration on Friday, September 16, 2003. (above) Father Pilarz speaking at the Inauguration Eucharist.

Father Pilarz blessing Dionne Green at its dedication on August, 30, 2008.

2023 Environmental Art Show

April 14-25, 2023

The Environmental Art Show promotes the natural beauty of our environment and the ideal practice of sustainable living through artworks of all types, including painting, photography, repurposed goods, sculpture, and more.

The Environmental Art Show will be held during Earth Week from April 14-25 in the Charles Kratz Scranton Heritage Room. The theme for 2023 is Welcome to My World This exhibit will feature artists, including students, faculty and staff, who seek to share their vision of how they see the world, how the state of the environment affects them and others, how they interact with the environment, or how they incorporate sustainable living and care for our common home in daily life.

For further information, contact Environmental Art Show Coordinator Marleen Cloutier at marleen.cloutier@scranton.edu.

2023 Environmental Art Show opening event

Artist Talk with Stéphanie Williams – “Bee Noisy”

April 14, 2023 4:30 p.m.

On Friday, April 14, artist Stéphanie Williams, a designer, beekeeper and educator from Beverly, Massachusetts, will lead an interactive presentation “Bee Noisy” at 4:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room.

Stéphanie Williams, artist

Stéphanie is an artist who works in mixed mediums, incorporating nature, people, creatures, environments, sounds, and energies that we share into her art. She will discuss the relationship of bees to her art, her experiences as a beekeeper, and will address some of the environmental challenges facing bees and the American beekeeping community today. There will also be an opportunity to participate in a public art piece. We invite you to join us, meet Stéphanie and help to contribute to Stéphanie’s work. You can follow Stéphanie Williams on Instagram at piwit_studio.

For further information, contact Environmental Art Show Coordinator Marleen Cloutier at marleen. cloutier@scranton.edu.

This exhibit will feature artists, including students, faculty and staff, who seek to share their vision of how they see the world.

RX by Stéphanie Williams