The hours of the Widmann Art Gallery, in its location on the first floor of the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center, are:

Monday - Friday:
9:00 am to 4:30 pm 

*Doors are swipe activated, Please call the college switchboard at (570) 208-5900 when you arrive so they can grant you access.

Saturday, Sunday:
Gallery hours are as arranged, call (570) 208-5900 for more information.

The Widmann Art Gallery is closed on national holidays and during scheduled breaks throughout the academic year. 

Interested in displaying art in the gallery? Fill out this form.

Email: WidmannGallery@kings.edu
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/widmann_gallery/ or @widmann_gallery
Parking Lot Address: 133 N Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 
Building Address: Sheehy Farmer Campus Center (1st Floor), 116 N. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Download our program brochure for Spring events here!

Spring Semester Showcases 2024

Voices: A Holocaust remembrance: A series of photo-encaustic image & works.
Art by Michael Mirabito
Showcase Dates: Monday January 8 th - Thursday January 25
Meet The Artist: Thursday, January 11 th. | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Professor Emeritus; Comm Arts, Marywood University. Mirabito's more recent photography works explore Holocaust and genocide sites, related sites in the US and a series of protest marches and memorial gatherings primarily held after 2016. He has also drafted articles, grants and a space exploration and communication technology book. Michael's work involves blending the encaustic medium style with photographs to create a physical representation. This technique allows people to view a picture, place themselves in the setting, and experience emotions and the main idea from the images.
The African American Evolution of Music
Hosted by the Multicultural Office
Showcase Dates: Thursday February 1 st - Friday February 9th
Special Event: Paint Night w/ Javon | Wednesday, February 7 th | 7:00 p.m.
Let’s Celebrate Black History Month! Walk around each display and see the photos of rhythm and music. From slavery until now, music has been an important role of expression. Not only will you see, but you can also hear as you put on your air pods/earphones and surround yourself with the music as you walk through.
Stations of the Cross
Hosted by Campus Ministry
Showcase Dates: February 12th – February 17th
Special Event: “Prayer Service” Friday February 16 th at 3:30 p.m.
The Stations of the Cross depict the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, inviting those who pray before them to recall His sacrifice and the gift of salvation. The artistic depictions of the Stations of the Cross from the former Chapel of Christ the King will be displayed alongside contemporary images highlighting the fight against injustice still present in the world. All are invited to visit and pray with the Stations of the Cross during this first week of Lent.
Art by Javon Scrutchins
Showcase Dates: February 19th – February 29th
Meet The Artist: TBD
My love for creating started at the age of 5. Came up with ideas with highlights and dimensional designs. I love to create with different types of mediums. Won awards at Art Galleries such as Wyoming Valley Art league AFA Gallery n participated in Fine Arts Fiesta’s from Miami New York in Wilkes-Barre PA. Degree and Digital Marketing, graphic Design. There’s a lot about me to know.
The Human Experience
Art by Julie Heffers
Showcase Dates: March 4th -March 16th
Meet The Artist: Monday March 11 th | 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
A resident of Wilkes Barre since 1968 and graduate from Meyers High School, Juile studied art under Barbara Ruchauskas and Lorraine Frankiewicz. She studied art at Kutztown University, and pursued her love of art as an adult at Sue Hand’s Imagery. As a two-dimensional artist, she utilizes graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, silverpoint, and oil. Her main concentration over the last three years has been oil painting. Since childhood, her primary focus was on portraiture and figure studies. Juile also makes different themes of art for others to understand and make connections about themselves.
Guided Meditation Display
Hosted by Campus Ministry, Counseling and Student Health Centers
Showcase Dates: Monday March 18th - Friday March 22nd
Special Event: Stress Less Fest | Friday March 22nd | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The self-guided station will give you the opportunity to learn about and try different meditation styles. Remember, our Stress Less Fest will run Friday March 22 from 11am-2pm in the lobby of the Campus Center. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Dead Reckoning: An Unbound Collection of Poems
By Sean Webb
Showcase Dates: April 1st -April 24th
Meet The Artist: TBD
Sean Webb moved to Wilkes-Barre in 2022 after living in Philadelphia for many years. He has practiced poetry for the past 35 years and earned many awards and honors for his work including fellowships from the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the Utah Arts Council. Most recently, he won the Asheville Poetry Review William Matthews Poetry Prize and the Gemini Magazine Poetry Open Competition. Sean has been working on incorporating audio into poetry. He previously had an audio piece in a show at the Michener Museum, in which audio poems were presented along with an exhibit of photographs.
Annual Student Media Communications Exhibit
Coordinated by: Dr. Mercincavage
Showcase Dates: May 1st- May 20th
Biography: Throughout the year since 2011, Dr. Mercincavage coordinated the Media Exhibit to display the creativity of King’s College students enrolled in Mass Communications courses and her graphic design course in the CORE curriculum. The title of the display is the Annual Student Media Communications Exhibit. It is a compilation of mostly printed graphic design works such as print ads, magazine article spreads, posters, web pages, and other graphic design pieces.

Contact Information

Portrait of Jasmine Giddings, Widmann Gallery Coordinator

Jasmine L. Giddings
Widmann Gallery Coordinator
Director of Multicultural and International Student Programs    
jasminegiddings@kings.edu
(570) 208-5898