May 5–August 22, 2025
The “Hidden Gems” exhibit features artwork by students enrolled in prior Penn State Wilkes-Barre art courses. While some of the pieces were created by students enrolled in art classes more than 25 years ago, others were designed during recent courses at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
In 2019, Friedman Art Gallery curators discovered hundreds of paintings, drawings and photographs submitted as assignments for previous campus art classes dating back to the late 1990s. These artworks had been stored in various campus classroom closets. We are proud to share some of these hidden gems from this artistic cache.
Since many artworks in the exhibit cannot be specifically attributed to the original artists, gallery leaders encourage previous students and the public to visit the exhibit to view the pieces and see if they can identify the artists.
One of the pieces in the "Hidden Gems" exhibit at Penn State Wilkes-Barre this summer.