Regarded as a teaching aid, the C.B. Reif Collection was formerly used during Biology lectures. Although the fundamental purpose of the collection was to teach natural history, the prints are also of interest to art historians and general historians.
The active poltical lives of John Wilkes and Isaac Barre coincided with the golden age of portraiture perhaps not by coincidence. The exhibition speaks to both the politics of the two men and the illustrations that depicted them.
Post-Industrial Expression serves to provide a visual expression of that technology in the field of art and tries to demonstrate something of the variety of ways in which artists have creatively adapted it to their individual expressive ends.
Director's Choice is a collection of work curated by the current circa 1989 director of the gallery. Featured in this exhibition are artists such as Earl W. Lehman, Barry Perlus, Robet Stark, and Kurt Warnk.
Wilkes-Barre: Senses on Site is an exhibition of outdoor sculpture created specifically for certain locations in Wilkes-Barre by six nationally recognized artists.