First Fridays Exhibit Features Art from Coal Mines

A First Fridays public reception for “Anthra-Sight: Sculpture by Denis Yanashot” will be held at the University’s Hope Horn Gallery Oct. 6.

“Marvine Sunset” (mixed media) is among the works of Scranton native Denis Yanashot, who uses coal silt, burnt ash and scrap metal from abandoned coal processing plants to create pieces of art, which will be featured in a First Fridays public reception on Oct. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery.

“Marvine Sunset” (mixed media) is among the works of Scranton native Denis Yanashot, who uses coal silt, burnt ash and scrap metal from abandoned coal processing plants to create pieces of art, which will be featured in a First Fridays public reception on Oct. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery.

Scranton native Denis Yanashot uses the materials found near the Marvine Colliery, an abandoned processing plant for anthracite coal, to create pieces of art. His work will be featured in a First Fridays public reception Friday, Oct. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery on the fourth floor of Hyland Hall.

Yanashot, who grew up near the Marvine Colliery, uses coal silt, burnt ash and scrap metal to create visual narratives to help commemorate the region’s industrial history.

The exhibit, entitled “Anthra-Sight,” and reception are open to the public, free of charge.

For information contact Darlene Miller-Lanning, Ph.D., director of the Hope Horn Gallery, at 570-941-4214.