Scranton Stories Displayed at Hope Horn Gallery Through Nov. 17
An art exhibit of Scranton’s Story: Our Nation’s Story oral histories and portraits of 25 Scranton residents will be on display at The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery as part of First Fridays in downtown Scranton Nov. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is free of charge and open to the public. The exhibit includes videos of their personal narratives of their Scranton experience, along with their portraits taken by photographer Byron Maldonado. The exhibit premiered on Oct. 27 and will be on display in the Hope Horn Gallery during gallery hours through to Nov. 17. At the premiere are, from left: Mary Ann Savakinus, Lackawanna Historical Society; Byron Maldonado, photographer; Alejandra Marroquin, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and Lackawanna County Immigrant Inclusion Committee; Kimberly Crafton, Crafton Cultural Management and oral histories coordinator for Scranton Stories; Glynis Johns, Black Scranton Project; and Julie Schumacher Cohen, The University of Scranton and project director for Scranton Stories.An art exhibit of Scranton’s Story: Our Nation’s Story oral histories and portraits of 25 Scranton residents will be on display at The University of Scranton’s Hope Horn Gallery as part of First Fridays in downtown Scranton Nov. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception is free of charge and open to the public.
The exhibit includes videos of their personal narratives of their Scranton experience, along with their portraits taken by photographer Byron Maldonado.
The exhibit is the culmination of a multifaceted two-year project that seeks to illustrate and preserve the unique story of Scranton and relate it to the history of the United States. The project, Scranton’s Story: Our Nation’s Story, which involved multiple community partners and received National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant support, responds to the NEH special initiative “A More Perfect Union” which will commemorate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States.
The exhibit will be on display in the Hope Horn Gallery during gallery hours through to Nov. 17.
The exhibit premiere on Oct. 27 included a panel discussion followed by a reception.
For more information, visit Scranton’s Story, Our Nation’s Story website, or email community@scranton.edu or call 570-941-4419 or visit www.scranton.edu/scrantonstory.
Julie Schumacher Cohen, Scranton’s Story, Our Nation’s Story project director and assistant vice president for community engagement and government affairs at The University of Scranton, discusses the exhibit and oral histories collected with Erika Funke on WVIA’s Art Scene.
