Fine Arts and Dance

Immerse yourself in the world of Art at Wilson College and join us for the Final Showings and Exhibitions of the 2025 Master of Fine Arts Summer Residency on Saturday, July 19 at noon. It will be an afternoon of theatrical and choreographic solo and ensemble performance pieces, site-specific theatrical work, visual art exhibitions, short story readings, and interdisciplinary collaborations created and performed by our MFA students. 

The opening reception for the Wilson College Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition will be Friday, April 17 at 4:40 p.m. in the Bogigian Gallery, in Lortz Hall. This show provides a venue for Wilson students to share their work with the community.

The opening recepti

Rural Social Drivers of Health and the Opioid Epidemic: An Urban–Rural Perspective with Guest Speaker: Tonne McCoy, Technical Assistance Director for the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

Also available on Zoom at: https://wilson.zoom.us/j/98809674093?pwd=mQBgGvJwMRRh4nPzuszKKYwX5pFGNd…

A Brain Awareness Week event

Led by Lizzy Cordon ’27 and Jen Graham, Director of MFA & Assistant Professor of Dance

90 minute Workshop | 30 min lecture & 60 min practice/experientials

Through a combination of embodied experiences, theoretical discussion, and Q+A, participants will learn the foundational principles of somatic theory and practice, the pitfalls of the mind/body duality fallacy, and everyday applications of somatic practice in support of awareness, balance, connection, regulation, and overall wellbeing. 

An exhibition featuring artwork by visual arts and graphic design faculty from Wilson College and Hagerstown Community College will open Wednesday, February 26, in Cooley Gallery, Wilson College. The show runs from February 26 to April 30, 2025. There will be a reception to open the exhibition on Wednesday, February 26 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Admission to the exhibition is free.

An exhibition featuring artwork by visual arts and graphic design faculty from Wilson College and Hagerstown Community College will open Wednesday, February 26, in Cooley Gallery, Wilson College. The show runs from February 26 to April 30, 2025. There will be a reception to open the exhibition on Wednesday, February 26 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Admission to the exhibition is free.

Cumberland Valley Chorale at Wilson College presents the Spring '25 Concert

Threads of Song: Weaving our World Together

Livestream link: https://wilson.zoom.us/j/98867420494

Documentary Purvis of Overtown

Featuring the acclaimed artist Purvis Young who was born, lived and died in Overtown Miami. The self-taught artist is world renowned and his pieces can be seen all over the world, from the Smithsonian to the New Orleans Museum of art. The art he paints is the portrait of his community, Overtown Miami and the trials and tribulations that went on throughout history. He is known as the Picasso of our generation.

Purvis of Overtown will be shown and then a talk back will be held after. 

Adam DelMarcelle, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and academic curator Matthew Clay-Robison will be discussing the work of artist Purvis Young and the importance of academic galleries and museums. 

This event is free and open to the public. 

The interactive exhibition, “Cut Through — Purvis Young: Stories of Overtown.” is on display on the ground and first floor of John Stewart Memorial Library.