Community Gallery features Northampton Community College students

New Penn State Lehigh Valley exhibition runs October 24 to December 9
Photo by college student

Northampton Community College student Jeremiah Reardon has one of his photos featured in the new Community Gallery exhibit, which runs Oct. 24 to Dec. 9 at Penn State Lehigh Valley.

Credit: Jeremiah Reardon

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The Community Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley presents “Photography students from Northampton Community College.” The exhibit runs Oct. 24 to Dec. 9.

An artist reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The exhibit and reception are both free and open to the public.

The work in this student exhibition comes from courses utilizing digital photography as well as black-and-white film photography. These courses are an introduction to film and digital photography using digital SLR cameras and 35 mm film camera. The courses present an overview of best practices of both film is and digital photography. Students are encouraged to utilize experimental techniques to push past the boundaries of traditional photography.

The Community Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley highlights artists in the region, specifically area high school and college students.  It is located on the third floor on the west wing of the building and is located adjacent to the Ronald K. De Long Gallery.

Area high school and college students have been invited through their art departments to submit work for exhibits. The Community Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley is thematic and scheduled in unison with the Ronald K. De Long Gallery exhibits. The “Photography students from Northampton Community College” exhibit and reception are scheduled in conjunction with the exhibition “Thomas John Shillea, View Camera 1977-2016” in the Ronald K. De Long Gallery. 

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The gallery is closed on Sundays. For more information, contact Ann Lalik, gallery director, at [email protected] or 610-285-5261, or visit the Art Exhibition website.