For Immediate Release

June 5, 2008

Contact: Amy Hammond, Exhibitions Manager/Preparator, 717.233.8668 ext. 4

THE DŌSHI GALLERY ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR REFLECTIONS

on exhibit from July 31 to September 7, 2008

The DŌSHI Gallery at the Susquehanna Art Museum is proud to distribute a Call for Entries for an upcoming juried exhibition titled Reflections. The Call for Entries can be accessed on www.sqart.org or by calling (717) 233-8668 ext 4.  Submissions are due NO LATER THAN July 20, 2008.  The show will run in the DŌSHI Gallery from July 31 to September 7, 2008. The DOSHI Gallery is accepting both two- and three- dimensional work.  Artists are asked to consider the following theme.

Reflections - Based upon the source of light, the nature of the surface, and the perspective of the viewer, reflections give off luster and sheen, or they can mirror an image. Reflections can reveal dimensions that are hidden from the viewers’ eyes, or the presence of virtual realities. Beyond this they also serve as a metaphor for the psychology of the self-conscious mind.

In the Museum’s main galleries through September 21 is Treasures from the Attic:  Unseen Collections of the Capital Region.  This exhibition explores the unseen wealth in permanent collections of regional institutions.  The Susquehanna Art Museum borrowed works from the Historical Society of Dauphin County, the Perry County Council of the Arts, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, the National Civil War Museum, the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin and Marshall College, The Trout Gallery at Dickinson College, the Cumberland County Historical Society and the Hershey Museum.  Romare Bearden, Pablo Picasso, Jacob Eichholtz, Stephen Etnier, Thomas Moran, Red Grooms, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Rauschenberg and Gustave Courbet are a few of the artists featured in this exhibition. 

The DŌSHI Center for Contemporary Art, founded by Maya Schock in Harrisburg in 1972, was incorporated into the operations of the Susquehanna Art Museum in 1997. In spirit with the mission of the original DŌSHI Center (named for a Japanese word meaning “brotherhood”), the DŌSHI Gallery provides a venue for emerging and established Pennsylvania artists to exhibit their work, explore new ideas, and develop a dialogue with the Museum and the community.

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The Susquehanna Art Museum is located at the corner of 3^rd and Market Streets in downtown Harrisburg. Museum hours are: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday – 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday – noon to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission to the museum is FREE through September 2008 thanks to underwriting from the Wachovia Foundation. Additional information is available at 717.233.8668 or www.sqart.org. All exhibitions and programs are supported by the members of the Susquehanna Art Museum, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Cultural Enrichment Fund.

Wendy S. Sweigart

Director of Outreach Education

Susquehanna Art Museum

301 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA 17101

Email:  wsweigart@sqart.org

Phone:  717-233-8668 x 7

Fax:  717-233-8155

www.sqart.org