TOOLS IN MOTION: WORK FROM THE HECHINGER COLLECTION
On loan from International Arts & Artists
September 26 - December 22, 2008
Featuring 65 highlights from the collection of Washington, DC hardware-industry pioneer John Hechinger, this popular, family-friendly exhibition displays the amazing variety of 20th-century art that represents or incorporates tools and hardware. TOOLS IN MOTION includes sculptures, photographs, and paintings by such artists as Berenice Abbott, Arman, Jim Dine, Richard Estes, Walker Evans, Claes Oldenburg, and Wayne Thiebaud and celebrates the ubiquity of tools in our lives with art that transforms utilitarian objects into fanciful works of beauty, surprise and wit. This exhibit is touring throughout the country.

STUDENT ART AT THE EVERHART: FANTASY TOOLS
26 September-29 December, 2008
Complementing the Everhart Museum's fall exhibit, Tools in Motion, the Gallery One exhibition, Student Art at the Everhart: Fantasy Tools, highlights the work of area students who created artworks inspired by their perfect fantasy tool. Through these collaborative efforts, the Everhart nurtures creativity and showcases artistic excellence in the community. The schools involved in this exhibition include: Abington Heights Middle School and High School, Scranton High School, Audubon Elementary School, Prescott Elementary School, and Mountain View Elementary School.

FAIRY TALE ART: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM CHILDREN'S BOOKS
On loan from Smith Kramer Fine Arts
February 6-May 25, 2009 Fairy Tale Art offers a magic carpet ride, to a timeless, enchanted, dreamlike world. The origins and history of fairy tales reaches back to ancient times. These magical stories were told and retold by storytellers in civilizations of China, Egypt and India. The fairy tales and folk tales featured in the exhibit celebrate stories handed down through the ages that echo the wisdom of past cultures and honor the symbolic and metaphoric language of the stories. Traditional stories such as: The Firebird, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood will be included. Along with modern versions such as Cinderella's Dress, Child of the Faerie: Child of the Earth, the Hungry Coat and fractured tales such as the real story of the three little pigs. Prize-winning contemporary artists whose art is featured include: Kinuko Y. Craft, Trina Shart Hyman, Barry Moser, Demi, Susan Paradis and Jim LaMarche. The exhibit will also be complemented by the Everhart Museum’s collection of cultural objects, and special creations of fairy tale artifacts from the best loved fairy tales around the world. Fairy Tale Art is a traveling exhibit produced by Smith Kramer and curated by Sylvia Nissley.

ANCIENT MICROWORLDS
On Loan from Ancient Microworlds
June 12 – September 7, 2009
Ancient Microworlds marries paleontology with photography to attain an intriguing exploration of past life. In this exhibit, Giraud Foster and Norman Barker demonstrate that fossils can dazzle the mind and the eye. Together, Foster and Barker have developed innovative high-magnification photographic techniques and painstakingly selected the remarkable specimens that make their stunning images unique. Theirs is an ancient world as artfully beautiful as it is scientifically engaging. The microphotography of fossils is complemented by the Everhart Museum’s own fossil collection. The exhibit was created by Ancient Microworlds.

DAY OF THE DEAD
Exclusive to the Everhart Museum
September 25-December 31, 2009
Celebrate the Day of the Dead, Mexican folk art and cultural artifacts from other Latino countries in the Scranton and NEPA community. Brought to you by the Everhart Museum, this exhibit illustrates the important facet of the Day of the Dead as a celebration and remembrance of beloved people in the family and community. Including contemporary art from nationally and internationally recognized artists, folk art, and the Everhart Museum’s collection, this exhibit highlights the rich culture of Central and South America.