Shared Stories: A Collaborative Art Exhibit Opens This Week

“Shared Stories,” an exhibition featuring artwork by visual arts and graphic design faculty from Wilson College and Hagerstown Community College will open Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the Sue Davison Cooley Gallery of the Wilson College John Stewart Memorial Library. Wilson College will host an opening reception in the Gallery on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The show runs through Apr 30, 2025. Admission to both the reception and the exhibition is free.

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Sara Swacina, HCC Adjunct Visual Arts Instructor dropping off her paintings for the exhibition.

This year’s exhibition will center on Wilson’s ArtsFest ’25 theme “Shared Stories.” ArtsFest is an annual celebration of the arts in our community, showcasing the remarkable art, artists, and artistic opportunities at Wilson. ArtsFest ’25 will run from April 7 to 11, 2025.  

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As part of ArtsFest ’25, the faculty show in the Cooley Gallery will center on community, or “Shared Stories” of participation, practice, cooperation, collaboration, presence, and engagement. Participating artists explore human experiences through narratives of identity, hopes, dreams, anxieties, and perspectives. Visitors can expect to see work in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, photography, design, and sculpture.