Silber Art Gallery
The opening of the Silber Art Gallery in the Goucher College Athenaeum fulfilled President
Kraushaar’s vision of more than 50 years ago: to provide a suitably secure gallery dedicated
solely to the exhibition of art, both from the Goucher collection and from contemporary
artists and collectors outside the campus.
The Silber Art Gallery was made possible through the contributions of Sidney and Jean
Flah Silber. Mr. and Ms. Silber have long appreciated the capacity of the visual arts
to express meaning, communicate the insights and emotions of the individual, and convey
the character of a place, a people, and a time. They realize how powerfully art can
teach, both inside the classroom and beyond, and they understand the lessons it offers
students of the human experience and the natural world. The gallery is the new home
to Goucher’s permanent collection and its critically acclaimed program of contemporary art exhibitions.
With 1,000 square feet of exhibition space and a 21-foot ceiling, the gallery is capable
of housing large-scale art works. In addition to enabling us to display selections
from the college’s permanent collection, the gallery hosts a range of programming, from the traditional
to the experimental, featuring the work of students, emerging artists, and established
names alike.
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Current Exhibit
Soil to Skin
Exhibit dates:
February 13, 2025 - March 28, 2025
Image (left): Ara Koh
Soil to Skin, a collaboration with Goucher College Art Galleries and Pellis /\ Terra, unveils a powerful synthesis of art, science, and community dialogue to address the legacies of land use, pollution, climate change, and environmental justice. Through interactive sculptures, archival photography, paintings, and collaborative public programming, the exhibition seeks to deepen our understanding of environmental issues while inspiring cultural shifts toward a sustainable future.
Artists: Lynn Cazabon, Se Jong Cho, Melissa Penley Cormier, Elena DeBold, Brooks Dierdroff, Rachel Gaurdiola, Artemis Herber, Sky Hopinka, Ara Koh, Jonna McKone, Nicole Salimbene, and Raymond Thompson Jr.
Financial support and contributions provided by the Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences, the Goucher College Center for Writing, Arts and Media, the Lahey Fund, and other supporters of the contemporary arts.