Upcoming events.
Mid Day Art Break
The popular summer concert series on the Dana & Pete Zaphiris Family Patio is back again! June’s musical act is Claire Stuczynski and A Waffle Miracle will be there too! Admission is free. This event will be held rain or shine and will move indoors to the Holstein Gallery in the event of inclement weather.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Second Sunday
Join artist Aaron Kramer to celebrate the closing of his current exhibition with a family-friendly craft activity inspired by upcycled materials.
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Spring Show Artist Talk
Spring Show Artists Talk
Join us for a PechaKucha-style artist talk with the 102nd Annual Spring Show award winners on Wednesday, June 11th, at 6 pm in the Holstein Gallery. Participating artists include juror awardees Lorena Alvaraz Toca, Daniel Austin, Bill Miller, Judy Takacs, and Madison Webster.
PechaKucha is a storytelling format where a presenter shows 20 PowerPoint slides for 20 seconds each. Artists will discuss aspects of their artistic work, and guests can ask the artists questions after each presentation. Free with Museum admission or membership.
A Tribute to Donna Nicholas
A Tribute to Donna Nicholas
Please join us on Friday, June 13th, from 6 - 9 pm as we pay tribute to Donna Nicholas. Our celebration will include a display featuring photographs of Donna, personal tributes, and her artwork.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Humanity's High Hurdle Dedication
Join the Museum at ECAT on June 26 from 2–3 PM to celebrate and honor Garry’s new installation through a dedication event.
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He will also be leading a Scratch Block Aluminum Casting Workshop at ECAT on June 27 from 10 am –1 PM; registration required. He will also be present for Gallery Night at the Museum on June 27th.
Gallery Night
Gallery Night is a citywide celebration of art. Businesses and local galleries and venues will remain open with some hosting their own events. Shop, eat, listen to music, and spend time with friends and family visiting as many local galleries as you can. There’s no better way to get a feel for Erie’s art and culture scene!
Mid Day Art Break
The popular summer concert series on the Dana & Pete Zaphiris Family Patio is back again! Julys musical act is Bummer Country and Food For Thought will be there too! Admission is free. This event will be held rain or shine and will move indoors to the Holstein Gallery in the event of inclement weather.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Boutique Nights
Art , Live Music, and Shopping
Experience the ultimate shopping, art, and entertainment destination in the heart of downtown Erie! The Museum’s patio will be open and bursting with live music from Steve Trohoske Trio, artist demos from Spring Show artists, and vendors.
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Mid Day Art Break
The popular summer concert series on the Dana & Pete Zaphiris Family Patio is back again! August’s musical act is Savage Daughter and ILP Snack Shack will be there too! Admission is free. This event will be held rain or shine and will move indoors to the Holstein Gallery in the event of inclement weather.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Catalog Release Party: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Join the Erie Art Museum and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh as we celebrate the release of the 111th Annual Exhibition catalog on Saturday, August 9th, from 11 am – 1 pm. The catalog features images of all the artworks on view, as well as identifying information. Guests to the event will receive a free copy of the exhibition catalog, alongside a chance to meet many of the exhibiting artists. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. Free with Museum admission or membership.
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Gallery Night
Gallery Night is a citywide celebration of art. Businesses and local galleries and venues will remain open with some hosting their own events. Shop, eat, listen to music, and spend time with friends and family visiting as many local galleries as you can. There’s no better way to get a feel for Erie’s art and culture scene!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Masquerade at the Museum
Masquerade at the Museum details will be available in the future. Save the date!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Gallery Night
Gallery Night is a citywide celebration of art. Businesses and local galleries and venues will remain open with some hosting their own events. Shop, eat, listen to music, and spend time with friends and family visiting as many local galleries as you can. There’s no better way to get a feel for Erie’s art and culture scene!
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum! Create prints celebrating Mother’s Day, family, or loved ones, inspired by the current exhibition Marks of Resistance: Käthe Kollwitz Prints. Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Art After Dark
May 1st | Charity Nuse Duo
Indie Folk
The Art After Dark music series takes place on the first Thursday of each month, through May 2025.
Take a tour of the galleries and enjoy drinks at 5 pm. Stay for live music from 6-8 pm.
Thank you to Erie Insurance for continued support of Art After Dark.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Crafted Trivia
Crafted Trivia with Adam Holquist
Join us for our monthly trivia event, hosted by Jeopardy! winner, Adam Holquist. Check in as early as 6:30 and enjoy trivia from 7 to 9 pm. Winners and awards announced at 9 pm. If you want to simply enjoy the atmosphere, gamesmanship, and explore the Museum without playing trivia, regular admission fees apply. Cash/card bar available for refreshments.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Slow Art Day
Slow Art Day
Slow Art Day (pay-what-you-wish) is an annual international event held in art museums, inviting individuals to pause and adopt a deliberate approach to viewing artworks. Select pieces in the Museum are accompanied by prompts to encourage observation, contemplation, and reflection. Stop by the Museum for docent-led tours from 11 am - 1 pm and for the Reflect and Respond program, 11 am - 4 pm, where participants can engage with select artworks using guided prompts and a journal.
This event is held in collaboration with PennWest Edinboro’s Art Therapy Department, who will be facilitating an online reflection session from 5:30 - 7 pm.
Opening Reception: 102nd Annual Spring Show
Spring Show Opening Reception & Art After Dark
Come celebrate the Spring Show artists at the Museum on Thursday, April 3rd at 6 pm. Awards and special programming at 7 pm. Free for members, nonmembers pay Museum admission.
Art After Dark
April 3rd | Performance Software
Retrowave Instrumental Soundtrack
The Art After Dark music series takes place on the first Thursday of each month, through May 2025.
Take a tour of the galleries and enjoy drinks at 5 pm. Stay for live music from 6-8 pm.
Thank you to Erie Insurance for continued support of Art After Dark.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
A Mad Museum Benefit Buffet
This is no fools! Enjoy a dinner buffet with apps, wings, a fajita bar, and dessert Tuesday, April 1st at 7pm at the Millcreek Mall Mad Mex.
Tickets are $60 and includes the buffet, 1 alcoholic drink, unlimited tea, coffee, and soft drinks, and gratuity. All proceeds benefit the Erie Art Museum!
Lunch & Learn
Learn about Joseph Plavcan enthusiast Steve Wood’s experiences in collecting artwork!
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Images over Words! Subverting Hierarchies In Family Archives
Spring Show Juror Artist Talk @ Pennwest - Edinboro
Visit the William P. Alexander Music Center on the PennWest - Edinboro campus (110 Kiltie Road, Edinboro, PA 16444) on Wednesday, March 12th at 6 pm for an artist talk with Keliy Anderson-Staley, 102nd Annual Spring Show juror.
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2 - 4 pm.
Join upcycling artist Sarah Howard in making Paper Cup Rockets! Participants will design and build their own colorful rockets using paper cups, paint, and decorations.
Drawing At The Museum
Drawing At The Museum
Join us for monthly Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Erie Art Museum! These sessions occur on the Second Saturday of every month from 2–4 pm and are open to all museum members and admission ticket holders.
Please note that in order to protect the art in the museum, please do not bring any liquid materials such as inks, paints, markers, chalks, compact or vine charcoal, or pastels. If you do not have your own drawing materials, some will be available at the Museum.
Art After Dark
March 6th | V Band
Blues & Jazz
The Art After Dark music series takes place on the first Thursday of each month, through May 2025.
Take a tour of the galleries and enjoy drinks at 5 pm. Stay for live music from 6-8 pm.
Thank you to Erie Insurance for continued support of Art After Dark.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Gallery Night
Gallery Night is a citywide celebration of art. Businesses and local galleries and venues will remain open with some hosting their own events. Shop, eat, listen to music, and spend time with friends and family visiting as many local galleries as you can. There’s no better way to get a feel for Erie’s art and culture scene!
Lunch & Learn
Deep dive into the works of Käthe Kollwitz and the connection between revolution and printmaking with Education Manager Alex Anthes and Visitor Coordinator Todd Paropacic.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!
Crafted Trivia
Crafted Trivia with Adam Holquist
Join us for our monthly trivia event, hosted by Jeopardy! winner, Adam Holquist. Check in as early as 6:30 and enjoy trivia from 7 to 9 pm. Winners and awards announced at 9 pm. If you want to simply enjoy the atmosphere, gamesmanship, and explore the Museum without playing trivia, regular admission fees apply. Cash/card bar available for refreshments.
Second Sunday
Second Sundays are a perfect way to spend time creating in the Museum with your family and loved ones! Admission is pay-what-you-wish, and donations are appreciated. Each Second Sunday of the month, from 2-4pm.
Drawing At The Museum
Drawing At The Museum | Site Measuring
Join us for monthly Drop-In Drawing sessions at the Erie Art Museum! These sessions occur on the Second Saturday of every month from 2–4 pm and are open to all museum members and admission ticket holders.
This month’s Drawing at the Museum session, led by Deb Sementelli, will focus on site measuring, a technique artists use to achieve accurate proportions and perspective in their work. Using simple tools like a pencil or ruler, you'll learn how to compare sizes, angles, and distances to create well-scaled compositions. Learning this technique will allow for more precision and accuracy in your drawings!
Please note that in order to protect the art in the museum, please do not bring any liquid materials such as inks, paints, markers, chalks, compact or vine charcoal, or pastels. If you do not have your own drawing materials, some will be available at the Museum.
Art After Dark
February 6th | Logan B and the Dirty Leaf
American Roots Rock
The Art After Dark music series takes place on the first Thursday of each month, through May 2025.
Take a tour of the galleries and enjoy drinks at 5 pm. Stay for live music from 6-8 pm.
Thank you to Erie Insurance for continued support of Art After Dark.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm. Experience the Museum and participate in guided craft activities!
Artist Led Tour: Qian Li
Join Qian Li for a tour of her current exhibition, Summoning the Wind, at the Erie Art Museum.
Registration required.
Spring Show Submission Workshop
Spring Show Submission Workshop
Museum staff will be available to help photograph works, submit submissions online, and walk participants through the payment process at a drop-in workshop on Saturday, January 18th from 12pm - 2 pm. This is a free workshop for all and will be first come first serve.
Access for All
The Art Bridges Foundation ‘Access for All’ initiative brings you free admission to the Museum the first Thursday of each month from 11 am – 3 pm and the third Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm.
Explore the Museum, participate in free art crafts, and more!