The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, hosts “Full Deck,” a traveling exhibit of skateboard art on loan from the West Coast, through Sept. 22. An opening reception for the exhibit – an extraordinary medley of eye-popping color, unique self-expression and pungent social commentary – was held Thursday, July 22. "Full Deck" was organized by the Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, Calif. Summer hours at the gallery – in effect through July 31 – are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Regular hours, which resume Aug. 1, are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. All exhibits are free and open to the public. The gallery will close Aug. 7 for commencement and Sept. 4-5 for Labor Day.
"A short history of skate art'" on loan to The Gallery at Penn College through Sept. 22.
A cross-cultural sampling of superheroes lines a gallery wall.
Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn are among the pop-culture icons represented.
Boards successively depict a San Francisco cityscape.
Vibrant photographs add multimedia touch to exhibit.
Presidential portraits
Supplemented by a video display (background), "Full Deck" is anything but a static exhibit.
Sharing a profoundly personal vision
As distinctive as they are diverse
Capturing the poetry of motion
Gallery patrons move among hundreds of colorful creations.
Artistic statements abound
A curious visitor, with skateboard in hand
Intricacy on an uncommon canvas
Multigenerational appreciation for a one-of-a-kind presentation
More of the exhibit's seemingly infinite variety
— Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, photo editor
"A short history of skate art'" on loan to The Gallery at Penn College through Sept. 22.
A cross-cultural sampling of superheroes lines a gallery wall.
Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn are among the pop-culture icons represented.
Boards successively depict a San Francisco cityscape.
Vibrant photographs add multimedia touch to exhibit.
Presidential portraits
Supplemented by a video display (background), "Full Deck" is anything but a static exhibit.
Sharing a profoundly personal vision
As distinctive as they are diverse
Capturing the poetry of motion
Gallery patrons move among hundreds of colorful creations.
Artistic statements abound
A curious visitor, with skateboard in hand
Intricacy on an uncommon canvas
Multigenerational appreciation for a one-of-a-kind presentation
More of the exhibit's seemingly infinite variety