Exhibitions
The Gallery hosts exhibitions of scholarly importance drawn from its collections and those of other institutions and lenders. The exhibitions coordinate and complement the museum’s collections holdings.
Near at Hand
Feb 7 - Apr 5, 2025
Reception Feb 7, 5-7 pm
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Curated by the Art History Senior Seminar students, the exhibition features works by Dickinson College Studio Art Faculty and art objects from The Trout Gallery's permanent collection.
Student Curators: Vivian Anderson, Molly Cicco, Phoebe French, McKenna Hillman, Katie Marthins, Sophy Nie, Ava Nienstadt, Cat Orzell, Lily Swain, Grace Toner, and Liam Walters.
Studio Art Faculty: Todd Arsenault, Andy Bale, Anthony Cervino, and Rachel Eng
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Lunch and Learn Gallery Talk Series
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Disparate Items
Apr 18 - May 18, 2025
Reception: Apr 25, 5-7 pm
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Throughout a year-long seminar, senior studio art majors engage in sustained and critical studio inquiry that results in the creation of ambitious and cohesive bodies of artwork, a selection of which are included in an end-of-year thesis exhibition. Under the collective direction of Dickinson's studio art faculty, the students develop individual projects made in a variety of media and share a commitment to the investigation of conceptual, material, formal, historical, political, and aesthetic concepts in their scholarship
The 2025 Art Studio Majors are Cat Acosta, Mbhali Edwards, Emma Rizzella-Roberts, Trudy Chung, Sophie Habecker, Laila Gwathmey, Sophie Phillips, Alex Snyder, Geoffrey Ogenrwot, and John Park.
Imprint: Selected Gifts from Eric Denker '75
June 13 - Sep 13, 2025
Reception Sep 5, 5-7 pm​
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This exhibition celebrates one of The Trout Gallery’s most generous donors: art historian, curator, educator, and Dickinson College alumnus Eric Denker ’75, PhD. Since his graduation from Dickinson College fifty years ago, Dr. Denker earned his doctorate from the University of Virginia, worked as a Senior Lecturer at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and served as the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Over the decades, The Trout Gallery has received nearly 900 objects from Dr. Denker. The breadth of Dr. Denker’s giving not only reflects his own passions as a collector, but he also leaves a significant imprint upon the community by fostering a deeper understanding of the arts across time periods and cultures.
To Listen Deeply
Jun 13 - Oct 11, 2025
Reception: Sep 5, 5-7 pm
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While most works of art engage with the senses of sight and touch through their form (texture, materiality, shape), To Listen Deeply, curated by Trout Gallery intern Sophy Nie’25, examines how sound is a key component for diverse works of art. Taking inspiration from American experimental composer Pauline Oliveros’s “Deep Listening” philosophy, which encourages a heightened awareness of our sonic environment, this exhibition invites viewers to engage with the works of art on multiple sensory levels, to pay attention to perceived visual and acoustic vibrations – to listen deeply.