James Gallagher: Artist–Educator–Collector
James Gallagher: Artist–Educator–Collector
View the Exhibition: OCTOBER 20, 2025 - jANUARY 10, 2026
SYKES GALLERY ι BREIDENSTINE HALL - 1st Floor
Exhibition | October 20, 2025 - January 10, 2026
Reception & Artist Talk | October 23, 2025
Time | 5:30 - 7:30pm
Gallery Hours ι Standard business hours for Sykes Gallery are Monday - Friday from 8:00am-4:00pm.
About the Exhibition
James Gallagher is an award-winning educator and artist. He has taught both public school students and college students locally. Generations of students have benefitted from his commitment to his art and craft as a teacher who is also an artist of serious accomplishment. Starting as a painter, exposure to ceramics led him to immerse himself in the pursuit of ceramic knowledge. He also came to embrace uncertainty as part of an ancient process: fire and earth.
The collection of art on view is marked by extensive travel and a keen sense of discovery. Remarkable examples of ceramic work exist side by side with painting, and print making, in the exhibit. Each piece in his collection has a story and serves as a source of inspiration, and a reminder of the personal and professional impact
The current exhibition features paintings, prints, and ceramic works made or collected by Gallagher over the course of a lifetime.
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University Holidays
Campus Closed- New Year’s Day - observed 01/01 (Monday)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 01/15(Monday)
- Memorial Day - 05/27 (Monday)
- Independence Day - 07/04 (Thursday)
- Labor Day - 09/02 (Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day - 11/28 (Thursday)
- Day after Thanksgiving Day - 11/29 (Friday)
- Christmas Day - 12/25 (Wednesday)
- 12/26 (Thursday) - 12/31 (Tuesday)
- New Year’s Day (2025) - 01/01/24 (Wednesday)
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Directions & Parking
Directions - Google MapsTo the MU Police Station for a Parking Permit ... As you drive down N. George Street, on the right, you will see signage on a brick wall welcoming you to Millersville University. This is the intersection of N. George Street & W. Cottage Avenue. If you make a right, you will find the University Police Station . Please stop in to request a free daily parking pass from the attendant at the main desk. This parking pass will be valid for white lines spaces only.
To Sykes Gallery ... As you proceed down George Street. On the left, you will see the Sugar Bowl which will put you on Normal Avenue. At this turn, you will see a campus street sign for "Breidenstine Hall" (Department of Art & Design). Stop at the first Stop Sign and proceed straight. You will pass Biemesderfer Stadium and Chryst Field on your left hand side. A little further on the right you will see a square brick building with teal and white placards with the words "Art & Design". This is Breidenstine Hall, your destination of 46 E. Frederick Street. Sykes Gallery will be on the ground level of this building. Please address the department secretary in room 101 for access to the entrance for handicap accessibility.To the Bus Parking Lot ... West Cottage Ave & North George St.
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Parking Permits
Daily campus parking permits are required before 4:00 pm and available at the campus Police Station in Lebanon House on 237 N. George St., Millersville, PA 17551. These permits will only be valid for white, not yellow lined spaces. The station is open from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. (717) 871-4357.