Ligonier Opening Reception

The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley is honored to be hosting a very special exhibition for our 25th Anniversary. Noted artists Rita Haldeman and Nicole Ryan will be showcasing their spectacular work from April 29, 2022, through August 7, 2022, during regular museum hours of operation. To celebrate the opening, a wine and hors d’ oeuvres reception will be held on Saturday, May 7th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Cost to attend is $5 per person. Please make your reservation by May 2, 2022.

Nicole Renee Ryan is a watercolorist, oil painter, and muralist from Mercer, PA. Nicole paints imagined landscapes, but surprisingly, she’s not at all interested in traditional landscape paintings. Instead, she uses the landscape to explore the concept of memory. Rita K. Haldeman has always been drawn to nature by its beauty, strength, and grandeur. She works to interpret this attraction through her paintings. Haldeman wants her work to speak for itself, inviting the viewer into the piece for deeper observation.