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Messiah’s Harrisburg Institute, in partnership with the Messiah College Department of Visual Arts’ Student Art League, will be on ongoing participant in the City of Harrisburg’s “First Friday Gallery Walk,” when from 6-9 p.m. on the first Friday of every month, local city galleries open their doors for free public art showings in various downtown locations. The Harrisburg Institute, located at 28 Dewberry St., opened its first exhibit on Sept. 4. New monthly exhibits of Messiah student and alumni art will run through the end of the academic year. The Harrisburg Institute’s inaugural exhibit features the work of Messiah College student artists Ammon Perry, Dana Scannapieco, Kelly Sefter, and Eli Smith.

The Institute will collect and analyze data to aid community partners in developing initiatives to meet the needs of low-income families.

In a ceremony with city leaders and community partners, Messiah College dedicated its new Harrisburg Institute facility at 28 Dewberry Street on Oct. 3.

“Messiah College is deeply committed to being a community and educational resource in the city of Harrisburg,” said President Kim Phipps in response to the news that the college’s Harrisburg Institute received a $630,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to expand mentoring initiatives for at-risk youth.