Arts on the Square Gallery

As part of our Arts on the Square Initiative and Market Square Church's ministry to support the arts, we host gallery showings of 2-D art created by members and select local artists in the Arts in the Square Gallery space. Each exhibit is displayed for approximately two months.  With each exhibit, we have an opening artist reception that is held on a Sunday, following our church service, from 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.  Church members and the public are invited to attend. 

Along the River & Beyond: Landscapes by Jonathan Frazier and Carrie Wissler-Thomas

Sunday, September 28 – Sunday, December 14, 2025

Arts on the Square Gallery will open its 2025-2026 exhibit season at Market Square Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 28, 2025, with a new show featuring landscape paintings by well-known Harrisburg artists Jonathan Frazier and Carrie Wissler-Thomas.

“Along the River & Beyond” will be on display through Sunday, December 14, 2025, in Market Square’s soaring Geneva Hall gallery space on the 4^th floor and in the 1^st floor atrium adjacent to the sanctuary.

A free exhibit opening reception in Geneva Hall on September 28 will introduce the artists’ work from 12 noon – 1:30 pm.  Market Square Presbyterian Church is located at 20 S. Second Street in downtown Harrisburg.  Free parking is available in the city parking garage adjacent to the church.

 Landscape paintings by Jonathan and Carrie explore favorite and familiar places, and their individual styles are quite complementary.  Jonathan is long noted for his landscape focus on the natural world as well as the built environment.  Carrie, however, was originally known for figurative oil paintings, but since 1997 she has turned to creating lyrical and shimmering landscapes of the Susquehanna River and of Scotland, where she and her husband travel annually.  Jonathan’s landscapes also resonate with vibrant color, balancing between representational and impressionistic.  For “Along the River & Beyond,” his works will include recent oil paintings from New Orleans, the Susquehanna River, and Gettysburg.

A native of Dillsburg, Pa., Jonathan studied at the Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA) and Kutztown University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art.  He began exhibiting with the popular Harrisburg area “Seven Lively Artists” group in the 1990s and has had work in competitive juried shows at numerous galleries, including The State Museum of Pennsylvania; the Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery, Lebanon Valley College; Washington County Museum of Fine Art, Hagerstown, Md., and the Delaplaine Art Center, Frederick, Md.  Jonathan is also known as a regional performing musician on voice, keyboard, guitar, Native American flutes, percussion, and hulusi, among others.

Carrie is a longtime arts leader and innovator in the region, having served as the Executive Director of the Art Association of Harrisburg since 1984.  In 1988 she founded Harrisburg’s annual Gallery Walk, the city-wide celebration of fine arts venues that she continues to organize.  A graduate of Hood College, she holds a Master’s degree from Temple University.  Carrie has held over 35 solo exhibitions, and her paintings have appeared in many group exhibitions throughout central Pennsylvania.  Her works are included in the collections of The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Cozen O’Connor Attorneys in Philadelphia, and Lebanon Valley College, as well as Borthwick Castle and The Port Charlotte Hotel in Scotland.  In 1991 Carrie was the recipient of The Distinguished Service to the Arts Award, and in 2005 the recipient of The Arts Advocate Award, both in Harrisburg.

Arts on the Square Gallery presents three exhibits annually at Market Square Church to showcase creativity and artworks by church members, friends, and special guests.  Receptions are hosted by Ashley and Joe Robinson.  Beth Hager is the Exhibits Coordinator for Arts on the Square.

Arts on the Square Gallery exhibitions are sponsored in 2025-26 by John K. Robinson in memory of Rachel Robinson Bair.

For info contact: Beth Hager, Arts on the Square Exhibits Coordinator, bahager@earthlink.net