Photography celebrating the Rust Belt region is the focus of Rust Belt Biennial at the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University from Tuesday to Oct. 6.

The exhibition features curated work of Rust Belt artists alongside prize winners and a top selection from the Biennial’s open call for work made in the region. It was juried by Andrew L. Moore, an internationally recognized fine art photographer based in New York City.

The opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a gallery talk given by the exhibition’s founders and select artists will take place at the Sordoni Art Gallery, 141 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.

Panel Discussion: Sept. 11, 5 p.m. Niko J. Kallianiotis, Yoav Friedlander, Ed Eckstein, founding member of Frame 37, and Jamie Longazel, co-founder of Anthracite Unite, will host a panel on photography and the Rust Belt region. The panel will be moderated by gallery director, Heather Sincavage.

Art Block: Sept. 20, 5 to 8 p.m. Live glass-blowing demonstrations with the Keystone College Mobile Glass Studio will take place as part of downtown Wilkes-Barre’s Third Friday Art Block.

Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politic of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Sept. 20, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Jamie Longazel, associate professor in the department of political science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, will discuss his case study on the Illegal Immigration Relief Act passed in Hazleton in 2006.

Mining our History: What We Can Learn from Photos of the Past, Oct. 2, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Aimee Newell, executive director of the Luzerne County HistoricalSociety, shares mining-related photos and explores what they can teach about history, along with how they resonate with the photos in the Rust Belt Biennial.

For more information, visit www.wilkes.edu/sordoniartgallery.