On the first friday of each month come to downtown Scranton and see what’s happening in the art community. This month…

POWER! will host a discussion for local businesspeople with Joe Collins on Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m. at The Scranton Club.

Ed Ruscha has said that good art should elicit “Huh? Wow!” as opposed to “Wow! Huh?” Such is the case with Shahoney’s eye-catching work at Test Pattern.

In his first one-man show, the Howard Aubuchon brings his New York pedigree and a number of stories in tow to Scranton.

The process has changed, but for local artist John Shahoney, the attitude and approach to art have remained constant since he began painting around five years old. Shahoney traces it all back to pictures of Voltron and the Transformers.