Selected paintings and sculptures from the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) university museums will be on display April 14 and 15 at the Dixon University Center Gallery in Harrisburg.

The exhibit will include paintings by Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall and various pieces of sculpture. It was organized to showcase artwork owned by the PASSHE universities and normally displayed in the campus museums.

The public is invited to visit the gallery in Richards Hall on the Dixon University Center campus from 7 to 10 p.m., Wednesday, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday. A reception will be held from 2 to 6 p.m., Thursday, to which the public also is invited. The center is situated at 2986 N. Second St.

After the exhibition, university representatives plan to establish a consortium for art exhibition exchanges across the state and within the State System universities.

With nearly 106,000 students, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. The 14 PASSHE universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 400,000 PASSHE alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.

The state-owned universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania. PASSHE also operates branch campuses in Clearfield, Kittanning, Oil City and Punxsutawney and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg.