Events & Exhibitions

°®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s dynamic public programming brings art, architecture, design, writing, and the world of ideas to life through events, lectures, exhibitions, and more.

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All of °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s lectures, symposiums, and workshops are free, offering opportunities for students and the public to engage with cultural topics and creative practices through the work and ideas of award-winning artists, designers, authors, scholars, and alumni.

Featured events and programs

Art in action

Explore how democracy, creative activism, and voter advocacy intersect through Creative Citizens in Action’s (°®¶¹´«Ã½@°®¶¹´«Ã½) annual series of public programs, which span the disciplines of art, design, architecture, and writing.

Creative Citizens Series

Enjoy curated new work by our community of students, faculty, staff, and visiting artists in our contemporary galleries. Exhibitions are open to all and always free.

Current exhibitions


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Recognitions / 认 • 知, a solo exhibition by Christine Wong Yap, at the new °®¶¹´«Ã½ Campus Gallery in Blattner Hall.

Discover on-campus experiences

Enjoy the future of art and design all year-long in °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s mix of campus galleries and presentation spaces. Visitors will find new work by students, faculty, staff, and visiting artists in curated venues that embrace diverse perspectives and a range of contemporary approaches. Offering our students the unique opportunity to present their work and expand their practice in a professional setting, the campus galleries are also a place for our community of makers and the public to connect across contemporary art and design. Plan a visit, today.

Meet the voices of tomorrow

°®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s graduating student showcases, presented by class year, are digital time capsules of capstone projects and culminating work.

Celebrating the makers of 2024

Featuring work by graduating students, the 2024 Showcase represents the diversity of practice across °®¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Architecture, Design, Fine Arts, and Humanities & Sciences divisions. Navigate the , and check out the Deans' Spotlight collection of outstanding projects from each academic division.

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Creative Citizens in Action

The Creative Citizens in Action (°®¶¹´«Ã½@°®¶¹´«Ã½) initiative provides important resources to the °®¶¹´«Ã½ community to power dialogue and making related to creative activism. The connected programming explores art, democratic engagement, and current affairs through public events, exhibitions, grant opportunities, voting resources, and connections to the classroom.

°®¶¹´«Ã½@°®¶¹´«Ã½ is overseen by the Exhibitions and Public Programming department in partnership with Student Affairs, as well as libraries, academic divisions, communications, and faculty.



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Rewind Review Respond

Rewind Review Respond (RRR) is an online forum where °®¶¹´«Ã½ students write about recent events and the ideas that affect their practice, communities, and fields of study. Through writing, videos, and interviews, RRR is an opportunity to debrief on a lecture, panel, screening, or roundtable and to dive deeper into ideas discussed.

RRR is organized by the Exhibitions and Public Programming department and led by a team of student editors, writers, and designers.


Exhibitions at °®¶¹´«Ã½

Find what’s next in our calendar of exhibitions and events