Calendar
Art & Design events are free and open to the public. Explore additional art events sponsored by the university’s Zimmerli Art Museum and the Department of Art History.
Art & Design
Events
Welcome Back Show 2026: Travel
The fall season kicks off with this annual group exhibition featuring faculty, staff, and returning MFA students. Reception: September 2, 5–8 p.m.
Co-Cureate 2026
Representing a hybrid of collaboration, curating, and creation, these mini-exhibitions developed by student teams and guest artists showcase art across disciplines including design, drawing, media, painting, performance, photography, print, and sculpture. Reception: October 8, 6–8 p.m.
Undergraduate Annual Exhibition 2026
This annual tradition features work across class years and media. Reception: October 22, 6–8 p.m.
MFA Visual Arts First-Year Exhibition 2026
Two months into their graduate study, artists dive in with this annual exhibition featuring inter-disciplinary work as diverse as the class itself. Reception: November 19, 6–8 p.m.
MFA Thesis I Exhibition 2027
Our MFA visual artists and designers present work in a variety of media. Reception: January 20, 6–8 p.m.
MFA Thesis II Exhibition 2027
Our MFA visual artists and designers present work in a variety of media. Reception: February 18, 6–8 p.m.
BFA Design Thesis Exhibition 2027
Work by our undergraduate designers. Reception: March 11, 6–8 p.m.
BFA Visual Arts Thesis I Exhibition 2027
Our BFA visual artists present work in a variety of media. Reception: April 8, 6–8 p.m.
BFA Visual Arts Thesis II Exhibition
Our BFA visual artists present work in a variety of media. Reception: April 29, 6–8 p.m.