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Art & Design events are free and open to the public. Mason Gross Galleries are open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hours may vary on school holidays and during winter and summer break.

The Holding Pattern: Welcome Back Show 2025

Mason Gross Galleries 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

The fall season kicks off with this annual group exhibition featuring faculty, staff, and returning MFA students. Reception: September 3, 5–8 p.m.

Visiting Artist Lecture: Andrés Mario Zervigón

Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Andrés Mario Zervigón is Professor of the History of Photography at Rutgers University and Co-Editor in Chief of the journal History of Photography.

Co-Cureate 2025

Mason Gross Galleries 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

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: September 25, 6–9 p.m.

Visiting Artist Lecture: David L. Johnson

Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

David L. Johnson is an artist based in New York City who makes work attuned to the streets of the city, pinpointing moments of slippage between public and private property.

Visiting Artist Lecture: Kristin Walsh

Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Kristin Walsh earned a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2013 and an MFA from Columbia University in 2017.

Visiting Artist Lecture: Dana DeGiulio

Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Dana DeGiulio’s work in painting, drawing, video, installation, writing, and teaching pits materiality against representation and tries to ask the means what the ends are.

Art & Design MFA Open Studios

Civic Square Building & Livingston Arts Building

Fourteen of our graduate students open the doors to their studios in this annual favorite. Meet our artists and designers, and get a peek into their process.