Calendar
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.
Art & Design
Sojourn: BFA Design Thesis Exhibition
Mason Gross Galleries 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesWork by our undergraduate designers. Reception: May 1, 6–9 p.m.
RUTGERS IN NEW YORK: “Following the Trace”
This capstone exhibition in New York City is the culmination of two years of study for our 17 MFA artists. Opening reception: June 7, 6–8 p.m.
The Holding Pattern: Welcome Back Show 2025
Mason Gross Galleries 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe 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 StatesAndrés 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 StatesRepresenting 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 StatesDavid 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.
After Image: 2025 Undergraduate Annual Exhibition
Mason Gross Galleries 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThis annual tradition features work across class years and media. Reception: October 23, 6–9 p.m.
Visiting Artist Lecture: Kristin Walsh
Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesKristin 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 StatesDana 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 BuildingFourteen 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.
