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.

  • Undergraduate Annual Exhibition: “Tethered Fragments”

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

    This annual tradition features work across class years and media, organized into seven distinct themes, including memory, nostalgia, and alt realities. Reception 6–9 p.m. October 24.

    Rutgers Design Research Spotlight

    The Flea, NYC 20 Thomas Street, New York City, NY, United States

    As our MFA in Design progresses into its fifth year, we’re thrilled to present this inaugural Design Research Spotlight, an evening of conversation and presentations by recent grads of the program. For our alumni, design […]

    Visiting Artist Lecture: Dr. Margarita Lila Rosa

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

    Margarita Lila Rosa is a Harlem-based scholar and independent curator specializing in Afro-Latinx, Latinx, and Black Atlantic history and contemporary art.

  • PROOFS: MFA Visual Arts First-Year Exhibition

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

    Two months into their graduate study, artists dive in with this annual exhibition featuring inter-disciplinary work as diverse as the class itself. Reception 6–9 p.m. November 21.

  • Shape Hunter: MFA Thesis I Exhibition

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

    Our MFA visual artists present work in a variety of media. Reception: January 23, 6–9 p.m.

  • Guest Artist Lecture: Nikholis Planck

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

    While primarily focused on painting and drawing, Nikholis’ work ultimately defies categorization as it has also spanned publications, sculpture, and performance. His past orchestrated events are often concerned with breaking down formal boundaries and infused with a general suspicion of the hierarchical contemporary art system.

    Guest Artist Lecture: Graham Wilson

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

    Graham Wilson founded Swivel Gallery in January 2021; he designed, built and opened the first gallery venue in Nostrand 329 Avenue in an unconventional space, turning the once Restoration Tabernacle into a powerful incubator for emerging artists.