Calendar
Art & Design events are free and open to the public. Click on individual event listings for the Mason Gross Galleries schedule. Check back in mid-August for the fall 2025 schedule.
Guest Artist Lecture: Alex Kitnick
Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesAlex Kitnick teaches art history and criticism at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and is a frequent contributor to publications including 4Columns, October, and May.
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.
Present/Past: A One-Day Public Art Exhibition
Join Rutgers graduate art students for a public art exhibition celebrating the history of the North Stelton community.
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.
Welcome Back Show 2025
The fall season kicks off with this annual group exhibition featuring faculty, staff, and returning MFA students. Reception: September 3, 5–8 p.m.
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 6–9 p.m. September 25.
Undergaduate Annual 2025
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.
MFA Visual Arts First Year Exhibition 2025
Mason Gross Galleries 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesTwo months into their graduate study, artists dive in with this annual exhibition featuring inter-disciplinary work as diverse as the class itself. Reception: November 20, 6–9 p.m.