Exhibition Schedule
FALL 2026
Linear Irregularities
ft. work from Anna Tsouhlarakis
August 3 – September 18
First Friday Art Walk: August 7, 6 - 8 p.m. & September 4, 6 - 9 p.m.
Linear Irregularities features work from Anna Tsouhlarakis. Spanning multiple projects over Tsouhlarakis’ career, including Trace, The Native Guide Project, and Indigenous Absurdities, Linear Irregularities challenges and redefines conceptual expectations within Native American art.
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
October 2 - November 13
First Friday Art Walk: October 2 and November 6, 6 - 9 p.m.
The Biennial Faculty Exhibition showcases the creative work of our department’s faculty who exhibit nationally and internationally and represents work from all studio areas within the department.
BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
November 30 - December 11
First Friday Art Walk: December 4, 6 - 9 p.m.
Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition
of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The fall exhibition
showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design
practice that will carry them into their professional careers.
SPRING 2027
Under the Current: Contemporary Craft Juried Exhibition
February 1 – March 5
First Friday Art Walk: February 5 & March 5, 6-9 p.m.
Under the Current is a juried exhibition serving as a platform for artists from across the Midwest whose work reflects the currents shaping our present moment. Exhibiting artworks from artists that explore personal experiences, shared concerns, and broader social and cultural conditions, the goal is to showcase a range of viewpoints and responses that reveal how making can become a way to observe, question, and engage with the world that we are each a part of.
The act of making often begins with what is familiar to us the spaces we occupy, the people we encounter, and the environments that influence our lives. Through this process, materials are altered, combined, constructed, broken apart, and transformed into objects that can carry meaning beyond their physical form. Ideas, observations, and experiences take shape through these transformations, offering new ways of seeing and understanding what surrounds us.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
March 29 – April 16
First Friday Art Walk: April 2, 6-9 p.m.
The Annual Juried Student Exhibition features work from the breadth of our department’s undergraduate and graduate students. Juried by Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, this exhibition also continues the legacy of Mark J Hall with the Mark J Hall Best in Show Award, in addition to many other monetary awards.
BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
May 3 - 14
First Friday Art Walk: May 7, 6-9 p.m.
Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The spring exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design practice that will carry them into their professional careers.
RECEPTIONS
Opening receptions at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center are scheduled in conjunction with the Downtown Gallery Association's First Friday Art Walk.
Admission is free and open to all.