University Art Gallery
Located near the library and university center, the Central Michigan University Art Gallery's mission is to provide you and other mid-Michigan community members the opportunity to see contemporary art by emerging and established regional, national and international artists.
The gallery also serves as a laboratory and classroom for you to learn the process and concepts of exhibiting your creative work through juried student shows and senior BFA and BAA exhibitions.
We showcase art
We feature up to 12 exhibitions a year, as well as related lectures and films. Our schedule includes original curated exhibitions and national traveling exhibitions. You will be able to exhibit your work in an impressive 1890 square feet of display space and 290 running feet of walls in two galleries, equipped with LED track lighting, computer monitors, wifi, and a high-definition digital projector with a sound system.
Current exhibition
Echoes: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Applied Arts in Art, Spring 2024 Exhibition
Location: University Art Gallery
Dates: April 19 – May 4, 2024
Opening Reception: April 20 from 2-4 p.m., artist talk at 1:30 p.m.
This art exhibition showcases the work by CMU Department of Art & Design candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Applied Arts, Studio Art: Madeline Bancroft, Melissa Navarre, Amber Schelling, and Kenna VanAbel. The exhibition fulfills part of the requirements for their degree and capstone class taught by Anne Gochenour, Director of University Art Gallery.
Current exhibition
walking with lit candles
Works by Margaret LeJeune, Barstow Artist-in-Residence
Location: University Art Gallery
Dates: April 19 – May 4, 2024
Opening Reception: April 20 from 2:00-4pm
Margaret LeJeune is the 2023-2024 Barstow Artist-in-Residence. She is an image-maker, curator, and educator originally from Rochester, New York. Anchored in photography, her creative practice marries art, science, and environmental history. Often inspired by a place-based approach, her work focuses on the climate crisis through investigations of wetlands, habitat loss, and the current mass extinction event. She has exhibited her work internationally, including exhibitions in the United States, South Africa, and South Korea. LeJeune has participated in numerous artist residencies and was recently named the 2023 Woman Science Photographer of the Year by the Royal Photographic Society. View her work here: https://www.margaretlejeune.com/
About the gallery
Admission
The gallery is free and open to the public. There is never an admission charge.
Tours and Group Visits
Tours are available at no cost to school groups or other visitors. To schedule tours or group visits of over 15* people contact 989-774-7457.
Addresses
Mailing address
University Art Gallery
Wightman 132
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Shipping address
University Art Gallery
Central Michigan University
251 E. Preston St.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
