Exhibitions

Arrowhead Room

The Arrowhead Room gallery, located at the Sugar Grove Campus on the first floor of Dickson Center, houses art exhibits of student, faculty and visiting artists. The Exhibition Committee, composed of Art Department faculty and staff, selects the shows for the Arrowhead Room.

Exhibitions:

• Material Possessions: Patty Carroll and Julie Laffin, May 10 - July 21, 2012
• Josue Pellot, August 9 - September 20, 2012
• Tom Berenz, September 27 - November 8, 2012
• Faculty Exhibtion, November 15, 2012  - January 3, 2013
• Christine Tarkowski, January 10 - February 14, 2013
• Barbara Blacharczyk, February 21 - March 21, 2013

"Flowery" by Patty Carroll                                "Over" by Julie Laffin with Ivana Stokakovic, photography by Dita Alangkara

Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday: Closed

Dickson Window Art Project Space

The Dickson Window Art Project Space, located at the Sugar Grove Campus on the first floor of Dickson Center, is a new exhibition space dedicated to Chicago area artists working in the medium of installation art. The Exhibition Committee selects the artists on an annual basis.  

Exhibitions:

• Gisela Insuaste, April 23 - July 15, 2012
• Juan Angel Chavez, July 23 - October 14, 2012
• Rene Prisble, October 18, 2012 - January 12, 2013
• Dzine, January 17 - April 13, 2013

"Balanced - projections in color" (installation view) by Gisela Insuaste

Hours:
Monday - Friday: 5:30 a.m. - 11 p.m., Saturday: 6:30 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sunday: 8 a.m. -10 p.m.

Aurora Campus Café

In the fall of 2011, we teamed up with the Aurora Campus Café to provide our talented students with a new exhibition space. The Café is located on the first floor of the Aurora Campus. The exhibitions rotate approximately every two months and are selected by the Art Coordinator.

Exhibitions:

• Lori Barnick: An Indefinite Universe, April 10 - June 11, 2012
• Capo: Portrait of Waubonsee, June 12 - August 13, 2012
• Matt Bily, August 14 - October 10, 2012
• Picturing Aurora, October 11 - December 13, 2012
  We are currently looking for artwork from students and alumni for the Picturing Aurora exhibit. Read our submission guidelines (pdf).

"Charlestown II" by Lori Barnick

Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 7:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Friday: 7:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Todd Library

Our second Sugar Grove campus exhibit outlet is the Todd Library located on the second floor of Collins Hall, which has been dedicated to student shows since the spring of 2010.

Exhibitions:

• Tim McCann: Hawthorne, May 14 - July 31, 2012
• Student Fall 2012 Show, November 9 - December 6, 2012
• Student Spring 2013 Show, April 4 - May 9, 2013

"Number 6" by Tim McCann

Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Saturday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sunday: Noon - 4:30 p.m

Von Ohlen Hall

At the end of each fall and spring semester the Art Department hosts the biannual Student Showcase on the second floor in Von Ohlen Hall. Faculty select the best work from their respective classes and install it throughout the hall. During each term faculty display class work on both the first and second floors.

Exhibitions:

• Student Fall Showcase, November 19 - December 9, 2012
• Student Spring Showcase, April 28 - May 12, 2013