Galleries
Welcome! The Galleries are open during exhibitions and our shows are also available virtually. Please check below for Covid-19 safety procedures and new gallery hours.
The Fine Arts Center Galleries offer a wide range of free exhibitions and events to all area community members in support of the BGSU vision: As a public university, BGSU focuses on contributing to the public good and embraces its role as a national model in addressing the educational, economic, and social vitality of our region, the state of Ohio, the nation, and the world.
Our exhibitions include challenging and engaging contemporary work by nationally recognized artists as well as faculty and student shows that highlight some of the most talented and successful artists of this region. Visitors are invited to explore collaborative and inclusive events and presentations that foreground political, social and cultural themes through dialogue, creative ideas and new knowledge.
FEATURED
NOW OH
Northwest Ohio Community Art Exhibition
June 25th - July 23rd
The Northwest Ohio (NowOH) Community Art Show supports regional artists, providing an opportunity to display work in a professional gallery setting. The exhibition features artists of all abilities in a variety of media, with awards presented in a number of categories, including youth awards and a popular choice award.
Due to Covid-19 safety precautions to keep you safe, please observe the new hours and procedures
BGSU Galleries will be open to individual visitors and small groups during posted hours below. Large groups and classes will be admitted by appointment only. Appointments may be made by contacting Jacqui Nathan at jnathan@bgsu.edu in advance.
While visiting the Galleries, all visitors must observe the following requirements:
- All visitors must wear masks if not vaccinated
- Social and physical distancing will be observed at all times
- The number of visitors in each gallery will be limited to:
- Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery- 60
- Red Door Gallery- 8
- Wankelman Gallery- 35
Now OH Gallery Hours:
Thursday evening 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday – Sunday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
All exhibitions are free and the public is welcome.
All galleries are wheelchair accessible with the exception of the upper level of the Wankelman Gallery. Parking is free evenings after 7pm and on weekends.
The Fine Arts Center gratefully recognizes generous support from:
The Ohio Arts Council helped fund the BGSU Fine Arts Center Galleries with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
School of Arts News & Stories
GD Thesis project on the Front Page of Cherokee Newspaper
Graphic Design Senior Jesse Walton, a CURS grant recipient, is currently featured on the front page of the Cherokee Phoenix Newspaper in Tahlequah, Oklahoma for the senior thesis project. Jesse’s work, "The Revelation Booth serves as an epitome to bring an understanding to the viewers outside of the Indigenous Community to understand their privilege, to see the hardships, confusion and solemness through the installation and create this self-aware feeling, to call to change the viewer’s perspectives, to be motivated to change their own thinking.” Read More
Allie Terry-Fritsch's Somaesthetic Experience and the Viewer in Medicean Florence
Allie Terry-Fritsch's Somaesthetic Experience and the Viewer in Medicean Florence: Renaissance Art and Political Persuasion, 1459-1589 is now available from Amsterdam University Press! Read More
Graphic design delivers the power to change
BGSU's Graphic Design program was recognized for its focus on design for social change. We're very proud of how our students shed light on important causes with their graphic design! Read More
