Galleries
Welcome! The Galleries are open during exhibitions and many of our shows are also available virtually.
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
MFA Thesis Exhibition
April 11th - April 30th
Opening Thursday, April 14th at 7pm
The School of Art is proud to honor and host the work of our graduating MFA students! The show features the work of Audrey Aronson, Kolton Lucius Sizer, Crystalyn Hutchens, Amanda Spinosa, Benjamin Rosales, Michaela Westra, Mike Rutkowski, and Isabel Zeng. Congratulations to our talented exhibitors!
You can view the virtual show here
The Galleries are currently closed and will reopen with the Now OH Community Art Show on June 25 (Opening reception June 24, 7-9pm)
Thursday – Sunday 1:00 am - 4:00 pm Thursday evening 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Closed University Holidays.
Appointments may be available for groups and classes. Contact the Gallery Director, Jacqui Nathan at jnathan@bgsu.edu.
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 in Lot N.
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.
Visible Man is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in his publication do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH.
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.”
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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!
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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!
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Updated: 05/09/2022 05:18PM