Exhibition
María Magdalena Campos-Pons unveils “Imole Red” – a sight specific sculptural work in Saudi Arabia
Feb. 2, 2026—Desert X 2026 AlUla, Saudi Arabia January 16 – February 28, 2026 Curated by Wejdan Reda and Zoé Whitley, under the vision of Founding Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and returning 2026 Artistic Director Raneem Farsi, Desert X AlUla 2026 will showcase visionary contemporary artworks by Saudi and international artists, reflecting the region’s long history of...
Scent: Connections, Confrontations, Memory openings at Vanderbilt Museum of Art February 14, 2026
Feb. 2, 2026—Scent: Connection, Confrontation, Memory 02.14.26–05.10.26 (in the VUMA gallery) Scent is everywhere; almost everyone can smell. But how cultures and individuals use and depict scent is a testament to shared experience. In spring 2026, the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art explores art that captures the olfactory in Scent: Connection, Confrontation, Memory, an exhibition of the...
Multi-layered research project, “Woven Wind”, – to open at Vanderbilt University Museum of Art February 14, 2026
Feb. 2, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Museum of Art presents Woven Wind on display in the Cohen Hall Atrium. Woven Wind 02.14.26–05.10.26 (in the Cohen Hall atrium) Woven Wind is a multi-layered research project drawing from artistic translations of the Lovell Quitman archive, which includes extensive Quitman Plantation records and photographs of the Civil War era. In a...
Faculty in the News: Seeds from Svalbard – a collaborative project and exhibition by Jana Harper, Lutz Koepnick, and Jonathan Rattner.
Feb. 2, 2026—Opening February 12, 2025, Seeds from Svalbard a collaborative project and exhibition from three Vanderbilt University professors (Jana Harper, Lutz Koepnick, and Jonathan Rattner) will activate Buttrick Hall with a building wide installation and a series of public events. In summer 2025 Vanderbilt faculty Jana Harper, Lutz Koepnick, and Jonathan Rattner traveled to Svalbard to...
Space 204 welcomes back 2024 Hamblet Award Recipient, Chidinma Onukwuru in January 2026
Dec. 9, 2025—Every January, Space 204 and the Vanderbilt University Department of Art open the spring semester with a solo exhibition from the returning Hamblet award recipient. January 2026 will see the return of Chidinma Onukwuru the award winner from 2024 and her new exhibition, It’s Frightening Having This Much Presence. The exhibition will be on view...
Space 204 to welcome “Comma: Infinity In A Box” – an exhibition founded in collaborative spirit
Sep. 23, 2025—The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University and Space 204 proudly presents “Comma: Infinity In A Box” an exhibition presented by artist team, Judy Rushin-Knopf and Carolyn Henne. Comma presents an ongoing artist book project that presented opportunities for Rushin-Knopf and Henne to collaborate with 14 other artists. Judy Rushin-Knopf’s and Carolyn Henne’s common interest...
Studio Sessions closing event; Oct. 1, 2025 in Space 204
Sep. 23, 2025—Studio Sessions, the group exhibition featuring the works from Vanderbilt Studio Arts and the Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice (EADJ) faculty and staff, finishes it’s exhibition run on September 30, 2025 in Space 204. The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University would like to invite everyone to for a special closing reception and one...
Space 204 opens 2025-2026 season with “Studio Sessions,” a department group exhibition
Aug. 7, 2025—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art presents Studio Sessions, a group exhibition highlighting work made by the faculty and staff of the Department of Art including the staff of the Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice (EADJ) program. Spanning two galleries of Space 204, the works exhibited in this exhibition showcase the variety of creative...
2025 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award Recipients announced
Apr. 15, 2025—The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is proud to annouce the recipients of the 2025 the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award and Merit Award. Every spring, the senior art majors finish their senior year experience installing their thesis exhibitions in Space 204, the contemporary art gallery located in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts...
Where’d All the Time Go? The Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Thesis exhibitions coming to Space 204 in April
Mar. 19, 2025—The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is proud to announce the upcoming Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Thesis Exhibition coming to Space 204 in April 2025! On April 11, 2025 the EBI Studio Arts Center and Space 204 open their doors to public revealing the culminating installations of graduating senior art majors in Studio Arts....