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Now on View: “Messages & Things” collaborative design process in Space 204
Feb. 18, 2026—Now on view in Space 204 Messages & Things is an exhibition that displays the results of a series of collaborative design processes. The projects in this show have been designed by teams of people at MTWTF, a communication design studio, over the last 10 years. Sarah Dunham is the Managing Partner at communications design studio...
The annual Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Thesis Exhibitions return with “In No Particular order” in April 2026
Feb. 17, 2026—On April 10, 2026 galleries one and two of Space 204 will open to reveal the 10 thesis exhibitions of the 2026 graduating class of senior art majors. The exhibitions are the capstone to a year of research and artmaking – a process that this cohort experienced together. The Senior Year Experience is an immersive...
Studio VU welcomes Amanda Leigh Evans to close out the 2025-2026 season
Feb. 12, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art is pleased to announce that Amanda Leigh Evans as our next Studio VU Lecture Series Visiting Artist with a lecture on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Amanda Leigh Evans is an artist, educator and cultivator investigating social and ecological interdependence. Her work manifests as research-driven ceramic objects, performance, print and...
Frist Art Museum opens “In Her Place” a group exhibition featuring 28 women artists; Vanderbilt Art faculty among the exhibitors
Feb. 10, 2026—On February 1, 2026, the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee celebrated it’s 25th anniversary with an exhibition the brings the focus inward to the city of Nashville by featuring the works of 28 women artist who have made a significant impact the the art community and lasting effects with their studio practice and works....
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: United States Artists announce 2026 Fellows – includes Raheleh Filsoofi
Feb. 2, 2026—Overview United States Artists supports Artists and their essential role in society. Each year, USA honors artists and cultural practitioners at all career stages, in all disciplines, throughout all of the United States and its island jurisdictions. The USA Fellowship awards artists and collaboratives across the following disciplines: Architecture & Design, Craft, Dance, Film, Media,...
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...