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378 Wilson Blvd Room 208, Rochester, MI 48309

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Upcoming Events (22)

Critical Voices: Selections from The Hall Collection Opening Reception
Wed, Sep 9, 20265:00 PM

Join us in celebrating the opening of Critical Voices: Selections from The Hall Collection curated by Leo Barnes. OPENING RECEPTION

Pontiac in Black Brown and Blue: Exhibition of Images by Graham Cassano
Fri, Sep 25, 20264:00 PM

Come and support Oakland University Professor Graham Cassano at this co-sponsored event with the Oakland History Center. Reception and Talk at the Oakland History Center. ARTIST ZOOM LECTURE

Jim Chatelain: Correcting Past Mistakes Opening Reception (RECEPTION)
Sat, Sep 26, 20265:00 PM

Join us in the OUAG to celebrate the opening of the Jim Chatelain: Correcting Past Mistakes exhibition curated by Ryan Standfest. OPENING RECEPTION

Hirsch Pescovitz Collection Panel Discussion
Wed, Nov 18, 20264:00 PM

Participants in the discussion include exhibiting artists Philip Campbell and Constance Edwards Scopelitis; Mark Ruschman, senior curator at the Indiana State Museum, in conversation with Dick Goody, Director of the OU Art Gallery. The Gallery is located in 208 Wilson Hall. This is a FREE EVENT and open to all. RECEPTION AND TALK

Senior Thesis: Fall 2022 Exhibition Opening Reception
Wed, Dec 2, 20265:00 PM

Join us for the opening reception for the Senior Thesis exhibition. LECTURE

5 - 7 P.M
Sun, Dec 6, 2026

Fall Senior Thesis 2019 The senior thesis exhibition features the graduating studio art and graphic design students. LECTURE

Senior Thesis: Fall 2023 Exhibition Opening Reception
Mon, Dec 7, 20265:00 PM

Join us for the opening reception for the Senior Thesis exhibition. PANEL DISCUSSION

5-7 P.M
Sun, Jan 10, 2027

American Paintings from the Nancy and Sean Cotton Collection, 1850-1940 This exhibition is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and made possible by the Nancy and Sean Cotton Collection. This is one in a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by the Detroit Institute of Arts as part of the Art Bridges + Terra Foundation Initiative. Generous support is provided by the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation. OPENING RECEPTION

Nostalgia & Outrage Opening Reception Postponed Due to Severe Weather. Revised Opening Reception: January 20th, 5-7PM (RECEPTION)
Sun, Jan 24, 20275:00 PM

Opening Reception Postponed Due to Severe Weather. Revised Opening Reception: January 20th, 5-7PM OPENING RECEPTION

Yumeji Modern: Designing the Everyday in Twentieth-Century Japan
Thu, Feb 4, 20277:30 PM

This year's Braun Lecture features Nazomi Naoi, talking about 20th century graphic design in Japan. Join us for the Zoom Braun Lecture here. Meeting ID:951 8217 2466 Passcode:097932 ONLINE ARTIST LECTURE

NOON- 1PM
Thu, Feb 11, 2027

“Barbara Reynolds’s Antinuclear Activism and the Genesis of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Memorial Collection” Join us in the OUAG for a Curator's Talk by Claude Baillargeon, Professor of Art History, Oakland University. This is in relation to the current exhibition Memorializing the Hibakusha Experience. Event is free and open to the public. ARTIST TALK NOON-1PM Matthew Craven: An Artist Talk Join artist Matthew Craven for and artist talk in the OUAG in relation to the current exhibition. Event is fre

Libby VanderPloeg
Tue, Feb 23, 20273:30 AM

Join us for a presentation by Michigan-based artist & illustrator Libby VanderPloeg in the Gold Rooms B & C in the Oakland Center. Event made possible by Art Bridges. LECTURE

Professor Colleen Ludwig Worlds Collide: Research In Progress
Tue, Mar 2, 202711:30 AM

Join us for a noontime Zoom talk as Colleen Ludwig, Associate Professor fo Studio Art, Reviews her research progress at Michigan's Taubman School of Architecture in the Digital and Material Technologies program. Here is a world where software is named for animals like Rhino, Grasshopper and Python. Natural materials like wood and clay are shaped by robots. Building blacks are influenced by algae, mushrooms and living plantscapes. Nature and Technology collide all while researchers/designers reth

Screening of "The Vow from Hiroshima"
Sat, Mar 13, 20275:15 PM

The Vow from Hiroshima (56m 38s) tells the story of Setsuko Thurlow, a Japanese-Canadian survivor of the atomic bombing, and her lifelong commitment to ensuring that the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons are never forgotten. Told through an intergenerational friendship, the film traces her journey from Hiroshima to the global movement that led to the Nobel Peace Prize–winning campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, offering a powerful and hopeful reflection on memory, responsibility, and

Indigenous Archives & Food Sovereignty
Wed, Mar 17, 20273:00 PM

A conversation about seeds, food, collections, art, and the Indigenous communities who make and steward them. To attend this Zoom lecture pre register here. This lecture is Co-sponsored by: College of Arts & Sciences; Departments of English; History; Art & Art History; Women and Gender Studies; Sociology; Anthropology; Social Work, and Criminal Justice; and Kresge Library ONLINE ARTIST LECTURE

Trenton Doyle Hancock: A Jean S. & Fred M. Braun Memorial Lecture at Meadow Brook Hall
Sat, Mar 27, 20276:00 AM

This event is FREE, open to the public, and will be held in historic Meadow Brook Hall. A cocktail reception of light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will take place at 5:00 PM, followed by the lecture at 6:00 PM. For more information on Trenton Doyle Hancock and to RSVP, visit here PLEASE RSVP for this event as seating is limited. This event is also made possible by Art Bridges. OPENING RECEPTION

Peter John Brownlee: Reframing the Past to Address the Present: Another Look at Nineteenth-Century American Art and Visual Culture
Fri, Apr 2, 20275:00 PM

Examining works featured in the exhibition as well as a number of others, this talk traces the interrelated development of an infrastructure for art in the United States during the nineteenth century and the social and political character of the artistic production it facilitated. Considering how and where Americans encountered art and how they saw themselves and their historical past in paintings and other images, the talk raises questions both about the subjects that found representation in th

Senior Exhibition | Winter 2025 Exhibition Opening
Sat, Apr 10, 20275:00 PM

Join us for the opening reception for the Senior Thesis exhibition. FILM SCREENING

Senior Thesis: Winter 2024 Opening Reception
Sun, Apr 11, 20275:00 PM

Join us for the opening reception for the Senior Thesis exhibition. ARTIST LECTURE

Senior Thesis: Winter 2022 Exhibition Opening Reception
Thu, Apr 15, 20275:00 PM

Join us for the opening reception for the Senior Thesis exhibition. ARTIST ZOOM LECTURE

Winter Senior Thesis 2020
Sat, Apr 17, 20275:00 PM

The senior thesis exhibition features the graduating studio art and graphic design students. OPENING RECEPTION

Senior Thesis: Winter 2021 Virtual Exhibition
Wed, Apr 21, 2027

Featuring: (BA, Graphic Design) Mark Darren Angsioco, Brandon Bolleber, Gage Bucchare, Enna Castro, Samiha Chowdhury, Benjamin Colangelo, Nichole Crook, Briana Dennis, Leo Gallucci, Gabriella Garcia, Grace Gilson, Lauren Greear, Daniel Grot, Noah Hirsch, Anna Karcher, Ashley Lee, Tyler Main, Maggie Malfroid, Shannon Mcauliffe, Lauren McGhee, Nicole Miller, Alexander Mikonczyk, Jodi Mitchell, Brody Morgan, Joel Naren, Matthew Nimtz, Eduardo Rojas Jaime, Kyle Schomaker, Andrew Sperber, Sydney Summ

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