In “Cybernetic Sensorium,” Oksana Kryzhanivska and Zhiwan Cheung explore relationships between nature, virtual environments, and extended realities. Both artists employ 3D modeling software, virtual and augmented reality, and traditional sculptural techniques to connect new technologies with the natural world. The interaction becomes a dance between flesh and data, a strange affinity between humanity and computers. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 and the artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
Oct. 28-Nov. 21, 2025
‘What Holds’
H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art
A vessel is a witness. It holds material; it holds memory. “What Holds” is a group show of artists using traditional and non-traditional materials to expand the definition of what a vessel can be. These artists consider the vessel not only as an object but as an action — of holding, preserving, or even resisting form. In “What Holds,” containment is not fixed; it spills, cracks, and reshapes itself with intention. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 and the artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
Nov. 15-20, 2025 Dec. 5-11, 2025
‘Senior Exhibitions’
Visual and Performing Arts Lab
To celebrate the completion of their senior thesis projects, graduating Carthage students present a group exhibition of their work in various media. This showcase also serves as a springboard event for our emerging professional artists and is the first step of their exciting new careers as Carthage alumni. Attend the opening receptions from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Visual and Performing Arts Lab.
Dec. 5-11, 2025-Jan. 7-17, 2026
‘Harvesting Light: Soviet Women in Labor and Life’
H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art
A selection of paintings from the Samuel and Berry Shoen Collection of Soviet Art, the exhibition reflects on how women in the early Soviet Union were called to labor and nurture, simultaneously symbols of both progress and devotion. Their story is one of resilience, as they found light within the hard work of building and sustaining a new world. Attend the symposium reception from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
Feb. 4-March 5, 2026
‘Signal Drift’
The artists in “Signal Drift” recalibrate contemporary abstraction with tools and materials found in the street, in desk drawers, and in science textbooks. With an aptitude for collage, this exhibition unravels formalism in painting and design, and builds new worlds full of color and charisma. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 and the artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
March 19-April 16, 2026
‘Surely You Know?’
H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art
Surely You Know? is an archival photographic initiative by Alayna N. Pernell dedicated to returning displaced photographs to Black families. Over three years, Pernell researched and uncovered suppressed nineteenth- and twentieth-century images of Black women held at the Art Institute of Chicago. Inspired by her 2020 experience organizing family photographs in her grandmother’s home, the exhibition pays homage to the tactile, relational nature of vernacular images while asking what is lost when photographs are severed from the families who made and kept them. Using handwritten inscriptions and archival traces to locate descendants, Pernell seeks to return these images home, reframing the archive as a site of repair and reunion. Attend the opening reception for this exhibit from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 and an artist talk from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
March 26-April 2, 2026
‘Annual Student Juried Art Show’
H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art
An open call juried show featuring the work of current students of Carthage. Curated bya guest juror, this exhibition is a broad survey of the best work in all mediums. Attend the opening reception for this exhibition from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
April 11-18, 2026 April 24-May 2, 2026 May 8-16, 2026
‘Senior Exhibitions’
Visual and Performing Arts Lab
To celebrate the completion of their senior thesis projects, graduating Carthage students present a group exhibition of their work in various media. This showcase also serves as a springboard event for our emerging professional artists and is the first step of their exciting new careers as Carthage alumni. Attend the opening receptions from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11;Saturday, April 25; and Saturday, May 9, in the Visual and Performing Arts Lab.
Saturday, May 9
11th Annual Art Walk
Multiple Locations Across Campus
Join us for the 11th annual Art Walk at various venues across our beautiful, flowering lakeside campus. Stroll along Lake Michigan, and admire the capstone thesis projects of Carthage studio art and graphic design majors using many different media. A reception will take place from 1 to 3 p.m., in the H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art.
During exhibit dates, the gallery is open from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. All art exhibits are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. To accommodate installation and de-installation procedures, the gallery is closed between exhibit dates.
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