Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Capstone 2025 @ Ford Gallery
Featuring our graduating undergraduate students in the School of Art and Design, this exhibit showcases the culmination of many years of hard work and creativity. This exhibit, presented each semester, is curated, planned, and installed by students to give them the unique opportunity to gain real world experience in exhibition programming and management. Please join us Thursday April 3rd at 5:30 pm to celebrate these students hard work and great accomplishments.
March 31 - April 17 2025
Public reception Thursday April 3 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
CURRENTS @ University Gallery
Eastern Michigan University is committed to partnering with local art educators to assist in making area K-12 art programs the strongest in Michigan. This year we are presenting the new annual CURRENTS high school visual art exhibition, a show designed to provide emerging visual artists the opportunity to share their artwork in a supportive and thriving artistic environment. CURRENTS features student artwork from surrounding High Schools, with participants from Bedford, Belleville, Chelsea, Community, Skyline, Howell, John Glenn, Kensington Woods, Michigan Islamic Academy, Washtenaw Christian Academy, and Wayne Memorial. Please join us Thursday March 20th to celebrate these talented young artists at University Gallery at EMU.
March 17 - April 27 2025
Public reception Thursday March 20 from 4:30pm to 7pm
LECTURE: Mary Laub @ Strong Hall Auditorium (Strong 100)
Join visiting artist Megan Heeres in a conversation about the role of art in a changing climate through her own practice and those of other artists from the past, present and future. Heeres will discuss topics of the anthropocene and climate justice, and how her art practice intersects with these realms.
Thursday April 3rd @ 4pm
Upcoming
Capstone @ Ford Gallery
March 31 - April 17 2025
Currents Juried HS Student Show @ University Gallery
March 17 - April 27
Hours
Ford Gallery Hours *
Monday thru Thursday - 10am to 2pm (CLOSED OVER SCHOOL BREAKS & HOLIDAYS)
University Gallery Hours *
Monday through Friday - 10am to 5pm (CLOSED OVER SCHOOL BREAKS & HOLIDAYS)
Saturday - 10am to 2pm
*Please note, gallery hours are subject to change depending on student schedules. If you contact us in advance we can work to have the galleries open for you by appointment during off hours.
Eastern Michigan University Galleries
University Gallery
900 Oakwood St.Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Ford Gallery
114 Ford Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197
The School of Art & Design at Eastern Michigan University provides students and faculty in art history, studio art and visual art education with an environment that fosters excellence in teaching, creative work and research, and a department-wide focus on student-centered learning.