Department News and Events | Fall 2025

Say hello to the Shaw Gallery’s new look!

The rebrand originated from Weber State’s Special Topics in Graphic Design course, where students created new wordmarks for the gallery.

The final design—by Kyri Jackson (BFA Graphic Design, ’25)—was selected for its distinctive typography inspired by the gallery’s skylights.

On Thursday, Nov. 6 in KA 143 at 6 p.m. for a lecture by artist Suzanne Sbarge.

Suzanne Sbarge is OCA's current artist-in-residence and is a collage artist who makes fantastical dream-like images.

Free and open to the public!

Tlingit/Nisga'a artist Larry McNeil uses photography and printmaking to critique romanticized histories with humor and wit.

Join us Thursday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. for an engaging talk with this renowned artist!

Free and open to the public.

Weber State University will host a one-day symposium on Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in partnership with Ogden Contemporary Arts.

Speakers will discuss work in OCA's current exhibition, (Im)possibilidades: Performance Art for Video.

Admission is free. Registration for video workshop and lunch required.

Learn more HERE. 

Please join us on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Dumke Arts Plaza from 7:30-8:30 p.m. for a special live performance by Weber State's Dance Program.

The performance will center around the current exhibition at the plaza, This was water by Kellie Bornhoft and Carey Campbell.

Choreography created by WSU Dance Program students and alumni, movement workshop hosted by Stacee Perry, mentored by Roxanne Gray, Dmitri Peskov, and Rebekah JoAnn Guerra.

Free and open to the public!

Join us for the Biennial Juried Student Art Exhibition at Shaw Gallery in the Kimball Arts Building where you can see art created by students from all parts of Weber State University.

Exhibition on display Sept. 26-Nov. 7, 2025. Opening reception on Sept. 26 from 6-8 p.m. at Shaw Gallery. 

More info coming soon!

Join us on Sept. 11, 2025 at 6 p.m. in KA 143 for a lecture by visiting artist Jill Downen, past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and juror for the 2025 student exhibition. Downen is Associate Professor and Chair of Sculpture at Kansas City Art Institute.

This was water by Kellie Bornhoft and Carey Campbell is an interactive sculpture, sound and video installation centered around the Great Salt Lake.

Live performances on Sept. 5, Nov. 7 and Apr. 30 at 6 p.m. All free and open to the public.