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Weber State University’s Department of Visual Arts and Design has hosted many renowned artists and scholars over the years, including Eleanor Antin, Janine Antoni, Lynda Benglis, Mel Chin, Rackstraw Downes, Guillermo Galindo, Nan Goldin, Hans Haacke, Edgar Heap-of-Birds, Alfredo Jaar, Joseph Kosuth, Annette Lemieux, Lucy Lippard, James Luna, Richard Prince, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Alison Saar, Roger Shimomura, Robert Storr, Marcia Tucker, Emmi Whitehorse, and Fred Wilson. 

Visiting artists give a public talk and sometimes meet with students for critiques or workshops.

The Shaw Gallery and Dumke Plaza are also sites for creative events and wellness programs such as dance, music, and theatre performances, readings of poetry and prose, film screenings, tai chi, and more. Both locations are part of the city’s monthly First Friday Art Stroll. 

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Banner image: Participants at the When Waves Return event at Dumke Arts Plaza on July 19, 2025. Photo by Andrea Ferber.

This was water - Remnants In Motion

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, mentored by Roxanne Gray, Dmitri Peskov, and Rebekah JoAnn Guerra. 

Free and open to the public.

Visiting Artist Lecture by Jill Downen

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.

Tai Chi Tuesdays

Every Tuesday, noon-1 p.m. in the Shaw Gallery with instructor James Shook. Starting Sept. 30, 2025. No registration required!