Programs
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.
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La Bestia Film Screening
Join us for a screening of La Bestia on March 12, 2026 at 6 p.m. in Stewart Library’s Hetzel-Hoellein Room.
This powerful documentary follows Central American migrants riding the dangerous freight train known as “The Beast” through Mexico in search of safety and opportunity.
Free and open to the public.
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Visiting Artist Lecture by Jacobo Alonso
Join us for a Visiting Artist Lecture with Jacobo Alonso on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m. in Kimball Arts Room 143.
Alonso’s multidisciplinary practice—spanning sculpture, installation, and socially engaged projects—examines systems of power, migration, labor, and the human cost embedded within political language, often transforming official documents and materials into tactile, thought-provoking works.
Free and open to the public.
Tai Chi in the Gallery
Tai Chi returns for the Spring '26 semester with James Shook! We are alternating Thursday 4–5 p.m. and noon–1 p.m. sessions throughout the semester (no class the week of Spring Break — March 5).
4–5 p.m. dates:
Jan. 29 • Feb. 12 • Feb. 26 • March 12 • March 26 • Apr. 9 (final session)
Noon–1 dates:
Feb. 5 • Feb. 19 • March 19 • Apr. 2
Find your flow on the days that work for you ✨