CVAD Celebrates in colorful, decorative type with party streamers.

CVAD Celebrates! 

Mark your calendar for March 29, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.!

The College of Visual Arts and Design faculty and staff are proud to host a special open house and celebration of the visual arts, design and scholarship in art history and art education. Open to the public, we welcome our North Texas, Denton, Dallas and Fort Worth neighbors, students, educators, friends, family and art aficionados everywhere.

Plenty to See Here

Art Building: Home of the largest art program in the nation, the 238,000-square-foot, four-story, open-concept building features named spaces that honor the friends of UNT who are leaving a lasting legacy in the College of Visual Arts and Design. Now one of the world's most technologically advanced art facilities, CVAD's new home enables UNT's community of artists, designers and scholars to develop and grow into the creative leaders of tomorrow.

The building's fabrication labs foster innovation with 3D modeling and printing capabilities, multi-axis routers and digitized textiles equipment. And the New Media Art program — a discipline that combines new technology with traditional art forms — now has access to a digital studio adjacent to a full-scale photography studio.

The courtyard, sky bridges and floor-to-ceiling windows allow passersby a view of UNT's innovative creativity, and visitors who come inside will be treated to galleries featuring a wide variety of works by renowned, emerging and student artists. 

Art Annex: The 25,242-square-foot Art Annex is the new home of the Studio Arts ceramics program and 40 graduate-student studios, dedicated spaces to inspire creativity and exploration. 

CVAD Galleries: Name of the exhibition here. The CVAD Galleries at UNT, which comprises three galleries, supports the educational mission of the College of Visual Arts and Design and the university, enriches the aesthetic environment and serves as a cultural resource for the public.

Location

UNT Art Building: 1201 W. Mulberry St., Denton, Texas 76201
UNT Art Annex: 1001 W. Mulberry, Denton, Texas 76201

Parking | Link to the UNT Campus Map

  • For those with a valid UNT F/S or A parking permit, parking will be available in Lot 50. Previously, Lot 50 was booked by another UNT entity, but it has since been moved off campus.
  • For those without a valid UNT parking permit, please park in Lot 54 — across the street from the Art Building. Please show the parking attendant your paper or digital invitation — or this web page — for CVAD Celebrates.

Special Note: For your lunch break, please consider several popular Denton Eateries only a five-minute walk from the Art Building.

 

Celebration Activities

  • 2 p.m., Art Building, Room 223: Fashion Design Program Naming Ceremony Honoring Michael Faircloth
  • CVAD Gallery Exhibition (name TBA)
  • Texas Fashion Collection presents Michael Faircloth exhibits, Art Building, Room 263
  • Meet the Faculty and Staff
  • Classroom Demonstrations, Presentations
  • Student Organization Display and Sales
  • Art Annex Open House — the home of the Studio Arts Ceramics program 
  • Art Building Open House — an exhibition of student work on all four floors
  • CVAD Gallery exhibition 
  • T-shirt giveaway, Flipbook photo station, kids' face painting, light snacks and more!

What to see during the Open House

First Floor

Metalsmithing & Jewelry, Room 170
Sculpture, Room 153

Second Floor

Art History Presentations, Room 280
Fashion Design, Rooms 243, 250, 254
Interior Design, Rooms 255, 262, 265
Printmaking, Room 266, 275
User-Experience Design, Room 284

 

Third Floor

New Media Art, Rooms 354, 356
Photography, Room 360
Graphic Design, Rooms 365-368
Foundations, Room 322, 386

Fourth Floor Hallway

Drawing and Painting, Room 456–468

UNT Art Annex

The UNT Art Annex, brown brick building with a green door surround, parking lot and Art Building are in the distance.

This is the northside door of the Art Annex, a brown brick building with green-tile surround of the door. The Art Annex is in the foreground with a long view to the west across Parking Lot #55 to the UNT Art Building. 

CVAD Mission: Cultivating creative talent and critical minds within a collaborative and caring environment.

Note: Should you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability to fully participate in a CVAD event, please contact the CVAD Dean's Office, cvad@unt.edu, 940-565-4001. For voice access, dial 1-800-RELAYTX (735-2989). Please make the request as soon as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

UNT is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248, phone: 703-437-0700; fax: 703-437-6312; email: info@arts-accredit.org.