Upcoming Events for the CVAD Community

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Events, Activities | In the Galleries: Exhibitions

February 2025

Through Feb. 1: "Labor of Luxury: Embroidery from India to the World," CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160
Through Feb. 28: Alumna Exhibition "Quince Latinas: One Common Thread" including alum Tina Medina, Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak, Dallas
Through March 15: Alicia Eggert, associate professor, Studio Art: Sculpture, exhibits "OURs," a neon sign, at the "Designing Motherhood" exhibition at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Through March 1: Solo exhibition "Paintings from Robinwood Lane" by UNT Professor Emeritus,  Robert Jessup, Drawing & Painting faculty from 1991–2018, Conduit Gallery, 1626 C Hi Line, Dallas

Feb. 2: Groundhog Day
Feb. 4–March 1: "The 64th Annual Paul Voertman Juried Student Exhibition," Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building, Room 100, free and open to the public, hours.
Feb. 6, 5–7 p.m.: Opening reception for "The 64th Annual Paul Voertman Juried Student Exhibition," Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building, Room 100.
Feb. 8, noon–2 p.m.: Senior-Year Experience: Tailgate 2025 Resource Fair, UNT Coliseum Gymnastics Room, Enter through the Coliseum North Tunnel.
Feb. 12: Call for Entry: UNT Student Art Exhibition
Feb. 12, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Internships and Coffee Chat hosted by CVAD + UNT Career Center, Cora Stafford Gallery Lobby; Questions: James.Thurman@unt.edu or Delaney.Smith@unt.edu
Feb. 19, noon–1 p.m.: Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201, RSVP to Jeanette.Garriga@unt.edu.
Feb. 26, 1–2 p.m.: Embroidery Machine Demonstration hosted by Timothy Freeny, IT Fab Lab, Art Building, Room 361
Feb. 27–May 2: Materials Hard + Soft Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Council
Feb. 27, 6–7 p.m.: Seminar by Annette Becker, "All that Glitters: Sparkle in High Fashion," Denton Maker Center, 728 N Elm St, Denton, Texas.
Feb. 27, 6–8 p.m.: Opening reception for Materials Hard + Soft Exhibition, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Greater Denton Arts Council; Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m.

March 2025

Through March 15, 2025: Alicia Eggert, associate professor, Studio Art: Sculpture, exhibits "OURs," a neon sign, at the "Designing Motherhood" exhibition at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

March 9: Daylight Saving Time begins — clocks go forward
March 10–16: Spring Break
March 13, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Internships and Coffee Chat hosted by CVAD + UNT Career Center, Cora Stafford Gallery Lobby
March 20, noon–1 p.m. Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201, RSVP to Jeanette.Garriga@unt.edu.
March 21, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m.: "Make it in Art" Symposium, Art Building, Room C103
March 21, 5–7 p.m.: "Make It in Art" Student Exhibition Reception, UNT CoLab, 207 N. Elm St., Denton, Texas, 76201
March 21, 2:30–4:30 p.m.: Faculty and Staff College-wide Meeting, Art Building, Room 223
March 24: RSVPs due for the 2025 Student Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon, Gateway Center

March 29, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.: Special event: CVAD Celebrates!
CVAD Celebrates in rainbow colors

 

April 2025

April 1–5: National Association of Schools of Art and Design on-site visit.
April 8, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Internships and Coffee Chat hosted by CVAD + UNT Career Center, Cora Stafford Gallery Lobby
April 14–18: Student Employee Appreciation Week
April 16, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: 2025 Student Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon, Gateway Center, RSVPs are due by March 24, 2025
April 22, noon–1 p.m. Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201, RSVP to Jeanette.Garriga@unt.edu

May 2025

May 8, 4 p.m.: Ph.D. Commencement Ceremony, UNT Coliseum
May 9: Last day of spring classes
May 9, 5 p.m.: UNT Graduation Block Party, University Union South Lawn
May 10, 4 p.m.: Master's & Undergraduate College Commencement Ceremonies, UNT Coliseum
May 12: Summer sessions begin
May 26: Memorial Day, campus closed

June 2025

June 19: Juneteenth Observance, campus closed
June 9–13: Creative U — Precollegiate Summer Experience Week 1 
June 16–20: Creative U — Precollegiate Summer Experience Week 2 
Creative U

July 2025

July 4: Independence Day, campus closed
July 25: Last summer session ends

August 2025

September 2025

Sept. 1: Labor Day

October 2025

November 2025

December 2025