Upcoming Events for the CVAD Community

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Events, Activities, Exhibitions

April 2026

Through April 5: "Asian Glow," solo show by Aidan Kearns, undergraduate, Studio Art: Drawing & Painting; and Metals and Jewelry Senior Exhibition, group exhibition, organized by Zoe Urban, undergraduate, Studio Art: Metalsmithing & Jewelry, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C105.

April 8–19: “Deliverance in Print," Studio Art Printmaking senior B.F.A. exhibition, organized by Lari Gibbons, professor, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C105
April 9, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Show Your Work, CVAD Galleries event, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Room C103
April 9, 7–9 p.m.: Student organizations at a CVAD Community Art Sale, UNT Art Building Courtyard. Hosted by the New Media Cooperative. Proceeds benefit the artists.
April 15–18: Studio Art: Ceramics M.F.A. student exhibition by Nova Nui, Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building, Room 100
April 16, 6:30 p.m.: Panel discussion about AI, "Synthetic Bloom," including Tyson Lewis, Christopher Meerdo, organized by M.F.A. alum Diana Rojas, Arts & Technology Building, Lobby, 800 W Campbell Rd #3021, Richardson, TX; free, open to the public. 
April 18, doors open at 5 p.m. Showtime: 6–8 p.m.: 2026 Fashion Design Student Organization Fashion Senior Show, Golden Triangle Mall, adjacent to Barnes & Noble.  
April 22, noon–1 p.m. For Faculty & Staff — Bring-Your-Own Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Suite 201; Beverages & Dessert provided. RSVP to Amaya.Spencer@unt.edu.
April 22, 5 p.m.:  Zellige Tile Mosaics Workshop with scholar and artist Youssef El Berrichi, Art Building, Room 182. Registration Link, a project of the Contemporary Arab Muslim Cultural Studies Initiative.
April 23, 5 p.m.: Book launch for "Dreams & Ideas" by Myra Walker, author, CVAD professor emeritus and past director and curator of the Texas Fashion Collection. Location: UNT CoLab, 207 N Elm St, Denton, TX 76201, free and open to the public.
April 24, noon: Lecture by Wendy Red Star, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Lecture Series; Art Building, Room 223. Free, open to the public. Questions: email CVAD.Galleries@unt.edu.
April 25: Admitted Students Day for High School & Transfer Students, UNT Coliseum; Registration Link
April 29–May 1: Fashion Design B.F.A. Program Senior Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building, Room 100
April 29–May 2: Interior Design B.F.A. Program Senior Exhibition, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C105

May 2026

Through May 2: Interior Design B.F.A. Program Senior Exhibition, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C105
May 1: Reading Day, no classes
May 1, 5–7 p.m.: Fashion Design B.F.A. Program Senior Show Awards Ceremony and Reception, location: Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Art Building, Room C103
May 2, 2–4 p.m.: Interior Design Senior Show Reception, Paul Voertman Gallery, UNT Art Building, Room C105
May 6–July 25: Communication Design B.F.A. Program Senior Exhibition, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C105. Reception is May 9, 2–4 p.m.
May 7, 3 p.m.: Doctoral and M.F.A. Commencement Ceremony, UNT Coliseum
May 9, 2–4 p.m.: Communication Design B.F.A. Program Senior Exhibition Reception, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C105
May 9, 8 p.m.: B.F.A. and M.A. College Commencement Ceremonies, UNT Coliseum
May 11, 5–7 p.m.: Reception for "Outside the Box" annual Denton ISD K–12 student exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Art Building, Room C103, hosted by the Onstead Institute. Dean's remarks at 5:30 p.m.
May 11–14: "Outside the Box" K–12 student exhibition, free and open to the public, Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building, Room 100, hosted by the Onstead Institute.
May 15, 5 p.m. CDT: DEADLINE for international applicants to apply for the M.A. in IxD program for a Fall 2026 start
May 18, noon–1 p.m.: For Faculty & Staff — Bring-Your-Own Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Suite 201; Beverages & Dessert provided. RSVP to Amaya.Spencer@unt.edu.
May 25: Memorial Day, no classes, campus closed

June 2026

Creative U in white letters on a lime green background

June 1–5 and June 8–12: Creative U Pre-college Art & Design Program
June 19: Juneteenth, no classes
June 19, 5 p.m. CDT: DEADLINE for U.S. applicants to apply for the M.A. in IxD program for a Fall 2026 start

July 2026

July 3: U.S. Independence Day Observed, no classes

August 2026

Aug. 17: Fall Classes Begin
Aug. 21: Last Day to Add a Class or Swap Sections
Aug. 28: Last Day to Drop a Class Section without a W (Census)
Aug. 29: Drop with a Grade of W begins

September 2026

Sept. 7: Labor Day, no classes, campus closed

October 2026

UNT Research Day, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., University Union, rooms 314, 333, 332, and 339. Questions: email Research.Development@unt.edu.  

November 2026

Nov. 23–29: Thanksgiving Break, no classes, campus closed

December 2026

Dec. 11: Last Day of Fall Session