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Events, Activities | In the Galleries: Exhibitions

January 2025

Through Feb. 1, 2025: "Labor of Luxury: Embroidery from India to the World," CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160
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

Jan. 1: New Year's Day, campus closed
Jan. 11–March 1: Solo exhibition, "Paintings from Robinwood Lane," by UNT Professor Emeritus  Robert Jessup, Drawing & Painting faculty from 1991–2018; Location: Conduit Gallery, 1626 C Hi Line, Dallas
Jan. 11, 5:30–7:30 p.m.: Opening reception of the solo exhibition "Paintings from Robinwood Lane" by retired CVAD Professor Emeritus (1991–2018) Robert Jessup, Conduit Gallery, 1626 C Hi Line, Dallas
Jan. 13: Classes Begin
Jan. 15, 5–7 p.m.: Interior Design Student Alliance at the UNT Mean Green Spring Fling, University Union, Rooms 314 & 333.
Jan. 16, 11:30 a.m.: Artist Lecture Series featuring CVAD alumna Kelli Connell, Studio Art: Photography, Willis Library, Room 250H, free & open to the public, 506 W Highland St, Denton, TX 76203.
Jan. 16, 5–7 p.m.: Opening receptions and artist talk for the "Entre Mundos | Between Worlds" exhibition by the Nuestra artist collective featuring work by alumnae Tina Medina, Lupita Murillo Tinnen and Tesa Morin; Texas Christian University Art Galleries, 2805 S University Dr, Fort Worth, Texas.
Jan. 16, 2025 | 6–7 p.m.:  Seminar by Annette Becker, "Reading the Fine Print: A Look at Patterns in High Fashion," Denton Maker Center, 728 N Elm St, Denton, Texas.
Jan. 17, noon–1 p.m.: "On the Labor of Luxury," a career chat with Annette Becker, Art Building, Room 464.
Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr Day, campus closed | Inauguration Day
Jan. 21, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Internships and Coffee Chat hosted by CVAD + UNT Career Center, Cora Stafford Gallery Lobby
Jan. 24, 1–3 p.m.: ZAG, Zine Artist's Guild Meeting, Art Building, Room 464, hosted by CVAD +UNT Career Center
Jan. 27, 6–8 p.m.: ALUMNI EVENT  Join Dean Karen Hutzel and Sr. Development Officer Felicia Lewis in New York City! Jake's Dilemma, 403 Amsterdam Ave., New York City, 10024, Free and Open to All; Register Now!
Jan. 25, 2:30–3:30 p.m.: "Labor of Luxury" Exhibition Guided Tour, CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160. Reservations through Eventbrite.
Jan. 28, noon–1 p.m.: Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201, RSVP to Jeanette.Garriga@unt.edu.

February 2025

Through Feb. 1: "Labor of Luxury: Embroidery from India to the World," CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160
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, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Internships and Coffee Chat hosted by CVAD + UNT Career Center, Cora Stafford Gallery Lobby
Feb. 19, noon–1 p.m. Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201, RSVP to Jeanette.Garriga@unt.edu.
Feb. 21, 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.
Feb. 21–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.

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
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 29, Special event: CVAD Celebrates!

April 2025

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 22, noon–1 p.m. Lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201, RSVP to Jeanette.Garriga@unt.edu.

May 2025

May 9: Last day of spring classes
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 

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