Upcoming Events for the CVAD Community

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Events, Activities

CVAD Galleries: Exhibitions & Call for Proposals 

April 2025

Through April 13: "Wave: From Space to Ocean" immersive artwork by collaborator Ruth West, professor, UNT CVAD xRez Art and Science Lab, at the EARTH to SPACE: Arts Breaking the Sky festival at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
Through May 2: Materials Hard + Soft Exhibition, jurored by Christine Miller, alum, and Alicia Eggert, associate professor, Studio Art: Sculpture.

April 1: 3–3:45 p.m.: Hannah Matthews presents Interior Design research at UNT Scholars Day, University Union, Third Floor
April 1–5: National Association of Schools of Art and Design on-site visit.
April 4–5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.: Fashion Design Senior Collection Photo Session and Industry Critic Panel, Art Building
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 10, 7–8 p.m.: Guest Speaker — Spotify's Chief Public Affairs Officer & UNT Journalism alum Dustee Jenkins, University Union Lyceum Theater
April 11, 10 a.m.–Noon: Ph.D. Dissertation Oral Defense by Chanjuan Chen, Art Building, Room 180
April 13, 11:59 p.m. CST: Deadline for CVAD Galleries Call for Proposals for Fall 2025
April 14–18: Student Employee Appreciation Week
April 16: "Bittersweet," Studio Art Drawing & Painting Senior Show, Art Building, Fourth Floor
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
April 24, 5–8 p.m.: Reception for "Bittersweet" Studio Art Drawing and Painting Senior Exhibition, Art Building, Fourth Floor
April 25, 7–10 p.m.: Fashion Design Senior Show, UNT Gateway Center, Ballroom 34-35, 801 N Texas Blvd, Denton, TX 76201; free admittance, but reservations are recommended. Guest parking link.

May 2025

Through May 2: Materials Hard + Soft Exhibition, jurored by Christine Miller, alum, and Alicia Eggert, associate professor, Studio Art: Sculpture.
Through May 8: "Inhale the Interruption 动弹" by Ranran Fan, assistant professor, Studio Art: New Media Art; Women & Their Work Exhibition, 1311 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX

May 2, 5–7 p.m.: Fashion Design Exhibition and Awards, Art Building, Room 101, Cora Stafford Gallery, and Room C107, Paul Voertman Gallery
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 2–6: Creative U — Precollegiate Summer Experience Week 1 
June 9–13: Creative U — Precollegiate Summer Experience Week 2 

Creative U in wide, white decorative type on a blue background.

June 19: Emancipation Day, campus closed

July 2025

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

August 2025

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December 2025

January 2026