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Upcoming Events for the CVAD Community
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Events, Activities, Exhibitions
October 2025
Through Dec. 12: "CVAD Faculty/Teaching Juried Exhibition," CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160
Spring Registration opens.
Oct. 1–10: “Perennial Nouveau,” solo show by Christina Bridges, undergraduate, Studio Art & Art Education; and “Walk the Walk,” Solo Show by Noah Steeley, undergraduate, Studio Art, Art Building, Cora Stafford
Gallery
Oct. 2: University Research Day
Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m.: President Harrison Keller's Staff Lunch, University Union, Emerald Ballroom, Room 314; bring your own lunch or UNT ID for light lunch options
Oct. 7, 6 p.m.: International Interior Design Association + OPS™ Roundtable Discussion, Art Building, Room C256, by the Ray and Georgia Gough Design Research Space; open to CVAD students & faculty; RSVP to untIDSA@gmail.com.
Oct. 8–17: “Inside the Mind of User-Experience Design,” group show organized by Gabi Baca, undergraduate, Communication Design: UxD, and "The Path to Paradise Begins in Hell - Dante Alighieri,” solo show by Franciella Camarena, undergraduate, Studio Art, Art Building, Paul Voertman Gallery
Oct. 2: University Research Day
Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m.: President Harrison Keller's Staff Lunch, University Union, Emerald Ballroom, Room 314; bring your own lunch or UNT ID for light lunch options
Oct. 7, 6 p.m.: International Interior Design Association + OPS™ Roundtable Discussion, Art Building, Room C256, by the Ray and Georgia Gough Design Research Space; open to CVAD students & faculty; RSVP to untIDSA@gmail.com.
Oct. 8–17: “Inside the Mind of User-Experience Design,” group show organized by Gabi Baca, undergraduate, Communication Design: UxD, and "The Path to Paradise Begins in Hell - Dante Alighieri,” solo show by Franciella Camarena, undergraduate, Studio Art, Art Building, Paul Voertman Gallery
Oct. 10, 2–4 p.m. CST: A Celebration of Life and Legacy: D. Jack Davis, Professor Emeritus, Founding Dean of the UNT School of the Arts; UNT Willis Library,
First Floor Arbor, 1506 W. Highland St., Denton, TX 76203. Parking: Highland Street Garage.
Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m.: Study Abroad Information Session, Faculty-led trips for Studio Art in Florence & Art in Venice, Italy," by CVAD faculty Andy DeCaen, Alicia Eggert and Brooks Oliver
Oct. 11, 7–10 p.m.: "Electric! Light Art Exhibition," Patterson Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St., Denton; free
Oct. 13–18: UNT Homecoming — "Mean Green Roundup"
Oct. 15, noon–1 p.m.: Brown bag lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201; RSVP to Amaya Spencer.
Oct. 15: Fashioned4Freedom showcase of Designs by R'Bonney Gabriel, CVAD alumna, 2018 Fashion Design alumna; time varies with ticket purchase. The Astoria Venue, 3216 Royalty Row, Irving, TX.
Oct. 11, 7–10 p.m.: "Electric! Light Art Exhibition," Patterson Appleton Arts Center, 400 E. Hickory St., Denton; free
Oct. 13–18: UNT Homecoming — "Mean Green Roundup"
Oct. 15, noon–1 p.m.: Brown bag lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201; RSVP to Amaya Spencer.
Oct. 15: Fashioned4Freedom showcase of Designs by R'Bonney Gabriel, CVAD alumna, 2018 Fashion Design alumna; time varies with ticket purchase. The Astoria Venue, 3216 Royalty Row, Irving, TX.
Oct. 15–24: “i wash my hands of it” solo show by McConnell Brown, undergraduate Studio Art, and
“Biomorphic” solo show by Rileigh Peña, undergraduate Studio Art, Art Building, Cora
Stafford Gallery
Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m.: Ribbon Cutting of New Art, sculpture by CVAD student Brooke Thompson, at the Corinth Butterfly Garden, 3901 Corinth Pkwy, Corinth, TX 76208
Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m.: Ribbon Cutting of New Art, sculpture by CVAD student Brooke Thompson, at the Corinth Butterfly Garden, 3901 Corinth Pkwy, Corinth, TX 76208
Oct. 17: 3:30 p.m.: Study Abroad Information Session, faculty-led study for "Studio Art in Florence & The Santa Reparata International School of Art" in Florence, Italy, with Andy DeCaen and Christian Fagerlund, SRISA faculty.
Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m.: Interior Design Alumni Happy Hour, Tangram Interiors Showroom, 300 S. Pearl Expressway, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75201;
RSVP to cvad.Design@unt.edu by Oct. 6.
Oct. 21–31: “The Space In Between,” solo show by Skylar Williams, undergraduate, Studio Art, and
"Held Together by a Feeling," solo show by Gina Belocio, undergraduate, Studio Art,
Art Building, Paul Voertman Gallery
Oct. 23, 5–7 p.m.: Reception for the "CVAD Faculty / Teaching Juried Exhibition;" Gallery Talk featuring Jade Powers, exhibition juror, CVAD Gallery, Art Building,
Room 160.
Oct. 23, 6:30–8 p.m.: "The State of the UX/IX Industry/Profession" by Brian Sullivan, adjunct faculty in UxD and design principal at SABRE, Dallas-based travel software & technology company, Art Building, Room 282.
Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m.: Study Abroad Information Session, "Studio Art in Florence," by Andy DeCaen, associate professor, Art Building, Room 464
Oct. 23, 6:30–8 p.m.: "The State of the UX/IX Industry/Profession" by Brian Sullivan, adjunct faculty in UxD and design principal at SABRE, Dallas-based travel software & technology company, Art Building, Room 282.
Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m.: Study Abroad Information Session, "Studio Art in Florence," by Andy DeCaen, associate professor, Art Building, Room 464
November 2025
Through Nov. 7: “In & Out,” solo show by Minso Kim, visiting assistant professor, Interdisciplinary
Art and Design Studies, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery
Through Dec. 12: "CVAD Faculty/Teaching Juried Exhibition," CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160
Nov. 2, 2 a.m.: End of Daylight Saving Time
Nov. 5, 3 p.m.: State of the University address by President Harrison Keller, Murchison Performing Arts Center; doors open at 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 5–14: “Still Wearing the Lashes from Last Night,” solo show by Christina Vasquez, undergraduate,
Studio Art, and "First-Year Studio Art M.F.A. Students Show," organized by Paho Mann,
professor, Studio Art: Photography; director, Studio Art Graduate Studies, Art Building,
Paul Voertman Gallery
Nov. 6, noon–1 p.m.: Brown bag lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201; RSVP to Amaya Spencer.
Nov. 11, 5:30–8:30 p.m.: "Think, Work and Be Resilient" meeting with CVAD + UNT Career Center, Art Building
foyer, Room C103
Nov. 12–21: “Prints in Context,” group show organized by Andrew DeCaen, associate professor, Studio
Art: Printmaking, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery
Nov. 19–Dec. 5: “Horse Girls,” group show by Robyn Rozzelle, graduate student, Studio Art, and “Of
Time, Identity and Connection,” solo show by Christi Stidham, undergraduate, Studio
Art, Art Building, Paul Voertman Gallery
Nov. 27–28: Fall Holiday Break
December 2025
Through Dec. 12: "CVAD Faculty/Teaching Juried Exhibition," CVAD Gallery, Art Building, Room 160
Dec. 3, noon–1 p.m.: Brown bag lunch with Provost Michael McPherson, Hurley Admin Building, Room 201; RSVP to Amaya Spencer.
Dec. 3–12: Senior Metalsmithing and Jewelry Group Show, organized by Rileigh Peña, undergraduate,
Studio Art, and “Southern Bail,” solo show by Kate Harris, undergraduate, Studio Art,
Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery
Dec. 6–12: Final Exams
Dec. 12: Fall semester ends
Dec. 12, 8 a.m.: CVAD Commencement at the UNT Coliseum
Dec. 15, 4 p.m.: Final grades due
Dec. 24–26, 2025 & Dec. 29–Jan. 2, 2026: Winter Holiday Break
January 2026
Jan. 1 & 2: Winter Break, New Year's Holiday Break
Jan. 12: Spring classes begin
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, campus closed
February 2026
Feb. 15: Financial Aid deadline for priority consideration for the 2026-2027 semesters.
March 2026
March 9-15: Spring Break
March 21, 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: CVAD Celebrates special event
April 2026
April 15: World Art Day (Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday): The theme for World Art Day 2026 is "A Garden of Expression: Cultivating Community Through Art."
May 2026
May 1: Reading Day, no classes
May 7-10: University Commencement
May 16–Aug. 16: Alumnus exhibition, a 25-year survey of work by Nic Nicosia, "Nic Nicosia: Everyday Surreal," Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas