Upcoming Events for the CVAD Community

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Events, Activities, Exhibitions | CVAD Galleries Schedule

January 2026

Jan. 1 & 2: Winter Break, New Year's Holiday Break — campus closed
Jan. 12: Spring classes begin
Jan. 15:  Financial Aid, Scholarships PRIORITY deadline for Fall 2026
Jan. 16, 5–9 p.m.: Chuck and George Show by CVAD alumni Brian K. Jones, B.F.A., 1998, and Brian K. Scott, B.F.A., 1993; Anna Street Studios, 915 Anna Street, Denton, TX 76201. Doors open at 3 p.m.
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday — campus closed
Jan. 21–Feb. 1: “Call me what you like,” group exhibition organized by Bailey Veytia, undergraduate, Studio Art: Drawing and Painting, Paul Voertman Gallery, Art Building, Room C107
Jan. 27, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Coffee and Internships, CVAD + Career Center, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Room C103

February 2026

Feb. 1: Deadline to apply for the Fall 2026 semester in the Studio Art M.F.A. program. 
Feb. 3–28: Paul Voertman Juried Student Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building
Feb. 5, 5 p.m.: Reception & awards presentation for the Paul Voertman Juried Student Competition & Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Art Building
Feb. 15: Financial Aid, Scholarships PRIORITY deadline for consideration for the Summer 2026 semester.
Feb. 18, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Coffee and Internships, CVAD + Career Center, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Room C103
Feb. 24, 4–6 p.m.: Creative Futures Career Expo, CVAD + Career Center, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Room C103

March 2026

March 9-15: Spring Break
March 10, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Coffee and Internships, CVAD + Career Center, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Room C103
March 18, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Show Your Work, CVAD Galleries event, Art Building, Cora Stafford Gallery Foyer, Room C103
March 21, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.: CVAD Celebrates special event

April 2026

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 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."
April 18: B.F.A. 2026 Fashion Show presented by the Fashion Design Student Organization, Golden Triangle Mall, details forthcoming

May 2026

May 1: Reading Day, no classes
May 7-10: University Commencement
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 16–Aug. 16: Alumnus exhibition, a 25-year survey of work by Nic Nicosia, "Nic Nicosia: Everyday Surreal," Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
May 25: Memorial Day, no classes

June 2026

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 4: U.S. Independence Day, no classes