University Art Gallery

Located near the library and university center, the Central Michigan University Art Gallery's mission is to provide you and other mid-Michigan community members the opportunity to see contemporary art by emerging and established regional, national and international artists.

The gallery also serves as a laboratory and classroom for you to learn the process and concepts of exhibiting your creative work through juried student shows and senior BFA and BAA exhibitions.

We showcase art

We feature up to 12 exhibitions a year, as well as related lectures and films. Our schedule includes original curated exhibitions and national traveling exhibitions. You will be able to exhibit your work in an impressive 1890 square feet of display space and 290 running feet of walls in two galleries, equipped with LED track lighting, computer monitors, wifi, and a high-definition digital projector with a sound system.

Current exhibition

A series of painting segments. You can only see a small strip of the original painting.

Connections: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Fall 2025 Exhibition

This art exhibition showcases the work by CMU Department of Art & Design studio art candidates for the BFA degree. The BFA candidates are Robin White and Hannah Wormsley. The exhibition fulfills part of the requirements for their degree and capstone class taught by Anne Gochenour, Director of the University Art Gallery.

Exhibition Dates: November 22 - December 13, 2025

Reception: Saturday, November 22 from 2 - 4 pm

Artist talk: with Robin White and Hannah Wormsley at 1 pm

Several soft sculptures of various types of guns in multiple colors. The words

Death Rattles: Works by Charlotte Richardson-Deppe, 2025 Barstow Artist-in-Residence

Barstow Artist-in-Residence, Charlotte Richardson-Deppe is a queer feminist artist working between performance and soft sculpture. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she teaches drawing, sculpture and photography as a Lecturer in the Department of Art.

Exhibition Dates: November 22 - December 13, 2025

Reception: Saturday, November 22 from 2 - 4 pm

About the gallery

    The gallery is free and open to the public. There is never an admission charge.

    Tours and Group Visits
    Tours are available at no cost to school groups or other visitors. To schedule tours or group visits of over 15* people contact 989-774-7457.

    Mailing address
    University Art Gallery
    Wightman 132
    Central Michigan University
    Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

    Shipping address
    University Art Gallery
    Central Michigan University
    251 E. Preston St.
    Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859