Current & Upcoming Exhibits
All Exhibits
Each floor of the Anderson Academic Commons hosts a number of different exhibitions that change almost every quarter. These include fine art installations, student-curated shows, displays of faculty, student, and staff scholarship, and exhibitions curated from Special Collections & Archives and the Beck Archives.
Scroll down to see all current exhibitions, upcoming installations, and events.
UPCOMING:
"The 25th Anniversary Celebration of DU's Office of Teaching and Learning"
Upper level, The Loft Walls
April 16 to September 29, 2024
Explore how teaching, and its tools, have changed through the decades. This exhibit explores the past contributions of DU's Office of Teaching and Learning as they pertain to faculty and students.
“Stories from the Archives, 2024”
Upper level, Deline Family Reading Room
June - October 2024
This annual exhibit features the work of DU students. During the Spring Quarter, the students delve deep into the Special Collections and Archives to curate digital exhibits. They then submit one part of their exhibit to a physical installation.
ON DISPLAY NOW:
"Created Permanence: Picturing the Avian Past and Present"
Upper Level, Dean's Suite Area
November 13, 2023 - March 11, 2024
This exhibition is a collaboration between DU’s Special Collections and Archives and the University Art Collection. The University of Denver’s collection of prints by John J. Audubon and John Gould inspired this exhibition. Their foundational work in avian studies is still affecting the art and science world. The work by Audubon, Gould, and other contemporary artists explore the way birds are viewed both in the past and the present. Curated by Emily Oxford-Pickeral and Morgan Fleetwood.
SPECIAL EVENT!
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Curators' talk at 6:15 P.M.
University of Denver, Anderson Academic Commons, 2150 E. Evans Ave., Denver, CO 80210, The Loft, Upper Level, Room 340.
Event is free and open to the public, DU students, faculty, and staff.
Appetizers will be provided.
"Gail Watson Artist Book Retrospective"
Lower Level, Special Collections and Archives Built-in Cases
August 21, 2023 - January 21, 2024
Gail Watson is a Colorado artist, and this exhibit is a retrospective of her life's work creating artists' books. She says, "Many of my books are personal explorations that help me understand and lay claim to my life, where I've been, and where I'm going."
"Art and Observations in Health Care"
Upper level, The Loft Walls
November 17, 2023 - March 2024
This exhibit features the creative works made by first-year students reflecting their knowledge and critical understanding of human-centered health care.
"Jewish Denver's Theater Legacy"
Main Level, Helen Morris Built-in Cases
September 8 - December 14, 2023
This exhibit highlights and celebrates the contributions of Jewish Denverites to the world of theater arts.
"Selections from DU's Special Collections and Archives' Fine Press and Artists' Books Collection"
Upper level, Built-in Cases
September 18, 2023 - March 17, 2024
To showcase the University Libraries' remarkable artists' books collection, this exhibit features books representing the different ranges of themes represented in the collection.
"DU Outdoors"
Upper level, Northwest corner, Deline Family Reading Room
April 6, 2022 – December 8, 2023
Student organizations and University programs throughout time have created opportunities for DU students to leave some of their stress behind on campus and journey to the mountains. "DU Outdoors" uses DU Special Collections and Archives to explore the history of student outdoor recreation.