University of Dayton Galleries
Mission Statement
The primary mission of University of Dayton's Galleries is to provide space for the University of Dayton community of artists to experiment, develop, and implement new ideas while gaining educational gallery experience in professional standards and practices; curating, organizing and executing exhibitions with open engagement with the public. The University of Dayton Galleries will support exhibitions that develop from advanced and beginning student coursework to Alumni and Faculty projects, as well as supporting a robust program of visiting artists. The gallery space serves as a site for experiments in performative art, collaborative installation work and interdisciplinary visual research. University of Dayton's Galleries are an active showcase of what is happening in the world of visual art, the Department of Art and Design and our interactions with the community at large.
Jeffery Cortland Jones
And What The Leaving Took (02.20.2024)
The University of Dayton Galleries is excited to present works from Professor Jeffrey Cortland Jones who recently returned from a research sabbatical. The exhibition will take place from Jan. 13-Feb. 14 with a reception taking place from 5-7 p.m., Jan. 23. We hope you can make it out to enjoy this great body of work!
From the artist: My father died suddenly on Feb. 20, 2024. It was also the day of my 50th birthday. This work is my response. It’s about a place, once familiar, yet not. That place of remembering and simultaneously forgetting. Of triumph and tragedy. Of breathing and drowning. Of morning and mourning. I’m looking to the landscape, our landscape, as a physical location and as an unattainable romantic idea.
ADDRESS: The Roger Glass Center for the Arts Gallery is located at 29 East Creative Way, Dayton 45409.
GALLERY HOURS
10 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday-Friday
8th Annual Dinner in the Desert Kitchen
Our 8th annual Dinner in the Desert Kitchen (DDK) will take place at The Hub ‘s Index Gallery on Friday, December 6th from 6-9pm and we would love to see you there! This year we are partnering with Omega CDC and Gem City Market to create The People’s Bodega – a place where we will investigate notions of belonging, celebrate the cuisine and culture of Puerto Rico, and simply keep on cookin’!
With this year’s University of Dayton-sponsored photo auction and art exhibition, students and community partners from Glenna Jennings’ Art and Social Practice class continue a decade long trajectory of creative production and action around food justice. The People’s Bodega will feature new art works from DDK alums Mariamelia Miranda Pérez (’18) Jalisa Robinson (’16), Leigh Vukov (’17) and Madisson Ward (’17), alongside photography, graphic design and installation work by this year’s student team.
Come find a unique and unforgettable Holiday gift or grow your art collection! Keeping with tradition, every guest who brings us a non-perishable food item to support Food4Flyers will receive a small limited edition photograph. A number of emerging and student artist works will be up for auction, and over a hundred prints and ceramic pieces from past events will be for sale. All proceeds will benefit Gem City Market cooperative grocery store.
The People’s Bodega is made possible with support from the University of Dayton’s Department of Art and Design, Hanley Sustainability Institute, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community and Dietetics Program.
CONTACT: Associate Professor Glenna Jennings gjennings1@udayton.edu
Learn more at https://www.desertkitchen.org/ / @desertkitchen_
GALLERY HOURS: Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM
Radial Gallery is a located at the center of the Department of Art and Design, this professional grade exhibition space showcases a revolving set of student run exhibitions and faculty projects.
ADDRESS: Radial Gallery is located at 1529 Brown St. on the 2nd floor of Fitz Hall in the Department of Art and Design across from the main office of the department.
GALLERY HOURS
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday
Programming support provided by Ohio Arts Council,
Culture Works, FotoFocus Biennial, and Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District