Martha Gault Art Gallery
Events
RU x SAGA Visual Art and Creative Writing Exchange
Chaos and Order Inspired by the Conditional Play of Surrealist Games
Preview Dates: September 1- September 9, 2026
Additional Dates: Saga University Artwork dates: September 10 – September 17
Reception: Monday, September 14, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Featuring visual arts and creative literature from SRU Art and English Departments along with students from the Faculty of Arts at Saga University, Saga, Japan. Students from both universities submitted works in written or visual form on the theme of “Chaos and Order.” Faculty members from the planning teams at both universities selected the submitted works and paired them, evoking themes of “Chaos and Order.”
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 112th Annual Juried Exhibition “Near Here”
Dates: September 28 – October 28, 2026
Juror’s Tour: October 24, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Juried by Allison Lacher, Director of the Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Illinois. The 112th Annual Exhibition, “Near Here,” spans a network of university galleries throughout western Pennsylvania, each situated within or near the broader cultural orbit of Pittsburgh: Martha Gault Gallery at Slippery Rock University, Media Arts Gallery at Robert Morris University, Kipp Gallery at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Harlan and Jodee Harris Galleries at Seton Hill University. The exhibition invites artists to consider what it means to be near and the conditions through which nearness is formed. The exhibition approaches nearness as malleable, relative, and negotiated through bodies, objects, environments, and geographies.
2026 Annual Regional High School Art Exhibition
Dates: November 9 – November 19, 2026
Awards Reception: Thursday, November 19, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Responding to the call for art from Professor Tricia Bishop, regional high school teachers and students submit artworks for consideration. Artworks are juried by the Slippery Rock University Art Department faculty, and jury awards are to be presented at the Awards Reception. Best of Show Award, Four Honorable Mention Awards, SRU Art Students’ Choice Award, and SRU Potters Guild Ceramics Award.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Capstone Exhibitions
Exhibition Dates: November 30 – December 3 and December 7 – December 10, 2026.
Participating students and reception dates are to be announced. Capstone exhibitions are the senior project exhibitions presented by Bachelor of Fine Art students graduating in December 2026.
The Martha Gault Art Gallery is generously sponsored by the Art Department, The College of Liberal Arts and by the Student Government Association. The Martha Gault Art Gallery is on 108 Maltby Ave, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and is all-accessible by parking and entry on Campus Drive near Rhoads Hall. Hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 11:00 am through 5:00 pm, except for university holidays and closures.