Current and Upcoming Exhibitions & Events
Man’s Best Friend: Dogs in Art
Jan. 25–March 24, 2024
This exhibition explores how dogs have been depicted in art from the mid 19th century to the end of the 20th century. Featuring paintings of stately hunting dogs and other working dogs to warmer depictions of dogs patiently awaiting the arrival of their master.
J. Wayne Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 1110
The Toll of Texas Roads on Turtles and Snakes
March 5–April 7, 2024
Opening Reception March 5, 2024 | 3:30–6 p.m.
With photographs, art, and science, viewers are invited to appreciate the beauty and diversity of reptiles in Texas, to see how delicate reptile bodies are, and to learn how roads imperil so many.
J. Wayne Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, Education Gallery MSC 1110
The Art of Texas State Parks
March 21–May 26, 2024
In celebration of 100 years, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commissioned 30 Texas artists to depict scenes from parks, natural areas and historic sites in the state park system. The selections on view are as varied as the parks themselves.
J. Wayne Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 1110
The Art of Texas State Parks: Gallery Reception & Book Signing
March 28, 2024 | 5:30 p.m.
Explore the artworks in “The Art of Texas State Parks” while enjoying refreshments and the opportunity to purchase the companion book with a signing by author Linda J. Reaves.
J. Wayne Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 1110
What Lies Beneath
The Science of Spectral Photography Applied to Paintings from the Permanent Collections
March 26–June 9, 2024
Recently, the Forsyth took the opportunity to use spectral photography—including Ultra-Violet Florescence, Infrared, and Ultra-Violet Reflectance—to learn more about what is going on below the surface of a select group of paintings in the collection.
Forsyth Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 2428
What Lies Beneath the Beads
CT Scans of Cameroonian Beaded Fertility Goddesses
March 26–June 9, 2024
The Forsyth uses computed tomography (CT) scans to discover how two Cameroonian beaded Fertility Goddesses were constructed and gain a better understanding of their conservation needs.
Forsyth Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 2428
The Wit & Whimsy of Victorian Majolica
Selections from the Marion E. Byrd Collection
March 26–June 9, 2024
Majolica was the perfect ceramic for the Victorian era. Its rich colors, eclectic mix of styles, and dramatic or whimsical modeling appealed to the 19th-century audience, which reveled in decorative arts that displayed technical skill and elaborate design.
Forsyth Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 2428
You Set the Scene: Silhouettes and Selfies
Presented by the Benz School of Floral Design
March 28–May 19, 2024
An interactive exhibition in which you put yourself into the scene of your choice. Take a selfie alongside one of the implied action silhouettes, or gather a group of your fellow Aggies to snap a pic!
J. Wayne Stark Galleries | Memorial Student Center, MSC 1110
Online Resources
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Search amongst the thousands of items in both the Stark and Forsyth collections. Discover paintings, prints, statues, glass, decorative arts and more.
CAMPUS SCULPTURES
Put yourself inside this Texas A&M campus map and discover and explore all of our outdoor sculptures. You can even take a quiz to test your knowledge.
VIRTUAL TOURS
Visit the Texas A&M University Art Galleries from anywhere in the world. Get a birds-eye view of current and past exhibitions by virtually exploring and moving through our gallery spaces.