Programs
Weber State University’s Department of Visual Arts and Design has hosted many renowned artists and scholars over the years, including Eleanor Antin, Janine Antoni, Lynda Benglis, Mel Chin, Rackstraw Downes, Guillermo Galindo, Nan Goldin, Hans Haacke, Edgar Heap-of-Birds, Alfredo Jaar, Joseph Kosuth, Annette Lemieux, Lucy Lippard, James Luna, Richard Prince, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Alison Saar, Roger Shimomura, Robert Storr, Marcia Tucker, Emmi Whitehorse, and Fred Wilson.
Visiting artists give a public talk and sometimes meet with students for critiques or workshops.
The Shaw Gallery and Dumke Plaza are also sites for creative events and wellness programs such as dance, music, and theatre performances, readings of poetry and prose, film screenings, tai chi, and more. Both locations are part of the city’s monthly First Friday Art Stroll.
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Banner image: Participants at the When Waves Return event at Dumke Arts Plaza on July 19, 2025. Photo by Andrea Ferber.
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Visiting Artist Lecture: Melissa Melero-Moose
The Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery invites you to a visiting artist lecture with Melissa Melero-Moose on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 6–7 p.m. in the Kimball Arts Center, Room 143.
Melero-Moose is one of the featured artists in the current exhibition, Of This Place: Great Basin Neighbors, which brings together Indigenous artists whose work explores cultural traditions, connections to place, and the landscapes of the Great Basin.
Join us for an opportunity to hear directly from the artist about her artistic practice.
Free and open to the public.