Upcoming Events
Fall 2025 Programs & Events
| Weekly Recurring Museum Programs | |
|---|---|
| Loud Hour | Every Wednesday, 3:00pm to 4:00pm Come make some noise in the museum! Noise-making tools (and earplugs) are available. |
| Community Night | Every Thursday, 4:00pm to 7:00pm Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! |
Activity Schedule
| Date: | Activity Schedule: |
|---|---|
| Sept. 17 | Thrift Club Market and Button-Making with Sustain U Join Thrift Club for an outdoor market while Sustain U leads a button-making activity! Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Sept. 24 | Dr. Brett Mizelle Talk: Human Disconnection from Animals Brett Mizelle (American Studies) will discuss human-animal disconnection and how it affects us, our habitats, and other animals. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Oct. 2 | Artist Talk with Carolyn Castaño: Honoring Disappearing Andean Glaciers through Art Come see Carolyn Castaño speak about her artwork depicting endangered and extinct Andean tropical glaciers. Free and open to the public, RSVP TBD. |
| Oct. 15 | Art Workshop: Flores de Papel with Chicanx Latinx Studies Student Association Join the Chicanx Latinx Studies Student Association to learn to make paper flowers in the tradition of Mexican artisans! Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Oct. 30 | Halloween Crafts & Treats at the Museum Come to the Museum for free candy (while supplies last), creepy crafts, and face painting! Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Oct. 30 | Open Mic with Comparative World Literature Club Join Comp Lit Club for an open mic at the Museum! Read something or come just to listen. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Nov. 6 | Eco-Grief, Habitat Loss, and Moving Forward through the Arts, Sciences, and Activism: A Multidisciplinary Panel The panel will discuss the impact of habitat loss and eco-grief. Prompts are provided by students in select courses and student organizations. Panelists and location TBA. Free and open to the public, RSVP TBD. |
| Nov. 12 | Art Workshop: Native Plant Zines and Seeds with Re:Wild Join Re:Wild to make your own zine about native plants! Free native seed pouches will be available to participants. Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
Second Saturday Family Days
Join us for art making activities for all ages and skill levels at the Museum select Saturdays of the month over the course of the semester from 10am-2pm. Second Saturday Family Days are free and open to everyone.
| Date: | Activity Schedule: |
|---|---|
| Sept. 13 | Second Saturday Family Day Join our Docents for a day of museum tours and art activities. All programs are free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Oct. 11 | Second Saturday Family Day Join our Docents for a day of museum tours and art activities. All programs are free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
| Nov. 8 | Second Saturday Family Day Join our Docents for a day of museum tours and art activities. All programs are free and open to the public, no RSVP required. |
Explore our archive of virtual programming and Art Encounter videos on YouTube. Art Encounter videos were produced with the generous support of the RuMBa Foundation.
The 2020–2021 inaugural program, PLATFORM, was a coalition collaborative project of CSU art museums and galleries called ConSortiUm featuring curators Erin Christovale and Valerie Cassel; artists Beatriz Cortez, Cristóbal Martínez and Kade L. Twist, Eyal Weizman, Shuan Leonardo, Howardena Pindell; and People's Kitchen Collective.
ConSortiUm’s participating CSU art museums and galleries include:
Bakersfield, Todd Madigan Gallery; Chico, Janet Turner Print Museum; East Bay, University Art Gallery; Fresno, Center for Creativity and the Arts; Fullerton, Nicholas & Lee Begovich Gallery and Grand Central Art Center; Humboldt, Reese Bullen Gallery and Goudi'ni Native American Arts Gallery; Long Beach, School of Art and Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum; Los Angeles, Luckman Gallery, Luckman Fine Arts Complex; Northridge, Art Galleries; Pomona, W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery and Don B. Huntley Gallery; Sacramento, University Galleries; San Bernardino, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art; San Diego, University Art Galleries; San Francisco, Fine Arts Gallery; San Jose, Natalie and James Thompson Gallery; San Luis Obispo, University Art Gallery; Sonoma, University Art Gallery; and Stanislaus, University Art Gallery and Stan State Art Space.
