Upcoming Events

All programming is free and open to the CSULB community and the public.

Fall 2025 Programs & Events Schedule

Date:Activity Schedule:
Sept. 11

Community Night
9/11 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Sep. 13

Second Saturday Family Day
9/13 @10am-2pm

Join our Docents for a day of museum tours and art making activities for all ages and skill levels on select second Saturdays of the month over the course of the semester from 10am-2pm.

All programs are free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

Sept. 17

Thrift Club Market and Button-Making with Sustain U
9/17 @ 2pm-4pm

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. 17

Loud Hour
9/17 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!  

Sept. 18

Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception 
9/18 @ 6pm-8pm

We’re thrilled to invite you to our Fall 2025 exhibitions opening celebration! Enjoy music, entertainment, refreshments, cash bar, art activities, and good vibes. Be among the first to see our newest exhibitions.

This event is FREE and open to all.

Sept. 24

Dr. Brett Mizelle Talk: Human Disconnection from Animals
9/24 @ 2pm-3pm 

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.

Sept. 24

Loud Hour
9/24 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!  

Sept. 25

Community Night
9/25 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Oct. 1

Loud Hour
10/1 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!  

Oct. 2

Artist Talk with Carolyn Castaño: Honoring Disappearing Andean Glaciers through Art
10/2 @ 12:30pm-1:45pm

Come see Carolyn Castaño speak about her artwork depicting endangered and extinct Andean tropical glaciers. Free and open to the public, RSVP TBD.

Oct. 2

Community Night
10/2 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Oct. 8

Loud Hour
10/8 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!  

Oct. 9

Community Night
10/9 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Oct.11

Second Saturday Family Day
10/11 @10am-2pm

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. 15

Art Workshop: Flores de Papel with Chicanx Latinx Studies Student Association
10/15 @ 2pm-4pm

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. 15

Loud Hour
10/15 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Oct. 16

Community Night
10/16 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Oct. 22

Loud Hour
10/22 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Oct. 23

Community Night
10/23 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Oct. 29

Loud Hour
10/29 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Oct. 30

Halloween Crafts & Treats at the Museum
10/30 @ 12pm-4pm

Stop by the Museum for an evening of spooky face painting, fun lawn games, ghostly crafts, and of course our beautiful galleries! Costumes are encouraged, and candy is guaranteed (while supplies last)! 

Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. 

Oct. 30

Open Mic with Comparative World Literature Club
10/30 @ 4:30pm-6:30pm

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. 5

Loud Hour
11/5 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Nov. 6

Eco-Grief, Habitat Loss, and Moving Forward through the Arts, Sciences, and Activism: A Multidisciplinary Panel
11/6 @ 3:30pm-5pm

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. 6

Community Night
11/6 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Nov. 8

Second Saturday Family Day
11/8 @10am-2pm

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. 12

Art Workshop: Native Plant Zines and Seeds with Re:Wild
11/12 @ 2pm-4pm

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.

Nov. 12

Loud Hour
11/12 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Nov. 13

Community Night
11/13 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Nov. 19

Loud Hour
11/19 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Nov. 20

Community Night
11/20 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Dec. 3

Loud Hour
12/3 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Dec. 4

Community Night
12/4 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

Dec. 10

Loud Hour
12/10 @ 3pm-4pm

Get LOUD at the Museum during Loud Hour! Every Wednesday from 3pm – 4pm, you are invited to make noise throughout our exhibition spaces to share lively discussions, sing as loudly as you want, play instruments, or rehearse lines!

Dec. 11

Community Night
12/11 @ 4pm-7pm

Enjoy the Museum after hours and make some art in our Education Lab! Kleefeld Contemporary is open until 7pm, every Thursday with free self-guided art supplies and activities in the museum’s ED LAB.

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.