ARTSwego at SUNY Oswego

Don’t miss the BFA 2 Exhibition! Join us Friday, May 9, 5–7 PM at Tyler Art Gallery to celebrate our graduating seniors in Studio Art, Graphic Design, Interaction Design & Illustration. Enjoy refreshments and see the results of four years of creativity. On view through May 16!

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We're hiring a Social Media & Outreach Intern for Fall 2025! Gain hands on experience managing content for ARTSwego across Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and Threads. Must be a junior/senior/grad student with a 3.0+ GPA. Apply via Handshake today! #ARTSwego

We promised that this week would be packed with music, and we meant it! Don’t miss the College-Community Orchestra on May 7 and the Jazz Ensembles on May 8 both at 7:30 PM in Waterman Theatre. Free and open to all. #ARTSwego

Get ready for a week of music!
Join us for All of Us: A Concert of Choral Music Celebrating Inclusivity on May 5th @ 7:30 PM in Sheldon Hall Ballroom. Then don’t miss the SUNY Oswego Wind Ensemble Spring Concert on May 6th @ 7:30 PM in Waterman Theatre. FREE & open to all!

When the sky sends a sign…you follow it. Step into the immersive world of before May 4th, don’t miss your chance to be part of the experience!







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A detailed watercolor painting featuring Oswego City Hall from 1981 against a light blue sky.

Next time you're at the Oswego Public Library, check out Watercolors of Oswego County: Eugenijs Kaskin! These paintings will be on view at the Library until April 2026 as part of the new Tyler Art Gallery Community Loan program, which loans out artwork from the collection to off-campus groups.

Take a break and explore Immersive Elements! A student designed interactive installation open daily till May 4 in MCC 133! Play, relax, and reset your mind. Free and open to all. Parking is free with a visitor pass, get yours at Parking Services. More info: calendar.oswego.edu/event/noirfl...

Need a brief escape? Want something fascinating to listen to while you're making or munching on dinner? Tune in to the 2025 Subnivean Awards on Wednesday, 4/20 at 7pm! The Subnivean Awards are an international competition run by SUNY Oswego's student-run literary magazine. Link in bio for more.

Join us on Thursday, May 1st at 7pm in Marano Campus Center, Room 132 for the final Making It! event of the year! Hear from glass, performance, and multi-media artist Gracia Nash about her experience making it in the arts. More info through the link in bio.

The sun is shining and Immersive Elements is OPEN! Stop by Marano 133 (10am–4pm thru May 4) to interact with art like never before. Don’t miss the Opening Reception TONIGHT 5–7pm—meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments! #ARTSwego

Join us for an afternoon of sound with Breezy Harbor Winds! On 4/27 at 3pm in Sheldon Hall Ballroom this woodwind quintet presents a concert featuring compositions by Copland, Muczynski, Coleman, and Arnold. Other collaborators will include vocalist Amanda Li and pianist Robert Auler. Link in bio.

A student-generated image of a volcano erupting agaisnt an orange and yellow sunset.

Artist Lorne Covington shows students how their artwork will look projected on a large screen. Lorne stands to the side with his laptop balances on top of a ladder. The projected image is a sunset over the ocean.

INSTALLATION UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the opening of Immersive Elements, presented by NOIRFLUX's Electric Heliotrope Theatre, has been delayed to Wednesday, 4/23. We look forward to sharing this incredible, immersive installation with you then, and we thank you for your patience.

Don't miss Tuck Everlasting at Waterman Theatre, April 23–May 3! A heartwarming tale of love, family & living life to the fullest.

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Accessibility requests: tickets@oswego.edu

Abstract work of art that shows a face obscured by splashes of blue, yellow, dark green, and purple. There is a teal colored swirl over the top the face and the other colors.

Creative writing and visual art collide! Stop by Tyler Art Gallery on Tuesday, 4/22 at 5:30pm for a reading of Ekphrastic Creative Nonfiction Essays from the Intermediate Creative Nonfiction class. Ekphrastic is a literary device where writers respond to visual art. Free and open to all.

Poster for the BFA 1 Exhibition at SUNY Oswego. The background is blue with a watercolor texture and abstract, naturalistic white line designs. The words "BFA Exhibition 1, Spring 2025" are written in white.

Join the Department of Art & Design on 4/18 from 5-7pm in Tyler Art Gallery to celebrate the first of two BFA exhibitions! This exhibit is the culmination of four years of hard work by students in Studio Art, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, and Illustration. On view through 4/27.

Join us for Making It! an on going series featuring visiting artists talking about their work, careers, and experiences 'making it' in the arts. April 24th, hear from self-taught photographer and former city and regional planner Cheryl Miller.

More info: calendar.oswego.edu/event/making...

NOIRFLUX’s Electric Heliotrope Theatre opens in 11 days! Parking on campus is FREE with a pass, grab yours at the Parking Services Office (Route 104 at New St) Mon–Fri, 7:30am–4pm (closed 12–12:30pm). Pick up your parking pass ahead of time for weekend visits! Info: ww1.oswego.edu/artswego/sit...

The members of Bacchus Saxophone Quartet stand together in line. Each member of the Quartet is wearing black and holding their instrument.

Join The Bacchus Saxophone Quartet on 4/13 at 3PM for a performance in Sheldon Hall Ballroom! The Quartet will perform a variety of musical selections including "Recuerdo de una jornada" by Javier Zalba and "Mountain Roads" by David Maslanka. Free and open to all; don't miss it!

Ever wondered what happens when art, tech, and gaming collide? Meet Dahlia Bloomstone, SUNY Oswego's Fall 2025 Artist-in-Residence! Join us Monday, April 7th, from 5-6 PM in the Tyler Hall Lobby for a meet and greet with Dahlia. Don’t miss out! More info here: tinyurl.com/5dwfv6py

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Join us for Making It! with Nigerian artist Ken Nwadiogbu on April 10th! Hear about his journey from civil engineer to multidisciplinary artist, exploring themes of identity, displacement, and socio-political control. This is a Virtual event. More info: ww1.oswego.edu/artswego/

Head over to the Oswego Public Library on 4/5 for a reading, discussion, and Q&A with local authors Laura Donnelly and Linda Loomis! Both Loomis and Donnelly give voice to the daily connections people forge as they write about past and present. Info: calendar.oswego.edu/event/poetry...

Join the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures on April 2nd at 6:10pm in Park Hall, Room 315 for a screening of Cuban director Ián Padrón's multi-award-winning film Habanastation, exploring childhood and marginality in Cuba. A Q&A with the director will follow.

Step into Immersive Elements presented by NOIRFLUX's Electric Heliotrope Theater! Artist Lorne Covington and SUNY Oswego students built this interactive installation blending sculpture, audio, video, and more. On view 4/21–5/4 in Marano Campus Center. Free & open to all. Opening Reception 4/23, 5PM

Join us April 23–May 3 for the heartwarming musical Tuck Everlasting! Follow 11 year old Winnie Foster as she discovers the magical Tuck family and their spring of immortality. Don't miss this unforgettable story of love, family, and living life fully. oswego.universitytickets.com/?cid=174

Join us for the next installment of Making It!, an ongoing series featuring visiting artists talking about their work, careers, and experiences 'making it' in the arts. On 3/27, hear from Taiwanese-born, lens-based artist Yi Hsuan Lai. More info: calendar.oswego.edu/event/making-it-with-...

Join the Native American Studies Program on 3/27 for An Evening with Caleb Abrams! There will be a screening of the short film "Haudenosaunee: People of the Longhouse" with excerpts from "The Burning of my Coldspring Home" followed by Q+A with Abrams. More info: tinyurl.com/r82zudbu

Don't miss the 62nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition in Tyler Art Gallery! Featuring incredible artwork from SUNY Oswego's talented art students, this exhibition will be on view through through April 6th. Make sure to check it out when you're back from spring break!

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Thank you to everyone who supported the Spirit of Harriet Tubman performance! Special thanks to Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego BSU, the Office of the Dean of Students, Oswego County Historical Society, campus and community groups, Aurora of Central NY for interpreting services, and Leslie McCurdy!

We’re thrilled to announce our new Artist-in-Residence, Dahlia Bloomstone! 🌟 A Puerto Rican/American artist and Hunter College MFA graduate, Dahlia's work, focused recently on video games, explores domesticity, joy, and social value. She’ll join us in Fall 2025. Stay tuned for more!

Join us on 3/11 at 6PM for a civic engagement discussion with actor and writer Leslie McCurdy and Dr. Allison Rank. Explore Tubman’s pivotal role as a freedom fighter, advocate for justice, and how her work can inspire modern civic action. Free & open to all. More info: tinyurl.com/h37h9nn9