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“Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition” returning to McDonough Museum

"Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition” returning to McDonough Museum

The McDonough Museum of Art will once again host the “88th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition” beginning Friday, March 21, through Friday, April 4, 2025. This juried show is a yearly tradition that features works by students who have taken classes in the YSU Department of Art during the 2024-25 academic year. Sculptor Sidney Mullis will serve as the juror for this year’s event.

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McDonough Museum to hold screening of short films by Bruce Checefsky 

The McDonough Museum of Art will hold a screening of short films by filmmaker, photographer, and writer Bruce Checefsky Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the McDonough Auditorium. Looking to lost, destroyed, or forgotten films that were conceived but never made, Checefsky recreates and reimagines abstract and avant-garde shorts.

McDonough Museum to open 2025 season with “Spring Exhibitions”

McDonough Museum to open 2025 season with “Spring Exhibitions”

The McDonough Museum of Art will open its 2025 season with five dynamic exhibits featuring guest artists Julia Betts, Anna Chapman, Abby Cipar, Will Hutnick, and Sidney Mullis in a grand presentation named the “Spring Exhibitions.” The exhibits will be on display beginning Tuesday, January 21, through Friday, February 28, 2025.

2024-25 Department of Art Lecture Series to begin with guest artist Katie Butler 

2024-25 Department of Art Lecture Series to begin with guest artist Katie Butler 

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome guest artist Katie Butler as the first lecturer of its 2024-25 season Thursday, October 24, in the McDonough Museum of Art. From Southwestern Ontario, Butler’s work is rooted in expressive, personal scenes that invite audiences to explore the range of emotions that can be found in her pieces.

Legacy 58 Years of YSU Art

McDonough Museum to open fall season with “Legacy: 58 Years of YSU Art”

The McDonough Museum of Art will open its fall 2024 exhibition season with “Legacy: 58 Years of YSU Art,” to be on display from Tuesday, September 3 through Saturday, October 26. Featuring projects by current and past Department of Art faculty and staff, the exhibit is an exploration of innovation and tradition that imparts new vision and reinvestigates long-standing practices in the fields of art and design.

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McDonough Museum to present three new exhibitions for summer season

The McDonough Museum of Art has announced that three new exhibitions will comprise its summer 2024 schedule and will open to the public Friday, May 31 and run through Saturday, July 20. Artists Sharon Dundee and Ron Krygowski and an exhibition curated by Heather Seno will be featured in this series.

Claudia Berlinski

McDonough director to be awarded YSU Distinguished Service Award

Claudia Berlinski, director of the McDonough Museum of Art, will be awarded a YSU Distinguished Service Award at the annual Faculty and Staff Showcase Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center. A successful artist and educator, Berlinski’s work is included in several public and private collections.

 

Best of Annecy 2023

McDonough Museum to host “Best of Annecy 2023” film screening

The McDonough Museum of Art will host a “Best of Annecy 2023” film screening Monday, April 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM in the museum’s lecture hall (room 3000). The program will include a series of not-to-be-missed, award-winning shorts and custom opening sequences from the 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

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McDonough Museum to open two new exhibits that celebrate student work

The McDonough Museum of Art will present two new exhibitions to the public beginning Friday, April 19, 2024, through Saturday, May 4. The “Spring 2024 Graduating B.F.A. Exhibition” and the “Art Education Alumni Invitational Exhibition” will both celebrate the work done by current and former students of Cliffe College’s Department of Art.

McDonough Museum announces five exhibitions to open spring semester

McDonough Museum announces five exhibitions to open spring semester

The McDonough Museum of Art has announced five exhibitions that will open their spring 2024 schedule beginning Friday, January 19 and running through Saturday, March 2. The museum will feature exhibits by artists Roberley Bell, Jonathon Brewer, Lauren Semivan, Posters Without Borders, and new Emerging Artist Morgan Bukovec.