• Student Art Expo 2024 – Opening Reception

    Gallery Bergen - West Hall

    The Bergen Institute for the Creative Arts and Gallery Bergen are happy to announce this year’s Student Arts Expo and Opening Reception. The reception will take place on April 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Gallery Bergen (3rd floor in West Hall). View...

  • Talking Tintypes: Examining the Portrayal of Native Americans Opening Reception

    Gallery Bergen - West Hall

    Explore the photography of Diné (Navajo Nation) artist Will Wilson, which intertwines the past, present and future of Indigenous cultural practices, with “Talking Tintypes: Examining the Portrayal of Native Americans.” Wilson’s first-person work conveys the environmental and health impacts on Native Americans...

  • “A Cautionary Tale for Billionaires: Paintings by Jeramy Turner” Opening Reception

    Gallery Bergen - West Hall

    Artist Jeramy Turner is known for her large-scale works depicting the vulnerability of bankers and financiers. Her surrealist portraits of bloated anonymous figures distorted by greed are reminiscent of Fernando Botero’s work. A gallery opening for “A Cautionary Tale for Billionaires: Paintings...

  • Wide Awake: 2025 Student Art Expo

    Gallery Bergen - West Hall

    You’re invited to the 2025 Student Art Expo “Wide Awake.” Peruse through a wide range of art, from sketches to film and fashion, all made by the talented students at Bergen. The expo will open on Thursday, April 24 with a reception....

  • “Personal Effects: Works by Gregg Biermann” Opening Reception

    West Hall

    Gallery Bergen will open its fall season with “Personal Effects: Works by Gregg Biermann,” featuring video installations and still images created across three decades. The exhibition opens on September 18 at 6 p.m. in Gallery Bergen (West Hall, 3rd floor), and will...

  • Gregg Biermann: Personal Effects Screening

    Pitkin Educational Center

    Watch film studies Professor Gregg Biermann’s new animated film on death, time, the mind, and tennis. Professor Biermann and Dr. Andy Krikun will lead a discussion of the film and the inspiration behind it following the screening. The film will screen in...

  • Portfolio Review Day

    West Hall

    Ready to present your visual arts portfolio? Bergen students and local high school students are invited to present their artwork samples to prominent art professors for constructive feedback. Representatives from local 4-year colleges will also attend the event to inform students about visual...

  • “OMG! Graham Elliot” Exhibit Opening Reception

    Gallery Bergen - West Hall

    Illustrator and visual arts professor Graham Elliot will showcase his three-dimensional artwork in “OMG! Graham Elliot” The showcase will feature two tents to house secular shrines to lost keys, sketchbooks, “wallbooks,” installations and looped motion graphics and videos. Everyone is invited to...

  • Professional Day

    West Hall

    Connect with professional artists, filmmakers, and designers to learn about getting started in the creative arts field. Guest presenters include painter Melissa Brown, designer Jed Empleo, tattoo artist Joanna Shetsen, and filmmakers Dan Shapiro and Alex Topaller. Refreshments will be provided at...

  • “Borderland – The Line Within” Documentary Screening

    Pitkin Educational Center

    “Borderland - The Line Within” exposes the cruelties and human costs of immigration while weaving in stories of immigrants who want to build a social movement to demand human rights. Light refreshments are offered, and a panel discussion featuring film personnel and...

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