Exhibition Learning Guides


Below are quick-reference learning guides for 2022-23 GVSU Art Gallery exhibitions. Each learning guide introduces themes present in the exhibition as well as discussion prompts for educators to incorporate into their teaching. Click each image to open a new tab and download the PDF.

As Is: Beauty and the Body in Contemporary Art
GVSU Art Gallery (PAC 1121)
Haas Center for Performing Arts, Allendale Campus
August 26, 2022 - November 4, 2022
Valid and Valued: Emphasizing Empathy & Mental Health
Kirkhof Center Wall Gallery, Allendale Campus
July 8, 2022 - October 28, 2022

Below are learning guides from past exhibitions. Click any image below to open the PDF in a new tab and download.
Sorrow/Fullness: A Reflection on Mourning
GVSU Art Gallery (PAC 1121)
Haas Center for Performing Arts, Allendale Campus
January 14 - April 1, 2022
Canal by Canal: Photographs by Jason Reblando
Lake Ontario Hall Wall Gallery, Allendale Campus
July 9 - December 10, 2021
DeVos Center Wall Gallery, Pew Campus
July 8, 2022 - December 16, 2022
Honest and Unrefined: Art Outside the Academy
GVSU Art Gallery (PAC 1121)
Haas Center for Performing Arts, Allendale Campus
August 27 - November 5, 2021
Donna Ferrato: Unbeatable
Kirkhof Center Wall Gallery, Allendale Campus
October 1, 2021 - March 4, 2022
Eberhard Center Wall Gallery, Pew Campus
July 8, 2022 - October 28, 2022
Invisible Identities
Kirkhof Center Wall Gallery, Allendale Campus
July 9 - September 24, 2021
Vera Klement
GVSU Art Gallery (PAC 1121)
Haas Center for Performing Arts, Allendale Campus
March 4 - April 9, 2021
The Art of the People: Contemporary Anishinaabe Artists
GVSU Art Gallery (PAC 1121)
Haas Center for Performing Arts, Allendale Campus
January 11, 2021 - February 26, 2021
Voices: Partnered in Action Against Racism
Eberhard Wall Gallery, L.V. Eberhard Center, Pew Campus
August 17, 2020 - October 23, 2020
Artifacts of Identity: Tintypes of the Modern Persona
Kirkhof Wall Gallery, Russel H. Kirkhof Center, Allendale Campus
August 17, 2020 - October 23, 2020
Richard M. DeVos Center Wall Gallery, Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
January 4, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Celebrate People's History
GVSU Art Gallery (PAC 1121), Allendale Campus
August 28, 2020 - November 6, 2020