Screenings, talks, exhibitions, and more at the School of Visual Arts
The 2025–26 academic year has started at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and so has another season of talks, exhibitions, and other events that are open to the public at large. Unless noted otherwise, all events are free to attend.
This fall at SVA, the College presents Wavelengths, its first-ever juried exhibition of work by recent alumni; After School Special, its annual alumni film and animation festival; and talks, screenings, and panel discussions on a wide range of art, design, and cultural topics.
For more information on these and other SVA events, visit sva.edu/events. To sign up for the College's e-calendar and e-newsletters, visit sva.edu/subscribe.
SVA + NASA: The Artemis II/Earthrise Poster Project
Presented by BFA Design, BFA Illustration, and SVA External Relations
Through Saturday, September 20
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
Sublunar
Presented by BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Through Wednesday, September 24
SVA Flatiron Project Space, 133/141 West 21st Street
Desire Lines
Presented by SVA Galleries
Through Saturday, September 27
SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street
Observational Drawings
Presented by SVA Galleries
Through Saturday, September 27
SVA Flatiron Windows, 133/141 West 21st Street
Wavelengths
Presented by SVA Alumni Affairs and Development and SVA Galleries
Through Saturday, December 6
SVA Chelsea Gallery, 601 West 26th Street, 15th floor
Aperture Conversations: Vik Muniz on Photography, Mind, and Matter
Presented by MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, September 9, 6:30pm
214 East 21st Street, ground floor
RSVP
i3 Photo Lecture: Louie Palu
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, September 9, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
The Curatorial Roundtable: Daniela Zyman (Madrid)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 10, 9am
Online
RSVP
Scheimpflug Lecture Series: Grahame Weinbren
Presented by MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, September 16, 6:30pm
214 East 21st Street, ground floor
RSVP
The Curatorial Roundtable: Philippe Pirotte (Frankfurt)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 17, 9am
Online
RSVP
After School Special 2025: SVA's Alumni Film and Animation Festival
Presented by SVA Theatre
Wednesday, September 17 – Sunday, September 21
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
RSVP
MPS Digital Photography Q&A
Thursday, September 18, 3pm
Online
RSVP
MA/MAT Art Education Information Session
Tuesday, September 23, 11:30am
Online
RSVP
i3 Photo Lecture: Ali Rajabi
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, September 23, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
The Curatorial Roundtable: Solvita Krese, Slavs and Tatars (Riga)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 24, 9am
Online
RSVP
Pictoplasma NYC: Conference on Contemporary Character Design and Art
Presented by BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects, BFA Animation, BFA Comics, and BFA Illustration
Thursday, September 25 – Friday, September 26
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
From $240; purchase tickets here
Amalgam: Frances Jetter and Steve Brodner in Conversation
Presented by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
Thursday, September 25, 7pm
209 East 23rd Street, Room 311
Not Yet, Not Still
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Saturday, September 27 – Saturday, October 18
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
Reception: Friday, September 26, 6pm
Ellen Schrecker: Political Repression and the Universities from McCarthyism to Trump
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, September 29, 6:30pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
Valery Daniels Memorial Lecture: Understanding the Frenzied Dance of Art and Violence
Presented by MPS Art Therapy
Monday, September 29, 6:30pm
Online
RSVP
BFA Fine Arts Fall 2025 Exhibition
Saturday, October 4 – Saturday, October 25
SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street
MPS Digital Photography Information Session
Saturday, October 4, 12pm
132 West 21st Street, 2nd floor
RSVP
WIA NYC Animation Festival
Presented by BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects and BFA Animation
Saturday, October 4, 6:30pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
From $12.51; purchase tickets here
i3 Photo Lecture: Henry Leutwyler
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, October 7, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
MA/MAT Art Education Information Session
Tuesday, October 14, 5:30pm
Online
RSVP
Natasha Chuk, Photo Obscura
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, October 20, 6:30pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
i3 Photo Lecture: Eric Pickersgill
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, October 21, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
BFA Photography and Video Fall 2025 Exhibition
Friday, October 24 – Saturday, November 15
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
MFA Computer Arts Fall 2025 Exhibition
Saturday, November 1 – Saturday, November 22
SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street
i3 Photo Lecture: Stacy Renee Morrison
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, November 4, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
MA/MAT Art Education Information Session
Tuesday, November 11, 5:30pm
Online
RSVP
MPS Digital Photography Q&A Session
Tuesday, November 11, 8pm
Online
RSVP
Luigi Ballerini: Leonardo's Eels—A Gastro-Philosophical and Socio-Political Way of Looking at The Last Supper
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, November 17, 6:30pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
i3 Photo Lecture: Nicky Quamina-Woo
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, November 18, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
Alumnus Exhibition: Lillian Ansel
Presented by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
Saturday, November 22 – Saturday, December 13
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
The Book Show
Presented by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
Saturday, November 22 – Saturday, December 13
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
MA/MAT Art Education Information Session
Tuesday, December 2, 5:30pm
Online
RSVP
i3 Photo Lecture: Jessica Pettway
Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Tuesday, December 2, 7pm
136 West 21st Street, Room 418F
RSVP
BFA Interior Design: Built Environments Fall 2025 Exhibition
Wednesday, December 3 – Tuesday, January 6
SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street
MPS Digital Photography Q&A Session
Monday, December 8, 9am
Online
RSVP
