Shows, screenings, and more at the School of Visual Arts in NYC
The fall semester starts this week at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and so does a full calendar of public exhibitions, talks, and screenings hosted by the College. Except where noted, all events are free to attend.
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Gary Stephan
Presented by MFA Fine Arts
Tuesday, September 8, 3–5pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C, and online
Bruno Munari's The Circus in the Mist
Presented by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay and SVA Galleries
Reception: Tuesday, September 8, 6–8pm
Through Sunday, September 27
SVA Flatiron Project Space, 133/141 West 21st Street
Building Books: Corraini Edizioni—Children, Art, Design, and Everything Else
Presented by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay and SVA Galleries
Reception: Tuesday, September 8, 6–8pm
Through Monday, September 28
SVA Flatiron Gallery and Windows, 133/141 West 21st Street
MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media 2026 Thesis Screening
Presented by MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, September 8, 6–8pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
Curatorial Roundtable: Júlia Rebouças (Minas Gerais)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 9, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
Brad Holland: Making It Personal
Presented by BFA Comics, BFA Illustration, and SVA Galleries
Reception: Wednesday, September 9, 6–8pm
Through Saturday, September 19
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
A Vivid Blur
Presented by SVA Galleries
Reception: Thursday, September 10, 6–8pm
Through Friday, October 30
SVA Chelsea Gallery, 601 West 26th Street, 15th floor
2026 Junior Jammies
Presented by BFA Animation
Saturday, September 12, 12–3pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
RSVP
The Dark Bright Sky: Jade Doskow and Freshkills
Presented by BFA Photography and Video and MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, September 15, 7–8:30pm
214 East 21st Street, ground floor
RSVP
Curatorial Roundtable: Jeph Lo (Taipei)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 16, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
Valery Daniels Memorial Lecture: Closing the Education Gap in Medical Settings
Presented by MPS Art Therapy
Wednesday, September 16, 6–8pm
Online
RSVP
Pictoplasma NYC
Presented by BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects, BFA Animation, BFA Comics, and BFA Illustration
Thursday, September 17–Friday, September 18
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
Buy tickets here
Curatorial Roundtable: Jo-Lene Ong (Amsterdam)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 23, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
After School Special 2026: Alumni Film and Animation Festival
Presented by SVA Theatre
Wednesday, September 23–Sunday, September 27
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street
See screening schedule here
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Presented by MPS Digital Photography
Reception: Friday, September 25, 6–8pm
Saturday, September 26–Saturday, October 17
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
Anand Gopal, Days of Love and Rage
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, September 28, 6:30–8pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
Curatorial Roundtable: Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa (Harare)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, September 30, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
A Vivid Blur: Mirror-Making Workshop
Presented by SVA Galleries
Friday, October 2, 3–5pm
SVA Chelsea Gallery, 601 West 26th Street, 15th floor
RSVP
Anywhere–Everywhere: Selections from the Peter J. Cohen Collection of Vernacular Photography
Presented by BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Friday, October 2–Thursday, November 12
Reception: Thursday, October 8, 6–8pm
SVA Flatiron Project Space, 133/141 West 21st Street
BFA Fine Arts exhibition
Presented by BFA Fine Arts
Saturday, October 3–Saturday, October 24
SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street
Showbiz! Book Launch with Murray Hill
Presented by SVA Theatre
Tuesday, October 6, 7:30pm
Sold out; join waitlist here
Curatorial Roundtable: Natalia Sielewicz (Warsaw)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, October 7, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
i3 Lecture: Lindsay Adler
Presented by BFA Photography and Video and MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, October 13, 7–8:30pm
214 East 21st Street, ground floor
RSVP
Curatorial Roundtable: Émilie Renard (Paris)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, October 14, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
Lauren O'Neill-Butler, The War of Art
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, October 19, 6:30–8pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
Curatorial Roundtable: Allison Glenn
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Wednesday, October 21, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
BFA Photography and Video exhibition
Presented by BFA Photography and Video
Friday, October 23–Saturday, November 14
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
Artists Roundtable: Tania Candiani (Mexico City)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, October 27, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
MFA Computer Arts exhibition
Presented by MFA Computer Arts
Saturday, October 31–Monday, November 23
SVA Flatiron Gallery, 133/141 West 21st Street
Artists Roundtable: Candace Hill-Montgomery (Long Island)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, November 3, 5–6pm
Online
RSVP
Artists Roundtable: Mariana Castillo Deball (Berlin)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, November 10, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
i3 Lecture: Emma Rose Milligan
Presented by BFA Photography and Video and MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, November 10, 7–8:30pm
214 East 21st Street, ground floor
RSVP
Andrew Ginzel
Presented by BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, November 16, 2026–Monday, January 4, 2027
Reception: Thursday, November 19, 6–8pm
SVA Flatiron Project Space, 133/141 West 21st Street
James Hyde, The Trouble with Space in Painting
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, November 16, 6:30–8pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
Artists Roundtable: Alvaro Barrington (London)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, November 17, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
MFA Illustration as Visual Essay exhibition
Presented by MFA Illustration as Visual Essay
Saturday, November 21–Wednesday, December 9
SVA Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street
Artists Roundtable: Jitish Kallat (Mumbai)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, November 24, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
Artists Roundtable: Marianna Simnett (New York)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, December 1, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
BFA Interior Design exhibition
Presented by BFA Interior Design: Built Environments
Friday, December 4, 2026–Tuesday, January 5, 2027
SVA Flatiron Gallery 133/141 West 21st Street
Michael Stone-Richards: Let the Dead Bury the Dead—The Unfinished Conversation in Art Pedagogy
Presented by SVA Honors Program and BFA Visual and Critical Studies
Monday, December 7, 6:30–8pm
133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C
RSVP
Artists Roundtable: Lamia Joreige (Beirut)
Presented by MA Curatorial Practice
Tuesday, December 8, 9–10am
Online
RSVP
i3 Lecture: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb
Presented by BFA Photography and Video and MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media
Tuesday, December 8, 7–8:30pm
209 East 23rd Street, 3rd-floor amphitheater
RSVPs open in October
