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WELCOME

The Van Every/Smith Galleries play a fundamental role in the life of Davidson College. The Galleries provide a challenging forum for the presentation, interpretation, and discussion of primarily contemporary artworks in all media for students and members of the Davidson community, as well as for national and international visitors to the campus.

An ongoing series of exhibitions and lectures by visiting artists and scholars nurture individual thinking, develop visual literacy, and inspire a lifelong commitment to the arts.

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EXHIBITIONS

RECENT GIFTS & ACQUISITIONS (VAN EVERY GALLERY)

Thursday, January 19, 2012 – Friday, March 2, 2012

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SEAN SCULLY – WORKS ON PAPER / WALL OF LIGHT RED SHADE (SMITH GALLERY)

Thursday, January 19, 2012 – Friday, March 2, 2012

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PERMANENT COLLECTION

The Permanent Art Collection serves as a research center by offering students and members of the Davidson community an opportunity to interact with more than 3,100 works of art that span five centuries. Works from the Permanent Art Collection are also loaned to other regional, national, and international art institutions for inclusion in thematic exhibitions. learn more [+]

CAMPUS SCULPTURE PROGRAM

The sculpture garden will act as an extension of the college’s permanent art collection of 2,800 pieces of art, which are now stored in the lower level of the Belk Visual Arts Center and parts of which are displayed throughout campus via the “Art in Offices” program. learn more [+]

LATEST NEWS:
Herb Jackson – Man of Many Layers – in Lake Norman Magazine - Feb. 24, 2011

Herb Jackson is a Southerner and polite. So when someone in a worried tone asks him what ever will he do now that he’s retiring, he says softly, “I have plenty to do.” What he’s thinking – and is too well-mannered to say – is, “Have you not noticed what I’ve been doing for the last 50 years?”

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