Events

Join Van Every/Smith Galleries interns for a tour of campus sculpture! The campus sculpture program is an extension of the college’s permanent art collection. Available for viewing from dawn until dusk, in Richardson Plaza and throughout campus, the campus sculpture collection features outdoor works by significant, internationally-acclaimed artists. Meet in the VAC Missy Boaz Woodward ‘73 […]

Induction Ceremony is a performance that activates Rudy Shepherd’s Black Rock Negative Energy Absorber sculpture, currently on view on the lawn of the Belk Visual Arts Center. To activate the work—turning on its healing powers, its ability to absorb negativity from the viewers—Shepherd will inhabit a character he refers to the Healer, moving through the […]

Join John Corso-Esquivel, associate professor of art and chair of the art department for a presentation related to his upcoming book, Pharmaceuticals and Pill Culture in Contemporary Art.

Tom Farris, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Otoe-Missouria tribe, draws inspiration from his culture and life-long immersion in the breadth of American Indian artistic traditions. His work – often humorous, always smart – invites viewers to question the boundaries of what is “American Indian” art and appreciate the impact of Indigenous influences on […]

Join us in the Missy Boaz Woodward ’73 Atrium for a woodblock printing event with artist, Tom Farris. Ferris a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Otoe-Missouria tribe, draws inspiration from his culture and life-long immersion in the breadth of American Indian artistic traditions. His work celebrates the intersections between Indigenous aesthetics and pop art, particularly […]

ART, MINDFULNESS, AND COMMUNITY with Ivan Mayerhofer, Associate Chaplain for Buddhist Programs, Director of Davidson Meditation Initiative, Coordinator of Interfaith Programs. Join us for a series of mindful and meditative community engagements. No experience with mindfulness necessary. Click here to register. 

The Van Every/Smith Galleries and the Davidson College Art Department will present the Herb Jackson Annual Student Art Exhibition in the Van Every Gallery from April 22 to May 7, 2026, with a reception on April 22 from 7-8:30 p.m.  Awards will be presented at 7:15 p.m. The exhibition highlights more than 60 works produced during the […]