Gallery Receptions at Lesley Art + Design

Gallery Receptions at Lesley Art + Design

Join us for an exhibition reception and an on-the-spot admissions decision!

You've spent years creating. Come see where your work can go next.

Join us for an exhibition reception at the Lunder Art Center's professional galleries — and get a firsthand look at what it means to study art and design at Lesley.

Meet faculty and current students, explore their work, and hear about their creative process, their experience at Lesley, and what it means to pursue a career as a professional artist.

Our galleries are led by a dedicated Director of Exhibitions, with shows curated and presented with the same care and professionalism you'd find in a contemporary gallery. And picture yourself as a Lesley senior: this is where your work is exhibited. Every graduating student showcases their work in these galleries—a true send-off into the professional art world.

Ready to take the next step? Do it while you're here.

Prospective students applying for Spring 2027 or Fall 2027 can request an on-the-spot admissions decision during the event. Connect with our community, experience the Lesley art and design environment — and leave with an admissions decision in hand!

Interested? Just indicate it when you complete the registration form.

Upcoming Exhibitions + On-the-spot events:

October 15 | 12–2 p.m.

Raizes Gallery

Deconstructing Disability: Perspectives and Identities

Features work by Lesley students, staff, faculty, and administrators who identify as disabled, centering the voices and creative practices of artists whose experiences expand and challenge conventional understandings of disability.

December 3 | 5–7 p.m.

Raizes Gallery

Art + Design Honors Exhibition

Organized around a shared annual theme, this show presents the work of Lesley Art + Design first-year Honors students, showcasing the creative and conceptual investigations developed through the program's culminating Honors Studio experience.

December 10 | 5–7 p.m.

Julia S. Powell: Slack Tide: Surface, Mooring, Slant

Roberts Gallery

Inspired by the coast of Maine, Powell’s paintings explore moments of stillness, transition, and reflection. Her richly layered works use color, light, and texture to capture the beauty of water, landscapes, and life in motion.

Fabrication for Exhibition

Raizes Gallery

Showcases the culminating projects of students enrolled in the digital fabrication course. Working through every stage of the exhibition process, students explored the tools, materials, and production methods used to create exhibition-ready work.

Come see what’s possible—and start imagining what you’ll create next at Lesley.