About The Gallery

The Chen Art Gallery serves as the official exhibition space for Central Connecticut State University and invites renowned contemporary artists from around the world to the campus. The gallery is run by the Department of Art & Design and is located on the second floor of Maloney Hall. The Chen Art Gallery is first and foremost an educational gallery. In addition to presenting noteworthy exhibitions, the gallery also hosts lectures, public programs, exchanges with other institutions, and provides Central students the opportunity to work and learn directly in the space. Every semester, the gallery presents three major exhibitions including those of invited artists, guest curated exhibitions, as well as Art & Design student showcases and faculty exhibitions. At the end of the academic year, graduating Art & Design students showcase their capstone and final projects in the annual Capstone Exhibition. The gallery also presents exhibitions curated and facilitated by students in the Art 490 Curatorship course.

For decades, the Chen Art Gallery has been a prominent feature of the Department of Art & Design for students, faculty, and the campus community at large. The gallery has featured artists from all over the country and is proud to have shown acclaimed artists such as Philip Pearlstein, Faith Ringgold, Judy Chicago and many more.

Staff

Gallery Director: Professor Priya N. Green

Gallery Assistant: Courtney Silvia

Gallery Assistant: Kathleen Gauthier

Exhibition Proposals

The Chen Art Gallery accepts exhibition proposals on a rolling basis. Please note that we are not able to respond to every proposal, and the gallery is generally booked out in advance of 1-2 years. Our mission as a teaching gallery is to bring professional artists to our department for the enrichment of our students. Your proposal should be a well-developed formal proposal and include the points listed below. We highly recommend visiting our gallery in person before proposing an exhibition. Your submission will be kept on file, and should the gallery be interested in your proposal, you will receive a direct response. The gallery does not provide stipends for exhibitions. The gallery does not facilitate sales of any kind. Please email one PDF including the following to artgallery@ccsu.edu:

• Exhibition theme/concept AND information on Exhibition Coordinator/Guest Curator
• Complete artwork list, including images, artist, dimensions, medium
• Plan for how artwork will fit into our space (please visit the gallery first)
• CV and exhibition history of participants/curator
• Proposal for public programming and/or working with students; why this is relevant for our campus community
• Plan for works getting to and from gallery/budget (the gallery has an extremely limited budget and does not provide shipping- we prioritize exhibitions where works can be dropped and picked up)

Incomplete proposals will not be considered.