Mission Statement

The Karl Drerup Art Gallery and Exhibitions Program is dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary understanding of art and visual culture. The Karl Drerup Art Gallery exhibits nationally and internationally renowned artists and designers and features annual exhibits of faculty and student works. Through the gallery’s exhibition program, the Silver Center for the Arts highlights culturally, socially, and environmentally engaging issues in a variety of media. Lectures and panels, educational programming, integration of exhibition experience into course work, in addition to cross-campus and regional collaborations stimulate involvement in the learning process. Internet resources extend the educational outreach of the gallery to the broadest possible audience. The gallery further serves as a site for students to increase their understanding of exhibition practice and education.