Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum

Glassboro - 201 Mullica Hill Road - NJ 08028

The Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum is a dynamic cultural hub located in the heart of South Jersey, dedicated to presenting contemporary art that is both relevant and thought-provoking. Serving the Rowan community and the broader region, the gallery fosters an environment where inclusivity, dialogue, and creative exchange thrive. It offers a platform for interdisciplinary engagement, connecting artists, students, faculty, and the public through exhibitions, talks, and collaborative programs.

At the core of its mission is a commitment to showcasing diverse artistic voices that challenge perspectives and reflect current cultural and social issues. The gallery not only enhances the cultural life of the university but also contributes to the artistic landscape of the region, encouraging curiosity and a deeper understanding of contemporary art practices.

Rowan’s gallery and museum program operates across two primary venues. The 301 High Street Gallery presents curated exhibitions by professional artists and is conveniently situated at the intersection of campus and downtown Glassboro, making it a vibrant space for both student interaction and public visitation. Meanwhile, CASE Gallery @ Westby, housed within Westby Hall, serves as a unique site for exploring social issues through creative expression, with a permanent feature of *The Sister Chapel*, a landmark feminist collaborative installation.

The gallery regularly collaborates with academic departments across disciplines such as engineering, sociology, gender studies, and environmental science, fostering projects that reflect the interconnectedness of art and society. It has hosted exhibitions by internationally acclaimed artists like Mel Chin, Willie Cole, Saya Woolfalk, and Wendy Red Star, among others.

Recognized for its excellence, Rowan University Art Gallery has received honors such as the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Citation of Excellence and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, underscoring its impact as a leading center for contemporary art in the region.

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FotoFocus Announces Big Tent Opening of FotoFocus Center

This summer, FotoFocus will expand on their vision and embark on a new chapter with the launch of Big Tent, the inaugural exhibition at the new FotoFocus Center, a 14,700 square foot, purpose-built structure to house photographic exhibitions and year-round programs. Bringing together work by over fifty artists (including An-My Lê, Catherine Opie, Dawoud Bey, Gordon Parks, Justine Kurland, Mitch Epstein, RaMell Ross, Sky Hopinka, Tina Barney and many more), the exhibition (on view May 29-August 22) reflects upon the current state of American democracy while also considering the efficacy of photography to be a catalyst for meaningful change.

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The Queering of Photography by Asa Johannesson

Stills are delighted to announce their spring exhibition: The Queering of Photography by Åsa Johannesson; the artist’s first solo exhibition in Scotland. The Queering of Photography takes place from 1 May – 27 June 2026, Preview: Thursday 30 April, 6–8pm. Åsa Johannesson is an artist working across photography and writing. Over the past two decades she has explored the possibilities of queer visual vocabulary within photographic portraiture – a practice that intertwines queer documentary approaches with performative formalist aesthetics.

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Eko: Japan In Two Visual Narratives

From 5 March 2026, The National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam presents the exhibition Ekō – Japan in two visual narratives. Curated as artists conversing across time, the exhibit juxtaposes early photographs of Japan from the museum's own collection, including those by Felice Beato, with the contemporary work it inspired as captured by photographer and visual artist Anaïs López.

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Photography and the Black Arts Movement at the Getty

From February 24 to June 14, 2026, the J. Paul Getty Museum presents Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985, a landmark exhibition exploring how photographic practices helped shape one of the most influential cultural movements of the twentieth century. Organized by the National Gallery of Art, the exhibition reveals how artists across the African diaspora used images not simply to document history, but to transform it.

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MoCP at Fifty: Collecting Through the Decades

The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago (MoCP) proudly announces its 2026 exhibition, MoCP at Fifty: Collecting Through the Decades, on view from January 22 through May 16, 2026.

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Brassaï’s Secret Paris

In 1933, captivated by the nocturnal rhythms and hidden corners of Paris, the Hungarian-born photographer Brassaï published Paris by Night, a landmark photobook that forever transformed how the city of lights was imagined. Through his lens, Brassaï illuminated the city’s shadowed streets, smoky cafés, solitary lovers, and night-time wanderers, creating images that were simultaneously intimate and cinematic. Paris by Night did more than document the city—it defined a modern vision of Paris after dark, capturing a blend of elegance, vulnerability, and intrigue that had never been seen in photography before

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Photo Vogue Festival: Women by Women

The PhotoVogue Festival, the first conscious fashion photography festival to bridge ethics and aesthetics, returns to Milan for its tenth anniversary in 2026. From March 1 to 4, during Milan Fashion Week, the festival will take place at the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, one of Italy’s most historic and prestigious libraries—a fitting venue for a milestone edition that underscores the festival’s commitment to thoughtful, socially engaged photography.

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Ruth Orkin: Women on the Move

Few photographers shaped the visual language of the mid-20th century with the clarity, empathy, and narrative force of Ruth Orkin. Long recognized as a key figure in the rise of American photojournalism, Orkin forged a body of work that placed women—ordinary and extraordinary—at the center of the modern world. Ruth Orkin: Women on the Move, on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts from December 12, 2025, through March 29, 2026, revisits this legacy through 21 iconic and intimate photographs made between the 1950s and 1970s.

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World Press Photo Exhibition 2025

For the first time in New York City, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 opens its doors, presenting the 42 winners of the annual World Press Photo Contest. This year’s selection brings together striking and thought-provoking images that capture the defining issues of our time, offering a window into urgent global stories through the lens of exceptional photographers.

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