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Faculty Statement
The undersigned faculty condemn the violent and repressive police actions carried out by order of the administration against students, staff, and faculty exercising their right to peacefully protest on campus on May 6, 2024.
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MFA Thesis Shows & More!
Check out our Events page for MFA Thesis Shows, the Kamil Guest Lecture, Kamil Awards, and more!
News & Events
Guest Speaker Series
The Speaker Series is supported by the Brutten Family Foundation. All lectures are open to the public and many are viewable on our YouTube channel.
Speaker Series
Mandeville Art Gallery
Learn about the exhibitions and events at the newly renovated gallery!
Mandeville Art Gallery
GRAD EXHIBITIONS ONLINE
This site hosts online representations for the annual Graduate Open Studios. Documentation of gallery exhibitions and the screening program are viewable, along with links to each participating artist's studio page. Past Open Studios and MFA Thesis exhibitions are also viewable.
KAMIL GALLERY ONLINE
The Adam D. Kamil Gallery is a site for undergraduate art shows and hosts the annual Adam D. Kamil Media Awards. Visual Arts majors and minors at the junior or senior level are eligible to submit a proposal to show in the Kamil Gallery for one week during the academic school year. The online gallery is available to students throughout the year and can be used to share documentation of gallery exhibitions, or exclusively online exhibitions. All videos submitted for the Kamil Media Awards are viewable in the online gallery. Past online exhibitions remain viewable with the artists' permission.
The Mandeville Art Gallery is an institute for transformative contemporary art.
Previously known as the University Art Gallery, the Mandeville Art Gallery is a long-standing fixture on the UC San Diego campus with a five-decade history of presenting innovative art in the context of a major research university.
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ADVISING
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
Advisors can schedule virtual and in person meetings with students. To request a meeting, book your appointment at the link below. Advisors are also available via the Virtual Advising Center at vac.ucsd.edu for brief and basic advising questions.
GRADUATE ADVISING
Please contact Graduate Advising for any questions about our MFA and PhD programs.
