The mission of Galleries I & II at Texas State University – San Marcos is to provide a local venue for the exhibition and exploration of the most current issues in Contemporary Art, both in Texas and regions beyond.

Included in the Spring schedule are annual traditions, such as an exhibition by Art & Design Faculty from Texas State University and the Annual All-Student Juried Exhibition. Highlights of the semester include an exhibition of installation works by Julia Barello and a curated exhibition on the topic of water entitled Fathom, with works by Anthony Goicolea, Cig Harvey, Karin Stack and Liz Ward, among other nationally recognized artists. The Fathom exhibition is in support of the University’s Common Experience topic, The water Planet, and is a survey of work by emerging and mid-career artists, alike. The semester’s schedule is concluded by three separate Thesis exhibitions, which provide a survey of the graduating Seniors’ Thesis work.  The Summer schedule will be announced in late April.

Each graduating Senior from the Department of Art and Design Studio curriculum is required to exhibit work generated in their Thesis semesters.  This exhibition highlights selections from those bodies of work which have been generated in those courses.