Located at the center of the Harold P. Johnson Library, the Hampshire College Art Gallery is a hub for art and creative expression and has been since Hampshire admitted its first students in 1970. The Gallery spans approximately 2,000 square feet at the base of a dramatic central atrium and offers a versatile platform for presenting visual arts and transdisciplinary installations and exhibitions in the heart of Hampshire’s campus.

OUR Mission

In alignment with Hampshire College’s commitment to disruption and innovation in education, the Gallery presents exhibitions featuring artists whose work engages experimental forms of making and explores relevant topics to our campus community. The Gallery is a dynamic space for contemporary art and collections-based exhibitions, uniting innovative curatorial approaches with a focus on teaching and learning. Projects often merge questions from the humanities, the sciences, and social inquiry to explore contemporary issues through an interdisciplinary lens. In addition to working with exciting regional, national, and international artists, we are committed to supporting students in the rigorous curatorial development of Division III thesis exhibitions.