Gallery Program
Unless otherwise noted, all exhibitions will take place at The Joanne Toor Cummings Gallery, located in Cummings Arts Center. All Gallery programming is free and open to the public.
Please check back regularly, as additional programming and artist talks are added throughout the year.
2026 Art Department Faculty Exhibition
On view: September 23 - November 13, 2026
Gallery hours: M-F 9am-5pm; S/S 1pm-4pm
Reception: Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 4:15 - 5:15pm
THRESHOLDS, curated by Art SAB
Located at: Hygienic Gallery, 79 Bank St., New London, CT 06320
On view: Saturday, October 10 - Saturday, November 7, 2026
Gallery hours: Th-Sat 12pm-7pm; Sun 12pm-4pm
Reception: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 6:00-8:00pm
All-Student Exhibition: Curated by the Studio Art Student Advisory Board
On view: Wednesday, February 3 - Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Gallery hours: M-F 9am-5pm; S/S 1pm-4pm
Reception: Wednesday, February 10, 2027. 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Timothy McDowell: Somewhere, Nowhere, Near
A thank you and farewell exhibition honoring Timothy McDowell’s 46 years of relentless creativity and service to the College.
On view: Monday, March 1 - Tuesday, April 20, 2027
Gallery hours: M-F 9am-5pm; S/S 1pm-4pm
Reception: March 31, 2027, 4:15 - 5:15pm
2027 Senior Art Major Thesis Exhibition
On view: Friday, May 7 - Sunday, May 23, 2027
Gallery hours: M-F 9am-5pm; S/S Closed
Reception: Friday, May 7, 2027, 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Awards presentation at 6pm.
The Leo & Ann Higdon Annual Art Awards
Established in 2007 by former Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon and his wife Ann, avid art collectors, several prizes are given to outstanding art students.
Leo & Ann Higdon Award - First Prize
Mark Warren, inaugural recipient, 2007
Samantha Wickman, 2008
Madeleine Ignon, 2009
Julia Byrne, 2014
The Leo & Ann Higdon Merit Award
Julia Pope, Dave Shanfield, Hallie Selinger, Georgia Naumann, 2014
The Leo & Ann Higdon Purchase Award
Wai Ying Zhao, 2014