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Center for the Arts

The Center for the Arts is a learning laboratory where people come together to experience the arts. We organize and host interdisciplinary exhibitions, programs, and research opportunities that explore critical creative practice and the role of art in contemporary life. Through partnerships with faculty, staff, and community organizations, we aim to build a vibrant creative ecosystem within and beyond the university.

 

What we do: 

  • Organize contemporary art exhibitions at Gallery 360
  • Partner with faculty and students on events, class visits, and gallery tours 
  • Support interdisciplinary creative research across the university 
Read our 2023 year-in-review

Gallery 360

Gallery 360 is a contemporary art project space and learning lab that generates innovative, interdisciplinary, and curriculum-integrated exhibitions throughout the year.

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Events and Programs

The Center for the Arts develops and partners on a range of campus and public programs including artists’ talks and panel discussions, performances and symposia.

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Photo shows five people participating in a panel discussion at PESIR 2024 in the EXP Northeastern venue.

Research

The Center for the Arts fosters interdisciplinary research and community in and through the arts. We do this through an annual Faculty Fellowship, partnering on strategic seed grants, and supporting related programs and symposia.  

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Upcoming Events

Photo shows Cat Mazza's massive textile art piece, the Labor Sister Sampler, in Gallery 360. To the right, a group of about 20 students looks at the piece.

Wed, Jan 22, 2025

4:30 — 6:30 pm

Gallery 360

Welcome Back Open House at Gallery 360

Gallery 360, 346 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115

The image shows a close-up of "Labor Sister Sampler," a patchwork textile art piece by Cat Mazza. The material is made up of various patterns and designs, including geometric shapes, lines, and symbols in multiple colors such as gray, blue, yellow, and red. The intricate and colorful patterns create an aesthetically pleasing and visually interesting textile piece.

Thu, Feb 27, 2025

12:00 — 2:00 pm

Gallery 360

Artist Workshop with Cat Mazza

Northeastern Crossing, 1175 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120

The image shows a group of people, mostly young adults, gathered in Gallery 360. They are examining and discussing the artwork on display, which includes colorful, abstract textile-like patterns. The central figure, a woman with short dark hair, is giving a presentation about the artwork. The text on the wall behind her reads "network," the title for Cat Mazza's 2024-2025 solo exhibition at Gallery 360.

Fri, Mar 21, 2025

4:00 — 7:00 pm

Gallery 360

Panel Discussion and Reception

Center for Design, 180 Ryder Hall, 11 Leon St. Boston, MA 02115

Latest News

Gallery 360

Boston Art Review | Fluid Matters, Grounded Bodies

Gallery 360 curator Juliana Barton gave Boston Art Review's art writing fellows a tour of “Fluid Matters, Grounded Bodies” and shared how she puts group exhibitions together from a museum education perspective.

July 16, 2024

Image shows a gallery attendee reading the wall text at Gallery360's 2023 exhibition "At Play."
Gallery 360

The Boston Globe | 'At Play'

Toys shape who we become. In “At Play” at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360, five women artists unpack the messages today’s toys send about society’s expectations for children.

March 8, 2023

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