Spring 2026
Guest curator presentation by Julia Walker
'I believe in God, only I spell it Nature': The Organic Architecture of Frank Lloyd
Wright
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5PM
Main Gallery
Wright’s theory of organic architecture was one he developed over the entire course of his career. For architecture to be truly organic, he believed, nature must be understood as the primary source of good design, in which underlying structures are expressed in visible exterior form. This talk will offer an overview of how the pursuit of organic architecture constituted a lifelong endeavor for Wright, evident in his drawing practice as well as his built projects.
#BingCollects Pop-Up Series
Collaboration with University Libraries Special Collections
The theme during the 2025-2026 academic year is “Food & Drink.” Items on display will highlight artwork, objects, ephemera and books from the collections related to dining out and at home as well as growing and preparing food. Not merely for nourishment, food and drink are central to individual enjoyment, strengthening bonds among family and friends, building community and celebrating culture.
Sub-theme: In the Garden
March 5, 2026, 2–4PM
Bartle Breezeway
Sub-theme: For the Feast
April 14, 2026, 12–2PM
Marketplace, University Union
Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day @ BUAM!
March 28, 2026, 2–4PM
Main Gallery
Come talk art with our Dynamic Docents from GiGi’s Playhouse, go on a scavenger hunt, create your own sculpture, and MORE as we celebrate our friends in the community with Down Syndrome. Generous support provided by Art Bridges.
A Long Series of Shorts: Films about the Arts and Crafts Movement
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12–7PM
Main Gallery
Puzzle & Play Night
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 5–7PM
Main Gallery
Cookies & Curators
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 5PM
Lower Galleries
Chat with our curator, Joseph T. Leach, snack on some cookies, and tour student-curated exhibitions led by BUAM curatorial interns.
Art is for Every Body!
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5–6PM
Lower Galleries
Join BUAM staff for our new accessible hands-on experience in our lower galleries. Touch our new sensory boards, feel our 3-D printed sculpture, and explore our works created for people with low vision.
Momenta @ the Museum
First performance Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 5–7PM
Second performance Friday, May 1, 2026, 5–7PM
Main Gallery
The acclaimed Momenta Quartet, the Department of Music’s quartet-in-residence, offers two very special performances in the next installment of Momenta @ the Museum, each in celebration of BUAM exhibitions.
Fall 2025
COLLAGE, CONNECT & CHILL: A #StressFreeBing Mixer
BUAM x SOAR Collaboration
Thursday, December 4, 5–7PM
Designed as a stress-free creative mixer, COLLAGE, CONNECT & CHILL invites students from all disciplines to explore the idea of collage through sound, image and text both as an artistic process and a metaphor for connection. Students will have the opportunity to create “pocket museums,” using recycled Altoid tins while enjoying refreshments, conversation and hands-on activities.
Additional stations include audio collaging with cassette tapes, DIY aura photography, magazine mash-up, poetry blackout, BUAM gift shop pop-up and a hot chocolate, cider & cookie bar.
“Surviving Carlisle: The Onondagas at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School”
Thursday, November 13, 5–7PM
Main Gallery
Michael Oberg, Distinguished Professor of History, SUNY-Geneseo, will discuss the lives and experiences of young Onondaga people who attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This is the History Department Annual Shriber Lecture. Reception to follow.
BU Family Weekend
Friday, October 10 – Saturday, October 11, 12–4PM
Main Gallery
BUAM fun with family and friends! Create your own school spirit buttons and show off that Bearcat Pride.
Moments on the Journey to Paper Quilts
Saturday, September 27, 12–4PM
Main Gallery
Join artist Stacy Newman Winterfield ’99 and the art museum staff in a paper quilt workshop where you will learn how she has honed her craft and work together to create a community quilt.
Homecoming Weekend
Friday, September 26 – Saturday, September 27, 12–4PM
Main Gallery
On Homecoming Weekend, join the BUAM for drop-in tours in the Main Gallery. On Saturday, show your school spirit and make your own custom BUAM button.
Unity in the Community: BUAM Family Day x WSKG
Saturday, September 20, 10–1PM
Main Gallery
Join us for "Unity in the Community" with BUAM, WSKG, UDiversity, Southern Tier Community Center, Public Archaeology Facility, Physics Pop, GiGi's Playhouse, Center for Community Engagement and more! Explore our galleries, make your own work of art, and have a memorable time in the museum! Held in the BUAM Main Gallery and Grand Corridor in the Fine Arts Building.
Suzanne Halbritter
"Witness at Standing Rock"
Thursday, September 11, 4–5:30PM
Main Gallery
As part of the Haudenosaunee Festival, Suzanne Halbritter (Onondaga, Eel clan) will speak about her experience between November 2016 and February 2017, photographing events at the Standing Rock Protests organized to prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. She was among many Haudenosaunee and other Indigenous people who gathered to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Zoe Dufour Artist Talk and Reception
Friday, September 5, 5–7PM
Main Gallery
Binghamton University Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equality in partnership with Binghamton University Art Museum presents Harriet Tubman sculptor, Zoe Dufour.
In the American Grain: Exploring America through Art, 1919–1946
Opening reception
Thursday, September 4, 5–7PM
Main Gallery
The two-and-a-half decades between 1919 and 1946 witnessed the development of an American art that sought to capture a country in the midst of transformation. Through celebration and crisis, artists held up a mirror to their fellow citizens, showing their lives, their landscapes and their dreams. In the American Grain tells this story through artworks addressing a range of themes, drawn from the rich holdings of the Binghamton University Art Museum and Libraries, the Roberson Museum and the Art Bridges Collection. In particular, the exhibition acknowledges the generosity of Gil and Deborah Williams, whose donations to the Art Museum are extensively featured here. Together, they reveal how history shaped art during these years, and how artists themselves responded to history in the making. This exhibition is curated by Tom McDonough, professor of art history.
Support for this project is provided by Art Bridges.