Current and Upcoming
Kate and John Stirek Gallery
Exhibitions housed in the Kate and John Stirek Gallery emphasize the work of contemporary artists and their cross-disciplinary collaborators. These collaborations engage questions of science, technology and ecology and their varying reverberations into our daily lives.
At 3,000 square feet, the gallery is equipped to support experimentation across media and host rigorous conversation about timely issues in our social and cultural landscape. Our exhibitions ask how artists can shape future understanding of the world around us.
PRAx artist residency programs provide opportunities for creating and exhibiting new bodies of work. PRAx gratefully acknowledges the support of Teiger Foundation for a series of exhibitions in the Stirek Gallery in the 2025-27 period.
Exhibitions in this space are curated by Ashley Stull Meyers, Mary Jones and Thomas Hart Horning Chief Curator of Art, Science, and Technology.
Futurefarmers
April 18 - June 21, 2025
Drawing inspiration from Oregon State University's research in forestry and engineering.
machinekind
September 25 - December 13, 2025
Exploring the space between machine-generated efficiency and the poignant and sometimes valuable inefficiencies that accompany human behavior.
Lightboxes and Student Arts Corridor
PRAx regularly rotates artworks in the Toomey Lobby Lightboxes and in the Student Arts Corridor. Installations in these spaces vary in medium and theme. Curators include PRAx staff, OSU arts and design faculty, and external partners.
Future Garden
March 17 - May 2, 2025
Painter Julia Schwadron Marianelli presents “Future Garden,” a gesture of admiration for what plants do so well and humans could do better.
PRAx Student Fellows Exhibition
May 15 - June 15, 2025
Works by 15 PRAx Student Fellow exhibitors on display throughout PRAx common areas.
Top image: Mar, Mar e Mar by Polara Studio