Current and Upcoming

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Orange and yellow prism pattern

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.

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Sameer Farooq artwork

A Tomorrow: Monsters and Relics from Asia and Africa
March 31 – June 13, 2026

Analyzing futuristic visions of the world and the appropriation of non-Western cultures

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Patrons explore Currents in Stirek

PRAx Open
State-wide Open Call for Artists 

Submissions: April 15 - July 1 

On View: Nov. 19 - Dec. 19 

Lightboxes and Arts Corridor

PRAx regularly rotates artworks in the Toomey Lobby Lightboxes and in the Arts Corridor. Installations in these spaces vary in medium and theme. Curators include PRAx staff, OSU arts and design faculty, and external partners. 

Top image: September: Orange by Julia Oldham