Stony Brook University will host its Fall 2025 Art Crawl on Friday, September 26, from 2 to 5 pm. For the first time, the event will be self-guided, allowing attendees to visit participating galleries at their own pace.
The university’s campus features several art galleries that contribute to cultural and artistic exchanges. The Art Crawl aims to unite these spaces while promoting diversity.
Galleries included in this semester’s event are the Charles B. Wang Center Skylight Gallery, which will open “Through the Light: Contemporary Jogakbo by Wonju Seo” with a reception from 5-7 pm; Zuccaire Gallery at Staller Center, presenting “Weaving Words, Weaving Worlds: The Power of Indigenous Language in Contemporary Art,” curated by alumnus Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), with mini-tours available from noon to 4 pm; Melville Library Special Collections displaying posters from rare books and archives; Melville Library Central Reading Room hosting a photography exhibition titled “Exploring Long Island’s Underwater World”; Algonquian Library in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building; and Chavez Hall featuring a Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) exhibition called “Cesar Chavez’s European Tour,” curated by Professor Lori Flores.
“’Cesar Chavez’s European Tour’ is something we’re incredibly proud of because it’s an intentional collaboration between LACS and Chavez Residence Hall, the namesake of the famous labor organizer,” said Lori Flores, an associate professor in Stony Brook’s Department of History. “It’s essential that students who live in this hall pass by photographs of Cesar Chavez and his hard work fighting for the rights of underpaid and underprotected farmworkers. It’s also important for the wider community to see more visual representation of this national and international labor movement, especially because Long Island is a heavily agricultural part of New York powered by food and wine workers who make every season, but especially the autumn season, so delicious and enjoyable.”
Chris Paparo manages Stony Brook Southampton’s Marine Science Center and is contributing wildlife photography for display at Melville Library. He said, “Too often, we think we have to travel far and wide to see something extraordinary, when in truth, there’s a world of wonder waiting in our own backyard.”
Madeline Yacovone, an MFA student and instructor involved with Lawrence Alloway Gallery programming this year explained efforts to increase opportunities for graduate students to exhibit their work: “I’m really looking forward to our upcoming show as it gives the entire MFA cohort the opportunity to display our work together,” she said. “Typically, we use the Lawrence Alloway Gallery solely for the first-year group show and the second and third-year solo shows. Unfortunately, depending on the class sizes, this means that there can be long periods with no shows. Having a gallery reserved for graduate students is an amazing resource that we should be taking advantage of as much as possible.”
Yacovone added that her group scheduled an additional show this year: “Not only does this give us the opportunity to display work that might not fit into our highly curated once-a-year shows, but it also allows us to show alongside other MFAs not in our own year,” she said. “We’re trying to have fun with it and experiment with the art we display. This is reflected in the name of the show, ‘Dress Rehearsal,’ which sets the tone for it being a refined introduction to our work, but not necessarily the main event. We hope everyone who can stop in will have as much fun with the work as we are having putting it together.”
Karen Levitov directs Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery at Staller Center for the Arts: “The campus-wide Art Crawl is a wonderful opportunity for students, faculty, staff and community members to experience the diverse art being created at Stony Brook,” she said. “This year I’m excited that we have even more art spaces participating, with maps available at each venue. The Art Crawl is always a popular activity for the entire campus community.”
The Fall 2025 Art Crawl is free and open to all.
